Modern Challenge 16 (won by Lightspirit)
- Date
- Players
- 34
- Format
- Modern
- Organizer
- Wizards of the Coast
- Source
- MTGO
Decklists
New cards seeing play
Not played in Modern in the 120 days before this event.
- Hushbringer 1 deck
- Silent Clearing 1 deck
- Sword of Light and Shadow 1 deck
Metagame of this event
Compared with the overall Modern metagame of the 30 days up to Aug. 25, 2026 (3187 decks):
| Archetype | Decks | This event | Overall | Top 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Domain Zoo    
2.2% overall |
3 | 9.4% | 2.2% | 0 |
| Esper Blink
5.2% overall |
3 | 9.4% | 5.2% | 2 |
| Affinity
4.0% overall |
2 | 6.3% | 4.0% | 1 |
| Amulet Titan
1.8% overall |
2 | 6.3% | 1.8% | 0 |
| Boros Energy
6.9% overall |
2 | 6.3% | 6.9% | 0 |
| Grixis Reanimator
3.1% overall |
2 | 6.3% | 3.1% | 0 |
| Living End
3.0% overall |
2 | 6.3% | 3.0% | 0 |
| Neobrand
2.5% overall |
2 | 6.3% | 2.5% | 2 |
| Prowess
6.6% overall |
2 | 6.3% | 6.6% | 0 |
| Birthing Ritual
0.8% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 0.8% | 0 |
| Boros Ponza
1.9% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 1.9% | 0 |
| Cutter Affinity
0.9% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 0.9% | 0 |
| Devoted Combo
7.1% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 7.1% | 0 |
| Eldrazi Ramp
5.2% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 5.2% | 1 |
| Golgari Broodscale
5.1% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| Goryo's Vengeance
8.0% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 8.0% | 0 |
| Moonshadow
1.7% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 1.7% | 0 |
| Other Bant decks 0.9% overall | 1 | 3.1% | 0.9% | 0 |
| Other Four-Color decks 0.3% overall | 1 | 3.1% | 0.3% | 1 |
| Other Orzhov decks 0.1% overall | 1 | 3.1% | 0.1% | 0 |
| Other Sultai decks 0.3% overall | 1 | 3.1% | 0.3% | 0 |
- Overall
- share of the archetype in the overall metagame of the format, with the filters above