NRG Series: Magic $2.5k Modern Trial (won by Fletcher Johnson)

Modern tournament of 22 Aug 2026 with 99 decklists, won by Fletcher Johnson with Esper Blink.

Date

22 Aug 2026

Players

99

Format

Modern

Organizer

NRG Series

Source

Melee.gg

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	Fletcher Johnson Esper Blink	Esper Blink	5-1
2	Jacob Havard Azorius Midrange	Azorius Midrange	5-0
3	Casey Ryback Goryo's Vengeance	Goryo's Vengeance	6-1
4	Dan Penton Living End	Living End	5-0
5	Caz Rodriguez Devoted Combo	Devoted Combo	6-1
6	Casey Moon Esper Blink	Esper Blink	6-1
7	jvogel64 Golgari Broodscale	Golgari Broodscale	5-0
8	Adam Weiss Prowess	Prowess	5-0
9	Jacob Cupp Boros Ponza	Boros Ponza	5-1
10	Lucas Birch Dimir Frog	Dimir Frog	5-2
11	BlaT1 Prowess	Prowess	5-2
12	Miles Larson Mill	Mill	5-2
13	Zack Sparkman Neobrand	Neobrand	5-2
14	Russell Wilson Boros Energy	Boros Energy	5-2
15	Kevin Kingsley Prowess	Prowess	5-2
16	Austin Deceder Mono-Blue Belcher	Mono-Blue Belcher	5-2
17	Oliver Voegeli Devoted Combo	Devoted Combo	5-2
18	Grayson Nemets Devoted Combo	Devoted Combo	5-2
19	Frederick Borgemenke Goryo's Vengeance	Goryo's Vengeance	5-2
20	Adam Beyer Boros Energy	Boros Energy	5-2
21	Trever Allcock Goryo's Vengeance	Goryo's Vengeance	4-2
22	Sam Zakrzewski Jund Midrange	Jund Midrange	4-3
23	Jude Hopkins Birthing Ritual	Birthing Ritual	4-3
24	John Garvey Eldrazi Ramp	Eldrazi Ramp	4-3
25	Steven Turner Prowess	Prowess	4-3
26	Austin McKee Devoted Combo	Devoted Combo	4-3
27	Lucas Rhodes Goryo's Vengeance	Goryo's Vengeance	4-3
28	Eduardo Villalobos Ocando Prowess	Prowess	4-3
29	Carter Holthaus Esper Blink	Esper Blink	4-3
30	Ryan Peyer Azorius Midrange	Azorius Midrange	4-3
31	dopeysboy Amulet Titan	Amulet Titan	4-3
32	Matthew Abdy Boros Energy	Boros Energy	4-3
33	Noah White Boros Energy	Boros Energy	4-3
34	Keegan Wolohan Boros Energy	Boros Energy	4-3
35	Charles Knopp Neobrand	Neobrand	4-3
36	Bradley Schlesinger Boros Energy	Boros Energy	3-2
37	IzaV Devoted Combo	Devoted Combo	3-2
38	Kelsey Dixon Dimir Frog	Dimir Frog	3-3
39	Mason Grode Devoted Combo	Devoted Combo	3-3
40	emmash527 Esper Blink	Esper Blink	3-3
41	Jacob Bagha Necrodominance	Necrodominance	3-3
42	Brendan Hansen Gruul Midrange	Gruul Midrange	3-4
43	Cory Gillette Amulet Titan	Amulet Titan	3-4
44	Brett Klyn Prowess	Prowess	3-3
45	Theo_Chungath Amulet Titan	Amulet Titan	3-3
46	lime360jr Goryo's Vengeance	Goryo's Vengeance	3-4
47	Gage Hergert Prowess	Prowess	3-3
48	Andrew Bader Eldrazi Ramp	Eldrazi Ramp	3-3
49	ZackWind Birthing Ritual	Birthing Ritual	3-4
50	Brian Farrell Prowess	Prowess	3-4

New cards seeing play

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

• Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate 1 deck
• Authority of the Consuls 1 deck
• Autochthon Wurm 1 deck
• Blighted Agent 1 deck
• Bristling Boar 1 deck
• Calibrated Blast 1 deck
• Cyclonic Rift 1 deck
• Dakmor Salvage 1 deck
• Desert 1 deck
• Eldrazi Displacer 1 deck
• Elrond, Moon-Reader 1 deck
• Funeral Charm 1 deck
• Gifts Ungiven 1 deck
• Goblin Electromancer 1 deck
• Groundswell 1 deck
• Jagged Barrens 1 deck
• Languish 1 deck
• Liquimetal Torque 1 deck
• M.O.D.O.K. 1 deck
• Maddening Cacophony 1 deck
• Mardu Devotee 1 deck
• Might of Old Krosa 1 deck
• Nephalia Academy 1 deck
• Pond Prophet 1 deck
• Radiant Fountain 1 deck
• Ramunap Ruins 1 deck
• Riders of the Mark 1 deck
• Scale Up 1 deck
• Shadow of Mortality 1 deck
• Shocking Sharpshooter 1 deck
• Shrieking Affliction 1 deck
• Silent Clearing 1 deck
• Skycoach Conductor // All Aboard 1 deck
• Snakeskin Veil 1 deck
• Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior 1 deck
• Split Up 1 deck
• Sunscorched Desert 1 deck
• Throes of Chaos 1 deck
• Tifa Lockhart 1 deck
• Vines of Vastwood 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Modern metagame of the 30 days up to Aug. 22, 2026 (0 decks):

Archetypes by share of 99 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Goryo's Vengeance	17	17.2%	–n/a	1
Prowess	10	10.1%	–n/a	1
Devoted Combo	8	8.1%	–n/a	1
Boros Energy	6	6.1%	–n/a	0
Esper Blink	5	5.1%	–n/a	2
Birthing Ritual	4	4.0%	–n/a	0
Amulet Titan	3	3.0%	–n/a	0
Dimir Frog	3	3.0%	–n/a	0
Domain Zoo	3	3.0%	–n/a	0
Eldrazi Ramp	3	3.0%	–n/a	0
Eldrazi Tron	3	3.0%	–n/a	0
Other Bant decks	3	3.0%	–n/a	1
Other Four-Color decks	3	3.0%	–n/a	0
Ruby Storm	3	3.0%	–n/a	0
Affinity	2	2.0%	–n/a	0
Azorius Control	2	2.0%	–n/a	0
Golgari Broodscale	2	2.0%	–n/a	1
Jeskai Blink	2	2.0%	–n/a	0
Living End	2	2.0%	–n/a	1
Mill	2	2.0%	–n/a	0
Mono-Blue Belcher	2	2.0%	–n/a	0
Neobrand	2	2.0%	–n/a	0
Other Gruul decks	2	2.0%	–n/a	0
Boros Ponza	1	1.0%	–n/a	0
Moonshadow	1	1.0%	–n/a	0
Necrodominance	1	1.0%	–n/a	0
Other Esper decks	1	1.0%	–n/a	0
Other Jund decks	1	1.0%	–n/a	0
Other Mono-Black decks	1	1.0%	–n/a	0
Other Simic decks	1	1.0%	–n/a	0

Overall

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