Standard Metagame & Top Decks
Updated · Dimir Midrange leads at 14.0%
Snapshot · Last 14 days
Dimir Midrange is at 14.0%, Landfall is increasing to 14.0%, Lifegain at 12.4%.
| 11.8% |  | A | Midrange | 2.2 | 23.3 | 36 | 60.2% | +23% |
| 10.9% |  | A | Aggro | 2.8 | 26.2 | 30 | 57.6% | −28% |
| 10.0% |  | A | 1.9 | 22.2 | 26 | 59.4% | +173% | |
| 8.6% |  | A | Midrange | 1.9 | 21.7 | 33 | 57.6% | −24% |
| 7.2% |  | A | Combo | 3.5 | 24.8 | 21 | 57.9% | +390% |
| 6.3% |  | B | Midrange | 3.3 | 20.2 | 15 | 54.1% | −54% |
| 6.0% |  | B | Aggro | 1.6 | 20.5 | 15 | 54.6% | +116% |
| 5.9% |  | — | Other | 2.5 | 24.4 | 11 | 52.0% | +263% |
| 4.9% |  | A | Aggro | 2.6 | 23.4 | 15 | 62.7% | +55% |
| 4.7% |  | A | Control | 3.2 | 26.2 | 16 | 58.1% | −5% |
| 3.9% |  | B | Midrange | 2.8 | 24 | 11 | 56.2% | −28% |
| 3.1% |  | A | Midrange | 2.4 | 21 | 11 | 60.7% | +138% |
| 2.9% |  | B | Control | 2.4 | 26.1 | 6 | 51.8% | −16% |
| 2.9% |  | B | Aggro | 1.9 | 23 | 6 | 51.6% | New |
| 1.6% |  | B | Midrange | 3.3 | 26 | 3 | 55.4% | −46% |
| 1.3% |  | — | 2 | 23.2 | 0 | 44.7% | −80% | |
| 1.3% | | D | Tempo | 2.5 | 23.1 | 2 | 48.9% | +56% |
| 1.1% |  | D | Aggro | 2 | 22.9 | 0 | 45.3% | −64% |
| 0.8% | | D | Combo | 4 | 26 | 1 | 55.8% | +36% |
| 0.7% |  | C | Midrange | 1.8 | 22.1 | 1 | 58.8% | −65% |
| 0.7% |  | — | 3 | 25 | 1 | 39.1% | −52% | |
| 0.6% |  | D | 1.6 | 22.6 | 0 | 55.0% | −62% | |
| 0.5% |  | — | Control | 2.9 | 25.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 0.5% |  | — | Aggro | 2.3 | 23 | 0 | — | −13% |
| 0.4% |  | — | Control | 3 | 24.8 | 1 | — | New |
| 0.3% |  | — | Midrange | 2.8 | 24.3 | 0 | — | −69% |
| 0.2% |  | — | Midrange | 2.6 | 24.7 | 0 | — | −48% |
| 0.2% |  | — | 1.7 | 22 | 1 | — | — | |
| 0.2% |  | — | 2.2 | 23.3 | 1 | — | New | |
| 0.1% |  | — | 2.1 | 25 | 0 | — | New | |
| 0.1% |  | — | 2.4 | 19 | 0 | — | New | |
| 0.1% |  | — | Aggro | 1.9 | 22 | 0 | — | New |
| 0.1% |  | — | 2.3 | 22 | 0 | — | — |
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Standard right now
Dimir Midrange leads Standard at 11.8% of decks over the last 30 days (1,418 lists), ahead of Landfall (10.9%) and Lifegain (10.0%). The top five are 48.5% of decks. Artifacts has the best Challenge win rate at 62.7% across 228 matches.
Latest Standard decklists
- agentrock · Sultai Control · Standard League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- tim96 · Boros Dwarves · Standard League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- KangXiaotian · Dimir Midrange · Standard League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- kyrre2013 · Dimir Midrange · Standard League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- Rusherlol · Artifacts · Standard League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- Deathnote1999 · Lifegain · Standard League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- Kollslaw · Jund Sacrifice · Standard League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- Giovane_Lupo · Boros Dwarves · Standard League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- OafMcNamara · Dimir Excruciator · Standard League · 5-0 · Oct 26
- Chloe_Knight · Dimir Midrange · Standard League · 5-0 · Oct 26
Recent Standard Challenges
- Challenge 16 · Oct 25 · claudioh · Dimir Midrange
- Challenge 16 · Oct 24 · Pafru · Dimir Midrange
- Challenge 32 · Oct 23 · MattTumavitch13 · Dimir Midrange
- Challenge 32 · Oct 23 · HyPPeR · Azorius Skies
- Challenge 16 · Oct 22 · McWinSauce · Lifegain
Standard tier list
How this data works
Standard numbers on this page come from public MTGO Challenge and League decklists. The window is the last 30 days (1,418 lists). The page rebuilds every 6 hours. Meta share is a strategy's share of those Challenge and League decks. Win % is the Challenge match win rate: wins divided by wins plus losses, shown from 30 Challenge matches. Tiers score Challenge results, League 5-0s, and Challenge meta share separately. More detail is in the FAQ.
