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Arstall's meta reviews, priced against your collection

The creator-decks page stores each of these videos as a single deck row with one price. Each one is a whole-format tier review. This reads the reviews back out of the captions, checks every quoted claim against the video it came from, and puts the wildcards each verdict would cost you beside it. Built 2026-08-05.

What this costs you

Your Arena collection as of the snapshot below, against the cards he names on camera. Copies owned are summed across every Arena printing of a card, so an older printing in your collection still counts toward the playset.

4rare wildcards
3mythic wildcards
859uncommon wildcards
1,017common wildcards
4 / 6cards he names, playset already owned
8rare wildcards still needed

Collection snapshot 2026-08-02, 11,308 cards held, 409 creator decks in the price database, prices captured 2026-08-05.

The finding that matters more than the decks. Arstall's rubric vocabulary is a late-format habit, not a season-long one. The phrases that make a review machine-readable, “top three performing cards” and “safe craft”, appear only in Week 5. Weeks 1 and 2 use neither, so the back catalogue yields a fraction of what the latest review does. The coverage table sits above the decks rather than in a footnote.
0 claims dropped. Every quoted claim on this page appears in its video as one continuous run of the captions.

Coverage, per video

Counts are literal phrase occurrences in each transcript. The last column is how many decks came out carrying a real judgement. A record whose only field was “best of one/three” is excluded, because that phrase is said 6 to 21 times per video as ambient framing and says nothing about the deck beside it.

VideoCharstop three performing cardssafe / risky crafttier Nnumber N by popularitytop eight Decks out
Week 12026-06-3028,151000190
Week 22026-07-0637,977001052
Week 32026-07-1424,392002271
Week 42026-07-2022,195000351
Week 52026-07-2716,060253677
Early Accessundated23,774000000

11 deck records across 4 of 6 videos. Week 5 alone carries most of them.

What came out

Week 1 2026-06-30

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Week 2 2026-07-06 watch ↗

mono red

R
fell out of top 8bo1
on the top eight“So, the last time that we saw Ratos Fling specifically was week three of Secrets of Stricks Haven, and it will eventually do dip out of the top eight as well as more interaction is added into the meta to counteract this strategy.”▶ 00:08:32
the raw captionSo, the last time that we saw Ratos Fling specifically was week three of uh, Secrets of Stricks Haven, and it will eventually do uh, dip out of the top eight as well as more interaction is added into the meta to counteract this strategy.
Priced R lists in the creator databaseMatched on colour identity, not on his list. He names an archetype on camera and publishes no decklist. Wildcards are what Arena still charges you after your collection is subtracted; the dollar figure opens a cart holding the lines it was summed from.

Abzan

WBG
new to top 8
on the top eight“And I was curious about this archetype because MTG Joe again covered this deck where some people were taking it into the high mythic ranks relatively well, but when you're looking at a large group of people, it was struggling to perform, right? And so this week it made it into the top eight. We'll see if it's here to stay, right?”▶ 00:09:54
the raw captionAnd I was curious about this archetype because um MTG co MTG Joe again covered this deck uh where some people were taking it into the high mythic ranks um relatively well, but when you're looking at a large group of people, it was it was struggling to perform, right? And so this week it made it into the top eight. We'll see if it's here to stay, right? But it's basically taking the mono white life gain shell um and then adding in the black and for the bat synergies off of Zorine Malia um the lunar convocation gives you nice chump blockers.
Priced WBG lists in the creator databaseMatched on colour identity, not on his list. He names an archetype on camera and publishes no decklist. Wildcards are what Arena still charges you after your collection is subtracted; the dollar figure opens a cart holding the lines it was summed from.

Week 3 2026-07-14 watch ↗

Mono-White

W
tier 1bo3
his tier call“This is only the top eight. There are much more. You can definitely check out untapped. I think there's like 20 tier one and tier two archetypes, which are all viable to take to mythic.”▶ 00:08:55
the raw captionThis is only the top eight. There are much more. You can definitely check out untapped. I think there's like 20 tier one and tier two archetypes, which are all viable to take to mythic.
Priced W lists in the creator databaseMatched on colour identity, not on his list. He names an archetype on camera and publishes no decklist. Wildcards are what Arena still charges you after your collection is subtracted; the dollar figure opens a cart holding the lines it was summed from.

Week 4 2026-07-20 watch ↗

mono white

W
still top 8bo3
on the top eight“So depends on how much you're coming up against that archetype. And then Jess Artifacts is still in the top eight. Being good against the board ccentric strategies, struggling a little bit against the turn four winds.”▶ 00:04:28
the raw captionSo depends on how much you're coming up against that archetype. And then Jess Artifacts is still in the top eight. Um being good against the board ccentric strategies, struggling a little bit against the turn four winds.
Priced W lists in the creator databaseMatched on colour identity, not on his list. He names an archetype on camera and publishes no decklist. Wildcards are what Arena still charges you after your collection is subtracted; the dollar figure opens a cart holding the lines it was summed from.

