Modern Challenge 96 (won by Gerardo94)

Date

Oct. 5, 2026

Players

111

Format

Modern

Organizer

Wizards of the Coast

Source

MTGO

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	Gerardo94 Azorius Control	Azorius Control	10-0
2	ZerglingMTG Golgari Broodscale	Golgari Broodscale	8-2
3	Urthstrype Golgari Broodscale	Golgari Broodscale	7-2
4	JPA93 (Jonathan Anghelescu) Grixis Reanimator	Grixis Reanimator	7-2
5	Ale_Mtg Izzet Murktide	Izzet Murktide	6-2
6	Scappie Dimir Control	Dimir Control	6-2
7	Meltiin Living End	Living End	6-2
8	MayoDominaria Boros Energy	Boros Energy	5-3
9	hugofreitas1 Ruby Storm	Ruby Storm	5-2
10	wild88plk Affinity	Affinity	5-2
11	Gerschi Cosmogoyf	Cosmogoyf	5-2
12	sioutis_kk Affinity	Affinity	5-2
13	The_Kingpin Ruby Storm	Ruby Storm	5-2
14	Attomium Golgari Broodscale	Golgari Broodscale	5-2
15	Smallforest Affinity	Affinity	5-2
16	KingCapivara Golgari Broodscale	Golgari Broodscale	5-2
17	DJK3V1N Eldrazi Tron	Eldrazi Tron	5-2
18	PieGonti Devoted Combo	Devoted Combo	5-2
19	MagicLair Dimir Frog	Dimir Frog	5-2
20	FynnOfBlood Eldrazi Tron	Eldrazi Tron	5-2
21	KadettiKersantti Golgari Broodscale	Golgari Broodscale	5-2
22	rastaf Moonshadow	Moonshadow	5-2
23	therock988 Prowess	Prowess	5-2
24	aurelyus Boros Energy	Boros Energy	4-3
25	oskiyaa Prowess	Prowess	4-3
26	VizosMTG Esper Blink	Esper Blink	4-3
27	YES_i_accept_SPLIT_ Neobrand	Neobrand	4-3
28	SorryImSoTilted Moonshadow	Moonshadow	4-3
29	oinkmage22 Prowess	Prowess	4-3
30	Mikebrav Domain Zoo	Domain Zoo	4-3
31	makaaaa Golgari Broodscale	Golgari Broodscale	4-3
32	Laratt Amulet Titan	Amulet Titan	4-3

New cards seeing play

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

• Ral, Crackling Wit 1 deck
• Steamcore Scholar 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Modern metagame of the 30 days up to Oct. 5, 2026 (4041 decks):

Archetypes by share of 32 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Golgari Broodscale 14.6% overall	6	18.8%	14.6%	2
Affinity 5.3% overall	3	9.4%	5.3%	0
Prowess 11.1% overall	3	9.4%	11.1%	0
Boros Energy 5.1% overall	2	6.3%	5.1%	1
Eldrazi Tron 4.7% overall	2	6.3%	4.7%	0
Moonshadow 1.2% overall	2	6.3%	1.2%	0
Ruby Storm 3.7% overall	2	6.3%	3.7%	0
Amulet Titan 2.3% overall	1	3.1%	2.3%	0
Azorius Control 3.3% overall	1	3.1%	3.3%	1
Cosmogoyf 0.5% overall	1	3.1%	0.5%	0
Devoted Combo 4.7% overall	1	3.1%	4.7%	0
Dimir Frog 4.0% overall	1	3.1%	4.0%	0
Domain Zoo 3.1% overall	1	3.1%	3.1%	0
Esper Blink 5.2% overall	1	3.1%	5.2%	0
Grixis Reanimator 1.5% overall	1	3.1%	1.5%	1
Izzet Murktide 1.1% overall	1	3.1%	1.1%	1
Living End 2.2% overall	1	3.1%	2.2%	1
Neobrand 1.4% overall	1	3.1%	1.4%	0
Other Grixis decks 0.2% overall	1	3.1%	0.2%	1

Overall

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