Standard Metagame

Izzet Prowess leads the Standard metagame at 15.3% of 3,097 recent appearances, and Selesnya Offense's share is up 14x over the last 60 days.

Challenges

Finishes by Strategy

Top strategies by Challenge Top 8s, League 5-0s, or both.

  1. 1. Izzet Prowess — 95 Top 8s, 88 League 5-0s
  2. 2. Selesnya Offense — 86 Top 8s, 29 League 5-0s
  3. 3. Izzet Elementals — 78 Top 8s, 36 League 5-0s
  4. 4. Lessons — 76 Top 8s, 46 League 5-0s
  5. 5. Landfall — 56 Top 8s, 63 League 5-0s
  6. 6. 4C Control — 57 Top 8s, 32 League 5-0s
  7. 7. Dimir Excruciator — 42 Top 8s, 26 League 5-0s
  8. 8. Temur Prowess — 27 Top 8s, 34 League 5-0s
  9. 9. Rogue — 28 Top 8s, 21 League 5-0s
  10. 10. Azorius Skies — 20 Top 8s, 24 League 5-0s

Metagame Mix Over Time

Share of the field held by the top 7 strategies (~70% of the meta), over the last 90 days.

  1. 1. Izzet Prowess15.3%
  2. 2. Selesnya Offense11.0%
  3. 3. Izzet Elementals10.3%
  4. 4. Lessons10.2%
  5. 5. Landfall9.3%
  6. 6. 4C Control8.3%
  7. 7. Dimir Excruciator6.4%

Standard Metagame Movers

Strategies gaining or losing share vs the prior 60-day window.

Gaining Standard Metagame Share

last 60d vs prior 60d
  • 0.86% → 11.9% share

    +1281% lift (+11.0 pp vs the prior 60 days, challenge share)
  • 0.74% → 8.5% share

    +1055% lift (+7.8 pp vs the prior 60 days, challenge share)
  • 0.86% → 3.0% share

    +251% lift (+2.2 pp vs the prior 60 days, challenge share)

Losing Standard Metagame Share

last 60d vs prior 60d
  • 0.49% → 0.04% share

    −92% lift (−0.5 pp vs the prior 60 days, challenge share)
  • 6.3% → 0.54% share

    −91% lift (−5.8 pp vs the prior 60 days, challenge share)
  • 0.61% → 0.08% share

    −87% lift (−0.5 pp vs the prior 60 days, challenge share)

Newest Standard Rogue decks

Brews from the last 60 days that didn't match any archetype rule yet.

Rankings are based on 2,584 recent MTGO Challenge appearances in the selected window.

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