Modern Challenge 96 (won by Sol0monGrundy)

Date

Aug. 31, 2026

Players

121

Format

Modern

Organizer

Wizards of the Coast

Source

MTGO

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	Sol0monGrundy Goryo's Vengeance	Goryo's Vengeance	9-1
2	PerkyT Golgari Broodscale	Golgari Broodscale	9-1
3	shindy Boros Ponza	Boros Ponza	7-2
4	rerere Esper Blink	Esper Blink	7-2
5	MeninoNey (Luiz Felipe de Faria Tavares) Living End	Living End	6-2
6	kanister Goryo's Vengeance	Goryo's Vengeance	6-2
7	ShikiXYZ Esper Blink	Esper Blink	6-2
8	GWT Dimir Frog	Dimir Frog	6-2
9	trdbrt Prowess	Prowess	5-2
10	MayoDominaria Boros Energy	Boros Energy	4-2
11	xfile Goryo's Vengeance	Goryo's Vengeance	5-2
12	filpin Boros Ponza	Boros Ponza	5-2
13	toondoslav Esper Blink	Esper Blink	5-2
14	bestdraveneu Cutter Affinity	Cutter Affinity	5-2
15	hugofreitas1 Ruby Storm	Ruby Storm	5-2
16	Rvng Goryo's Vengeance	Goryo's Vengeance	5-2
17	pokerswizard Boros Ponza	Boros Ponza	5-2
18	Jonii Esper Blink	Esper Blink	5-2
19	scalo94 Eldrazi Tron	Eldrazi Tron	5-2
20	Lightspirit Eldrazi Ramp	Eldrazi Ramp	5-2
21	Tetsubou Esper Blink	Esper Blink	5-2
22	rastaf Esper Blink	Esper Blink	5-2
23	Pallocchia314 Eldrazi Ramp	Eldrazi Ramp	5-2
24	Deathmaxx Goryo's Vengeance	Goryo's Vengeance	5-2
25	anttoms21 Golgari Broodscale	Golgari Broodscale	5-2
26	DelverOfBolts Prowess	Prowess	4-3
27	Brunes Esper Blink	Esper Blink	4-3
28	musasabi Devoted Combo	Devoted Combo	4-3
29	sgcyrus Eldrazi Ramp	Eldrazi Ramp	4-3
30	Jedgi Esper Blink	Esper Blink	4-3
31	Bothes Goryo's Vengeance	Goryo's Vengeance	4-3
32	ziofrancone (Franco Cicchini) Eldrazi Aggro	Eldrazi Aggro	4-3

New cards seeing play

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

• Perilous Snare 1 deck
• Pinnacle Starcage 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Modern metagame of the 30 days up to Aug. 31, 2026 (3349 decks):

Archetypes by share of 32 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Esper Blink 6.9% overall	8	25.0%	6.9%	2
Goryo's Vengeance 7.8% overall	6	18.8%	7.8%	2
Boros Ponza 2.3% overall	3	9.4%	2.3%	1
Eldrazi Ramp 4.7% overall	3	9.4%	4.7%	0
Golgari Broodscale 6.2% overall	2	6.3%	6.2%	1
Prowess 7.6% overall	2	6.3%	7.6%	0
Boros Energy 6.5% overall	1	3.1%	6.5%	0
Cutter Affinity 1.1% overall	1	3.1%	1.1%	0
Devoted Combo 7.2% overall	1	3.1%	7.2%	0
Dimir Frog 5.3% overall	1	3.1%	5.3%	1
Eldrazi Aggro 0.4% overall	1	3.1%	0.4%	0
Eldrazi Tron 3.5% overall	1	3.1%	3.5%	0
Living End 3.5% overall	1	3.1%	3.5%	1
Ruby Storm 2.7% overall	1	3.1%	2.7%	0

Overall

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