Japan Cup 2022 (Standard) - Top 8 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown • MTG Arena Zone

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Top 8 Decklists

One of the biggest post-Dominaria United tournament has taken place, with the Japan Cup 2022 attracting just under 700 players. The Standard metagame has evolved naturally for Black midrange decks to dominate, as only a small number of decks made it past day 2 that did not feature Black cards. Is this already a worrying sign of the meta?

More Standard decks from the weekend:

You can check out the rest of the decklists and the full metagame breakdown over on MTG Meta.

Metagame

マジック：ザ・ギャザリングジャパンオープン2022

10 September, 2022 - standard - 687 players

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vsmono black aggro
vsgrixis midrange
vsrakdos midrange
vsjund midrange
vsesper midrange
vsother
vsorzhov midrange
vsreanimator


mono black aggro
335 matches

global
56.7%
[51.4%-61.9%]
-
46.4%
69 matches
62.2%
37 matches
58.8%
51 matches
33.3%
30 matches
88.9%
18 matches
54.2%
24 matches
60.0%
15 matches


mono black aggro
335 matches

global
56.7%
[51.4%-61.9%]


grixis midrange
321 matches

global
53.6%
[48.1%-59%]
53.6%
69 matches
-
59.5%
42 matches
41.5%
41 matches
29.3%
41 matches
52.9%
17 matches
52.4%
21 matches
52.6%
19 matches


grixis midrange
321 matches

global
53.6%
[48.1%-59%]


rakdos midrange
222 matches

global
49.1%
[42.6%-55.6%]
37.8%
37 matches
40.5%
42 matches
-
41.7%
24 matches
65.4%
26 matches
20.0%
5 matches
47.6%
21 matches
40.0%
5 matches


rakdos midrange
222 matches

global
49.1%
[42.6%-55.6%]


jund midrange
250 matches

global
53.2%
[47%-59.3%]
41.2%
51 matches
58.5%
41 matches
58.3%
24 matches
-
38.9%
36 matches
66.7%
12 matches
64.3%
14 matches
81.8%
11 matches


jund midrange
250 matches

global
53.2%
[47%-59.3%]


esper midrange
184 matches

global
62.5%
[55.3%-69.2%]
66.7%
30 matches
70.7%
41 matches
34.6%
26 matches
61.1%
36 matches
-
100.0%
1 matches
66.7%
12 matches
60.0%
5 matches


esper midrange
184 matches

global
62.5%
[55.3%-69.2%]


other
78 matches

global
39.7%
[29.6%-50.8%]
11.1%
18 matches
47.1%
17 matches
80.0%
5 matches
33.3%
12 matches
0.0%
1 matches
-
33.3%
6 matches
50.0%
2 matches


other
78 matches

global
39.7%
[29.6%-50.8%]


orzhov midrange
127 matches

global
47.2%
[38.8%-55.9%]
45.8%
24 matches
47.6%
21 matches
52.4%
21 matches
35.7%
14 matches
33.3%
12 matches
66.7%
6 matches
-
50.0%
4 matches


orzhov midrange
127 matches

global
47.2%
[38.8%-55.9%]


reanimator
77 matches

global
46.8%
[36%-57.8%]
40.0%
15 matches
47.4%
19 matches
60.0%
5 matches
18.2%
11 matches
40.0%
5 matches
50.0%
2 matches
50.0%
4 matches
-


reanimator
77 matches

global
46.8%
[36%-57.8%]
vsmono black aggro
vsgrixis midrange
vsrakdos midrange
vsjund midrange
vsesper midrange
vsother
vsorzhov midrange
vsreanimator