I'll analyze the Modern meta for the last 30 days, looking at both presence and performance to identify the strongest archetypes.
Now let me get some sources to back up this data:
Top Performing Archetypes (Presence + Performance):
Tier 1 - High Presence + Strong Winrates:
• Blue Belcher - 5.6% presence, 54.7% winrate (139-115 record)
• Azorius Control - 3.8% presence, 52.7% winrate (88-79 record)
• Ruby Storm - 2.9% presence, 53.8% winrate (71-61 record)
Tier 1.5 - Dominant Presence + Solid Winrates:
• Boros Energy - 13.8% presence, 51.3% winrate (313-297 record)
• Esper Blink - 7.4% presence, 51.5% winrate (171-161 record)
• Domain Zoo - 5.7% presence, 51.4% winrate (133-126 record)
Notable Observations:
• Blue Belcher stands out with the best combination of meaningful presence (5.6%) and excellent performance (54.7% winrate)
• Boros Energy dominates the meta with nearly 14% presence while maintaining positive winrate
• Combo decks performing well: Blue Belcher, Ruby Storm, and Azorius Control all showing 52%+ winrates
• Underperforming popular decks: Prowess (45.6% WR), Affinity (42.2% WR), and Dimir Frog (41.1% WR) show concerning winrates despite reasonable presence
Meta Health: The format appears diverse with no single archetype exceeding 14% presence, and multiple viable strategies across aggro, combo, and control.
Data from 53 tournaments over the last 30 days: 81.1% MTGO, 18.9% Melee. Recent events include:
• Modern Challenge 32 (Sep 8)
• CommandFest Ottawa Modern SQ (Sep 7)
• Modern Challenge 32 (Sep 7)