Week 5 2026-07-27 watch ↗

Selesnya

WG
safe craft#1 by popularity
his craft verdict“So, Selesnya Orbroid has not seen any changes since week four. If I say that, it means it's a relatively safe craft, meaning it's been in the top eight for at least 2 weeks late into the format. This archetype, in case you are new, I'll go over the top performing cards, which is Badger Maul Cub, Llanowar Elves, and the Practiced Offense.”▶ 00:01:55
the raw captionSo, Selesnya Orbroid has not seen any changes since week four. If I have If I say that, it means it's a relatively safe craft, um meaning it's been in the top eight for at least 2 weeks late into the format. Um this archetype, in case you are new, I'll go over the top performing cards, which is Badger Maul Cub, Llanowar Elves, and the Practiced Offense.
his popularity rank“Selesnya or a boroid was number one for the previous 30 days prior to that. Selesnya's or a boroid is back at the number one popular spot in the tournaments and so this was the same list that we talked about in week three run by a different person in the standard challenge on July 21st.”▶ 00:01:55
the raw captionSelesnya or a boroid was number one for the previous 30 days prior to that. Selesnya's or a boroid is back at the number one popular spot in the tournaments and so this was the same list that we talked about in week three run by a different person in the standard challenge on July 21st.
Priced WG lists in the creator databaseMatched on colour identity, not on his list. He names an archetype on camera and publishes no decklist. Wildcards are what Arena still charges you after your collection is subtracted; the dollar figure opens a cart holding the lines it was summed from.
Source he names on camera: standard challenge on July 21

Mono Green

G
new to top 8
on the top eight“Mono Green Squirrel Girl made it into the top eight this week. I will say though, be careful. The last time it was in the top eight was week two.”▶ 00:02:21
the raw captionMono Green Squirrel Girl made it into the top eight this week. I will say though, be careful. The last time it was in the top eight was week two.
Priced G lists in the creator databaseMatched on colour identity, not on his list. He names an archetype on camera and publishes no decklist. Wildcards are what Arena still charges you after your collection is subtracted; the dollar figure opens a cart holding the lines it was summed from.

Grixis Fling

UBR
safe craftunchanged from last week
his craft verdict“Grixis Fling is also a safe craft. There's no changes from week four. There are some of these cards that are rotating like I'll talk about tomorrow, like the Slick Shot Show-Off, but until rotation in January, it looks like it's here to stay.”▶ 00:02:45
the raw captionGrixis Fling is also a safe craft. There's no changes from week four. Um there are some of these cards that are rotating like I'll talk about tomorrow, like the Slick Shot Show-Off, but until rotation in January, it looks like it's here to stay.
Priced UBR lists in the creator databaseMatched on colour identity, not on his list. He names an archetype on camera and publishes no decklist. Wildcards are what Arena still charges you after your collection is subtracted; the dollar figure opens a cart holding the lines it was summed from.

Temur Cone

URG
risky craft
his craft verdict“In summary, your the cards that you're looking for are top three performing cards are Foggy Swamp Visions, Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant, and then Zombify. And that dinosaur deck wasn't in the top eight since week one of Secrets of Strixhaven. So, it's kind of a risky craft, but it's been consistently in tier two.”▶ 00:04:10
the raw captionIn summary, your the cards that you're looking for are top three performing cards are Foggy Swamp Visions, Ghalta, uh Stampede Tyrant, and then Zombify. And that dinosaur deck wasn't in the top eight since week one of Secrets of Strixhaven. So, it's kind of a risky craft, but it you know, it's been consistently in tier two. Uh Jeskai Revelation Jeskai Sorry.
Cards he names, against your collection
Priced URG lists in the creator databaseMatched on colour identity, not on his list. He names an archetype on camera and publishes no decklist. Wildcards are what Arena still charges you after your collection is subtracted; the dollar figure opens a cart holding the lines it was summed from.

Jeskai Artifacts

WUR
safe crafttier 2unchanged from last week
his craft verdict“Jeskai Artifacts is also in tier two and has no changes from week four of Marvel Super Heroes. It's a relatively safe craft until rotation where we are losing a lot of key pieces in this archetype from Lost Caverns of Ixalan rotating out. And but right now definitely could get your rounds in if you've crafted all of them the mythics for this deck.”▶ 00:04:21
the raw captionJeskai Artifacts uh is also in tier two and has no changes from week four of Marvel Super Heroes. It's a relatively safe craft until rotation where we are losing a lot of uh key pieces in this archetype um from Lost Caverns of Ixalan rotating out. And um but right now definitely could uh you know, get your rounds in if you've crafted all of them the mythics for this for this deck.
Cards he names, against your collection
Priced WUR lists in the creator databaseMatched on colour identity, not on his list. He names an archetype on camera and publishes no decklist. Wildcards are what Arena still charges you after your collection is subtracted; the dollar figure opens a cart holding the lines it was summed from.

four-color Reanimator

safe craftnew to top 8bo1unchanged from last week
his craft verdict“And then the other turn four combo win in best of one right now is the teamer Kona strategy. This one has no changes since week four either and is a relatively safe craft if you prefer to not be iced by graveyard hate and instead be iced by your opponent's interaction. This one you're looking to play Kona.”▶ 00:05:51
the raw captionAnd then the other turn four combo win in best of one right now is the teamer Kona strategy. This one has no changes since week four either and is a relatively safe craft if you prefer to not be iced by graveyard hate and instead be iced by your opponent's interaction. This one you're looking to play Kona.
on the top eight“Four-Color Dinosaurs also made it into the top eight this week. This one is a turn three combo win, more consistently on turn four, I'd say, cuz you can then also use Zombify.”▶ 00:05:51
the raw captionFour-Color Dinosaurs also made it into the top eight this week. Uh this one is a turn three combo win, uh more consistently on turn four, I'd say, cuz you can then also use Zombify.

Jeskai Lessons

WUR
#2 by popularity
his popularity rank“So Jeskai lessons is number two by popularity. This one is the same list that we talked about last week.”
the raw captionSo Jeskai lessons is number two by popularity. This one is the same list that we talked about last week.
Priced WUR lists in the creator databaseMatched on colour identity, not on his list. He names an archetype on camera and publishes no decklist. Wildcards are what Arena still charges you after your collection is subtracted; the dollar figure opens a cart holding the lines it was summed from.
Source he names on camera: Sydney Standard Spectacular on July 10

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