The Field: March 2019 CT Metagame Breakdown
Inspired by the popularity of last month’s February CT Metagame Breakdown, we’ve decided to continue this article series for each event in the NRG Series!
While Modern has typically been the format best known for its diversity of playable archetypes, this Standard format may give Modern a run for its money. The 182 players at the March CT played over 40 unique archetypes. Here’s a look at Standard’s big players:
Note that this breakdown groups similar decks together. For example, Mono White Aggro decks and the White Aggro decks splashing Blue for sideboard cards are both considered “White Aggro” in this breakdown. (But for anyone curious, of the 11 White Aggro players, 6 splashed Blue in the sideboard and of the 12 Red Aggro players, 4 splashed Green in the sideboard.)
For a format dominated by Sultai Midrange and Hydroid Krasis no less than a month ago, this Standard seems to have found a good balance among archetype representation. However, high representation doesn’t necessarily mean good performance as there were no Sultai Midrange or Mono-Red decks among the Top 16 decklists.
I have a feeling that what you’re here for is the breakdown of the “Other” decklists. Let’s take a look at the archetypes that people played if they wanted to go off the beaten path:
And here’s some of our favorite decklists from the “Other” breakdown that didn’t make the March CT’s top tables:
Thanks for taking a look at “The Field” from the March CT! Next month, we’ll be back with our first look at Legacy decklists from the April CT in Gurnee, IL. Until then!
Max Kahn is the Event Manager for the NRG Series and the Judge Manager for all Nerd Rage Gaming events. When he’s not answering your judge calls or working behind the scenes at your local event, he splits his time between Chicago, Seattle, and Twitter.
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