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The First Results Are In: Crimson Vow Tournament Decklists and Results

This weekend was the first since the release of the latest MTG set Innistrad: Crimson Vow, and that means we now have access to the first Standard tournament results in the newly revitalized format!

Since the set released on Thursday, we’ve seen a number of existing decks in the format receiving upgrades along with a handful of new archetypes striving to gain a foothold. With the first few competitive tournaments now in the books, we can see how the format is beginning to take shape and what archetypes are finding the most success early on.

Three notable Standard tournaments took place this weekend: a two-day event hosted by well-known MTGA streamer Crokeyz and his team, sporting a grand prize of 10,000 gems and over 400 players; the continuation of the Red Bull Untapped 2021 series, the International Stop IV, with cash prizes and an impressive player count of over 1,000; and the smaller Hooglandia Open, put on by streamer Jeff Hoogland and sponsored with store credit prizes to CoolStuffInc.

With 1,500 players in total going head to head against each other and prizes on the line, there’s a lot we can learn about the new format – so let’s get to it! We’ll start off with a quick discussion of how the meta is looking across the three tournaments. Then, we’ll present metagame tables for each event along with the final results and decklists from the Top 8s. You can use the quick links below to navigate quickly:

For even more decklists in the post-Crimson Vow Standard format, be sure to check out our full catalog of decks from day one and day two:


