Modern Challenge 16 (won by stefansson30952)

Date

Sept. 26, 2026

Players

42

Format

Modern

Organizer

Wizards of the Coast

Source

MTGO

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	stefansson30952 Golgari Broodscale	Golgari Broodscale	8-1
2	felider Golgari Broodscale	Golgari Broodscale	8-1
3	SimoCr Prowess	Prowess	6-2
4	gazmon48 Boros Energy	Boros Energy	5-3
5	oosunq Esper Blink	Esper Blink	5-2
6	MarcoBelacca95 Dimir Frog	Dimir Frog	4-3
7	JV_7777 Affinity	Affinity	4-3
8	Smallforest Affinity	Affinity	4-3
9	katuo079595 Cosmogoyf	Cosmogoyf	4-2
10	musasabi Devoted Combo	Devoted Combo	4-2
11	klien7 Prowess	Prowess	4-2
12	TrueHero Izzet Control	Izzet Control	4-2
13	Bayesta_93 Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	4-2
14	SanPop Dimir Frog	Dimir Frog	4-2
15	bestdraveneu Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	3-3
16	dani_tb Boros Energy	Boros Energy	3-3
17	MadMaxErnst Golgari Broodscale	Golgari Broodscale	2-3
18	touto_Isle Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	3-3
19	Venom01 Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	3-3
20	Denisevich Boros Energy	Boros Energy	3-3
21	nahuel10 Azorius Control	Azorius Control	2-2
22	virp13 Moonshadow	Moonshadow	1-4
23	xfile Golgari Broodscale	Golgari Broodscale	2-3
24	Ghift Necrodominance	Necrodominance	2-3
25	yolad Grixis Reanimator	Grixis Reanimator	2-3
26	auzzie51 Mill	Mill	1-1
27	Hooti Neobrand	Neobrand	1-4
28	therock988 Affinity	Affinity	0-3
29	WhiteNinja Mill	Mill	1-2
30	Slasher21 Affinity	Affinity	1-2
31	_Falcon_ Affinity	Affinity	1-3
32	GWT Azorius Control	Azorius Control	1-2

New cards seeing play

Not played in Modern in the 120 days before this event.

• Tangletrap 1 deck
• This Town Ain't Big Enough 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Modern metagame of the 30 days up to Sept. 26, 2026 (3595 decks):

Archetypes by share of 32 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Affinity 5.4% overall	5	15.6%	5.4%	2
Golgari Broodscale 13.1% overall	4	12.5%	13.1%	2
Boros Energy 4.8% overall	3	9.4%	4.8%	1
Izzet Murktide 0.5% overall	3	9.4%	0.5%	0
Dimir Frog 4.0% overall	2	6.3%	4.0%	1
Mill 0.3% overall	2	6.3%	0.3%	0
Prowess 10.6% overall	2	6.3%	10.6%	1
Azorius Control 2.3% overall	1	3.1%	2.3%	0
Cosmogoyf 0.6% overall	1	3.1%	0.6%	0
Devoted Combo 4.5% overall	1	3.1%	4.5%	0
Esper Blink 6.8% overall	1	3.1%	6.8%	1
Grixis Reanimator 1.1% overall	1	3.1%	1.1%	0
Moonshadow 0.6% overall	1	3.1%	0.6%	0
Necrodominance 1.3% overall	1	3.1%	1.3%	0
Neobrand 1.6% overall	1	3.1%	1.6%	0
Other Azorius decks 0.2% overall	1	3.1%	0.2%	0
Other Four-Color decks 1.6% overall	1	3.1%	1.6%	0
Other Izzet decks 0.1% overall	1	3.1%	0.1%	0

Overall

share of the archetype in the overall metagame of the format, with the filters above