Premodern Metagame
Stiflenought leads the Premodern metagame at 16.3% of 3,153 recent appearances, and Survival Madness's share is up 7x over the last 90 days.
A | Tempo | 16.3% | 2.1 | 17.1 | 124 | +23% | |
A | Combo | 10.4% | 2.1 | 22 | 64 | +85% | |
A | Aggro | 7.9% | 1.9 | 21 | 27 | −36% | |
A | Aggro | 7.2% | 2.6 | 23.9 | 34 | −17% | |
A | Control | 6.4% | 2.4 | 26.2 | 38 | +61% | |
A | Combo | 5.2% | 3.3 | 25.2 | 26 | +1% | |
A | Midrange | 4.8% | 1.9 | 23.1 | 28 | +35% | |
B | Aggro | 3.9% | 1.6 | 22.4 | 19 | +368% | |
A | Midrange | 3.3% | 2 | 26.1 | 13 | +19% | |
A | Tempo | 3.0% | 2.1 | 27.9 | 8 | +22% | |
B | Midrange | 2.6% | 2.2 | 22.5 | 20 | +621% | |
B | Combo | 2.5% | 1.8 | 16 | 16 | +59% | |
B | Combo | 2.4% | 2.2 | 21.9 | 5 | −55% | |
C | Midrange | 1.9% | 2.7 | 25.1 | 8 | −31% | |
B | Control | 1.9% | 2.4 | 22.7 | 15 | +2% | |
— | Other | 1.8% | 2.4 | 23 | 6 | −40% | |
A | Tempo | 1.7% | 2.2 | 27.6 | 8 | −45% | |
C | Combo | 1.4% | 3.3 | 21.2 | 8 | New | |
C | Control | 1.3% | 2.7 | 25.1 | 4 | +1% | |
C | Control | 1.3% | 2.4 | 19.2 | 2 | −56% | |
B | Combo | 1.1% | 3.2 | 14.1 | 7 | −54% | |
B | Tempo | 1.0% | 2.2 | 19.3 | 3 | −3% | |
C | Midrange | 0.9% | 2.4 | 20.9 | 1 | +8% | |
— | Midrange | 0.9% | 2.4 | 20.1 | 0 | −12% | |
C | Aggro | 0.9% | 2.2 | 18.9 | 1 | −88% | |
C | Midrange | 0.8% | 2.3 | 20.6 | 2 | +29% | |
C | Combo | 0.7% | 2.2 | 19.5 | 4 | −3% | |
— | Tempo | 0.7% | 2.2 | 26 | 1 | −31% | |
— | Control | 0.7% | 3.1 | 25 | 2 | −68% | |
— | Aggro | 0.6% | 2 | 22.8 | 1 | −82% | |
B | Control | 0.4% | 1.9 | 23.8 | 5 | New | |
— | Aggro | 0.4% | 2.1 | 22.7 | 1 | −71% | |
— | Midrange | 0.3% | 1.6 | 22.9 | 1 | −69% | |
B | Aggro | 0.3% | 2.2 | 22.8 | 2 | −80% | |
— | Combo | 0.3% | 3 | 22 | 0 | New | |
B | Midrange | 0.3% | 2.4 | 20.4 | 3 | −7% | |
— | Combo | 0.3% | 2.3 | 24 | 0 | +24% | |
— | Combo | 0.3% | 2.2 | 20.6 | 2 | −77% | |
— | Combo | 0.3% | 2.8 | 22.8 | 0 | −54% | |
— | Midrange | 0.2% | 2.4 | 22.7 | 0 | New | |
— | Midrange | 0.2% | 2.5 | 21.2 | 0 | −74% | |
— | Combo | 0.2% | 2.4 | 23.4 | 1 | −61% | |
— | Midrange | 0.1% | 2.6 | 21.5 | 0 | −90% | |
— | Combo | 0.1% | 2.4 | 21 | 0 | New | |
— | Combo | 0.1% | 3.1 | 22 | 0 | New | |
— | Midrange | 0.1% | 2.5 | 21 | 0 | +54% | |
— | Midrange | 0.1% | 3.3 | 24 | 0 | New | |
— | Aggro | 0.1% | 2.4 | 20 | 0 | New | |
— | Aggro | 0.1% | 1.9 | 19 | 0 | −61% | |
— | Control | 0.1% | 2.6 | 24 | 0 | New | |
— | Aggro | 0.1% | 2 | 19.5 | 0 | New | |
— | Control | 0.0% | 3 | 25 | 0 | −23% |
Finishes by Strategy
Top strategies by Challenge Top 8s, League 5-0s, or both.
- 1. Stiflenought — 124 Top 8s, 110 League 5-0s
- 2. Enchantress — 64 Top 8s, 122 League 5-0s
- 3. Sligh — 27 Top 8s, 104 League 5-0s
- 4. Goblins — 34 Top 8s, 74 League 5-0s
- 5. Standstill — 38 Top 8s, 55 League 5-0s
- 6. Replenish — 26 Top 8s, 70 League 5-0s
- 7. Moneyball Black — 28 Top 8s, 22 League 5-0s
- 8. GR Zoo — 19 Top 8s, 19 League 5-0s
- 9. Terrageddon — 13 Top 8s, 28 League 5-0s
- 10. Oath Ponza — 8 Top 8s, 57 League 5-0s
Metagame Mix Over Time
Share of the field held by the top 10 strategies (~70% of the meta), over the last 90 days.
- 1. Stiflenought — 16.3%
- 2. Enchantress — 10.4%
- 3. Sligh — 7.9%
- 4. Goblins — 7.2%
- 5. Standstill — 6.4%
- 6. Replenish — 5.2%
- 7. Moneyball Black — 4.8%
- 8. GR Zoo — 3.9%
- 9. Terrageddon — 3.3%
- 10. Oath Ponza — 3.0%
Premodern Metagame Movers
Strategies gaining or losing share vs the prior 90-day window.
Gaining Premodern Metagame Share
last 90d vs prior 90d0.38% → 2.7% share
1.1% → 5.0% share
5.3% → 9.8% share
Losing Premodern Metagame Share
last 90d vs prior 90d0.51% → 0.05% share
2.9% → 0.34% share
3.3% → 0.59% share
Newest Premodern Rogue decks
Brews from the last 90 days that didn't match any archetype rule yet.
Most-played Premodern cards
List changes within archetypes over the last 90 days. Hover a badge for share change — use 14d to match the homepage.
Rankings are based on 2,041 recent MTGO Challenge appearances in the selected window.
Premodern is a community format using cards from Fourth Edition through Scourge (1995–2003), celebrating the classic era before the Modern card frame.