Ruby Storm vs Broodscale for Modern RCQ

Here's a data-backed comparison for your RCQ decision:

⚡ Ruby Storm vs 🐛 Broodscale Combo — Modern RCQ Pick

(Last 60 days, 2026-02-25 → 2026-04-27)

📊 Meta Presence & Performance

📉 Weekly Trend Highlights

Ruby Storm has been declining in both presence and performance:

• Early March peaked at ~8% presence
• Winrates have been volatile: 30% → 47% → 58% → then crashing back down recently
• Clearly meta-dependent and inconsistent week to week

Broodscale is a low-volume deck with very swingy results:

• Had a great week Apr 13-19 (77.8% WR!) but tiny sample (10 entries)
• Other weeks show 0–43% WR — extremely volatile
• Very low representation makes it hard to read as a reliable choice

🏆 RCQ Verdict

Neither deck looks like a slam-dunk pick for an RCQ right now:

• Ruby Storm has more reps and top 8 appearances, but its 47.3% overall winrate is below 50% — meaning it's losing more than it wins on average. In a high-stakes single elimination or modified Swiss event, that's concerning.
• Broodscale shows flashes of brilliance but is too low-volume and inconsistent to reliably trust for an RCQ.

🔎 If you're looking at combo in Modern RCQs, the data suggests checking out Amulet Titan (55.2% WR), Blue Belcher (57% WR), or Simic Ritual (54% WR) as combo/ramp options performing significantly better.

📌 Sources: Data from 106 tournaments (84% MTGO, 16% Melee).
Recent events: Modern Challenge 32 (Apr 26) · Modern Challenge 32 (Apr 25) · Modern Challenge 32 (Apr 19)