Affinity 
Affinity Modern decklist played by Ryan Hemmila at $uper $unday RCQ - Modern - SCG CON Milwaukee - Sunday - 10:00 am (22 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Ryan Hemmila
- Finish
- #21 of 149, 4-2
- Archetype
- Affinity
- Staples
- Affinity
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (13)
Instants (6)
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (21)
- 1 Aether Spellbomb
- 1 Claws of Gix
- 3 Engineered Explosives
- 1 Lavaspur Boots
- 4 Mishra's Bauble
- 4 Mox Opal
- 1 Pithing Needle
- 1 Shadowspear
- 2 Springleaf Drum
- 3 Tormod's Crypt
Enchantments (2)
Lands (14)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Affinity list
Average of 55 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 22, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Thoughtcast (4 vs 1.2)
- +2 Memnite (3 vs 1.1)
- +2 Scalding Tarn (2 vs 0.4)
- +2 Thought Monitor (2 vs 0.4)
- +1 Springleaf Drum (2 vs 0.7)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Fiery Islet (0 vs 2.6)
- -2 Emry, Lurker of the Loch (0 vs 2.2)
- -2 Arcbound Ravager (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Weapons Manufacturing (2 vs 3.3)
- -1 Claws of Gix (1 vs 2.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Blood Moon (3 vs 0.8)
- +2 Force of Negation (3 vs 0.8)
- +2 Vandalblast (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Emry, Lurker of the Loch (2 vs 0.1)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Damping Sphere (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Galvanic Blast (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Whipflare (0 vs 1.6)
Most unusual list in this period: GiaS15 in Destination Qualifier Modern (28 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
0.96 average mana value · 2.13 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
14 23.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 51.6%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 34.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 42.6%
Colors: costs and sources
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
6 sources (12.2%)
-
23 symbols (79.3%)
16 sources (32.7%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
6 sources (12.2%)
-
6 symbols (20.7%)
15 sources (30.6%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
6 sources (12.2%)
Card types
- Creatures 13 (21.7%)
- Instants 6 (10.0%)
- Sorceries 4 (6.7%)
- Artifacts 21 (35.0%)
- Enchantments 2 (3.3%)
- Lands 14 (23.3%)