Standard

Standard is the most accessible and widely played constructed format in Magic: The Gathering. Four sets rotate once a year on September, making it a dynamic format that evolves constantly as new sets are released. You can find all our Standard content here, from strategy, decks, guides and tier lists.

Challenger Decks 2022

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Challenger Decks 2022 are a set of preconstructed decks designed for tabletop players that wish to start competitive tournament play right out of the box for the Standard format. Released on April 1, 2022, there are four decks in total, containing…

DotGG
May 9, 2022

Crokeyz Streets of New Capenna Tournament (Standard) – Top 16 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown

Standard

Streamer Crokeyz, in collaboration with his esports organization Team Liquid, hosts a special tournament with every new expansion. There is a $2,500 cash prize pool up for grabs in this free to enter event, in which 257 players registered for…

DotGG
May 8, 2022

Building the Best Esper Decks with Obscura for Streets of New Capenna Standard

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PVDDR starts exploring Streets of New Capenna Standard with Esper! He reviews the new Obscura cards and takes a look at different builds, before finally coming up with his final decklist he would play right now.

PVDDR
May 6, 2022

Traditional Standard Event Guide and Decklists

Events Standard

MTG Arena runs evergreen events for each available constructed format and for each game mode. These events provide a way for players to compete with each other for rewards in gems, packs, and Play-In Points. Read about the most recent…

DotGG
May 4, 2022

Best-of-One Standard Event Guide and Decklists

Events Standard

DotGG
May 4, 2022

The Top 10 Tech Cards You Should Consider Playing in Your Standard Deck to Beat Ob Nixilis, the Adversary

Standard Strategy

Hello everyone! Tell me if you’ve heard this one. Here you are playing Standard, when suddenly, your opponent slams two copies of on turn 3. You look at your hand, look at the board, and shake your fist at the…

DoggertQBones
May 3, 2022

Stream League 11 (Standard) – Top 8 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown

Standard

The 11th Stream League tournament, hosted by TheOneJame offered $1,000 in prizes for 44 participating players. The format was Streets of New Capenna Standard, and following on from Sky Blue Cup, many players experimented with the new cards! The finals…

DotGG
May 1, 2022

Standard Mono White Control Deck Guide: Breaking the White Whale

Deck Guides Standard

For those of you who don’t have too long playing, let me tell you a story. During the first years of the game and many times after that, iterations of the Mono White Control archetype were part of the competitive…

Bohe
May 1, 2022

Ob Nixilis, the Adversary Art by Igor Kieryluk

Standard Jund and Grixis Ob Nixilis Deck Guide: How Good is the Adversary?

Deck Guides Standard

Hello fellow gamers. Today I am here to tell you with your first four Wildcards you spend on Streets of New Capenna, you might want to consider acquiring Ob Nixilis, the Adversary. Jund (Riveteers) Grixis (Maestros) If you followed popular streamers…

Josh
April 30, 2022

Blue Sky Cup (Streets of New Capenna Standard) – Top 8 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown

Standard

Japanese VTuber Aobeni Chika hosted one of the first Streets of New Capenna Standard tournaments, a free to enter event that attracted 58 players to try out some new cards in a new metagame! You can check out the rest…

DotGG
April 30, 2022

Youthful Valkyrie Art by Anna Steinbauer

Standard Preliminary Metagame Snapshot: The Best Decks for Streets of New Capenna Week One

Standard

Hello everyone! Streets of New Capenna is finally here and I’ve already seen a deluge of deck ideas seeing play or being speculated on in such a short period of time. That’s why I personally find new set time to…

DoggertQBones
April 30, 2022

The Winners and Losers of Streets of New Capenna Standard

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With any new set there's going to be decks that improve greatly and some that get a raw deal. Find out which are which with DoggertQBones as he breaks down what archetypes show the most promise and what archetypes you may want to avoid!

