In the current Magic: the Gathering Standard format, I am still leaning towards or biased to the Gruul deck archetype. That is mainly because of previous experiences of playing and grinding with it on MTG Arena. I am eager to see if it has adapted to the metagame given with the loss of powerful cards such as Embercleave.

I have checked in the recent MTG tournament “Weekly Challenge No.06 @ BIG MAGIC (Japan)” a decklist that got into the Top 8 finishers. What is notable here is that it already adapted Blue for Negate in the main deck and also having Disdainful Strokes and Test of Talents on the sideboard. It is still on the main strategy of ramping Magda, Brazen Outlaw, and Goldspan Dragon, with Reckless Stormseeker as the haste initiator.

Check out the full Gruul Aggro decklist below.

Maindeck
22 LANDS (26)
4 Barkchannel Pathway
4 Cragcrown Pathway
2 Den of the Bugbear
4 Forest
2 Lair of the Hydra
1 Mountain
4 Riverglide Pathway
1 Rockfall Vale

21 CREATURES
2 Briarbridge Tracker
4 Goldspan Dragon
4 Jaspera Sentinel
4 Magda, Brazen Outlaw
3 Prosperous Innkeeper
4 Reckless Stormseeker

9 INSTANTS and SORC.
3 Dragon’s Fire
2 Negate
4 Shatterskull Smashing

8 OTHER SPELLS
4 Esika’s Chariot
4 Ranger Class

SIDEBOARD
4 Burning Hands
2 Disdainful Stroke
2 Kessig Naturalist
2 Play with Fire
3 Tangletrap
2 Test of Talents

Reference: https://www.mtgtop8.com/event?e=32831&d=451561&f=ST

Do you agree that Blue is a good splash color for this deck? Let me know in the comment box below.