Modern Prowess
Prowess is a Modern aggro strategy that usually features Lightning Bolt, Mishra's Bauble, and Cori-Steel Cutter.
Meta
4.5%
Colors
Shift
−41%
Variability
Medium
1,801 decks in Izzet
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28 | View | LaJij | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 28 | View | Ryuji | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 27 | View | MTGBananasack | Modern Challenge 32 | 15th | 5-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 27 | View | EthanGZA | Modern Challenge 64 | 19th | 5-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jun 27 | View | VCF | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jun 27 | View | FreeBobby315 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 27 | View | maimai13 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 26 | View | Merfall | Modern Challenge 64 | 5th | 7-1 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jun 26 | View | RandomOctopus | Modern Challenge 64 | 32nd | 4-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 26 | View | Andrea_Paglialunga | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 26 | View | xame3 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 26 | View | JAJC | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 26 | View | VizosMTG | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 26 | View | Kyusei | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 25 | View | microman900 | Modern Challenge 64 | 25th | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jun 25 | View | TheReverb | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jun 25 | View | SightWinner | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Jun 24 | View | JohnTag667 | Modern Challenge 32 | 5th | 5-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 24 | View | MercurialChemister | Modern Challenge 96 | 27th | 4-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 24 | View | JLBall | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 24 | View | DeidaraV2 | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 23 | View | MixolydianMagus | Modern Challenge 64 | 3rd | 7-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 23 | View | Roquefort | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jun 23 | View | Curacao_Puro | Modern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 22 | View | zer0h | Modern Challenge 64 | 31st | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 |
Prowess has slipped from ~5.5% to 4.5% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~5.5% to 4.5% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Prowess cards
Cards gaining share within Prowess vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault Strobe | New | 22% | +21.8% |
| Monstrous Rage | 4% | 23% | +19% |
| Stormchaser's Talent | 15% | 35% | +19.3% |
| Blood Crypt | 6% | 19% | +12.8% |
| Wooded Foothills | 76% | 90% | +13.9% |
| Arena of Glory | <1% | 5% | +4.3% |
| Fiery Islet | 83% | 90% | +6.7% |
| Slickshot Show-Off | 81% | 90% | +9.1% |
| Mutagenic Growth | 83% | 94% | +10.5% |
| Steam Vents | 89% | 92% | +3.6% |
| Bloodstained Mire | 89% | 96% | +7.4% |
| Faithless Looting | <1% | 4% | +3% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expressive Iteration | 2% | 23% | +21.5% |
| Thoughtseize | 5% | 19% | +14.4% |
| Spell Snare | 42% | 62% | +19.6% |
| Kaito, Bane of Nightmares | New | 5% | +5.1% |
| Flusterstorm | 2% | 6% | +4.8% |
| Pyroclasm | <1% | 4% | +3% |
| Feed the Swarm | 3% | 6% | +3.2% |
| End of the Hunt | 4% | 8% | +3.7% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 6% | 9% | +3.3% |
| Consign to Memory | 89% | 92% | +3.6% |
Typical Modern Prowess maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 699 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Lightning Bolt | 4.0 | 99% |
| Mishra's Bauble | 4.0 | 99% |
| Cori-Steel Cutter | 4.0 | 98% |
| Dragon's Rage Channeler | 4.0 | 98% |
| Lava Dart | 4.0 | 98% |
| Mountain | 2.8 | 98% |
| Monastery Swiftspear | 4.0 | 97% |
| Bloodstained Mire | 2.9 | 93% |
| Steam Vents | 3.1 | 93% |
| Preordain | 4.0 | 92% |
| Thundering Falls | 1.0 | 90% |
| Expressive Iteration | 3.7 | 86% |
| Arid Mesa | 2.4 | 84% |
| Mutagenic Growth | 3.4 | 84% |
| Fiery Islet | 1.8 | 84% |
| Slickshot Show-Off | 3.9 | 83% |
| Wooded Foothills | 2.5 | 82% |
| Scalding Tarn | 2.7 | 81% |
| Violent Urge | 1.6 | 74% |
| Flashback | 1.4 | 39% |
| Unholy Heat | 1.3 | 27% |
| Stormchaser's Talent | 3.1 | 19% |
| Boomerang Basics | 2.9 | 17% |
| Stomping Ground | 1.1 | 11% |
| Island | 1.0 | 10% |
| Academic Dispute | 3.9 | 7% |
| Blood Crypt | 2.2 | 6% |
| Monstrous Rage | 2.2 | 6% |
| Sacred Foundry | 1.5 | 5% |
| Spirebluff Canal | 2.0 | 5% |
| Barbarian Ring | 3.5 | 4% |
| Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer | 2.4 | 3% |
| Boltwave | 4.0 | 3% |
| Experimental Synthesizer | 3.9 | 3% |
| Flow State | 2.6 | 3% |
| Lava Spike | 4.0 | 3% |
| Light Up the Stage | 3.2 | 3% |
| Assault Strobe | 1.9 | 3% |
| Elegant Parlor | 1.0 | 3% |
| Skewer the Critics | 3.7 | 3% |
Typical Modern Prowess sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 699 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 699 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Meltdown | 1.9 | 93% |
| Unholy Heat | 3.1 | 93% |
| Consign to Memory | 3.5 | 91% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.7 | 71% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.8 | 58% |
| Murktide Regent | 1.2 | 47% |
| Spell Snare | 1.6 | 39% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.5 | 34% |
| Assault Strobe | 1.4 | 24% |
| Mystical Dispute | 1.4 | 20% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 1.2 | 18% |
| Prismari Charm | 1.1 | 14% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.2 | 8% |
| Boomerang Basics | 1.0 | 8% |
| Firebending Lesson | 1.0 | 6% |
| Expressive Iteration | 2.0 | 6% |
| Pick Your Poison | 1.9 | 5% |
| Flusterstorm | 1.1 | 5% |
| Origin of Metalbending | 1.0 | 5% |
| Thoughtseize | 3.6 | 4% |
| Wear/Tear | 2.0 | 4% |
| Vexing Bauble | 2.4 | 4% |
| Abhorrent Oculus | 1.2 | 4% |
| Fire Magic | 1.1 | 4% |
| It'll Quench Ya! | 1.0 | 3% |
| Obsidian Charmaw | 2.4 | 3% |
| Abandon Attachments | 1.0 | 3% |
| Pyroclasm | 2.0 | 3% |
| Damping Sphere | 2.8 | 3% |
| Octopus Form | 1.0 | 3% |
| Price of Freedom | 1.0 | 2% |
| Eddymurk Crab | 1.7 | 2% |
| End the Festivities | 1.0 | 2% |
| Heritage Reclamation | 1.1 | 2% |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 1.3 | 2% |
| End of the Hunt | 1.0 | 2% |
| Iroh's Demonstration | 1.0 | 2% |
| Rough/Tumble | 1.2 | 2% |
| Violent Urge | 1.1 | 2% |
| Blood Moon | 1.9 | 2% |