5 best Magic: The Gathering Standard decks for December 2022 (best-of-one)

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Sure, everyone is talking about the future of Magic: The Gathering’s Standard meta, but what about the here-and-now? February 2023 will bring the next expansion, Phyrexia: All Will Be One. However, we just recently had The Brothers’ War, which brought its own share of changes to the meta.

The ban of The Meathook Massacre changed things, but we still have a pretty fast-paced Standard. Magic: The Gathering’s top decks vary from player to player, but I’m considering which decks have the best win rates and overall builds. For the percentages I considered, I used a variety of sources that track the win percentages of decks, such as Aetherhub.

There are other decks not featured here that almost made it. Esper Legends, Rakdos Midrange, and Naya Humans in particular almost made the cut. But which decks are the best, and what loadouts do you need to succeed?

Mono-Black Midrange differs from Mono-Black Aggro, primarily in pace. This Magic: The Gathering deck is going to take its time, remove threats from the board, and slowly take control. Unlike other midrange decks, though, the mana curve is lower than normal. You’ve got plenty of cheap ways to get threats on the board, like Reckoner Bankbuster.

Cut Down, Go for the Throat are excellent removal spells, and you also have Liliana of the Veil to make players discard and sacrifice. Your win condition is likely going to be Sheoldred, the Apocalypse, since she makes an opponent lose 2 life anytime they draw a card.

Why is this deck so great? This deck is all power, all threat. It’s easily one of the best in Magic: The Gathering, but it’s not cheap to build. Even with The Meathook Massacre gone, it shines.

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