Affinity 
Affinity Modern decklist played by Nick Chow at ANZ RCQ Cycle 13 - Modern (18 Jul 2026).
- Player
- Nick Chow
- Finish
- #5 of 11, 3-2
- Archetype
- Affinity
- Staples
- Affinity
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (12)
Instants (4)
Sorceries (3)
- 2 Preordain
- 1 Thoughtcast
Artifacts (22)
- 2 Claws of Gix
- 4 Engineered Explosives
- 4 Mishra's Bauble
- 4 Mox Opal
- 1 Pithing Needle
- 1 Shadowspear
- 1 Skateboard
- 3 Tormod's Crypt
- 2 Welding Jar
Enchantments (3)
Lands (16)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Affinity list
Average of 167 decks in the 30 days up to July 18, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +1 Arcbound Ravager (2 vs 1.0)
Fewer than usual
- –
Sideboard
More than usual
- +1 Force of Negation (2 vs 0.5)
- +1 Blood Moon (2 vs 0.9)
Fewer than usual
- –
Most unusual list in this period: Joshua Johnston in $1K Modern RCQ - SCG CON Las Vegas - Friday - 10:00 am (25 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
0.91 average mana value · 1.68 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
16 26.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 59.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 44.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 53.5%
Colors: costs and sources
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0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (9.8%)
-
18 symbols (72.0%)
16 sources (39.0%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (9.8%)
-
7 symbols (28.0%)
13 sources (31.7%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (9.8%)
Card types
- Creatures 12 (20.0%)
- Instants 4 (6.7%)
- Sorceries 3 (5.0%)
- Artifacts 22 (36.7%)
- Enchantments 3 (5.0%)
- Lands 16 (26.7%)