How to beat Devoted Combo in Modern
Over the last 90 days of recorded Modern matches, the decks with the best results against Devoted Combo are Rakdos Midrange (100% over 5 matches), Affinity (63% over 8 matches) and Jeskai Prowess (63% over 8 matches). Rakdos Midrange's 100% sits in a 95% range of 57%–100%, which is the range a 5-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Grafdigger's Cage, Consign to Memory and Prismatic Ending in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.
Best records against Devoted Combo
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 Devoted Combo | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rakdos Midrange | 100.0% | 5-0 | 5 | Low sample | 57%–100% |
| Affinity | 62.5% | 5-3 | 8 | Medium sample | 31%–86% |
| Jeskai Prowess | 62.5% | 5-3 | 8 | Medium sample | 31%–86% |
| Ruby Storm | 66.7% | 4-2 | 6 | Low sample | 30%–90% |
| Mono-Green Basking Broodscale Combo | 54.5% | 6-5 | 11 | Medium sample | 28%–79% |
| Azorius Control | 60.0% | 3-2 | 5 | Low sample | 23%–88% |
| Izzet Murktide | 60.0% | 3-2 | 5 | Low sample | 23%–88% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
28 further pairings (52 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 Devoted Combo's archetype page and in the Modern matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat Devoted Combo bring
Sideboard cards run by Rakdos Midrange, Affinity, Jeskai Prowess, Ruby Storm, Mono-Green Basking Broodscale Combo. 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 Devoted Combo, not a list to bring in.
| Card | Decks running it | Average copies | Which decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grafdigger's Cage | 3 of 5 | 1.3 | Rakdos Midrange, Affinity, Mono-Green Basking Broodscale Combo |
| Consign to Memory | 2 of 5 | 3.1 | Affinity, Jeskai Prowess |
| Prismatic Ending | 2 of 5 | 2.2 | Jeskai Prowess, Ruby Storm |
| Obsidian Charmaw | 2 of 5 | 2.0 | Rakdos Midrange, Jeskai Prowess |
| Wear // Tear | 2 of 5 | 1.6 | Jeskai Prowess, Ruby Storm |
| Meltdown | 2 of 5 | 1.2 | Rakdos Midrange, Jeskai Prowess |
| Blood Moon | 2 of 5 | 0.9 | Rakdos Midrange, Affinity |
| Vexing Bauble | 2 of 5 | 0.8 | Affinity, Mono-Green Basking Broodscale Combo |
| Surgical Extraction | 2 of 5 | 0.6 | Rakdos Midrange, Jeskai Prowess |
| Trinisphere | 1 of 5 | 2.5 | Mono-Green Basking Broodscale Combo |
| Galvanic Blast | 1 of 5 | 2.2 | Affinity |
| Orim's Chant | 1 of 5 | 2.1 | Ruby Storm |
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 Devoted Combo beats
The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Devoted Combo with, the record argues against these.
| Deck | Win rate vs Devoted Combo | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goryo's Vengeance | 30.8% | 4-9 | 13 | Medium sample | 13%–58% |
| Dimir Midrange | 28.6% | 2-5 | 7 | Low sample | 8%–64% |
| Living End | 42.9% | 3-4 | 7 | Low sample | 16%–75% |
| Boros Energy | 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 Devoted Combo in Modern?
Across the last 90 days, Rakdos Midrange (100% over 5 matches), Affinity (63% over 8 matches) and Jeskai Prowess (63% over 8 matches) hold the best recorded results against Devoted Combo. 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 Devoted Combo?
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 Devoted Combo — Rakdos Midrange, Affinity, Jeskai Prowess, Ruby Storm and Mono-Green Basking Broodscale Combo — most commonly run Grafdigger's Cage, Consign to Memory, Prismatic Ending, Obsidian Charmaw and Wear // Tear in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.
What does Devoted Combo beat?
Devoted Combo's best recorded matchups over the same window are Goryo's Vengeance (69% across 13 matches), Dimir Midrange (71% across 7 matches) and Living End (57% across 7 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Devoted Combo 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 28 of those for Devoted Combo 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 Devoted Combo'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.