Crimson Vow Week 1 Tournament Metagame

standard
16 Sep 2021 - 25 Jan 2022
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win
rate
vs
mono-green aggro
vs
izzet turns
vs
mono-white aggro
vs
izzet dragons ️
vs
dimir control
vs
temur aggro
vs
jund midrange
vs
grixis turns
vs
azorius control
vs
orzhov midrange
vs
mono-black control
vs
gruul werewolves
vs
esper control
vs
sultai midrange
mono-green aggro
17.83% metagame
8090 matches
global 54.0% [52.9%-55.1%]
-
57.8%
1786 matches
40.9%
1539 matches
61.6%
778 matches
58.5%
289 matches
52.5%
385 matches
52.0%
279 matches
55.5%
328 matches
61.8%
220 matches
46.6%
174 matches
52.2%
182 matches
68.7%
147 matches
52.9%
87 matches
47.1%
136 matches
mono-green aggro
17.83% metagame
8090 matches
global 54.0% [52.9%-55.1%]
izzet turns
16.56% metagame
7620 matches
global 52.2% [51.1%-53.3%]
42.2%
1786 matches
-
49.8%
1540 matches
57.3%
641 matches
59.3%
312 matches
43.2%
271 matches
42.3%
324 matches
59.4%
212 matches
60.6%
175 matches
69.2%
240 matches
69.9%
156 matches
37.7%
106 matches
51.0%
98 matches
50.0%
110 matches
izzet turns
16.56% metagame
7620 matches
global 52.2% [51.1%-53.3%]
mono-white aggro
14.28% metagame
6831 matches
global 54.0% [52.8%-55.2%]
59.1%
1539 matches
50.2%
1540 matches
-
51.4%
591 matches
57.8%
249 matches
52.3%
260 matches
47.2%
305 matches
50.0%
198 matches
54.7%
139 matches
38.4%
177 matches
53.3%
137 matches
51.3%
76 matches
58.1%
86 matches
54.9%
71 matches
mono-white aggro
14.28% metagame
6831 matches
global 54.0% [52.8%-55.2%]
izzet dragons ️
7.39% metagame
3635 matches
global 47.1% [45.5%-48.7%]
38.4%
778 matches
42.7%
641 matches
48.6%
591 matches
-
48.5%
97 matches
49.0%
208 matches
33.6%
110 matches
50.0%
108 matches
44.4%
81 matches
71.1%
45 matches
57.4%
61 matches
47.1%
70 matches
51.5%
33 matches
56.7%
60 matches
izzet dragons ️
7.39% metagame
3635 matches
global 47.1% [45.5%-48.7%]
dimir control
3.68% metagame
1626 matches
global 43.8% [41.4%-46.2%]
41.5%
289 matches
40.7%
312 matches
42.2%
249 matches
51.5%
97 matches
-
30.4%
46 matches
41.3%
46 matches
28.6%
42 matches
46.4%
28 matches
45.7%
35 matches
45.8%
24 matches
28.6%
28 matches
50.0%
28 matches
44.0%
25 matches
dimir control
3.68% metagame
1626 matches
global 43.8% [41.4%-46.2%]
temur aggro
3.22% metagame
1655 matches
global 52.9% [50.5%-55.3%]
47.5%
385 matches
56.8%
271 matches
47.7%
260 matches
51.0%
208 matches
69.6%
46 matches
-
32.0%
50 matches
53.1%
49 matches
83.3%
30 matches
50.0%
6 matches
44.4%
18 matches
56.3%
16 matches
76.5%
17 matches
53.8%
26 matches
temur aggro
3.22% metagame
1655 matches
global 52.9% [50.5%-55.3%]
jund midrange
3.14% metagame
1656 matches
global 54.8% [52.4%-57.2%]
48.0%
279 matches
57.7%
324 matches
52.8%
305 matches
66.4%
110 matches
58.7%
46 matches
68.0%
50 matches
-
48.6%
37 matches
73.3%
30 matches
38.3%
47 matches
28.0%
25 matches
41.7%
12 matches
76.7%
30 matches
35.0%
20 matches
jund midrange
3.14% metagame
1656 matches
global 54.8% [52.4%-57.2%]
grixis turns
2.67% metagame
1313 matches
global 47.8% [45.1%-50.5%]
44.5%
328 matches
40.6%
212 matches
50.0%
198 matches
50.0%
108 matches
71.4%
42 matches
46.9%
49 matches
51.4%
37 matches
-
50.0%
32 matches
38.5%
26 matches
44.0%
25 matches
42.9%
14 matches
57.1%
14 matches
47.1%
17 matches
grixis turns
2.67% metagame
1313 matches
global 47.8% [45.1%-50.5%]
azorius control
2.14% metagame
1017 matches
global 44.1% [41%-47.1%]
38.2%
220 matches
39.4%
175 matches
45.3%
139 matches
55.6%
81 matches
53.6%
28 matches
16.7%
30 matches
26.7%
30 matches
50.0%
32 matches
-
71.4%
14 matches
52.2%
23 matches
41.2%
17 matches
44.4%
9 matches
56.3%
16 matches
azorius control
2.14% metagame
1017 matches
global 44.1% [41%-47.1%]
orzhov midrange
1.80% metagame
1021 matches
global 49.8% [46.7%-52.8%]
53.4%
174 matches
30.8%
240 matches
61.6%
177 matches
28.9%
45 matches
54.3%
35 matches
50.0%
6 matches
61.7%
47 matches
61.5%
26 matches
28.6%
14 matches
-
47.1%
17 matches
55.6%
9 matches
46.7%
15 matches
33.3%
6 matches
orzhov midrange
1.80% metagame
1021 matches
global 49.8% [46.7%-52.8%]
mono-black control
1.78% metagame
923 matches
global 46.5% [43.3%-49.7%]
47.8%
182 matches
30.1%
156 matches
46.7%
137 matches
42.6%
61 matches
54.2%
24 matches
55.6%
18 matches
72.0%
25 matches
56.0%
25 matches
47.8%
23 matches
52.9%
17 matches
-
62.5%
16 matches
36.4%
11 matches
33.3%
12 matches
mono-black control
1.78% metagame
923 matches
global 46.5% [43.3%-49.7%]
gruul werewolves
1.45% metagame
735 matches
global 48.8% [45.2%-52.5%]
31.3%
147 matches
62.3%
106 matches
48.7%
76 matches
52.9%
70 matches
71.4%
28 matches
43.8%
16 matches
58.3%
12 matches
57.1%
14 matches
58.8%
17 matches
44.4%
9 matches
37.5%
16 matches
-
60.0%
5 matches
27.3%
11 matches
gruul werewolves
1.45% metagame
735 matches
global 48.8% [45.2%-52.5%]
esper control
1.21% metagame
581 matches
global 46.5% [42.5%-50.5%]
47.1%
87 matches
49.0%
98 matches
41.9%
86 matches
48.5%
33 matches
50.0%
28 matches
23.5%
17 matches
23.3%
30 matches
42.9%
14 matches
55.6%
9 matches
53.3%
15 matches
63.6%
11 matches
40.0%
5 matches
-
57.1%
7 matches
esper control
1.21% metagame
581 matches
global 46.5% [42.5%-50.5%]
sultai midrange
1.17% metagame
649 matches
global 50.4% [46.5%-54.2%]
52.9%
136 matches
50.0%
110 matches
45.1%
71 matches
43.3%
60 matches
56.0%
25 matches
46.2%
26 matches
65.0%
20 matches
52.9%
17 matches
43.8%
16 matches
66.7%
6 matches
66.7%
12 matches
72.7%
11 matches
42.9%
7 matches
-
sultai midrange
1.17% metagame
649 matches
global 50.4% [46.5%-54.2%]
vs
mono-green aggro
vs
izzet turns
vs
mono-white aggro
vs
izzet dragons ️
vs
dimir control
vs
temur aggro
vs
jund midrange
vs
grixis turns
vs
azorius control
vs
orzhov midrange
vs
mono-black control
vs
gruul werewolves
vs
esper control
vs
sultai midrange

