Living End and Blue Belcher Modern Matchups

⚠️ Note: The original "Belcher" archetype has virtually no data in the database. The active Modern archetype is Blue Belcher (57% WR, 2.4% meta share) — all Belcher data below refers to that.

⚰️ Living End — Matchup Breakdown (Last ~60 Days)

Overall WR: 52.7% | 2.65% meta share

✅ Favorable Matchups

Opponent	W-L	WR	Matches
Neobrand	9-0	100%	9
Goryo Reanimator	15-4	79%	19
Jeskai Blink	31-11	74%	42
Azorius Control	9-4	69%	13
Ruby Storm	14-9	61%	23

➖ Even Matchups

Opponent	W-L	WR	Matches
Boros Energy	41-41	50%	82
Tron	10-10	50%	20
Amulet Titan	8-8	50%	16
Prowess	6-7	46%	13

❌ Unfavorable Matchups

Opponent	W-L	WR	Matches
Domain Zoo	4-6	40%	10
Affinity	12-27	31%	39
Blue Belcher	3-8	27%	11

🔔 Blue Belcher — Matchup Breakdown (Last ~60 Days)

Overall WR: 57.0% | 2.41% meta share

✅ Favorable Matchups

Opponent	W-L	WR	Matches
Ruby Storm	22-2	92%	24
Goryo Reanimator	10-2	83%	12
Tron	12-4	75%	16
Azorius Control	12-4	75%	16
Jeskai Blink	27-20	57%	47
Boros Energy	34-30	53%	64
Neobrand	7-5	58%	12

➖ Even/Slight Matchups

Opponent	W-L	WR	Matches
Domain Zoo	5-7	42%	12
Amulet Titan	7-11	39%	18

❌ Unfavorable Matchups

Opponent	W-L	WR	Matches
Prowess	3-11	21%	14
Affinity	5-24	17%	29

🔑 Key Takeaways

Affinity is the shared nemesis — both Living End and Blue Belcher get crushed by it (~30% and ~17% respectively). Artifact-based threats are very hard for both combo decks.
Prowess is rough for Blue Belcher (21%) but roughly even for Living End (46%).
Blue Belcher absolutely demolishes Ruby Storm (92%) — a perfect predator matchup.
Living End is the boogeyman for Neobrand (100% in 9 matches), likely due to Endurance.
Blue Belcher beats Living End head-to-head (73% for Belcher / 27% for LE).

Sources: Data from 138 Modern tournaments (Feb 25–Apr 27, 2026) — 76% MTGO, 24% paper.