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Legacy metagame week-by-week breakdown two months

1 requestsStarted 9/17/2026, 9:57:37 PM
gibe me a week by week breakdown of the legacy metagame of the past two months

Here's your week-by-week breakdown of the Legacy metagame from mid-July to mid-September 2026. I'm tracking the top archetypes across 84 tournaments.

📊 Legacy Meta — Week by Week (Jul 15 – Sep 14, 2026)

Presence % | Winrate (excl. draws)

📅 Week 1 — Jul 13–19

ArchetypePresenceWR
Dimir Tempo7.8%45.5%
Dimir Midrange10.9%52.9%
Doomsday10.9%50.0%

Small sample week — limited tournaments fired.

📅 Week 2 — Jul 20–26

ArchetypePresenceWR
Dimir Tempo13.6% 🔺53.0%
Doomsday8.8%36.6% 🔻
Dimir Midrange4.4%38.1%
Lands4.4%33.3%

Dimir Tempo explodes to 13.6% presence — clear format frontrunner. Doomsday posts a rough week.

📅 Week 3 — Jul 27 – Aug 2

ArchetypePresenceWR
Dimir Tempo9.2%58.6% 🔺
Death & Taxes9.7% 🔺47.2%
Doomsday9.7%55.3%
Blue Artifacts4.8%46.9%

D&T surges in presence. Dimir Tempo holds strong winrate. Doomsday bounces back.

📅 Week 4 — Aug 3–9

ArchetypePresenceWR
Dimir Tempo11.0%66.7% 🔥
Death & Taxes8.0%61.3%
Doomsday8.0%63.5%
Dimir Midrange4.5%62.5%

Peak week for Dimir Tempo — dominant winrate. Blue midrange-control shells broadly overperform.

📅 Week 5 — Aug 10–16

ArchetypePresenceWR
Dimir Tempo7.4%65.4% 🔥
Death & Taxes7.4%61.1%
Doomsday4.2%33.3% 🔻
Dimir Midrange5.6%50.0%

Dimir Tempo continues to post elite WR. Doomsday collapses hard — potential increased hate.

📅 Week 6 — Aug 17–23

ArchetypePresenceWR
Dimir Tempo4.8% 🔻36.4% 🔻
Death & Taxes6.9%41.7%
Dimir Midrange9.6% 🔺66.7% 🔺
Lands3.2%36.4%

The meta appears to readjust — Dimir Tempo stumbles badly. Dimir Midrange quietly surges to ~67% WR on high presence.

📅 Week 7 — Aug 24–30

ArchetypePresenceWR
Dimir Tempo5.6%57.1%
Death & Taxes5.3%38.1% 🔻
Dimir Midrange8.7%63.2% 🔺
Blue Artifacts2.8%75.0% 🔥
Lands2.8%60.0%

Dimir Midrange takes over. D&T continues a losing streak. Blue Artifacts posts a flashy 75% WR on small sample.

📅 Week 8 — Aug 31 – Sep 6

ArchetypePresenceWR
Dimir Tempo5.5%60.0%
Death & Taxes7.8%37.5% 🔻
Doomsday6.4%55.0%
Dimir Midrange7.3%60.0%
Blue Artifacts5.1% 🔺55.9%
Lands4.6%53.3%

Field diversifies. D&T bleeding badly — 3 consecutive sub-40% weeks. Blue Artifacts gains traction.

📅 Week 9 — Sep 7–13

ArchetypePresenceWR
Dimir Tempo6.7%59.4%
Death & Taxes5.6%48.7% (recovering?)
Doomsday3.5%36.8%
Dimir Midrange3.2% 🔻42.1%
Blue Artifacts2.9%51.4%
Lands3.2%51.6%

Dimir Tempo reasserts itself as the top dog heading into the current week. Doomsday and Dimir Midrange both fade.

🔑 2-Month Takeaways

  • 🥇 Dimir Tempo is the #1 archetype by presence (8.85%) and maintains strong WR. Had a rough stumble in Aug 17–23 but rebounded.
  • 📈 Dimir Midrange emerged mid-August as an underrated performer (~63% WR weeks 6–8) before fading in Sep.
  • ⚠️ Death & Taxes was strong early but has suffered 3–4 consecutive rough weeks — down from 61% WR to ~37–48%.
  • 🔮 Doomsday is volatile — huge swings week to week, trending downward recently.
  • 🔧 Blue Artifacts is a quiet riser worth watching, especially with two solid recent weeks.

Sources: Data from 84 tournaments (56% MTGO, 44% Melee)