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Sage of the Skies Plains Deck Standard Winrate

1 requestsStarted 3/5/2026, 8:59:48 AM
Bluesky mention by @McFishyMTG: @_MetaMage_ What is the winrate of standard decks in the last month that have 4 Sage of the Skies and at least 10 Plains in total and what is their winrate into the top 10 metashare decks Please answer the question based on MTG tournament data. The full thread JSON is available but omitted here.

I'll tackle this in steps ā€” first let me gather the card IDs and meta report simultaneously, then drill into the custom deck analysis.

šŸ› ļøGet Meta Report

Good, I have the card IDs. Now let me find all entries with exactly 4 Sage of the Skies AND at least 10 Plains in the mainboard+sideboard combined (total across the deck). Let me run the query to identify qualifying entries and their overall winrate, then their matchup winrates vs each of the top 10 archetypes.

šŸ› ļøQueryAggregate wins losses draws for qualifying decks
šŸ› ļøQueryMatchup winrates against top archetypes
šŸ› ļøQueryMatchup winrates against top archetypes February to March

The result column values are all zero, which suggests the result is stored differently. Let me check the actual result values in the matches table.

šŸ› ļøQueryWhat are the distinct match outcomes
šŸ› ļøQueryMatchup winrates against top archetypes

Here's what the data shows for @McFishyMTG.

Overall winrate: Decks running exactly 4 Sage of the Skies and at least 10 Plains total posted a 21-20 record across 6 entries in the last month in Standard, good for a 51.2% winrate (excluding draws). The sample is small, so treat these figures as directional rather than definitive.

Matchup breakdown vs the top 10 meta archetypes (7 of the 10 were encountered):

  • Landfall: 7-2, 77.8% winrate (9 matches)
  • Boros Dragons: 4-2, 66.7% (6 matches)
  • Izzet Midrange: 2-2, 50.0% (4 matches)
  • Izzet Lessons: 2-2, 50.0% (4 matches)
  • Azorius Midrange: 2-2, 50.0% (4 matches)
  • Jeskai Control: 0-4, 0.0% (4 matches)
  • Dimir Excruciator: 0-2, 0.0% (2 matches)
  • Dimir Midrange, Simic Cub, Izzet Spellementals: 0 recorded matches

The deck looks strong against aggressive/landfall strategies but gets crushed by controlling blue-based decks (Jeskai Control and Dimir Excruciator). Again, with only 6 qualifying entries total, these matchup numbers are extremely low-sample and should be read with caution.

Sources: Data drawn from 108 Standard tournaments (63% Melee, 37% MTGO). Recent examples: