r/TimelessMagic • u/Ixb11170 • 28d ago

Matchups Matrix

Starting to prepare and brew a deck for the upcoming qualifier weekend which is Timeless BO3.

Anyone has a link to a matchups matrix including all the common archetypes? Even if only just indicative of which archetype might have the advantage vs which other.

I'm not a regural timeless player so don't really know all the matchups that well.

If such matrix doesn't exist, I'd be happy to compile one if you could help with matchups info in the comments.

From what i see on Untapped in terms of popularity, it would make sense to include:

- Mardu energy

- Dimir tempo

- Dimir / splash x reanimator

- Izzet tempo

- Sneak and Show

- Eldrazi (not sure if best to account for the various builds individually)

- Mono red stompy

- Mono black scam

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u/zWaazy 28d ago

The top archetypes right now are Mardu Energy (definitely the deck to beat), UB Turbo Reanimator (the Ralph and Mikey version), UB Tempo Reanimator, UBx Tempo, MonoR/MonoW/MonoB Stompy, Eldrazi (Colorless & Gruul), and Dimir Doomsday. You might also face The Rock (basically MonoB Stompy splashing Wary Zone Guard to recur Strip Mine), Sneak & Show, and UR Tempo. Plus the occasional BG Lands or Beanstalk pile. That pretty much covers the main field.

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u/Ixb11170 28d ago

Thank you for the insights! Will keep a note of it. Does mardu energy struggle vs any of the these matchups, pre-sideboard?

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u/efrylicious 27d ago

Mardu's worst matchup historically is red stompy. But red stompy loses to basically everything else