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Standard Metagame Analysis – Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Final Week

Standard Metagame Analysis – Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Final Week and Crimson Vow Cards to Look Out For

Tournaments

With Crimson Vow coming out in a few days, this week’s tournaments were both small and few. With tournaments ranging from 8 to 72 players, there’s only about 500 games total to look at this week, which makes for some shaky data. The biggest tournament this week was the Manatrader’s Series, with 72 players. 

manatraders series standard october 2021
5 November, 2021 - standard - 72 players
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rate
vs
mono-green aggro
vs
izzet turns
vs
mono-white aggro
vs
izzet dragons ️
vs
temur aggro
vs
jund midrange
vs
grixis turns
global 49.3% [38.3%-60.4%]
-
44.4%
18 matches
34.8%
23 matches
80.0%
10 matches
33.3%
6 matches
33.3%
3 matches
80.0%
5 matches
global 49.3% [38.3%-60.4%]
izzet turns
54 matches
global 57.4% [44.2%-69.7%]
55.6%
18 matches
-
54.5%
11 matches
100.0%
4 matches
60.0%
5 matches
20.0%
5 matches
71.4%
7 matches
izzet turns
54 matches
global 57.4% [44.2%-69.7%]
global 56.1% [43.3%-68.2%]
65.2%
23 matches
45.5%
11 matches
-
33.3%
6 matches
85.7%
7 matches
0.0%
3 matches
75.0%
4 matches
global 56.1% [43.3%-68.2%]
global 39.4% [24.7%-56.3%]
20.0%
10 matches
0.0%
4 matches
66.7%
6 matches
-
50.0%
2 matches
33.3%
3 matches
0.0%
2 matches
global 39.4% [24.7%-56.3%]
temur aggro
24 matches
global 37.5% [21.2%-57.3%]
66.7%
6 matches
40.0%
5 matches
14.3%
7 matches
50.0%
2 matches
-
50.0%
2 matches
-
temur aggro
24 matches
global 37.5% [21.2%-57.3%]
jund midrange
16 matches
global 75.0% [50.5%-89.8%]
66.7%
3 matches
80.0%
5 matches
100.0%
3 matches
66.7%
3 matches
50.0%
2 matches
-
-
jund midrange
16 matches
global 75.0% [50.5%-89.8%]
grixis turns
19 matches
global 36.8% [19.1%-59%]
20.0%
5 matches
28.6%
7 matches
25.0%
4 matches
100.0%
2 matches
-
-
-
grixis turns
19 matches
global 36.8% [19.1%-59%]
vs
mono-green aggro
vs
izzet turns
vs
mono-white aggro
vs
izzet dragons ️
vs
temur aggro
vs
jund midrange
vs
grixis turns

Even the often popular Red Bull Untapped tournament this week only saw 62 players total. This is less than 1% of some of the tournaments from weeks prior, but with a new set just around the corner, and with the format being defined by being able to beat Izzet Turns and Aggro decks, I can understand why people might have sat this week’s tourney out.