DoggertQBones
April 29, 2022

35 New Standard Decks with Streets of New Capenna

Standard

Streets of New Capenna Constructed Articles Premium The Winners and Losers of Streets of New Capenna Standard The Top 5 Brews That Could Be Excellent in Streets of New Capenna Standard My Top 5 Standard Decks Going Into Streets of…

DotGG
April 28, 2022

The Top 5 Brews That Could Be Excellent in Streets of New Capenna Standard

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New Standard sets are the best time to brew and DoggertQBones wants you to get ahead of the competition! Find out which 5 of his brews are the most promising so you can have a stellar introduction to the new format!

DoggertQBones
April 28, 2022

Three New Aggro Decks Made Competitive by Streets of New Capenna

Standard

Bohe
April 27, 2022

Three New Grindy Decks Made Possible by Streets of New Capenna

Standard

Josh
April 26, 2022

Starnheim Unleashed Art by Johannes Voss

My Top 5 Standard Decks Going Into Streets of New Capenna – Full Bo1 and Bo3 Lists

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Don't know what to play when New Capenna comes out? Afraid your brew may get dismantled? Fear not! DoggertQBones explains what he believes the top 5 decks going into the new Standard meta are going to be so you'll be steps ahead of the competition!

DoggertQBones
April 26, 2022

April 2022 The Pizza Box Open (Standard) – Top 8 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown

Standard

MTG Arena Set Championship Qualifiers April 2022 The Pizza Box Open (Standard) – Top 8 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown GGtoor MTG Arena Cup #4 (Standard) – Top 8 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown April 2022 Degen Open (Standard) – Top 8…

DotGG
April 18, 2022

GGtoor MTG Arena Cup #4 (Standard) – Top 8 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown

Standard

DotGG
April 17, 2022

Standard Metagame Snapshot: Top Decks for the Week of April 13, 2022

Standard

Hello everyone! We have started a new initiative last week, as we want you to have the most up to date information on Standard, and initially, we did that by providing deck guides to fill out your knowledge. However, we…

DoggertQBones
April 13, 2022

April 2022 Degenerate Gaming Open (Standard)

April 2022 Degen Open (Standard) – Top 8 Decklists and Metagame Breakdown

Standard

DotGG
April 11, 2022

Standard Mono Green Stompy Deck Guide: Smash Into Mythic

Deck Guides Standard

Fully updated for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Standard. Hello Planeswalkers, I am The MTG Hero. As the Standard metagame has settled somewhat, I noticed that one of, if not the most powerful deck prior to Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, has disappeared. Of…

The MTG Hero
April 11, 2022

Standard Jeskai Mill Deck Guide: Stomp Standard With an Alchemy Deck

Deck Guides Standard

Some time ago a pro player said: “If you want to make an archetype work, see how that strategy is doing in other formats.” When I started thinking about playing mill in Standard, referring to our latest Mythic Championship was…

Bohe
April 10, 2022

Three Underplayed Standard Decks That Are Way Better Than People Think

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Standard has been more diverse than ever! With a bunch of metagame changes, there were some decks that were wrongfully left behind! What are the three decks that DoggertQBones will be making a strong comeback soon?

DoggertQBones
April 8, 2022

Lolth, Spider Queen Art by Jesper Ejsing

Standard Metagame Snapshot: Top Decks for the Week of April 5, 2022

Standard

Hello everyone! Starting with this week, we’re going to be acting upon a new initiative! We want you to have the most up to date information on the formats, and initially, we did that by providing deck guides to fill…

DoggertQBones
April 5, 2022

Standard Dimir Control Deck Guide

Deck Guides Standard

Dimir (Blue / Black) Control deck guide for the Standard format, fully updated for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Standard and the April 2022 ranked season. Introduction Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty never ceases to amaze me. I hope Streets of New Capenna makes…

Bohe
April 3, 2022

March of Otherworldly Light Art by Nils Hamm

The Top 3 Standard Decks for This Week – March 30, 2022

Standard

Standard decks get better and worse all the time and DoggertQBones doesn't want you to be behind the curve! Find out the top 3 decks for this week so you can plan against them or play them yourself!

