Standard Shakeup – Midweek Magic Event Guide and Decklists (Updated)

This week’s Midweek Magic is Standard Shakeup! This is normal Standard, but this time, there’s a bigger ban list! This is a great opportunity to try out strategies you wouldn’t always be able to play in Standard or to see how the top decks fare without their best cards!

Players can enter the event for free, win some free Rare Individual Card Rewards (ICRs) and a random cosmetic item on the third win. Below is everything you need to know about the event as well as the list of decks you can use for this event.

Important note: The initial banlist published by Wizards of the Coast was not updated for the event, and it is still using the old Standard Shakeup banlist! It is unlikely this gets changed again (to the “correct” one) so we’ve also updated accordingly. 😑

Event Details

Welcome to Midweek Magic! Each week, try out a different way to play MTG Arena!

Play a Standard deck, but some of the most popular or powerful cards from the format have been removed. Can you find a new strategy?

Find out more details about this and upcoming Midweek Magic events HERE.

• Duration: October 25, 2022 @ 8:00 AM PST to October 27, 2022 @ 8:00 AM PST
• Format: Standard Shakeup
• Entry Fee: Free
• Ends After: You can play as much as you like for the duration of the event.
• Match Structure: Best-of-one matches (BO1)

Banned Cards

• The Meathook Massacre
• Edgar, Charmed Groom
• Hullbreaker Horror
• Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
• Graveyard Trespasser
• Galvanic Iteration
• Jukai Naturalist
• Kami of Transience
• The Wandering Emperor
• Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
• Rabbit Battery
• Wedding Announcement

Event Rewards

Standard Shakeup Decklists (October 2022)

Mono White Aggro – Standard Shakeup

by DoggertQBones

Buy on TCGplayer $84.35

Buy on Card Kingdom $121.92

Standard

Aggro

best of 1

8 mythic

25 rare

4 uncommon

23 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Creatures (36)

4

Hotshot Mechanic

$1.40

4

Hopeful Initiate

$11.96

4

Intrepid Adversary

$7.16

4

Guardian of New Benalia

$1.96

4

Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

$3.16

4

Anointed Peacekeeper

$2.36

4

Brutal Cathar

$3.96

4

Adeline, Resplendent Cathar

$51.96

4

Serra Paragon

$19.96

Lands (24)

23

Plains

$8.05

1

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

$9.99

60 Cards
$121.92

Is it a DoggertQBones event article if I don’t have a Mono White Aggro list? Better yet, nothing from this deck was banned, so most likely, this is the best deck in the format!

Mono White Invoke – Standard Shakeup

by DoggertQBones

Buy on TCGplayer $66.9

Buy on Card Kingdom $100.68

Standard

Midrange

best of 1

8 mythic

20 rare

3 uncommon

29 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Creatures (20)

4

Guardian of New Benalia

$1.96

4

Raffine’s Informant

$1.40

4

Spirited Companion

$1.56

4

Ao, the Dawn Sky

$7.96

4

Sanctuary Warden

$5.16

Instants (4)

4

Fateful Absence

$3.16

Sorceries (4)

4

Invoke Justice

$1.96

Enchantments (7)

3

Borrowed Time

$1.05

4

The Restoration of Eiganjo

$3.16

Lands (25)

21

Plains

$7.35

2

Jetmir’s Garden

$45.98

2

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

$19.98

60 Cards
$100.68

On the other side of the spectrum, while still a Mono White deck, Mono White Invoke looks to play a longer game and go big with threats like Ao, the Dawn Sky and Sanctuary Warden.

Mono Blue Tempo – Standard Shakeup

by DoggertQBones

Buy on TCGplayer $41.45

Buy on Card Kingdom $62.52

Standard

Tempo

best of 1

0 mythic

5 rare

15 uncommon

40 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Creatures (12)

4

Delver of Secrets

$1.96

4

Haughty Djinn

$3.16

4

Tolarian Terror

$2.76

Instants (27)

4

Spell Pierce

$2.36

4

Consider

$2.76

4

Fading Hope

$7.16

4

Slip Out the Back

$5.96

4

Essence Scatter

$1.40

4

Make Disappear

$1.96

3

Thirst for Discovery

$1.05

Lands (21)

20

Island

$7.00

1

Otawara, Soaring City

$24.99

60 Cards
$62.52

The premiere tempo deck of the format, Mono Blue doesn’t necessarily thrive in a Bo1 environment, but if you love giving your opponent agita, this is the perfect deck to do it with.

