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Esper Goryo Reanimator card count analysis

1 requestsStarted 4/20/2026, 10:30:06 PM
@metamagebot.bsky.social Compare Esper Goryo's lists: Find win % for 0-4 copies individually for MD&SB: Prismatic Ending,Thoughtseize,Force of Negation,Griselbrand,Teferi Time Raveler,Ephemerate,Consign to Memory,Faithful Mending,Pest Control, March of Otherwordly Light,Hedge Maze,Breeding Pool
šŸ› ļøQueryMagic format archetypes matching reanimator variants

"Esper Goryo's" most likely maps to "goryo reanimator" (WUBG) or "esper reanimator" (WUB). Let me check both and search for Goryo-related cards to confirm, then pull the card IDs I need all at once.

šŸ› ļøQueryArchetype Tournament Entries by Date Range

The archetype is clearly "goryo reanimator" (865 entries, WUBG colors) vs "esper reanimator" (only 1 entry). "Esper Goryo's" maps to goryo reanimator. Let me now add that alias and run the win% queries for all 12 cards across 0-4 copies for both MAIN and SIDE.

šŸ› ļøAdd Archetype Alias
šŸ› ļøQueryArchetype Card Inclusion Impact on Winrate

That query pulled combined MD+SB counts. I need to split it by board to give you accurate per-board breakdowns. Let me run two separate queries for MAIN and SIDE.

šŸ› ļøQueryArchetype card copy count performance analysis
šŸ› ļøQueryArchetype Sideboard Card Inclusion Winrate Analysis

Here is the full breakdown across 865 Goryo Reanimator entries in Modern from October 2026 through April 2026. Sample sizes below ~20 entries should be treated as noise. Copies shown are per board (0 = not playing the card).


MAINBOARD

PRISMATIC ENDING
0x: 41.2% (26 entries)
1x: 52.7% (28)
2x: 49.3% (518)
3x: 49.5% (288)
4x: 35.3% (5 - tiny sample)

THOUGHTSEIZE
0x: 49.5% (75)
1x: 50.0% (4 - tiny)
2x: 48.3% (207)
3x: 49.6% (514)
4x: 48.4% (65)

FORCE OF NEGATION
0x: 28.2% (9 - tiny)
1x: 46.7% (5 - tiny)
2x: 49.9% (373)
3x: 49.2% (466)
4x: 43.9% (12 - small)

GRISELBRAND
0x: 36.3% (22 - small)
1x: 49.5% (755)
2x: 52.2% (73)
3x: 23.8% (9 - tiny)
4x: 33.3% (6 - tiny)

TEFERI, TIME RAVELER
0x: 49.0% (506)
1x: 49.3% (290)
2x: 50.6% (67)
3x: 33.3% (2 - tiny)

EPHEMERATE
0x: 27.9% (8 - tiny)
2x: 54.5% (5 - tiny)
3x: 51.7% (67)
4x: 49.2% (785)
(1x not observed in main)

CONSIGN TO MEMORY
0x: 50.5% (454)
1x: 47.1% (328)
2x: 52.3% (72)
3x: 45.2% (8 - tiny)
4x: 30.8% (3 - tiny)

FAITHFUL MENDING
0x: 39.7% (27 - small)
1x: 55.5% (36)
2x: 45.6% (48)
3x: 49.6% (334)
4x: 49.4% (420)

PEST CONTROL
0x: 49.3% (798)
1x: 48.4% (65)
2x: 37.5% (2 - tiny)

MARCH OF OTHERWORLDLY LIGHT
0x: 49.3% (515)
1x: 48.3% (289)
2x: 52.4% (58)
3x: 76.9% (3 - tiny, ignore)

HEDGE MAZE
0x: 48.8% (693)
1x: 50.9% (172)

BREEDING POOL
0x: 49.9% (263)
1x: 48.9% (602)


SIDEBOARD

THOUGHTSEIZE
0x: 49.2% (630)
1x: 49.6% (169)
2x: 49.3% (61)
3x: 31.3% (5 - tiny)

FORCE OF NEGATION
0x: 48.8% (704)
1x: 50.8% (159)
2x: 88.9% (1 - ignore)
3x: 0.0% (1 - ignore)

TEFERI, TIME RAVELER
0x: 45.9% (152)
1x: 50.6% (370)
2x: 49.2% (342)
3x: 33.3% (1 - tiny)

CONSIGN TO MEMORY
0x: 36.1% (9 - tiny)
1x: 50.0% (30)
2x: 50.1% (70)
3x: 49.2% (393)
4x: 49.3% (363)

PEST CONTROL
0x: 49.4% (443)
1x: 48.9% (378)
2x: 51.4% (40)
3x: 16.7% (1 - ignore)
4x: 28.6% (3 - tiny)

MARCH OF OTHERWORLDLY LIGHT
0x: 48.8% (744)
1x: 51.9% (109)
2x: 48.6% (12 - small)

PRISMATIC ENDING (SB)
0x: 49.3% (850)
1x: 43.6% (12 - small)
2x: 0.0% (3 - tiny)

Note: Ephemerate, Faithful Mending, Griselbrand, Hedge Maze, and Breeding Pool show 0 entries in the sideboard, so they are mainboard-only cards in this archetype.


KEY TAKEAWAYS (statistically meaningful buckets only):

Griselbrand 1x in main at 49.5% is the clear norm (755 entries); 2x slightly outperforms at 52.2% but the 73-entry sample warrants caution. 0x is a significant outlier drag at 36.3%. Ephemerate 4x is the overwhelming standard (785 entries, 49.2%). Faithful Mending shows a slight edge at 1x main (55.5%) but only 36 entries. Force of Negation 2-3x in main is the consensus (49.9%/49.2% across 839 combined entries). Consign to Memory is primarily a 4x sideboard card (363 entries, 49.3%), with 3x side also common (393 entries, 49.2%). Teferi is much more a sideboard card (1-2x SB, 370+342 entries) than mainboard, and pilots not running any SB Teferi show a notable deficit at 45.9%. Pest Control and March of Otherworldly Light are split flex slots with no strong count signal. Breeding Pool at 1x is the standard (602 entries); 0x lists (likely non-green builds) perform similarly at 49.9%.

Sources: 865 entries across 245 tournaments (Oct 2026 - Apr 2026), 64.1% MTGO / 35.9% Melee.
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-64-2026-04-1812839688
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2026-04-1812839683
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-64-2026-04-1712839672