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Modern Zoo Surgical Extraction Winrate Analysis

1 requestsStarted 10/14/2025, 1:22:07 PM
how many modern zoo decks run surgical extraction in sideboard and analyze the impact of surgical extraction on winrate

I'll analyze Surgical Extraction usage in Modern Zoo decks and its impact on winrate.

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Surgical Extraction in Modern Zoo Decks

Adoption Rate:

  • 38 out of 263 Zoo entries (14.4%) ran Surgical Extraction in their sideboard over the last 60 days

Winrate Impact Analysis:

With Surgical Extraction:

  • Record: 87-85-9
  • Winrate: 50.6% (excluding draws)

Without Surgical Extraction:

  • Record: 538-504-55
  • Winrate: 51.6% (excluding draws)

Key Findings:

  • Surgical Extraction shows a -1.0% winrate differential compared to Zoo decks not running it
  • The performance difference is minimal and likely within statistical noise
  • Only about 1 in 7 Zoo pilots choose to include Surgical Extraction in their 75

Analysis:
The data suggests Surgical Extraction is a meta-dependent tech choice rather than a core sideboard staple for Zoo. The slight negative correlation with winrate doesn't necessarily mean the card is bad—it may indicate:

  • Players adding it for specific metagame hate (graveyard strategies, combo) in unfavorable metas
  • Sample size for "with Surgical" is smaller (38 vs 225 entries)
  • Zoo's gameplan as an aggressive deck may not align well with 1-for-0 disruption that costs tempo

Sources:
Data from 120 Modern tournaments (80% MTGO, 20% Melee) between Aug 13 - Oct 13, 2025.
Recent events: Modern Challenge 64 Oct 11, Modern Challenge 32 Oct 12