DoggertQBones
March 30, 2022

Henrika, Infernal Seer Art by Billy Christian

Standard Abzan Control Deck Guide: This Standard’s Sultai Ultimatum

Deck Guides Standard

In the last few months, Orzhov has been a major part of Standard. Everything started with a Mono Black Control deck featuring and back in Standard 2022. After that, many variants of Black control decks emerged. We had seen Orzhov…

Bohe
March 27, 2022

Venerable Warsinger Art by Jokubas Uogintas

Brewing in a Top Hat: Standard Boros Midrange

Standard

Welcome back to Brewing in a Top Hat! As promised, this time I have brewed up a more creature-based midrange list. The list is fueled by several value-based interactions, such as using with to draw a card every turn or…

MonkeyInATopHat
March 26, 2022

Standard Bant Vehicles Deck Guide: Hot Wheels Unleashed!

Deck Guides Standard

Does anyone remember ? Before Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, many claimed that this green vehicle had to be banned. Wizards of the Coast also rebalanced it for Alchemy and Historic purposes, but just like , the card is still great in…

Bohe
March 24, 2022

Standard Azorius Tempo Deck Guide: The Secret Highest Win Rate Deck in Standard

Deck Guides Standard

Some aggressive strategies rely on piling threat on top of threat quickly to overwhelm your opponent early and consistently. This Azorius Tempo deck has a similar play style. However, where aggro decks tend to be more about deciding how to…

thenerdysteve
March 23, 2022

Standard Mardu Midrange Deck Guide: Value Town Reborn

Deck Guides Standard

Some of you may remember Value Town, a GW deck born 5 or 6 years ago. Many creatures in that deck had an ETB ability (ETB: Enter the Battlefield) like . The ones that didn’t usually were very good while…

Bohe
March 21, 2022

Junji, the Midnight Sky Art by Chase Stone

Standard Reanimator Deck Guide

Deck Guides Standard

Hello my fellow planeswalkers! I am The MTG Hero. If you don’t follow me on , you might not know that I have a list of decks that, shall we say are “ideas” at best. But every now and then…

The MTG Hero
March 18, 2022

Standard Mardu Consume Combo by Krowz – Featured Deck

Standard

You may not know this about me, but my favorite card I’ve ever played in a competitive environment is . Something about killing the opponent unexpectedly always struck a cord with me. Apparently, I’m not the only one who likes…

DoggertQBones
March 17, 2022

Hullbreaker Horror Art by Svetlin Velinov

Standard Izzet Control Competitive Deck Guide – Small Creatures Beware

Deck Guides Standard

Standard Izzet Control Competitive Deck Guide - Small Creatures Beware by DoggertQBones

DoggertQBones
March 15, 2022

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire Art by Julian Kok Joon Wen

Standard Metagame Analysis – Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Week 3

Standard

Tournaments It’s the third week of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty standard, and while there’s still a good few tournaments, they’re starting to slow down and get a little smaller. Since the start of March, there’s been 10 tournaments, though the majority…

Arty
March 8, 2022

Brilliant Restoration Art by Wylie Beckert

Standard/Alchemy Bant Restoration Deck Guide: A Wrath a Day Keeps the Creatures Away!

Alchemy Deck Guides Standard

Do you like winning the game in one huge turn while controlling the game beforehand? If so, DoggertQBones has the deck for you! Bant Restoration is synergistic, powerful, fun, and extremely good at beating up creature decks!

DoggertQBones
March 8, 2022

Standard Selesnya Ramp Deck Guide – Outmuscle The Meta

Deck Guides Standard

Hello fellow gamers. Doesn’t it feel like certain colors on the color-pie of Magic get neglected? I don’t know if this has been your experience, but to me, the allied colors of nature and order (green and white) seem to…

Josh
March 7, 2022

Rite of Oblivion Art by Martina Pilcerova

Esper Midrange Deck Guide: The Next Evolution of Orzhov

Deck Guides Standard

Without a doubt, Orzhov is one of the most emblematic archetypes in Standard since Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. The archetype has done well ever since, and it’s certainly a deck we can’t ignore no matter how much the meta…

Bohe
March 6, 2022

Standard Jeskai Combo Deck Guide: Storming in Standard

Deck Guides Standard

Hello everyone! Today I’ll be going over Jeskai Storm, a control-combo deck built around and . This deck made its debut in the hands of cftsoc, who took down a thousand-person tournament and won an invite to the Mythic Championship…

Omrithopter
March 5, 2022