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
Pauper: Participation boom drives format health.
Analysis from November 25, 2025
Standard: Metagame dominated by aggressive decks.
Analysis from November 25, 2025
Pioneer: Aggressive decks dominate stable metagame.
Analysis from November 25, 2025
Vintage: Aggro-Stax dominance severely warps metagame.
Analysis from November 25, 2025
Modern: Format accelerates driven by aggressive strategies.
Analysis from November 25, 2025
Legacy: Player engagement masks growing meta issues.
Analysis from November 25, 2025
Premodern: Booming format sees massive growth.
Analysis from November 4, 2025
Pauper: Aggro strategies heavily dominate the meta.
Analysis from November 4, 2025
Standard: Aggressive strategies dominate competitive tier.
Analysis from November 4, 2025
Pioneer: Aggro dominates, format remains stable.
Analysis from November 4, 2025
Vintage: Top archetypes severely consolidate metagame.
Analysis from November 4, 2025
Modern: Aggro strategies heavily dominate metagame.
Analysis from November 4, 2025
Legacy: Dominance of blue decks centralizes strategies.
Analysis from November 4, 2025
Premodern: Metagame shows perfect structural balance.
Analysis from October 28, 2025
Pauper: High aggression maintains metagame diversity.
Analysis from October 28, 2025
Standard: Hyper-aggression crushes format diversity.
Analysis from October 28, 2025
Pioneer: Aggressive focus shrinking player base.
Analysis from October 28, 2025
Vintage: Blue Control suffocates deck diversity.
Analysis from October 28, 2025
Modern: Aggro dominance strains player participation.
Analysis from October 28, 2025
Legacy: Format acceleration causes player decline.
Analysis from October 28, 2025
Premodern: Perfect balance drives deck innovation.
Analysis from October 21, 2025
Pauper: Format speed causes player decline.
Analysis from October 21, 2025
Standard: Aggro dominance causes player decline.
Analysis from October 21, 2025
Pioneer: Aggressive strategies dominate metagame.
Analysis from October 21, 2025
Vintage: Dominant control stifles player growth
Analysis from October 21, 2025
Modern: Nadu combo forces format volatility.
Analysis from October 21, 2025
Legacy: Player numbers crash despite diversity
Analysis from October 21, 2025
Premodern: Archetype split creates perfect balance.
Analysis from October 15, 2025
Pauper: Aggro dominates, digital player count crashes.
Analysis from October 15, 2025
Standard: Aggro dominance causes diversity collapse.
Analysis from October 15, 2025
Pioneer: Speed dominates despite high diversity.
Analysis from October 15, 2025
Vintage: Control dominance narrows metagame diversity.
Analysis from October 15, 2025
Modern: Aggressive decks cause player fatigue.
Analysis from October 15, 2025
Legacy: Players adapt to accelerated, volatile meta.
Analysis from October 15, 2025
Premodern: Participation vanishes despite metagame balance
Analysis from October 7, 2025
Pauper: Aggressive strategies cause player attrition.
Analysis from October 7, 2025
Standard: Metagame structure healthy, players absent.
Analysis from October 7, 2025
Pioneer: Player engagement collapses despite balance.
Analysis from October 7, 2025
Vintage: Catastrophic decline stops player events.
Analysis from October 7, 2025
Modern: Aggressive strategies cause player fatigue.
Analysis from October 7, 2025
Legacy: High speed drives player abandonment.
Analysis from October 7, 2025
Premodern: Internal metagame balance looks fantastic.
Analysis from October 3, 2025
Pauper: Aggressive decks dominate current metagame.
Analysis from October 3, 2025
Standard: Aggressive decks severely reduce diversity.
Analysis from October 3, 2025
Pioneer: Aggressive meta drives player decline.
Analysis from October 3, 2025
Vintage: Polarized decks mask archetype balance.
Analysis from October 3, 2025
Modern: Healthy diversity masks player declines.
Analysis from October 3, 2025
Legacy: Combo surge, event growth declining.
Analysis from October 3, 2025
Premodern: Player engagement showing signs of decline
Analysis from September 23, 2025
Pauper: Aggro rises, control strategies decline
Analysis from September 23, 2025
Standard: Aggro dominates, player growth declines
Analysis from September 23, 2025
Pioneer: Aggro decks dominate, growth stagnates.
