Prowess 
Prowess Modern decklist played by morgan brown at $uper $unday RCQ - Modern - SCG CON Portland - Sunday - 10:00 am (25 Jan 2026).
- Player
- morgan brown
- Finish
- #67 of 92, 1-3
- Archetype
- Prowess
- Staples
- Prowess
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (12)
Instants (14)
Sorceries (8)
Artifacts (8)
Lands (18)
- 3 Fiery Islet
- 13 Mountain
- 2 Sunbaked Canyon
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Prowess list
Average of 7 decks in the 30 days up to Jan. 25, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +9 Mountain (13 vs 4.3)
- +3 Heroes' Hangout (4 vs 0.6)
- +3 Light Up the Stage (4 vs 0.6)
- +3 Unholy Heat (4 vs 1.3)
- +2 Manamorphose (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Sunbaked Canyon (2 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Expressive Iteration (0 vs 3.4)
- -3 Preordain (0 vs 3.4)
- -3 Mutagenic Growth (0 vs 3.0)
- -2 Arid Mesa (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Steam Vents (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Scalding Tarn (0 vs 2.1)
- -2 Wooded Foothills (0 vs 2.1)
- -1 Violent Urge (0 vs 1.3)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Tormod's Crypt (4 vs 0.9)
- +3 Blood Moon (3 vs 0.4)
- +3 End the Festivities (3 vs 0.4)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Unholy Heat (0 vs 2.7)
- -2 Consign to Memory (0 vs 2.4)
- -1 Spell Pierce (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Surgical Extraction (0 vs 1.1)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 22 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.05 average mana value · 1.33 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 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
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (8.7%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
3 sources (13.0%)
-
38 symbols (95.0%)
18 sources (78.3%)
-
2 symbols (5.0%)
0 sources (0.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 12 (20.0%)
- Instants 14 (23.3%)
- Sorceries 8 (13.3%)
- Artifacts 8 (13.3%)
- Lands 18 (30.0%)