I'll analyze the performance of Broodscale decks with and without Ugin's Labyrinth and Devourer of Destiny in Modern.
Now let me query the database to compare the performance of Broodscale decks with and without these cards over the last 60 days.
The query returned no matches. Let me check if there are any Broodscale entries with these cards at all, and adjust the date range:
Good! There are Broodscale entries with these cards. Now let me get the match results correctly:
Let me check the matches table to understand why we're not getting results:
The matches exist. Let me check the mirror flag more carefully:
Interesting - all matches are mirrors. Let me check a sample to understand the data structure:
Great! Now I can see there are non-mirror matches. Let me fix my query - it looks like there's an issue with how I'm joining the data:
Still getting 0s. Let me try a simpler approach and check if the matches are linking properly:
I see the issue - all wins and losses are 0 even though there are matches. Let me check the actual result values in those matches:
Ah! The result values are 'WIN', 'LOSS', 'DRAW' (not 'W', 'L', 'D'). Let me fix the query:
Perfect! Now let me get some sources to cite:
Based on analysis of 269 Broodscale entries in Modern over the last 60 days, the traditional Broodscale builds without Ugin's Labyrinth and Devourer of Destiny actually performed slightly better than the versions running both cards. The traditional builds posted a 52.4% winrate (344-313) in non-mirror matches, while builds with both Ugin's Labyrinth and Devourer achieved a 50.5% winrate (221-217). This represents a 1.9 percentage point advantage for the versions without these cards.
The data shows 108 entries played with both cards while 161 entries ran without them, suggesting the traditional builds remain more popular. The performance difference, while modest, indicates that the colorless land package may not provide a meaningful competitive edge in the current metagame. Traditional Broodscale builds appear to maintain slightly better consistency without sacrificing slots for the Ugin's Labyrinth/Devourer package.
Sources:
Data from 102 tournaments over the last 60 days: 58.8% MTGO, 41.2% Melee.
https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/e9497458-caf8-4fb3-9aa7-b38200d278d3
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-10-2612821697
https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/684ea854-d412-41da-a81d-b38101733c3a