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Ruby Storm White vs Blue Sideboard Winrates

1 requestsStarted 9/17/2025, 6:37:02 PM
What is the difference between win rate in matchups for Ruby Storm with a white sideboard and Ruby Storm with a blue sideboard?

I'll help you analyze the matchup winrate differences between Ruby Storm variants with white vs blue sideboards. Let me start by getting information about Ruby Storm and then query the database to compare these specific variants.

Now let me query the database to identify Ruby Storm decks with white vs blue sideboard cards and compare their matchup performance.

🛠️QueryRuby Storm Sideboard Colors Performance Analysis

Let me also get some specific sideboard cards to better understand what constitutes the white and blue variants:

🛠️QueryWhite and Blue Sideboard Cards in Ruby Storm Decks

Now let me get tournament sources for this analysis:

Based on my analysis of Ruby Storm variants over the past 2 months, here are the key differences between white and blue sideboard builds:

Winrate Comparison:

  • Ruby Storm with White Sideboard: 56.0% winrate (295-232 record, 116 decks)
  • Ruby Storm with Blue Sideboard: 50.0% winrate (23-23 record, 9 decks)

Difference: +6.0 percentage points in favor of white sideboard variants

Key Sideboard Cards by Color:

White Sideboard Tools:

  • Prismatic Ending (114 decks, ~3 copies) - Universal removal
  • Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury (74 decks, ~1.7 copies) - Threat/lifegain
  • Orim's Chant (71 decks, ~3.7 copies) - Protection/combo disruption
  • Wear // Tear (66 decks, ~1.2 copies) - Artifact/enchantment removal

Blue Sideboard Tools:

  • Flusterstorm (10 decks, ~2.4 copies) - Counter magic
  • Into the Flood Maw (8 decks, ~3.6 copies) - Card selection/protection
  • Spell Pierce (5 decks, ~3 copies) - Counter magic

Analysis:

The white sideboard variant significantly outperforms the blue variant, likely due to:

  1. Broader utility - White cards like Prismatic Ending handle more threats
  2. Proactive protection - Orim's Chant provides reliable combo protection
  3. Sample size - White variants are much more established (116 vs 9 decks)

The blue variant appears to be more experimental, focusing on counter magic rather than the versatile removal and protection suite that white provides.

Sources:

Data from 74 Ruby Storm tournaments (89.2% MTGO, 10.8% Melee) over the past 2 months. Recent examples: Modern Showcase Challenge, 1º Torneio Super Modern, Modern Challenge 32.