Let me pull up data on both archetypes simultaneously!
Let me try different name variations for both!
Interesting — let me dig deeper. The database found "Tron" in Legacy. Let me search for Modern Tron variants directly in the database.
Now I can see it — in Modern there's one Tron archetype (color: G) with id 728f92e8-a84d-4c68-95f5-c4ecdf37f74f. Let me get its winrate and cards to understand if it's the Green Boulder variant or traditional. Let me also check the key cards split.
This is very revealing! The Modern Tron archetype is a single category with heavy internal variation. Now let me use Giant's Boulder as the key distinguisher — and query the winrate split between decks that play it vs those that don't.
Great data! Here's the full breakdown:
Both are classified under the same Modern Tron (G) archetype in the database. Using Giant's Boulder as the key differentiator:
| Variant | Entries | Wins | Losses | Winrate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Tron | 176 | 435 | 422 | 50.76% |
| Traditional Tron | 429 | 921 | 1,002 | 47.89% |
Green Boulder Tron wins by ~2.9 percentage points in match winrate. Despite being the less-played variant (~29% of Tron entries), it's meaningfully outperforming the traditional build.
A few notes:
Sources: Data from 605 Tron entries across 184 Modern tournaments (65.8% MTGO, 34.2% Melee).