Mono Red Aggro – Standard Shakeup

by DoggertQBones

Buy on TCGplayer $56.78

Buy on Card Kingdom $73.3

Standard

Aggro

best of 1

5 mythic

14 rare

12 uncommon

29 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Creatures (26)

1

Shivan Devastator

$5.49

4

Phoenix Chick

$3.16

4

Voldaren Epicure

$1.56

4

Radha’s Firebrand

$1.96

4

Bloodthirsty Adversary

$11.96

4

Reckless Stormseeker

$11.16

2

Squee, Dubious Monarch

$2.58

3

Thundering Raiju

$2.37

Instants (8)

4

Play with Fire

$15.96

4

Lightning Strike

$1.40

Enchantments (4)

4

Kumano Faces Kakkazan

$2.36

Lands (22)

21

Mountain

$7.35

1

Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

$5.99

60 Cards
$73.3

Another staple of Bo1 Standard, Mono Red Aggro can quickly churn out wins with a brutally efficient curve and solid reach!

Mono Black Aggro – Standard Shakeup

by DoggertQBones

Buy on TCGplayer $373.33

Buy on Card Kingdom $422.94

Standard

Aggro

best of 1

10 mythic

15 rare

8 uncommon

27 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Planeswalkers (4)

4

Liliana of the Veil

$55.96

Creatures (19)

4

Evolved Sleeper

$1.96

2

Cult Conscript

$0.70

4

Tenacious Underdog

$1.96

2

Tainted Adversary

$6.98

3

Shakedown Heavy

$1.47

4

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

$319.96

Instants (6)

4

Cut Down

$5.16

2

Infernal Grasp

$4.58

Sorceries (3)

3

Invoke Despair

$1.77

Enchantments (4)

4

Okiba Reckoner Raid

$1.40

Lands (24)

23

Swamp

$8.05

1

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

$12.99

60 Cards
$422.94

My personal favorite Bo1 list, we only lose Graveyard Trespasser so you can continue obliterating people with obscenely powerful cards!

Gruul Aggro – Standard Shakeup

by DoggertQBones

Buy on TCGplayer $76.93

Buy on Card Kingdom $124.42

Standard

Aggro

best of 1

0 mythic

34 rare

8 uncommon

18 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Creatures (27)

4

Ascendant Packleader

$1.96

4

Quirion Beastcaller

$2.36

4

Yavimaya Iconoclast

$1.40

4

Radha’s Firebrand

$1.96

4

Reckless Stormseeker

$11.16

1

Squee, Dubious Monarch

$1.29

4

Thundering Raiju

$3.16

2

Halana and Alena, Partners

$4.58

Instants (5)

1

Lightning Strike

$0.35

4

Kami’s Flare

$1.40

Enchantments (4)

4

Kumano Faces Kakkazan

$2.36

Lands (24)

7

Forest

$2.45

6

Mountain

$2.10

4

Karplusan Forest

$15.96

4

Rockfall Vale

$9.96

2

Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

$11.98

1

Boseiju, Who Endures

$49.99

60 Cards
$124.42

An aggro deck that’s been powered out of the format initially, Gruul has a much better shot here now that the playing field has been evened out a bit!

Rakdos Midrange – Standard Shakeup

by DoggertQBones

Buy on TCGplayer $504.35

Buy on Card Kingdom $618

Standard

Midrange

best of 1

9 mythic

30 rare

10 uncommon

11 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Planeswalkers (5)

4

Liliana of the Veil

$55.96

1

Sorin the Mirthless

$5.99

Creatures (15)

4

Tenacious Underdog

$1.96

4

Bloodtithe Harvester

$1.40

3

Florian, Voldaren Scion

$1.77

4

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

$319.96

Instants (6)

4

Cut Down

$5.16

2

Infernal Grasp

$4.58

Sorceries (4)

4

Invoke Despair

$2.36

Enchantments (4)

4

Fable of the Mirror-Breaker

$79.96

Lands (26)

11

Swamp

$3.85

4

Sulfurous Springs

$7.16

4

Haunted Ridge

$35.96

4

Xander’s Lounge

$59.96

2

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

$25.98

1

Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

$5.99

60 Cards
$618

If you want to roll people in the event, it’s hard to do better than Rakdos Midrange! This is chock full of extremely powerful cards that can overpower any opponent. Fable of the Mirror-Breaker and Sheoldred, the Apocalpyse was meant to be banned for the event, so it’s still a meta deck that you can play in this event (if you really want to).

