Explore the best decks in the metagame for Alchemy, for both best of one (bo1) and best of three (bo3). Our metagame data is provided by mtgmeta.io, and the tier list and rankings are carefully curated based on a variety of factors and sources by our expert players. Updated for Alchemy Horizons: Baldur’s Gate.
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- The tier list is updated weekly along with a metagame snapshot article if applicable.
- The metagame matrix measures matches between each popular deck and how they fare against each other.
Metagame Snapshot
Our weekly metagame snapshot provide analysis on the standout decks, whether they stand out for their strength, weaknesses, or they have a large change in positioning.
Bo1 Alchemy
Legend
- Tier 1: The best of the best. The most consistent decks that sport the highest win rates and generally, the highest play rates.
- Tier 2: Very solid decks that are slightly lacking in some capacity, whether it’s consistency or power compared to the Tier One archetypes. These can still be strong choices for ladder or for tournaments if you are highly skilled with the archetype or play them during the right metas.
- Tier 3: Either these decks are poorly positioned or have a lot of power/consistency issues. These are decks that see play, but are generally worse choices than your other options.
- Tier 4: Off-meta or decks that are not in the rankings, but we have coverage on.
| Rank | Archetype | Tier | Guide | Premium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Selesnya Enchantments | 1 | Guide | |
| 2 |  | Boros Aggro | 1 | Guide | Guide |
| 3 |  | Mono White Aggro | 1 | Guide | |
| 4 |  | Mono Red Aggro | 1 | ||
| 5 |  | Jund Combo | 1 | Guide | |
| 6 |  | Naya Revels | 1 | ||
| 7 |  | Naya Runes | 2 | Guide | |
| 8 |  | Velomachus Turns | 2 | ||
| 9 |  | Mono Green Aggro | 2 | Guide | |
| 10 |  | Jeskai Hinata | 2 | ||
| 11 |  | Rakdos Sacrifice | 2 | Guide | |
| 12 |  | Izzet Wizards | 2 | Guide | |
| 13 |  | Esper Midrange | 2 | ||
| 14 |  | Rakdos Midrange | 2 | ||
| 15 |  | Gruul Werewolves | 2 | Guide | |
| 16 |  | Orzhov Control | 2 | Guide | |
| 17 |  | Azorius Control | 3 | ||
| 18 |  | Orzhov Venture | 3 | Guide | |
 | Esper Clerics | 4 | Guide | ||
 | Izzet Mill | 4 | Guide |
Bo3 Alchemy
Metagame Matchup Matrix
alchemy
25 Jan 2022 - 06 Jul 2022
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rate
rate
vs
mono-white aggro
vs
naya runes
vs
gruul werewolves
vs
rakdos midrange
vs
rakdos sacrifice
vs
azorius control
vs
grixis midrange
vs
mardu midrange
vs
orzhov venture
vs
orzhov midrange
vs
jeskai hinata
vs
izzet mill
vs
esper clerics
vs
mono-black control
vs
mono-red aggro
vs
golgari midrange
vs
mardu sacrifice
vs
selesnya ramp
-
68.0%
50 matches
36.8%
19 matches
40.6%
32 matches
28.6%
28 matches
75.0%
20 matches
54.5%
22 matches
47.5%
40 matches
39.3%
28 matches
40.0%
5 matches
58.3%
12 matches
50.0%
10 matches
25.0%
8 matches
66.7%
