Premodern Standstill
Standstill is a Premodern control strategy that usually features Counterspell, Standstill, and Faerie Conclave.
Meta
3.4%
Colors
Shift
−20%
Variability
Low
324 decks in Azorius
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3 | View | Acecalna | Premodern Challenge 32 | 8th | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 3 | View | Navas | Premodern Challenge 32 | 25th | 2-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 2 | View | Mldyss | Premodern Challenge 32 | 7th | 5-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 2 | View | finiks | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 29 | View | RatoMorto | Premodern Challenge 32 | 3rd | 6-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jun 29 | View | haveaboavida | Premodern Challenge 32 | 12th | 4-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Jun 29 | View | Navas | Premodern Challenge 32 | 26th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jun 29 | View | llfranmolinall | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jun 29 | View | T0G_MAZTER | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 28 | View | Wizard_2002 | Premodern Challenge 32 | 3rd | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jun 28 | View | Navas | Premodern Challenge 32 | 21st | 2-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 28 | View | MisterTwin | Premodern Challenge 32 | 29th | 1-4 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 28 | View | mjsimpson24 | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jun 27 | View | Genericana | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jun 27 | View | Jumpzz | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jun 26 | View | PedraStone | Premodern Challenge 32 | 7th | 4-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jun 26 | View | Navas | Premodern Challenge 32 | 29th | 2-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 25 | View | Navas | Premodern Challenge 32 | 4th | 5-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 25 | View | outZEROo | Premodern Challenge 32 | 16th | 3-3 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 25 | View | PedraStone | Premodern Challenge 32 | 24th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jun 25 | View | mjsimpson24 | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jun 23 | View | haveaboavida | Premodern Challenge 32 | 1st | 7-1 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Jun 23 | View | MisterTwin | Premodern Challenge 32 | 9th | 3-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jun 23 | View | Navas | Premodern Challenge 32 | 15th | 3-2 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Jun 23 | View | bombaj | Premodern Challenge 32 | 19th | 2-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 |
Standstill has slipped from ~5.8% to 3.4% of the Premodern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~5.8% to 3.4% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Standstill cards
Cards gaining share within Standstill vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kor Haven | 11% | 42% | +30.6% |
| Miscalculation | 6% | 25% | +19.4% |
| Exalted Angel | 33% | 50% | +16.7% |
| Humility | 44% | 58% | +13.9% |
| Prohibit | 67% | 83% | +16.7% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain Freeze | New | 25% | +25% |
| Sacred Ground | New | 25% | +25% |
| Warmth | New | 25% | +25% |
| Thawing Glaciers | 11% | 33% | +22.2% |
| Circle of Protection: Red | 67% | 100% | +33.3% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 33% | 42% | +8.3% |
| Disenchant | 28% | 33% | +5.6% |
| Teferi's Response | 89% | 100% | +11.1% |
Typical Premodern Standstill maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 152 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Counterspell | 4.0 | 100% |
| Island | 5.1 | 100% |
| Standstill | 3.2 | 100% |
| Faerie Conclave | 2.1 | 99% |
| Mishra's Factory | 4.0 | 99% |
| Fact or Fiction | 2.9 | 97% |
| Decree of Justice | 3.0 | 95% |
| Flooded Strand | 4.0 | 95% |
| Plains | 3.7 | 95% |
| Swords to Plowshares | 4.0 | 95% |
| Wrath of God | 2.1 | 94% |
| Adarkar Wastes | 3.9 | 93% |
| Dust Bowl | 2.0 | 93% |
| Mana Leak | 3.0 | 93% |
| Disenchant | 2.0 | 91% |
| Powder Keg | 1.7 | 90% |
| Coastal Tower | 1.2 | 89% |
| Impulse | 3.9 | 89% |
| Phyrexian Furnace | 1.8 | 82% |
| Prohibit | 1.2 | 77% |
| Exalted Angel | 1.1 | 63% |
| Humility | 1.0 | 24% |
| Seal of Cleansing | 1.0 | 20% |
| Absorb | 1.0 | 17% |
| Wasteland | 2.4 | 17% |
| Miscalculation | 1.8 | 13% |
| Kor Haven | 1.1 | 12% |
| Thawing Glaciers | 1.0 | 11% |
| Enlightened Tutor | 1.0 | 10% |
| Nevinyrral's Disk | 2.6 | 8% |
| Skycloud Expanse | 1.1 | 8% |
| Peek | 2.0 | 7% |
| Chain of Vapor | 3.0 | 4% |
| Eternal Dragon | 1.0 | 4% |
| Fire/Ice | 3.8 | 4% |
| Forbid | 1.0 | 4% |
| Lightning Bolt | 4.0 | 4% |
| Mountain | 4.3 | 4% |
| Shivan Reef | 4.0 | 4% |
| Akroma's Vengeance | 1.4 | 3% |
Typical Premodern Standstill sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 152 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 152 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Meddling Mage | 3.9 | 86% |
| Blue Elemental Blast | 2.6 | 76% |
| Teferi's Response | 1.8 | 76% |
| Annul | 1.7 | 75% |
| Exalted Angel | 1.8 | 74% |
| Circle of Protection: Red | 1.5 | 73% |
| Hydroblast | 2.2 | 61% |
| Disenchant | 1.0 | 49% |
| Cleansing Meditation | 1.3 | 18% |
| Phyrexian Furnace | 2.2 | 18% |
| Arcane Laboratory | 1.3 | 15% |
| Aura of Silence | 1.0 | 15% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.5 | 15% |
| Thawing Glaciers | 1.3 | 12% |
| Morphling | 1.0 | 8% |
| Seal of Cleansing | 1.0 | 8% |
| Powder Keg | 1.1 | 7% |
| Warmth | 1.7 | 7% |
| Akroma's Vengeance | 1.0 | 6% |
| Dismantling Blow | 1.0 | 5% |
| Disrupt | 2.0 | 5% |
| Presence of the Master | 1.1 | 5% |
| Sphere of Law | 1.3 | 5% |
| Aura Fracture | 1.0 | 4% |
| Pyroblast | 3.0 | 4% |
| Sacred Ground | 1.0 | 4% |
| Dust Bowl | 1.0 | 3% |
| Chill | 2.0 | 3% |
| Conversion | 1.0 | 3% |
| Humility | 1.0 | 3% |
| Red Elemental Blast | 1.0 | 3% |
| Wrath of God | 1.0 | 3% |
| Brain Freeze | 1.7 | 2% |
| Circle of Protection: Black | 1.0 | 2% |
| Cursed Totem | 1.0 | 2% |
| Black Vise | 2.0 | 1% |
| Decree of Justice | 1.5 | 1% |
| Light of Day | 1.0 | 1% |
| Overload | 2.5 | 1% |
| Peek | 1.0 | 1% |