Now I'll run all the matchup queries in parallel against the top archetypes:
Here is Living End's full matchup matrix for Modern, Aug 11 - Sep 15, 2026. Overall record: 51.6% WR (537-503-23), 185 entries across 58 events.
| Opponent | W | L | D | WR% | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fight Rigging Eldrazi | 26 | 8 | 1 | 76.5% | 35 |
| Neobrand | 13 | 4 | 1 | 76.5% | 18 |
| Amulet Titan | 16 | 7 | 0 | 69.6% | 23 |
| Goryo Reanimator | 59 | 38 | 3 | 60.8% | 100 |
| Domain Zoo | 15 | 9 | 0 | 62.5% | 24 |
| Prowess | 62 | 51 | 0 | 54.9% | 113 |
| Jeskai Energy | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.6% | 11 |
| Boros Energy | 21 | 19 | 1 | 52.5% | 41 |
| Dimir Frog | 15 | 14 | 0 | 51.7% | 29 |
| Ruby Storm | 18 | 17 | 1 | 51.4% | 36 |
| Boros Ponza | 14 | 14 | 0 | 50.0% | 28 |
| Affinity | 34 | 37 | 4 | 47.9% | 75 |
| Esper Blink | 39 | 43 | 2 | 47.6% | 84 |
| Azorius Control | 11 | 13 | 1 | 45.8% | 25 |
| Tron | 21 | 24 | 1 | 46.7% | 46 |
| Devoted Combo | 19 | 25 | 0 | 43.2% | 44 |
| Grixis Reanimator | 6 | 12 | 1 | 33.3% | 19 |
| Broodscale | 38 | 72 | 3 | 34.5% | 113 |
| Hollow One | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | 10 |
Living End's clearest strengths are against the greedier combo/big-mana decks: Fight Rigging Eldrazi, Neobrand, and Amulet Titan all sit at 69-76% WR, and it also has a solid edge on Goryo Reanimator (60.8%) and Domain Zoo (62.5%). Its two biggest volume matchups - Prowess (113 matches, 54.9%) and Broodscale (113 matches, 34.5%) - tell very different stories: it beats up on Prowess but is a significant underdog against Broodscale. Grixis Reanimator and Hollow One are also poor matchups, though sample sizes are small there. The midrange-to-control cluster (Esper Blink, Azorius Control, Tron, Devoted Combo) all sit in the 43-48% range, showing consistent but modest disadvantages.
Sources: Data from 68 Modern tournaments (58% MTGO, 43% Melee). Sample tournaments include:
https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/45bacb6a-53f4-491e-9946-b4c40109cafb
https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/16d7d0f1-cf0a-4e32-a421-b4c4000e8d8f
https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/13836a79-18a5-4978-952a-b4c3013dce32