Standard meta report: Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026

Mono-Green Landfall gained the most Standard share this week, up 5.4 points to 13.1%, and won 1 MTGO Challenge. Mono-Green Landfall remains the most-played deck at 13.1%. Dimir Midrange dropped 4.4 points to 7.7% but still won 1 MTGO Challenge. 6 MTGO Challenges went to Lifegain (2), plus Azorius Momo, Dimir Midrange, Mono-Green Landfall and Unclassified. New archetypes this week: Grixis Looting and Mono-Blue Control.

MTGO Challenge winners

Oct 19, Standard Challenge 32 (32): Lifegain, Misplacedginger
Oct 20, Standard Challenge 32 (32): Unclassified, pizzangry
Oct 21, Standard Challenge 16 (32): Mono-Green Landfall, Kikis
Oct 23, Standard Challenge 32 (32): Lifegain, LucasG1ggs
Oct 23, Standard Challenge 32 (32): Azorius Momo, HyPPeR
Oct 24, Standard Challenge 16 (32): Dimir Midrange, Pafru

Top decks

#	Archetype	Share	Change	Top 8s	Wins
1	Mono-Green Landfall	13.1%	+5.4	16	2
2	Reanimator	8.9%	+1.8	14	6
3	Lifegain	8.4%	-1.9	10	1
4	Dimir Midrange	7.7%	-4.4	13	1
5	Izzet Spellementals	6.9%	-1.3	3	0
6	Azorius Control	6.4%	+1.0	8	1
7	Jeskai Control	5.4%	-1.8	8	1
8	Boros Dragons	4.3%	+2.8	3	0
9	Jund Sacrifice	2.4%	+0.2	3	0
10	Izzet Aggro	2.4%	-0.3	4	0
11	Azorius Momo	2.4%	-1.8	4	1
12	Jeskai Artifacts	1.9%	+0.4	1	0
13	Dimir Excruciator	1.8%	+0.1	1	0
14	Azorius Artifacts	1.7%	+0.0	3	0
15	Boros Equipment	1.6%	+1.1	3	0

Rising

Mono-Green Landfall: 13.1% (+5.4)
Boros Dragons: 4.3% (+2.8)
Reanimator: 8.9% (+1.8)
Boros Equipment: 1.6% (+1.1)
Azorius Control: 6.4% (+1.0)

Falling

Dimir Midrange: 7.7% (-4.4)
Dimir Control: 1.0% (-2.2)
Lifegain: 8.4% (-1.9)

Biggest events

Magic Spotlight: Fracture - SCG CON Hartford - Saturday - 9:00 am, 2026-10-24, 764 players: won by Alexander von Stange with
Arena Championship 13, 2026-10-24, 176 players: won by Jeff Lin with Mono-Green Landfall
$1K Standard RCQ - SCG CON Hartford - Friday - 10:00 am, 2026-10-23, 94 players: won by Jack Yudt with Jeskai Control
$uper $unday RCQ - Standard - SCG CON Hartford - Sunday - 9:30 am, 2026-10-25, 84 players: won by JonMa with Reanimator
ReCQ - Standard - SCG CON Hartford - Friday - 2:00 pm, 2026-10-23, 62 players: won by Mason Buonadonna with Reanimator
ReCQ - Standard - SCG CON Hartford - Friday - 4:00 pm, 2026-10-23, 47 players: won by logan underwood with Reanimator
ReCQ - Standard - SCG CON Hartford - Friday - 12:00 pm, 2026-10-23, 43 players: won by David Dufour with Azorius Control
ReCQ - Standard - SCG CON Hartford - Saturday - 4:00 pm, 2026-10-24, 40 players: won by Jason Weiss with Reanimator

New archetypes

Grixis Looting: 5 decks, best finish 100th
Mono-Blue Control: 5 decks, best finish Top 4
Rakdos Control: 3 decks, best finish 33th
5c Landfall: 3 decks, best finish Top 16
Esper Oculus: 3 decks, best finish 78th

New cards in the meta

Rewrite Regrets: 22 decks (Reanimator, Grixis Looting, Golgari Midrange)
Titan's Grave: 3 decks (Golgari Graveyard)
Eternal Student: 3 decks (Golgari Graveyard)
Dundoolin Weaver: 3 decks (Golgari Graveyard, Bant Airbending Combo)
Coati Scavenger: 2 decks (Golgari Graveyard)
Duty Beyond Death: 2 decks (Mono-White Aggro)
Compel Brutality: 5 decks (Mono-Green Landfall, Abzan Landfall, Simic Midrange)
Bottomless Pool: 4 decks (Temur Omniscience, Bant Omniscience)

Spicy tech

Harvester of Misery in Reanimator, DomOsaurus (1st at ReCQ - Standard - SCG CON Hartford - Sunday - 12:00 pm)
The Soul Stone in Reanimator, Jason Weiss (1st at ReCQ - Standard - SCG CON Hartford - Saturday - 4:00 pm)
Mole Man, Moloid Master in Mono-Green Landfall, Jeff Lin (1st at Arena Championship 13)
Pick Your Poison in Mono-Green Landfall, Jeff Lin (1st at Arena Championship 13)
Pit of Offerings in Mono-Green Landfall, Jeff Lin (1st at Arena Championship 13)
Null Summoner in Dimir Control, Charlymukhar (1st at Warpact Games MTG RCQ)

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