Best M20 decks Meta summary Week 2

Heading into week number two of the M20 meta and we see some new decks popping up. The first weeks of a new set are always the most exciting. Let's take a look at the new decks! 

The Standard Metagame summary looks at all decks 45 days and newer. While the top metagame deck Bant Ramp did really good during the release week, most of those lists are pre-M20! During the next weeks, we will start to see the true meta kings climb to the top, while the old lists start to fall out.

If you want to have a look at all the Standard Tournament lists for this weekend directly, you can do so here:

MagicFest Denver
SCG Team Constructed Open Standard - Philadelphia

Metagame summary

Bant Ramp

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Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

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Side 15 cards (8 distinct)

Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Lands - 25

Side 15 cards (8 distinct)

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Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (4)
3 Mass Manipulation			$0.70€0.480.02
1 Entrancing Melody			$0.35€0.240.02
Planeswalker (8)
4 Teferi, Time Raveler			$4.15€5.855.39
4 Nissa, Who Shakes the World			$3.43€2.290.02
Creature (23)
3 Voracious Hydra			$4.70€2.430.02
2 Shalai, Voice of Plenty			$2.24€1.690.02
4 Paradise Druid			$0.25€0.190.03
4 Llanowar Elves			$0.63
4 Incubation Druid			$2.00€1.310.02
4 Hydroid Krasis			$1.10€1.460.06
2 Frilled Mystic			$0.24€0.110.03
Land (25)
4 Breeding Pool			$16.41€15.350.17
4 Temple Garden			$11.56€9.790.24
4 Hinterland Harbor			$1.22€0.940.02
4 Hallowed Fountain			$8.91€9.260.17
4 Glacial Fortress			$1.10€1.160.02
5 Forest			$0.15€0.010.03

Side 15 cards (8 distinct)

1 Lyra Dawnbringer			$4.70€3.520.02
3 Deputy of Detention			$0.39€0.410.02
1 Shifting Ceratops			$0.38€0.200.02
2 Negate			$0.25€0.100.04
2 Ixalan's Binding			$0.25€0.100.03
1 Disdainful Stroke			$0.19€0.070.03
3 Devout Decree			$0.20€0.220.03
2 Spell Pierce			$0.25€0.170.03

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 Since we did not see any new Bant Ramp decks this week, we will not talk much about it. It is a deck from pre-M20 and is still a solid choice. Let's jump over to some new stuff!

Bant Scapeshift

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Main 60 cards (28 distinct)

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Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

Main 60 cards (28 distinct)

Lands - 28

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

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Main 60 cards (28 distinct)

Creature (12)
4 Elvish Rejuvenator			$0.20€0.090.03
4 Hydroid Krasis			$1.10€1.460.06
4 Arboreal Grazer			$0.25€0.170.03
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (16)
2 Grow from the Ashes			$0.27€0.170.03
2 Prison Realm			$0.20€0.080.03
4 Growth Spiral			$0.30€0.210.03
4 Circuitous Route			$0.90€0.470.03
4 Scapeshift			$20.85€12.310.15
Planeswalker (4)
4 Teferi, Time Raveler			$4.15€5.855.39
Land (28)
1 Selesnya Guildgate			$0.18€0.040.03
2 Temple of Mystery			$0.37€0.170.02
2 Island			$0.75€0.130.03
1 Plains			$0.39€0.070.03
1 Memorial to Genius			$0.20€0.050.03
2 Temple Garden			$11.56€9.790.24
1 Tranquil Cove			$0.20€0.040.03
1 Sunpetal Grove			$2.70€1.760.02
1 Simic Guildgate			$0.19€0.030.03
1 Glacial Fortress			$1.10€1.160.02
1 Thornwood Falls			$0.20€0.060.03
2 Forest			$1.05€0.110.03
1 Azorius Guildgate			$0.19€0.040.03
1 Blast Zone			$0.49€0.360.10
2 Breeding Pool			$16.41€15.350.17
4 Field of the Dead			$31.89€22.080.12
1 Hinterland Harbor			$1.22€0.940.02
2 Hallowed Fountain			$8.91€9.260.17
1 Blossoming Sands			$0.20€0.100.03

