Metagame tier list — Standard

Ranks every Challenge-played strategy in the window by a hybrid signal: 75% Wilson-lower-bound match win rate from Challenges and 25% League 5-0 trophy throughput, modulated by a mild presence multiplier so popular decks edge slightly ahead of fringe ones. Leagues stay out of the MWR (every League row is 5-0 by construction) and contribute only through the trophy term. S is reserved for decks with Wilson lower-bound ≥ 58%, ≥ 200 matches, ≥ 5% meta share, and composite ≥ 0.62 — at most 2 per window.

2,575 Challenge appearances from 2026-04-14 to 2026-06-13.

S

Dominant, format-warping — must expect, test against, and plan for. Capped at 2 per window; an empty S means no single deck is running the format.

1 deck
Izzet Prowess
MWR 61.5%over 4,147 matches

Wilson0.95 60.0% · GW 58.3% · score 0.667

Meta share 28.7% (738 apps)

Trophies: 171

A

Solidly above the field. Reliable Challenge performers, often with steady League trophies too.

7 decks
Landfall
MWR 60.5%over 1,399 matches

Wilson0.95 58.0% · GW 58.3% · score 0.616

Meta share 11.2% (289 apps)

Trophies: 114
Jeskai Control
MWR 59.5%over 878 matches

Wilson0.95 56.2% · GW 57.9% · score 0.555

Meta share 6.3% (163 apps)

Trophies: 47
Lessons
MWR 59.0%over 763 matches

Wilson0.95 55.5% · GW 57.4% · score 0.550

Meta share 5.5% (142 apps)

Trophies: 50
Izzet Elementals
MWR 58.9%over 1,019 matches

Wilson0.95 55.8% · GW 56.9% · score 0.549

Meta share 7.6% (195 apps)

Trophies: 41
Dimir Excruciator
MWR 58.6%over 968 matches

Wilson0.95 55.4% · GW 56.6% · score 0.546

Meta share 7.2% (185 apps)

Trophies: 41
Azorius Skies
MWR 60.4%over 589 matches

Wilson0.95 56.4% · GW 58.2% · score 0.537

Meta share 4.0% (104 apps)

Trophies: 36
Mardu Discard
MWR 60.4%over 364 matches

Wilson0.95 55.3% · GW 56.8% · score 0.512

Meta share 2.9% (74 apps)

Trophies: 28

B

Roughly average winrate after sample-size correction.

7 decks
Selesnya Offense
MWR 54.8%over 817 matches

Wilson0.95 51.4% · GW 55.0% · score 0.498

Meta share 5.9% (153 apps)

Trophies: 26
Azorius Blink
MWR 61.0%over 349 matches

Wilson0.95 55.8% · GW 58.2% · score 0.483

Meta share 2.4% (63 apps)

Trophies: 13
Golgari Midrange
MWR 61.6%over 333 matches

Wilson0.95 56.2% · GW 55.8% · score 0.483

Meta share 2.6% (68 apps)

Trophies: 13
Spellementals
MWR 62.6%over 179 matches

Wilson0.95 55.3% · GW 59.9% · score 0.470

Meta share 1.3% (34 apps)

Trophies: 12
Airbending
MWR 55.7%over 140 matches

Wilson0.95 47.4% · GW 55.2% · score 0.435

Meta share 1.0% (27 apps)

Trophies: 18
Boros Dragons
MWR 62.5%over 32 matches

Wilson0.95 45.3% · GW 55.3% · score 0.328

Meta share 0.2% (6 apps)

Trophies: 2
Boros Weapons
MWR 61.0%over 59 matches

Wilson0.95 48.3% · GW 57.2% · score 0.307

Meta share 0.5% (13 apps)

C

Below average but still scored. Stable enough to rank.

3 decks
Simic Omniscience
MWR 53.5%over 155 matches

Wilson0.95 45.7% · GW 53.7% · score 0.394

Meta share 1.3% (33 apps)

Trophies: 8
Sultai Reanimator
MWR 59.6%over 47 matches

Wilson0.95 45.3% · GW 58.0% · score 0.365

Meta share 0.3% (9 apps)

Trophies: 5
Izzet Aggro
MWR 52.8%over 106 matches

Wilson0.95 43.4% · GW 51.1% · score 0.356

Meta share 0.8% (21 apps)

Trophies: 5

Fringe / insufficient data

Insufficient sample — under 30 Challenge matches in the window (or below the 0.35 score floor) but at least 1% of meta share. Surfaced for visibility — not ranked.

2 decks
Rogue
MWR 54.1%over 741 matches

Wilson0.95 50.5% · GW 52.4% · score 0.501

Meta share 5.9% (152 apps)

Trophies: 34
Boros Aggro
MWR 51.3%over 265 matches

Wilson0.95 45.3% · GW 51.6% · score 0.349

Meta share 2.1% (53 apps)

Trophies: 2

Methodology. mixed = 0.75 × Wilson0.95(matchWins, matchWins + matchLosses) + 0.25 × log1p(trophies)/log1p(formatMaxTrophies); score = mixed × (0.85 + 0.15 × log1p(meta%·100)/log1p(100)). S is reserved for decks with Wilson lower-bound ≥ 58%, ≥ 200 matches, ≥ 5% meta share, and composite ≥ 0.62 — at most 2 per window, and an empty S is a real signal that no single deck is running the format. A/B/C are 0.50 / 0.42 / 0.35 score floors. Anything under 30 Challenge matches drops to Unranked regardless of WR. A "notable niche" override promotes any deck with raw MWR ≥ 0.60 over 30+ matches to at least B (≥ 0.65 over 50+ matches to A), so genuinely strong but low-share decks like Premodern Replenish aren't penalized for sample size; the override never promotes to S. Records from Leagues stay out of the MWR — every League row is 5-0 by construction and would skew every Wilson interval upward — they contribute only through the trophy term.