If there’s one thing that’s clear from the first week of results, it’s that Mono Green Aggro and Mono White Aggro are here to stay. In both of the larger tournaments, Mono White and Mono Green were the #1 and #2 most popular archetypes in the field.

mono-white aggro
54% global win rate
14.28% metagame share
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vs selesnya blink
100.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs esper epiphany
100.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs jund control
100.0% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs izzet mill
100.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs bant aggro
84.6% win rate
13 tracked matches
vs mardu midrange
84.6% win rate
13 tracked matches
vs mono-white humans
80.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs simic tempo
80.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs mono blue tempo
78.6% win rate
14 tracked matches
vs bant ramp
78.6% win rate
28 tracked matches
vs rakdos treasures
77.8% win rate
9 tracked matches
vs naya ramp
76.9% win rate
13 tracked matches
vs selesnya aggro
75.0% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs naya aggro
75.0% win rate
20 tracked matches
vs gruul aggro
75.0% win rate
28 tracked matches
vs dimir rogues
73.1% win rate
26 tracked matches
vs rakdos sacrifice
69.2% win rate
13 tracked matches
vs dimir zombies
68.8% win rate
16 tracked matches
vs naya midrange
66.7% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs mono-white control
66.7% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs jeskai aggro
66.7% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs azorius tempo
66.7% win rate
30 tracked matches
vs simic ramp
65.4% win rate
26 tracked matches
vs dimir tempo
64.7% win rate
17 tracked matches
vs selesnya humans
63.8% win rate
58 tracked matches
vs temur ramp
62.5% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs mardu vampires
60.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs rakdos control
60.0% win rate
15 tracked matches
vs selesnya midrange
60.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs golgari control
60.0% win rate
20 tracked matches
vs mono-green aggro
59.1% win rate
1539 tracked matches
vs mono-red aggro
58.3% win rate
24 tracked matches
vs esper control
58.1% win rate
86 tracked matches
vs dimir control
57.8% win rate
249 tracked matches
vs rakdos midrange
57.5% win rate
40 tracked matches
vs temur werewolves
57.1% win rate
7 tracked matches
vs simic aggro
56.5% win rate
23 tracked matches
vs izzet delver
56.3% win rate
16 tracked matches
vs grixis dragons
55.6% win rate
9 tracked matches
vs boros aggro
55.1% win rate
49 tracked matches
vs sultai midrange
54.9% win rate
71 tracked matches
vs azorius control
54.7% win rate
139 tracked matches
vs mono-black control
53.3% win rate
137 tracked matches
vs orzhov control
53.1% win rate
49 tracked matches
vs golgari midrange
52.9% win rate
17 tracked matches
vs temur aggro
52.3% win rate
260 tracked matches
vs izzet control
52.0% win rate
75 tracked matches
vs izzet dragons ️
51.4% win rate
591 tracked matches
vs gruul werewolves
51.3% win rate
76 tracked matches
vs orzhov clerics
50.9% win rate
55 tracked matches
vs izzet turns
50.2% win rate
1540 tracked matches
vs grixis turns
50.0% win rate
198 tracked matches
vs esper tempo
50.0% win rate
14 tracked matches
vs orzhov aggro
50.0% win rate
12 tracked matches
vs grixis control
48.8% win rate
41 tracked matches
vs selesnya ramp
48.0% win rate
50 tracked matches
vs jund werewolves
47.4% win rate
19 tracked matches
vs jund midrange
47.2% win rate
305 tracked matches
vs sultai control
45.5% win rate
11 tracked matches
vs rakdos vampires
45.5% win rate
77 tracked matches
vs orzhov tempo
43.5% win rate
23 tracked matches
vs naya werewolves
42.9% win rate
7 tracked matches
vs mono-black aggro
42.9% win rate
49 tracked matches
vs temur epiphany
42.9% win rate
7 tracked matches
vs grixis treasures
40.0% win rate
10 tracked matches
vs mono-black zombies
40.0% win rate
40 tracked matches
vs golgari planeswalkers
40.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs naya humans
40.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs orzhov midrange
38.4% win rate
177 tracked matches
vs abzan midrange
36.4% win rate
22 tracked matches
vs jeskai epiphany
36.4% win rate
11 tracked matches
vs jeskai control
33.3% win rate
30 tracked matches
vs izzet tempo
33.3% win rate
9 tracked matches
vs mardu fury
33.3% win rate
15 tracked matches
vs rakdos tokens
12.5% win rate
8 tracked matches
mono-green aggro
54% global win rate
17.83% metagame share
