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Meta analysis
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Competitive Snapshot
Aggregated metagame report covering May – July 2026 (last 90 days).
Rankings combine tournament decklist volume, meta share, and win-rate signals from
MTGDecks.net, Aetherhub, MTG Nexus / MTGGoldfish, TCG Contender, and MagicMeta.net.
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Tracked Archetypes
5
Formats Covered
90d
Trend Window
Jul '26
Last Updated
90-Day Cross-Format Trends
What's Moving Across Magic
Macro patterns that show up in multiple formats over the past three months — useful whether you play one format or bounce between them.
Rising Strategies
- Izzet tempo shells — Prowess and Lessons variants are climbing in Standard, Modern, and Pioneer simultaneously as cheap interaction + efficient threats outpace fair midrange.
- Reanimator resurgence — Esper and Grixis Reanimator gained share in Modern (+1.7% to +2.1%) as graveyard hate density dropped slightly in the event mix.
- Energy & land-based midrange — Boros Energy still defines Modern; Golgari Midrange and Mono-Red Prowess lead Pioneer ladder data post-Marvel/Avatar releases.
- Lessons toolbox — Jeskai Lessons (+6.17% in Standard) rewards players who want a flexible control-tempo hybrid without full four-color mana bases.
Declining or Compressed
- Pure aggro without recursion — Mono-Red and Boros Burn remain playable but lost relative share as midrange gained life-gain and card-advantage tools.
- Orzhov Greasefang (Pioneer) — Down ~8.5% over 60 days as Dimir Midrange and Izzet Prowess adapted with better instant-speed removal timing.
- Boros Energy saturation (Modern) — Still tier 1, but meta share fell ~6.7% as players metagame with increased artifact removal and graveyard hate.
- Legacy fair mirrors — UW Blink and Painter Grindstone lost ground to faster tempo (Izzet Cutter) and combo (Doomsday).
Sets Shaping the Meta
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Data sources (Jul 2026):
MTGDecks.net aggregated tournament lists (60-day window),
Aetherhub Traditional Standard events,
MTG Nexus / MTGGoldfish meta trackers,
TCG Contender tier evaluations,
MagicMeta.net event analysis,
Playgroup.gg Commander win rates (casual),
EDHTop16 / MagicMeta cEDH data (competitive Commander).
Meta share percentages are approximate composites — exact numbers vary by event level (PTQ vs. local) and data aggregator methodology.
TCGQuestlog Editorial — not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.