Watching The Meta: 3/21/25 - 3/23/25 | MTG Metagame Analysis

Join me as we look at the Pioneer, Modern and Standard Challenges from this past weekend, compile the data and talk about some of the best and spiciest decklists.

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00:00 intro
00:38 Modern
09:27 Pioneer
16:59 Standard

#mtgstandard, #meta, #discussion, #mtgmodern,

MTGO Challenge Decklists (March 21-23, 2025)

MODERN CHALLENGES
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March 21, 2025 (64 Players)

March 22, 2025 (32 Players)

March 22, 2025 (Showcase Challenge)

PIONEER CHALLENGES
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March 21, 2025 (32 Players)

March 22, 2025 (32 Players)

March 23, 2025 (32 Players)

STANDARD CHALLENGES
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March 21, 2025 (32 Players)

March 22, 2025 (32 Players)

March 23, 2025 (64 Players)

March 23, 2025 (Showcase Challenge)

Editor: Ryan Estrada - CreativeRX LLC.

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[SecularMentat]

That stormchasers talent with infinite mana also just turns all of your casts into otters. Damn. That's pretty slick.

[TheeGoodSir]

lol pioneer mice, those graphs made me chuckle

[marcofrey]

I had a nice game with that new mono black midrange deck where I got the Worldwagon with Momentum Breaker. It's not immune to that!

[Fearfulocean]

I kinda found out last night. That domain does have an issue, and it is exiling. All the horrors that they have. Once you do that, the deck doesn't have any legs because it doesn't have a wing condition, because it draws so much. It's much easier to deck the deck out once you get rid of all its wind conditions and its wind conditions are as easy to destroy is just having 3. Of the board wipes that exile cards and the end because that's exactly what I did. And once I got rid of all their token generators and anything that can kill me. All they have were creature lands that I was just dispatching of left and right, we had a really long game. The guy said good game. 4 times before he realized he lost the game. So domain is a good deck, but if you're running a deck, that doesn't have creatures like a bunch of their cards are dead draws.

[iSemaj]

been playing that orzhov pixie deck, but instead of using both Preacher and Tinybones I have been using 4 Unyielding Gatekeepers for more flicker effects for cheating the overlords out or hitting my removal enchants. Also the Gatekeepers can act as removal for big threats when you flip them

[IIBrKenII]

My team has been worldwagon since day 1. It is an absolute powerhouse. You are missing a very important card to make bonkers.

[andrewbader]

4:31 this is my list its was from the last spotlight but I made couple of changes like adding overlord trying to work out the kinks of it

[Juneautf]

I've been crushing in top 500 Arena mythic with a similar list to peterhmasters' March 24th Standard Challenge UW Monument to Endurance Control. This deck feels like the best Monument shell so far. The mirror match against standard UW control is heavily favored. Few decks are prepared to deal with artifacts. Worst matchup is probably Golgari Midrange (lots of artifact removal, my only losses without mana issues).

[gillgillgillgillgill]

10:55 before i continue i would just like to say the words "kumano faces kakkazan" and see if i hear them in the next couple of seconds EDIT: 11:04

[Dramyxx]

I can see broodscale/sam wise/goblin char~ making a fairly large resurgence once breach is gone

[Tyler.Morgan]

I’d like to see some gameplay of the orzhov pixie deck. I’ve been playing Ben’s list and really like it but am curious about this one

[Sandals]

I know this is technically a lame duck modern format but it really does feel wide open and honestly pretty good to play at the moment. Think we're finally out of the MH3 haze and am really looking forward to how the season plays out.

[IgnisMorgan]

I qualified for my first ever regional championships this week!

[oinconspicuo]

Wishing for a video of the otters combo deck!

[jrightly]

pixies, pixies everywhere. surprised to see such a drop off in domain

[egeacar]

Side not pioneer retraction helix combo has a alternative in execution
Valleyfloodcaller + helix +amber gives h inf untaps and pumping all otters meanwhile just no inf mana

[ledge_end]

I'm building a mostly Golgari Leyline of the Guildpact / Case of the Shattered Pact deck. The only non Golgari cards are the Leyline and Anzrag.

[Melchior]

Any deck with access to U could be side boarding that 1 mana Dive Down instead of crying for a Rage ban

[kyle]

Wagon into Season of gathering is gasss

[TronLandsGuy]

Day 136 of asking for Tron lands on arena