Archived Analysis

Legacy's looking pretty solid this week with a Final Health Index of 78.8. While there's always room for improvement, the format seems to be in a decent spot. Key takeaways are stable player growth in paper but solid growth on MTGO.

Breaking down the numbers, we see a Metagame Diversity Score of 71.3, which suggests the format has a good spread of viable decks, but it is down since 2020-2021. Archetype Distribution is very strong at 90.4. Event Growth is good at 86.3 and Player Growth is at 88.0. However, the B&R Health Score is noticeably lower at 65.0 which is not great.

Looking at the Top 10 decks, we've got a three-way tie at the top between Dimir Tempo, Eldrazi Aggro, and UR Aggro all claiming 5% of the metagame. Following them is Dragon Stompy and Death & Taxes at 3%. Super-archetype distribution shows that Combo decks are the majority at 52.4%, Aggro is 31.2%, and Control makes up 16.4% of the format. Comparing this to the Historical 5-Year Super-Archetype Breakdown, Combo has risen while Aggro has fallen.

Community discussions on Reddit are mainly focused on Orcish Bowmasters and its impact, which is likely contributing to the lower B&R Health Score. Even though no specific card changes were made in the latest B&R announcement, the analysis noted acknowledgement of concerns regarding specific strategies. This suggests that the format's stability is being monitored, with possible future interventions if needed.