By: Hiroshi Okubo
Translated by: Daniel Pham

Currently we are almost at the next Standard rotation, however, this year’s 2018 World Championships is the last tournament that features the Kaladesh to Core Set 2019 Standard format.

The decks we were able to see, as to be expected, gave us an accurate representation general Standard Metagame environment.

So getting to it, let’s look at the each of the archetypes that the 23 players chose to play.

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What obviously stands out is the number of RB Aggro decks. You wouldn’t be wrong in saying that it is considered the best deck in the format having more than half the players choosing to play it at the tournament.

While it’s nothing really new to most, in particular, 3 of the cards from Kaladesh block continue to see play in Modern and even Legacy, outside of the typical Standard framework, which clearly illustrates the power of those cards, and there is no doubt that they are the most effective part of the RB deck that is this formats champion.

On top of that, you also got to add 《Rekindling Phoenix》 from Rivals of Ixalan, 《Goblin Chainwhirler》 as well as 《Karn, Scion of Urza》 from Dominaria, this deck’s power level is through the roof. While it can be considered the headliner for certain tournaments, the stage that is dominated by the undeniably top deck of the Meta at the World Championships may only be telling a small part of the story that is the Standard Metagame environment.

While the RB Aggro decks continued to push forward, is there still room for a comeback for UW Control, Mono Blue Storm, or UW 《God-Pharaoh's Gift》? Let’s keep an eye out for what’s to come in the 2018 World Championships.