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Grixis Reanimator Modern Matchup Analysis

1 requestsStarted 9/8/2025, 7:45:00 PM
what are the matchup of grixis reanimator against the top 10 modern deck by presence. Over the past 60 days

I'll analyze Grixis Reanimator's matchups against the top Modern decks over the past 60 days. Let me start by getting the current meta and then check the matchups.

🛠️Get Meta Report

Perfect! I can see Grixis Reanimator is actually #10 in the meta. Now let me check its matchups against the top 9 decks:

Grixis Reanimator Matchups vs Top Modern Decks (Past 60 Days)

Here's Grixis Reanimator's performance against the top 9 Modern archetypes by presence:

Favorable Matchups (55%+):
• vs Domain Zoo: 86.1% (31-5, 36 games) - Excellent matchup
• vs Dimir Frog: 60.0% (9-6, 15 games) - Strong advantage

Even Matchups (47-53%):
• vs Boros Energy: 52.1% (38-35, 73 games) - Slight edge vs the #1 deck
• vs Tron: 51.6% (16-15, 31 games) - Nearly even
• vs Prowess: 47.6% (10-11, 21 games) - Slightly unfavored

Unfavorable Matchups (<47%):
• vs Amulet Titan: 44.8% (13-16, 29 games) - Struggling
• vs Esper Blink: 43.1% (22-29, 51 games) - Difficult matchup
• vs Broodscale: 38.1% (8-13, 21 games) - Poor matchup
• vs Blue Belcher: 37.5% (9-15, 24 games) - Worst matchup

Key Observations:

  • Domain Zoo is a free win - 86% winrate suggests excellent game against creature decks
  • Struggles against combo decks (Blue Belcher, Broodscale) and value engines (Esper Blink)
  • Competitive against the format's top deck (Boros Energy) and big mana strategies

Sources:
Data from 64 tournaments: 85.9% MTGO, 14.1% Melee. Recent events: https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-09-0212812824, https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-09-0112812807, https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/26759459-1d1f-44df-ae1b-b34a00d871d1