Weekly Analysis Archive

Explore past weekly summaries of each format's health and trends.

Premodern: Massive player growth meets control challenge.

Analysis from November 25, 2025

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Pauper: Participation boom drives format health.

Analysis from November 25, 2025

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Standard: Metagame dominated by aggressive decks.

Analysis from November 25, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggressive decks dominate stable metagame.

Analysis from November 25, 2025

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Vintage: Aggro-Stax dominance severely warps metagame.

Analysis from November 25, 2025

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Modern: Format accelerates driven by aggressive strategies.

Analysis from November 25, 2025

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Legacy: Player engagement masks growing meta issues.

Analysis from November 25, 2025

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Premodern: Booming format sees massive growth.

Analysis from November 4, 2025

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Pauper: Aggro strategies heavily dominate the meta.

Analysis from November 4, 2025

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Standard: Aggressive strategies dominate competitive tier.

Analysis from November 4, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggro dominates, format remains stable.

Analysis from November 4, 2025

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Vintage: Top archetypes severely consolidate metagame.

Analysis from November 4, 2025

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Modern: Aggro strategies heavily dominate metagame.

Analysis from November 4, 2025

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Legacy: Dominance of blue decks centralizes strategies.

Analysis from November 4, 2025

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Premodern: Metagame shows perfect structural balance.

Analysis from October 28, 2025

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Pauper: High aggression maintains metagame diversity.

Analysis from October 28, 2025

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Standard: Hyper-aggression crushes format diversity.

Analysis from October 28, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggressive focus shrinking player base.

Analysis from October 28, 2025

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Vintage: Blue Control suffocates deck diversity.

Analysis from October 28, 2025

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Modern: Aggro dominance strains player participation.

Analysis from October 28, 2025

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Legacy: Format acceleration causes player decline.

Analysis from October 28, 2025

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Premodern: Perfect balance drives deck innovation.

Analysis from October 21, 2025

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Pauper: Format speed causes player decline.

Analysis from October 21, 2025

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Standard: Aggro dominance causes player decline.

Analysis from October 21, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggressive strategies dominate metagame.

Analysis from October 21, 2025

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Vintage: Dominant control stifles player growth

Analysis from October 21, 2025

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Modern: Nadu combo forces format volatility.

Analysis from October 21, 2025

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Legacy: Player numbers crash despite diversity

Analysis from October 21, 2025

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Premodern: Archetype split creates perfect balance.

Analysis from October 15, 2025

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Pauper: Aggro dominates, digital player count crashes.

Analysis from October 15, 2025

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Standard: Aggro dominance causes diversity collapse.

Analysis from October 15, 2025

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Pioneer: Speed dominates despite high diversity.

Analysis from October 15, 2025

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Vintage: Control dominance narrows metagame diversity.

Analysis from October 15, 2025

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Modern: Aggressive decks cause player fatigue.

Analysis from October 15, 2025

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Legacy: Players adapt to accelerated, volatile meta.

Analysis from October 15, 2025

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Premodern: Participation vanishes despite metagame balance

Analysis from October 7, 2025

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Pauper: Aggressive strategies cause player attrition.

Analysis from October 7, 2025

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Standard: Metagame structure healthy, players absent.

Analysis from October 7, 2025

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Pioneer: Player engagement collapses despite balance.

Analysis from October 7, 2025

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Vintage: Catastrophic decline stops player events.

Analysis from October 7, 2025

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Modern: Aggressive strategies cause player fatigue.

Analysis from October 7, 2025

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Legacy: High speed drives player abandonment.

Analysis from October 7, 2025

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Premodern: Internal metagame balance looks fantastic.

Analysis from October 3, 2025

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Pauper: Aggressive decks dominate current metagame.

Analysis from October 3, 2025

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Standard: Aggressive decks severely reduce diversity.

Analysis from October 3, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggressive meta drives player decline.

Analysis from October 3, 2025

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Vintage: Polarized decks mask archetype balance.

Analysis from October 3, 2025

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Modern: Healthy diversity masks player declines.

Analysis from October 3, 2025

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Legacy: Combo surge, event growth declining.

Analysis from October 3, 2025

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Premodern: Player engagement showing signs of decline

Analysis from September 23, 2025

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Pauper: Aggro rises, control strategies decline

Analysis from September 23, 2025

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Standard: Aggro dominates, player growth declines

Analysis from September 23, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggro decks dominate, growth stagnates.

