SCG: Indianapolis – The Results

Here are the Top 16 decks from StarCityGames Open: Cincinnati. I determined the average mana cost of the main deck and prices in dollars and Magic Online tickets by importing each decklist into the Decked Builder app. Dollars are from CoolStuffInc.com, and tickets are from MTGOTraders.com. The graphs display the strategies, colors, and most-played archetypes of the Top 16.

Place	Deck	Colors	Avg Mana	Cost ($)	Cost (Tix)
1	Naya Humans	{invisible} {invisible}	2.3	$697	362
2	Bant midrange	{invisible} {invisible}	3.42	$575	453
3	Bant control	{invisible} {invisible}	3.31	$557	431
4	Bant midrange	{invisible} {invisible}	3.51	$556	439
5	Jund midrange	{invisible} {invisible}	2.83	$750	622
6	Reanimator	{invisible} {invisible}	3.61	$484	342
7	Jund midrange	{invisible} {invisible}	2.94	$664	511
8	Esper control	{invisible} {invisible}	2.94	$605	374
9	Reanimator	{invisible} {invisible}	3.65	$477	352
10	Naya Humans	{invisible} {invisible}	2.3	$621	345
11	R/W/U tempo	{invisible} {invisible}	2.37	$648	371
12	Jund midrange	{invisible} {invisible}	2.8	$733	600
13	Esper control	{invisible} {invisible}	3.09	$553	340
14	Boros aggro	{invisible} {invisible} {invisible}	2.14	$465	168
15	Reanimator	{invisible} {invisible}	3.67	$461	330
16	Bant midrange	{invisible} {invisible}	3.39	$552	441
	Average:		3.0	$587	405

Creatures of Choice

The following charts and graphs display the most-played creatures in the Top 16 decks of the tournament.

Thragtusk is back on top after an all-time low last week. Restoration Angel found a home in eleven decks, and another Angel, Angel of Serenity, rode the rise of Bant and the return of Reanimator to appear in nearly half of the Top 16. Boros Reckoner fell off the list after a few weeks on top: Eleven copies were played in three of the Top 16 decks.

Deck Distribution (Creatures)

Here are the decks the most-played creatures appeared in.

Removal Spells

The following charts and graphs display the most played-removal spells in the Top 16.

Notably absent from this list is Pillar of Flame. Only eight copies were played in the Top 16 in four different decks, all in the sideboard. Replacing Pillar is Tragic Slip, which is instant-speed removal for much of the roster of Naya Humans/Blitz and other aggressive decks, even without morbid. It also serves as a fine answer to the indestructibility of Falkenrath Aristocrat much of the time.

Deck Distribution (Removal)

Here are the decks the most-played removal spells appeared in.

The Standard Metagame

The following graphs track the deck archetypes with the most Top 16 finishes at major Standard tournaments. They include results from not only SCG: Indy, but also Grand Prix: Verona and Grand Prix: Rio.

The Last Month

Jund midrange continues to be the deck to beat in Standard, consistently racking up Top 16 appearances with three more at SCG: Indy, five at GP: Verona, and two at GP: Rio.

This Standard Season (Since Rotation)

By the Numbers: Cards Across Archetypes

Fifty-five different deck archetypes have finished in the Top 16 of a Standard tournament since rotation. Here are the cards that have been played in the highest percentage of them:

There are several sideboarding staples represented in these graphs. The following cards do the majority of their work after Game 1.

Gatecrash was released just over a month ago, and several of its cards have already found homes in Standard decks. Here is a list of Gatecrash cards that have been played in 10% or more archetypes:

Other points of interest:

• Knight of Glory and Knight of Infamy were both played in 20% of deck archetypes.
• Utility lands: Kessig Wolf Run 27%, Gavony Township 22%, Vault of the Archangel 18%, Moorland Haunt 16%
• Top artifacts: Pithing Needle 20% and three tied at 11%: Grafdigger's Cage, Runechanter's Pike, and Tormod's Crypt
• Other planeswalkers: Tamiyo, the Moon Sage 24%, Jace, Memory Adept 22%, Liliana of the Veil 16%, Jace, Architect of Thought 16%, and Sorin, Lord of Innistrad 13%
• Other counterspells over 10%: Dissipate 22% and Dispel 13%

What Do You Think? Standard Appeal

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The Close

That’s it for this week’s article on SCG Open: Indianapolis. Join me next as I review the results of the SCG Open in Washington DC. Thanks for reading!

Nick Vigabool

@MrVigabool