Standard Boros Aggro
Boros Aggro is a Standard aggro strategy that usually features Burst Lightning, Hired Claw, and Hexing Squelcher. Recent lists are split between Izzet and Boros builds.
Meta
1.1%
Colors
Shift
−2%
Variability
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ApproachesAllChanneled Dragonfire14 · 41%Hearthborn Battler5 · 15%Zhao, the Moon Slayer5 · 15%Stock10 · 29%18 · 53%16 · 47%
554 decks in Stock
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3 | View | MendezCL | Standard Challenge 32 | 21st | 3-3 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Apr 2 | View | deleon91 | Standard Challenge 32 | 25th | 3-3 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Apr 2 | View | deleon91 | Standard League 2026-04-02 | — | 5-0 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 31 | View | Arkany1 | Standard Challenge 64 | 24th | 4-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Mar 31 | View | Arkany1 | Standard League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Mar 30 | View | JamesonPerdue | Standard Challenge 64 | 30th | 3-4 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 30 | View | Arkany1 | Standard Challenge 64 | 32nd | 3-4 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Mar 29 | View | DigelCam | Standard Showcase Qualifier | 18th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 29 | View | LuckSackJack | Standard Challenge 32 | 31st | — | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 28 | View | DelverFofoqueiro | Standard Challenge 32 2026-03-28 | 3rd | 6-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Mar 28 | View | MendezCL | Standard Challenge 32 2026-03-28 | 20th | 3-3 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Mar 28 | View | deleon91 | Standard Challenge 32 | 29th | 2-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 28 | View | deleon91 | Standard Challenge 32 2026-03-28 | 29th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 24 | View | LucasG1ggs | Standard Last Chance | — | 1-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 23 | View | deleon91 | Standard Challenge 64 2026-03-23 | 1st | 9-1 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 23 | View | Arkany1 | Standard Challenge 64 2026-03-23 | 27th | 4-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 23 | View | Keeney | Standard League 2026-03-23 | — | 5-0 | Unique · band 10 of 10 · 10 | |
| Mar 22 | View | Arkany1 | Standard Showcase Challenge | 16th | 7-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 21 | View | MendezCL | Standard Challenge 32 2026-03-21 | 7th | 5-2 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Mar 21 | View | Arkany1 | Standard Challenge 32 2026-03-21 | 10th | 4-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 21 | View | deleon91 | Standard Challenge 32 | 20th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 21 | View | deleon91 | Standard Challenge 32 2026-03-21 | 20th | — | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 21 | View | MendezCL | Standard League 2026-03-21 | — | 5-0 | Spicy · band 9 of 10 · 9 | |
| Mar 20 | View | ATmagic | Standard Challenge 32 | 21st | 4-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Mar 20 | View | deleon91 | Standard Challenge 32 | 31st | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 |
Boros Aggro has slipped from ~1.7% to 1.1% of the Standard metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Slipped from ~1.7% to 1.1% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Typical Standard Boros Aggro maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 50 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain | 12.5 | 100% |
| Burst Lightning | 4.0 | 92% |
| Hired Claw | 4.0 | 92% |
| Hexing Squelcher | 3.3 | 78% |
| Soulstone Sanctuary | 2.8 | 78% |
| Nova Hellkite | 3.5 | 74% |
| Shock | 3.4 | 52% |
| Fanatical Firebrand | 3.7 | 50% |
| Riverpyre Verge | 4.0 | 46% |
| Rockface Village | 1.4 | 46% |
| Scalding Viper | 4.0 | 46% |
| Spirebluff Canal | 4.0 | 46% |
| Steam Vents | 4.0 | 46% |
| Vibrant Outburst | 3.8 | 46% |
| Emberheart Challenger | 3.8 | 44% |
| Howlsquad Heavy | 3.3 | 42% |
| Lightning Strike | 2.5 | 42% |
| Burnout Bashtronaut | 4.0 | 40% |
| Magebane Lizard | 3.2 | 40% |
| Sunspine Lynx | 2.2 | 40% |
| Channeled Dragonfire | 2.2 | 38% |
| Colorstorm Stallion | 4.0 | 38% |
| Zhao, the Moon Slayer | 2.8 | 26% |
| Broadside Barrage | 1.0 | 20% |
| Great Hall of the Biblioplex | 1.0 | 14% |
| Inspiring Vantage | 4.0 | 14% |
| Sacred Foundry | 4.0 | 14% |
| Tokka & Rahzar, Terrible Twos | 1.9 | 14% |
| Kellan, Planar Trailblazer | 1.0 | 12% |
| Stormcarved Coast | 1.0 | 12% |
| Hearthborn Battler | 4.0 | 10% |
| Scorching Shot | 3.2 | 10% |
| Stingerback Terror | 3.0 | 10% |
| Sunbillow Verge | 2.8 | 10% |
| Sundown Pass | 1.6 | 10% |
| Erode | 2.3 | 8% |
| Multiversal Passage | 1.5 | 8% |
| Stadium Headliner | 4.0 | 8% |
| Voice of Victory | 4.0 | 8% |
| Warleader's Call | 3.8 | 8% |
Typical Standard Boros Aggro sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 50 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 50 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sunspine Lynx | 2.8 | 90% |
| Magebane Lizard | 2.9 | 78% |
| Sear | 2.6 | 68% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 1.9 | 48% |
| Spell Pierce | 3.2 | 38% |
| Broadside Barrage | 2.1 | 32% |
| The Legend of Roku | 2.1 | 26% |
| Boulder Dash | 2.0 | 22% |
| Case of the Crimson Pulse | 2.0 | 22% |
| Hexing Squelcher | 1.7 | 22% |
| Slagstorm | 1.6 | 18% |
| Nova Hellkite | 1.0 | 14% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 2.1 | 14% |
| Slickshot Show-Off | 4.0 | 12% |
| Zhao, the Moon Slayer | 2.0 | 12% |
| Impractical Joke | 1.2 | 10% |
| Soulstone Sanctuary | 1.0 | 10% |
| Stingerback Terror | 1.0 | 10% |
| Twinmaw Stormbrood | 1.0 | 10% |
| Wild Ride | 1.0 | 10% |
| Abrade | 2.5 | 8% |
| Rest in Peace | 2.8 | 8% |
| Scorching Shot | 1.0 | 8% |
| Twisted Fealty | 2.0 | 8% |
| Dawn's Truce | 1.7 | 6% |
| Delney, Streetwise Lookout | 1.3 | 6% |
| Disdainful Stroke | 1.0 | 6% |
| Ball Lightning | 3.0 | 4% |
| Day of Judgment | 2.0 | 4% |
| Erode | 1.5 | 4% |
| Goddric, Cloaked Reveler | 1.0 | 4% |
| Hired Claw | 4.0 | 4% |
| Maelstrom Artisan | 1.5 | 4% |
| Pyroclasm | 2.5 | 4% |
| Requisition Raid | 2.0 | 4% |
| Boros Charm | 2.0 | 2% |
| High Noon | 2.0 | 2% |
| Petrified Hamlet | 1.0 | 2% |
| Price of Freedom | 2.0 | 2% |
| Seam Rip | 2.0 | 2% |