I'll analyze all "Cutter" archetypes across formats in the last month (October 29 - November 28, 2025).
Now let me get the top 3 individual performances:
Cutter archetypes in Modern posted a strong 54.6% combined winrate over the last month (231-202 excluding draws). Izzet Cutter dominated with 57 entries and a 54.6% winrate, while Jeskai Cutter had 11 entries at 47.5% and smaller variants like Temur and WURG Cutter saw minimal play.
The top three performances all came from Izzet Cutter players at SCG CON Las Vegas in late November. Joseph Puglisi took first place at the Regional Championship with a 13-1-2 record on November 22, while Corey Burkhart went undefeated at 5-0 in a ReCQ the same weekend, and Benny Zeoli finished 5-0-1 in the Super Sunday RCQ on November 23. All three performances demonstrate the archetype's consistency at the highest levels of competition.
The archetype's success appears concentrated in paper events, particularly the Las Vegas tournament series, where skilled pilots leveraged Cori-Steel Cutter's efficiency to navigate diverse Modern matchups.
Sources: Data from 82 Modern tournaments (55% Melee, 45% MTGO) between October 29 - November 28, 2025.
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I need to search for Modern Izzet Affinity specifically. Let me query the database to find Izzet Affinity entries in Modern without Weapons Manufacturing.
I don't see a specific "Izzet Affinity" archetype in Modern. Let me check if there are Affinity entries that play red-blue cards and specifically look at entries without Weapons Manufacturing:
Now let me check which of these Affinity entries are running blue-red (UR) and specifically don't have Weapons Manufacturing:
The query shows there are no pure UR (Izzet) Affinity lists without Weapons Manufacturing in the database. Let me verify this by checking what cards Affinity lists are actually running:
I can see that Weapons Manufacturing appears in 52% of Affinity decks. Let me now calculate the winrate and find the top performing lists specifically for Affinity entries WITHOUT Weapons Manufacturing:
Perfect! Now let me get the sources for these tournaments:
Affinity lists without Weapons Manufacturing posted an exact 50.0% winrate over the last month (1986-1986 record across 883 entries). This is significantly lower than the 52% overall Affinity winrate, suggesting that Weapons Manufacturing provides a meaningful edge in the current meta.
The top three performances came from Regional Championships in October and November. Cftsoc achieved the best record at 11-3-1 (78.6% winrate) at SCG CON Houston on October 18. Marcy Franta went 11-4 (73.3%) at SCG CON Las Vegas on November 22, while Ryan Simpson also posted an 11-4 record at the same Houston event as cftsoc. All three lists relied on traditional Affinity payoffs like Kappa Cannoneer and Urza's Saga without the enchantment package.
The data indicates that while skilled pilots can still succeed with non-Weapons Manufacturing builds, the card appears in 52% of Affinity lists for good reason—it provides a meaningful performance boost in aggregate.
Sources: Data from 490 Modern tournaments (64% MTGO, 36% Melee) between October 29 - November 28, 2025.
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