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

2 Ripjaw Raptor			$1.59€1.350.02
2 Deputy of Detention			$0.39€0.410.02
3 Veil of Summer			$6.99€6.675.34
3 Dovin's Veto			$3.32€1.820.04
2 Ixalan's Binding			$0.25€0.100.03
2 Ajani's Welcome			$2.97€2.150.03
1 Crucible of Worlds			$25.51€13.550.02

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Luis-Scott Vargas took first place with his Bant Scapeshift in MagicFest Denver, his and the 8 other Scapeshift decks all are from top 16 placements this week alone! Take a look at the card summary in the MetaHub and we see that the there is a general agreement on what to include in the deck. It looks like a great meta call for the current meta, who would have thought we would see a Scapeshift deck in the M20 Standard. It remains to see how the meta will adapt to this.

Orzhov Vampires

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Main 60 cards (16 distinct)

Lands - 22

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

Main 60 cards (16 distinct)

Lands - 22

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

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Main 60 cards (16 distinct)

Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (8)
2 Mortify			$0.25€0.140.03
2 Cast Down			$0.33€0.410.57
4 Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort			$4.04€3.550.02
Creature (26)
2 Vicious Conquistador			$0.28€0.230.03
2 Sanctum Seeker			$0.60€0.370.02
2 Dusk Legion Zealot			$0.25€0.150.03
4 Knight of the Ebon Legion			$1.73€1.580.03
4 Legion Lieutenant			$0.46€0.460.03
4 Champion of Dusk			$0.46€0.310.02
4 Skymarcher Aspirant			$0.20€0.140.03
4 Adanto Vanguard			$0.25€0.210.03
Planeswalker (4)
4 Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord			$13.89€13.751.85
Land (22)
4 Isolated Chapel			$1.65€1.420.02
7 Swamp			$0.15€0.050.03
7 Plains			$0.15€0.100.03
4 Godless Shrine			$10.49€9.870.07

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

1 Vona, Butcher of Magan			$0.51€0.570.02
2 Plague Mare			$0.25€0.240.03
2 Despark			$0.47€0.270.03
4 Duress			$0.20€0.060.04
4 Noxious Grasp			$0.25€0.140.03
2 Gideon Blackblade			$1.00€0.980.02

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The Orzhov Vampires gained some more traction this weekend with 4 more decks in the weekend tourneys, adding to the 5 earlier decks. Has it completely taken over for mono-red in Standard or will it retake the throne come the next weeks? In Best of 1 in MTG Arena Mono-red is still running rampant. WB Vampires at its core consist of playsets of Knight of the Ebon Legion, Legion Lieutenant,Champion of Dusk,Adanto Vanguard and Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord. The rest of the decks have a variety of cards, if you want to look at these stats in detail, you can find them here.

Boros Feather

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Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Lands - 21

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Lands - 21

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

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Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Creature (18)
2 Burning Prophet			$0.19€0.080.03
4 Tenth District Legionnaire			$0.25€0.130.03
4 Adanto Vanguard			$0.25€0.210.03
4 Feather, the Redeemed			$0.75€0.400.02
4 Dreadhorde Arcanist			$1.18€1.340.24
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (19)
2 Sheltering Light			$0.25€0.160.03
4 Shock			$0.20€0.060.03
4 Reckless Rage			$1.12€1.520.03
4 Gods Willing			$0.24€0.090.03
4 Defiant Strike			$0.17€0.070.03
1 Gird for Battle			$0.20€0.040.03
Planeswalker (2)
2 Gideon Blackblade			$1.00€0.980.02
Land (21)
3 Mountain			$0.17€0.020.04
4 Temple of Triumph			$0.35€0.170.02
4 Sacred Foundry			$18.54€14.920.76
6 Plains			$0.15€0.100.03
4 Clifftop Retreat			$1.12€0.740.02

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

2 Legion Warboss			$0.69€0.550.02
3 Tocatli Honor Guard			$0.38€0.250.02
1 Healing Grace			$0.16€0.050.03
2 Gideon's Triumph			$0.20€0.060.03
3 Fry			$0.25€0.210.03
3 Demystify			$0.15€0.030.03
1 Settle the Wreckage			$3.16€2.130.02

