I'll analyze the winrate of Goryo's Vengeance decks with and without Emperor of Bones to see the impact of this card. Let me gather the necessary data.
Let me try some variations of the Goryo's archetype name:
Great! Now I have the archetype ID. Let me query the database to analyze the winrate difference between Goryo Reanimator decks with and without Emperor of Bones:
Let me also check how many copies of Emperor of Bones the decks that play it typically run:
Based on analysis of 1,119 Goryo Reanimator entries across recent tournaments:
• With Emperor of Bones (1+ copies): 50.4% winrate (540 entries)
• Without Emperor of Bones: 51.5% winrate (579 entries)
Emperor of Bones shows a slight negative correlation with winrate (-1.1% difference), suggesting it may not be an optimal inclusion in the current meta.
• 1 copy: 48.8% winrate (125 entries) - worst performing
• 2 copies: 50.5% winrate (206 entries)
• 3 copies: 50.2% winrate (144 entries)
• 4 copies: 50.6% winrate (71 entries)
The data shows that 48% of Goryo pilots are running Emperor of Bones, with 2 copies being the most popular configuration. However, the card appears to have a marginal negative impact on overall deck performance.
This suggests that while Emperor of Bones provides graveyard interaction and potential value, it may be diluting the deck's core game plan or taking slots from more impactful cards in the current Modern metagame.
Data from 64 tournaments: 87.5% MTGO, 12.5% Melee. Recent examples include https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-09-2112815144, https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-64-2025-09-2012815138, and https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-09-2012815133.