Standard Challenge 16 (won by Aldreen)

Date

Aug. 27, 2026

Players

32

Format

Standard

Organizer

Wizards of the Coast

Source

MTGO

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	Aldreen Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	8-0
2	AKvsJJ Green Landfall	Green Landfall	6-2
3	Kritik Four-Color Control	Four-Color Control	5-2
4	liuyuchen Green Landfall	Green Landfall	5-2
5	bubblywubblytubbler Dimir Midrange	Dimir Midrange	4-2
6	HolaChico Izzet Spellementals	Izzet Spellementals	4-2
7	scipios Boros Dwarves	Boros Dwarves	3-3
8	unagieel Dimir Midrange	Dimir Midrange	3-3
9	MatheusPonciano Green Landfall	Green Landfall	3-2
10	Arremangado Four-Color Control	Four-Color Control	3-2
11	TrueHero Azorius Momo	Azorius Momo	3-2
12	_Stream Selesnya Aggro	Selesnya Aggro	3-2
13	Matsukasa10 Mono-Black Aggro	Mono-Black Aggro	2-2
14	PrimoShow1 Dimir Midrange	Dimir Midrange	3-2
15	Pompuskaya Izzet Spellementals	Izzet Spellementals	3-2
16	komattaman Boros Dwarves	Boros Dwarves	3-2
17	_Falcon_ Boros Aggro	Boros Aggro	2-3
18	McWinSauce (Tom White) Mono-Black Control	Mono-Black Control	2-3
19	StormQrow Dimir Control	Dimir Control	2-3
20	Sp3c1 Mono-Black Aggro	Mono-Black Aggro	2-3
21	BlackwellScale Green Landfall	Green Landfall	1-3
22	Scappie Dimir Excruciator	Dimir Excruciator	2-3
23	medvedev (Dmitry Medvedev) Mono-Red Aggro	Mono-Red Aggro	2-3
24	Atagomax Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	1-3
25	mei0024 Boros Tokens	Boros Tokens	0-3
26	ryuumei Mono-Red Midrange	Mono-Red Midrange	1-3
27	Koala40 Azorius Momo	Azorius Momo	1-3
28	coco7721 Green Landfall	Green Landfall	0-3
29	duanceyao Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	0-2
30	BADTRONPLAYER Izzet Spellementals	Izzet Spellementals	0-3
31	CuteChandra19 Jeskai Control	Jeskai Control	0-2
32	Bosseidon Izzet Midrange	Izzet Midrange	0-2

New cards seeing play

Not played in Standard in the 120 days before this event.

• End of the Hunt 2 decks
• Bellowing Crier 1 deck
• Clockwork Percussionist 1 deck
• Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab 1 deck
• Down, Down to Goblin-town 1 deck
• Eaten by Piranhas 1 deck
• Elegant Parlor 1 deck
• Faerie Dreamthief 1 deck
• Frantic Scapegoat 1 deck
• Gatekeeper of Malakir 1 deck
• Giant's Boulder 1 deck
• Hylderblade 1 deck
• Improvised Arsenal 1 deck
• Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor 1 deck
• Lorehold Charm 1 deck
• Pinnacle Emissary 1 deck
• Quicksilver, Brash Blur 1 deck
• Ravenous Robots 1 deck
• Reckless Ransacking 1 deck
• The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment 1 deck
• Thought-Stalker Warlock 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Standard metagame of the 30 days up to Aug. 27, 2026 (1258 decks):

Archetypes by share of 32 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Green Landfall 18.9% overall	5	15.6%	18.9%	2
Dimir Midrange 7.2% overall	3	9.4%	7.2%	2
Izzet Spellementals 9.8% overall	3	9.4%	9.8%	1
Other Grixis decks 3.7% overall	3	9.4%	3.7%	0
Azorius Momo 2.0% overall	2	6.3%	2.0%	0
Boros Dwarves 0.3% overall	2	6.3%	0.3%	1
Four-Color Control 6.0% overall	2	6.3%	6.0%	1
Other Jeskai decks 0.3% overall	2	6.3%	0.3%	1
Boros Tokens 0.2% overall	1	3.1%	0.2%	0
Dimir Excruciator 5.5% overall	1	3.1%	5.5%	0
Mono-Black Aggro 0.4% overall	1	3.1%	0.4%	0
Mono-Red Aggro 1.5% overall	1	3.1%	1.5%	0
Other Boros decks 1.1% overall	1	3.1%	1.1%	0
Other Dimir decks 0.6% overall	1	3.1%	0.6%	0
Other Izzet decks 7.7% overall	1	3.1%	7.7%	0
Other Mono-Black decks 0.4% overall	1	3.1%	0.4%	0
Other Selesnya decks 0.4% overall	1	3.1%	0.4%	0
Other Sultai decks 1.4% overall	1	3.1%	1.4%	0

Overall

share of the archetype in the overall metagame of the format, with the filters above