Meta Matters: 5 Key Forces That Define Every Magic: The Gathering Format

Determining a Magic: The Gathering (MTG) format’s metagame involves more than just listing the most-played decks. It requires analyzing a dynamic ecosystem shaped by player preferences, card availability, recent tournament results, and evolving strategies. A strong grasp of the metagame helps players make smarter deck choices, predict matchups, and adjust sideboards.

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Ways to Study the Magic: the Gathering Metagame

Studying the Magic: the Gathering (MTG) metagame is crucial for improving your deck-building skills and performing well in tournaments. Understanding which decks and strategies dominate a particular format allows you to adapt your playstyle and make informed decisions about your deck choice, sideboard plans, and gameplay strategy, especially while playing in your LGS or major tournaments.

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Magic: the Gathering Standard’s Top Sideboard Choices January 2023

There are several Magic: the Gathering websites that have been my point of reference on the data of the top-tier and top-performing Standard decks on the current BRO metagame. I am also checking not only the maindeck’s cards but also the sideboards. Thus for today’s blog post, let us do a quick rundown of the latter as of January 2nd week, 2023.

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