Standard: Metagame dominated by aggressive decks.

Standard is exhibiting an intriguing set of conflicting data points this week, posting a healthy Final Health Index of 70.8 while simultaneously showcasing a radically lopsided metagame. The main story is aggressive domination: Aggro decks currently account for a whopping 73.8% of the Super-Archetype pie, significantly exceeding the historical average of 63.2%. If you aren't prepared for speed, you aren't playing Standard.

While Event Growth is robust, scoring 94.5 and showing a monthly growth rate of 7.0%, participation remains a major concern. The Player Growth Score is low at 44.6, with Paper play declining -6.0% and MTGO declining -3.3% per month. Despite these headwinds, the B&R Health Score sits high at 80.0, indicating that recent interventions have successfully stabilized the format’s foundational integrity, even if they haven't fostered deep metagame diversity (Score: 69.6).

Looking at the Top 10, Dimir Aggro is the undisputed deck to beat, holding a commanding 22.3% meta share. Its closest competitor is Simic Aggro at 13%, with UR Aggro rounding out the top three at 6%. Seven of the Top 10 lists are Aggro variants, confirming the Super-Archetype breakdown. Even Red Deck Wins and Gruul Aggro maintain significant shares at 6% and 5% respectively, demonstrating that nearly every color combination is leaning into rapid offense.

The community pulse confirms this environment, with discussions noting the hyper-aggressive resurgence of decks like Boros Convoke and various Mono-Red builds forcing Control players to adjust. However, the established top-tier remains a point of contention; many players are frustrated by the consistency of Five-Color Domain strategies leveraging cards like Leyline Binding and Atraxa, Grand Unifier. Innovation is attempting to counter this high-pressure environment through resilience, with players exploring Golgari Midrange utilizing graveyard recursion, and a fringe Esper Control build incorporating the Plot mechanic to generate incremental advantage. The current data paints a picture of a format that is stable after recent shake-ups, yet still deeply focused on speed and efficiency.