July 1, 2026: CastHaven MTG Daily Brief
The latest results recap by format, today's Magic Online schedule, the newest community videos, and the Quote of the Day.
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Event Recap
On June 30, 2026, one Modern challenge fired with 76 players. The most played decks were: Boros Energy (19%), Goryo Reanimator (13%), Azorius Control (9%), Grixis Frog (9%), and Tron (9%). The archetypes piloted by top players who placed well were: Grixis Frog, Boros Energy, and Living End.
On June 30, 2026, one Premodern challenge fired with 49 players. The most played decks were: Stiflenought (41%), Replenish (13%), Selesnya Enchantress (13%), Sligh (9%), and Gruul Survival (3%). The archetypes piloted by top players who placed well were: Stiflenought, Replenish, and Sligh.
On June 30, 2026, one Standard challenge fired with 41 players. The most played decks were: Izzet Spellementals (16%), Selesnya Ouroboroid (16%), Jeskai Control (13%), Jeskai Lessons (13%), and Izzet Prowess (9%). The archetypes piloted by top players who placed well were: Selesnya Ouroboroid, Izzet Spellementals, and Mono Green Landfall.
Today's MTGO events
- Legacy Preliminary at 2:00 PM ET
Videos
- Standard Secret Angels Tech ITS UNSTOPPABLE - MTG Standard by MTG Arena Original Decks — A mono-white angel tribal lifegain deck uses synergistic creatures and tech cards to climb to rank one Mythic in Standard.
- Standard Lifegain is eating good in Standard. by LegenVD — A Selesnya lifegain aggro deck featuring Tigra and Heroic Feast from the Marvel Superheroes set is showcased across nine Standard matches.
- Modern Hammertime is back with Super-Soldier Serum! | Modern | MTGO by Andrea Mengucci VEEDEO — Andrea Mengucci runs Hammertime in a Modern league after adding Super-Soldier Serum to the classic equipment combo deck.
- Legacy MARVEL BREAKS LEGACY! The Fantasticar in the Legacy Metagame | Magic: The Gathering by The EPIC Storm — The Fantasticar from Marvel Super Heroes has dramatically elevated The EPIC Storm and Doomsday decks in the Legacy metagame after just one week.
- Standard Vision Control is Standard's last hope by CovertGoBlue — An Azorius Vision Control deck is presented as a potential answer to the current Standard metagame.
- Vintage SqueeVine in Marvel Vintage - 1 Challenge Top 8 and a Dream! by FiretruckModo — A Squee-based Vine deck tested in Vintage after a Challenge top eight shows promise against The Fantasticar but struggles against blue-based adaptations.