Affinity 
Affinity Modern decklist played by Alec Baker at $uper $unday RCQ - Modern - SCG CON Portland - Sunday - 10:00 am (25 Jan 2026).
- Player
- Alec Baker
- Finish
- #31 of 92, 3-2
- Archetype
- Affinity
- Staples
- Affinity
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (23)
- 4 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
- 4 Kappa Cannoneer
- 3 Memnite
- 4 Ornithopter
- 4 Pinnacle Emissary
- 4 Thought Monitor
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (17)
- 1 Aether Spellbomb
- 2 Cranial Plating
- 1 Lavaspur Boots
- 4 Mishra's Bauble
- 1 Mox Amber
- 4 Mox Opal
- 4 Springleaf Drum
Lands (16)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Affinity list
Average of 5 decks in the 30 days up to Jan. 25, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Darksteel Citadel (4 vs 0.8)
- +3 Thoughtcast (4 vs 0.8)
- +2 Thought Monitor (4 vs 1.6)
- +2 Memnite (3 vs 1.2)
- +2 Emry, Lurker of the Loch (4 vs 2.2)
- +2 Ornithopter (4 vs 2.2)
- +2 Cranial Plating (2 vs 0.4)
- +2 Springleaf Drum (4 vs 2.4)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Engineered Explosives (0 vs 3.0)
- -3 Fiery Islet (0 vs 2.6)
- -2 Tormod's Crypt (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Weapons Manufacturing (0 vs 2.4)
- -2 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs (0 vs 1.8)
- -1 Metallic Rebuke (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Arcbound Ravager (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Claws of Gix (0 vs 1.2)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Metallic Rebuke (4 vs 2.2)
- +2 Wear // Tear (2 vs 0.4)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Blood Moon (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Damping Sphere (0 vs 1.2)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 18 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
0.86 average mana value · 2.41 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 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
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
9 sources (15.3%)
-
20 symbols (83.3%)
17 sources (28.8%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
9 sources (15.3%)
-
4 symbols (16.7%)
15 sources (25.4%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
9 sources (15.3%)
Card types
- Creatures 23 (38.3%)
- Sorceries 4 (6.7%)
- Artifacts 17 (28.3%)
- Lands 16 (26.7%)