Now let me pull the matchup matrix for the top archetypes. I'll grab head-to-head data for the top 8 archetypes simultaneously.
Now let me get the remaining matchups and sources:
Here is the Standard winrate matrix for 4/21 to 4/28. The top 8 archetypes by presence are shown. Each cell shows Archetype (row) winrate vs. Archetype (col). "--" means no recorded matches. Numbers in parentheses are match count.
Overall winrate (excl. mirrors) and presence are listed on the left.
ARCHETYPE | WR% | Meta% | IZP | JES | LND | GB MID | IZ SP | DIM EX | IZ LES | AZ MOM
Izzet Prowess | 52.5 | 21.5% | -- | 36% (11) | 44% (9) | 83% (6) | 17% (6) | 100% (1) | 20% (5) | 33% (6)
Jeskai Control | 56.1 | 10.4% | 64% | -- | 40% (5) | 50% (8) | 43% (7) | 25% (4) | 0% (2) | 67% (3)
Landfall | 61.1 | 9.9% | 56% | 60% | -- | 100% (3) | 50% (8) | 80% (5) | 50% (4) | 100% (1)
Golgari Midrange | 44.2 | 7.9% | 17% | 50% | 0% | -- | 0% (1) | 0% (2) | 100% (1) | 0% (1)
Izzet Spellementals| 64.9 | 6.8% | 83% | 57% | 50% | 100% | -- | 0% (1) | 100% (1) | --
Dimir Excruciator | 57.7 | 4.7% | 0% | 75% | 20% | 100% | 100% | -- | -- | 100% (2)
Izzet Lessons | 45.8 | 4.4% | 80% | 100% | 50% | 0% | 0% | -- | -- | 0% (2)
Azorius Momo | 60.0 | 3.7% | 67% | 33% | 0% | 100% | -- | 0% | 100% | --
A few takeaways from this week:
Izzet Spellementals is the standout performer at 64.9% overall despite only 6.8% meta presence. It dominated Izzet Prowess (83%), Jeskai Control (57%), and Golgari Midrange (100%), losing only its one recorded match vs Dimir Excruciator. Landfall also showed strong numbers at 61.1% and went undefeated against both Golgari Midrange (3-0) and Azorius Momo (1-0), while going 50/50 against the Izzet variants. Izzet Prowess, despite being the most played deck at 21.5%, is only performing at 52.5% and has clear weaknesses to Izzet Spellementals (17%), Izzet Lessons (20%), and Azorius Momo (33%).
Note: Several matchup cells have very low sample sizes (1-3 matches), so treat those numbers as directional rather than definitive.
Sources: Data drawn from 7 tournaments (86% MTGO, 14% Melee).
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-challenge-32-2026-04-2612840574
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-challenge-32-2026-04-2512840554
https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/91bcdaf9-a837-4aba-ae65-b4370145aeb6