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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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Leagues last for roughly a month. You may enter any number of times but only one deck at a time.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	49580	92685–82990–65	52.8	724	5666	2335
Mono Black Aggro	1388	2485–2426–4	50.6	18	168	38

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Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	568–732–1	43.7
Mono Black Aggro	43–43	50.0
Heroic	28–32	46.7
Mono White Heroic	9–22	29.0
Azorius Heroic	6–1	85.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	9–4	69.2
Boros Heroic	2–4	33.3
Red Deck Wins	113–161–1	41.2
Mono Red Devotion	6–6	50.0
Prisoner	1–2	33.3
Proliferate Red	0–2	0.0
Goblins	14–19	42.4
Tokens	23–20	53.5
Selesnya Tokens	10–11	47.6
Mono White Tokens	2–8	20.0
Orzhov Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	12–17	41.4
White Weenie	39–81	32.5
Odric Keywords	2–3	40.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–10	33.3
Soldiers	4–9	30.8
Kithkin	2–0	100.0
Chroma White	1–4	20.0
Mono White Humans	0–2	0.0
Elves	35–38	47.9
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Minotaurs	1–3	25.0
Warriors	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	8–10	44.4
Selesnya Counters	1–1	50.0
Rogues	14–4	77.8
Zombies	20–36	35.7
Gruul Aggro	15–7	68.2
Gruul Landfall	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	8–15	34.8
Mono Red Swarm	4–14	22.2
8 Whack	2–3	40.0
Artifact Aggro	83–96	46.4
Affinity	22–21	51.2
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	2–2	50.0
Boros Vehicles	4–1	80.0
Salvage Titan	4–3	57.1
Tempered Steel	45–66	40.5
Mono Blue Architect	6–3	66.7
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	7–3	70.0
Illusions	2–1	66.7
Devastating Dreams	0–5	0.0
Madness	8–18	30.8
Gruul Madness	2–5	28.6
Golgari Madness	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Madness	4–9	30.8
Voltron	31–16	66.0
Hexproof	13–5	72.2
Boros Auras	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	15–4	78.9
Hateful Auras	1–2	33.3
Slivers	7–1	87.5
Naya Zoo	2–2	50.0
Knights	5–14	26.3
AggroSlide	13–28	31.7
Cats	3–5	37.5
Selesnya Cats	2–5	28.6
Rakdos Aggro	6–8	42.9
Rakdos Hellbent	3–4	42.9
Boros Aggro	1–5	16.7
Humans	3–8	27.3
Selesnya Humans	1–2	33.3
Bant Humans	0–2	0.0
Boros Humans	1–4	20.0
Shamans	1–1	50.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	3–6	33.3
Boros Legends Aggro	3–6	33.3
Pirates	0–4	0.0
Combo	413–335–2	55.2
Storm	91–45–1	66.9
Sultai Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	25–17–1	59.5
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	4–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	3–3	50.0
Simic Storm	6–2	75.0
Reclamation Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	4–1	80.0
High Tide	10–7	58.8
Stormpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	12–7	63.2
Song Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	6–3	66.7
Reanimator	65–47	58.0
Recurring Nightmare	12–18	40.0
Dragon Nightmare	5–11	31.3
Jund Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	8–7	53.3
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
8 Goyf	1–0	100.0
Living Death	1–2	33.3
Grozoth	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	41–17	70.7
Rakdos Reanimator	7–3	70.0
Dimir Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	16–9	64.0
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	2–1	66.7
Necro Combo	5–7	41.7
Faith Necro	3–3	50.0
Deathmantle Necro	0–2	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	23–10	69.7
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0–1	100.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	3–5	37.5
Boros Glimpse	0–3	0.0
Actual Warp World	1–1	50.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–5	28.6
Hypergenesis	10–11	47.6
New Perspectives	6–7	46.2
Cat Wave	0–2	0.0
Mardu Life	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	13–14	48.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–7	41.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	5–5	50.0
Myr Incubator	1–2	33.3
Umbral Mantle	2–1	66.7
"Twin"	1–5	16.7
Jeskai "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	1–2	33.3
Combo Post	3–1	75.0
Metalwork Colossus	16–15	51.6
Anvil Colossus	2–5	28.6
Upheaval Colossus	7–5	58.3
Seismic Swans	4–3	57.1
Cruel Combo	0–1	0.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	7–3	70.0
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	6–2	75.0