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vs
mono-green aggro
vs
izzet turns
vs
mono-white aggro
vs
izzet dragons ️
vs
dimir control
vs
jund midrange
vs
azorius control
vs
mono-black control
vs
esper control
vs
sultai midrange
vs
grixis control
vs
mono blue tempo
global 53.1% [36.4%-69.1%]
-
87.5%
8 matches
66.7%
3 matches
50.0%
4 matches
50.0%
2 matches
0.0%
3 matches
-
0.0%
1 matches
50.0%
2 matches
66.7%
3 matches
33.3%
3 matches
50.0%
2 matches
global 53.1% [36.4%-69.1%]
izzet turns
30 matches
global 43.3% [27.4%-60.8%]
12.5%
8 matches
-
100.0%
1 matches
0.0%
1 matches
50.0%
2 matches
50.0%
2 matches
100.0%
3 matches
100.0%
1 matches
25.0%
4 matches
100.0%
2 matches
0.0%
1 matches
0.0%
2 matches
izzet turns
30 matches
global 43.3% [27.4%-60.8%]
global 47.8% [29.2%-67%]
33.3%
3 matches
0.0%
1 matches
-
100.0%
1 matches
33.3%
3 matches
50.0%
2 matches
0.0%
1 matches
50.0%
2 matches
75.0%
4 matches
-
100.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
global 47.8% [29.2%-67%]
global 50.0% [25.4%-74.6%]
50.0%
4 matches
100.0%
1 matches
0.0%
1 matches
-
100.0%
1 matches
-
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
global 50.0% [25.4%-74.6%]
dimir control
21 matches
global 57.1% [36.5%-75.5%]
50.0%
2 matches
50.0%
2 matches
66.7%
3 matches
0.0%
1 matches
-
0.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
100.0%
2 matches
0.0%
2 matches
100.0%
1 matches
66.7%
3 matches
50.0%
2 matches
dimir control
21 matches
global 57.1% [36.5%-75.5%]
jund midrange
10 matches
global 70.0% [39.7%-89.2%]
100.0%
3 matches
50.0%
2 matches
50.0%
2 matches
-
100.0%
1 matches
-
-
-
50.0%
2 matches
-
-
-
jund midrange
10 matches
global 70.0% [39.7%-89.2%]
global 42.9% [15.8%-75%]
-
0.0%
3 matches
100.0%
1 matches
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
-
-
100.0%
1 matches
-
-
100.0%
1 matches
global 42.9% [15.8%-75%]
global 33.3% [12.1%-64.6%]
100.0%
1 matches
0.0%
1 matches
50.0%
2 matches
-
0.0%
2 matches
-
-
-
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
global 33.3% [12.1%-64.6%]
esper control
20 matches
global 60.0% [38.7%-78.1%]
50.0%
2 matches
75.0%
4 matches
25.0%
4 matches
100.0%
1 matches
100.0%
2 matches
50.0%
2 matches
0.0%
1 matches
-
-
-
100.0%
1 matches
-
esper control
20 matches
global 60.0% [38.7%-78.1%]
global 25.0% [7.1%-59.1%]
33.3%
3 matches
0.0%
2 matches
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
-
-
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
global 25.0% [7.1%-59.1%]
grixis control
12 matches
global 58.3% [32%-80.7%]
66.7%
3 matches
100.0%
1 matches
0.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
33.3%
3 matches
-
-
100.0%
1 matches
0.0%
1 matches
100.0%
1 matches
-
-
grixis control
12 matches
global 58.3% [32%-80.7%]
global 40.0% [16.8%-68.7%]
50.0%
2 matches
100.0%
2 matches
0.0%
1 matches
-
50.0%
2 matches
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
-
0.0%
1 matches
-
-
global 40.0% [16.8%-68.7%]
vs
mono-green aggro
vs
izzet turns
vs
mono-white aggro
vs
izzet dragons ️
vs
dimir control
vs
jund midrange
vs
azorius control
vs
mono-black control
vs
esper control
vs
sultai midrange
vs
grixis control
vs
mono blue tempo

Biggest Deck(s)

Here’s the deck shares on the some of the most popular decks from the past 3 weeks:

DeckWeek 5Week 6Week 7
Izzet Turns9.11%10.36%10.99%
Grixis Turns3.09%2.35%4.11%
Izzet Dragons20.33%13.20%18.01%
Mono-Green Aggro17.64%22.29%22.25%
Mono-White Aggro12.85%14.27%14.70%
Mono-Black Aggro3.17%0.39%0.93%
Temur Aggro7.85%7.99%4.77%
Jund Midrange0.89%2.29%3.44%

This table was in last weeks’ article, which you can find here:

Since the data is spread out over more tournaments this week, here’s decks that made top 8 between all 5 tournaments with 50+ players:

Deck# of Decks# of Tourneys
Mono-Green Aggro135
Izzet Turns74
Mono-White Aggro43
Jund Midrange43
Izzet Dragons32
Mono-Black Control22
Dimir Control21
Bant Ramp11
Esper Control11
Temur Aggro11
Simic Ramp11
Grixis Treasures11

Overall, the results this week are fairly similar to those of last week. Izzet Turns, Mono-White, Mono-Green and Jund Midrange seem to be the best of the decks, with Izzet Dragons, lagging a bit behind, and then a variety of other decks that can compete, but not as well as the rest.