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Boros Feather has proved itself multiple times now as being a top contender, it was seen 2 times in the top 16 of the SCG Team Constructed Open in Philadelphia. The deck still has some leeway for adjustments but here are the auto includes:

Jund Dinosaurs

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Main 60 cards (18 distinct)

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Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

Main 60 cards (18 distinct)

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Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

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Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (6)
4 Commune with Dinosaurs			$0.24€0.100.03
2 Collision // Colossus			$0.25€0.170.03
Planeswalker (2)
2 Domri, Anarch of Bolas			$1.89€0.770.02
Creature (27)
4 Shifting Ceratops			$0.38€0.200.02
4 Rotting Regisaur			$2.08€2.200.15
4 Ripjaw Raptor			$1.59€1.350.02
4 Regisaur Alpha			$1.85€0.950.02
4 Otepec Huntmaster			$0.69€0.650.03
4 Marauding Raptor			$1.21€1.010.02
3 Ghalta, Primal Hunger			$3.18€1.96
Land (25)
4 Dragonskull Summit			$1.63€1.380.02
2 Woodland Cemetery			$1.61€1.170.02
4 Unclaimed Territory			$0.48€0.450.03
4 Stomping Ground			$11.66€10.180.88
4 Rootbound Crag			$2.92€2.180.03
4 Overgrown Tomb			$11.98€10.190.15
2 Forest			$0.15€0.010.03
1 Blood Crypt			$15.34€14.820.92

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

2 Thrashing Brontodon			$0.24€0.070.03
3 Noxious Grasp			$0.25€0.140.03
3 Flame Sweep			$0.24€0.150.03
4 Duress			$0.20€0.070.04
2 Veil of Summer			$6.99€6.675.34
1 Domri, Chaos Bringer			$0.90€0.700.03

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And now for the weekend spice! Dinosaurs did remarkably well in the SCG Team Constructed Tourney. A deck Danny Trejo would be proud of, missing the Gigantosaurus, but instead it has its bigger brother and rotten sibling. Not only did it take 3 spots in the top 16 but it also took the 1st place! All of its variations are quite creature heavy, seems like with the lack of control decks the dinos could rampage freely.

Esper comes in several variations these days, there is a Midrange variant, a "Hero" deck, and a more planeswalker oriented version. There was only one new esper deck in the SCG Team Constructed Opens this weekend.

Esper Hero

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Main 60 cards (18 distinct)

Lands - 25

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

Main 60 cards (18 distinct)

Lands - 25

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

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Main 60 cards (18 distinct)

Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (15)
3 Tyrant's Scorn			$0.25€0.140.03
4 Thought Erasure			$0.25€0.230.03
3 Oath of Kaya			$0.38€0.280.02
2 Mortify			$0.25€0.140.03
3 Disfigure			$0.20€0.090.03
Planeswalker (8)
4 Teferi, Time Raveler			$4.15€5.855.39
4 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria			$69.12€80.1010.06
Creature (12)
2 Thief of Sanity			$0.48€0.360.02
3 Hostage Taker			$0.44€0.360.02
4 Hero of Precinct One			$0.49€0.280.02
3 Elite Guardmage			$0.25€0.160.03
Land (25)
4 Drowned Catacomb			$2.50€1.830.02
4 Watery Grave			$13.86€13.390.29
1 Swamp			$0.20€0.100.03
4 Isolated Chapel			$1.65€1.420.02
4 Hallowed Fountain			$8.91€9.260.17
4 Godless Shrine			$10.49€9.870.07
4 Glacial Fortress			$1.10€1.160.02

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

1 Lyra Dawnbringer			$4.70€3.520.02
3 Kaya's Wrath			$0.50€0.440.02
3 Duress			$0.20€0.070.04
2 Despark			$0.47€0.270.03
2 Command the Dreadhorde			$0.53€0.340.02
2 The Elderspell			$0.44€0.200.02
2 Narset, Parter of Veils			$0.94€0.670.04

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If you want a deeper dive into the Metagame head over to the MetaHub, click one of the archetypes. That's all for now, hope you are still enjoying the diversity of options available. See you in the next update!