Modern Storm
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Storm has slipped from ~4.6% to 3.3% of the Modern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~4.6% to 3.3% · 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% | 27% | +14.9% |
| Glimpse the Impossible | 7% | 14% | +7.4% |
| Flashback | 23% | 29% | +5.8% |
| Snow-Covered Mountain | <1% | 7% | +6.2% |
| Strike It Rich | 4% | 7% | +3.2% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meltdown | 4% | 25% | +21% |
| Silence | 10% | 30% | +20.5% |
| Confusion in the Ranks | <1% | 11% | +9.7% |
| Vexing Bauble | New | 5% | +5.4% |
| Nature's Claim | 4% | 14% | +10.3% |
| Enchanted Evening | New | 5% | +5.4% |
| Abrade | 3% | 7% | +4.2% |
| Stormscale Scion | 29% | 34% | +5.2% |
| Surgical Extraction | New | 7% | +7.1% |
| Brotherhood's End | 70% | 75% | +4.7% |
| Empty the Warrens | 82% | 86% | +3.5% |
Typical Modern Storm maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 419 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 | 89% |
| 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 | 48% |
| 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 419 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 419 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 | 26% |
| 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% |
Storm Modern FAQ
Is Storm good in Modern right now?
Still one of Modern's most-played decks at 3.3%, though it's fallen sharply (−46%) over the last two weeks, with 11 Top 8s. Best recent finish: 2nd (6-3) at Modern Challenge 32 on Jul 25, 2026.
What are the key cards in Modern Storm?
Nearly every list runs Desperate Ritual, Manamorphose, Past in Flames, and Pyretic Ritual (99%+ of Modern Storm decklists in the last 90 days). Builds split 239 Mono-Red vs 21 Izzet lists.
What's a typical Modern Storm sideboard?
The most common Modern Storm sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Grapeshot (98% of lists), Past in Flames (98% of lists), Prismatic Ending (91% of lists), and Empty the Warrens (85% of lists). Meltdown is the fastest riser, up from 4% to 25% of sideboards.
Are there different builds of Modern Storm?
What does Uniqueness mean?
Uniqueness rates each list from band 1 (Stock) through band 10 (Unique). Higher means a list is more unusual vs recent peers of this strategy.
How many Modern Storm decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 1,612 Modern Storm decklists all-time (56 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Storm result Jul 29, 2026.