Standard Metagame & Top Decks
Updated · Landfall leads at 14.1%
Snapshot · Last 14 days
Landfall is increasing to 14.1%, Dimir Midrange at 13.8%, Lifegain at 12.5%.
| 12.9% |  | A | Aggro | 2.8 | 26 | 73 | 58.6% | +2% |
| 10.8% |  | A | Midrange | 2.1 | 23.3 | 60 | 59.2% | +183% |
| 9.9% |  | A | Midrange | 1.9 | 21.6 | 70 | 59.3% | — |
| 9.8% |  | A | Midrange | 3.3 | 20.2 | 50 | 57.0% | +19% |
| 7.1% |  | A | 2 | 22.1 | 30 | 58.7% | +128% | |
| 4.8% |  | A | Control | 3.3 | 26.1 | 28 | 56.9% | −30% |
| 4.7% |  | A | Midrange | 2.9 | 24 | 26 | 58.0% | +539% |
| 4.5% |  | A | Combo | 3.6 | 24.6 | 26 | 59.0% | +157% |
| 4.5% |  | B | Aggro | 1.7 | 20.8 | 19 | 52.6% | −72% |
| 4.1% |  | A | Aggro | 2.6 | 23.5 | 19 | 61.9% | +412% |
| 3.9% |  | — | Other | 2.5 | 24.4 | 15 | 51.7% | +139% |
| 3.6% |  | A | 2.1 | 22.9 | 11 | 55.8% | +681% | |
| 3.1% |  | B | Control | 2.4 | 26 | 16 | 54.7% | >+999% |
| 2.3% |  | B | Midrange | 2.5 | 21 | 12 | 59.4% | +74% |
| 2.1% |  | B | Midrange | 3.4 | 26 | 12 | 56.6% | −64% |
| 2.0% |  | B | Aggro | 2 | 22.6 | 5 | 51.8% | +44% |
| 1.6% |  | C | Aggro | 1.9 | 23 | 6 | 51.6% | New |
| 1.3% |  | B | Midrange | 1.8 | 22.1 | 7 | 61.9% | −50% |
| 1.1% | | C | Tempo | 2.6 | 23.1 | 5 | 51.7% | −91% |
| 1.1% |  | C | 3.5 | 25 | 5 | 50.7% | −1% | |
| 1.0% |  | B | 1.6 | 22.8 | 4 | 59.6% | +185% | |
| 0.7% | | C | Combo | 4 | 25.9 | 2 | 55.3% | +4% |
| 0.6% |  | C | Midrange | 2.9 | 24.1 | 1 | 59.7% | +48% |
| 0.5% |  | D | Aggro | 2.3 | 22.9 | 1 | 49.0% | −95% |
| 0.4% |  | — | Control | 2.9 | 25.5 | 0 | 48.5% | −10% |
| 0.3% |  | — | Midrange | 2.7 | 24.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 0.3% |  | — | Midrange | 2.4 | 24.3 | 0 | — | −82% |
| 0.3% |  | — | 1.7 | 21.4 | 3 | 48.7% | — | |
| 0.2% |  | — | Control | 3 | 24.8 | 1 | — | New |
| 0.2% | D | 2.3 | 23.3 | 2 | — | −79% | ||
| 0.1% |  | — | 2.5 | 24 | 1 | — | −75% | |
| 0.1% |  | — | 2.2 | 23.3 | 1 | — | — | |
| 0.1% |  | — | 2.4 | 23 | 0 | — | — | |
| 0.1% |  | — | 2.1 | 25 | 0 | — | — | |
| 0.0% |  | — | 2.4 | 19 | 0 | — | New | |
| 0.0% |  | — | 1.9 | 21 | 0 | — | −91% | |
| 0.0% |  | — | Aggro | 1.9 | 22 | 0 | — | — |
Standard right now
Landfall leads Standard at 12.9% of decks over the last 60 days (2,641 lists), ahead of Dimir Midrange (10.8%) and Jund Sacrifice (9.9%). The top five are 50.4% of decks. Mardu Discard has the best Challenge win rate at 61.9% across 155 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
- claudioh · Dimir Midrange · Standard Challenge 16 · 1st · Oct 25
- itstime · Dimir Midrange · Standard Challenge 16 · 2nd · Oct 25
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
- A. Landfall, Dimir Midrange, Jund Sacrifice, Lifegain, Artifacts, Elementals, Reanimator, Boros Dragons, 4C Control, Boros Dwarves
- B. Azorius Skies, Azorius Control, Mardu Discard, Prowess, Dimir Excruciator, Mono-Black Aggro, Boros Aggro
- C. Rakdos Lizards, Aang, Lessons, Simic Omniscience, Sultai Control
- D. 5-Color Legends, Selesnya Offense
How this data works
Standard numbers on this page come from public MTGO Challenge and League decklists. The window is the last 60 days (2,641 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 Landfall at 12.9% of recent Challenge and League appearances (13.1% in Challenges alone), ahead of Dimir Midrange at 10.8%. The best-performing deck in the current meta is Mardu Discard at a 61.9% match win rate across 155 matches.
What deck should I play in Standard?
If you want the most-played deck, Landfall is 12.9% of the field. If you want the best win rate with a real sample, Mardu Discard is at 61.9% across 155 matches. For a lower-variance midrange option, Dimir Midrange sits at 10.8% with 60 Top 8s.
What is the best deck in Standard right now?
By meta share, Landfall is the most played Standard deck right now. By win rate, Mardu Discard is overperforming at 61.9%.
What are the most played cards in Standard?
The most-played cards across recent Standard decklists are Strategic Betrayal (42.6% of decks), Duress (40.7%), and Flashfreeze (34.8%). See the full Standard staples list for maindeck and sideboard play rates.
How diverse is the Standard metagame?
Decklist Data tracks 36 Standard archetypes over the last 60 days. The most-played deck holds 12.9% of the field, and the top five account for 50.4% - no single deck dominates.
How is the Standard metagame ranked?
The Standard metagame ranks archetypes by Challenge and League appearance share over the last 60 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?
Boros Dwarves is the fastest riser in the Standard metagame, up 681% over the prior 60 days (0.5% → 3.6%). Boros Dragons (+539%) and Artifacts (+412%) 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 Betrayal1,519 decks
- Flashfreeze1,395 decks
- Duress1,373 decks
- Multiversal Passage1,158 decks
- Requiting Hex1,154 decks
- Disdainful Stroke1,132 decks
- Starting Town1,116 decks
- Erode1,038 decks
- Steam Vents1,036 decks
- Spell Pierce998 decks
- Spell Snare993 decks
- Riverpyre Verge882 decks
- Shoot the Sheriff882 decks
- Burst Lightning875 decks
- Soul-Guide Lantern836 decks
- Seam Rip811 decks
- Torpor Orb811 decks
- Ghost Vacuum791 decks
- Bitter Triumph781 decks
- Rest in Peace778 decks
- Spirebluff Canal773 decks
- Watery Grave769 decks
- Gloomlake Verge733 decks
- Llanowar Elves706 decks
- Surrak, Elusive Hunter682 decks
- Ba Sing Se676 decks
- Stock Up674 decks
- Sacred Foundry669 decks
- Day of Black Sun661 decks
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian654 decks