Standard metagame FAQ
What is the current MTG Standard metagame?
The Standard metagame is led by Dimir Midrange at 11.8% of recent Challenge and League appearances (11.6% in Challenges alone), with Landfall close behind at 10.9%. The best-performing deck in the current meta is Artifacts at a 62.7% match win rate across 228 matches.
What deck should I play in Standard?
If you want the most-played deck, Dimir Midrange is 11.8% of the field. If you want the best win rate with a real sample, Artifacts is at 62.7% across 228 matches. For a lower-variance midrange option, Jund Sacrifice sits at 8.6% with 33 Top 8s.
What is the best deck in Standard right now?
By meta share, Dimir Midrange is the most played Standard deck right now. By win rate, Artifacts is overperforming at 62.7%.
What are the most played cards in Standard?
The most-played cards across recent Standard decklists are Strategic Betrayal (46.6% of decks), Duress (46.2%), and Flashfreeze (35.3%). See the full Standard staples list for maindeck and sideboard play rates.
How diverse is the Standard metagame?
Decklist Data tracks 32 Standard archetypes over the last 30 days. The most-played deck holds 11.8% of the field, and the top five account for 48.5% - no single deck dominates.
How is the Standard metagame ranked?
The Standard metagame ranks archetypes by Challenge and League appearance share over the last 30 days. The S through D tier list scores Challenge match win rate, League 5-0 trophies, and Challenge meta share separately.
What decks are rising in the Standard meta?
Reanimator is the fastest riser in the Standard metagame, up 390% over the prior 30 days (1.5% → 7.2%). Lifegain (+173%) and Azorius Skies (+138%) are also gaining share.
What is Standard in MTG?
Standard is Magic: The Gathering's flagship rotating format, legal for cards from the most recently released sets and rotating roughly once per year. It's played in weekly MTGO Challenges and Leagues, which is where this metagame data comes from.
All Standard archetypes
A-Z, with the date each deck last posted a result.
- 4C Control
- 5-Color Legends
- Aang
- Artifacts
- Azorius Blink
- Azorius Control
- Azorius Skies
- Boros Aggro
- Boros Dragons
- Boros Dwarves
- Boros Planeswalkers
- Boros Tokens
- Boros Weapons
- Dimir Excruciator
- Dimir Midrange
- Elementals
- Gearhulk
- Golgari Midrange
- Golgari Roots
- Gruul Aggro
- Izzet Aggro
- Jeskai Control
- Jund Sacrifice
- Landfall
- Lessons
- Lifegain
- Mardu Discard
- Mono-Black
- Mono-Black Aggro
- Mono-Blue
- Mono-Green
- Mono-Green Stompy
- Mono-Red
- Mono-White
- Pixie
- Prowess
- Rakdos Lizards
- Reanimator
- Rogue
- Selesnya Offense
- Simic Omniscience
- Simic Ouroboroid
- Sultai Control
- Temur Harmonizer
- Vivi Cauldron
Top Standard cards
Most-played cards by decklists, last 90 days.
- Strategic Betrayal1,523 decks
- Flashfreeze1,398 decks
- Duress1,377 decks
- Multiversal Passage1,159 decks
- Requiting Hex1,158 decks
- Disdainful Stroke1,132 decks
- Starting Town1,117 decks
- Erode1,038 decks
- Steam Vents1,036 decks
- Spell Pierce998 decks
- Spell Snare995 decks
- Shoot the Sheriff884 decks
- Riverpyre Verge882 decks
- Burst Lightning875 decks
- Soul-Guide Lantern836 decks
- Seam Rip811 decks
- Torpor Orb811 decks
- Ghost Vacuum793 decks
- Bitter Triumph785 decks
- Rest in Peace778 decks
- Spirebluff Canal773 decks
- Watery Grave772 decks
- Gloomlake Verge736 decks
- Llanowar Elves706 decks
- Surrak, Elusive Hunter682 decks
- Ba Sing Se676 decks
- Stock Up674 decks
- Sacred Foundry669 decks
- Day of Black Sun664 decks
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian656 decks