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Golgari Midrange Tarmogoyf Performance Decline

1 requestsStarted 10/14/2025, 9:43:30 PM
what is the best performing tarmogoyf deck in modern in the last 6 months

I'll help you find the best performing Tarmogoyf deck in Modern over the last 6 months. Let me search for decks that play Tarmogoyf and analyze their performance.

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Interesting! It looks like "The Rock" archetype has shifted to a Broodscale combo deck. Let me check the actual Tarmogoyf presence in these decks:

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I don't see Tarmogoyf in the top cards for either deck. Let me verify its actual presence:

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Based on my analysis of tournament data from the last 6 months (April 13 - October 13, 2025), here are the findings about Tarmogoyf decks:

Best Performing Tarmogoyf Deck: Golgari Midrange (46.67% WR)

However, the results show Tarmogoyf is no longer a competitive card in Modern:

Performance by Archetype (decks actually playing Tarmogoyf):

  • Golgari Midrange: 46.67% winrate (3 entries, 7-8 record)
  • The Rock: 45.83% winrate (6 entries, 11-13 record)
  • Jund Midrange: 45.45% winrate (21 entries, 40-48 record)
  • Naya Midrange: 40.0% winrate (3 entries)
  • Domain Zoo: 30.77% winrate (3 entries with Goyf)
  • Sultai Frog: 16.67% winrate (4 entries)

Key Insights:

  • Only 42 total entries played Tarmogoyf in the main deck across all archetypes over 6 months
  • Even in traditional Goyf homes like Jund Midrange (21 entries), all variants underperformed the meta average
  • "The Rock" archetype (54.26% WR overall) has pivoted to Broodscale combo - only 27% of Rock decks still play Tarmogoyf
  • Domain Zoo (52.60% WR, 5th most played deck) essentially doesn't play Goyf (0.4% adoption)

All Tarmogoyf variants are significantly underperforming compared to top tier decks like Boros Energy (51.6% WR, 15% meta share) and Broodscale (53.22% WR).

Sources:
Data from 367 tournaments (75% MTGO, 25% Melee): https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-64-2025-10-1112819525 | https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-10-1212819532 | https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-10-1212819536