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vs boros burn
100.0% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs rakdos treasures
84.6% win rate
13 tracked matches
vs esper tempo
84.6% win rate
13 tracked matches
vs golgari ramp
83.3% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs mardu clerics
83.3% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs azorius aggro
83.3% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs izzet mill
83.3% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs dimir tempo
82.4% win rate
17 tracked matches
vs dimir zombies
82.4% win rate
17 tracked matches
vs mono-red tokens
80.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs mono red aggro
80.0% win rate
10 tracked matches
vs mono-blue tempo
80.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs temur ramp
80.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs selesnya lifegain
80.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs bant festival
80.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs mono-red aggro
76.5% win rate
17 tracked matches
vs izzet tempo
75.0% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs jeskai epiphany
70.4% win rate
27 tracked matches
vs grixis control
69.1% win rate
68 tracked matches
vs gruul werewolves
68.7% win rate
147 tracked matches
vs izzet delver
66.7% win rate
27 tracked matches
vs orzhov angels
66.7% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs rakdos tokens
66.7% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs grixis dragons
66.7% win rate
12 tracked matches
vs orzhov clerics
65.0% win rate
20 tracked matches
vs temur epiphany
63.6% win rate
11 tracked matches
vs izzet control
63.0% win rate
54 tracked matches
vs naya ramp
62.5% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs golgari control
62.2% win rate
37 tracked matches
vs rakdos vampires
62.0% win rate
50 tracked matches
vs rakdos midrange
61.9% win rate
63 tracked matches
vs azorius control
61.8% win rate
220 tracked matches
vs izzet dragons ️
61.6% win rate
778 tracked matches
vs jeskai control
60.9% win rate
64 tracked matches
vs temur werewolves
60.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs bant ramp
60.0% win rate
60 tracked matches
vs simic aggro
59.3% win rate
27 tracked matches
vs dimir control
58.5% win rate
289 tracked matches
vs izzet turns
57.8% win rate
1786 tracked matches
vs dimir rogues
57.1% win rate
21 tracked matches
vs gruul aggro
57.1% win rate
49 tracked matches
vs orzhov control
56.1% win rate
41 tracked matches
vs abzan counters
55.6% win rate
9 tracked matches
vs grixis turns
55.5% win rate
328 tracked matches
vs mono-black aggro
55.1% win rate
49 tracked matches
vs naya aggro
53.8% win rate
13 tracked matches
vs esper control
52.9% win rate
87 tracked matches
vs temur aggro
52.5% win rate
385 tracked matches
vs selesnya aggro
52.4% win rate
42 tracked matches
vs mono-black control
52.2% win rate
182 tracked matches
vs jund midrange
52.0% win rate
279 tracked matches
vs mono-black zombies
50.0% win rate
26 tracked matches
vs sultai control
50.0% win rate
12 tracked matches
vs jund werewolves
50.0% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs naya midrange
50.0% win rate
22 tracked matches
vs gruul tokens
50.0% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs mono blue tempo
48.3% win rate
29 tracked matches
vs boros aggro
48.0% win rate
75 tracked matches
vs orzhov tempo
47.4% win rate
19 tracked matches
vs sultai midrange
47.1% win rate
136 tracked matches
vs orzhov midrange
46.6% win rate
174 tracked matches
vs selesnya ramp
46.4% win rate
84 tracked matches
vs golgari midrange
45.5% win rate
22 tracked matches
vs abzan midrange
45.0% win rate
20 tracked matches
vs orzhov lifegain
44.4% win rate
9 tracked matches
vs bant aggro
41.7% win rate
24 tracked matches
vs azorius tempo
41.1% win rate
107 tracked matches
vs mono-white aggro
40.9% win rate
1539 tracked matches
vs grixis treasures
40.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs abzan ramp
40.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs esper epiphany
40.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs naya werewolves
40.0% win rate
10 tracked matches
vs selesnya humans
39.7% win rate
58 tracked matches
vs mardu fury
38.9% win rate
18 tracked matches
vs orzhov aggro
38.9% win rate
18 tracked matches
vs rakdos control
37.5% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs simic ramp
36.4% win rate
33 tracked matches
vs mardu midrange
33.3% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs rakdos sacrifice
33.3% win rate
9 tracked matches
vs boros humans
28.6% win rate
7 tracked matches

