Weekly meta reports

Every Monday, a report per format on the last week of MTGO and paper results: the top decks, what's rising and falling, new archetypes, new cards and the biggest events.

Standard · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Pauper · Premodern

• Legacy meta report: Oct 13 to Oct 19, 2026: Energy was the most played Legacy deck this week at 6.9% of 245 decks. Sultai Hogaak climbed the most, +2.5 points to 5.7%. GieralK won Legacy Challenge 32 (32 players) with Show and Tell. New on the scene: Sultai Hogaak, Temur Delver.
• Modern meta report: Oct 13 to Oct 19, 2026: Broodscale was the most played Modern deck this week at 14.2% of 2,078 decks. Azorius Control climbed the most, +3.3 points to 4.5%. New on the scene: Merfolk, Bant Ritual, Grixis Midrange.
• Pauper meta report: Oct 13 to Oct 19, 2026: Red Madness was the most played Pauper deck this week at 11.9% of 521 decks. Tron climbed the most, +1.7 points to 5.2%. Atog won Central Liga Gaucha de Pauper 2026 - Etapa 9 (71 players) with Dimir Terror. New on the scene: Azorius Ephemerate, Jeskai Midrange, Golgari Linfelink.
• Pioneer meta report: Oct 13 to Oct 19, 2026: Mono-Red Aggro was the most played Pioneer deck this week at 14.4% of 104 decks. Izzet Aggro climbed the most, +7.1 points to 8.6%. Arianne won Pioneer Challenge 16 (32 players) with Mono-Green Stompy. New on the scene: Izzet Aggro, Izzet Creativity, Jund Sacrifice.
• Premodern meta report: Oct 13 to Oct 19, 2026: Mono Blue was the most played Premodern deck this week at 9.6% of 166 decks. W U B R G climbed the most, +3.0 points to 4.8%. walrusmadness won Premodern Challenge 16 (27 players) with Selesnya.
• Standard meta report: Oct 13 to Oct 19, 2026: Dimir Midrange was the most played Standard deck this week at 11.7% of 283 decks. Lifegain climbed the most, +4.2 points to 10.3%. Marian Will won Sol4r1s Communityturnier 2026 (56 players) with Reanimator. New on the scene: Simic Landfall, Dimir Elementals, Golgari Graveyard.