Decklists

Here are some recent examples of the top decks of the Standard metagame.

Mono-Red Aggro

"Mono-Red Aggro by Yiran Lin, Sixth Place at SCG Open Cleveland on 10/6/2013"

• Creatures (31)
• 3 Burning-Tree Emissary
• 4 Ash Zealot
• 4 Boros Reckoner
• 4 Chandra's Phoenix
• 4 Fanatic of Mogis
• 4 Firedrinker Satyr
• 4 Firefist Striker
• 4 Rakdos Cackler

• Spells (8)
• 2 Magma Jet
• 2 Shock
• 4 Lightning Strike

• Lands (21)
• 20 Mountain
• 1 Mutavault

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Hammer of Purphoros
• 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 3 Burning Earth
• 3 Frostburn Weird
• 3 Mizzium Mortars
• 1 Electrickery
• 2 Act of Treason
• 1 Mutavault

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Other examples:

• Philip Bertorelli won StarCityGames Open Worcester through his devotion to red in this list
• The arrival of Firedrinker Satyr in Owen Turtenwald’s eighth-place SCG Open Worcester list

Esper Control

"Esper Control by Christian Calcano, Fourth Place at SCG Open Worcester on 9/29/2013"

• Creatures (2)
• 2 Aetherling

• Planeswalkers (3)
• 3 Jace, Architect of Thought

• Spells (28)
• 1 Essence Scatter
• 2 Dissolve
• 2 Doom Blade
• 2 Hero's Downfall
• 3 Sphinx's Revelation
• 3 Syncopate
• 4 Azorius Charm
• 4 Far // Away
• 1 Merciless Eviction
• 4 Supreme Verdict
• 2 Detention Sphere

• Lands (27)
• 1 Swamp
• 3 Plains
• 4 Island
• 1 Azorius Guildgate
• 3 Temple of Deceit
• 3 Temple of Silence
• 4 Godless Shrine
• 4 Hallowed Fountain
• 4 Watery Grave

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
• 3 Sin Collector
• 3 Blood Baron of Vizkopa
• 1 Merciless Eviction
• 2 Detention Sphere
• 1 Negate
• 3 Thoughtseize

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Other examples:

• Blood Baron of Vizkopa, Obzedat, Ghost Council, and Aetherling walk into a bar . . . stop me if you’ve seen this deck.
• Creatureless control deck with Elspeth, Sun Champion, Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver, and Jace, Architect of Thought

Naya Midrange

"Naya Midrange by Joseph Masters, Ninth Place at SCG Open Cleveland on 10/6/2013"

• Creatures (27)
• 1 Boon Satyr
• 2 Scavenging Ooze
• 3 Ghor-Clan Rampager
• 4 Boros Reckoner
• 4 Fleecemane Lion
• 4 Loxodon Smiter
• 4 Stormbreath Dragon
• 4 Voice of Resurgence
• 1 Polukranos, World Eater

• Planeswalkers (4)
• 4 Domri Rade

• Spells (4)
• 2 Selesnya Charm
• 2 Mizzium Mortars

• Lands (25)
• 1 Mountain
• 2 Forest
• 2 Plains
• 2 Selesnya Guildgate
• 3 Temple of Abandon
• 3 Temple of Triumph
• 4 Sacred Foundry
• 4 Stomping Ground
• 4 Temple Garden

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Glare of Heresy
• 2 Destructive Revelry
• 1 Chandra, Pyromaster
• 1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
• 3 Unflinching Courage
• 3 Boros Charm
• 1 Assemble the Legion
• 1 Selesnya Charm
• 1 Mizzium Mortars

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Other examples:

• This deck uses Elves and Plants to ramp into Hydras and Dragons.

Other Archetypes

"G/W Aggro by Erik Finnegan, First Place at SCG Open Cleveland on 10/6/2013"

• Creatures (20)
• 3 Dryad Militant
• 4 Boon Satyr
• 4 Experiment One
• 4 Fleecemane Lion
• 4 Voice of Resurgence
• 1 Trostani, Selesnya's Voice

• Spells (17)
• 3 Rootborn Defenses
• 3 Selesnya Charm
• 4 Advent of the Wurm
• 4 Call of the Conclave
• 3 Unflinching Courage

• Lands (23)
• 10 Forest
• 7 Plains
• 2 Selesnya Guildgate
• 4 Temple Garden

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Hunt the Hunter
• 3 Glare of Heresy
• 1 Unflinching Courage
• 1 Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
• 2 Sundering Growth
• 1 Centaur Healer
• 1 Rootborn Defenses
• 2 Druid's Deliverance
• 1 Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 2 Pithing Needle

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"U/W Control by Max Tietze, Third Place at SCG Open Worcester on 9/29/2013"

• Creatures (1)
• 1 Aetherling

• Planeswalkers (6)
• 2 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 4 Jace, Architect of Thought

• Spells (27)
• 1 Celestial Flare
• 1 Essence Scatter
• 1 Quicken
• 2 Dissolve
• 2 Syncopate
• 3 Sphinx's Revelation
• 4 Azorius Charm
• 3 Divination
• 4 Supreme Verdict
• 4 Detention Sphere
• 2 Ratchet Bomb

• Lands (26)
• 8 Island
• 8 Plains
• 2 Mutavault
• 4 Azorius Guildgate
• 4 Hallowed Fountain

• Sideboard (15)
• 3 Glare of Heresy
• 2 Yoked Ox
• 1 Celestial Flare
• 2 Jace, Memory Adept
• 3 Negate
• 2 Pithing Needle
• 2 Last Breath

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More top decks:

• G/R Monsters deck with both Domri Rade and Xenagos, the Reveler
• Mono-green aggro with thirty-six creatures and zero spells. Includes Nylea, God of the Hunt, Polukranos, World Eater, Kalonian Hydra, and Boon Satyr.