When a Pro Tour calls, Amulet Titan runs
Welcome to the Modern Power Rankings after Pro Tour: Edge of Eternities. Since Modern is a long-time fan favorite format, this was a highly anticipated event. Thankfully, the results didn’t disappoint! The Modern metagame was diverse, and you could see a wide range of strategies represented at the top tables. Frankly, it was tough to narrow these Rankings down to only 15 archetypes. It was harder still to choose the best deck among many compelling options!
The Best Modern Decks in Magic: The Gathering Right Now (October 2025)
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If you’re looking for an entry point into the format, any of the decks on this list will serve you well (although some of them can be quite challenging to pilot). If you’re an expert or already have a deck you swear by, then consider this a list of the archetypes that you should prepare to face at your next Modern event. For each archetype, if appropriate, I’ve included the decklist of the top-finishing pilot at Pro Tour: Edge of Eternities.
#15 Azorius Blink
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Azorius Blink is a creation of Hall of Famer Gabriel “Yellowhat” Nassif, who is very likely the best deckbuilder in the history of the Pro Tour. Nassif, a few fellow Team TCGplayer teammates, and I played Azorius Blink to a respectable 54.0% win rate–although it was also no surprise that Gab wound up as the most successful of us, landing 12th place in the final Pro Tour standings.
Azorius Blink was a solid metagame choice for the Pro Tour, as blinking White Orchid Phantom allows you to shred the manabase of Tameshi Belcher and Tron decks, which were two notable archetypes to beat for the event. Azorius Blink has also seen a tick up in popularity online in the wake of the Pro Tour. Still, the jury is out regarding how well it can navigate the diverse and unpredictable field of Modern in the long term.
If this archetype interests you, stay tuned! I’m looking to write a deck and sideboard guide for ChannelFireball in the coming weeks.
#14 Neoform Combo
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One of the scariest combo decks in Modern, Neoform appeared in the Pro Tour Top 8 in the hands of Noe Offman. That said, it only won 45.5% of its matches across the event, making it one of the less impressive performances among popular archetypes.
Regardless of performance, you should always plan to run into Neoform or similar fast combo decks when you play Modern. I always like to pack some amount of generic disruption — like Thoughtseize and Force of Negation — in addition to targeted hate cards, which can hammer individual combo matchups. Grafdigger’s Cage and Containment Priest, for example, are excellent against Neoform.
#13 Ruby Storm
Ruby Storm had reached as high as #6 a few installments ago, but continues to tumble down the Rankings. Only one player brought it to the Pro Tour, and they didn’t make the cut for Day 2.
Turn three kills are common–particularly when a Ruby Medallion or a Ral, Monsoon Mage goes unanswered. Ruby Storm can also wade through hate cards rather well, so you’ll want to assemble a tight web of graveyard hate, spell-based disruption, targeted sideboard cards, plus a quick clock if you’re looking for a good matchup against Ruby Storm. ARTICLE SPOTLIGHTModern Ruby Storm MTG Deck Guide – Best Cards, Tips & Tricks, and More!If in doubt, Storm ’em out! Luis Scott-Vargas8/8/2025
#12 Domain Zoo
“Zoo” is an old-fashioned name for a deck that combines burn spells with the best creatures across a variety of colors. While that description certainly fits with today’s Domain Zoo decks, these often win with single, powerful threats rather than with a wide board of small creatures.
Perhaps the nastiest combo is Leyline of the Guildpact with Scion of Draco, which results in the dragon itself having all of the abilities listed on the card. Many decks in Modern have a hard time beating a flying, lifelinking, hexproof creature on the second turn of the game. (Heck, who doesn’t!).
