Play Standard 2020 MTGA Event Decklists

Starting Sept 9 on Arena, a special event will be focused on exploring the new post-rotation Standard enviroment. Play against other players using decks consisting of cards from only the sets Guilds of Ravnica, Ravnica Allegiance, Wat of the Spark, M20 and the few Throne of Eldraine cards currently available.

So what do these decks look like? Most notably, the mana situation for 3+ color decks becomes much worse with the rotation of the checklands such as Isolated Chapel or Sulfur Falls. With only half of the scry lands printed, and those coming into play tapped, it becomes harder to consistently hit all your colors.

Additionally we see the rotation of key cards such as Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, Nexus of Fate, Goblin Chainwhirler & Scapeshift. Popular decks like Kethis Combo, Vampires, anything that uses the explore package, Dinos, Izzet Phoenix, Mono Blue and Mono White aggro all lose a good chunk of key cards.

Less flashy but popular cards in Opt, Cast Down, Vraska's Contempt, Chart a Course, Lightning Strike, llanowar elfs, Adanto Vanguard and Reckless Rage all find themselves rotating out with no clear replacement spoiled yet.

For the past few months on my channel, we have been exploring a number of rotation proof decks which meet all the criteria above. All these lists can be fired up for the event, but are also useful to jam on day 1 of new standard while you work on your Eldraine collection. From playing out a bunch of these decks, there are still a number of shells in current standard that are still feasible post rotation.

Nissa ramp strategies lose turn 1 elf, but still have number of ramp pieces as well as elemental package of Risen Reef, Leafkin Druid and cavalier of thrones. Excess mana can be pumped into Hydroid Krasis, Leyline of Abundance or Mass Manipulation.

Temur Elementals is mostly M20 cards and can be built in a number of varieties from aggro to midrange to big mana ramp.

Field of the Dead decks have slowly been moving away from scapeshift and have options in either Golos or Yarok versions of the deck.

Rakdos aggro or artistocrats keeps the bulk of their deck and still has super aggressive curves of Knight of the Ebon Legion, Dreadhorde Butcher, Legion Warboss.

I've split the decks into playstyle buckets of aggro - midrange - control.

My personal favorites are the UW Midrange list, Simic Leyline Ramp, and the 5C Golos Field deck.

If you have any sweet decks as well for this event, make sure to share them in the comments below for others to enjoy!

Aggro

Rotation Proof - Azorius Fliers

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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)

Creature (25)
3 Sephara, Sky's Blade			$3.50€1.410.02
4 Pteramander			$0.25€0.810.03
2 Tomik, Distinguished Advokist			$0.30€0.180.02
4 Hanged Executioner			$0.33€0.140.02
4 Empyrean Eagle			$0.30€0.140.03
4 Spectral Sailor			$0.25€0.150.03
4 Healer's Hawk			$0.20€0.130.03
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (7)
2 Dovin's Veto			$3.00€1.860.04
3 Winged Words			$0.24€0.120.03
2 Rally of Wings			$0.25€0.160.03
Planeswalker (6)
4 Teferi, Time Raveler			$3.91€5.305.39
2 Dovin, Grand Arbiter			$0.64€0.430.02
Land (22)
2 Azorius Guildgate			$0.19€0.090.03
8 Island			$0.79€0.070.03
8 Plains			$0.39€0.210.03
4 Hallowed Fountain			$8.25€9.460.17

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

2 God-Eternal Kefnet			$1.91€1.640.02
4 Cerulean Drake			$0.25€0.140.03
3 Deputy of Detention			$0.40€0.360.02
2 Prison Realm			$0.20€0.150.03
2 Dovin's Veto			$3.00€1.860.04
2 Unbreakable Formation			$0.50€0.260.02

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Rotation Proof - Mono Red Cavalcade

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Main 60 cards (12 distinct)

Lands - 20

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

Main 60 cards (12 distinct)

Lands - 20

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

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Main 60 cards (12 distinct)

Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (17)
4 Light Up the Stage			$0.35€0.230.04
1 Experimental Frenzy			$0.34€0.140.02
4 Skewer the Critics			$0.25€0.210.03
4 Cavalcade of Calamity			$0.25€0.180.03
4 Shock			$0.20€0.100.03
Creature (19)
4 Tin Street Dodger			$0.20€0.110.03
4 Chandra's Spitfire			$0.24€0.140.03
3 Grim Initiate			$0.16€0.080.03
4 Scorch Spitter			$0.20€0.110.03
4 Legion Warboss			$0.71€0.500.02
Planeswalker (4)
4 Chandra, Acolyte of Flame			$0.83€0.610.02
Land (20)
20 Mountain			$0.15€0.030.05

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

2 Experimental Frenzy			$0.34€0.140.02
3 Lava Coil			$0.25€0.070.03
4 Fry			$0.25€0.190.03
1 Mountain			$0.15€0.030.05
2 Chandra, Fire Artisan			$0.50€0.340.02
3 Tibalt, Rakish Instigator			$0.25€0.110.03

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Rotation Proof Rakdos Sacrifice

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Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Lands - 23

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Lands - 23

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

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Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Creature (26)
4 Mayhem Devil			$0.75€0.500.03
2 Judith, the Scourge Diva			$0.30€0.290.02
2 Rix Maadi Reveler			$0.28€0.150.02
4 Priest of Forgotten Gods			$1.81€1.560.03
4 Knight of the Ebon Legion			$1.54€1.610.03
2 God-Eternal Bontu			$2.93€2.450.02
4 Footlight Fiend			$0.18€0.050.03
4 Dreadhorde Butcher			$0.41€0.370.02
Planeswalker (5)
1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General			$8.13€7.820.07
4 Chandra, Acolyte of Flame			$0.83€0.610.02
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (6)
2 Mask of Immolation			$0.20€0.140.03
3 Shock			$0.20€0.040.03
1 Theater of Horrors			$0.30€0.210.02
Land (23)
7 Swamp			$0.15€0.050.03
10 Mountain			$0.18€0.130.04
2 Rakdos Guildgate			$0.20€0.050.03
4 Blood Crypt			$15.13€14.920.92

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

3 Fry			$0.25€0.190.03
2 Lava Coil			$0.25€0.070.03
3 Duress			$0.20€0.060.03
3 Noxious Grasp			$0.24€0.060.03
2 Chandra, Fire Artisan			$0.50€0.340.02
2 Tibalt, Rakish Instigator			$0.25€0.110.03

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Midrange & Tempo

Rotation Proof - BW Lifegain Midrange

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Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Lands - 24

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Lands - 24

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

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Main 60 cards (17 distinct)

Planeswalker (7)
2 Kaya, Orzhov Usurper			$0.50€0.750.02
3 Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord			$1.42€1.000.02
2 Ajani, Strength of the Pride			$4.00€3.670.27
Creature (12)
4 Basilica Bell-Haunt			$0.22€0.120.03
4 Ajani's Pridemate			$0.25€0.150.04
4 Healer's Hawk			$0.20€0.130.03
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (17)
3 Mortify			$0.25€0.150.03
4 Oath of Kaya			$0.39€0.240.02
2 Prison Realm			$0.20€0.150.03
2 Ob Nixilis's Cruelty			$0.15€0.050.03
4 Dreadhorde Invasion			$0.75€0.490.02
2 Dawn of Hope			$0.49€0.400.02
Land (24)
2 Temple of Silence			$0.40€0.340.02
4 Godless Shrine			$10.07€9.660.07
8 Swamp			$0.58€0.160.03
2 Scoured Barrens			$0.24€0.080.03
8 Plains			$0.39€0.210.03

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

2 Devout Decree			$0.20€0.140.03
4 Noxious Grasp			$0.24€0.060.03
4 Duress			$0.20€0.060.03
2 Despark			$0.49€0.270.03
2 Cry of the Carnarium			$0.21€0.100.03
1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General			$8.13€7.820.07

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Rotation Proof Gruul Midrange

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Main 60 cards (16 distinct)

Lands - 24

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

Main 60 cards (16 distinct)

Lands - 24

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

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Main 60 cards (16 distinct)