Taking Turns	9–5	64.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	8–9	47.1
Ominous Good	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	5–1	83.3
Soulflayer	5–5	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	52–68	43.3
Cephalid Breakfast	35–27	56.5
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	26–20	56.5
Grixis Breakfast	6–7	46.2
Hermit Gond	1–2	33.3
Oops All Spells	11–36	23.4
Neoform Hermit	4–2	66.7
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	5–4	55.6
Dredge	7–11	38.9
Polymorph	1–5	16.7
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	3–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	4–1	80.0
Restore Balance	2–7	22.2
Gyruda	3–1	75.0
Stuffy Doll	6–1	85.7
Belcher	3–1	75.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	2–1	66.7
Midnight Mass	1–3	25.0
Phoenix Altar	1–4	20.0
Actual Twin	5–5	50.0
Izzet Twin	3–5	37.5
Control	425–388–1	52.3
Mono Black Control	7–8	46.7
Esper Control	23–21	52.3
Demonic Rising	14–13–1	51.9
Mono Blue Control	13–7	65.0
Dimir Control	29–20	59.2
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	78–47	62.4
Cawblade	0–3	0.0
Turbo Fog	7–18	28.0
Izzet Control	10–9	52.6
Mardu Control	3–5	37.5
Mill	11–4	73.3
Boros Control	3–3	50.0
Cloudpost Control	27–39	40.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	8–12	40.0
Blackpost	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	7–11	38.9
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–9	25.0
Grixis Control	26–21	55.3
Cruel Control	8–9	47.1
Stax	16–15	51.6
Pollute the Planet	5–2	71.4
Birthday Stax	3–3	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–4	0.0
Stagnant Control	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Control	4–14	22.2
Jeskai Approach	0–3	0.0
Dragon Control	8–6	57.1
Izzet Dragons	3–1	75.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
WUBR Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	5–2	71.4
Runeflare	6–3	66.7
Ponza	25–14	64.1
Mono White Control	2–6	25.0
Life is Ez	0–2	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	3–7	30.0
Cycling Control	15–12	55.6
Astral Slide	14–12	53.8
Five Color Control	13–7	65.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	3–0	100.0
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Last Stand Control	2–1	66.7
Sultai Control	13–22	37.1
Guildgate Control	8–10	44.4
Bant Control	5–3	62.5
Pox	11–6	64.7
Enchantments Control	4–1	80.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	5–6	45.5
Seasons Past Control	7–4	63.6
Orzhov Control	6–14	30.0
Prison	4–10	28.6
Enchantress	4–9	30.8
Aggro-Combo	153–156	49.5
Aristocrats	43–76	36.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	12–31	27.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	9–13	40.9
Golgari Aristocrats	6–2	75.0
Abzan Aristocrats	6–1	85.7
Mardu Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Food	2–9	18.2
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–9	30.8
Boros Bombardment	0–2	0.0
Burn	18–11	62.1
Infect	36–16	69.2
Simic Infect	17–9	65.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–4	55.6
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Turbo Myth	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	8–1	88.9
Hermit Humans	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	28–17	62.2
Izzet Dreadnought	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	21–16	56.8
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–0	100.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	4–13	23.5
Liquimetal Fishing	3–1	75.0
Combo Goblins	6–17	26.1
Goblin Persist	3–10	23.1
Dirty Kitty	3–7	30.0
Aggro-Control	172–111	60.8
Simic Flash	3–3	50.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	45–30	60.0
Azorius Skies	3–6	33.3
Blue Madness	16–5	76.2
Simic Madness	9–5	64.3
Temur Madness	4–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–3	40.0
Temur Clues	2–0	100.0
Wizards	4–3	57.1
Tetsukotog	2–0	100.0
12 Pest	1–4	20.0
Ninjas	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Gush	13–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	19–15	55.9
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	13–20	39.4
Dimir Tempo	17–7	70.8
Dimir Faeries	4–2	66.7
Dimir Librarians	2–1	66.7
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–5	37.5
Azorius Tempo	4–4	50.0
Combo-Control	149–111	57.3
Curses	16–11	59.3
Burning Vengeance	4–2	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	9–8	52.9
Battle of Wits	18–9	66.7
Approach Necro	1–1	50.0
Shared Fate	3–0	100.0
Pickles	2–0	100.0