There are a handful of decks here I haven’t talked about, but they’re either decks that I think slipped in with such a small number of entries, or are variations on decks that already existed. If you want to check them out, I’ve attached links to each of the names. So rather than go over fringe decks or rehash things about the decks, I’d like to cover something more exciting: New cards.


Cards to Look Out For

Rather than go over data that isn’t great for a format that’s going to change before the next tournament, I figure it’d be better to talk about a few cards that you’re likely to see after VOW comes out. Instead of just throwing list at you, I’ll go deck by deck, and highlight cards that I see being added to the deck, or being played to try and beat the deck.

Izzet Turns

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

Izzet Turns is the deck which gets the most cards from VOW, but is also the deck that has the most new cards that are likely to be played against it. One important card in this set is Stormcarved Coast, which helps out the mana of the deck quite a bit, making it a little more consistent.

First up, the card that I’m sure everyone was worried about when they saw it previewed Alchemist’s Gambit. While this card doesn’t do quite as much as Alrund's Epiphany, I can see the decks that are all-in on taking extra turns playing a copy or two of this. One of the strengths of the Izzet Turns deck is being able to buy enough time to take multiple turns, and then go over the top of the opponent with birds. Sometimes two turns isn’t enough to finish off the opponent with your 1/1 fliers, and this gives you the ability to take a third turn. Importantly, you can also cast this card for 3 instead of 7, which can give you extra mana to play a threat which will let you finish off the opponent.

On the note of threats, Manaform Hellkite is a card which I think gets immediately added to this deck. It being a 4 mana 4/4 means that it works well defensively and aggressively. Even more importantly, it’s ability to make hasty dragon tokens is also one that works off just about ever other card in the deck, and these dragon tokens can also be leveraged for offense or defense. If you cast Epiphany with this on the board, you get a 6/6 or 7/7 which can bash the opponent to put them under a ton of pressure. Alternatively, if you have Memory Deluge in hand, you can cast that after the opponent attacks, and make a 4/4 or 7/7 out of nowhere to block with.

Two other cards which I think will be played both in and against the deck are Overcharged Amalgam and Wash Away. Wash Away is an unconditional counter for 3, and can counter a foretold or flashback spell for one blue mana. That flexibility of being able to counter a spell, or cheaply counter the most valuable spells in the matchup is something that’s huge to have access to. Similarly, Overcharged Amalgam is a flash, flying 3/3 which can also be a Disallow. This card is great in that it can be a threat when you need to apply pressure, a good blocker when you need some defense, or a way to stop a key spell when needed. Both these cards are both flexible and powerful, so I expect to see them adopted into decks that play blue.