3 matches
0.0%
3 matches
33.3%
3 matches
28.6%
7 matches
85.7%
7 matches
32.0%
50 matches
-
74.1%
27 matches
43.8%
16 matches
72.4%
29 matches
52.8%
36 matches
66.7%
3 matches
23.1%
13 matches
15.8%
19 matches
66.7%
3 matches
33.3%
18 matches
25.0%
4 matches
33.3%
6 matches
100.0%
3 matches
33.3%
3 matches
50.0%
4 matches
57.1%
7 matches
60.0%
5 matches
63.2%
19 matches
25.9%
27 matches
-
57.1%
56 matches
22.2%
9 matches
81.8%
22 matches
44.4%
9 matches
20.0%
5 matches
33.3%
6 matches
92.9%
14 matches
72.2%
18 matches
100.0%
2 matches
28.6%
7 matches
80.0%
5 matches
57.1%
7 matches
16.7%
6 matches
66.7%
3 matches
50.0%
2 matches
59.4%
32 matches
56.3%
16 matches
42.9%
56 matches
-
38.2%
34 matches
86.4%
22 matches
60.9%
23 matches
50.0%
16 matches
60.0%
10 matches
55.6%
9 matches
66.7%
3 matches
60.0%
5 matches
50.0%
6 matches
100.0%
6 matches
50.0%
4 matches
100.0%
3 matches
33.3%
3 matches
66.7%
3 matches
71.4%
28 matches
27.6%
29 matches
77.8%
9 matches
61.8%
34 matches
-
30.8%
13 matches
56.3%
16 matches
56.0%
25 matches
57.1%
14 matches
25.0%
4 matches
60.0%
5 matches
75.0%
8 matches
60.0%
5 matches
0.0%
2 matches
66.7%
6 matches
25.0%
4 matches
50.0%
4 matches
40.0%
5 matches
25.0%
20 matches
47.2%
36 matches
18.2%
22 matches
13.6%
22 matches
69.2%
13 matches
-
30.0%
10 matches
28.6%
7 matches
100.0%
9 matches
40.0%
5 matches
37.5%
8 matches
-
50.0%
4 matches
33.3%
3 matches
50.0%
2 matches
25.0%
4 matches
100.0%
2 matches
50.0%
4 matches
45.5%
22 matches
33.3%
3 matches
55.6%
9 matches
39.1%
23 matches
43.8%
16 matches
70.0%
10 matches
-
93.8%
16 matches
33.3%
6 matches
66.7%
3 matches
50.0%
2 matches
50.0%
6 matches
100.0%
2 matches
-
20.0%
5 matches
0.0%
2 matches
33.3%
3 matches
0.0%
1 matches
52.5%
40 matches
76.9%
13 matches
80.0%
5 matches
50.0%
16 matches
44.0%
25 matches
71.4%
7 matches
6.3%
16 matches
-
57.1%
7 matches
66.7%
3 matches
100.0%
4 matches
66.7%
3 matches
100.0%
3 matches
-
66.7%
3 matches
100.0%
4 matches
0.0%
4 matches
100.0%
2 matches
60.7%
28 matches
84.2%
19 matches
66.7%
6 matches
40.0%
10 matches
42.9%
14 matches
0.0%
9 matches
66.7%
6 matches
42.9%
7 matches
-
100.0%
2 matches
0.0%
2 matches
-
75.0%
4 matches
-
50.0%
2 matches
0.0%
1 matches
0.0%
2 matches
66.7%
3 matches
60.0%
5 matches
33.3%
3 matches
7.1%
14 matches
44.4%
9 matches
75.0%
4 matches
60.0%
5 matches
33.3%
3 matches
33.3%
3 matches
0.0%
2 matches
-
-
25.0%
4 matches
80.0%
5 matches
100.0%
1 matches
50.0%
2 matches
100.0%
1 matches
0.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
41.7%
12 matches
66.7%
18 matches
27.8%
18 matches
33.3%
3 matches
40.0%
5 matches
62.5%
8 matches
50.0%
2 matches
0.0%
4 matches
100.0%
2 matches
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
0.0%
1 matches
0.0%
1 matches
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
50.0%
10 matches
75.0%
4 matches
0.0%
2 matches
40.0%
5 matches
25.0%
8 matches
-
50.0%
6 matches
33.3%
3 matches
-
75.0%
4 matches
