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Azorius Midrange Low Play High Impact

1 requestsStarted 1/29/2026, 7:05:34 PM
what is the low play rate, but seemingly consistent high win rate into the top decks of the standard meta right now?

I'll analyze the current Standard meta to find low play rate decks with high win rates against the top archetypes.

🛠️Get Meta Report

Now let me check the matchup performance of the low-representation but high-winrate deck against the top meta decks:

Azorius Midrange is your sleeper pick!

At only 0.97% meta share (62 entries), it's posting an impressive 55.65% overall winrate and shows strong matchups against the top meta decks:

Key Matchups:

  • vs Izzet Lessons (#1 deck, 15.17%): 58.2% winrate (32-23)
  • vs Simic Cub (#2 deck, 12.48%): 59.5% winrate (25-17)
  • vs Jeskai Control (#3 deck, 9.27%): 52.0% winrate (13-12)
  • vs Landfall (#5 deck, 6.88%): 45.5% winrate (10-12) - the weak spot

The deck is showing consistent positive results against the two most-played archetypes in the format while maintaining solid performance across 32 tournaments in the last 60 days. It's positioned well in a meta dominated by Izzet Lessons and Simic Cub.

This suggests Azorius Midrange is either being piloted by skilled players who understand the meta positioning, or the deck has inherent advantages against blue-based strategies that aren't being widely exploited.

Sources:
Data from 37 tournaments: 51.4% Melee, 48.6% MTGO. Recent examples: ReCQ - SCG CON Portland, $uper $unday RCQ