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Modern Grixis Reanimator Abhorrent Oculus

1 requestsStarted 8/31/2025, 9:17:06 AM
let's talk about Abhorrent Oculus. In which format is it used? in which deck? how are they performing?

I'll analyze Abhorrent Oculus usage across formats and archetypes. Let me start by searching for the card and then examine its presence in different formats.

Let me try a different approach and check card presence across formats to find where Abhorrent Oculus is being played:

🛠️Get Card Presence

I don't see Abhorrent Oculus in the top 50 cards in Modern. Let me check other formats and also try a direct database query to find where this card appears:

🛠️Query

Great! Abhorrent Oculus is definitely seeing play. Let me find out which formats and archetypes it's being used in:

🛠️Query

Excellent! Now let me get performance data for the main archetypes using Abhorrent Oculus. I'll focus on the top performers in Modern and Standard:

Let me find the correct archetype IDs and get performance data:

Now let me get the winrate data for the main Modern archetypes using Abhorrent Oculus:

Let me also get some tournament sources to back up the data:

Based on my analysis of the tournament data, here's what I found about Abhorrent Oculus:

Format Usage

Abhorrent Oculus is primarily seeing play in Modern with some presence in Standard and minimal usage in Legacy/Vintage/Pioneer.

Main Archetypes & Performance

Modern (Primary Usage):

Grixis Reanimator - 90 tournament entries

  • Uses 4x Abhorrent Oculus as reanimation target
  • 56.2% winrate (208-162 record) - performing well
  • 181 total entries across 37 tournaments

Esper Frog - 60 tournament entries

  • Uses 4x Abhorrent Oculus alongside Psychic Frog
  • 52.2% winrate (153-140 record) - decent performance
  • 503 total entries across 23 tournaments

Simic Ritual - 40 entries using ~4x copies
Dimir Frog - 24 entries using 4x copies

Standard:

Jeskai Oculus - 18 entries using 4x copies

  • 44.3% winrate - struggling in the format
  • Built around Abhorrent Oculus as a centerpiece

Key Insights:

• Grixis Reanimator is the strongest performer, using Abhorrent Oculus as a powerful reanimation target
• The card sees play as a 4-of in most decks that include it
• Modern applications significantly outperform Standard ones
• Total of 2,341 decks playing the card across all formats

Sources:
Data from 46 Modern tournaments: 91% MTGO, 9% Melee. Recent examples: Modern Challenge 64, Modern Showcase Qualifier, Modern Challenge 32