Izzet Dragons

izzet dragons ️
47.1% global win rate
7.39% metagame share
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vs rakdos control
80.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs dimir tempo
77.8% win rate
9 tracked matches
vs jeskai epiphany
75.0% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs golgari control
75.0% win rate
12 tracked matches
vs orzhov tempo
73.3% win rate
15 tracked matches
vs grixis dragons
71.4% win rate
7 tracked matches
vs orzhov midrange
71.1% win rate
45 tracked matches
vs boros aggro
71.1% win rate
38 tracked matches
vs orzhov control
70.0% win rate
10 tracked matches
vs azorius spirits
66.7% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs dimir zombies
66.7% win rate
9 tracked matches
vs izzet delver
66.7% win rate
15 tracked matches
vs selesnya aggro
62.5% win rate
16 tracked matches
vs mono-black aggro
62.0% win rate
50 tracked matches
vs simic aggro
61.1% win rate
18 tracked matches
vs naya ramp
60.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs temur ramp
60.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs boros burn
60.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs simic ramp
60.0% win rate
20 tracked matches
vs selesnya humans
58.3% win rate
12 tracked matches
vs bant ramp
57.7% win rate
26 tracked matches
vs mono-black control
57.4% win rate
61 tracked matches
vs sultai midrange
56.7% win rate
60 tracked matches
vs azorius tempo
55.9% win rate
34 tracked matches
vs rakdos vampires
54.2% win rate
24 tracked matches
vs selesnya ramp
52.5% win rate
40 tracked matches
vs esper control
51.5% win rate
33 tracked matches
vs naya midrange
50.0% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs rakdos treasures
50.0% win rate
8 tracked matches
vs grixis turns
50.0% win rate
108 tracked matches
vs mono blue tempo
50.0% win rate
12 tracked matches
vs temur aggro
49.0% win rate
208 tracked matches
vs mono-white aggro
48.6% win rate
591 tracked matches
vs dimir control
48.5% win rate
97 tracked matches
vs jeskai control
47.6% win rate
21 tracked matches
vs izzet control
47.4% win rate
19 tracked matches
vs gruul werewolves
47.1% win rate
70 tracked matches
vs rakdos midrange
46.2% win rate
26 tracked matches
vs orzhov aggro
45.5% win rate
11 tracked matches
vs azorius control
44.4% win rate
81 tracked matches
vs bant aggro
42.9% win rate
7 tracked matches
vs izzet turns
42.7% win rate
641 tracked matches
vs mono red aggro
40.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs golgari midrange
40.0% win rate
5 tracked matches
vs gruul aggro
39.1% win rate
23 tracked matches
vs grixis control
38.5% win rate
26 tracked matches
vs mono-green aggro
38.4% win rate
778 tracked matches
vs orzhov clerics
35.3% win rate
17 tracked matches
vs jund midrange
33.6% win rate
110 tracked matches
vs jund planeswalkers
33.3% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs esper epiphany
33.3% win rate
6 tracked matches
vs mono-red aggro
14.3% win rate
7 tracked matches
vs jund werewolves
14.3% win rate
7 tracked matches

Many of the above cards are also good cards for the Izzet Dragons deck. In particular, the deck will want Stormcarved Coast and Manaform Hellkite. The deck may also want the Overcharged Amalgam, as it tends to want to be more proactive, and a 3/3 flyer helps that plan, while also being a back-up counterspell if there’s already enough pressure on board. I’m unsure if the Izzet Dragons is as keen on Wash Away, but I’m sure that it isn’t so all-in on turns that it ever plays Alchemist's Gambit.

Mono-Green Aggro

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

The biggest addition to Mono-Green is likely Cemetery Prowler. This card is a vigilant 3/4 for 3 mana, which also helps make your other spells cheaper. In particular, making creatures cost 1 less is incredibly powerful when Mono-Green has access to 1 mana interaction like Blizzard Brawl and Snakeskin Veil, giving an already incredibly efficient deck a little more efficiency. As well, Vigilance is something that Mono-Green doesn’t currently have much access to, and – while not always easy – one of the big ways to beat Mono-Green is to out race it. By having a big, but cheap vigilant creature, that becomes harder to do, shoring up a weakness of the deck.

Mono-White Aggro

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

Unlike Mono-Green, Mono-White gets a good few cards that it’d be interested in playing. First and foremost is Thalia, Guardian of Thraben. This card has quite the pedigree of being played in constructed formats, and I do think it has the chance to shine in the current format. While I don’t think it’ll single-handedly kill the Turns decks, I do think that it’ll be a big enough thorn in their side that it’s worth playing. That’s on top of it being a 2/1 first-striker for 2, which gets better alongside the likes of Luminarch Aspirant and Intrepid Adversary.

