Izzet Cutter leads Modern's S-Tier pair as Legacy and Vintage post compressed top-three boards
Saturday's Power Rankings show Izzet Cutter clear at the top of Modern while Legacy and Vintage each place three archetypes within a narrow A-Tier band.
Izzet Cutter holds the top position in Modern's Power Rankings at S Tier, separated from second-place Mardu Energy by a gap the facts name but do not quantify further, while Legacy and Vintage each post three A-Tier archetypes bunched near the top of their respective boards.
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Pauper
Grixis Faeries leads the Pauper Power Ranking board with a Power Score of 26.3 (S Tier), with Mono Blue Faeries second at 24.4 (A Tier) and Golgari Garden third at 22.6 (A Tier). Two Faeries builds occupy the top two positions: Grixis Faeries adds black to access discard and removal alongside the blue tempo shell, while Mono Blue Faeries operates on a tighter, permission-heavy plan without the splash.
Pauper Power Ranking top three
Premodern
Selesnya Enchantress leads the Premodern Power Ranking board at 23.3 (A Tier), with Stiflenought second at 22.4 (A Tier) and Gruul Survival third at 19.8 (A Tier). The top three span three different color philosophies: Selesnya Enchantress is a white-green engine deck, Stiflenought is a blue-black combo-control build, and Gruul Survival is a red-green creature-based strategy.
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha is in strong form, recording 9 Top 8s from 19 events in the rolling 30-day window.
Standard
Dimir Looting leads the Standard Power Ranking board with a Power Score of 29.8 (S Tier), Jeskai Lessons is second at 27.2 (S Tier), and Temur Prowess is third at 25.8 (S Tier). All three top archetypes sit in S Tier.
Three players are in notable form. VitorCarvalho01 has reached 9 Top 8s from 16 events in the rolling 30 days. ShadowTitan1 follows with 8 Top 8s from 11 events in the same window. Itstime rounds out the group with 6 Top 8s from 19 events across the past 30 days.
Vintage
Doomsday leads the Vintage Power Ranking board with a Power Score of 24.2 (A Tier), PO is second at 21.5 (A Tier), and UB Lurrus Control is third at 20.6 (A Tier). All three sit in A Tier, with Doomsday ahead on score.
Legacy
Death & Taxes leads the Legacy Power Ranking board with a Power Score of 23.8 (A Tier), Grixis Reanimator is second at 23.1 (A Tier), and Azorius Midrange is third at 23.0 (A Tier). All three archetypes sit in A Tier. Death & Taxes runs a white creature-based disruption plan built around hatebears and equipment; Grixis Reanimator takes a blue-black-red graveyard route; Azorius Midrange operates on a blue-white value-and-tempo axis.
Modern
Izzet Cutter leads the Modern Power Ranking board with a Power Score of 29.7 (S Tier), with Mardu Energy second at 26.2 (S Tier) and Jund Titan third at 24.0 (A Tier). Izzet Cutter and Mardu Energy both occupy S Tier while Jund Titan sits just below in A Tier.
GWT is in outstanding form, posting 11 Top 8s from 17 events in the rolling 30-day window.
Modern Power Ranking top three
ShadowTitan1's 8 Top 8s from 11 Standard events in 30 days is a conversion rate that keeps the Standard field competitive at the top as the format's Power Rankings remain settled.
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