Tier structure
Premodern Tier List
Every tracked archetype sorted by playable strength, from Tier 1 to rogue. Each row carries its Duress Crew MTGO win rate where one exists; tiers are hand-assigned, not derived from how often a deck appears. Open any archetype for its full deck guide.
Tier 1 3
- Stiflenought UB 54.3% WR
- GW Enchantress WG 57.5% WR
- Elves G 57.1% WR
Tier 1.5 2
- Welder MUD R — WR
- Aluren UBG — WR
Tier 2 10
- Sligh R 54.1% WR
- Oath of Druids UG — WR
- Goblins R 48.9% WR
- The Rock BG 40.8% WR
- Landstill WU 49.6% WR
- Replenish WU 58.4% WR
- BUG Survival UBG — WR
- UG Madness UG — WR
- Psychatog UB 51.1% WR
- Mono-White Aggro W 48.6% WR
Tier 3 2
- Mono-Black Discard B — WR
- RG Zoo RG — WR
Rogue 1
- Tinker U — WR
Tiers are hand-assigned by playable strength — not derived from how often a deck appears. Within a tier, archetypes are ordered by how many curated decklists (4,374 total) are on file. WR (win rate) is mirrored from the Duress Crew Premodern Data Analysis Project, shown only where an archetype maps to their dataset. For the live metagame breakdown, see mtgtop8 Premodern. See also the metagame analysis and the matchup matrix.
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