Vintage Metagame

Raker Shops has Vintage in a stranglehold — 26.3% of 304 recent appearances, nearly double second-place Lurrus Control, and Azorius Control is surging (+293%) over the last 14 days.

Challenges

Finishes by Strategy

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

  1. 1. Raker Shops — 13 Top 8s, 24 League 5-0s
  2. 2. Lurrus Control — 13 Top 8s, 17 League 5-0s
  3. 3. Mono-White Initiative — 3 Top 8s, 9 League 5-0s
  4. 4. Paradoxical Outcome — 4 Top 8s, 5 League 5-0s
  5. 5. Sphere Shops — 3 Top 8s
  6. 6. Dredge, 2 League 5-0s
  7. 7. Azorius Control — 1 Top 8, 3 League 5-0s
  8. 8. Hollow Vine — 4 Top 8s, 1 League 5-0
  9. 9. Underworld Breach — 3 Top 8s, 6 League 5-0s
  10. 10. Rogue — 3 Top 8s, 3 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. Raker Shops26.3%
  2. 2. Lurrus Control13.8%
  3. 3. Mono-White Initiative9.2%
  4. 4. Paradoxical Outcome7.9%
  5. 5. Sphere Shops6.3%
  6. 6. Dredge4.9%
  7. 7. Azorius Control4.6%

Vintage Metagame Movers

Strategies gaining or losing share vs the prior 14-day window.

Gaining Vintage Metagame Share

last 14d vs prior 14d
  • 1.3% → 4.9% share

    +293% lift (+3.7 pp vs the prior 14 days, challenge share)
  • 1.6% → 5.8% share

    +271% lift (+4.2 pp vs the prior 14 days, challenge share)
  • 1.9% → 4.5% share

    +138% lift (+2.6 pp vs the prior 14 days, challenge share)

Losing Vintage Metagame Share

last 14d vs prior 14d
  • 9.1% → 2.7% share

    −70% lift (−6.4 pp vs the prior 14 days, challenge share)
  • 9.1% → 2.7% share

    −70% lift (−6.4 pp vs the prior 14 days, challenge share)
  • 5.0% → 1.8% share

    −64% lift (−3.2 pp vs the prior 14 days, challenge share)

Newest Vintage Rogue decks

Brews from the last 14 days that didn't match any archetype rule yet.

Rankings are based on 224 recent MTGO Challenge appearances in the selected window.

Vintage is Magic's most powerful eternal format, granting access to the full card pool with a restricted list in place of outright bans.