With the upcoming release of the new set, Dragon’s Maze, the future of the Standard meta is currently being considered. Based on what cards have been spoiled already, it seems that the meta will be shifting more towards a midrange variety of decks. With new creatures all featuring interesting activated abilities and higher mana costs, decks will slow down from the current turn three or four blitz decks. Much slower creatures and effects are being printed, even the burn spells have higher mana costs; there are not more than a handful of creatures that have haste. It is always good to keep up with the new cards, you never want to be caught by surprise after a new release. With the release of Dragon’s Maze, the meta will shift heavily into midrange for at least a short period of time. Once midrange becomes more prevalent, control decks will start cropping up again. The only reason control decks have been missing from the competitive scene for a while is because they cannot keep up with the speed of the blitz and aggro decks. This will again prompt the never ending cycle of aggro to defeat control, mid range to defeat the aggro decks, then control to defeat the mid range decks. These new cards will temporarily increase the strength of mid range, but the meta should continue to change in this cycle.
Dillon Baca
mtgcompetitivemeta@gmail.com
Richardson, Texas.
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