How to beat Ruby Storm in Modern
Over the last 90 days of recorded Modern matches, the decks with the best results against Ruby Storm are Goryo's Vengeance (67% over 6 matches) and Living End (60% over 5 matches). Goryo's Vengeance's 67% sits in a 95% range of 30%–90%, which is the range a 6-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Mystical Dispute, Clarion Conqueror and Teferi, Time Raveler in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.
Best records against Ruby Storm
Matches played in the last 90 days, from events that publish round-by-round pairings. Ranked by the bottom of each 95% range, not by the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one.
| Deck | Win rate vs Ruby Storm | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goryo's Vengeance | 66.7% | 4-2 | 6 | Low sample | 30%–90% |
| Living End | 60.0% | 3-2 | 5 | Low sample | 23%–88% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
22 further pairings (44 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. 1 pairing against archetypes that have left the Modern metagame is excluded. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Ruby Storm's archetype page and in the Modern matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat Ruby Storm bring
Sideboard cards run by Goryo's Vengeance, Living End. This is not a sideboard guide for this matchup. We record who beat whom, not what either player boarded, so these are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play — a hint about the kind of card that punishes Ruby Storm, not a list to bring in.
| Card | Decks running it | Average copies | Which decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystical Dispute | 2 of 2 | 3.0 | Goryo's Vengeance, Living End |
| Clarion Conqueror | 2 of 2 | 1.7 | Goryo's Vengeance, Living End |
| Teferi, Time Raveler | 2 of 2 | 1.1 | Goryo's Vengeance, Living End |
| Consign to Memory | 1 of 2 | 3.4 | Goryo's Vengeance |
| Wrath of the Skies | 1 of 2 | 2.5 | Goryo's Vengeance |
| Inevitable Betrayal | 1 of 2 | 1.9 | Living End |
| Force of Vigor | 1 of 2 | 1.8 | Living End |
| Brotherhood's End | 1 of 2 | 1.1 | Living End |
| Nihil Spellbomb | 1 of 2 | 1.0 | Goryo's Vengeance |
| Spell Snare | 1 of 2 | 0.9 | Goryo's Vengeance |
| Foundation Breaker | 1 of 2 | 0.6 | Living End |
| Surgical Extraction | 1 of 2 | 0.4 | Goryo's Vengeance |
Average copies is expected copies per deck — average copies played multiplied by the share of that archetype's lists running the card — so a 4-of in half the lists reads as 2.0.
Decks Ruby Storm beats
The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Ruby Storm with, the record argues against these.
| Deck | Win rate vs Ruby Storm | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devoted Combo | 20.0% | 1-4 | 5 | Low sample | 4%–62% |
| Tron | 20.0% | 1-4 | 5 | Low sample | 4%–62% |
| Mono-Green Basking Broodscale Combo | 40.0% | 2-3 | 5 | Low sample | 12%–77% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
Questions
What beats Ruby Storm in Modern?
Across the last 90 days, Goryo's Vengeance (67% over 6 matches) and Living End (60% over 5 matches) hold the best recorded results against Ruby Storm. Records come from events that publish round-by-round pairings, and both decks in a match have to be identified for it to count, so these are the pairings we can see rather than every match played.
What should I bring in against Ruby Storm?
We do not have sideboard choices tied to individual matches, so this is not a sideboard guide. What the data supports is narrower: the 2 decks with the best records against Ruby Storm — Goryo's Vengeance and Living End — most commonly run Mystical Dispute, Clarion Conqueror, Teferi, Time Raveler, Consign to Memory and Wrath of the Skies in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.
What does Ruby Storm beat?
Ruby Storm's best recorded matchups over the same window are Devoted Combo (80% across 5 matches), Tron (80% across 5 matches) and Mono-Green Basking Broodscale Combo (60% across 5 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Ruby Storm with, these are the ones the record argues against.
How reliable are these Modern matchup numbers?
Not very, and the page says so per row rather than in aggregate. Every pairing shows its match count, its sample band and a 95% range; the strongest band we award is 20+ matches, which is still roughly a ±20-point range around the figure shown. Pairings under 5 matches are counted but never given a percentage — there are 22 of those for Ruby Storm right now. Rankings use the bottom of each range rather than the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one it has not earned.
What period does this cover?
Matches played in the last 90 days, filtered on when each match was actually played. Archetypes that have dropped out of the Modern metagame are excluded from the ranking, which removes 1 pairing here — their historical records are still on Ruby Storm's own archetype page and in the format matchup matrix.
What each number on this site measures, and where it is least reliable, is set out on the methodology page.