How to beat Selesnya Enchantress in Premodern

Over the last 90 days of recorded Premodern matches, the decks with the best results against Selesnya Enchantress are Azorius Replenish (80% over 5 matches), Naya Terragedon (56% over 18 matches) and Gruul Goblins (67% over 6 matches). Azorius Replenish's 80% sits in a 95% range of 38%–96%, which is the range a 5-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Hydroblast, Tormod's Crypt and Meddling Mage in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.

Best records against Selesnya Enchantress

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.

Archetypes with the best recorded results against Selesnya Enchantress, best first
DeckWin rate vs Selesnya EnchantressRecordMatchesSample95% range
Azorius Replenish80.0%4-15Low sample38%–96%
Naya Terragedon55.6%10-818Medium sample34%–75%
Gruul Goblins66.7%4-26Low sample30%–90%
Azorius Stiflenought60.0%3-25Low sample23%–88%
Psychatog60.0%3-25Low sample23%–88%
  • High sample · 20+ matches
  • Medium sample · 8–19 matches
  • Low sample · 5–7 matches

26 further pairings (44 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. 3 pairings against archetypes that have left the Premodern metagame are excluded. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Selesnya Enchantress's archetype page and in the Premodern matchup matrix.

What the decks that beat Selesnya Enchantress bring

Sideboard cards run by Azorius Replenish, Naya Terragedon, Gruul Goblins, Azorius Stiflenought, Psychatog. 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 Selesnya Enchantress, not a list to bring in.

CardDecks running itAverage copiesWhich decks
Hydroblast3 of 51.8Azorius Replenish, Azorius Stiflenought, Psychatog
Tormod's Crypt3 of 51.3Naya Terragedon, Gruul Goblins, Psychatog
Meddling Mage2 of 53.4Azorius Replenish, Azorius Stiflenought
Exalted Angel2 of 52.0Azorius Replenish, Azorius Stiflenought
Annul2 of 51.8Azorius Stiflenought, Psychatog
Pyroblast2 of 51.6Naya Terragedon, Gruul Goblins
Red Elemental Blast2 of 51.4Naya Terragedon, Gruul Goblins
Blue Elemental Blast2 of 51.3Azorius Stiflenought, Psychatog
Tsabo's Web2 of 50.9Azorius Replenish, Psychatog
Naturalize2 of 50.7Naya Terragedon, Gruul Goblins
Pyroclasm1 of 53.1Naya Terragedon
Pyrokinesis1 of 52.7Gruul Goblins

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 Selesnya Enchantress beats

The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Selesnya Enchantress with, the record argues against these.

Archetypes Selesnya Enchantress has the best recorded results against, worst first for the challenger
DeckWin rate vs Selesnya EnchantressRecordMatchesSample95% range
Mono-Red Sligh16.7%1-56Low sample3%–56%
Mono-Blue Stiflenought41.9%13-1831High sample26%–59%
Elves40.0%2-35Low sample12%–77%
The Rock40.0%2-35Low sample12%–77%
  • High sample · 20+ matches
  • Medium sample · 8–19 matches
  • Low sample · 5–7 matches

Questions

What beats Selesnya Enchantress in Premodern?

Across the last 90 days, Azorius Replenish (80% over 5 matches), Naya Terragedon (56% over 18 matches) and Gruul Goblins (67% over 6 matches) hold the best recorded results against Selesnya Enchantress. 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 Selesnya Enchantress?

We do not have sideboard choices tied to individual matches, so this is not a sideboard guide. What the data supports is narrower: the 5 decks with the best records against Selesnya Enchantress — Azorius Replenish, Naya Terragedon, Gruul Goblins, Azorius Stiflenought and Psychatog — most commonly run Hydroblast, Tormod's Crypt, Meddling Mage, Exalted Angel and Annul in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.

What does Selesnya Enchantress beat?

Selesnya Enchantress's best recorded matchups over the same window are Mono-Red Sligh (83% across 6 matches), Mono-Blue Stiflenought (58% across 31 matches) and Elves (60% across 5 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Selesnya Enchantress with, these are the ones the record argues against.

How reliable are these Premodern 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 26 of those for Selesnya Enchantress 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 Premodern metagame are excluded from the ranking, which removes 3 pairings here — their historical records are still on Selesnya Enchantress'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.