Analysis from September 23, 2025

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Vintage: Format diversity and participation decline

Analysis from September 23, 2025

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Modern: Participation declines despite diverse metagame

Analysis from September 23, 2025

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Legacy: Format stable despite event decline

Analysis from September 23, 2025

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Premodern: Participation trending downwards needs addressing.

Analysis from September 16, 2025

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Pauper: Aggro decks dominate format presently

Analysis from September 16, 2025

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Standard: Aggro dominates; diversity remains low

Analysis from September 16, 2025

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Pioneer: Participation struggles, aggro dominates format

Analysis from September 16, 2025

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Vintage: Format lacks metagame diversity now.

Analysis from September 16, 2025

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Modern: Modern stable, participation slightly down

Analysis from September 16, 2025

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Legacy: Combo strategies overrepresented recently

Analysis from September 16, 2025

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Premodern: Format stable, player growth declining

Analysis from September 9, 2025

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Pauper: Participation declining despite meta diversity

Analysis from September 9, 2025

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Standard: Aggro decks dominate, participation declines

Analysis from September 9, 2025

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Pioneer: Player, event growth showing decline

Analysis from September 9, 2025

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Vintage: Format in flux, diversity low

Analysis from September 9, 2025

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Modern: Growth slowing, top decks dominant

Analysis from September 9, 2025

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Legacy: Event attendance declining, players increasing

Analysis from September 9, 2025

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Premodern: Participation declines despite diverse metagame

Analysis from September 2, 2025

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Pauper: Community questions format's perceived imbalances

Analysis from September 2, 2025

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Standard: Aggro dominates despite recent bans

Analysis from September 2, 2025

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Pioneer: Diversity stagnant; player growth declining

Analysis from September 2, 2025

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Vintage: Format lacks diversity, growth concerns

Analysis from September 2, 2025

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Modern: Diversity good, player growth lacking

Analysis from September 2, 2025

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Legacy: Player growth high, event attendance low

Analysis from September 2, 2025

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Premodern: Format shows good diversity, growth

Analysis from August 26, 2025

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Pauper: Aggro decks dominate, diversity monitored

Analysis from August 26, 2025

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Standard: Aggro dominates; bans promote diversity

Analysis from August 26, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggro dominates, concerns about growth

Analysis from August 26, 2025

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Vintage: Combo archetype overrepresented currently

Analysis from August 26, 2025

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Modern: Format diverse, aggro decks prevalent

Analysis from August 26, 2025

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Legacy: Combo rising; Delver cause concern

Analysis from August 26, 2025

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Premodern: Format demonstrates strong balance, diversity

Analysis from August 19, 2025

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Pauper: Format healthy, aggro decks dominant.

Analysis from August 19, 2025

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Standard: Aggro dominance hurting format diversity

Analysis from August 19, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggro decks dominate, format stable

Analysis from August 19, 2025

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Vintage: Diversity remains a key weakness.

Analysis from August 19, 2025

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Modern: Aggro decks dominate diverse metagame

Analysis from August 19, 2025

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Legacy: Format healthy, combo decks prevalent

Analysis from August 19, 2025

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Premodern: Diversity, growth show healthy format

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Pauper: Aggro dominates; diversity concerns persist

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Standard: Aggro decks dominate, participation declines

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggro decks dominate Pioneer format

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Vintage: Format needs more diverse decks.

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Modern: Diversity good, player growth declining

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Legacy: Growth stable, combo decks rise

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Premodern: Player, event growth remains strong.

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Pauper: Aggro dominates, player growth substantial

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Premodern: Healthy format features diverse strategies

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Standard: Aggro strategies dominate unhealthy Standard

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Pauper: Format healthy, aggro decks dominant

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggro decks dominate Pioneer metagame

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Standard: Aggro decks dominate, diversity low

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Vintage: Format needs shakeup, lacks diversity

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggro decks dominate format now

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Modern: Aggro strategies dominate fast format.

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Vintage: Combo decks tighten their grip.

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Legacy: Combo strategies heavily influence metagame

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Modern: Aggro dominant, player growth declining

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Legacy: Combo archetype dominates current metagame

Analysis from August 13, 2025

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Premodern: Player base, events see growth.