Bant Midrange – Standard Shakeup

by DoggertQBones

Buy on TCGplayer $179.98

Buy on Card Kingdom $251.1

Standard

Midrange

best of 1

10 mythic

45 rare

0 uncommon

5 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Planeswalkers (5)

3

Elspeth Resplendent

$13.47

2

Wrenn and Seven

$14.98

Creatures (16)

1

Gala Greeters

$0.79

3

Dennick, Pious Apprentice

$2.07

3

Katilda, Dawnhart Prime

$2.07

4

Anointed Peacekeeper

$2.36

3

Shanna, Purifying Blade

$2.97

2

Ao, the Dawn Sky

$3.98

Instants (2)

2

Fateful Absence

$1.58

Sorceries (4)

4

Storm the Festival

$1.96

Enchantments (7)

4

Teachings of the Kirin

$1.96

3

Grafted Identity

$1.47

Lands (26)

2

Forest

$0.70

1

Island

$0.35

2

Plains

$0.70

4

Adarkar Wastes

$29.96

4

Yavimaya Coast

$2.36

1

Deserted Beach

$6.49

4

Overgrown Farmland

$23.96

2

Dreamroot Cascade

$8.98

4

Spara’s Headquarters

$67.96

1

Boseiju, Who Endures

$49.99

1

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

$9.99

60 Cards
$251.1

The Chris Botelho special, Bant Midrange is a deck unlike any other in Standard that’s both very powerful and quite decent against the many aggro decks sure to be present in the format!

Grixis Midrange – Standard Shakeup

by DoggertQBones

Buy on TCGplayer $417.07

Buy on Card Kingdom $520.66

Standard

Midrange

best of 1

8 mythic

28 rare

15 uncommon

9 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Planeswalkers (1)

1

Sorin the Mirthless

$5.99

Creatures (15)

4

Bloodtithe Harvester

$1.40

4

Corpse Appraiser

$1.40

3

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

$239.97

4

Sol’Kanar the Tainted

$3.96

Instants (12)

2

Rona’s Vortex

$0.70

3

Cut Down

$3.87

2

Abrade

$0.70

2

Infernal Grasp

$4.58

3

Make Disappear

$1.47

Artifacts (2)

2

Reckoner Bankbuster

$3.98

Enchantments (4)

4

Fable of the Mirror-Breaker

$79.96

Lands (26)

2

Mountain

$0.70

2

Swamp

$0.70

3

Sulfurous Springs

$5.37

3

Shivan Reef

$2.07

3

Haunted Ridge

$26.97

3

Shipwreck Marsh

$20.97

3

Stormcarved Coast

$11.97

4

Xander’s Lounge

$59.96

1

Otawara, Soaring City

$24.99

1

Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

$5.99

1

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

$12.99

60 Cards
$520.66

One of my favorite decks in Standard, Grixis Midrange has the best interactive suite in all of Standard, and despite many powerful cards being banned, still looks incredibly strong if you’re looking for some grindy games.

Five Color Jodah Humans – Standard Shakeup

by DoggertQBones

Buy on TCGplayer $307.83

Buy on Card Kingdom $456.8

Standard

Aggro

best of 1

7 mythic

49 rare

4 uncommon

0 common

0

1

2

3

4

5

6+

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Creatures (34)

1

Errant, Street Artist

$0.49

4

Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

$3.16

4

Dennick, Pious Apprentice

$2.76

4

Katilda, Dawnhart Prime

$2.76

1

Jerren, Corrupted Bishop

$0.99

3

Adeline, Resplendent Cathar

$38.97

1

Old Rutstein

$0.99

3

Toluz, Clever Conductor

$1.47

2

Shanna, Purifying Blade

$1.98

4

Halana and Alena, Partners

$9.16

3

Ertai Resurrected

$2.97

4

Jodah, the Unifier

$11.96

Lands (26)

4

Secluded Courtyard

$2.36

4

Plaza of Heroes

$39.96

4

Spara’s Headquarters

$67.96

2

Xander’s Lounge

$29.98

3

Jetmir’s Garden

$68.97

3

Raffine’s Tower

$47.97

2

Ziatora’s Proving Ground

$23.98

1

Boseiju, Who Endures

$49.99

1

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

$9.99

1

Otawara, Soaring City

$24.99

1

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

$12.99

60 Cards
$456.8

For the final list of the article, we need to end on the sweetest deck! Five Color Jodah is a wacky aggro deck that looks to go way over the top of opponents with Jodah, the Unifier to kill the opponent in one fell swoop!