Modern meta report: Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026

Affinity gained the most Modern share this week, up 2.4 points to 7.0%, and won 1 MTGO Challenge. Broodscale remains the most-played deck at 12.8%. 12 MTGO Challenges went to Broodscale (3) and Grixis Affinity (2), plus Affinity, Amulet Titan, Azorius Control, Jeskai Control, Jeskai Energy, Living End and Rakdos Moonshadow. New archetypes this week: Mardu Moonshadow and Blue Zoo.

MTGO Challenge winners

Oct 19, Modern Challenge 64 (32): Azorius Control, ShikiXYZ
Oct 20, Modern Challenge 16 (27): Jeskai Control, RespectTheCat
Oct 20, Modern Challenge 32 (32): Rakdos Moonshadow, Capitano_CL
Oct 20, Modern Challenge 64 (32): Affinity, musasabi
Oct 21, Modern Challenge 32 (32): Broodscale, xfile
Oct 21, Modern Challenge 64 (32): Grixis Affinity, sioutis_kk
Oct 22, Modern Challenge 32 (32): Broodscale, mtgobazaar8
Oct 23, Modern Challenge 32 (32): Amulet Titan, AverageHasteEnjoyer
Oct 24, Modern Challenge 16 (24): Grixis Affinity, Zarathustra
Oct 24, Modern Challenge 32 (32): Broodscale, caquaa
Oct 24, Modern Challenge 32 (32): Living End, MeninooNey
Oct 25, Modern Challenge 32 (32): Jeskai Energy, kasiso

Top decks

#	Archetype	Share	Change	Top 8s	Wins
1	Broodscale	12.8%	+2.3	32	4
2	Rakdos Moonshadow	10.9%	-1.4	21	1
3	Affinity	7.0%	+2.4	12	2
4	Izzet Prowess	6.6%	+0.9	3	0
5	Azorius Control	6.1%	+1.9	11	1
6	Boros Energy	5.5%	+0.3	8	1
7	Domain Zoo	4.2%	-1.5	7	0
8	Esper Blink	3.7%	-0.5	2	0
9	Amulet Titan	3.6%	-0.1	10	3
10	Eldrazi Tron	3.0%	-0.9	4	0
11	Ruby Storm	2.9%	+0.0	3	0
12	Goryo Reanimator	2.6%	-0.5	4	1
13	Devoted Combo	1.9%	-0.7	1	0
14	Living End	1.8%	-0.8	2	1
15	Dimir Frog	1.5%	+0.1	2	0

Rising

Affinity: 7.0% (+2.4)
Broodscale: 12.8% (+2.3)
Azorius Control: 6.1% (+1.9)
Boros Ponza: 1.4% (+1.3)
Izzet Prowess: 6.6% (+0.9)

Falling

Domain Zoo: 4.2% (-1.5)
Rakdos Moonshadow: 10.9% (-1.4)
Jeskai Blink: 0.8% (-1.2)

Biggest events

South America Regional Championship Buenos Aires 2026, 2026-10-24, 397 players: won by LuisVenegas with Boros Energy
ANZ Super Series Cycle 13 Regional Championships - Sydney, 2026-10-23, 231 players: won by Brennan Crawford with Amulet Titan
ReCQ - Modern - SCG CON Hartford - Saturday - 12:00 pm, 2026-10-24, 38 players: won by Xavier Casseus with Amulet Titan
ReCQ - Modern - SCG CON Hartford - Saturday - 3:00 pm, 2026-10-24, 37 players: won by Edwin Caraballo with Goryo Reanimator
Modern Challenge 32, 2026-10-25, 32 players: won by kasiso with Jeskai Energy
Modern Challenge 32, 2026-10-24, 32 players: won by MeninooNey with Living End
Modern Challenge 32, 2026-10-24, 32 players: won by caquaa with Broodscale
Modern Challenge 32, 2026-10-23, 32 players: won by AverageHasteEnjoyer with Amulet Titan

New archetypes

Mardu Moonshadow: 13 decks, best finish 2nd
Blue Zoo: 5 decks, best finish 191th
Sultai Graveyard: 4 decks, best finish 41th

New cards in the meta

Temple Trap: 8 decks (Rakdos Moonshadow)
Steel Wrecking Ball: 32 decks (Rakdos Moonshadow, Izzet Prowess)
Balustrade Wurm: 2 decks (Gruul Ponza)
Everlasting Torment: 3 decks (Mardu Prowess, Rakdos Prowess)
Theorix Annex: 2 decks (Esper Control)
Fatehold Annex: 2 decks (Esper Control)
Meticulous Commons: 2 decks (Esper Control)
Elderscale Wurm: 2 decks (Neobrand)

Spicy tech

Molten Rain in Boros Energy, LuisVenegas (1st at South America Regional Championship Buenos Aires 2026)
Obsidian Charmaw in Living End, MeninooNey (1st at Modern Challenge 32)
Commandeer in Living End, MeninooNey (1st at Modern Challenge 32)
Celestial Purge in Goryo Reanimator, Edwin Caraballo (1st at ReCQ - Modern - SCG CON Hartford - Saturday - 3:00 pm)
Spell Pierce in Jeskai Energy, jgr205 (1st at Torneo Zamora 24 Octubre)
Blood Moon in Grixis Affinity, Zarathustra (1st at Modern Challenge 16)

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