Mindcrank	6–5	54.5
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	3–2	60.0
Peregrine Drake	1–1	50.0
Familiars	2–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–3	0.0
Lich's Mastery	3–3	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	2–3	40.0
Zur's Weirding	3–2	60.0
Solar Flare	2–4	33.3
Plasma Swans	2–2	50.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	59–53	52.7
Wildfire	23–22	51.1
Thryx-Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	4–5	44.4
Jokulhaups Control	36–31	53.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	13–13	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	5–3	62.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	4–3	57.1
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	5–2	71.4
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	6–2	75.0
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	2–2	50.0
Midrange	439–477	47.9
Temur Ascendancy	12–16	42.9
The Rock	7–11	38.9
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	2–4	33.3
Abzan Midrange	21–30	41.2
Knights of Windgrace	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	2–0	100.0
Jund	28–27	50.9
Blink	36–65	35.6
Wave Blink	18–39	31.6
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–5	28.6
Esper Wave	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	10–18	35.7
Orzhov Wave	1–10	9.1
Abzan Wave	2–3	40.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Trip	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Blink	3–9	25.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	19–15	55.9
Séance	3–4	42.9
Varolz Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Indestructible	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	6–4	60.0
Orzhov Enchantress	2–2	50.0
Constellation	1–1	50.0
Allies	20–24	45.5
Orzhov Allies	10–6	62.5
Mardu Allies	3–7	30.0
Boros Allies	3–4	42.9
Mono White Allies	0–4	0.0
Esper Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	4–3	57.1
-1/-1 Counters	6–3	66.7
Fake-Rack	11–3	78.6
Mardu Midrange	5–11	31.3
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	2–0	100.0
White Jund	5–4	55.6
Vampires	12–13	48.0
Mono Black Vampires	5–5	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	11–9	55.0
Boros Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Mardu Legends	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	6–2	75.0
Rakdos Midrange	14–25	35.9
Naya Midrange	2–2	50.0
Stoic Midrange	1–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	2–9	18.2
Mono Black Midrange	47–38	55.3
Necro Midrange	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Devotion	8–10	44.4
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Heart of Darkness	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	8–8	50.0
Temur Energy	2–1	66.7
Angels	1–5	16.7
Mono White Angels	0–4	0.0
Azorius Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–2	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	11–15	42.3
Martyr's Grace	4–9	30.8
Mutate	2–1	66.7
Sultai Midrange	8–4	66.7
Sultai Emerge	3–2	60.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	25–23	52.1
Orzhov Capenna	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–6	25.0
Prophet Glare	1–6	14.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–3	40.0
Zur the Enchanter	3–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–2	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	4–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	5–6	45.5
Hero of Precinct One	15–19	44.1
Abzan Hero	3–1	75.0
Mardu Hero	0–6	0.0
Esper Hero	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	4–4	50.0
Five Color Hero	4–4	50.0
Naya Hero	0–2	0.0
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	2–2	50.0
Artifact Midrange	11–9	55.0
Coinflip Tribal	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	3–3	50.0
Nissa Company	0–2	0.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	164–116	58.6
Villainous Wealth	2–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	95–64	59.7
Wild Pair	2–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	74–49	60.2
Cloudpost Ramp	35–32	52.2
Eldrazipost	4–0	100.0
Locus Awakening	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	4–8	33.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	11–12	47.8
Gruul Post	3–5	37.5
Simic Post	5–1	83.3
Domain	5–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–2	33.3
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	3–1	75.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–2	50.0
Unclassified	2–0	100.0