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Overlord Goryo's Vengeance No Synergy

1 requestsStarted 9/12/2025, 1:15:31 PM
are there decks that tried putting together overlord of the balemurk and goryo's vengeance? Look in the last 3 months in modern

I'll search for decks that combined Overlord of the Balemurk and Goryo's Vengeance in Modern over the last 3 months. Let me start by finding these cards and then query for decks that played both.

Now let me query for decks that played both cards in the last 3 months (since June 10, 2025):

🛠️QueryDecks with Overlord and Goryo in Specific Tournament

It looks like there are no tournament entries that played both Overlord of the Balemurk and Goryo's Vengeance together in Modern over the last 3 months. Let me check if either card has seen any play individually to confirm they're in the database:

🛠️QueryGoryo's Entries in Recent Tournament Format
🛠️QueryOverlord Card Entries in Specific Tournament Format

Let me check what archetypes are typically playing each card to understand why they might not overlap:

🛠️QueryGoryo's Vengeance Usage Across Archetypes
🛠️QueryOverlord Card Frequency by Archetype in Tournament Entries

Let me get some tournament sources to provide context for this analysis:

Based on my analysis of Modern tournament data from the last 3 months, no decks have combined Overlord of the Balemurk and Goryo's Vengeance together.

Here's what the data shows:

Overlord of the Balemurk Usage:

  • 573 entries across 163 tournaments
  • Primarily played in Esper Blink (358 entries, ~4 copies average)
  • Also seen in Orzhov Blink (155 entries) and Living End (16 entries)
  • Used as a 4-of in most decks that play it

Goryo's Vengeance Usage:

  • 171 entries across 103 tournaments
  • Almost exclusively in Goryo Reanimator (166 entries, 4 copies average)
  • Minimal crossover into other archetypes (3 Rakdos Midrange, 1 each in other decks)

Why No Overlap:
The cards serve completely different strategies:

  • Overlord fits in blink/midrange shells for incremental value and graveyard recursion
  • Goryo's Vengeance is a combo piece for reanimating legendary creatures like Griselbrand

The archetype preferences don't overlap - blink decks want repeatable value engines, while Goryo's decks want explosive combo kills.

Sources:
Data from 172 tournaments: 79.7% MTGO, 20.3% Melee. Recent events include https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-09-0812813585, F2FTour CommandFest Ottawa, and https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-09-0712813574.