Dimir Midrange nearly triples its Legacy presence in a week, and Pauper's Faeries split keeps the format's top two positions in the same family
Legacy's biggest mover nearly tenfolds its field presence in 7 days — and across all six formats, the Power Index and meta data together tell a cleaner story than either alone.
Legacy's Dimir Midrange went from ~2.9% of the field to ~28.6% in a single 7-day window — the week's sharpest single move across every format covered here. That kind of spike demands scrutiny before it gets called a trend, and the Power Index is where we look first.
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Premodern
Premodern's Power Index has Selesnya Enchantress leading at A Tier, Stiflenought second, and Gruul Survival third — all within a narrow band that signals a settled, competitive top of the board rather than a runaway leader. The stability across all three A Tier archetypes is the clearest read the data supports this week.
Standard
Standard's Power Index top three are all S Tier: Dimir Looting leads, Jeskai Lessons sits second, and Temur Prowess is third. Three S Tier archetypes at the top of the board signals that finish quality has been high and spread across multiple archetypes over the trailing period — the format is competitive at its peak rather than dominated by one deck.
VitorCarvalho01 is in outstanding form, with 9 Top 8s from 16 events in 30 days at the front of the Standard player rankings. ShadowTitan1 is right there as well, posting 8 Top 8s from 11 events in the same window.
Vintage
Jewel Shops posted ~100% of the Vintage field over the last 7 days, against ~10.6% in the prior window. The context: that figure comes from a single-deck observation. The Power Index does not corroborate a Jewel Shops resurgence — Doomsday leads the Vintage board at A Tier, with PO second and Lurrus Breach third. A meta spike with no move on the finish-quality board, drawn from a single observation, is not a trend; call this a blip until more events fill in the picture.
Legacy
Nearly a tenfold rise in meta presence is the headline, but the raw count behind it is small: 2 decks this week against 8 in the prior window. That means the percentage swing is partly a function of a thin sample, and the Power Index does not yet corroborate the move. Death & Taxes leads the Legacy board, Grixis Reanimator sits second, and Azorius Midrange is third, all A Tier — with Dimir Midrange absent from the top three. When meta presence spikes but finish quality on the board doesn't follow, that's the pattern of a blip rather than a confirmed shift. How Dimir Midrange converts that presence into finishes over the next week is the open question.
Modern
Modern is settled at the top. Izzet Cutter leads the board at S Tier, Mardu Energy sits second at S Tier, and Jund Titan is third at A Tier. Two S Tier decks holding the top two positions reflects sustained high finish quality from both archetypes over the trailing period.
Mono Blue Belcher is the week's most interesting movement story: its meta presence rose from ~0.7% to ~3.9%. That is still a small absolute share, but the move is meaningful and represents the kind of uptick that can signal a brew finding its footing. The Power Index top three does not yet include Mono Blue Belcher, so the meta move is outrunning the finish-quality signal — worth tracking, but not yet a trend.
GWT is the player in form: 11 Top 8s from 15 events in 30 days is a remarkable conversion rate in Modern.
Pauper
Pauper's top two positions belong to the same archetype family. Grixis Faeries leads at S Tier and Mono Blue Faeries sits second at A Tier, with Golgari Garden third at A Tier. The gap between first and second — S Tier over A Tier — means Grixis Faeries has been converting at a meaningfully higher rate on the finish-quality measure. The two Faeries builds share a core but differ in color and construction, and their co-occupancy at the top of the board makes Pauper's meta an interesting space to watch as pilots look for edges between them.
Luminati is in strong form: 7 Top 8s from 15 events in 30 days is steady, consistent presence at the top of the format.
The week's most durable finding runs through multiple formats: when meta presence and Power Index finish quality move together, that's a real shift — and when only one of them moves, the safer call is to wait. Legacy's Dimir Midrange has done only half the work so far.
Videos
- Standard THE DECK IM MOST EXCITED TO PLAY THIS WEEK by Hello Good Game — A Temur aggro deck built around Bruce Banner and World War Hulk uses Llanowar Elves and self-damage tricks to enable extra combat steps.
- Standard RAKDOS WILL BE BACK ON TOP! | Rakdos Ares | Marvel Standard MTG Arena by Ashlizzlle — New Marvel Super Heroes Rakdos creatures slot into a classic aggressive beatdown shell to challenge the standard meta.
- Standard This card breaks power-ups! | Standard MTG Arena Marvel by Swayze — A villain-themed Grixis or mono-black deck exploits a card that disrupts opponent power-up effects in Marvel standard.
- Modern I still believe in Tamiyo in UB Frogler! | Modern | MTGO by Andrea Mengucci VEEDEO — Andrea Mengucci runs UB Frogler featuring Tamiyo through a Modern league on MTGO against Prowess, Esper Frogler, and Tron.
- Standard CGB Recommends: Dimir Splash by CovertGoBlue — CovertGoBlue takes a Dimir deck splashing green through the MTG Arena ranked ladder.
- Pauper RABBITS attack! MTG PAUPER | Magic the Gathering by Pauperganda — A Pauper white aggro deck floods the board with Hare Apparent rabbits supported by lifegain and token synergies.