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Esper Goryo Reanimator Modern Six Week Analysis

1 requestsStarted 6/13/2026, 9:23:27 PM
compile a esper goryo list for modern based on the best results from the last 6 weeks

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Here's your compiled Esper Goryo Reanimator list for Modern, built from 169 entries across 72 tournaments over the last 6 weeks:

πŸ–€πŸ€πŸ’™ Esper Goryo Reanimator β€” Current "Best Of" List

MAINBOARD (60 cards)

Reanimation Package (8)

  • 4x Goryo's Vengeance
  • 1x Griselbrand
  • 4x Atraxa, Grand Unifier

Card Draw / Discard Enablers (11)

  • 4x Psychic Frog
  • 3x Faithful Mending
  • 4x Ephemerate (also doubles with Solitude)

Interaction (10)

  • 4x Solitude
  • 3x Thoughtseize
  • 3x Prismatic Ending (~88% presence)

Counterspells (2–3)

  • 3x Force of Negation

Tech Flex (~4–5)

  • 4x Quantum Riddler (71% presence β€” significant split, ~30% skip)
  • 1x March of Otherworldly Light (~47%, flex slot)

Lands (22)

  • 4x Polluted Delta
  • 4x Flooded Strand
  • 4x Marsh Flats
  • 1x Watery Grave
  • 1x Hallowed Fountain
  • 1x Godless Shrine
  • 1x Meticulous Archive
  • 1x Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1x Undercity Sewers
  • 1x Breeding Pool (~51%)
  • 1x Island
  • 1x Plains
  • 1x Swamp

SIDEBOARD (15)

  • 3x Consign to Memory (97%)
  • 3x Mystical Dispute (95%)
  • 2x Wrath of the Skies (87%)
  • 1–2x Teferi, Time Raveler (74%)
  • 1x Pest Control (47%)
  • 1x Surgical Extraction (43%)
  • 1x Nihil Spellbomb (33%)
  • 1x Celestial Purge (31%)
  • 1x Ashiok, Dream Render (27%)

πŸ“Š Key Notes

  • Quantum Riddler is a genuine flex slot β€” ~71% of lists run it main (avg 3.9 copies), but ~29% skip it entirely, often going deeper on discard/interaction
  • Griselbrand avg 1.2 copies, nearly universal β€” most run 1, rarely 2
  • Emperor of Bones (~31%) and Superior Spider-Man (~29%) are emerging flex threats worth watching
  • Consign to Memory splits main/side: mostly a 3x sideboard card, occasionally 1-2x main

πŸ“ Sources

Data from 77 tournaments (70% MTGO, 30% Melee) β€” 51.0% winrate over 6 weeks.