I'll analyze Modern Affinity lists with Emry, comparing those running Portable Hole versus those without, and break down their performance against different matchups over the past month.
Now let me query the database to find Affinity decks running Emry and analyze their performance with/without Portable Hole:
Now let me get matchup data for these Emry Affinity decks:
Overall Performance (Past Month):
• Without Portable Hole: 73.2% winrate (30-11-4 record, 7 entries)
• With Portable Hole: 41.2% winrate (14-20-2 record, 6 entries)
Key Matchup Breakdowns:
Lists WITHOUT Portable Hole performed significantly better:
• Boros Energy: 40% vs 20% (2-3 vs 1-4)
• Blue Belcher: 100% vs 50% (4-0-1 vs 1-1)
• Combo matchups: Excellent performance against Goryo Reanimator (3-0), Ruby Storm (2-0), and Dimir Frog (3-0)
• Big mana: Strong against Tron (75% winrate, 3-1-1)
• Control: Struggled vs Azorius Control (0-2)
Lists WITH Portable Hole struggled more:
• Amulet Titan: 0% winrate (0-4) - a notable weak spot
• Boros Energy: Only 20% winrate (1-4)
• Izzet Wizards: 0% winrate (0-2)
• Positives: 100% vs Footfalls (2-0), Grixis Reanimator (2-0), and Ramp Eldrazi (1-0-1)
Analysis:
The data suggests Emry Affinity lists without Portable Hole performed substantially better over the past month. The Portable Hole builds appear to sacrifice consistency for targeted removal, but the overall winrate drop (-32%) indicates this trade-off isn't paying off in the current meta. The non-Portable Hole lists showed superior performance against both aggressive decks (Boros Energy) and combo decks.
Sources:
Data from 41 tournaments: 87.8% MTGO, 12.2% Melee. Recent tournaments: Modern Challenge 32, Modern Showcase Challenge, Modern Challenge 32