Premodern Standstill
Standstill is a Premodern control strategy that usually features Counterspell, Standstill, and Faerie Conclave.
Meta
3.6%
Colors
Shift
−15%
Variability
Low
325 decks in Azorius
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12 | View | Ahunter198 | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Apr 12 | View | Williambax | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Apr 11 | View | IfHeDiesHeDies | Premodern Challenge 32 | 12th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 10 | View | IfHeDiesHeDies | Premodern Challenge 32 | 3rd | 6-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 10 | View | snakerman | Premodern Challenge 32 | 7th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 10 | View | hermanomlg | Premodern Challenge 32 | 26th | 1-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 10 | View | Danielpena397 | Premodern Challenge 32 | 27th | 2-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 10 | View | Moments_Peace | Premodern League 2026-04-10 | — | 5-0 | Typical · band 2 of 10 · 2 | |
| Apr 9 | View | hermanomlg | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-04-09 | 9th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 9 | View | Danielpena397 | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-04-09 | 30th | 2-4 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 7 | View | HoldTheElle | Premodern Challenge 32 | 21st | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 4 | View | B-Carp | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-04-04 | 4th | 5-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 3 | View | Danielpena397 | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-04-03 | 3rd | 7-1 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 3 | View | KingCapivara | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-04-03 | 25th | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 2 | View | Danielpena397 | Premodern Challenge 32 | 2nd | 6-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Apr 2 | View | Navas | Premodern Challenge 32 | 17th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Apr 2 | View | nahuel10 | Premodern Challenge 32 | 19th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Apr 2 | View | Garganelli | Premodern Challenge 32 | 25th | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Mar 31 | View | Garganelli | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-03-31 | 2nd | 6-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Mar 31 | View | Amormino_1984 | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Mar 31 | View | Il_Livellatore | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Mar 29 | View | Moments_Peace | Premodern League | — | 5-0 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Mar 28 | View | Boucha | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-03-28 | 11th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Mar 28 | View | EvanC | Premodern Challenge 32 2026-03-28 | 19th | 2-3 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Mar 27 | View | TentacleFan | Premodern Challenge 32 | 5th | 5-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 |
Standstill has slipped from ~5.8% to 3.6% of the Premodern metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~5.8% to 3.6% · 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% | 38% | +27.4% |
| Miscalculation | 6% | 23% | +17.5% |
| Humility | 44% | 62% | +17.1% |
| Exalted Angel | 33% | 46% | +12.8% |
| Prohibit | 67% | 77% | +10.3% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain Freeze | New | 23% | +23.1% |
| Sacred Ground | New | 23% | +23.1% |
| Warmth | New | 23% | +23.1% |
| Thawing Glaciers | 11% | 31% | +19.7% |
| Circle of Protection: Red | 67% | 100% | +33.3% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 33% | 46% | +12.8% |
| Disenchant | 28% | 38% | +10.7% |
| Teferi's Response | 89% | 100% | +11.1% |
Typical Premodern Standstill maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 153 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 | 90% |
| Impulse | 3.9 | 89% |
| Phyrexian Furnace | 1.8 | 82% |
| Prohibit | 1.2 | 76% |
| Exalted Angel | 1.1 | 63% |
| Humility | 1.0 | 24% |
| Seal of Cleansing | 1.0 | 20% |
| Absorb | 1.0 | 18% |
| Wasteland | 2.4 | 17% |
| Miscalculation | 1.8 | 12% |
| 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 153 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 153 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 | 50% |
| Phyrexian Furnace | 2.1 | 18% |
| Cleansing Meditation | 1.3 | 18% |
| Tormod's Crypt | 1.5 | 16% |
| Arcane Laboratory | 1.3 | 15% |
| Aura of Silence | 1.0 | 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% |