Goryo's Esper Reanimator Modern Meta Performance

📌 Note: The database doesn't track "Esper Reanimator" as a separate archetype — it's logged under Goryo Reanimator, which is the Esper (WUB) Goryo's Vengeance build you're referring to. Here's the full breakdown:

🪦 Goryo's Esper Reanimator — Modern Meta Snapshot (Last 30 Days)

📊 Overall Performance

• Meta Presence: 3.07% (9th most-played archetype, 71 entries across 42 tournaments)
• Winrate: 50.7% (144W–140L–6D, mirrors excluded) — right at parity
• Tier: Fringe-to-mid tier; a real deck but well below the top dogs

📈 Weekly Trend (Last 8 Weeks)

The deck has been volatile but trending upward recently:

The most recent week (Mar 16–22) shows a notable spike in both presence (+57% week-over-week) and winrate — worth watching.

🃏 Core Maindeck (100% Presence)

• 4x Atraxa, Grand Unifier + Griselbrand (reanimation targets)
• 4x Goryo's Vengeance (the engine)
• 4x Psychic Frog (discard outlet + threat)
• 4x Faithful Mending (filtering/self-mill)
• ~4x Solitude + Ephemerate (interaction package)
• ~2–3x Force of Negation + Prismatic Ending (protection/removal)

🌍 Meta Context

The deck sits in a meta dominated by Boros Energy (19.5%, 52.9% WR) and Affinity (7.0%, 55.6% WR). Goryo Reanimator's ~50.7% WR is respectable but it hasn't broken through as a dominant force.

Sources: Data from 50 tournaments (68% MTGO, 32% Melee). Recent events:

• Modern Showcase Challenge (Mar 21)
• Modern Challenge 32 (Mar 21)
• Modern Challenge 32 (Mar 22)