Players Tour Online 3 and Player Tour Online 4 saw the curtain drop on Ikoria Standard, but not without a closing salvo against Temur Reclamation and Bant Ramp. Maria, Riley, Cedric, and Corey look at some late-breaking innovations against the meta's top dogs, plus review the big learnings from a tumultuous stretch in Standard with Ikoria. And with Core Set 2021 now available, they look at some early expectations—and fun decks—coming to Magic with the new set.
Timestamps
- 2:22 - News
- 5:35 - Metagame Breakdown
- 7:53 - Players Tour Meta Shifts
- 12:38 - Orzhov Yorion
- 17:40 - Lessons Learned from IKO Standard
- 18:00 - Companions
- 20:16 - 80 is the new 60
- 21:17 - Aggro's Fate
- 23:17 - Power Level and Card Modality
- 27:49 - Refreshing the Meta with Core Set 2021
- 31:36 - Maria's Four-Color Cats
- 33:46 - Cedric's Mono-Black Aggro
- 35:04 - Riley's Turbo Ugin
- 36:29 - Corey's Green-White Scales
- 38:52 - Bold Predictions
Metagame Breakdown
| Archetype | Day 1 % | Day 2 % | Win Rate |
| Temur Reclamation | 26.00% | 21.70% | 47.80% |
| Bant Ramp | 19.50% | 18.10% | 49.10% |
| Rakdos Knights | 6.50% | 9.50% | 51.30% |
| Jund Sacrifice | 5.20% | 5.90% | 52.00% |
| Bant Flash | 4.80% | 5.00% | 49.10% |
| Sultai Ramp | 4.30% | 3.60% | 47.90% |
| Mono-Red Aggro | 3.00% | 2.30% | 47.50% |
| Mono-Green Stompy | 3.00% | 3.60% | 50.60% |
| Four-Color Reclamation | 2.40% | 3.20% | 50.80% |
| Rakdos Sacrifice | 2.40% | 4.50% | 60.60% |
| Four-Color Control | 2.40% | 1.40% | 43.60% |
| Mono-Green Monsters | 2.40% | 3.60% | 54.40% |
| Azorius Control | 2.40% | 4.10% | 61.90% |
| Orzhov Yorion | 1.70% | 2.70% | 58.50% |
| Mardu Knights | 1.30% | 0.90% | 48.20% |
| Gruul Aggro | 1.30% | 0.90% | 43.50% |
| Mono-White Aggro | 1.10% | 1.40% | 52.50% |
| Other | 10.40% | 7.70% | 46.50% |