Lorwyn Eclipsed, the first expansion of 2026, is almost at our doorstep, but while the new set hasn't arrived, Standard has been dominated by a mix of Izzet Lessons on the Combo-Control spectrum, Bant Airbending in Combo-Aggro, and decks like Mono Red Aggro, Dimir Midrange, and Jeskai Control among the fair strategies, creating a relatively diverse environment with a wide range of viable strategies.
In recent weeks, Selesnya Landfall has adopted a mix of new and old cards: Badgermole Cub has transformed into both a threat and ramp and secured space for Mightform Harmonizer to gain slots in the maindeck, guaranteeing openings as explosive as Tifa Lockhart's, but for any creature — especially when combined with the new Earthbender Ascension.
In this article, we evaluate the new Selesnya Mightform and analyze how the archetype behaves in the current Standard Metagame!
The Decklist
Maindeck
Llanowar Elves is the classic accelerator that enables explosive sequences and becomes even more impactful alongside Badgermole Cub, allowing openings with many threats on the board to trigger Landfall or to play cards like Mightform Harmonizer and/or Icetill Explorer without having to spend the turn's lands, guaranteeing more Landfall instances.
Icetill Explorer is one of the most important engines in the list. It guarantees a steady flow of lands, allowing you to play an additional one per turn and reuse the "Fetch Lands" for four Landfall triggers each turn.
Escape Tunnel and Fabled Passage are the fuel of our strategy. With so many Landfall sources, they guarantee multiple triggers per turn, being vital for amplifying the power of our threats.
Badgermole Cub functions as an exceptional accelerator in any game while putting two threats on the board. Generating double mana with any dork enables the most explosive openings for Selesnya Landfall and secures a board position that is difficult to overcome.
Sazh's Chocobo starts growing early with each land played, quickly becoming a threat that demands an immediate answer and benefiting from Earthbender Ascension and Mightform Harmonizer to explode if it stays in play for too long.
Lumbering Worldwagon offers one more Landfall instance every turn and grows if the game goes long, potentially being another effective card to utilize the Mightform trigger and Earthbender Ascension.
Mossborn Hydra is the main finisher. Just one "Fetch Land" and it transforms into a 4/4, add more Ramp and/or another Fetch in the process, and we already have an 8/8 or 16/16 attacking, capable of growing even more and even performing unexpected "hit-kills" with Mightform Harmonizer.
Earthbender Ascension generates additional value with each new Landfall we use until it reaches the point where it grants Trample to our creatures. Its synergy with Harmonizer is the reason this Landfall variant exists.
Mightform Harmonizer is the heart of this variant and transforms any creature into a threat with a Landfall trigger, especially if they are already big enough. The Warp cost allows for some "hit-kills" by investing less mana to have it in play, while paying the full mana cost guarantees a 4/4 that, on the next turn, can easily attack for 20 damage alongside Icetill Explorer and Earthbender Ascension.
Snakeskin Veil protects our "combo" at a low cost and interacts with the +1/+1 counter mechanic of Mossborn Hydra. In some cases, Royal Treatment is an option in this slot.
There is no war in Ba Sing Se, but there is a steady flow of threats that guarantee resilience for Selesnya Landfall in longer games.
Hushwood Verge is the foundation of our 
splash in the Sideboard, guaranteeing consistency in having tapped lands without hindering color access.
Sideboard
Felidar Retreat is the alternative game plan against Control and archetypes with many spot interactions, swapping our plan of go big for a much more effective go wide line in these games.
Get Lost is a versatile removal that deals with problematic creatures, planeswalkers, or enchantments at a decent cost and at instant speed.
Seam Rip deals with smaller threats in the mirror and against Mono Red Aggro/Prowess without losing utility in other games with cheap permanents, being occasionally useful against Lessons.
Soul-Guide Lantern is flexible graveyard hate that allows responding to Reanimator without spending too much mana in the process. It also works to lock Accumulate Wisdom from turning into an Ancestral Recall.
Scrapshooter deals with artifacts and enchantments without giving up board pressure, and a 4/4 for three mana can deal a lot of damage the next turn with our engines or guarantee a decent threat when our opponent needs to add Pyroclasm and other cheap sweepers against Felidar Retreat.
Vivien Reid is our value tool in longer games. She deals with artifacts and enchantments in the same slot where she generates card advantage, making her an extremely versatile piece in attrition matchups.
Sideboard Guide
Izzet Lessons
IN
OUT
Going on the defensive is a terrible choice in this matchup, but we cannot afford to keep many cards that force overextending with our lands and that might eat a Firebending Lesson in the process.
Izzet Looting
IN
OUT
Although more aggressive than Lessons, Izzet Looting can generate positive mana trades easily with our creatures that require many landfall triggers to grow but doesn't handle the "go wide" line of Felidar Retreat well.
Mono Red Aggro
IN
OUT
Opponents try to race in this game and know we can easily invalidate removal, so we need to reduce our number of slower threats without giving up the explosive potential of Mightform and Icetill Explorer. It's preferable to use Harmonizer for its Warp cost to avoid the possibility of a Twisted Fealty on the swing back.
Dimir Midrange
IN
OUT
Our plan doesn't differ much from what we try with Izzet, even though both archetypes have quite different plans. Vivien Reid and Scrapshooter provide answers against Enduring Curiosity without giving up generating extra value, while Get Lost deals with Kaito, Bane of Nightmares.
Jeskai Control
IN
OUT
The opponent has too many instant-speed answers for us to focus on the combo, but we also can't give up speed because the late-game is much better for them. Felidar Retreat is a very punishing play after a sweeper and punishes the spot removal needed to deal with Mossborn Hydra and Sazh's Chocobo.
Sultai Reanimator
IN
OUT
Your goal is to win faster than your opponent can set up, and Sultai Reanimator uses very few board interactions, to the point that we can risk taking a Bitter Triumph without Snakeskin Veil for protection, as long as it means delaying their combo by one or two turns.
Bant Airbending
IN
OUT
Interacting with the combo while advancing our board is the best way to win this matchup. Sazh's Chocobo loses value due to the high amount of chump blocks the opponent can put in its way, so we need to focus on the big threat combo with Earthbender Ascension to push damage through.
Selesnya Landfall
IN
OUT
Although this matchup is a race, you don't want to play so reactively that you play around, at most, four Get Lost and some number of Sheltered by Ghosts, but you need enough removal to deal with Mossborn Hydra and/or Mightform Harmonizer.
Destroying Icetill Explorer considerably reduces the opponent's explosive potential, and Scrapshooter deals with Earthbender Ascension without giving up board position.
Wrapping Up
That's all for today!
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