If it were me I'd try an opt for the simpler alternative - if possible. I'd downgrade my implementation so that I'm only using what is commonly accepted. Later on, when the feature is more widely supported I then think about implementing it.
I rarely consider using a feature that has This is an experimental technology broadcast on documentation pages - but then maybe I should be classed as boring :).
I don't know of any polyfill... But I'd say you should indeed use your own custom Modernizr test, and for browser that don't support animation fill mode, you should use the animationEnd event to trigger your callback and set opacity to 1 (or remove a class).
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