Magic: The Gathering meta

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

1. 1
   
   Nihil Spellbombin 2 of 2 top archetypes · 203 decks · ×3
2. 2
   
   Vault of Whispersin 2 of 2 top archetypes · 188 decks · ×4
3. 3
   
   Refurbished Familiarin 2 of 2 top archetypes · 187 decks · ×4
4. 4
   
   Galvanic Blastin 2 of 2 top archetypes · 186 decks · ×4
5. 5
   
   Great Furnacein 2 of 2 top archetypes · 185 decks · ×2

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.

• Esper AffinityNew

  New to this comparison: no decks recorded over 28 Jul – 26 Aug 2026, 9 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.

• Jund Wildfire−1.3pp

  2.4% of tournament decks over 27 Aug – 25 Sep 2026; 3.7% over 28 Jul – 26 Aug 2026 — down 1.3pp (23 decks → 13 decks).

  Core changes

  • Troublemaker Ouphe became core — 100% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 74% in the previous one.
  • Weather the Storm became core — 100% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 74% in the previous one.
  • Breath Weapon became core — 92% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 70% in the previous one.
  • Duress became core — 92% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 70% in the previous one.
  • Makeshift Munitions became core — 92% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 78% in the previous one.
  • Pulse of Murasa is no longer core — 77% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 87% in the previous one.

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

• Golgari Spy Combo+1.1pp

  3.5% of tournament decks over 27 Aug – 25 Sep 2026; 2.4% over 28 Jul – 26 Aug 2026 — up 1.1pp (15 decks → 19 decks).

  Core changes

  • Flaring Pain became core — 95% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 60% in the previous one.
  • Faerie Macabre became core — 84% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 60% in the previous one.
  • Elves of Deep Shadow is no longer core — 74% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 93% in the previous one.
  • Quirion Ranger became core — 84% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 73% 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 Elves+1.0pp

  4.0% of tournament decks over 27 Aug – 25 Sep 2026; 3.0% over 28 Jul – 26 Aug 2026 — up 1.0pp (19 decks → 22 decks).

  Core changes

  • Gingerbread Cabin became core — 86% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 53% in the previous one.
  • Monstrous Emergence became core — 91% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 63% in the previous one.
  • Faerie Macabre became core — 86% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 74% in the previous one.

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

• Selesnya Bogles+0.8pp

  2.4% of tournament decks over 27 Aug – 25 Sep 2026; 1.6% over 28 Jul – 26 Aug 2026 — up 0.8pp (10 decks → 13 decks).

  Core changes

  • Mask of Law and Grace became core — 85% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 50% in the previous one.
  • Spirit Link became core — 85% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 50% in the previous one.
  • Sentinel's Eyes is no longer core — 77% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 80% in the previous one.

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

• Mono-Red Madness Burn+0.7pp

  4.6% of tournament decks over 27 Aug – 25 Sep 2026; 3.9% over 28 Jul – 26 Aug 2026 — up 0.7pp (24 decks → 25 decks).

  Core changes

  • Red Elemental Blast became core — 84% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 54% in the previous one.
  • Voldaren Epicure is no longer core — 60% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 83% in the previous one.
  • Pyroblast became core — 88% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 71% in the previous one.
  • Relic of Progenitus became core — 80% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 71% 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 — 547 decks in the current window, 623 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.

138 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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