Birthing Ritual 
Birthing Ritual Modern decklist played by Burke Alvertos Thompson Methena at $1K Modern - SCG CON Milwaukee - Friday - 10:00 am (20 Feb 2026).
- Finish
- #78 of 82, 0-3
- Archetype
- Birthing Ritual
- Staples
- Birthing Ritual
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (24)
- 3 Abhorrent Oculus
- 4 Coiling Oracle
- 1 Endurance
- 1 Eternal Witness
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 4 Ice-Fang Coatl
- 2 Renegade Rallier
- 4 Solitude
- 1 Subtlety
- 3 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
Instants (9)
Sorceries (3)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (20)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Birthing Ritual list
Average of 13 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 20, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Ephemerate (4 vs 0.5)
- +3 Solitude (4 vs 0.6)
- +3 Prismatic Ending (3 vs 0.4)
- +3 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow (3 vs 0.4)
- +2 Windswept Heath (4 vs 1.5)
- +2 Renegade Rallier (2 vs 0.2)
- +1 Flooded Strand (2 vs 0.7)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Shardless Agent (0 vs 3.4)
- -3 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs (0 vs 3.4)
- -2 Subtlety (1 vs 3.1)
- -1 Dismember (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Fblthp, the Lost (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Verdant Catacombs (0 vs 1.1)
- -1 Boseiju, Who Endures (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Force of Negation (1 vs 2.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Orim's Chant (3 vs 0.2)
- +2 Clarion Conqueror (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Teferi, Time Raveler (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Wrath of the Skies (2 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Mystical Dispute (0 vs 2.6)
Most unusual list in this period: snicholas91 in $uper $unday RCQ - Modern - SCG CON Portland - Sunday - 10:00 am (25 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.60 average mana value · 2.65 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
20 33.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 71.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 63.8%
- Same, on the draw
- 72.2%
Colors: costs and sources
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20 symbols (31.7%)
18 sources (36.7%)
-
25 symbols (39.7%)
15 sources (30.6%)
-
18 symbols (28.6%)
16 sources (32.7%)
Card types
- Creatures 24 (40.0%)
- Instants 9 (15.0%)
- Sorceries 3 (5.0%)
- Enchantments 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 20 (33.3%)