Spell Spotlight: Monastery Swiftspear

August 26, 2020 – by Jordan Boisvert 2

With all the talk of generalities, such as metagame numbers and new decks, it’s easy to overlook the specifics. So let’s talk about Monastery Swiftspear. Indeed one of the most pushed combat creatures ever, Swiftspear reigns supreme among Stage 1…

Rank	Deck	Metagame %
1	Grixis Shadow	5.5%
2	Burn	5.4%
3	Gx Tron	5.2%
4	Jeskai Tempo	4.8%
5	RG Valakut	4.7%
6	Eldrazi Tron	4.6%
7	Affinity	4.5%
8	Humans	4.5%
9	Gifts Storm	4.4%
10	Counters Company	3.7%

NOTE: Metagame % is calculated from the unweighted average of all MTGO leagues, paper T8s/T16s, and GP/PT/Open Day 2s in the date range. Data is tracked in the Top Decks page, which you can browse for more details.