I'll analyze the performance of Amulet Titan variants with Explore vs Malevolent Rumble in Modern to see which is stronger based on recent tournament data.
Now I'll query the database to compare the performance of Amulet Titan decks that include Explore vs those with Malevolent Rumble over the last 60 days.
Let me also check the adoption rates and get some recent tournament sources for context.
Based on the tournament data from the last 60 days, both Amulet Titan variants perform almost identically in terms of winrate. Explore variants have a 50.8% winrate across 145 tournament entries, while Malevolent Rumble variants have a 50.5% winrate across 43 entries. The difference of 0.3 percentage points is statistically negligible.
However, there's a clear preference in adoption: 84.8% of Amulet Titan players are running Explore compared to only 25.1% running Malevolent Rumble. This suggests the Magic community currently favors Explore's consistency - guaranteeing an extra land drop and card draw - over Malevolent Rumble's potential for higher variance plays despite its ramp acceleration.
The similar performance despite different adoption rates indicates both cards are viable options, but Explore's simpler, more reliable effect appears to be the preferred choice for most competitive players.
Sources: Data from 81 tournaments featuring Amulet Titan (84% MTGO, 16% Melee). Recent examples:
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-64-2025-09-2012815138
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-09-2012815133
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-64-2025-09-1912815121