Blue Belcher Meta Performance Modern

I'll analyze Mono Blue Belcher's performance in Modern to assess whether it's problematic for the format. Let me gather recent tournament data.

The archetype appears to have no recent tournament entries. Let me check for alternative naming and look at broader Modern meta data to see if it's present under a different archetype name.

Let me check the recent Modern meta to see what decks are currently active and get more context on the format:

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Great! I found it - "Blue Belcher" is actually the #3 most played archetype in Modern over the past two months. Let me get more detailed analysis:

Let me check the trends for Blue Belcher to see its performance over time:

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Now let me check some key matchups to see how it performs against hate-heavy archetypes:

Based on the tournament data analysis, Blue Belcher is NOT a problematic deck for Modern:

Performance Analysis:

Meta Share: 6.7% presence (3rd most played archetype)
Overall Winrate: 51.5% (essentially balanced)
Recent Trends: Performance has actually declined over the past two months:
- Started at 65% winrate in early August
- Declined to 49-53% in recent weeks
- Latest week showed only 49% winrate

Hate Piece Effectiveness:

The matchup data shows hate pieces ARE working:

vs Tron: 50.4% winrate (even matchup despite Tron having access to artifact hate)
vs Azorius Control: 52% winrate (control decks can pack counterspells and removal)

Key Findings:

Blue Belcher had an initial spike when it entered the meta but has normalized
The deck's winrate suggests it's beatable with proper preparation
High play rate (6.7%) indicates it's popular but not oppressive
Performance against traditional "hate" archetypes shows the format has adapted

The data suggests Blue Belcher is a legitimate but fair combo deck that the format has successfully adapted to counter.

Sources

Data from 94 tournaments: 87.2% MTGO, 12.8% Melee