Goryo's Vengeance 
Goryo's Vengeance Modern decklist played by Jacob Cupp at $uper $unday RCQ - Modern - SCG CON Portland - Sunday - 10:00 am (25 Jan 2026).
- Player
- Jacob Cupp
- Finish
- #21 of 92, 3-2
- Archetype
- Goryo's Vengeance
- Staples
- Goryo's Vengeance
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (18)
Instants (15)
- 4 Ephemerate
- 3 Faithful Mending
- 3 Force of Negation
- 4 Goryo's Vengeance
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
Sorceries (7)
Lands (20)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Goryo's Vengeance list
Average of 5 decks in the 30 days up to Jan. 25, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Preordain (2 vs 0.4)
Fewer than usual
- –
Sideboard
More than usual
- +1 Damping Sphere (2 vs 0.6)
Fewer than usual
- –
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 2 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.25 average mana value · 3.08 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 5 | 0 |
Lands
20 33.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 71.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 63.8%
- Same, on the draw
- 72.2%
Colors: costs and sources
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23 symbols (31.1%)
16 sources (28.6%)
-
29 symbols (39.2%)
16 sources (28.6%)
-
18 symbols (24.3%)
16 sources (28.6%)
-
4 symbols (5.4%)
8 sources (14.3%)
Card types
- Creatures 18 (30.0%)
- Instants 15 (25.0%)
- Sorceries 7 (11.7%)
- Lands 20 (33.3%)