I'll analyze the Goryo's vs Tron matchup in Modern and look for top Goryo's players with good performance against Tron.
Let me check if there are any Goryo's decks in the database and try a broader search:
Let me try "Goryo's Vengeance" or search for reanimator strategies:
This is Standard Reanimator. Let me check Modern format and search for combo decks that might include Goryo's:
Perfect! There's a "goryo reanimator" archetype. Let me check the matchup:
Now let me find individual Goryo's players and their performance against Tron:
Let me check what Tron archetypes exist and broaden the search:
Let me check individual player performance with a simpler query and include all Tron variants:
Let me check if there are any Goryo players at all in recent tournaments:
Good, there are recent Goryo's entries. Let me get sources and then check for top players specifically:
Now let me check these top Goryo's players specifically against Tron:
Let me broaden the search to see if there are any Goryo vs Tron matches at all with any players:
Let me check what the actual Tron archetype names are and see recent matches:
Great! Now let me get the individual player results for the year:
Let me check all Goryo vs Tron matches regardless of sample size:
Let me check a broader timeframe for the overall matchup data:
Goryo's Reanimator vs Tron: 37.2% winrate (16-27 record, 43 matches in 2025)
This is a difficult matchup for Goryo's, with Tron winning nearly 2 out of every 3 games. The matchup has gotten even worse recently:
Unfortunately, the tournament data shows no Goryo's players have achieved positive records against Tron with sufficient sample sizes. The matchup data indicates this is a fundamental archetype disadvantage rather than a player skill issue.
Top Goryo's Players (Recent 2 Months):
These players excel against the field but face the same structural disadvantage against Tron that all Goryo's pilots encounter.
Tron's combination of early Karn Liberated, counterspells, and inevitability creates multiple angles of disruption against Goryo's combo-focused gameplan. The data suggests this is one of Goryo's worst matchups in the current meta.
Sources:
Data from 73 recent tournaments (89% MTGO, 11% Melee events). Recent tournament examples: https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-09-1512814298, https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-showcase-challenge-2025-09-1412814234, https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-09-1412814287