Living End

Combo · Modern · April 2026 · Sim-verified · 100 Bo3 per pair
Format
Modern
Combo · 3.6% meta
Sim WR (flat)
53.3%
⚖ 50.8% T1/T2 weighted
Rank
#9
T2 · -2.5pp weighted gap
Best / Worst
82%
vs Azorius Cont / worst 24% vs Affinity
Decklist

Mainboard (60)

4Living End
4Shardless Agent325 casts · #1 finisher (55)
4Demonic Dread250 casts · #3 finisher (21)
4Force of Negationhate16 casts
4Subtletyvalue256 casts · #2 finisher (28)
4Street Wraithcantrip529 dmg
4Striped Riverwindercantrip645 dmg
4Architects of Willcantrip600 dmg
2Curator of Mysteriescantrip
2Waker of Wavescantrip65 casts
4Misty Rainforestlandfetch land
4Verdant Catacombslandfetch land
1Breeding Poolland
1Watery Graveland
1Overgrown Tombland
1Blood Cryptland
2Forestland
2Islandland
1Swampland
1Zagoth Triomecantripenters tapped
1Ketria Triomecantripenters tapped
1Indatha Triomecantripenters tapped
1Raugrin Triomecantripenters tapped
2Blooming Marshlandenters tapped
1Botanical Sanctumlandenters tapped
60 cards · 25 unique

Sideboard (15)

3Foundation Breakervalue
3Endurancevalue
2Mystical Disputehate
2Force of Vigorremoval
3Leyline of the Void
2Boseiju, Who Enduresland
15 cards · 6 unique
Deck Construction Findings
Meta-weighted vs flat WR
Struggles more against popular decks
-2.5pp
Striped Riverwinder: #1 damage source
? casts across 1500 games
645 dmg
Shardless Agent: #1 finisher
Combo kill piece (T8.0)
55 kills
Shardless Agent: most cast card
0.2x per game average — the engine of the deck
325 casts
Best matchup: Azorius Control
Control archetype — structural advantage
82%
Worst matchup: Affinity
Aggro archetype — structural weakness
24%
Stars of the Sim — 1500 Games
MVP Shardless Agent
Shardless Agent
55 kills
? total dmg · Combo kill piece (T8.0)
MVP Subtlety
Subtlety
28 kills
? total dmg · Combo kill piece (T8.0)
Overperformer Striped Riverwinder
Striped Riverwinder
645 dmg
damage engine
Overperformer Architects of Will
Architects of Will
600 dmg
damage engine
Game Plan
Setup
Cycle creatures into GY while ramping to 3 mana for cascade
Fillers: Architects of Will, Curator of Mysteries, Street Wraith, Striped Riverwinder
Payoffs: Demonic Dread, Shardless Agent
Develop
Cascade into Living End NOW — cast Shardless Agent or Demonic Dread
Payoffs: Demonic Dread, Shardless Agent
Fillers: Architects of Will, Curator of Mysteries, Street Wraith, Striped Riverwinder
Close
Attack with reanimated creatures to close the game
Mulligan for: Architects of Will, Demonic Dread, Shardless Agent, Street Wraith, Striped Riverwinder
Kill Turn Distribution
Azorius Cont
T9.8 82%
Izzet Prowes
T6.4 72%
4/5c Control
T9.1 70%
Dimir Midran
T7.4 58%
4c Omnath
T9.4 40%
Metagame Strategy — Non-Obvious Findings
Damage ≠ kills: Striped Riverwinder deals the most damage (645) but Shardless Agent gets the most kills (55). The closer and the damage engine are different cards — don't evaluate them the same way.
Sideboard asymmetry: vs Azorius Control (WST), G1 WR is 0% but match WR improves to 74% (+74pp). Your SB plan is strong here.
Removal blind spot: Phlage from 4c Omnath deals 90 damage and is likely outside your mainboard removal range. Consider SB answers for this axis.
Weighted gap -2.5pp: This deck underperforms at top tables vs the field. Struggles against popular decks — consider adapting your SB for the T1 field.
G1 → Match Swing — Sideboard Asymmetry
Azorius Control (WST 0% → 74% +74pp G3=0%
Izzet Prowess 20% → 72% +52pp G3=50%
4/5c Control 30% → 70% +40pp G3=30%
Dimir Midrange 80% → 58% -22pp G3=70%
Azorius Control 60% → 82% +22pp G3=40%
What Kills You — Removal Blind Spots
Phlage
Phlage
90 dmg · 4c Omnath
Matchup Spread
T1 opponents (≥5% meta)
Boros Energyaggro21.1%
36%
Jeskai Blinktempo9.2%
38%
Eldrazi Tronramp7.1%
46%
4/5c Controlcontrol6.7%
70%
Azorius Control (WSTcontrol6.7%
74%
Azorius Controlcontrol6.7%
82%
Ruby Stormcombo6.2%
46%
Affinityaggro6.1%
24%
T2 opponents (3-5%)
Izzet Prowessaggro4.9%
72%
Amulet Titancombo4.1%
70%
Goryo's Vengeancecombo3.6%
72%
4c Omnathmidrange3.5%
40%
Field
Domain Zooaggro2.9%
36%
Dimir Midrangemidrange2.8%
58%
Pinnacle Affinityaggro2.0%
36%
Simulated: 2026-05-02 · 16 decks · 100 Bo3/pair (1500 games for Living End) · Engine: MTGSimManu@3e74429
Source: metagame_data.jsx (D object) · Card stats: deck_cards[8] · Matchups: matchup_cards["8,*"]
Shell: ManusAI · Strategy + EV scoring: Claude · Owner: DJPieter81