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Esper Goryo Matchup Matrix Last Sixty Days

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Here's the full Esper Goryo Matchup Matrix — last 60 days of Modern data:

🃏 Esper Goryo — Matchup Matrix

Overall winrate: 48.9% (excl. mirrors) | 7.2% meta share

OpponentWLWR%Sample
🟢 Ramp Eldrazi14766.7%21
🟢 Ruby Storm372361.7%60
🟢 Boros Ponza332161.1%54
🟢 Boros Energy926658.2%158
🟢 Living End241758.5%41
🟢 Prowess544654.0%100
🟡 Amulet Titan252550.0%50
🟡 Azorius Control363749.3%73
🔴 Broodscale586547.2%123
🔴 Domain Zoo151944.1%34
🔴 Tron415443.2%95
🔴 Grixis Reanimator202643.5%46
🔴 Affinity577941.9%136
🔴 Esper Blink203040.0%50

Key Takeaways:

  • ✅ Best matchups: Ramp Eldrazi, Ruby Storm, and Boros Ponza — opponents that struggle to interact with a fast Goryo's Vengeance plan
  • ✅ Boros Energy is a surprisingly favorable matchup (58%), which is significant given Energy is the #1 deck
  • ⚠️ Affinity and Esper Blink are the toughest matchups — both can go wide fast or disrupt your graveyard
  • ⚠️ Tron is rough at 43% — they race to their own game-winning plays faster than you can disrupt them
  • ⚖️ Azorius Control is nearly even (49.3%) — a true 50/50 battle of interaction

Sources: Data from 135 tournaments (71% MTGO, 29% Melee), last 60 days