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WURG Omnath Ritual Aang Inclusion Analysis

1 requestsStarted 9/22/2026, 8:33:41 AM
Bluesky mention by @3emeFarceur: @_MetaMage_ look at all results of decks containing birthing ritual, shardless agent and WURG Omnath. Among these give me the matchup winrates depending on whether they play Aang (1WU), Risen Reef, neither, or both. Thx! Please answer the question based on MTG tournament data. The full thread JSON is available but omitted here.

I'll need to gather several pieces of information simultaneously - let me search for all the relevant cards and find the archetype first.

Aang (1WU) isn't found directly - let me try the Universes Within version and also try alternate archetype names.

Let me try more archetype names and search Aang with its Universes Within name, while also querying the DB directly for decks running all three defining cards.

🛠️QueryFind all Omnath archetypes and colors

There are two relevant archetypes: "omnath ritual" and "omnath control", both WURG Modern. Since the user specifically mentions "birthing ritual" and "shardless agent" as defining cards, the target is almost certainly "omnath ritual". Let me now query the database directly for all entries with those three defining cards and split by Aang / Risen Reef.

🛠️QueryModern WURG Decks With Birthing Ritual Shardless Agent
🛠️QueryWURG Decks with Two Specific Cards Count

Good, 116 entries. Now let me get the full matchup winrate breakdown split by Aang and Risen Reef presence.

🛠️QueryWinrate comparison Aang Risen Reef inclusions

The match results are returning but with 0 wins/losses - the result field values may be different. Let me check the exact values in the matches table.

🛠️QueryMatch results for WURG decks with specific cards

The result values are WIN/LOSS/DRAW. Let me redo the query with the correct values.

🛠️QueryWinrate by Aang and Risen Reef inclusion

Only the "Neither" group is appearing, which suggests Aang and Risen Reef card_id lookups may not be matching. Let me verify those cards exist in deck_cards for these entries.

🛠️QueryCard frequency in WURG decks with specific inclusions

Neither Aang nor Risen Reef appear in these entries at all. Aang is from a November 2025 set - let me check what the most common cards in these entries look like, and also check if there's a Universes Within / alternate name for Aang.

🛠️QueryMost played cards in WURG archetype
🛠️QueryCard Usage in WURG Archetype Decks

Now I can see there are actually multiple Aang cards! There's "aang, at the crossroads // aang, destined savior" (9 entries) and "aang, swift savior // aang and la, ocean's fury" (5 entries), and also "aang, the last airbender" (already found, 0 entries here). The user wants Aang (1WU) which matches "aang, at the crossroads" (1WU cost). Risen Reef also appears to not be in this card list - let me search for it more carefully and also run the final split query with the correct Aang card ID.

🛠️QueryFind Cards Matching Risen Reef
🛠️QueryCards Containing Aang in Name

"Aang, at the crossroads" (1WU) is the right card - ID edea3df4. Risen Reef exists but has 0 presence in these entries. Let me verify and run the final definitive query:

🛠️QueryWinrate comparison by card inclusions WURG
🛠️QueryCard inclusion impact on WURG deck winrate

Now I have clear data. Only two groups exist - Aang only (9 entries) and Neither (102 entries). Risen Reef has zero presence in this archetype. Let me get sources to cite.

Here are the full results across all 116 Modern WURG Omnath Ritual entries (decks with Birthing Ritual + Shardless Agent + WURG Omnath), split by whether they run Aang, at the Crossroads (1WU) and/or Risen Reef, excluding mirror matches:

Group | Entries | Matches | W | L | D | Winrate
Neither | 102 | 462 | 236 | 211 | 15 | 52.8%
Aang only | 9 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 60.0%
Risen Reef only | 0 | - | - | - | - | N/A
Both | 0 | - | - | - | - | N/A

Two key takeaways. First, Risen Reef has zero presence in this archetype across all 116 entries - not a single deck in the dataset runs it, so the Reef-based splits (Reef only, Both) simply don't exist in practice. Second, the 9 entries running Aang, at the Crossroads post a noticeably better 60.0% winrate versus 52.8% for the non-Aang builds, though the sample is small (45 matches). Aang slots in cleanly as an Elemental that triggers Omnath while also cascading off Shardless Agent, so the synergy makes sense - but you'd want more data before drawing strong conclusions from 9 entries. Worth watching as the Avatar: The Last Airbender set card pool gets more explored in this shell.

Sources: Data covers 116 entries across 21 tournaments (76% Melee, 24% MTGO) since the TLA set release (Nov 21, 2025). Sample tournaments:
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-96-2026-09-2112854525
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-64-2026-09-1912854505
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/modern-challenge-16-2026-09-1912854500