Table of Contents
- Metagame
- Top 8 Decklists
- Standard Grixis Midrange by Koki Kondo – Blue Sky Cup (1st)
- Standard Boros Midrange by Yuya Hosokawa – Blue Sky Cup (2nd)
- Standard Mono Black Aggro by Tetsushi Sawada – Blue Sky Cup (3rd)
- Standard Mono Red Aggro by Shun Fujimoto – Blue Sky Cup (4th)
- Standard Azorius Spells by Akio Matsuzaki – Blue Sky Cup (5th)
- Standard Orzhov Midrange by Masayasu Tanahashi – Blue Sky Cup (6th)
- Standard Esper Midrange by mw_94gA – Blue Sky Cup (7th)
- Standard Rakdos Midrange by Yuya Murayama – Blue Sky Cup (8th)
With a fresh Standard metagame after rotation and new set Dominaria United, Standard is quickly looking for direction as players look for the best decks in the format. Over the weekend, a few online tournaments have taken place:
More Standard tournament results:
Japanese VTuber Aobeni Chika hosted one of the first online Dominaria United Standard tournaments, a free to enter event that attracted 78 players to try out some new cards in a brand new metagame! You can check out the rest of the decklists and the full metagame breakdown over on MTG Meta.
Metagame
Archetype | # of Decks | % of Field | % Win Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Rakdos Sacrifice | 13 | 17.3333% | 42.1053% |
Grixis Midrange | 8 | 10.6667% | 68.5714% |
Orzhov Midrange | 7 | 9.3333% | 42.8571% |
Mono-Black Control | 5 | 6.6667% | 56.25% |
Mono-Black Aggro | 4 | 5.3333% | 61.1111% |
Jund Midrange | 3 | 4% | 45.4545% |
Mono-Black Midrange | 3 | 4% | 46.6667% |
Esper Midrange | 3 | 4% | 61.5385% |
Azorius Aggro | 2 | 2.6667% | 55.5556% |
Azorius Time | 2 | 2.6667% | 20% |
Dimir Control | 2 | 2.6667% | 22.2222% |
Grixis Control | 2 | 2.6667% | 80% |
Top 8 Decklists
The top 8 decks represented decks from 8 different archetypes, all featuring some new Dominaria United cards in one way or another. As Lukas predicted, Three-Color Midrange decks are looking strong.
The Mono-Color Aggro decks are also preying on unrefined, less consistent decks, as usually seen in a new metagame, especially as Standard has undergone rotation and there are now much less cards in the format. Make sure to check out our meta predictions after the first day!