Burn (Modern) 

Burn is 0.9% of the Modern metagame in the last 30 days (58 of 6364 decks), with 8 top 8 finishes. Steady from the 30 days before. Best matchup: Azorius Control (55%); worst: Prowess (33%). Core cards: Skewer the Critics, Boltwave, Lava Spike.
58 decks, rising and falling cards
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Most played cards (last 30 days)
| Card | % of decks | Avg. copies | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% | 4.0 | steady | |
|
Lava Spike
|
100% | 4.0 | steady |
|
Lightning Bolt
|
100% | 4.0 | steady |
|
Mountain
3.3 copiessteady
|
100% | 3.3 | steady |
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Skewer the Critics
|
100% | 3.8 | steady |
|
Barbarian Ring
Removal, Creature removal, Burn
2.9 copiessteady
|
98% | 2.9 | steady |
|
Monastery Swiftspear
|
91% | 4.0 | up 7 points |
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Searing Blaze
|
90% | 2.8 | up 5 points |
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Wooded Foothills
Tutors
2.0 copiessteady
|
90% | 2.0 | steady |
|
Bloodstained Mire
Tutors
2.4 copiesdown 12 points
|
88% | 2.4 | down 12 points |
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Sunbaked Canyon
Card draw
2.9 copiesup 13 points
|
86% | 2.9 | up 13 points |
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Sacred Foundry
1.9 copiesup 12 points
|
81% | 1.9 | up 12 points |
| 78% | 1.8 | down 7 points | |
|
Eidolon of the Great Revel
|
74% | 2.9 | down 14 points |
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Elegant Parlor
1.0 copiesdown 8 points
|
72% | 1.0 | down 8 points |
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Goblin Guide
|
69% | 4.0 | down 19 points |
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Boros Charm
|
64% | 4.0 | down 5 points |
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Inspiring Vantage
3.2 copiesdown 7 points
|
59% | 3.2 | down 7 points |
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Rift Bolt
|
50% | 4.0 | down 35 points |
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Scalding Tarn
Tutors
2.0 copiesup 18 points
|
45% | 2.0 | up 18 points |
|
Lightning Helix
|
38% | 3.8 | down 8 points |
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Skullcrack
|
29% | 3.6 | down 9 points |
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Mishra's Bauble
|
24% | 4.0 | up 16 points |
|
Forked Bolt
|
22% | 1.0 | new |
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Dragon's Rage Channeler
|
21% | 4.0 | up 9 points |
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Light Up the Stage
|
21% | 2.5 | new |
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Cori-Steel Cutter
|
17% | 4.0 | new |
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Lava Dart
|
17% | 4.0 | new |
|
Raucous Theater
1.0 copiesdown 11 points
|
12% | 1.0 | down 11 points |
|
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
|
10% | 1.2 | down 5 points |
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Shard Volley
|
10% | 3.0 | steady |
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Blood Crypt
2.4 copiessteady
|
9% | 2.4 | steady |
|
Bump in the Night
|
9% | 4.0 | steady |
|
Arena of Glory
3.0 copiesdown 24 points
|
7% | 3.0 | down 24 points |
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Seal of Fire
|
7% | 3.8 | down 24 points |
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Chandra's Incinerator
|
5% | 4.0 | down 22 points |
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Manamorphose
|
5% | 4.0 | new |
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Pompous Battlemage // Improvised Act
|
5% | 2.0 | new |
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Roiling Vortex
|
5% | 2.0 | new |
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Street Wraith
|
5% | 4.0 | new |
- Trend
- share of decks compared with the 30 days before: ▲ up, ▼ down, ● new, = steady (under five points)
Recent decks
| Decklist | Event | Δ | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decklist by Octillery224 Main deck: 23 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 11 cards to change to get the average list | Modern Challenge 16 |
Main deck: 23 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 11 cards to change to get the average list | #12 of 34 3-3 |
| Decklist by DemianDesposito10 Main deck: 8 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list | Modern Challenge 32 |
Main deck: 8 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list | #22 of 48 3-3 |
| Decklist by Bullet_Time Main deck: 23 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 9 cards to change to get the average list | Modern Challenge 32 |
Main deck: 23 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 9 cards to change to get the average list | #4 (top 8) of 54 5-3 |
| Decklist by DemianDesposito10 Main deck: 8 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list | Modern Challenge 32 |
Main deck: 8 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list | #30 of 51 2-4 |
| Decklist by Enida Main deck: 18 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 11 cards to change to get the average list | Modern Challenge 32 |
Main deck: 18 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 11 cards to change to get the average list | #32 of 51 2-3 |
| Decklist by Hsu Shengchuan Main deck: 28 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 10 cards to change to get the average list | MIT Championship 台灣冠軍賽-第十三輪 |
Main deck: 28 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 10 cards to change to get the average list | #76 of 83 0-2 |
| Decklist by Enida Main deck: 18 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 9 cards to change to get the average list | Modern Challenge 32 |
