Modern Challenge 96 (won by Xerk)
- Date
- Players
- 108
- 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.
- Unburial Rites 1 deck
- Witherbloom Command 1 deck
Metagame of this event
Compared with the overall Modern metagame of the 30 days up to July 22, 2026 (2313 decks):
| Archetype | Decks | This event | Overall | Top 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neobrand    
1.7% overall |
5 | 15.6% | 1.7% | 0 |
| Eldrazi Tron
6.4% overall |
4 | 12.5% | 6.4% | 1 |
| Eldrazi Ramp
4.4% overall |
3 | 9.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| Goryo's Vengeance
7.0% overall |
3 | 9.4% | 7.0% | 1 |
| Affinity
6.3% overall |
2 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| Dimir Frog
3.5% overall |
2 | 6.3% | 3.5% | 1 |
| Azorius Control
4.1% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 4.1% | 0 |
| Boros Energy
10.5% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 10.5% | 0 |
| Boros Ponza
3.6% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 3.6% | 0 |
| Domain Zoo
2.1% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 2.1% | 0 |
| Golgari Broodscale
4.4% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 4.4% | 0 |
| Golgari Yawgmoth
1.4% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1 |
| Living End
2.3% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0 |
| Other Esper decks 0.6% overall | 1 | 3.1% | 0.6% | 0 |
| Other Four-Color decks 0.9% overall | 1 | 3.1% | 0.9% | 1 |
| Other Gruul decks 0.9% overall | 1 | 3.1% | 0.9% | 1 |
| Other Jund decks 0.5% overall | 1 | 3.1% | 0.5% | 0 |
| Ruby Storm
5.4% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 5.4% | 0 |
| Samwise Combo
0.7% overall |
1 | 3.1% | 0.7% | 0 |
- Overall
- share of the archetype in the overall metagame of the format, with the filters above