Another card that I think Mono-White is likely to adopt is Lantern Flare. While it may be more of a sideboard card, it plays incredibly well against other aggro decks – especially when you have Adeline, Resplendent Cathar or Usher of the Fallen alongside of it. Being able to attack, make tokens, and then kill a creature before blocks makes this strong, and the added lifegain makes it a nightmare to race. It’s a riskier card than Fateful Absence, since it isn’t unconditional, but the upside of gaining life and not providing the opponent with a clue may be well worth it.

Finally, and in a similar vein to Lantern Flare is By Invitation Only. I’m not particularly convinced that Mono-White wants this card, but in a version of the deck that can go particularly wide, this card could be completely back-breaking. With that said though, I’m not sure the format is slow enough that making a bunch of dinky creature tokens only to use them as fodder against the opponent is necessarily going to work, but this card has raw power, so I feel it’d be wrong to not mention it at all.

Jund Midrange

Firstly and foremost, one of the biggest upgrades Jund Midrange gets in this set is Deathcap Glade. This gives the deck a little more flexibility in it’s mana base, though I see it replacing some of the other slowlands rather than simply playing more. The deck is a powerful and proactive deck, so while it can afford some tap lands, it mainly wants it’s lands to come in untapped.

One card I think that will make it into Jund Midrange is Halana and Alena, Partners. This card is like a supercharged version of Reckless Stormseeker, the card which I think is best at applying pressure in the deck. As well, the two cards work incredibly well together, as curving Stormseeker into Halana and Alena means that you can end up with an extra 3 counters on the Stormseeker, and a hasty 3/3 first-striker to swing in with on turn 4.

One other card that I can see the deck adopting is Bloodvial Purveyor. I’m less convinced on this, as while Bloodvial Purveyor is a massive threat which can close out the game incredibly quickly, it has a downside where it gives opponents Blood tokens to help filter their draws. Additionally, it’s prone to removal, something that Immersturm Predator has some amount of protection against. So, between the other 4 drops, in Predator and Halana and Alena, Bloodvial Purveyor has some steep competition to fight for a place in the 75.


Meta Predictions

Considering it’s the start of a new Standard, I’m not really sure what kind of new decks we might see, but I don’t think any of the best decks from the past few weeks are going anywhere. Some of them have cards which may be good against them, but all of them have cards which I think help improve the decks, and all of them are strong enough to not be forced out of the meta by any of the new cards.

If anything, between all of the new tools that Izzet Turns has in the new set, I’m convinced it will continue to be a pillar of the format. In fact, I think it’s possible that it may end up being stronger than it was before – to the point that I think it’s at risk of a ban.


What I’d Play

With that said, I think I’d play Izzet Turns in the next tournament, as I think it was one of the strongest decks at the end of MID standard, and it gains some of the best cards from VOW. Overall, I think this is where I’d land, but some testing is advised.

Continuing from MID standard, I think that we’ll see plenty of aggro decks and few control decks, which makes me want to start the Hellkites in the main over the Amalgams. Similarly, I expect to see a lot of Turns decks, so Wash Away seems like a good card, when it’s Cancel at it’s floor.

Izzet Turns - (VOW Standard)
by Arty
Buy on TCGplayer $148.96
Standard
best of 3
9 mythic
19 rare
19 uncommon
13 common
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6+
Creatures (3)
Instants (22)
2
Fading Hope
$3.58
2
Wash Away
$1.18
1
Burning Hands
$0.35
1
Cathartic Pyre
$0.39
2
Demon Bolt
$0.70
3
Divide by Zero
$1.05
3
Memory Deluge
$4.47
Lands (22)
5
Island
$1.75
6
Mountain
$2.10
1
Field of Ruin
$0.39
60 Cards
$132.6
15 Cards
$15.05

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Arty
Arty

Arty is MTG Arena Zone and MTGMeta.io's data analyst. He will help you find the best decks in the format!

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