These two aggressive mono-colored archetypes were already major players in Standard before Crimson Vow, and the set has brought some new tools for them both.

Mono Green, which often didn’t run any one-drops before Vow, received Ascendant Packleader to help fill the early curve. In addition, Ulvenwald Oddity has been showing up in many stompy decks as a hasty mid-late-game threat that makes the deck even more resistant to sweepers.

Meanwhile, Mono White decks, which were already heavy on disruption thanks to cards like Elite Spellbinder and Skyclave Apparition, got what may be the most powerful card in the set: Thalia, Guardian of Thraben.

We can also see Selesnya Humans decks, which typically have a lot of cards in common with the Mono White lists, making up a small percentage of the field but overperforming and finding plenty of representation in the Top8s. The Humans decks are still quite low to the ground and are running the new Hopeful Initiate and Hamlet Vanguard in addition to Thalia and the other great Humans from Mono-W.

Izzet Epiphany, on the other hand, is still showing up in the meta but caused a buzz on social media when not a single one of the registered Izzet decks made it to day two of the Crokeyz tournament. The deck fared a bit better in the Red Bull Untapped International Stop IV, but it may be possible that the aggressive decks could push Izzet down at least for now.

izzet turns
52.2% global win rate
16.56% metagame share
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vs mono-white humans
100.0% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs sultai control
90.0% win rate
10 tracked matches
vs grixis dragons
87.5% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs rakdos control
87.5% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs naya humans
85.7% win rate
7 tracked matches
vs izzet tempo
83.3% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs golgari aggro
83.3% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs orzhov control
83.3% win rate
30 tracked matches
vs dimir tempo
80.0% win rate
10 tracked matches
vs orzhov sacrifice
80.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs boros humans
80.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs mono-red aggro
73.1% win rate
26 tracked matches
vs golgari control
73.0% win rate
37 tracked matches
vs naya werewolves
71.4% win rate
7 tracked matches
vs mardu midrange
71.4% win rate
14 tracked matches
vs selesnya burn
71.4% win rate
7 tracked matches
vs rakdos sacrifice
71.4% win rate
7 tracked matches
vs azorius aggro
70.0% win rate
10 tracked matches
vs mono-black control
69.9% win rate
156 tracked matches
vs jeskai control
69.8% win rate
43 tracked matches
vs orzhov midrange
69.2% win rate
240 tracked matches
vs selesnya humans
68.9% win rate
45 tracked matches
vs dimir rogues
68.8% win rate
16 tracked matches
vs esper tempo
68.4% win rate
19 tracked matches
vs mono-black aggro
67.6% win rate
37 tracked matches
vs mono-black zombies
67.4% win rate
43 tracked matches
vs 5c treasures
66.7% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs selesnya ramp
66.7% win rate
60 tracked matches
vs boros aggro
66.7% win rate
60 tracked matches
vs izzet delver
66.7% win rate
33 tracked matches
vs rakdos treasures
64.0% win rate
25 tracked matches
vs naya aggro
63.6% win rate
22 tracked matches
vs orzhov clerics
62.7% win rate
51 tracked matches
vs temur epiphany
62.5% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs gruul tokens
62.5% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs grixis control
62.1% win rate
66 tracked matches
vs bant ramp
61.5% win rate
65 tracked matches
vs simic ramp
60.7% win rate
28 tracked matches
vs azorius control
60.6% win rate
175 tracked matches
vs esper epiphany
60.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs mardu clerics
60.0% win rate
10 tracked matches
vs dimir zombies
60.0% win rate
15 tracked matches
vs mono red aggro
60.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs grixis turns
59.4% win rate
212 tracked matches
vs dimir control
59.3% win rate
312 tracked matches
vs rakdos midrange
58.3% win rate
48 tracked matches
vs jeskai epiphany
58.3% win rate
12 tracked matches
vs azorius tempo
57.4% win rate
54 tracked matches
vs izzet dragons ️
57.3% win rate
641 tracked matches
vs abzan counters
57.1% win rate
7 tracked matches
vs bant aggro
57.1% win rate
14 tracked matches
vs golgari midrange
55.6% win rate
18 tracked matches
vs naya ramp
53.8% win rate
13 tracked matches
vs izzet control
53.1% win rate
98 tracked matches
vs abzan midrange
52.9% win rate
17 tracked matches
vs esper control
51.0% win rate
98 tracked matches
vs sultai midrange
50.0% win rate
110 tracked matches
vs mono-white aggro
49.8% win rate
1540 tracked matches
vs rakdos vampires
49.4% win rate
79 tracked matches
vs jund werewolves
46.7% win rate
15 tracked matches
vs selesnya aggro
45.8% win rate
24 tracked matches
vs mono blue tempo
45.7% win rate
35 tracked matches
vs orzhov tempo
45.5% win rate
44 tracked matches
vs naya midrange
45.0% win rate
20 tracked matches
vs temur aggro
43.2% win rate
271 tracked matches
vs rakdos aggro
42.9% win rate
7 tracked matches
vs orzhov aggro
42.9% win rate
7 tracked matches
vs gruul aggro
42.9% win rate
42 tracked matches
vs jund midrange
42.3% win rate
324 tracked matches
vs mono-green aggro
42.2% win rate
1786 tracked matches
vs gruul werewolves
37.7% win rate
106 tracked matches
vs dimir delver
33.3% win rate
9 tracked matches
vs mardu fury
33.3% win rate
9 tracked matches
vs orzhov zombies
33.3% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs rakdos tokens
33.3% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs simic aggro
25.0% win rate
20 tracked matches
vs grixis treasures
20.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs mono-black midrange
20.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs temur werewolves
0.0% win rate
7 tracked matches

Other control decks that lean more heavily on creature-based interaction, however, did relatively well. The Crokeyz tournament was taken down by Felipe Landim piloting an Orzhov Control deck similar to those that were popular in the Standard 2022 format. At the International Stop IV, a Dimir Control deck piloted by Lukas Dusek managed to finish fourth.

