Magic: The Gathering meta

The cards the top archetypes share — buy from the top and they hold their value across decks.

1. 1
   
   Consign to Memoryin 3 of 3 top archetypes · 158 decks · ×4
2. 2
   
   Islandin 3 of 3 top archetypes · 147 decks · ×1
3. 3
   
   Mystical Disputein 3 of 3 top archetypes · 92 decks · ×2
4. 4
   
   Spell Snarein 3 of 3 top archetypes · 86 decks · ×2
5. 5
   
   Scalding Tarnin 3 of 3 top archetypes · 85 decks · ×4

How archetypes' share of tournament decks changed across two equal 30-day windows: 27 Aug – 25 Sep 2026, against the 30 days immediately before it, 28 Jul – 26 Aug 2026. Movement is in percentage points (pp) — the difference between two shares, not a percent change.

• Mono-Green BroodscaleNew

  New to this comparison: no decks recorded over 28 Jul – 26 Aug 2026, 18 decks over 27 Aug – 25 Sep 2026 — 3.0% of tournament decks.

  Core changes

  No core comparison — this archetype has no recorded lists in the previous window.

• Mono-Green Amulet Titan−2.8pp

  1.3% of tournament decks over 27 Aug – 25 Sep 2026; 4.1% over 28 Jul – 26 Aug 2026 — down 2.8pp (11 decks → 8 decks).

  Core changes

  • Keen-Eyed Curator is no longer core — 25% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 82% in the previous one.
  • Vesuva became core — 88% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 45% in the previous one.
  • Six is no longer core — 50% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 82% in the previous one.
  • Dryad Arbor is no longer core — 63% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 91% in the previous one.
  • Malevolent Rumble is no longer core — 63% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 91% in the previous one.

  A card is core when at least 80% of that archetype's recorded lists in a window play it.

• Boros Energy−2.1pp

  1.6% of tournament decks over 27 Aug – 25 Sep 2026; 3.7% over 28 Jul – 26 Aug 2026 — down 2.1pp (10 decks → 10 decks).

  Core changes

  • Orim's Chant is no longer core — 10% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 80% in the previous one.
  • High Noon became core — 90% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 60% in the previous one.
  • Surgical Extraction became core — 80% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 50% in the previous one.
  • The Legend of Roku became core — 80% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 70% in the previous one.

  A card is core when at least 80% of that archetype's recorded lists in a window play it.

• Mono-Green Eldrazi TrudgeNew

  New to this comparison: no decks recorded over 28 Jul – 26 Aug 2026, 10 decks over 27 Aug – 25 Sep 2026 — 1.6% of tournament decks.

  Core changes

  No core comparison — this archetype has no recorded lists in the previous window.

• Boros Land Destruction (Kaheera)New

  New to this comparison: no decks recorded over 28 Jul – 26 Aug 2026, 8 decks over 27 Aug – 25 Sep 2026 — 1.3% of tournament decks.

  Core changes

  No core comparison — this archetype has no recorded lists in the previous window.

• Dimir Midrange−0.7pp

  2.3% of tournament decks over 27 Aug – 25 Sep 2026; 3.0% over 28 Jul – 26 Aug 2026 — down 0.7pp (8 decks → 14 decks).

  Core changes

  • Preordain is no longer core — 21% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 88% in the previous one.
  • Cling to Dust is no longer core — 36% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 100% in the previous one.
  • Darkslick Shores became core — 100% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 63% in the previous one.
  • Murktide Regent became core — 93% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 63% in the previous one.
  • Harbinger of the Seas became core — 100% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 75% in the previous one.
  • Flooded Strand is no longer core — 79% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 88% in the previous one.
  • Marsh Flats is no longer core — 79% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 88% in the previous one.

  A card is core when at least 80% of that archetype's recorded lists in a window play it.

Counts are tournament decklists only — 609 decks in the current window, 270 decks in the previous one — so these shares can differ slightly from the tier list above, which also counts public player decks. This measures how many lists were recorded, not how they placed and not a win rate. An archetype is listed only if it has at least 8 decks in the current window, and either at least 8 decks in the previous window or none at all: a handful of decks moves too easily to mean anything.

156 other archetypes are not shown: too few tournament decks in one of the two windows to compare — the floor is 8 decks.

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