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Wubr Control Standard Metadeck

5 requestsStarted 9/29/2025, 7:39:49 PM
what's the typical Wubr Control in standard?

I'll help you analyze the typical Wubrg (four-color) Control archetype in Standard. Let me first get the current meta overview and then examine the specific cards in this archetype.

πŸ› οΈGet Meta Report

Now let me examine the typical cards in Wubr Control:

πŸ› οΈGet Archetype Cards

Let me also check the sideboard to get a complete picture:

πŸ› οΈGet Archetype Cards

Now let me get some tournament sources:

The typical Wubr Control deck in Standard represents a four-color control strategy making up 2.51% of the current meta with a 47.44% win rate. The archetype runs nearly universal four-of playsets of key removal and interaction spells including Inevitable Defeat, Lightning Helix, and Get Lost, alongside card advantage engines like Consult the Star Charts and Jeskai Revelation. The manabase relies heavily on the Verge cycle lands (Floodfarm Verge, Riverpyre Verge) and shocklands (Watery Grave, Godless Shrine, Sacred Foundry) to support the demanding four-color requirements.

The core control package centers around efficient removal and countermagic, with No More Lies appearing in 98% of builds as the primary counterspell alongside Three Steps Ahead for tempo plays. Win conditions typically include Marang River Regent as a recurring threat and Ultima as a powerful late-game finisher in 79% of decks. The archetype also leverages card selection through Stock Up and Mystical Teachings to find the right answers.

The sideboard focuses on specific hate pieces and additional threats. Rest in Peace and Fire Magic appear in over 80% of sideboards to combat graveyard strategies and provide additional removal, while Negate and Flashfreeze offer expanded counterspell options. Tishana's Tidebinder serves as both a threat and tempo play, with additional win conditions like Stoic Sphinx and Beza, the Bounding Spring providing alternate angles of attack against different matchups.

Sources:
Data from 27 tournaments: 67% MTGO, 33% Melee.
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-challenge-32-2025-09-2812816555
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-challenge-32-2025-09-2612816524
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-challenge-32-2025-09-2612816514

do you see a trend in the "unknown" archetype in standard? Or it's just "brews" ?

Looking at the "unknown" archetype trends in Standard, it appears to be primarily experimental brews and fringe strategies rather than a consistent meta pattern. The archetype shows low presence (0.5-4.2% weekly) with inconsistent winrates ranging from 0-40%, indicating genuine one-off experiments rather than established strategies.

The recent data reveals typical brewing behavior: players testing artifact synergies (Cryogen Relic, Weapons Manufacturing), token strategies (Three Tree Mascot, Doubling Season), goblin tribal (Krenko, Goblin Surprise), and lifegain builds (Ajani's Pridemate, Aunt May). These represent classic kitchen table strategies being tested in competitive environments with predictably poor results averaging 19-38% winrates across most weeks.

The slight uptick to 4.18% presence in the most recent week (September 22-28) coincides with the Regional Championship Qualifier season, when players often test innovative strategies hoping to catch the field off-guard. However, the continued poor 30% winrate suggests these remain genuine brews rather than emerging viable strategies. The "unknown" category consistently represents the experimental fringe of the format rather than unidentified meta decks.

Sources:
Data from 3 tournaments: 67% Melee, 33% MTGO.
https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/89439
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-challenge-32-2025-09-2712816534
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-challenge-32-2025-09-2612816524

" players testing artifact synergies (Cryogen Relic, Weapons Manufacturing), token strategies (Three Tree Mascot, Doubling Season), goblin tribal (Krenko, Goblin Surprise), and lifegain builds (Ajani's Pridemate, Aunt May)" can you make a % of the unknown archetype for each of those cards?
πŸ› οΈQueryCard Presence in Unknown Tournament Decks

Among the 41 "unknown" archetype entries in Standard over the past month, lifegain strategies dominate the experimental space with Ajani's Pridemate appearing in 17.1% of these brews (7 decks). The recently printed Aunt May from Through the Omenpaths shows up in 7.3% of unknown builds (3 decks), suggesting players are testing the new Spider tribal synergies.

Artifact-based experiments are less common, with Weapons Manufacturing appearing in 4.9% of unknown decks (2 builds) while Cryogen Relic only shows up in 2.4% (1 deck). Token strategies remain niche with Three Tree Mascot, Doubling Season, and Goblin Surprise each appearing in just 2.4% of unknown builds (1 deck each). The absence of Krenko in the data suggests players are using Krenko's Command rather than a specific Krenko creature card for goblin tribal attempts.

The data confirms these are genuine experimental strategies rather than established archetypes, with lifegain builds being the most popular avenue for brewing in the current Standard environment. The low overall presence percentages underscore that even within the "unknown" category, most decks are unique one-offs rather than repeated experimental themes.

Sources:
Data from 3 tournaments: 67% Melee, 33% MTGO.
https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/89439
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-challenge-32-2025-09-2712816534
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-challenge-32-2025-09-2612816524

can you link me to the top azorius control strategies? player, record, date, link

I notice the archetype overview returned Modern format data rather than Standard. Let me search for Azorius Control specifically in Standard format and get recent tournament results.

πŸ› οΈQueryAzorius Control Tournament Performances Recent Months

Here are the top Azorius Control performances in Standard over the past month:

Top Tournament Finishes:

jtl005 - 1st Place, 6-1-1 record - September 6, 2025
Standard Challenge 32
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-challenge-32-2025-09-0612813563

peter780108 - 2nd Place, 3-2-2 record - September 19, 2025
Standard Challenge 32
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-challenge-32-2025-09-1912815111

Mateus de Carvalho - 2nd Place, 4-1-1 record - September 13, 2025
Mont Super RCQ Premium Standard 5K
https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/e51a4f99-2a15-433c-a5d4-b356017b9820

Other Strong Finishes:

chiyou - 3rd Place, 5-2-0 record - September 13, 2025
Standard Showcase Challenge
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-showcase-challenge-2025-09-1312814233

Bruskk - 3rd Place, 6-2-0 record - September 15, 2025
Standard Challenge 32
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-challenge-32-2025-09-1512814308

Bruskk - 4th Place, 6-2-0 record - September 14, 2025
Standard Challenge 32
https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-challenge-32-2025-09-1412814295

The archetype shows consistent competitive performance across both MTGO and paper events, with multiple players achieving strong records in recent tournaments.

Sources:
Data includes 45 competitive Azorius Control entries from tournaments between August 30 - September 29, 2025: 62% MTGO, 38% Melee events.

how much entries I have in standard over the last month? (all archetypes). How many matches?
Working on it…

I don't have access to personal player data or account information that would allow me to track your specific tournament entries and matches. The database contains tournament results, but I cannot identify which entries belong to you without knowing your player handle or ID.

If you'd like to see your tournament performance data, you could provide your Magic Online username or tournament handle, and I could look up your recent Standard results using that information.

Alternatively, I can provide general statistics about Standard tournament activity over the past month - there have been 2,847 total entries across all archetypes playing 10,738 total matches in the tournaments I have data for.