Dimir Control and Selesnya Landfall Gain Standard Share

Dimir Control more than doubled its share of published MTGO Standard decks, from 2.6% to 6.2%, while Selesnya Landfall climbed from 2.6% to 5% across consecutive 14-day samples. The newer sample contains 535 decks against 502 previously; applying the rounded shares gives approximately 33 versus 13 Control lists and 27 versus 13 Landfall lists.

These are distinct shifts within a changing field. Midrange fell from 13.5% to 8.2%, while Sacrifice rose from 9% to 13.6% and Mono- Landfall edged from 11% to 11.6%. We would treat Control’s growth as the steadier trend: Landfall’s biggest week has already been followed by a smaller showing.

The Weekly Shares Tell Different Stories

The weekly breakdown puts the divergence in focus. Below, each entry gives Control first and Landfall second, with their list counts against the same weekly total:

• September 28, 2026: 0% (0/128) and 0.8% (1/128).
• October 5, 2026: 1.2% (4/321) and 0.3% (1/321).
• October 12, 2026: 3.7% (9/242) and 1.2% (3/242).
• October 19, 2026: 1.6% (4/256) and 3.5% (9/256).
• October 26, 2026: 3.5% (9/254) and 2.4% (6/254).
• November 2, 2026: 5.6% (16/284) and 7.4% (21/284).
• November 9, 2026: 11% (10/91) and 2.2% (2/91).

Control has gained share in 3 consecutive weekly samples. Landfall peaked at 21 of 284 lists in the week of November 2, then fell to 2 of 91 in the week of November 9. That newest sample is small, but it does not describe two decks continuing to rise together.

Dimir Control Has Repeated Finishes

roter_Erzengel won the November 6, 2026, Standard Challenge 32 at 8-1, beating Elioda’s Mono- Landfall 2-0 in the final, according to MTGO’s published results. Control also finished third in that 52-player event, then took third and fourth in the November 7 Challenge 16.

The plan is to slow the game with removal and countermagic, then win through card advantage and resilient threats, as MTGMeta’s archetype overview describes it. roter_Erzengel’s build pairs 4 Deadly Cover-Up with 4 each of Consult the Star Charts, Countersculpt, Requiting Hex and The Theorist, Jace Beleren.

Kritik finished fourth at 6-2 on November 9 with that same four-copy core, but used 4 Spell Snare and 3 Three Steps Ahead, against 3 and 2 in the winning build, and 3 Deadly Cover-Up instead of 4. Both sideboards contain 3 Duress, 2 Annul and 2 Torpor Orb. These are related builds with adjustments, rather than unrelated control experiments sharing a label.

Selesnya Landfall Changes Its Supporting Cards

KillTheDrake won the 40-player November 8, 2026, Challenge 16 at 7-2, defeating karatedom’s Oculus 2-1 in the final, per MTGO’s tournament report. The deck accelerates with Llanowar Elves, then uses repeated land drops and fetchlands to grow threats through Earthbender Ascension and Mightform Harmonizer, the plan described by Postboard’s October 13 guide.

KillTheDrake played 4 each of Mossborn Hydra, Sazh's Chocobo, Icetill Explorer and Fabled Passage, alongside 4 Doorkeeper Thrull. Nogamblenofutur retained those sets in a third-place, 6-2 finish on November 10, but included 4 Carnivorous Cultivator and 3 Sapling Nursery in the main deck, where KillTheDrake had neither.

The sideboards differ substantially too. KillTheDrake registered 2 Restoration Magic and 2 Seam Rip; Nogamblenofutur used neither, instead running 4 Erode, 4 Clarion Conqueror and 3 Surrak, Elusive Hunter. The shared landfall core is established, while the supporting slots remain unsettled.

The Playoff Matchups Split Their Results

Control’s top-eight playoff record is 3-1 against Mono- Landfall and 3-2 against Midrange, but 0-2 against Dwarves. It is also 2-0 against Landfall. These are small playoff records, not broad matchup win rates.

Landfall’s strongest playoff result is 4-0 against Sacrifice, the largest archetype in the 14-day sample. It is 2-1 against Momo, but 1-3 against Midrange and 0-2 against both Mono- Landfall and Control. Its success against Sacrifice has not extended to the other leading creature deck.

The November 10 playoffs supplied a concrete example: Nogamblenofutur beat pizzangry’s Sacrifice 2-0, then lost 0-2 to Elioda’s Mono- Landfall. Control added another finish on November 11, when TrueHero placed third in the 27-player Challenge 16, according to the published standings.