Prowess 

Prowess Modern decklist played by Stanley Hartman at $1K Modern - SCG CON Cincinnati - Friday - 10:30 am (15 May 2026).
- Player
- Stanley Hartman
- Finish
- #2 of 72, 5-0
- Archetype
- Prowess
- Staples
- Prowess
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (8)
Instants (14)
Sorceries (7)
Artifacts (8)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Prowess list
Average of 21 decks in the 30 days up to May 15, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Academic Dispute (4 vs 0.4)
- +4 Stormchaser's Talent (4 vs 0.4)
- +3 Boomerang Basics (3 vs 0.3)
- +2 Scalding Tarn (4 vs 2.1)
- +1 Monstrous Rage (2 vs 0.5)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Slickshot Show-Off (0 vs 3.6)
- -3 Expressive Iteration (0 vs 3.3)
- -3 Mutagenic Growth (0 vs 2.9)
- -2 Wooded Foothills (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Violent Urge (0 vs 1.6)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Tormod's Crypt (2 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Meltdown (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Spell Pierce (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Consign to Memory (2 vs 3.1)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 14 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
0.90 average mana value · 1.00 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
19 31.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 69.3%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 59.3%
- Same, on the draw
- 68.0%
Colors: costs and sources
Card types
- Creatures 8 (13.3%)
- Instants 14 (23.3%)
- Sorceries 7 (11.7%)
- Artifacts 8 (13.3%)
- Enchantments 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 19 (31.7%)




























