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Affinity Decks Top Performers 15 Days

1 requestsStarted 9/9/2025, 11:16:36 PM
what are the best performing affinity lists in the last 15 days

I'll analyze the best performing Affinity lists in Modern over the last 15 days. Let me gather the data for you.

Now let me get the specific winrate for Affinity over the last 15 days (from August 24 to September 8, 2025):

Let me get the current card composition for Affinity in this timeframe:

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Now let me check for high-performing Affinity lists by looking at tournament results:

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Let me get the specific deck compositions for these high-performing lists:

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Best Performing Affinity Lists (Last 15 Days)

Affinity has shown 47.8% winrate over the last 15 days with 85 wins and 93 losses across 193 matches. Here are the standout high-performing lists:

Top Performers:

1. Robert Hayes - 100% Match Winrate (5-0-1)

  • Finished 2nd at SCG CON Orlando RCQ (Aug 31)
  • Standard build with Cranial Plating package
  • Key difference: 2x Steam Vents for better mana

2. Bugsy69 - 83.3% Match Winrate (5-1-1)

  • 3rd place Modern Challenge (Sept 3)
  • Cranial Plating + Aether Spellbomb tech
  • Full playset of Ornithopter and standard artifact suite

3. badgods - 75% Match Winrate (6-2-0)

  • 4th place Modern Challenge (Aug 25)
  • Notable inclusion: Welding Jar for protection
  • 4x Metallic Rebuke for interaction

Common Elements in Successful Lists:

  • 4x Mox Opal, Urza's Saga, Mishra's Bauble (100% adoption)
  • 4x Kappa Cannoneer, Pinnacle Emissary (core threats)
  • 4x Thoughtcast, Thought Monitor (card advantage)
  • 1x Shadowspear, Lavaspur Boots (saga targets)
  • 1x Tormod's Crypt mainboard (graveyard hate)

Interesting Variations:

  • Matts' List (5-2-1): 3x mainboard Blood Moon for meta hate
  • Cranial Plating: Appearing in 2/4 top lists as additional threat density
  • Aether Spellbomb: Utility artifact for bounce effects

The archetype maintains its traditional artifact synergy core while adapting with targeted hate pieces and flexible interaction suites.

Sources

Data from 24 tournaments: 83.3% MTGO, 16.7% Melee. Recent events: Modern Challenge 32, Modern Challenge 32, Modern Challenge 64