Creature (24)
4 Paradise Druid			$0.25€0.190.03
1 Voracious Hydra			$5.50€2.270.02
3 Incubation Druid			$2.05€1.390.02
4 Shifting Ceratops			$0.40€0.210.02
4 Skarrgan Hellkite			$0.60€0.530.02
4 Gruul Spellbreaker			$0.40€0.370.02
4 Zhur-Taa Goblin			$0.20€0.110.03
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (7)
3 Shock			$0.20€0.100.03
2 Collision // Colossus			$0.25€0.150.03
2 Domri's Ambush			$0.25€0.120.03
Planeswalker (5)
3 Domri, Anarch of Bolas			$1.76€0.820.02
2 Chandra, Awakened Inferno			$12.12€9.261.17
Land (24)
2 Gruul Guildgate			$0.19€0.090.03
4 Stomping Ground			$11.26€10.370.88
9 Mountain			$1.83€0.090.04
9 Forest			$1.03€0.180.03

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

2 Kraul Harpooner			$0.22€0.140.03
2 Thrashing Brontodon			$0.25€0.120.03
3 Fry			$0.25€0.190.03
2 Rhythm of the Wild			$2.99€1.990.03
3 Lava Coil			$0.25€0.070.03
3 Nissa, Who Shakes the World			$3.78€2.440.02

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Rotation Proof - Golgari Graveyard

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Main 60 cards (15 distinct)

Lands - 24

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

Main 60 cards (15 distinct)

Lands - 24

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

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Main 60 cards (15 distinct)

Creature (27)
4 Gorging Vulture			$0.18€0.090.03
2 Midnight Reaper			$0.50€0.370.02
4 Paradise Druid			$0.25€0.190.03
3 Plaguecrafter			$0.31€0.280.03
4 Lotleth Giant			$0.20€0.190.03
4 Molderhulk			$0.25€0.150.03
2 Golgari Findbroker			$0.20€0.130.03
4 Glowspore Shaman			$0.19€0.090.03
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (7)
4 Blood for Bones			$0.45€0.340.03
3 Assassin's Trophy			$2.98€1.910.13
Planeswalker (2)
2 Vraska, Golgari Queen			$3.37€2.660.02
Land (24)
4 Temple of Malady			$0.40€0.230.02
4 Overgrown Tomb			$11.81€10.240.15
8 Swamp			$0.58€0.160.03
8 Forest			$1.03€0.180.03

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

3 Shifting Ceratops			$0.40€0.210.02
1 Massacre Girl			$0.50€0.260.02
2 Kraul Foragers			$0.15€0.090.03
2 Thrashing Brontodon			$0.25€0.120.03
3 Noxious Grasp			$0.24€0.060.03
2 Vivien's Arkbow			$0.34€0.190.03
2 Veil of Summer			$6.99€6.235.34

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Rotation Proof - Simic Nissa Ramp

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Main 60 cards (16 distinct)

Lands - 24

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

Main 60 cards (16 distinct)

Lands - 24

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

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Main 60 cards (16 distinct)

Creature (24)
4 Hydroid Krasis			$1.04€1.100.06
4 Risen Reef			$0.50€0.670.03
1 Cavalier of Thorns			$1.85€1.701.04
3 Voracious Hydra			$5.50€2.270.02
4 Paradise Druid			$0.25€0.190.03
4 Leafkin Druid			$0.20€0.110.03
4 Incubation Druid			$2.05€1.390.02
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (5)
3 Mass Manipulation			$0.70€0.530.02
2 Leyline of Abundance			$1.85€0.650.23
Planeswalker (7)
1 Vivien, Arkbow Ranger			$1.33€1.400.12
2 Tamiyo, Collector of Tales			$0.50€0.290.02
4 Nissa, Who Shakes the World			$3.78€2.440.02
Land (24)
4 Temple of Mystery			$0.40€0.230.02
4 Breeding Pool			$16.48€15.090.17
6 Island			$0.17€0.030.05
10 Forest			$0.15€0.030.03

Side 15 cards (6 distinct)

