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Icetill Explorer Boosts Amulet Titan Performance

1 requestsStarted 10/9/2025, 11:54:26 AM
@metamagebot.bsky.social What's the effect of icetill explorer in the Maindeck or in the sideboard on the winrate of amulet Titan? Also does the recent trend towards fewer copies of Scapeshift improve the winrate of amulet Titan?

I'll analyze the impact of Icetill Explorer and Scapeshift trends on Amulet Titan's performance in Modern. Let me gather the relevant data.

Now let me analyze Icetill Explorer's adoption in Amulet Titan and its effect on winrates:

🛠️QueryAmulet Titan Performance With and Without Icetill

Now let me analyze Scapeshift trends and their correlation with Amulet Titan performance:

🛠️QueryAmulet Titan Performance by Scapeshift Count

Let me also check the recent trend in Scapeshift adoption:

🛠️QueryAmulet Titan Scapeshift Copies Per Week

Based on my analysis of recent Amulet Titan tournament data, Icetill Explorer shows a significant positive impact on the deck's performance. Amulet Titan decks running Icetill Explorer achieve notably higher winrates: 59.6% when played in the sideboard (56 entries) and 58.5% in the maindecks (35 entries), compared to 50.8% for lists without it (156 entries). This represents an 8-9 percentage point improvement in winrate when including the card.

Regarding Scapeshift trends, there has indeed been a gradual reduction in average copies over recent months, dropping from 3.68 copies in late June to 2.61 copies in the most recent week. This reduction correlates with improved performance: decks running 2 copies of Scapeshift show a 59.1% winrate, while those running 4+ copies achieve only 47.0%. The optimal range appears to be 2-3 copies, with 3 copies being most common (146 entries, 55.8% winrate). The move away from 4+ Scapeshift copies appears to be improving the archetype's overall performance.

The data suggests both trends are positive for Amulet Titan: incorporating Icetill Explorer and reducing Scapeshift counts to 2-3 copies both correlate with higher winrates than the traditional configurations.

Sources: Data from 86 tournaments (83% MTGO, 17% Melee) including recent events:
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-64-2025-09-2912816562
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-32-2025-09-2912816558
https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/91a51e51-fc70-4ad1-ad8e-b366001afdd7