Analysis from August 12, 2025

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Pauper: Aggro decks dominate the metagame

Analysis from August 12, 2025

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Standard: Aggro decks still dominate format

Analysis from August 12, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggro decks dominate format currently

Analysis from August 12, 2025

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Vintage: Diversity concerns despite strong player growth

Analysis from August 12, 2025

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Modern: Aggro dominant, diversity keeps interesting

Analysis from August 12, 2025

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Legacy: Combo decks overrepresented in meta

Analysis from August 12, 2025

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Premodern: Event growth shows concerning decline.

Analysis from August 6, 2025

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Pauper: Player growth outpaces event participation

Analysis from August 6, 2025

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Standard: Aggro decks heavily dominate metagame

Analysis from August 6, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggro dominates, attendance numbers lag

Analysis from August 6, 2025

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Vintage: Format awaits metagame shakeup

Analysis from August 6, 2025

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Modern: Aggro decks dominate current metagame

Analysis from August 6, 2025

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Legacy: Combo strategies increase in prevalence

Analysis from August 6, 2025

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Premodern: Format thriving; diverse metagame present

Analysis from July 28, 2025

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Pauper: Format healthy with diverse decks

Analysis from July 28, 2025

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Standard: Bans aim to fix aggro

Analysis from July 28, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggro dominates, player interest declines

Analysis from July 28, 2025

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Vintage: Combo-heavy format sees low diversity

Analysis from July 28, 2025

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Modern: Aggro strategies lead format innovation

Analysis from July 28, 2025

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Legacy: Combo strategies dominate older format

Analysis from July 28, 2025

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Premodern: Format healthy, diversity and growth high

Analysis from July 26, 2025

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Pauper: Aggro dominance requires community adaptation

Analysis from July 26, 2025

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Standard: Aggro dominates, diversity suffers badly

Analysis from July 26, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggro dominance stifles format growth

Analysis from July 26, 2025

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Vintage: Metagame diversity remains format's concern

Analysis from July 26, 2025

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Modern: Aggro decks heavily populate metagame

Analysis from July 26, 2025

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Legacy: Combo decks gaining format share

Analysis from July 26, 2025

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Premodern: Format shows diversity, healthy growth

Analysis from July 19, 2025

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Pauper: Format healthy; aggro decks dominate

Analysis from July 19, 2025

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Standard: Aggro dominance triggers key banlist

Analysis from July 19, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggro decks dominate, format suffers

Analysis from July 19, 2025

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Vintage: Format stagnant; player numbers decline

Analysis from July 19, 2025

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Modern: Aggro strategies dominate diverse format

Analysis from July 19, 2025

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Legacy: Combo decks define current metagame

Analysis from July 19, 2025

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Premodern: Format thrives with diverse strategies.

Analysis from July 10, 2025

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Pauper: Format healthy; Aggro strategies dominate

Analysis from July 10, 2025

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Standard: Aggro dominates, diversity remains low.

Analysis from July 10, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggro dominance causing player decline

Analysis from July 10, 2025

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Vintage: Stagnant metagame and declining participation

Analysis from July 10, 2025

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Modern: Aggro strategies dominate; bans considered

Analysis from July 10, 2025

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Legacy: Combo strategies warp format significantly

Analysis from July 10, 2025

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Premodern: Format thriving; aggro gaining popularity

Analysis from July 2, 2025

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Pauper: Aggro Dominates, Diversity Needs Work

Analysis from July 2, 2025

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Standard: Aggro dominates, format feels solved

Analysis from July 2, 2025

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Pioneer: Aggro dominance leads to stagnation

Analysis from July 2, 2025

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Vintage: Format dominated by combo strategies

Analysis from July 2, 2025

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Modern: Aggro decks rise in popularity

Analysis from July 2, 2025

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Legacy: Combo decks heavily warping metagame

Analysis from July 2, 2025

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Legacy: Bans to improve format diversity.

Analysis from June 25, 2025

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Modern: Underworld Breach ban improves balance

Analysis from June 25, 2025

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Vintage: Diversity good, event growth declining

Analysis from June 25, 2025

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Pioneer: Format healthy, participation trends concerning

Analysis from June 25, 2025

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Standard: Aggro decks heavily dominate metagame

Analysis from June 25, 2025

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Pauper: Bans improve format's metagame balance

Analysis from June 25, 2025

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Premodern: Diverse metagame and growing playerbase

Analysis from June 25, 2025

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