Metagame tier list — Vintage

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.

160 Challenge appearances from 2026-05-30 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.

0 decks

No deck is dominating this format right now — nothing clears all four S gates.

A

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

4 decks
Lurrus
MWR 56.2%over 169 matches

Wilson0.95 48.7% · GW 55.0% · score 0.579

Meta share 18.8% (30 apps)

Trophies: 13
Dredge
MWR 58.5%over 106 matches

Wilson0.95 49.0% · GW 60.4% · score 0.536

Meta share 10.6% (17 apps)

Trophies: 8
Raker Shops
MWR 56.3%over 128 matches

Wilson0.95 47.6% · GW 56.8% · score 0.530

Meta share 13.8% (22 apps)

Trophies: 8
Oath
MWR 57.9%over 121 matches

Wilson0.95 48.9% · GW 52.5% · score 0.517

Meta share 11.3% (18 apps)

Trophies: 7

B

Roughly average winrate after sample-size correction.

2 decks
Sphere Shops
MWR 58.9%over 151 matches

Wilson0.95 51.0% · GW 57.6% · score 0.454

Meta share 15.0% (24 apps)

Trophies: 2
Mono-White Initiative
MWR 53.8%over 78 matches

Wilson0.95 42.9% · GW 49.5% · score 0.430

Meta share 8.1% (13 apps)

Trophies: 4

C

Below average but still scored. Stable enough to rank.

1 deck
Mono-Blue Tinker
MWR 47.7%over 65 matches

Wilson0.95 36.0% · GW 48.7% · score 0.417

Meta share 7.5% (12 apps)

Trophies: 6

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.

5 decks
Paradoxical Outcome
MWR 50.0%over 16 matches

Wilson0.95 28.0% · GW 57.1% · score 0.342

Meta share 1.9% (3 apps)

Trophies: 6
Underworld Breach
MWR 52.0%over 25 matches

Wilson0.95 33.5% · GW 47.8% · score 0.308

Meta share 2.5% (4 apps)

Trophies: 2
Sultai Midrange
MWR 47.1%over 17 matches

Wilson0.95 26.2% · GW 47.6% · score 0.261

Meta share 1.9% (3 apps)

Trophies: 2
Rogue
MWR 40.9%over 44 matches

Wilson0.95 27.7% · GW 45.3% · score 0.249

Meta share 5.0% (8 apps)

Trophies: 1
Azorius Control
MWR 27.3%over 11 matches

Wilson0.95 9.7% · GW 35.7% · score 0.129

Meta share 1.9% (3 apps)

Trophies: 1

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.