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Legacy Tron and Delver, Vintage Shops

1 requestsStarted 6/10/2026, 3:49:33 PM
what meta would you expect for a paper event on the upcoming weekend with several hundred players in legacy and a few dozen in vintage?

Let me pull current meta data for both Legacy and Vintage simultaneously!

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Here's what to expect based on the last 30 days of data. One important caveat: both formats are split 50/50 (Legacy) or 81/19 (Vintage) between MTGO and paper — paper metas can skew toward harder-to-acquire or tactile-play-friendly decks, so adjust expectations accordingly.


🏛️ Legacy — Several Hundred Players

Top Tier by Presence:

ArchetypePresenceWinrate
Tron9.8%52.1%
Izzet Delver8.3%47.6%
Show and Tell8.1%48.4%
Energy5.7%51.6%
Dimir Tempo5.5%45.9%
Grixis Reanimator4.8%50.2%
Blue Artifacts4.7%53.9%
Lands4.3%54.4%

Overperformers to watch: Death & Taxes (55.8% WR), Dimir Delver (59.4% WR — small sample), Lands, and Jeskai Midrange (54.6%) are all punching above their weight. D&T also tends to be popular at large paper events with its tactile gameplay. Izzet Delver and Show and Tell are the "show up to beat" decks with large field presence.


💍 Vintage — A Few Dozen Players

Top Tier by Presence:

ArchetypePresenceWinrate
Sphere Shops10.1%57.7%
Oath9.5%50.3%
Raker Shops9.0%52.0%
Dredge7.4%50.8%
Initiative6.4%47.4%
UB Lurrus Control5.9%52.9%
Lurrus Breach5.5%52.1%

Key notes: Shops variants (Sphere + Raker + Jewel) combine for ~24% of the field — expect lots of Mishra's Workshop decks. Sphere Shops is the standout performer at 57.7% WR. Lurrus decks are everywhere (~23% combined), so graveyard hate is valuable. At a small paper Vintage event, expect a higher concentration of Workshop pilots (those decks are expensive but beloved in paper).


📊 Sources: Legacy data from 50 tournaments (50% MTGO, 50% paper/Melee). Recent examples: Legacy Challenge 32, CLC 2026 Etapa 05. Vintage data from 21 tournaments (81% MTGO, 19% paper/Melee). Recent example: NYSE Open X.