Standard Lessons

Name: Standard Lessons — MTGO decklists
Creator: Decklist Data
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Lessons is a Standard tempo strategy that usually features Accumulate Wisdom, Combustion Technique, and Firebending Lesson.

Meta

20.3%

Colors

Shift

+23%

Variability

Medium

ApproachesAll Thor, God of Thunder56 · 21%Stormchaser's Talent47 · 17%Stock167 · 62%258 · 96%12 · 4%

Date	View Decklist	Player	Event	Place	Record	Uniqueness
Apr 5	View	Fatone	Standard Challenge 32	9th	5-2	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Apr 4	View	MAFS	Standard Challenge 32 2026-04-04	23rd	3-3	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Apr 4	View	IWikittiorI	Standard Challenge 32 2026-04-04	27th	1-4	Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1
Apr 4	View	Seibo	Standard Challenge 32 2026-04-04	28th	2-4	Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7
Apr 4	View	nicoprietob	Standard Challenge 32 2026-04-04	32nd	2-4	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Apr 3	View	MAFS	Standard Challenge 64	1st	9-1	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Apr 3	View	Milkshake_	Standard Challenge 32	1st	8-1	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Apr 3	View	MAFS	Standard Challenge 32	6th	5-2	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Apr 3	View	stefansson30952	Standard Challenge 64	7th	6-2	Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1
Apr 3	View	jtl005	Standard Challenge 32	17th	3-3	Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5
Apr 3	View	dawido	Standard Challenge 64	22nd	4-3	Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1
Apr 3	View	Linden_43	Standard Challenge 32	23rd	3-3	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Apr 3	View	jussupinator	Standard Challenge 32	24th	3-3	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Apr 2	View	Milkshake_	Standard Challenge 32	9th	4-2	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Apr 2	View	IDontNeedAName	Standard Challenge 32	12th	4-2	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Apr 2	View	jessy_samek	Standard Challenge 32	14th	4-2	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Apr 2	View	MAFS	Standard Challenge 32	16th	4-2	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Apr 2	View	jussupinator	Standard Challenge 32	26th	3-3	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Mar 31	View	Deathmaxx	Standard Challenge 64	1st	8-2	Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3
Mar 31	View	MAFS	Standard Challenge 64	15th	5-2	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Mar 30	View	MAFS	Standard Challenge 64	4th	7-2	Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1
Mar 30	View	Milkshake_	Standard Challenge 64	12th	5-2	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Mar 29	View	SoulStrong	Standard Showcase Qualifier	5th	5-2	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Mar 29	View	jtl005	Standard Showcase Qualifier	6th	5-2	Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4
Mar 29	View	kobayui	Standard Showcase Qualifier	11th	4-2	Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6

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Rising Lessons cards

Cards gaining share within Lessons vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.

Maindeck

Card	Was	Now	Δ
Thor, God of Thunder	18%	77%	+58.6%
Mountain	21%	41%	+19.9%
Willowrush Verge	New	11%	+10.6%
Questing Druid	New	11%	+10.6%
Mathemagics	2%	11%	+8.5%
Splatter Technique	2%	10%	+7.7%
Impractical Joke	8%	13%	+4.5%
Three Steps Ahead	65%	77%	+12%
Price of Freedom	New	4%	+3.8%

Sideboard

Card	Was	Now	Δ
Soul-Guide Lantern	37%	64%	+27.6%
Splatter Technique	2%	20%	+18.3%
Spell Snare	19%	34%	+15.1%
Iroh's Demonstration	New	11%	+10.6%
Avengers Disassembled	13%	26%	+13.1%
Negate	11%	14%	+3.9%
Emeritus of Ideation	57%	72%	+15.1%
Day of Judgment	52%	64%	+12.8%
Glen Elendra Guardian	New	5%	+4.5%
Return the Favor	25%	30%	+5%
Origin of Metalbending	New	3%	+3%
Ill-Timed Explosion	New	3%	+3%

Typical Standard Lessons maindeck cards

Maindeck adoption across 499 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.

