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Phoenix — Modern metagame & decklists | CastHaven
Modern archetype
Phoenix
Meta share · 30d
0.4%
n=3,235 decks
Top 8s · 30d
1
finishes of 8th or better
Best finish
1st
Modern Challenge 64, May 16, 2026
Current top-performing list
Phoenix — 1st place
Modern Challenge 64 · May 16, 2026 · MahfuzVanGogh
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Modern
Creatures · 15
4
Arclight Phoenix
4
Exhibition Tidecaller
4
Stinkweed Imp
3
Golgari Thug
Spells · 24
4
Creeping Chill
4
Faithless Looting
4
Lava Dart
4
Life from the Loam
4
Otherworldly Gaze
3
Burning Inquiry
1
Conflagrate
Enchantments · 2
2
Artist's Talent
Lands · 19
3
Arid Mesa
3
Scalding Tarn
3
Wooded Foothills
2
Bloodstained Mire
2
Mountain
2
Steam Vents
2
Stomping Ground
Sideboard · 15
4
Thoughtseize
3
Vexing Bauble
2
Boseiju, Who Endures
2
Lightning Axe
2
Meltdown
2
Surgical Extraction
Core vs. flex
Staples
In ≥90% of lists (modal quantity shown) · mainboard · last 30 days · n=14 lists
Insufficient data (n=14)
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Past top performers
Date
Event
Finish
Player
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May 16, 2026
Modern Challenge 64
1st
MahfuzVanGogh
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Top 8 finishes · last 30 days · rows expand to the full copyable list.
Trends
Phoenix adoption
% of classified Modern decks · weekly · n=33,079
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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1
Blood Crypt
1
Thundering Falls
Flex slots
Inclusion rate · mainboard · last 30 days · n=14 lists · top 12 of 16
Insufficient data (n=14)
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Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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Rotated out
Artist's Talent
last seen Jun 8, 2026 · in lists since Sep 22, 2025 · avg 3.4× per list
Boseiju, Who Endures
last seen Jun 8, 2026 · in lists since Aug 15, 2025 · avg 1.7× per list
Conflagrate
last seen Jun 8, 2026 · in lists since Aug 15, 2025 · avg 1.7× per list
Exhibition Tidecaller
last seen Jun 8, 2026 · in lists since Apr 23, 2026 · avg 3.9× per list
Into the Flood Maw
last seen Jun 8, 2026 · in lists since Jun 28, 2025 · avg 1.8× per list
Lightning Axe
last seen Jun 8, 2026 · in lists since Aug 15, 2025 · avg 2.1× per list
Memory's Journey
last seen Jun 8, 2026 · in lists since Mar 14, 2026 · avg 1.4× per list
Thoughtseize
last seen Jun 8, 2026 · in lists since Jun 15, 2025 · avg 3.7× per list
Cards this deck used to play, from the archetype’s full card-pool history — when they were last seen and how many copies lists ran.
0.2%
Jun 9
Jun 8
Finish distribution
Final standings finishes · last 30 days · n=5 decks
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1st
1
2nd
0
Top 4
0
Top 8
0
Other
4
Data as of Jun 13, 2026 · MTGO + paper
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