100.0%
1 matches
-
0.0%
1 matches
33.3%
3 matches
-
-
-
-
75.0%
8 matches
66.7%
6 matches
71.4%
7 matches
50.0%
6 matches
40.0%
5 matches
50.0%
4 matches
0.0%
2 matches
0.0%
3 matches
25.0%
4 matches
20.0%
5 matches
100.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
-
100.0%
2 matches
-
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
33.3%
3 matches
0.0%
3 matches
20.0%
5 matches
0.0%
6 matches
100.0%
2 matches
66.7%
3 matches
-
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
66.7%
3 matches
0.0%
2 matches
-
50.0%
2 matches
0.0%
1 matches
0.0%
1 matches
-
100.0%
3 matches
66.7%
3 matches
42.9%
7 matches
50.0%
4 matches
33.3%
6 matches
50.0%
2 matches
80.0%
5 matches
33.3%
3 matches
50.0%
2 matches
50.0%
2 matches
-
-
-
50.0%
2 matches
-
50.0%
2 matches
-
-
66.7%
3 matches
50.0%
4 matches
83.3%
6 matches
0.0%
3 matches
75.0%
4 matches
75.0%
4 matches
100.0%
2 matches
0.0%
4 matches
100.0%
1 matches
0.0%
1 matches
-
-
-
100.0%
1 matches
50.0%
2 matches
-
-
-
71.4%
7 matches
42.9%
7 matches
33.3%
3 matches
66.7%
3 matches
50.0%
4 matches
0.0%
2 matches
66.7%
3 matches
100.0%
4 matches
100.0%
2 matches
100.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
-
-
100.0%
1 matches
-
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
14.3%
7 matches
40.0%
5 matches
50.0%
2 matches
33.3%
3 matches
60.0%
5 matches
50.0%
4 matches
100.0%
1 matches
0.0%
2 matches
33.3%
3 matches
0.0%
1 matches
0.0%
1 matches
-
100.0%
1 matches
-
-
-
100.0%
1 matches
-
vs
mono-white aggro
vs
naya runes
vs
gruul werewolves
vs
rakdos midrange
vs
rakdos sacrifice
vs
azorius control
vs
grixis midrange
vs
mardu midrange
vs
orzhov venture
vs
orzhov midrange
vs
jeskai hinata
vs
izzet mill
vs
esper clerics
vs
mono-black control
vs
mono-red aggro
vs
golgari midrange
vs
mardu sacrifice
vs
selesnya ramp
Legend
- Tier 1: Decks are selected by their strong win rate versus other decks (greater than 50%), the probability of encountering them, and a minimum meta share and threshold being met.
- Tier 2: Tier 2 follows the same parameters as the tier 1 decks, but don’t have as high of a win rate (less than 50%) and/or meta share.
- Tier 3: Decks that either have a low meta share or a low win rate.
- Tier 4: Off-meta decks – not enough meta share to be reliable or a low win rate.
| Rank | Archetype | Tier | Guide | Premium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Jund Combo | 1 | Guide | |
| 2 | | Naya Revels | 1 | Guide | |
| 3 | | Jeskai Hinata | 1 | ||
| 4 |  | Boros Control | 1 | ||
| 5 |  | Mono Red Burn | 2 | ||
| 6 |  | Mono Green Aggro | 2 | Guide | |
| 7 |  | Esper Midrange | 2 | ||
| 8 |  | Izzet Wizards | 2 | Guide | |
| 9 |  | Grixis Control | 2 | ||
| 10 |  | Rakdos Midrange | 2 | ||
| 11 |  | Rakdos Sacrifice | 2 | Guide | |
| 12 |  | Esper Venture | 2 | Guide | |
| 13 | | Orzhov Clerics | 3 | Guide | |
| 14 | | Velomachus Turns | 3 | ||
| 15 |  | Selesnya Counters | 3 | ||
| 16 |  | Gruul Modify | 3 |