3 Shifting Ceratops			$0.40€0.210.02
2 God-Eternal Kefnet			$1.91€1.640.02
3 Negate			$0.25€0.090.04
4 Aether Gust			$0.29€0.220.04
2 Veil of Summer			$6.99€6.235.34
1 Ugin, the Ineffable			$1.25€0.890.02

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Rotation Proof - Mono Black Midrange

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Main 60 cards (15 distinct)

Lands - 24

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

Main 60 cards (15 distinct)

Lands - 24

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

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Main 60 cards (15 distinct)

Creature (21)
1 Spawn of Mayhem			$0.84€0.980.02
2 God-Eternal Bontu			$2.93€2.450.02
3 Rotting Regisaur			$1.98€2.130.15
3 Midnight Reaper			$0.50€0.370.02
4 Yarok's Fenlurker			$0.28€0.140.03
4 Knight of the Ebon Legion			$1.54€1.610.03
4 Dread Presence			$2.69€1.340.02
Planeswalker (3)
1 Ugin, the Ineffable			$1.25€0.890.02
2 Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage			$0.32€0.200.03
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (12)
2 Ob Nixilis's Cruelty			$0.15€0.050.03
3 Dreadhorde Invasion			$0.75€0.490.02
4 Duress			$0.20€0.100.04
3 Disfigure			$0.20€0.080.03
Land (24)
20 Swamp			$0.20€0.040.04
4 Mobilized District			$0.25€0.110.02

Side 15 cards (7 distinct)

2 The Elderspell			$0.45€0.290.02
2 Sorin's Thirst			$0.15€0.030.03
2 Legion's End			$0.50€0.460.15
4 Noxious Grasp			$0.24€0.060.03
2 Bolas's Citadel			$8.89€3.710.02
2 Ashiok, Dream Render			$1.25€1.070.03
1 Ugin, the Ineffable			$1.25€0.890.02

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Rotation Proof - 5C Golos Zombie Gates

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Main 60 cards (25 distinct)

Lands - 27

Side 15 cards (8 distinct)

Main 60 cards (25 distinct)

Lands - 27

Side 15 cards (8 distinct)

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Main 60 cards (25 distinct)

Creature (21)
2 Golos, Tireless Pilgrim			$1.80€1.210.07
2 Yarok, the Desecrated			$3.48€2.010.02
4 Hydroid Krasis			$1.04€1.100.06
2 Archway Angel			$0.24€0.110.03
4 Arboreal Grazer			$0.25€0.160.03
3 Deputy of Detention			$0.40€0.360.02
4 Risen Reef			$0.50€0.670.03
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (8)
4 Growth Spiral			$0.30€0.270.03
4 Circuitous Route			$0.82€0.450.03
Planeswalker (4)
4 Teferi, Time Raveler			$3.91€5.305.39
Land (27)
3 Simic Guildgate			$0.20€0.120.03
1 Forest			$0.15€0.030.03
1 Temple Garden			$10.22€9.740.24
3 Selesnya Guildgate			$0.18€0.070.03
2 Azorius Guildgate			$0.20€0.060.03
1 Orzhov Guildgate			$0.20€0.080.03
1 Dimir Guildgate			$0.17€0.080.03
2 Golgari Guildgate			$0.15€0.080.03
1 Izzet Guildgate			$0.15€0.070.03
3 Field of the Dead			$30.35€23.520.12
1 Blast Zone			$0.49€0.380.10
2 Gruul Guildgate			$0.19€0.060.03
4 Plaza of Harmony			$0.78€0.570.02
1 Temple of Mystery			$0.40€0.230.02
1 Breeding Pool			$16.48€15.090.17

Side 15 cards (8 distinct)

3 Shifting Ceratops			$0.40€0.210.02
2 Dovin's Veto			$3.00€1.860.04
1 Unmoored Ego			$0.40€0.240.02
2 Gates Ablaze			$0.25€0.260.03
2 Legion's End			$0.50€0.460.15
2 Root Snare			$0.19€0.110.03
2 Assassin's Trophy			$2.98€1.910.13
1 Ashiok, Dream Render			$1.25€1.070.03

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