Broodscales wasn't found directly. Let me search for it and also get the meta report to find the best performing deck against both archetypes.
Good. Now let me get the matchup winrates for the top meta archetypes against both Broodscale and Prowess, and also Domain Zoo's matchups against all of them. Let me run these in parallel.
Now let me check Domain Zoo's matchups against the broader meta and get more matchup data for the remaining top archetypes, plus check a few more archetypes against Broodscale/Prowess.
Here is a full breakdown covering the last 60 days of Modern data (167 tournaments, July 28 – September 28, 2026).
--- BEST DECK AGAINST BOTH BROODSCALE AND PROWESS ---
No single top archetype sweeps both matchups cleanly, but Devoted Combo comes closest on the Broodscale side, and several decks beat Prowess convincingly. Here is the head-to-head summary for the top meta decks:
Archetype vs Broodscale vs Prowess
Devoted Combo 58.1% (136-98) 33.1% (82-166) -- great vs Broodscale, terrible vs Prowess
Boros Energy 53.7% (103-89) 42.1% (83-114) -- slightly favorable vs Broodscale, loses to Prowess
Esper Blink 47.3% (185-206) 51.1% (163-156) -- fine vs Prowess, loses to Broodscale
Goryo Reanimator 45.0% (179-219) 54.5% (225-188) -- flipped script from Broodscale
Tron 40.1% (85-127) 58.7% (122-86) -- strong vs Prowess, weak vs Broodscale
Azorius Control 47.4% (54-60) 58.9% (73-51) -- solid vs Prowess, roughly even vs Broodscale
Living End 36.1% (52-92) 58.3% (77-55) -- strong vs Prowess, heavily losing to Broodscale
Domain Zoo 48.9% (66-69) 55.1% (65-53) -- close to even on both
There is a genuine tension in Modern right now: Broodscale (54.2% overall winrate, #1 in meta share at 10.85%) and Prowess (10.48% meta share, 49.4% winrate) punish very different strategies. Broodscale is a fast Eldrazi-based combo (Basking Broodscale + Blade of the Bloodchief + Urza's Saga) that pressures slow and combo decks, while Prowess punishes creature-light strategies. The closest thing to a "best deck against both" is Boros Energy, which posts a winning record vs Broodscale (53.7%) and loses to Prowess, but is the only high-presence deck that at least competes on both fronts. If you are willing to accept being unfavored against one, Goryo Reanimator (54.5% vs Prowess) or Azorius Control (58.9% vs Prowess) handle Prowess better, while Devoted Combo (58.1%) handles Broodscale better.
--- DOMAIN ZOO VS THE FIELD ---
Domain Zoo sits at 48.5% overall in the meta (below average for a competitive deck) with 2.33% meta share. Its matchup spread tells a clear story:
vs Prowess: 55.1% -- Favorable
vs Affinity: 55.6% -- Favorable
vs Tron: 58.0% -- Favorable
vs Broodscale: 48.9% -- Roughly even, slightly unfavored
vs Goryo Reanimator: 45.4% -- Unfavored
vs Boros Energy: 36.8% -- Heavily unfavored
vs Devoted Combo: 34.2% -- Heavily unfavored
vs Esper Blink: 34.3% -- Heavily unfavored
Domain Zoo beats the red aggressive decks (Prowess, Affinity) and handles slower mana strategies (Tron), but gets punished badly by interactive midrange and combo. Esper Blink and Devoted Combo in particular look like hard matchups. Its position as a meta call makes sense when Prowess and Affinity are prevalent, but the presence of Esper Blink (6.6% meta share, 53.2% winrate) and Devoted Combo (4.7% meta share) as established tier-2 pillars suppresses Domain Zoo's overall win percentage significantly.
Sources: Data from 167 Modern tournaments (July 28 – September 28, 2026), 64.7% MTGO, 35.3% Melee.
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-64-2026-09-2612854922
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-16-2026-09-2612854917
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-64-2026-09-2612854916