Modern Storm
Storm is a Modern combo strategy that usually features Desperate Ritual, Manamorphose, and Past in Flames.
Meta
3.4%
Colors
Shift
−45%
Variability
Low
1,247 decks in Glimpse the Impossible
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 | View | YoungElf | Modern Challenge 32 | 15th | 4-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 21 | View | Scandimaniac | Modern Challenge 32 | 30th | 3-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jan 21 | View | mtgobazaar8 | Modern League 2026-01-21 | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jan 21 | View | Minivan_of_Jeskai | Modern League 2026-01-21 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 20 | View | YoungElf | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-20 | 16th | — | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 20 | View | Manny- | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-20 | 19th | — | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jan 20 | View | jaimeputoamo | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-20 | 27th | — | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 19 | View | Cachorrowo | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-19 | 1st | — | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 19 | View | Cachorrowo | Modern Challenge 32 | 1st | 8-1 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 19 | View | hugofreitas1 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-19 | 5th | 6-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 19 | View | billster47 | Modern Challenge 32 | 7th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jan 19 | View | billster47 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-19 | 7th | — | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 19 | View | KurumimBagoRosa | Modern Challenge 32 | 10th | 4-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 19 | View | novaschin22 | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-19 | 28th | 3-4 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jan 19 | View | KurumimBagoRosa | Modern Challenge 32 2026-01-19 | 29th | 3-4 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 19 | View | Oigroig93 | Modern League 2026-01-19 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 18 | View | _Shikamaru_ | Modern Challenge 32 | 4th | 6-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 18 | View | Celestial_ | Modern League 2026-01-18 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 18 | View | Oigroig93 | Modern League 2026-01-18 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jan 17 | View | The_Lion91 | Modern Challenge 64 2026-01-17 | 3rd | 7-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 17 | View | hugofreitas1 | Modern Challenge 32 | 13th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jan 17 | View | hugofreitas1 | Modern Challenge 64 2026-01-17 | 21st | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jan 17 | View | GoblinElder | Modern Challenge 32 | 22nd | 2-4 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jan 17 | View | Erik157751 | Modern Challenge 64 2026-01-17 | 23rd | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jan 17 | View | crzzmvx | Modern League 2026-01-17 | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 |
Storm has slipped from ~4.6% to 3.4% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~4.6% to 3.4% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Storm cards
Cards gaining share within Storm vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stomping Ground | 12% | 26% | +14.4% |
| Glimpse the Impossible | 7% | 14% | +7.1% |
| Flashback | 23% | 28% | +5.3% |
| Snow-Covered Mountain | <1% | 7% | +6% |
| Strike It Rich | 4% | 7% | +3.1% |
| Sunbaked Canyon | 65% | 68% | +3.1% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meltdown | 4% | 25% | +20.6% |
| Silence | 10% | 30% | +19.9% |
| Confusion in the Ranks | <1% | 11% | +9.5% |
| Vexing Bauble | New | 5% | +5.3% |
| Nature's Claim | 4% | 14% | +10.1% |
| Enchanted Evening | New | 5% | +5.3% |
| Abrade | 3% | 7% | +4% |
| Stormscale Scion | 29% | 33% | +4.6% |
| Surgical Extraction | New | 7% | +7% |
| Brotherhood's End | 70% | 75% | +5.1% |
| Empty the Warrens | 82% | 86% | +3.8% |
Typical Modern Storm maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 420 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Desperate Ritual | 4.0 | 100% |
| Manamorphose | 4.0 | 100% |
| Past in Flames | 3.0 | 100% |
| Pyretic Ritual | 4.0 | 100% |
| Ral, Monsoon Mage | 4.0 | 100% |
| Mountain | 3.7 | 99% |
| Valakut Awakening | 2.0 | 99% |
| Reckless Impulse | 4.0 | 98% |
| Wrenn's Resolve | 4.0 | 98% |
| Ruby Medallion | 4.0 | 98% |
| Wish | 2.1 | 98% |
| Bloodstained Mire | 2.4 | 97% |
| Elegant Parlor | 1.3 | 94% |
| Sacred Foundry | 1.1 | 94% |
| Wooded Foothills | 2.3 | 94% |
| Gemstone Caverns | 1.0 | 93% |
| Artist's Talent | 1.7 | 92% |
| Arid Mesa | 2.6 | 90% |
| Scalding Tarn | 2.4 | 86% |
| Grapeshot | 1.0 | 83% |
| Sunbaked Canyon | 1.0 | 71% |
| Commercial District | 1.0 | 53% |
| Glimpse the Impossible | 2.3 | 50% |
| Hex Magic | 3.7 | 49% |
| Flashback | 1.7 | 43% |
| Thundering Falls | 1.1 | 27% |
| Steam Vents | 1.4 | 17% |
| Strike It Rich | 1.5 | 15% |
| Stomping Ground | 1.0 | 10% |
| March of Reckless Joy | 1.6 | 9% |
| Raucous Theater | 1.0 | 9% |
| Flame of Anor | 2.0 | 4% |
| Flow State | 3.7 | 4% |
| Fire-Brained Scheme | 2.0 | 4% |
| Blood Crypt | 1.0 | 3% |
| Fiery Islet | 1.0 | 3% |
| Sink into Stupor | 1.6 | 3% |
| Preordain | 3.5 | 3% |
| Stormcatch Mentor | 3.8 | 3% |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | 1.9 | 2% |
Typical Modern Storm sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 420 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 420 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Grapeshot | 1.0 | 98% |
| Past in Flames | 1.0 | 98% |
| Prismatic Ending | 3.3 | 91% |
| Empty the Warrens | 1.0 | 85% |
| Wear/Tear | 2.2 | 84% |
| Orim's Chant | 3.4 | 75% |
| Brotherhood's End | 1.4 | 62% |
| Fire Magic | 1.6 | 40% |
| Untimely Malfunction | 1.2 | 35% |
| Galvanic Relay | 1.0 | 25% |
| Stormscale Scion | 1.0 | 20% |
| Meltdown | 1.2 | 12% |
| Vexing Bauble | 2.0 | 11% |
| Flusterstorm | 2.9 | 11% |
| Blood Moon | 1.1 | 9% |
| Silence | 3.2 | 7% |
| Veil of Summer | 2.6 | 5% |
| Wear / Tear | 2.4 | 5% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 2.7 | 5% |
| Shattering Spree | 1.5 | 4% |
| Pact of Negation | 1.0 | 4% |
| Pyroclasm | 1.3 | 4% |
| Nature's Claim | 2.5 | 3% |
| Abrade | 1.1 | 3% |
| Static Prison | 2.9 | 3% |
| Thoughtseize | 3.0 | 2% |
| Consign to Memory | 2.2 | 2% |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | 1.4 | 2% |
| Confusion in the Ranks | 1.0 | 2% |
| Hexing Squelcher | 1.8 | 2% |
| Surgical Extraction | 1.6 | 2% |
| Defense Grid | 1.7 | 2% |
| Mine Collapse | 1.0 | 2% |
| Apostle's Blessing | 1.7 | 1% |
| Flashback | 1.0 | 1% |
| Voice of Victory | 2.0 | 1% |
| Blasphemous Act | 1.0 | 1% |
| Drannith Magistrate | 1.0 | 1% |
| Lightning Bolt | 1.8 | 1% |
| March of Otherworldly Light | 2.2 | 1% |