Analysis from September 23, 2025
Vintage: Format diversity and participation decline
Analysis from September 23, 2025
Modern: Participation declines despite diverse metagame
Analysis from September 23, 2025
Legacy: Format stable despite event decline
Analysis from September 23, 2025
Premodern: Participation trending downwards needs addressing.
Analysis from September 16, 2025
Pauper: Aggro decks dominate format presently
Analysis from September 16, 2025
Standard: Aggro dominates; diversity remains low
Analysis from September 16, 2025
Pioneer: Participation struggles, aggro dominates format
Analysis from September 16, 2025
Vintage: Format lacks metagame diversity now.
Analysis from September 16, 2025
Modern: Modern stable, participation slightly down
Analysis from September 16, 2025
Legacy: Combo strategies overrepresented recently
Analysis from September 16, 2025
Premodern: Format stable, player growth declining
Analysis from September 9, 2025
Pauper: Participation declining despite meta diversity
Analysis from September 9, 2025
Standard: Aggro decks dominate, participation declines
Analysis from September 9, 2025
Pioneer: Player, event growth showing decline
Analysis from September 9, 2025
Vintage: Format in flux, diversity low
Analysis from September 9, 2025
Modern: Growth slowing, top decks dominant
Analysis from September 9, 2025
Legacy: Event attendance declining, players increasing
Analysis from September 9, 2025
Premodern: Participation declines despite diverse metagame
Analysis from September 2, 2025
Pauper: Community questions format's perceived imbalances
Analysis from September 2, 2025
Standard: Aggro dominates despite recent bans
Analysis from September 2, 2025
Pioneer: Diversity stagnant; player growth declining
Analysis from September 2, 2025
Vintage: Format lacks diversity, growth concerns
Analysis from September 2, 2025
Modern: Diversity good, player growth lacking
Analysis from September 2, 2025
Legacy: Player growth high, event attendance low
Analysis from September 2, 2025
Premodern: Format shows good diversity, growth
Analysis from August 26, 2025
Pauper: Aggro decks dominate, diversity monitored
Analysis from August 26, 2025
Standard: Aggro dominates; bans promote diversity
Analysis from August 26, 2025
Pioneer: Aggro dominates, concerns about growth
Analysis from August 26, 2025
Vintage: Combo archetype overrepresented currently
Analysis from August 26, 2025
Modern: Format diverse, aggro decks prevalent
Analysis from August 26, 2025
Legacy: Combo rising; Delver cause concern
Analysis from August 26, 2025
Premodern: Format demonstrates strong balance, diversity
Analysis from August 19, 2025
Pauper: Format healthy, aggro decks dominant.
Analysis from August 19, 2025
Standard: Aggro dominance hurting format diversity
Analysis from August 19, 2025
Pioneer: Aggro decks dominate, format stable
Analysis from August 19, 2025
Vintage: Diversity remains a key weakness.
Analysis from August 19, 2025
Modern: Aggro decks dominate diverse metagame
Analysis from August 19, 2025
Legacy: Format healthy, combo decks prevalent
Analysis from August 19, 2025
Premodern: Diversity, growth show healthy format
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Pauper: Aggro dominates; diversity concerns persist
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Standard: Aggro decks dominate, participation declines
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Pioneer: Aggro decks dominate Pioneer format
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Vintage: Format needs more diverse decks.
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Modern: Diversity good, player growth declining
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Legacy: Growth stable, combo decks rise
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Premodern: Player, event growth remains strong.
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Pauper: Aggro dominates, player growth substantial
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Premodern: Healthy format features diverse strategies
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Standard: Aggro strategies dominate unhealthy Standard
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Pauper: Format healthy, aggro decks dominant
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Pioneer: Aggro decks dominate Pioneer metagame
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Standard: Aggro decks dominate, diversity low
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Vintage: Format needs shakeup, lacks diversity
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Pioneer: Aggro decks dominate format now
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Modern: Aggro strategies dominate fast format.
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Vintage: Combo decks tighten their grip.
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Legacy: Combo strategies heavily influence metagame
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Modern: Aggro dominant, player growth declining
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Legacy: Combo archetype dominates current metagame
Analysis from August 13, 2025
Premodern: Player base, events see growth.
