How to beat Jund Sacrifice in Standard
Over the last 90 days of recorded Standard matches, the decks with the best results against Jund Sacrifice are Golgari Landfall (55% over 11 matches) and Boros Dragons (57% over 7 matches). Golgari Landfall's 55% sits in a 95% range of 28%–79%, which is the range a 11-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Meltstrider's Resolve, Seam Rip and Rest in Peace in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.
Best records against Jund Sacrifice
Matches played in the last 90 days, from events that publish round-by-round pairings. Ranked by the bottom of each 95% range, not by the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one.
| Deck | Win rate vs Jund Sacrifice | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golgari Landfall | 54.5% | 6-5 | 11 | Medium sample | 28%–79% |
| Boros Dragons | 57.1% | 4-3 | 7 | Low sample | 25%–84% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
18 further pairings (28 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Jund Sacrifice's archetype page and in the Standard matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat Jund Sacrifice bring
Sideboard cards run by Golgari Landfall, Boros Dragons. This is not a sideboard guide for this matchup. We record who beat whom, not what either player boarded, so these are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play — a hint about the kind of card that punishes Jund Sacrifice, not a list to bring in.
| Card | Decks running it | Average copies | Which decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meltstrider's Resolve | 1 of 2 | 3.7 | Golgari Landfall |
| Seam Rip | 1 of 2 | 3.3 | Boros Dragons |
| Rest in Peace | 1 of 2 | 3.1 | Boros Dragons |
| Sapling Nursery | 1 of 2 | 2.3 | Golgari Landfall |
| Boros Charm | 1 of 2 | 1.7 | Boros Dragons |
| Torpor Orb | 1 of 2 | 1.7 | Golgari Landfall |
| Warg Tactics | 1 of 2 | 1.3 | Golgari Landfall |
| Surrak, Elusive Hunter | 1 of 2 | 1.3 | Golgari Landfall |
| Get Lost | 1 of 2 | 1.3 | Boros Dragons |
| Pyroclasm | 1 of 2 | 1.0 | Boros Dragons |
| Dark Knight's Greatsword | 1 of 2 | 1.0 | Golgari Landfall |
| Swamp | 1 of 2 | 1.0 | Golgari Landfall |
Average copies is expected copies per deck — average copies played multiplied by the share of that archetype's lists running the card — so a 4-of in half the lists reads as 2.0.
Decks Jund Sacrifice beats
The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Jund Sacrifice with, the record argues against these.
| Deck | Win rate vs Jund Sacrifice | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimir Midrange | 36.4% | 4-7 | 11 | Medium sample | 15%–65% |
| Lifegain | 40.0% | 2-3 | 5 | Low sample | 12%–77% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
Questions
What beats Jund Sacrifice in Standard?
Across the last 90 days, Golgari Landfall (55% over 11 matches) and Boros Dragons (57% over 7 matches) hold the best recorded results against Jund Sacrifice. Records come from events that publish round-by-round pairings, and both decks in a match have to be identified for it to count, so these are the pairings we can see rather than every match played.
What should I bring in against Jund Sacrifice?
We do not have sideboard choices tied to individual matches, so this is not a sideboard guide. What the data supports is narrower: the 2 decks with the best records against Jund Sacrifice — Golgari Landfall and Boros Dragons — most commonly run Meltstrider's Resolve, Seam Rip, Rest in Peace, Sapling Nursery and Boros Charm in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.
What does Jund Sacrifice beat?
Jund Sacrifice's best recorded matchups over the same window are Dimir Midrange (64% across 11 matches) and Lifegain (60% across 5 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Jund Sacrifice with, these are the ones the record argues against.
How reliable are these Standard matchup numbers?
Not very, and the page says so per row rather than in aggregate. Every pairing shows its match count, its sample band and a 95% range; the strongest band we award is 20+ matches, which is still roughly a ±20-point range around the figure shown. Pairings under 5 matches are counted but never given a percentage — there are 18 of those for Jund Sacrifice right now. Rankings use the bottom of each range rather than the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one it has not earned.
What period does this cover?
Matches played in the last 90 days, filtered on when each match was actually played. Archetypes that have dropped out of the Standard metagame are excluded from the ranking — their historical records are still on Jund Sacrifice's own archetype page and in the format matchup matrix.
What each number on this site measures, and where it is least reliable, is set out on the methodology page.