Modern Metagame
Modern is wide open: Energy leads at just 10.8% across 1,555 recent appearances, and Izzet Steel-Cutter is surging (+140%) over the last 14 days.
S | Aggro | 10.8% | 1.8 | 22.3 | 32 | +9% | |
S | Aggro | 8.5% | 1.6 | 16.2 | 16 | +4% | |
A | Combo | 6.9% | 2.3 | 18.2 | 11 | +114% | |
A | Ramp | 6.4% | 3.8 | 21.9 | 14 | +11% | |
A | Midrange | 6.3% | 3 | 21.1 | 8 | +19% | |
A | Aggro | 6.0% | 1.2 | 18 | 13 | −15% | |
A | Combo | 5.4% | 2.8 | 22.2 | 10 | +1% | |
A | Midrange | 4.8% | 2.2 | 24.5 | 10 | +37% | |
A | Midrange | 4.8% | 2.6 | 20.1 | 7 | −32% | |
A | Midrange | 4.5% | 2.2 | 18.9 | 12 | +18% | |
A | Tempo | 2.8% | 2.2 | 20 | 5 | +14% | |
A | Control | 2.8% | 2.4 | 24 | 9 | +0% | |
A | Combo | 2.3% | 2.4 | 30.3 | 6 | −52% | |
B | Combo | 2.1% | 4 | 15.1 | 3 | +1% | |
— | Other | 2.1% | 2.1 | 19.3 | 3 | +28% | |
A | Aggro | 1.9% | 3.7 | 22.8 | 4 | −4% | |
A | Control | 1.7% | 2.4 | 22.7 | 4 | +10% | |
A | Midrange | 1.6% | 2.7 | 17.2 | 3 | +44% | |
A | Combo | 1.5% | 2.9 | 0 | 5 | +56% | |
A | Midrange | 1.5% | 1.9 | 21 | 3 | −4% | |
B | Aggro | 1.4% | 2.3 | 17.6 | 2 | −4% | |
A | Ramp | 1.4% | 4.1 | 22.9 | 1 | −73% | |
— | Combo | 1.4% | 1.9 | 21 | 1 | −81% | |
A | Midrange | 1.3% | 2.7 | 19.1 | 3 | −44% | |
B | Combo | 0.8% | 2.1 | 22.4 | 0 | −4% | |
— | Aggro | 0.6% | 1.6 | 20.1 | 1 | +92% | |
C | Aggro | 0.6% | 1.6 | 18.7 | 1 | +44% | |
B | Aggro | 0.6% | 1.5 | 17.9 | 0 | +140% | |
— | Control | 0.6% | 2.5 | 21.7 | 1 | +28% | |
C | Midrange | 0.6% | 2 | 19.7 | 1 | +92% | |
— | Ramp | 0.5% | 4.1 | 21 | 0 | −4% | |
— | Tempo | 0.5% | 1.7 | 18.6 | 0 | New | |
— | Midrange | 0.5% | 2.1 | 20.3 | 0 | −68% | |
— | Combo | 0.5% | 2.5 | 22.7 | 1 | −36% | |
— | Tempo | 0.5% | 2.1 | 14.9 | 2 | −4% | |
B | Combo | 0.5% | 3.5 | 15.3 | 3 | −47% | |
— | Ramp | 0.4% | 4.5 | 15.7 | 0 | −78% | |
— | Midrange | 0.4% | 3.3 | 19.2 | 0 | +92% | |
B | Midrange | 0.3% | 1.5 | 24 | 3 | +60% | |
— | Aggro | 0.3% | 3.5 | 22 | 0 | −52% | |
— | Combo | 0.3% | 3.3 | 24 | 1 | −52% | |
— | Combo | 0.3% | 2.1 | 21.8 | 0 | −68% | |
— | Combo | 0.2% | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | −52% | |
— | Combo | 0.2% | 2 | 19 | 0 | −36% | |
— | Control | 0.1% | 3.5 | 22 | 0 | −4% | |
— | 0.1% | 1.5 | 20 | 0 | New | ||
— | 0.1% | 1.4 | 21 | 0 | New | ||
— | Control | 0.1% | 1.5 | 20 | 1 | −52% | |
— | Midrange | 0.1% | 2.6 | 18 | 0 | −76% | |
— | Combo | 0.1% | 1.3 | 21 | 0 | New |
Finishes by Strategy
Top strategies by Challenge Top 8s, League 5-0s, or both.
- 1. Energy — 32 Top 8s, 66 League 5-0s
- 2. Affinity — 16 Top 8s, 63 League 5-0s
- 3. Storm — 11 Top 8s, 49 League 5-0s
- 4. Eldrazi Tron — 14 Top 8s, 42 League 5-0s
- 5. Goryo's Vengeance — 8 Top 8s, 40 League 5-0s
- 6. Prowess — 13 Top 8s, 55 League 5-0s
- 7. Broodscale Combo — 10 Top 8s, 42 League 5-0s
- 8. Boros Land Destruction — 10 Top 8s, 35 League 5-0s
- 9. Blink — 7 Top 8s, 37 League 5-0s
- 10. Grixis Persist — 12 Top 8s, 27 League 5-0s
Metagame Mix Over Time
Share of the field held by the top 10 strategies (~70% of the meta), over the last 90 days.
- 1. Energy — 10.8%
- 2. Affinity — 8.5%
- 3. Storm — 6.9%
- 4. Eldrazi Tron — 6.4%
- 5. Goryo's Vengeance — 6.3%
- 6. Prowess — 6.0%
- 7. Broodscale Combo — 5.4%
- 8. Boros Land Destruction — 4.8%
- 9. Blink — 4.8%
- 10. Grixis Persist — 4.5%
Modern Metagame Movers
Strategies gaining or losing share vs the prior 14-day window.
Gaining Modern Metagame Share
last 14d vs prior 14d0.26% → 0.63% share
3.4% → 7.3% share
0.26% → 0.50% share
Losing Modern Metagame Share
last 14d vs prior 14d1.3% → 0.25% share
1.7% → 0.38% share
2.3% → 0.63% share
Newest Modern Rogue decks
Brews from the last 14 days that didn't match any archetype rule yet.
Rankings are based on 799 recent MTGO Challenge appearances in the selected window.
Modern is a non-rotating competitive format legal for cards printed in core or expansion sets from Eighth Edition onward (2003–present).

















































