Goryo's Vengeance 
Goryo's Vengeance Modern decklist played by shirx9 at 2º Black League - Modern (8 Feb 2026).
- Player
- shirx9
- Finish
- #9 of 19, 2-1
- Event
- 2º Black League - Modern,
- Archetype
- Goryo's Vengeance
- Staples
- Goryo's Vengeance
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (24)
- 4 Abhorrent Oculus
- 4 Ardyn, the Usurper
- 2 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
- 3 Emperor of Bones
- 3 Gran-Gran
- 2 Griselbrand
- 4 Psychic Frog
- 2 Ulamog, the Defiler
Instants (10)
Sorceries (12)
Lands (14)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Goryo's Vengeance list
Average of 16 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 8, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Abhorrent Oculus (4 vs 0.3)
- +4 Ardyn, the Usurper (4 vs 0.3)
- +4 Blood Crypt (4 vs 0.3)
- +4 Faithless Looting (4 vs 0.3)
- +3 Gran-Gran (3 vs 0.2)
- +3 Otherworldly Gaze (3 vs 0.2)
- +3 Unearth (3 vs 0.2)
- +2 Emperor of Bones (3 vs 0.9)
Fewer than usual
- -4 Ephemerate (0 vs 3.6)
- -4 Solitude (0 vs 3.5)
- -3 Flooded Strand (0 vs 3.3)
- -3 Marsh Flats (0 vs 3.1)
- -3 Quantum Riddler (0 vs 3.0)
- -3 Faithful Mending (0 vs 2.8)
- -2 Force of Negation (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Prismatic Ending (0 vs 2.1)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Force of Despair (3 vs 0.2)
- +2 Abrade (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Day of Black Sun (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Pithing Needle (2 vs 0.1)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Mystical Dispute (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Consign to Memory (1 vs 3.3)
- -2 Wrath of the Skies (0 vs 1.9)
- -1 Teferi, Time Raveler (0 vs 1.1)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 33 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.70 average mana value · 2.82 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 8 | 0 |
Lands
14 23.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 51.6%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 34.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 42.6%
Colors: costs and sources
-
2 symbols (2.9%)
0 sources (0.0%)
-
17 symbols (24.6%)
9 sources (27.3%)
-
44 symbols (63.8%)
13 sources (39.4%)
-
4 symbols (5.8%)
11 sources (33.3%)
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2 symbols (2.9%)
0 sources (0.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 24 (40.0%)
- Instants 10 (16.7%)
- Sorceries 12 (20.0%)
- Lands 14 (23.3%)