Analysis from August 12, 2025
Pauper: Aggro decks dominate the metagame
Analysis from August 12, 2025
Standard: Aggro decks still dominate format
Analysis from August 12, 2025
Pioneer: Aggro decks dominate format currently
Analysis from August 12, 2025
Vintage: Diversity concerns despite strong player growth
Analysis from August 12, 2025
Modern: Aggro dominant, diversity keeps interesting
Analysis from August 12, 2025
Legacy: Combo decks overrepresented in meta
Analysis from August 12, 2025
Premodern: Event growth shows concerning decline.
Analysis from August 6, 2025
Pauper: Player growth outpaces event participation
Analysis from August 6, 2025
Standard: Aggro decks heavily dominate metagame
Analysis from August 6, 2025
Pioneer: Aggro dominates, attendance numbers lag
Analysis from August 6, 2025
Vintage: Format awaits metagame shakeup
Analysis from August 6, 2025
Modern: Aggro decks dominate current metagame
Analysis from August 6, 2025
Legacy: Combo strategies increase in prevalence
Analysis from August 6, 2025
Premodern: Format thriving; diverse metagame present
Analysis from July 28, 2025
Pauper: Format healthy with diverse decks
Analysis from July 28, 2025
Standard: Bans aim to fix aggro
Analysis from July 28, 2025
Pioneer: Aggro dominates, player interest declines
Analysis from July 28, 2025
Vintage: Combo-heavy format sees low diversity
Analysis from July 28, 2025
Modern: Aggro strategies lead format innovation
Analysis from July 28, 2025
Legacy: Combo strategies dominate older format
Analysis from July 28, 2025
Premodern: Format healthy, diversity and growth high
Analysis from July 26, 2025
Pauper: Aggro dominance requires community adaptation
Analysis from July 26, 2025
Standard: Aggro dominates, diversity suffers badly
Analysis from July 26, 2025
Pioneer: Aggro dominance stifles format growth
Analysis from July 26, 2025
Vintage: Metagame diversity remains format's concern
Analysis from July 26, 2025
Modern: Aggro decks heavily populate metagame
Analysis from July 26, 2025
Legacy: Combo decks gaining format share
Analysis from July 26, 2025
Premodern: Format shows diversity, healthy growth
Analysis from July 19, 2025
Pauper: Format healthy; aggro decks dominate
Analysis from July 19, 2025
Standard: Aggro dominance triggers key banlist
Analysis from July 19, 2025
Pioneer: Aggro decks dominate, format suffers
Analysis from July 19, 2025
Vintage: Format stagnant; player numbers decline
Analysis from July 19, 2025
Modern: Aggro strategies dominate diverse format
Analysis from July 19, 2025
Legacy: Combo decks define current metagame
Analysis from July 19, 2025
Premodern: Format thrives with diverse strategies.
Analysis from July 10, 2025
Pauper: Format healthy; Aggro strategies dominate
Analysis from July 10, 2025
Standard: Aggro dominates, diversity remains low.
Analysis from July 10, 2025
Pioneer: Aggro dominance causing player decline
Analysis from July 10, 2025
Vintage: Stagnant metagame and declining participation
Analysis from July 10, 2025
Modern: Aggro strategies dominate; bans considered
Analysis from July 10, 2025
Legacy: Combo strategies warp format significantly
Analysis from July 10, 2025
Premodern: Format thriving; aggro gaining popularity
Analysis from July 2, 2025
Pauper: Aggro Dominates, Diversity Needs Work
Analysis from July 2, 2025
Standard: Aggro dominates, format feels solved
Analysis from July 2, 2025
Pioneer: Aggro dominance leads to stagnation
Analysis from July 2, 2025
Vintage: Format dominated by combo strategies
Analysis from July 2, 2025
Modern: Aggro decks rise in popularity
Analysis from July 2, 2025
Legacy: Combo decks heavily warping metagame
Analysis from July 2, 2025
Legacy: Bans to improve format diversity.
Analysis from June 25, 2025
Modern: Underworld Breach ban improves balance
Analysis from June 25, 2025
Vintage: Diversity good, event growth declining
Analysis from June 25, 2025
Pioneer: Format healthy, participation trends concerning
Analysis from June 25, 2025
Standard: Aggro decks heavily dominate metagame
Analysis from June 25, 2025
Pauper: Bans improve format's metagame balance
Analysis from June 25, 2025
Premodern: Diverse metagame and growing playerbase
Analysis from June 25, 2025