Decks & metagame

Every pile of cards is trying to be something.

Paste a decklist and ManaLotus names its archetype. Browse what is actually winning tournaments. Then build the next one from real cards, not a hunch.

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Pasted decklist

75 cards · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Swamp × 24 ...

Reads as
Mono-Black MidrangeControl leaningGrindy

Archetype classification

It sorts itself

The classifier reads a decklist against a purpose-built vocabulary of Magic gameplay concepts and assigns an archetype on the way in. No tagging, no maintenance. Your library organizes as it grows.

  • Applied automatically at import, every time
  • Built on a typed taxonomy of removal, ramp, card advantage, and more
  • The same read powers synergy analysis inside a deck

Pasted decklist

75 cards · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Swamp × 24 ...

Reads as
Mono-Black MidrangeControl leaningGrindy

Tournament decks

The metagame, as data

Real competitive decklists, kept current and made browsable. Filter by format, commander color identity, and event window to see what is winning and how it is built.

  • Faceted by format, commander, and date
  • Read the list, then read its archetype and its pieces
  • Available to any signed-in account

Recent metagame · standard

  • Mono-Red Aggro18%
  • Azorius Control14%
  • Domain Ramp11%
  • Golgari Midrange9%

Illustrative. Live tournament data is available when you sign in.

From owning to building

The bridge a spreadsheet never had

Because your collection, the market, and the metagame all key to the same cards, the jump from what you own to what you could build is one step, not five tabs.

Decks, the hard way
Decks, with ManaLotus
You sort decks into folders you named by hand
Every deck is classified by archetype the moment it lands
The metagame lives in a dozen browser tabs
Tournament decklists are filterable in one place, by format, commander, and date
You start a new brew from a blank page
Building starts from what the format is actually playing, and what you already own

Turn a collection into a deck

Classify what you have, study what is winning, and build the next one with real cards.