Another point of interest are the Vampire and Zombie tribes, which both got a decent boost thanks to Crimson Vow. Rakdos Vampires were popular enough to show up in the top archetypes of all three tournaments, but performed unremarkably with near .500 winrates and no representation in the Top 8s.

Conversely, a couple of Zombie decks did earn Top 8 finishes this weekend despite making up a relatively insignificant portion of the meta.

rakdos vampires
45% global win rate
0.89% metagame share
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vs gruul werewolves
66.7% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs mono-white aggro
54.5% win rate
77 tracked matches
vs izzet turns
50.6% win rate
79 tracked matches
vs esper control
50.0% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs izzet control
50.0% win rate
10 tracked matches
vs orzhov clerics
50.0% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs izzet dragons ️
45.8% win rate
24 tracked matches
vs orzhov midrange
38.5% win rate
13 tracked matches
vs mono-green aggro
38.0% win rate
50 tracked matches
vs jund midrange
30.0% win rate
20 tracked matches
vs mono-black control
25.0% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs dimir control
16.7% win rate
18 tracked matches
vs selesnya ramp
16.7% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs grixis turns
0.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
mono-black zombies
47% global win rate
0.36% metagame share
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vs mono-white aggro
60.0% win rate
40 tracked matches
vs mono-green aggro
50.0% win rate
26 tracked matches
vs mono-black control
44.4% win rate
9 tracked matches
vs izzet turns
32.6% win rate
43 tracked matches
vs orzhov midrange
20.0% win rate
5 tracked matches

The metagame at the Hooglandia Open was a bit more varied than the two larger events, as innovative deckbuilding has often been incentivized by the series’ organizers. If you’re looking for some decks that are different from the usual archetypes, we highly encourage you to check out the Top 8 lists from the Hooglandia tournament at the bottom of the page.

We have a more in-depth analysis of the developing Crimson Vow Standard metagame in our Metagame Analysis on MTG Meta here:


Crokeyz Crimson Vow Tournament

crokeyz crimson vow tournament
13 November, 2021 - standard - 356 players
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rate
vs
mono-green aggro
vs
izzet turns
vs
mono-white aggro
vs
izzet dragons ️
vs
dimir control
vs
jund midrange
vs
rakdos vampires
vs
selesnya humans
global 60.0% [49.7%-69.5%]
-
87.5%
8 matches
13.3%
15 matches
100.0%
3 matches
33.3%
3 matches
66.7%
9 matches
70.0%
10 matches
33.3%
3 matches
global 60.0% [49.7%-69.5%]
izzet turns
40 matches
global 47.5% [32.9%-62.5%]
12.5%
8 matches
-
28.6%
7 matches
50.0%
2 matches
100.0%
2 matches
0.0%
1 matches
100.0%
2 matches
-
izzet turns
40 matches
global 47.5% [32.9%-62.5%]
mono-white aggro
107 matches
global 65.4% [56%-73.8%]
86.7%
15 matches
71.4%
7 matches
-
60.0%
5 matches
50.0%
6 matches
66.7%
3 matches
33.3%
6 matches
50.0%
6 matches
mono-white aggro
107 matches
global 65.4% [56%-73.8%]
global 36.4% [19.7%-57%]
0.0%
3 matches
50.0%
2 matches
40.0%
5 matches
-
33.3%
3 matches
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
global 36.4% [19.7%-57%]
dimir control
33 matches
global 51.5% [35.2%-67.5%]
66.7%
3 matches
0.0%
2 matches
50.0%
6 matches
66.7%
3 matches
-
-
100.0%
1 matches
33.3%
3 matches
dimir control
33 matches
global 51.5% [35.2%-67.5%]
jund midrange
25 matches
global 56.0% [37.1%-73.3%]
33.3%
9 matches
100.0%
1 matches
33.3%
3 matches
-
-
-
50.0%
2 matches
100.0%
1 matches
jund midrange
25 matches
global 56.0% [37.1%-73.3%]
global 48.6% [33%-64.4%]
30.0%
10 matches
0.0%
2 matches
66.7%
6 matches
100.0%
1 matches
0.0%
1 matches
50.0%
2 matches
-
-
global 48.6% [33%-64.4%]
global 52.6% [31.7%-72.7%]
66.7%
3 matches
-
50.0%
6 matches
-
66.7%
3 matches
0.0%
1 matches
-
-
global 52.6% [31.7%-72.7%]
vs
mono-green aggro
vs
izzet turns
vs
mono-white aggro
vs
izzet dragons ️
vs
dimir control
vs
jund midrange
vs
rakdos vampires
vs
selesnya humans

