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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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Minimum 60 cards. Any number of basic lands. Max four of any other legal card. Sideboard of up to fifteen cards.

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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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Legality is determined a week after the release of a Standard-legal set on Magic Online.

Prices are checked every hour for a week. Anything 2¢ or less for half or more of all checks is legal for the season.

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The next rotation is in 8 weeks, 3 days.

Displace Loop

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	11151	19375–19156–13	50.3	103	854	523
Displace Loop	265	457–413–2	52.5	5	38	11
Peregrine Drake	123	229–206–2	52.6	3	19	4
Familiars	62	91–80	53.2	2	12	4

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	99–120–1	45.2
Mono Black Aggro	2–3	40.0
Heroic	11–10–1	52.4
Mono White Heroic	6–8–1	42.9
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–2	50.0
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	21–45	31.8
Prisoner	1–1	50.0
Proliferate Red	0–3	0.0
Goblins	2–6	25.0
Tokens	6–4	60.0
Selesnya Tokens	4–3	57.1
Mardu Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–3	40.0
White Weenie	15–15	50.0
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	3–2	60.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	5–5	50.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–1	66.7
Rogues	2–3	40.0
Zombies	7–5	58.3
Gruul Aggro	2–4	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	6–4	60.0
Affinity	2–2	50.0
Tempered Steel	4–2	66.7
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	3–0	100.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	4–2	66.7
Hexproof	3–1	75.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	1–2	33.3
Gruul Humans	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	1–2	33.3
Boros Legends Aggro	1–2	33.3
Combo	61–51	54.5
Storm	7–3	70.0
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	2–1	66.7
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	13–13	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	5–4	55.6
Dragon Nightmare	4–4	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–2	0.0
8 Goyf	2–0	100.0
Living Death	0–2	0.0
Grozoth	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	4–5	44.4
Mono Black Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–3	0.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	4–1	80.0
Hypergenesis	2–1	66.7
New Perspectives	1–2	33.3
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	2–0	100.0
Mardu Life	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–2	0.0
Fake-Twin	3–3	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–3	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–2	33.3
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Retraction Helix Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	4–3	57.1
Cephalid Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	2–3	40.0
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Control	116–76	60.4
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	4–5	44.4
Demonic Rising	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Control	4–3	57.1
Turbo Xerox	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	10–6	62.5
Dreadful Inspiration	0–2	0.0
Azorius Control	11–8	57.9
Turbo Fog	5–1	83.3
Izzet Control	4–3	57.1
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	4–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	9–7	56.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	9–6	60.0
Cruel Control	5–3	62.5
Stax	11–4	73.3
Pollute the Planet	4–0	100.0
Birthday Stax	2–2	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	8–9	47.1
Jeskai Approach	0–2	0.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	1–2	33.3
Ponza	1–6	14.3
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	5–5	50.0
Cycling Control	5–1	83.3
Astral Slide	3–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	0–2	0.0
Pox	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	2–1	66.7
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	26–31	45.6
Aristocrats	6–17	26.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–6	14.3
Golgari Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Burn	3–3	50.0
Infect	4–2	66.7
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	3–2	60.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–6	53.8
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–6	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	18–18	50.0
Simic Flash	1–1	50.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	6–6	50.0
Blue Madness	1–2	33.3
Simic Madness	0–2	0.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
12 Pest	3–2	60.0
Ninjas	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	23–23	50.0
Curses	2–1	66.7
Oketra's Monument	2–2	50.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	2–2	50.0
Burning Vengeance	1–2	33.3
Cruel Combo-Control	1–3	25.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	0–2	0.0
Displace Loop	4–4	50.0
Peregrine Drake	3–3	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	2–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–7	41.7
Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–5	28.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–5	28.6
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Midrange	99–78–1	55.9
Temur Ascendancy	9–8	52.9
The Rock	3–2	60.0
Abzan Midrange	6–7	46.2
Jund	5–5	50.0
Blink	7–9	43.8
Wave Blink	4–4	50.0
Azorius Wave	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	4–7	36.4
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	7–4	63.6
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–2	33.3
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	3–1	75.0
Fake-Rack	0–2	0.0
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
Vampires	4–4–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	4–4–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	3–1	75.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Devotion	1–1	50.0
Hellion Whip	5–3	62.5
Dimir Midrange	5–3	62.5
Dimir Vat	2–1	66.7
Temur Energy	1–2	33.3
Angels	0–1	0.0
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–1	83.3
Martyr's Grace	4–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Sultai Energy	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	3–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	2–0	100.0
Ramp	15–16	48.4
Rofellos Ramp	6–9	40.0
Wild Pair	1–2	33.3
Channel-Rofellos	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	6–5	54.5
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	2–4	33.3
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Selvala Tokens	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0