Card	Avg copies	%
Accumulate Wisdom	4.0	100%
Combustion Technique	4.0	100%
Firebending Lesson	4.0	100%
Riverpyre Verge	3.6	100%
Steam Vents	4.0	100%
Island	3.4	100%
Abandon Attachments	3.5	99%
It'll Quench Ya!	2.2	99%
Spirebluff Canal	3.5	98%
Gran-Gran	4.0	98%
Iroh's Demonstration	1.9	91%
Tablet of Discovery	4.0	78%
Stock Up	2.9	76%
Great Hall of the Biblioplex	3.9	74%
Hallowed Fountain	3.0	73%
Jeskai Revelation	4.0	73%
Sundown Pass	1.6	70%
Three Steps Ahead	1.2	53%
Mistrise Village	1.0	50%
Flashback	1.0	40%
Improvisation Capstone	1.1	32%
Mountain	1.9	30%
Thor, God of Thunder	1.9	24%
Agna Qel'a	1.7	19%
Artist's Talent	4.0	17%
Monument to Endurance	4.0	17%
Boomerang Basics	3.1	16%
Spell Pierce	1.1	11%
Ral, Crackling Wit	1.3	11%
Multiversal Passage	1.3	11%
Stormchaser's Talent	3.6	10%
Confounding Riddle	1.5	9%
Consult the Star Charts	2.2	9%
Fire Magic	1.0	8%
Sacred Foundry	1.7	7%
Impractical Joke	1.0	6%
Stormcarved Coast	1.5	6%
Quantum Riddler	2.0	4%
Splatter Technique	1.3	4%
Spell Snare	1.4	4%

Typical Standard Lessons sideboard

Built from sideboard adoption across 499 decklists in the last 90 days.

Full sideboard card play rate

Per-card sideboard adoption across 499 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.

Card	Avg copies	%
Flashfreeze	1.9	89%
Price of Freedom	3.9	79%
Spell Pierce	1.7	76%
Emeritus of Ideation	1.6	62%
Ral, Crackling Wit	1.3	61%
Ghost Vacuum	1.0	55%
Slagstorm	1.6	49%
Disdainful Stroke	1.0	49%
Soul-Guide Lantern	1.1	40%
Day of Judgment	1.8	34%
Spell Snare	1.2	33%
Return the Favor	1.2	31%
Annul	1.3	22%
Broadside Barrage	1.4	20%
Quantum Riddler	1.6	19%
Negate	1.3	18%
Three Steps Ahead	1.8	13%
Fire Magic	1.2	12%
Avengers Disassembled	1.9	11%
Get Lost	1.5	10%
Abrade	1.7	9%
Riverchurn Monument	1.7	8%
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian	1.5	7%
Iroh's Demonstration	1.1	6%
Splatter Technique	1.9	6%
Stoic Sphinx	1.8	6%
Colorstorm Stallion	3.4	6%
It'll Quench Ya!	1.1	5%
Pit of Offerings	1.7	4%
Impractical Joke	1.1	4%
Stormchaser's Talent	1.8	4%
Pyroclasm	1.4	3%
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna	1.6	3%
Ill-Timed Explosion	1.6	3%
Boomerang Basics	1.0	2%
Sear	1.2	2%
Torpor Orb	1.0	2%
Aetherize	1.0	2%
Essence Scatter	1.2	2%
Origin of Metalbending	2.0	2%

Lessons Standard FAQ

Is Lessons good in Standard right now?

Yes — Lessons is 20.3% of Standard decklists in the last two weeks (up 23% vs the prior window), with 7 Challenge wins and 27 Top 8s. Best recent finish: 1st (8-1) at Standard Challenge 32 on Jul 28, 2026.

What are the key cards in Standard Lessons?

Nearly every list runs Accumulate Wisdom, Combustion Technique, Firebending Lesson, and Riverpyre Verge (99%+ of Standard Lessons decklists in the last 90 days). Builds split 258 Jeskai vs 12 Temur lists.

What's a typical Standard Lessons sideboard?

The most common Standard Lessons sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Flashfreeze (89% of lists), Price of Freedom (79% of lists), Spell Pierce (76% of lists), and Emeritus of Ideation (62% of lists). Soul-Guide Lantern is the fastest riser, up from 37% to 64% of sideboards.

Are there different builds of Standard Lessons?

There's a clear stock core with real flex slots. Recent lists split into Jeskai and Temur camps.

What does Uniqueness mean?

Uniqueness rates each list from band 1 (Stock) through band 10 (Unique). Higher means a list is more unusual vs recent peers of this strategy.

How many Standard Lessons decklists are there?

Decklist Data tracks 1,337 Standard Lessons decklists all-time (132 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Lessons result Jul 29, 2026.