Birthing Ritual 
Birthing Ritual Modern decklist played by Joshua Leonard at ReCQ - Modern - SCG CON Cincinnati - Saturday - 2:00 pm (16 May 2026).
- Player
- Joshua Leonard
- Finish
- #21 of 62, 1-1
- Archetype
- Birthing Ritual
- Staples
- Birthing Ritual
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (27)
- 4 Abhorrent Oculus
- 4 Coiling Oracle
- 2 Endurance
- 2 Fblthp, the Lost
- 3 Harbinger of the Seas
- 4 Ice-Fang Coatl
- 4 Shardless Agent
- 4 Subtlety
Instants (11)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Birthing Ritual list
Average of 8 decks in the 30 days up to May 16, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +1 Verdant Catacombs (4 vs 3.0)
Fewer than usual
- –
Sideboard
More than usual
- +1 Collector Ouphe (2 vs 0.8)
- +1 Consign to Memory (4 vs 3.0)
Fewer than usual
- –
Most unusual list in this period: Rodrigo Lamela Sanfacundo in Impact IQ1 Liga Gallega Modern (6 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.74 average mana value · 2.76 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
18 30.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 66.4%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 54.7%
- Same, on the draw
- 63.5%
Colors: costs and sources
-
54 symbols (73.0%)
15 sources (39.5%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
9 sources (23.7%)
-
20 symbols (27.0%)
14 sources (36.8%)
Card types
- Creatures 27 (45.0%)
- Instants 11 (18.3%)
- Enchantments 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 18 (30.0%)