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Blue Belcher Dominates Paper Modern Tournaments

1 requestsStarted 9/14/2025, 5:44:03 PM
which deck has the best winrate and presence in only paper tournament

I'll analyze the current Modern meta focusing specifically on paper tournaments to find the deck with the best combination of winrate and presence.

🛠️Get Meta Report

Now let me filter this data to only include paper tournaments by using a custom query:

🛠️QueryArchetype Performance in Modern Tournament Series

Now let me get some tournament sources to provide proper citations:

🛠️QueryModern Tournaments Between July and September 2025

Based on my analysis of paper-only Modern tournaments over the last 2 months, here are the key findings:

Top Paper Tournament Decks by Winrate & Presence:

🏆 Blue Belcher stands out with the highest winrate at 60.93% (2.74% presence)

  • 24 entries across 9 tournaments
  • 92 wins vs 59 losses (excluding draws)

📈 Boros Energy dominates in presence at 11.07% with solid 54.70% winrate

  • 97 entries across 17 tournaments
  • Most played deck in paper events

⚖️ Best Balance of Both:

  1. Tron - 53.55% winrate, 4.0% presence
  2. Amulet Titan - 52.80% winrate, 6.62% presence
  3. Domain Zoo - 52.67% winrate, 7.65% presence

Notable Differences from MTGO:

  • Blue Belcher performs significantly better in paper (60.93% vs ~54% overall)
  • Boros Energy maintains strong presence but higher winrate in paper
  • Esper Blink struggles more in paper (47.44% vs 52.25% overall)

The paper meta appears more diverse with combo decks like Blue Belcher and Tron performing exceptionally well, likely due to the slower pace allowing for more complex decision-making.

Sources:

Data from 18 paper tournaments (100% Melee). Recent events include F2FTour CommandFest Ottawa, $uper $unday RCQ Orlando, and Nordic Masters.