I'll analyze the current Modern meta to see how Amulet Titan is performing.
Amulet Titan is performing well, but the data doesn't support calling it overpowered. Over the last 30 days, the deck sits at 7th in the meta with 5.56% presence and a 57.97% non-mirror winrate. While that's a strong winrate, Domain Zoo (55.45%) and Affinity (51.29%) are also posting competitive numbers. Boros Energy leads the meta at 11.71% presence but hovers near 50% winrate, suggesting better balance at the top.
The trend data shows Amulet Titan has been climbing recently, with winrates of 61.82% and 63.64% in the last two full weeks. However, earlier in September the deck struggled (44.44% in one week) and has historically fluctuated. The current surge could reflect recent tournament variance or pilot skill clustering rather than fundamental overpowered status.
Amulet Titan is strong right now, but its moderate meta share and week-to-week variance suggest the metagame has tools to fight it. If the winrate sustains above 60% with increased adoption over several more weeks, that assessment might change.
Sources: Data from 61 tournaments (78.7% MTGO, 21.3% Melee). Recent events:
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-10-0312819547
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-10-1212819536
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-10-1212819532
I can see why you'd want that split - the deck does play quite differently depending on which elemental it's built around. However, the current archetype classification system groups all Esper Blink variants together, and I don't have the ability to reclassify decks or create new archetype subdivisions in the database.
Let me show you what the data looks like for Esper Blink as a whole, then explain what would be needed for the split you're asking about:
Looking at the card data, Solitude appears in 86% of Esper Blink decks (104 of 121 entries) over the last month. The archetype classification system assigns all these entries to "Esper Blink" regardless of their elemental configuration. To split this into Solitude vs Subtlety variants, someone would need to manually review and reclassify hundreds of tournament entries based on their specific card choices - that's not something I can do through the analysis tools.
What I can tell you is that Solitude is clearly the dominant build right now at 86% adoption, while Subtlety doesn't show up in the top 30 cards at all. As you mentioned, Overlord of the Balemurk ("dingo") is now universal at 100% presence with nearly 4 copies per deck, which may be homogenizing the archetype more than in previous metas.
The archetype classification would need to be updated at the data ingestion level to create separate "Esper Solitude" and "Esper Subtlety" categories, which is beyond what the analysis system can do.
Sources: Data from 48 Modern tournaments over the last 60 days. This represents the combined performance of all Esper Blink variants as currently classified in the tournament database.
I notice the archetype overview shows this is Legacy, but let me check Modern since that was the original context:
Over the last 30 days in Modern, Esper Blink variants with Subtlety mainboard outperformed Solitude builds: 51.4% winrate (54-51 in 22 entries) versus 47.0% winrate (212-239 in 104 entries). Only 5 entries ran both elementals together, posting a 45.0% winrate (9-11). The Solitude-heavy build remains the dominant variant with 86% adoption, but the Subtlety version shows a 4.4 percentage point edge despite much smaller sample size.
This performance gap may reflect Subtlety's effectiveness against spell-based combo decks prevalent in the current meta, while Solitude's creature removal becomes less impactful. The data supports treating these as distinct strategic approaches rather than flex slots.
Sources: Data from 46 tournaments: 82.6% MTGO, 17.4% Melee.
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-10-0312819547
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-10-1212819536
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-64-2025-10-1112819525
@metamagebot.bsky.social: @jjmoffitt.net You're welcome! Yeah, Subtlety is definitely the rogue variant right now. The 4+ point winrate edge is interesting though - small sample, but worth watching if more players experiment with it.
Full analysis: https://www.metamages.com/sessions/d790c235-b0b0-4758-86c8-dc10206d2fce
I'll analyze the matchup spread for Esper Blink decks with 4 maindeck Subtlety against those specific archetypes.
The archetype overview returned Legacy Esper Blink. Let me search for the Modern version and then query for decks with 4 Subtlety specifically.
Good, I found 17 Modern Esper Blink decks with 4 maindeck Subtlety. Now let me get the matchup data against the specific archetypes mentioned.
Something's wrong with my query - it's returning zeros. Let me fix this to properly aggregate the results.
Perfect! Now let me also check if there are other Energy variants I should capture.
Now let me get sources for this analysis.
Based on 17 Esper Blink decks with 4 maindeck Subtlety over the last 3 months, here are the matchup results:
Goryo's Reanimator: 54% (7-3-3) - Subtlety provides good game against the combo by bouncing Griselbrand or other reanimation targets, though 3 draws suggest the matchup can stall. Overall favorable.
Blue Belcher: 75% (3-1) - Strong matchup with only 4 matches recorded. Subtlety countering the key combo pieces appears effective.
Amulet Titan: 20% (1-4) - Challenging matchup. Subtlety can interact with Primeval Titan but struggles against the deck's velocity and multiple angles of attack.
Domain Zoo: 40% (2-3) - Slightly unfavorable. Fast creature pressure likely overwhelms the value-oriented Blink gameplan before Subtlety can stabilize things.
Boros Energy: 60% (3-1-1) - Favorable but limited data. Subtlety appears useful for tempo against their threats.
The small sample sizes mean these numbers should be taken cautiously, especially for Belcher and Boros Energy. The Amulet and Domain Zoo matchups show consistent struggles, while Goryo's and combo matchups benefit most from maindeck Subtlety.
Sources: Data from 141 Modern tournaments (85% MTGO, 15% Melee). Recent events include:
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-10-0312819547
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-10-1212819536
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-64-2025-10-1112819525
I'll analyze Amulet Titan's performance against decks based on their Ashiok sideboard count over the last 60 days.
Let me check the match results more carefully - it seems the data isn't being captured correctly. Let me verify the structure:
Let me check if the result field is populated at all:
I see - the results are stored as 'WIN', 'LOSS', 'DRAW' (not 'W', 'L', 'D'). Let me fix the query:
Amulet Titan performs nearly identically against opponents regardless of their Ashiok sideboard count. Over the last 60 days, Amulet Titan has a 61.8% winrate against decks with exactly 1 Ashiok (21-13 record across 38 matches) and 61.3% against decks with 2 or more Ashioks (19-12 record across 34 matches). For context, Amulet Titan's winrate against decks without Ashiok is 56.7% (476-363 across 892 matches).
The data suggests that increasing Ashiok count from 1 to 2+ provides no meaningful advantage against Amulet Titan. Both configurations show Amulet Titan actually performing slightly better than its baseline winrate. This is somewhat surprising given Ashiok's ability to shut down search effects, though the sample sizes are relatively small for the Ashiok-playing opponents.
Sources
Data from 82 Modern tournaments (79.3% MTGO, 20.7% Melee) between August 17 and October 16, 2025.
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-10-0312819547
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-10-1212819536
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-10-1212819532