Let me pull up the Goryo's Vengeance archetype cards to get the data on both of these cards!
Hmm, that didn't match Modern correctly. Let me search more broadly for the right archetype.
Got the archetype ID and card IDs. Now let me query the actual card usage data directly.
Now let me check how decks split between the two cards and get winrate data for each configuration.
Here's a full breakdown based on 1,084 Goryo Reanimator entries from the last ~3 months:
| Configuration | Decks | Winrate |
|---|---|---|
| Riddler + Archaeologist | 208 | 53.5% ✅ |
| Archaeologist only | 72 | 50.0% |
| Riddler only | 772 | 49.1% |
The data is pretty clear: running both cards together is the best-performing configuration by a meaningful margin (~4% over Riddler-only, which is by far the most popular build).
Quantum Riddler (980 decks, avg 3.53 copies):
Fallaji Archaeologist (280 decks, avg 2.81 copies):
The tournament-winning approach is to run 4x Quantum Riddler as the core (it's essentially a staple at 4) and add 2–3 Fallaji Archaeologist alongside it. Pure Riddler-only builds are the most popular but underperform. The hybrid split at ~4 Riddler / 2-3 Archaeologist hits the sweet spot — Archaeologist likely serves as filtering redundancy or a hedge against graveyard hate.
Sources: Data from 212 tournaments (67.5% MTGO, 32.5% Melee) — Modern Challenge 64 (Sep 26) · Modern Challenge 64 (Sep 24) · Modern Challenge 32 (Sep 23)