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Standard Enchantments and Artifacts Metagame Overview

1 requestsStarted 12/15/2025, 4:33:48 AM
make a list from the top 15 most played standard decks, all of the Enchantments and Artifacts played in their maindecks, using data since December 1st only, and only using MTGO and MTGMelee

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Now I need to get the mainboard cards for each of these 15 archetypes, filtering for enchantments and artifacts. Let me query the database to do this efficiently while filtering by MTGO and MTGMelee sources only.

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Standard Mainboard Enchantments & Artifacts (Dec 1-8, 2025)

MTGO & MTGMelee only

1. Izzet Looting (13.1% meta)

Enchantments:

  • Stormchaser's Talent (56 decks)
  • Winternight Stories (56 decks)
  • Frostcliff Siege (55 decks)

2. Izzet Lessons (17.0% meta)

Enchantments:

  • Stormchaser's Talent (52 decks)
  • Artist's Talent (20 decks)
  • Frostcliff Siege (23 decks)

Artifacts:

  • Monument to Endurance (20 decks)
  • Astrologian's Planisphere (23 decks)

3. Bant Airbending Combo (6.7% meta)

Enchantments:

  • Airbender Ascension (18 decks)

Artifacts:

  • Meticulous Archive (4 decks)

4. Temur Otters (6.0% meta)

Enchantments:

  • Enduring Vitality (7 decks)
  • Stormchaser's Talent (7 decks)
  • Song of Totentanz (6 decks)

5. Jeskai Control (5.7% meta)

Enchantments:

  • Authority of the Consuls (4 decks)

Artifacts:

  • Meticulous Archive (16 decks)

6. Izzet Prowess (5.2% meta)

Enchantments:

  • Stormchaser's Talent (16 decks)
  • Frostcliff Siege (3 decks)

Artifacts:

  • Astrologian's Planisphere (12 decks)

7. Dimir Midrange (5.0% meta)

Enchantments:

  • Enduring Curiosity (14 decks)
  • Stormchaser's Talent (2 decks)
  • Tinybones Joins Up (1 deck)

Artifacts:

  • Grim Bauble (1 deck)

8. Reanimator (4.6% meta)

Enchantments:

  • Zuko's Conviction (2 decks)

9. Mono Red Aggro (4.2% meta)

Enchantments:

  • Leyline of Resonance (2 decks)

10. Dimir Bounce (3.3% meta)

Enchantments:

  • Stormchaser's Talent (16 decks)
  • Tinybones Joins Up (11 decks)

Artifacts:

  • Grim Bauble (16 decks)
  • Cryogen Relic (1 deck)

11. Simic Midrange (2.8% meta)

Enchantments:

  • Innkeeper's Talent (9 decks)

12. Golgari Midrange (2.5% meta)

Enchantments:

  • Earthbender Ascension (2 decks)

Artifacts:

  • Agatha's Soul Cauldron (2 decks)

13. Golgari Ramp (2.5% meta)

Artifacts:

  • Conduit Pylons (5 decks)

14. Jeskai Artifacts (2.1% meta)

Enchantments:

  • United Battlefront (7 decks)
  • Authority of the Consuls (6 decks)

Artifacts:

  • Simulacrum Synthesizer (7 decks)
  • Meticulous Archive (7 decks)
  • Cryogen Relic (7 decks)
  • The Fire Crystal (7 decks)
  • Clay-Fired Bricks // Cosmium Kiln (6 decks)
  • Spring-Loaded Sawblades // Bladewheel Chariot (7 decks)
  • White Auracite (5 decks)
  • Braided Net // Braided Quipu (3 decks)
  • Torpor Orb (1 deck)
  • Mazemind Tome (1 deck)
  • Dusk Rose Reliquary (1 deck)
  • Candy Trail (1 deck)

15. Simic Ramp (1.8% meta)

Enchantments:

  • Innkeeper's Talent (3 decks)
  • Hunter's Talent (3 decks)
  • Earthbender Ascension (3 decks)
  • Winternight Stories (3 decks)

Artifacts:

  • Conduit Pylons (3 decks)
  • Lumbering Worldwagon (3 decks)
  • Herd Heirloom (2 decks)

Key Findings:

  • Stormchaser's Talent is the most-played enchantment, appearing in 5 different archetypes (Izzet Looting, Lessons, Prowess, Dimir Bounce/Midrange, Temur Otters)
  • Meticulous Archive is the most widespread artifact, played across Jeskai Control, Jeskai Artifacts, and Bant Combo
  • Jeskai Artifacts runs the most diverse artifact package (12 different artifacts mainboard)
  • Most decks run minimal enchantments/artifacts, with Izzet and Jeskai decks being the main homes for these permanent types

Sources:
Data from 16 Standard tournaments (Dec 1-8): 69% MTGO, 31% MTGMelee. Recent events: Standard Challenge 32, World Championship 31, EUL Standard National