#11 Green Eldrazi (or Eldrazi Ramp)
By starting the game with reliable ramp options like Utopia Sprawl, Malevolent Rumble, and Talisman of Impulse, these decks quickly and reliably get to heavy hitters like Sowing Mycospawn and Kozilek’s Command. By incorporating plenty of Basic Forests, these decks can even perform in the face of disruptive options like Blood Moon and Obsidian Charmaw. As such, Green Eldrazi is difficult to beat, and it takes a lot more than tossing in a couple of sideboard cards to have a good matchup against it. ARTICLE SPOTLIGHTModern Eldrazi Ramp MTG Deck Guide – Best Cards, How to Sideboard, and More!Want to throw spaghetti at your opponents? Don’t worry, as LSV brings you everything you need to know about Eldrazi Ramp in Modern! Luis Scott-Vargas5/21/2025
#10 Broodscale Combo
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In any case, the primary combo is to pair Basking Broodscale with Blade of the Bloodchief. Sacrificing an Eldrazi Spawn adds a +1/+1 counter to Broodscale, which in turn creates another Spawn and allows you to repeat the process.
At that point, you can generate an infinitely large creature and an unbounded amount of colorless mana. You can win the game with a series of Glaring Fleshraker triggers, or by using Walking Ballista (either cast it from your hand, or tap into the ability using Agatha’s Soul Cauldron). Or, you know, you can just attack with your massive Basking Broodscale or Writhing Chrysalis.ARTICLE SPOTLIGHTModern Broodscale Combo MTG Deck Guide – Best Cards, How to Sideboard, and More!Want to play a banned Pauper strategy in Modern? Here’s how. Luis Scott-Vargas8/29/2025
#9 Azorius (and Jeskai) Control
The broad archetype of Control can be subdivided into so many smaller decks that a single win rate doesn’t tell the full story. Instead, I’ll quote Frank Karsten from his most recent Metagame Mentor article.
“At Pro Tour Edge of Eternities, Jeskai Control posted a staggering 71% win rate, while both Azorius Control and Jeskai Chant both hovered around 54%. Taken in isolation, each result is far from statistically significant, but together, they tell a stronger story. Controlling the pace of the game through sweepers, countermagic, spot removal, planeswalkers, and card draw remains a formidable approach, especially when it’s well understood what answers the metagame requires.”
#8 Izzet Prowess
Cori-Steel Cutter is a key card that supercharges this archetype and makes it very resilient to spot removal. Izzet Prowess is both fast and consistent, packing cards like Expressive Iteration that can help keep gas in the tank, and even allow Izzet to grind out slower decks.
#7 Esper Goryo’s
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A massive story of the Pro Tour was Esper Goryo’s showing up as the most played archetype. It won 52.0% of its matches and put Jonny Gutman into the Top 8. I didn’t expect anything less after seeing how many elite players and teams showed up with Goryo’s.
This is another one of these powerful combo decks that’s always scary to face. The goal is to dump a game-winning legendary creature into the graveyard like Atraxa, Grand Unifier or Griselbrand, and then return it to the battlefield immediately using either Goryo’s Vengeance, Emperor of Bones, Priest of Fell Rites, or even Superior Spider-Man.
Perhaps the most significant appeal of Esper Goryo’s is its robust midrange backup plan. Psychic Frog and Ephemerate are already natural fits with the end-goal of reanimating Atraxa. So it’s not a stretch to also begin incorporating card advantage, removal, and disruption. It’s even a great home for the Quantum Riddler from Edge of Eternities. Esper Goryo’s is a scary and powerful archetype that only seems to get stronger and stronger.
#6 Tameshi Belcher
The idea behind Goblin Charbelcher is to use the density of double-faced land spells available in Modern to build a deck with no actual lands. At that point, Goblin Charbelcher represents a one-shot kill.
Lotus Bloom supports a turn four Charbelcher win. However, it also enables the Tameshi Belcher deck to tap into a different angle of attack with Tameshi, Reality Architect. By repeatedly rebuying Lotus Bloom from the graveyard, you can generate a massive amount of mana. Imagine, for example, that you bounce your board of lands for a ton of mana while one of the lands you return is Sea Gate Restoration. You can draw so many cards and generate so much value that winning the game becomes trivial.
#5 Esper & Orzhov Blink
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These decks can take a variety of forms, including being Orzhov, Esper, or even Mardu. Some attack mana with White Orchid Phantom and Flickerwisp while others lean into more controlling elements like Ketramose, the New Dawn and Relic of Progenitus.