Metagame

ArchetypeNumber of DecksPercentage of FieldWinrate
Mono White Aggro 5515.4%63.96%
Mono Green Aggro 4512.6%61.11%
Izzet Dragons 246.7%27.27%
Dimir Control226.2%40%
Rakdos Vampires195.3%47.22%
Izzet Epiphany174.8%54.05%
Azorius Control102.8%40%
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Top 8

RankPlayerDeckRecord
1Felipe LandimOrzhov Control9-0
2António AbreuSelesnya Humans8-1
3Timo UusitaloMono White Aggro7-1
4Felix StrandtMono White Aggro 7-1
5Nathan LaumannMono Green Aggro6-1
6Jamal BaglioliMono White Aggro 6-1
7Bogdan ShapovalovSelesnya Humans6-1
8Randall NewellMono White Aggro 6-1

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Red Bull Untapped 2021 International Stop III

red bull untapped 2021 international stop iv [mountain time]
14 November, 2021 - standard - 913 players
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rate
vs
mono-green aggro
vs
izzet turns
vs
mono-white aggro
vs
izzet dragons ️
vs
dimir control
vs
jund midrange
vs
rakdos vampires
mono-green aggro
481 matches
global 49.9% [45.4%-54.3%]
-
61.3%
75 matches
31.7%
120 matches
66.7%
30 matches
32.3%
31 matches
38.7%
31 matches
58.8%
17 matches
mono-green aggro
481 matches
global 49.9% [45.4%-54.3%]
izzet turns
460 matches
global 50.9% [46.3%-55.4%]
38.7%
75 matches
-
44.4%
135 matches
63.0%
27 matches
61.9%
42 matches
55.6%
18 matches
50.0%
16 matches
izzet turns
460 matches
global 50.9% [46.3%-55.4%]
mono-white aggro
637 matches
global 58.6% [54.7%-62.3%]
68.3%
120 matches
55.6%
135 matches
-
61.7%
60 matches
50.0%
46 matches
64.7%
34 matches
38.1%
21 matches
mono-white aggro
637 matches
global 58.6% [54.7%-62.3%]
global 42.5% [36.2%-49.1%]
33.3%
30 matches
37.0%
27 matches
38.3%
60 matches
-
9.1%
11 matches
30.8%
13 matches
75.0%
8 matches
global 42.5% [36.2%-49.1%]
dimir control
202 matches
global 54.0% [47.1%-60.7%]
67.7%
31 matches
38.1%
42 matches
50.0%
46 matches
90.9%
11 matches
-
75.0%
4 matches
75.0%
4 matches
dimir control
202 matches
global 54.0% [47.1%-60.7%]
jund midrange
143 matches
global 53.1% [45%-61.1%]
61.3%
31 matches
44.4%
18 matches
35.3%
34 matches
69.2%
13 matches
25.0%
4 matches
-
75.0%
4 matches
jund midrange
143 matches
global 53.1% [45%-61.1%]
global 52.1% [42.2%-61.8%]
41.2%
17 matches
50.0%
16 matches
61.9%
21 matches
25.0%
8 matches
25.0%
4 matches
25.0%
4 matches
-
global 52.1% [42.2%-61.8%]
vs
mono-green aggro
vs
izzet turns
vs
mono-white aggro
vs
izzet dragons ️
vs
dimir control
vs
jund midrange
vs
rakdos vampires

Metagame

ArchetypeNumber of DecksPercentage of FieldWinrate
Mono White Aggro18620.4%58.3%
Mono Green Aggro 14115.5%49.9%
Izzet Turns13514.8%50.4%
Dimir Control515.6%53.8%
Izzet Dragons454.9%43.6.%
Jund Midrange272.96%54.2%
Rakdos Vampires262.9%51%

Top 8

RankPlayerDeckRecord
1Rafael Quinta PozoMono White Aggro 12-0-0
2Rémi FortierIzzet Epiphany 10-1-1
3Lukas DusekDimir Control10-1-1
4Maciej SzmidtMono Black Zombies10-2-0
5Simón Arboleda EscobarMono White Aggro 10-2-0
6lighdarIzzet Epiphany 10-2-0
7Matheus Akio YanagiuraMono Green Aggro10-2-0
8Jeff PickhardtMono White Aggro 10-2-0

