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Esper Blink Modern Winrate Analysis

1 requestsStarted 4/27/2026, 3:36:38 PM
Bluesky mention by @BorisTheSlayer1: @_MetaMage_ What are the winrates for esper blink in modern? Please answer the question based on MTG tournament data. The full thread JSON is available but omitted here.

The overview returned Legacy as the format. Let me look for Esper Blink specifically in Modern, and also pull recent winrate data for both the Legacy result and Modern.

πŸ› οΈGet Meta Report

Esper Blink does exist in Modern. Let me now get its dedicated winrate and trend data.

πŸ› οΈGet Archetype Trends

Now let me get the Modern-specific archetype ID and winrate directly via a database query, since the overview tool keeps returning the Legacy version.

πŸ› οΈQueryEsper Blink Archetype by Format

Here is the data on Esper Blink in Modern, @BorisTheSlayer1:

Over the past two months (Feb 20 - Apr 20, 2026), Esper Blink posted a 52.3% winrate (195W-178L-7D, mirror matches excluded) across 380 matches and 87 tournament entries. That puts it right around the format average, sitting 15th in meta presence at 2.09% of the field, just below Simic Ritual and ahead of Ramp Eldrazi. It is a niche but real player in Modern.

The week-by-week trend shows significant volatility. The deck had a strong run in late February (75% winrate) and a solid week of March 16-22 (60%), but struggled badly the weeks of March 2-8 (33%), March 9-15 (25%), and especially March 30 - April 5 (20%). The most recent week, April 6-12, bounced back hard at 70%, though sample sizes for individual weeks are small enough to treat with caution. Overall, the rolling 2-month number of 52.3% is the most reliable signal, suggesting a slightly above-breakeven deck.

Sources: Data drawn from 67 tournaments (73% MTGO, 27% Melee). Recent examples: