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Ruby Storm Viability and Poison Storm Comparison

1 requestsStarted 6/15/2026, 8:40:39 PM
How good is Ruby Storm actually. And How Poison Storm perform in comparaison ?

Let me pull data on both archetypes simultaneously!

Ruby Storm is in Pauper, not Modern. Let me search for the correct Modern versions of both archetypes, and also get trends for Ruby Storm in Pauper while checking alternate names for Poison Storm.

These aren't the right Modern archetypes. Let me search more specifically in the Modern meta report and look for storm-related archetypes.

🛠️Get Meta Report

I can see Ruby Storm is in Modern too. Now let me get its winrate details and search for Poison Storm specifically.

🛠️QueryArchetypes containing poison or storm keywords
🛠️Get Archetype Trends

No "Poison Storm" in the DB. Let me check aliases and search for it more broadly — it might be called something else (e.g., related to infect + storm or a different name).

🛠️Get Archetype Cards
🛠️QueryPoison Storm Infect Archetypes by Format

Now I have a clear picture of Ruby Storm in Modern. Let me also check the "broodscale" archetype which appeared in the meta as a potential combo/storm variant, and get sources.

Broodscale is an Eldrazi combo deck, not a storm variant. Now I have everything I need. Note that "Poison Storm" doesn't appear to exist in the Modern database — the user likely means something different. Let me compile the full answer.

🔴 Ruby Storm in Modern — How Good Is It?

Verdict: Solid tier 2 — popular but underperforming

Meta Presence (Last 60 Days)

  • ~4% meta share — 6th most played archetype overall
  • 182 entries across 90 tournaments
  • Consistently present, but declining week-over-week (from ~4.5% → ~2.5%)

Performance

MetricValue
Overall Winrate48.56% (incl. mirrors)
Mirror-excluded WR44.5% ⚠️
Record (no mirror)73W – 91L – 6D

The gap between raw winrate and mirror-excluded winrate is a red flag — Ruby Storm feasts on itself but struggles against the rest of the field. It's losing more than it wins in real contested matches.

Weekly Trend

The winrate has been consistently below 50% all period, ranging from 33% to 50%, never breaking even consistently. Presence is also drifting down.

Core Shell (100% in maindeck)

  • Desperate Ritual, Pyretic Ritual, Manamorphose, Ruby Medallion
  • Ral, Monsoon Mage (4x, 100%) — key engine
  • Grapeshot as win-con (~97% of lists)
  • White splash (Sacred Foundry, Elegant Parlor) in ~94% of lists

☠️ "Poison Storm" — Not Found

There is no archetype called "Poison Storm" tracked in the Modern database. It's possible you mean:

  • Broodscale — a green combo deck using Basking Broodscale + Blade of the Bloodchief for infinite counters (no storm mechanic, but generates infinite mana/tokens). It sits at 54.1% winrate and ~3.7% meta share — notably better than Ruby Storm.
  • Infect — if you mean a poison/infect-based strategy
  • A very new or fringe archetype not yet tracked

Could you clarify what deck you're referring to? (key cards, win condition, etc.) and I can dig deeper! 🧙

📊 Sources — Data from 97 tournaments (72% MTGO, 28% Melee):