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Hooglandia Standard Open 11/14

hooglandia open sponsored by coolstuffinc.com & metafy.gg
14 November, 2021 - standard - 78 players
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win
rate
vs
mono-green aggro
vs
izzet turns
vs
mono-white aggro
vs
dimir control
vs
jund midrange
vs
azorius control
vs
orzhov midrange
vs
gruul werewolves
vs
boros aggro
vs
rakdos vampires
vs
selesnya humans
vs
orzhov clerics
vs
orzhov control
global 38.5% [17.7%-64.5%]
-
100.0%
2 matches
0.0%
1 matches
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
0.0%
1 matches
25.0%
4 matches
0.0%
1 matches
global 38.5% [17.7%-64.5%]
izzet turns
45 matches
global 62.2% [47.6%-74.9%]
0.0%
2 matches
-
40.0%
5 matches
-
66.7%
3 matches
100.0%
2 matches
50.0%
2 matches
-
25.0%
4 matches
25.0%
4 matches
100.0%
2 matches
100.0%
6 matches
-
izzet turns
45 matches
global 62.2% [47.6%-74.9%]
global 52.9% [31%-73.8%]
100.0%
1 matches
60.0%
5 matches
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
0.0%
2 matches
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
100.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
global 52.9% [31%-73.8%]
dimir control
11 matches
global 27.3% [9.7%-56.6%]
-
-
100.0%
1 matches
-
-
-
-
-
-
100.0%
1 matches
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
dimir control
11 matches
global 27.3% [9.7%-56.6%]
jund midrange
12 matches
global 25.0% [8.9%-53.2%]
-
33.3%
3 matches
-
-
-
-
-
0.0%
2 matches
50.0%
2 matches
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
0.0%
2 matches
jund midrange
12 matches
global 25.0% [8.9%-53.2%]
global 80.0% [49%-94.3%]
-
0.0%
2 matches
100.0%
2 matches
-
-
-
-
100.0%
2 matches
-
-
-
100.0%
3 matches
-
global 80.0% [49%-94.3%]
global 60.0% [31.3%-83.2%]
-
50.0%
2 matches
-
-
-
-
-
-
50.0%
2 matches
100.0%
2 matches
-
50.0%
4 matches
-
global 60.0% [31.3%-83.2%]
global 63.6% [35.4%-84.8%]
-
-
-
-
100.0%
2 matches
0.0%
2 matches
-
-
-
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
global 63.6% [35.4%-84.8%]
boros aggro
12 matches
global 66.7% [39.1%-86.2%]
-
75.0%
4 matches
100.0%
1 matches
-
50.0%
2 matches
-
50.0%
2 matches
-
-
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
boros aggro
12 matches
global 66.7% [39.1%-86.2%]
global 38.5% [17.7%-64.5%]
100.0%
1 matches
75.0%
4 matches
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
-
0.0%
2 matches
-
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
0.0%
2 matches
-
global 38.5% [17.7%-64.5%]
global 55.6% [26.7%-81.1%]
100.0%
1 matches
0.0%
2 matches
0.0%
1 matches
-
-
-
-
-
-
100.0%
1 matches
-
-
-
global 55.6% [26.7%-81.1%]
orzhov clerics
31 matches
global 58.1% [40.8%-73.6%]
75.0%
4 matches
0.0%
6 matches
0.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
0.0%
3 matches
50.0%
4 matches
100.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
100.0%
2 matches
-
-
100.0%
2 matches
orzhov clerics
31 matches
global 58.1% [40.8%-73.6%]
orzhov control
11 matches
global 45.5% [21.3%-72%]
100.0%
1 matches
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
100.0%
2 matches
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.0%
2 matches
-
orzhov control
11 matches
global 45.5% [21.3%-72%]
vs
mono-green aggro
vs
izzet turns
vs
mono-white aggro
vs
dimir control
vs
jund midrange
vs
azorius control
vs
orzhov midrange
vs
gruul werewolves
vs
boros aggro
vs
rakdos vampires
vs
selesnya humans
vs
orzhov clerics
vs
orzhov control

Metagame

ArchetypeNumber of DecksPercentage of FieldWinrate
Izzet Dragons1114.1%50%
Orzhov Clerics78.97%58.1%
Mono White Aggro45.1%52.9%
Mono Green Aggro45.1%38.5%
Rakdos Vampires45.1%38.5%
Orzhov Control33.8%60%
Dimir Control33.8%33.33%
Jund Treasures33.8%16.67%

Top 8

RankPlayerDeckRecord
1Paul TongIzzet Epiphany 10-1
2William La HayAzorius Book9-2
3Brandon WhitleyBoros Burn7-2
4Michael MoranelliOrzhov Clerics6-2
5HedonIzzet Control6-2
6Tristan HinkleyOrzhov Clerics6-2
7CanadianEhTeamOrzhov Control5-2
8AmadiZazterDimir Zombies5-2

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