Main deck: 18 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 9 cards to change to get the average list | #30 of 66 3-4 |
| Decklist by DemianDesposito10 Main deck: 8 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list | Modern Challenge 16 |
Main deck: 8 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list | #18 of 28 2-3 |
| Decklist by DemianDesposito10 Main deck: 8 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list | Modern Challenge 32 |
Main deck: 8 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list | #20 of 52 3-3 |
| Decklist by DemianDesposito10 Main deck: 8 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 3 cards to change to get the average list | Modern Challenge 32 |
Main deck: 8 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 3 cards to change to get the average list | #30 of 50 2-4 |
| Decklist by Enida Main deck: 18 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 7 cards to change to get the average list | Modern Challenge 32 |
Main deck: 18 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 7 cards to change to get the average list | #11 of 48 4-2 |
| Decklist by DemianDesposito10 Main deck: 8 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 3 cards to change to get the average list | Modern Challenge 32 |
Main deck: 8 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 3 cards to change to get the average list | #32 of 50 2-4 |
| Decklist by DemianDesposito10 Main deck: 8 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list | Modern Challenge 32 |
Main deck: 8 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 2 cards to change to get the average list | #7 (top 8) of 46 5-2 |
| Decklist by SFDK Main deck: 13 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 5 cards to change to get the average list | Modern League (5-0) |
Main deck: 13 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 5 cards to change to get the average list | 5-0 |
| Decklist by Josecasti Main deck: 24 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 7 cards to change to get the average list | Modern League (5-0) |
Main deck: 24 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 7 cards to change to get the average list | 5-0 |
| Decklist by Sampapale Main deck: 14 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 5 cards to change to get the average list | ReCQ - Modern - SCG CON Hartford - Saturday - 3:00 pm |
Main deck: 14 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 5 cards to change to get the average list | #13 of 37 2-1 |
| Decklist by Justin Gottlieb Main deck: 11 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 5 cards to change to get the average list | ReCQ - Modern - SCG CON Hartford - Saturday - 3:00 pm |
Main deck: 11 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 5 cards to change to get the average list | #31 of 37 1-1 |
| Decklist by EricNida Main deck: 16 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 11 cards to change to get the average list | LDXPSAC26 10/24 9:00 AM Modern 10K – 8 Slot RCQ |
Main deck: 16 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 11 cards to change to get the average list | #19 of 110 7-5 |
| Decklist by YourFault64 Main deck: 20 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 8 cards to change to get the average list | LDXPSAC26 10/24 9:00 AM Modern 10K – 8 Slot RCQ |
Main deck: 20 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 8 cards to change to get the average list | #60 of 110 3-4 |
| Decklist by Jacob Johnson Main deck: 13 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 8 cards to change to get the average list | LDXPSAC26 10/24 9:00 AM Modern 10K – 8 Slot RCQ |
Main deck: 13 cards to change to get the average list Sideboard: 8 cards to change to get the average list | #96 of 110 1-4 |
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- cards to swap to get the average list of the archetype in the last 30 days: the top bar is the main deck, the lighter one below the sideboard; the details are in the deck
Rising and falling cards (last 30 days)
Rising
- Wear // Tear ▲ 29.4 44.8%, sideboard
- Searing Blood ▲ 24.0 58.6%, sideboard
- Forked Bolt ▲ 22.4 22.4%
- Light Up the Stage ▲ 20.7 20.7%
- Scalding Tarn ▲ 17.9 44.8%
- Tormod's Crypt ▲ 17.2 17.2%, sideboard
- Lava Dart ▲ 17.2 17.2%
- Cori-Steel Cutter ▲ 17.2 17.2%
Falling
- Soul-Guide Lantern ▼ 38.9 3.4%, sideboard
- Rift Bolt ▼ 34.6 50.0%
- Damping Sphere ▼ 30.5 31.0%, sideboard
- Arena of Glory ▼ 23.9 6.9%
- Seal of Fire ▼ 23.9 6.9%
- Chandra's Incinerator ▼ 21.8 5.2%
- Goblin Guide ▼ 19.5 69.0%
- Surgical Extraction ▼ 19.4 34.5%, sideboard
Change in share of this archetype's decks (percentage points) compared with the previous 30 days, then the share of its 58 decks (26 in the period before). Main deck and sideboard apart, only changes of at least 5 points.
Matchups (last 30 days)
| Opponent | Win rate | Record |
|---|---|---|
| vs Azorius Control | 55% | 6-5 |
| vs Golgari Broodscale | 55% | 6-5 |
| vs Prowess | 33% | 4-8 |
23 more opponents with fewer than 10 matches
- vs Affinity 3-6
- vs Domain Zoo 1-7
- vs Esper Blink 6-2
- vs Boros Energy 2-4
- vs Dimir Frog 2-4
- vs Goryo's Vengeance 1-5
- vs Moonshadow 3-2
- vs Grixis Reanimator 0-4
- vs Amulet Titan 0-3
- vs Devoted Combo 3-0
- vs Eldrazi Ramp 1-2
- vs Eldrazi Tron 2-1
- vs Boros Ponza 2-0
- vs Living End 1-1
- vs Birthing Ritual 1-0
- vs Black Eldrazi 0-1
- vs Cutter Affinity 1-0
- vs Golgari Yawgmoth 1-0
- vs Mono-Blue Belcher 1-0
- vs Mono-Red Belcher 1-0
- vs Necrodominance 0-1
- vs Ruby Storm 1-0
- vs Samwise Combo 1-0
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