Among numerous versions of Esper and Orzhov Blink decks, no grouping cracked a 50% overall win rate at Pro Tour: Edge of Eternities. Nonetheless, Horiuchi Makoto reached the semifinals, and Marco Fabrizi went 9-1 in the Swiss, indicating that strong versions with strong pilots can still perform well.
Personally, I really wanted to play Esper Blink at the Pro Tour, as the combination of Quantum Riddler, Psychic Frog, and Thoughtseize really appeals to me. Perhaps the poor overall win rate means that I was right to choose Azorius over Esper. However, as Horiuchi Makoto was absolutely dismantling me in round 15, I couldn’t help but feel a pang of jealousy at the awesome version he managed to put together. ARTICLE SPOTLIGHTModern Esper Blink MTG Deck GuideBlink and you’ll miss it! Andrea Mengucci7/1/2025
#4 Boros Energy
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Boros Energy was the deck to beat going into the Pro Tour and had remained in my #1 position all summer. In fact, this had been the go-to deck of the format since the banning of Underworld Breach way back in March.
Although Boros Energy isn’t going anywhere, it was a distinct loser at the Pro Tour, winning only 43.3% of its matches. It’s a powerful and effective deck, but faces the traditional midrange problem of being unable to adequately sideboard against the huge range of degenerate strategies in Modern. Right now, I think Boros Energy is just being pulled in too many different directions at once. ARTICLE SPOTLIGHTModern Boros Energy MTG Deck Guide – Best Cards, Sideboarding, and More!Want to play Modern’s big bad? Fear not, as Reid Duke guides you on how to play Boros Energy! Reid Duke8/14/2025
#3 Izzet Affinity
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Izzet Affinity won 51.0% of its matches, but is getting a lot of attention at every level of competition, both on- and offline. There’s a lot you can do within this broad “Affinity” archetype. Thoughtcast, Thought Monitor, Kappa Cannoneer, and Pinnacle Emissary are a few of the exciting payoff cards you might choose to tap into. ARTICLE SPOTLIGHTModern Izzet Steel Cutter MTG Deck Guide – Sideboarding, Best Cards, and More!It might be banned in Standard, but Cori-Steel Cutter is still messed up in Modern. Andrea Mengucci8/4/2025
#2 Eldrazi Tron
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By having both Urza Tron Lands and the Eldrazi Temple plus the Ugin’s Labyrinth angle, Eldrazi Tron has multiple broken openings it can tap into. It’s a high-power strategy that has a surprising amount of game against both fast aggro and combo.
While it’s not easy to pilot, the high power level and straightforward game plan make Eldrazi Tron one of the first decks I’d recommend for someone looking to jump in for a Modern Regional Championship Qualifier (RCQ) or FNM. Don’t underestimate the power of the Eldrazi!ARTICLE SPOTLIGHTModern Eldrazi Tron MTG Deck Guide – Best Cards, Sideboarding, and More!1 + 1 + 1 = Ugin, Eye of the Storms.Andrea Mengucci9/5/2025
#1 Amulet Titan
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Sometimes I begin work on a Power Rankings for a given format, and it’s glaringly obvious what deck should get the #1 position — this was not one of those times. Tameshi Belcher could’ve gotten it as the Pro Tour-winning deck; Esper Goryo’s as the most-played; Boros Energy as the historically dominant archetype; or even Eldrazi Tron or Izzet Affinity due to the combination of their Pro Tour success and heavy online presence.
While the core strategy is familiar, the specifics of the deck continue to evolve. These days, Spelunking is a popular choice. It can serve as a redundant Amulet of Vigor effect, plus it can give you extra juice from Scapeshift and the like. Amulet Titan experts can assemble a convoluted loop using Aftermath Analyst to return lands from the graveyard and Shifting Woodland to copy the Aftermath Analyst and repeat the process.
Overall, Modern remains diverse and balanced. I wish you luck and lots of fun if you’re playing in an RCQ, Regional Championships (RC), or any other Modern event coming up!