Domain Zoo 
Domain Zoo Modern decklist played by Matt Crews at ReCQ - Modern - SCG CON Milwaukee - Saturday - 4:00 pm (21 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Matt Crews
- Finish
- #82 of 82, 0-1
- Archetype
- Domain Zoo
- Staples
- Domain Zoo
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (21)
- 4 Archon of Cruelty
- 4 Aurora Awakener
- 1 Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
- 4 Psychic Frog
- 4 Scion of Draco
- 4 Territorial Kavu
Instants (2)
Sorceries (8)
Enchantments (8)
Lands (21)
Sideboard (13)
Compared with the average Domain Zoo list
Average of 41 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 21, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Bloodstained Mire (4 vs 0.1)
- +4 Archon of Cruelty (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Aurora Awakener (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Faithless Looting (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Persist (4 vs 0.2)
- +4 Psychic Frog (4 vs 0.4)
- +3 Polluted Delta (3 vs 0.1)
- +2 Fatal Push (2 vs 0.1)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Wooded Foothills (0 vs 3.8)
- -4 Arid Mesa (0 vs 3.8)
- -4 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury (0 vs 3.6)
- -4 Lightning Bolt (0 vs 3.6)
- -4 Flooded Strand (0 vs 3.6)
- -4 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer (0 vs 3.5)
- -3 Doorkeeper Thrull (0 vs 2.9)
- -2 Stubborn Denial (0 vs 2.2)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Vexing Bauble (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Pyroclasm (2 vs 0.4)
- +2 Damping Sphere (3 vs 1.5)
- +1 Surgical Extraction (2 vs 0.5)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Wrath of the Skies (0 vs 2.2)
- -2 Mystical Dispute (0 vs 2.0)
- -1 Obsidian Charmaw (0 vs 1.1)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 33 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
3.72 average mana value · 4.64 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 7+ | 8 | 0 |
Lands
21 35.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 73.8%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 68.0%
- Same, on the draw
- 76.1%
Colors: costs and sources
-
8 symbols (10.7%)
13 sources (18.8%)
-
9 symbols (12.0%)
15 sources (21.7%)
-
22 symbols (29.3%)
14 sources (20.3%)
-
12 symbols (16.0%)
16 sources (23.2%)
-
24 symbols (32.0%)
11 sources (15.9%)
Card types
- Creatures 21 (35.0%)
- Instants 2 (3.3%)
- Sorceries 8 (13.3%)
- Enchantments 8 (13.3%)
- Lands 21 (35.0%)