I'll analyze the prevalence of blue in the current competitive metagame across major formats.
Now let me analyze the color distribution more precisely by querying the database to see which archetypes actually contain blue cards:
This is fascinating data. Let me get more comprehensive statistics:
Let me recalculate this more accurately using matches instead of entries:
Let me check which top archetypes actually contain blue:
Your observation is correct, but the data shows Modern is actually more balanced than it might appear. Looking at the top 15 archetypes over the last 60 days, 9 out of 15 contain blue cards in their maindeck, representing approximately 53% of competitive matches. However, the non-blue decks are very much present: Boros Energy (10.1% meta share, 52.95% winrate), Amulet Titan (9.1% share), Domain Zoo (6.0% share), Broodscale (3.1% share), and Ruby Storm (2.7% share) collectively make up about 31% of the metagame.
The blue decks dominate the very top with Jeskai Blink at 10.8% meta share and Prowess at 8.7%, but the color is spread across very different strategies: tempo (Prowess), control (Azorius Control), blink value (Jeskai/Esper), combo (Goryo Reanimator, Blue Belcher), and even artifact aggro (Affinity). Blue's presence reflects its versatility in Modern rather than a single dominant archetype. Notably, some archetypes tagged with blue like Tron or Domain Zoo contain only minimal blue cards or none in practice despite their color classification.
The format remains diverse with viable non-blue strategies across aggro (Boros Energy), combo (Broodscale, Ruby Storm), and ramp (Amulet Titan) performing competitively.
Sources: Data from 186 Modern tournaments between October 9 and December 8, 2025: 54% MTGO, 46% Melee.
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-12-0712825819
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-12-0712825815
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-64-2025-12-0612825809