Ruby Storm

Ruby Storm Modern decklist played by AnthonyBooth at $1K Modern RCQ - SCG CON Baltimore - Friday - 10:00 am (11 Sep 2026).

Player: AnthonyBooth
Finish: #97 of 132, 1-4
Event: $1K Modern RCQ - SCG CON Baltimore - Friday - 10:00 am, 11 Sep 2026
Archetype: Ruby Storm
Staples: Ruby Storm
Format: Modern
MTGO
Paper
Source: Melee.gg

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Main deck (60)

Creatures (4)

Instants (15)

Sorceries (18)

Artifacts (4)

Enchantments (1)

Lands (18)

Sideboard (15)

Main deck (60)

Creatures (4)

4 Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy

Instants (15)

4 Desperate Ritual
2 Flashback
4 Manamorphose
4 Pyretic Ritual
1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge

Sorceries (18)

Artifacts (4)

4 Ruby Medallion

Enchantments (1)

1 Artist's Talent

Lands (18)

Sideboard (15)

Compared with the average Ruby Storm list

Average of 198 decks in the 30 days up to Sept. 11, 2026, the day of this tournament.

Main deck

More than usual

+2 Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy (4 vs 1.8)
+2 Wooded Foothills (4 vs 2.0)
+2 Flashback (2 vs 0.2)
+2 Bloodstained Mire (4 vs 2.5)

Fewer than usual

-2 Scalding Tarn (0 vs 2.2)
-2 Ral, Monsoon Mage (0 vs 2.2)
-1 Arid Mesa (1 vs 2.4)
-1 Valakut Awakening (0 vs 1.1)

Sideboard

More than usual

+2 Wear // Tear (3 vs 0.7)
+1 Prismatic Ending (4 vs 2.8)

Fewer than usual

Most unusual list in this period: Tyler Allen in LCQ - Modern - SCG CON Baltimore - Friday - 3:30 pm (37 cards away from the average)

Deck stats

Mana curve

1.17 average mana value · 2.26 printed

Cards by mana value
Mana value	Creatures	Other spells
0	0	0
1	4	31
2	0	7
3	0	0
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7+	0	0

Printed cost With discounts

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Guess by turn

Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy in play Ruby Medallion in play

Cheaper: Glimpse the Impossible 3→1, Hex Magic 3→1, Past in Flames 4→2, Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge 3→1, Wish 3→1, Artist's Talent 2→1, Desperate Ritual 2→1, Grapeshot 2→1, Manamorphose 2→1, Pyretic Ritual 2→1, Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy 2→1, Reckless Impulse 2→1, Wrenn's Resolve 2→1

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%

More draw odds for this deck

Colors: costs and sources

0 symbols (0.0%) 13 sources (29.5%)
0 symbols (0.0%) 11 sources (25.0%)
0 symbols (0.0%) 1 source (2.3%)
38 symbols (90.5%) 18 sources (40.9%)
4 symbols (9.5%) 1 source (2.3%)

Card types

Creatures 4 (6.7%)
Instants 15 (25.0%)
Sorceries 18 (30.0%)
Artifacts 4 (6.7%)
Enchantments 1 (1.7%)
Lands 18 (30.0%)

Interaction

Removal 5
2 cards
Grapeshot, Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy
Counterspells 0
Hand disruption 0
Board wipes 0

Themes

Card draw 13
5 cards
Artist's Talent, Hex Magic, Manamorphose, Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy, Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
Ramp 13
4 cards
Desperate Ritual, Glimpse the Impossible, Manamorphose, Pyretic Ritual
Rituals 12
3 cards
Desperate Ritual, Manamorphose, Pyretic Ritual
Cost reducers 9
3 cards
Artist's Talent, Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy, Ruby Medallion
Impulse draw 9
3 cards
Glimpse the Impossible, Reckless Impulse, Wrenn's Resolve
Burn 5
2 cards
Grapeshot, Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy
Creature removal 5
2 cards
Grapeshot, Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy
Recursion 5
2 cards
Flashback, Past in Flames