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Eldrazi Ramp Without Icetill Explorer Wins

1 requestsStarted 10/8/2025, 3:01:29 PM
since the release of edge of eternity, which version of eldrazi ramp is better, with or without Icetill Explorer ?

I'll help you analyze Eldrazi Ramp performance with and without Icetill Explorer since Edge of Eternity's release. Let me first get the Modern format ID and check when Edge of Eternity was released.

Great! Edge of Eternity was released on August 1st, 2025. Now let me search for Icetill Explorer and get the Eldrazi Ramp archetype overview.

Now let me analyze Eldrazi Ramp performance since Edge of Eternity's release by looking at decks with and without Icetill Explorer. I'll use query_database to get detailed statistics.

🛠️QueryEldrazi Performance With and Without Icetill

Let me also check how many copies of Icetill Explorer are typically played when it's included.

🛠️QueryCard Copies and Performance in Tournament Decks

Now let me get some tournament sources for this analysis period.

Let me try without the archetype filter to get general Modern sources from this period.

Based on the tournament data since Edge of Eternity's release (August 1, 2025), here's what the numbers show for Eldrazi Ramp:

Performance Comparison: With vs Without Icetill Explorer

Without Icetill Explorer:

  • 82 entries with a 51.0% winrate (182-175 match record)
  • Average 4.7 rounds per tournament

With Icetill Explorer:

  • 61 entries with a 47.5% winrate (123-136 match record)
  • Average 4.5 rounds per tournament

Key Findings:

The traditional Eldrazi Ramp build without Icetill Explorer is performing better since Edge of Eternity's release, with a 3.5 percentage point higher winrate (51.0% vs 47.5%).

When Icetill Explorer is included, it's typically played as:

  • 3 copies (31 decks, 47.2% winrate)
  • 4 copies (29 decks, 47.4% winrate)
  • Only 1 deck ran 2 copies (small sample)

The data suggests that while Icetill Explorer provides additional land drops and graveyard utility, the traditional Eldrazi Ramp shell remains more competitive. The card may be creating consistency issues or diluting the deck's core gameplan despite its synergies with landfall and extra land drops.

Sources

Data from 114 Modern tournaments since August 1st: 81.6% MTGO, 18.4% Melee. Recent events include 2nd Chance PTQ (PT EOE) and Modern Challenge 32.