Birthing Ritual 
Birthing Ritual Modern decklist played by Joe Kirklow at ReCQ - Modern - SCG CON Richmond - Friday - 1:00 pm (6 Mar 2026).
- Player
- Joe Kirklow
- Finish
- #32 of 41, 1-1
- Archetype
- Birthing Ritual
- Staples
- Birthing Ritual
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (25)
- 4 Abhorrent Oculus
- 4 Coiling Oracle
- 2 Endurance
- 2 Fblthp, the Lost
- 2 Harbinger of the Seas
- 4 Ice-Fang Coatl
- 4 Shardless Agent
- 3 Subtlety
Instants (12)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Birthing Ritual list
Average of 19 decks in the 30 days up to March 6, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Wooded Foothills (4 vs 0.5)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Windswept Heath (0 vs 1.7)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Fire Magic (3 vs 0.2)
- +2 Magebane Lizard (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Meltdown (2 vs 0.1)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Force of Vigor (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Stern Scolding (0 vs 1.2)
Most unusual list in this period: Burke Alvertos Thompson Methena in $1K Modern - SCG CON Milwaukee - Friday - 10:00 am (19 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.85 average mana value · 2.73 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | 10 | 6 |
| 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
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48 symbols (66.7%)
14 sources (34.1%)
-
4 symbols (5.6%)
0 sources (0.0%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
11 sources (26.8%)
-
20 symbols (27.8%)
16 sources (39.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 25 (41.7%)
- Instants 12 (20.0%)
- Enchantments 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 19 (31.7%)