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

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	13457	23696–22410–3	51.4	86	935	661
Dimir Tempo	1321	2024–2180	48.1	4	41	46
Dimir Faeries	148	212–250	45.9	0	4	2
Dimir Librarians	32	52–63	45.2	1	2	1

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	351–557	38.7
Mono Black Aggro	7–17	29.2
Heroic	31–43	41.9
Mono White Heroic	11–20	35.5
Azorius Heroic	7–2	77.8
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	6–9	40.0
Boros Heroic	6–10	37.5
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	45–130	25.7
Mono Red Devotion	2–4	33.3
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Goblins	16–15	51.6
Tokens	18–17	51.4
Selesnya Tokens	8–5	61.5
Mono White Tokens	6–6	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	2–3	40.0
Mono Green Stompy	12–19	38.7
White Weenie	27–44	38.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–8	33.3
Soldiers	7–6	53.8
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	0–3	0.0
Mono White Humans	0–2	0.0
Elves	18–32	36.0
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	9–3	75.0
Selesnya Counters	3–1	75.0
Rogues	1–2	33.3
Zombies	5–22	18.5
Gruul Aggro	10–10	50.0
Gruul Landfall	3–0	100.0
Merfolk	7–3	70.0
Mono Red Swarm	9–9	50.0
8 Whack	6–7	46.2
Artifact Aggro	52–79	39.7
Affinity	22–41	34.9
Hardened Scales Affinity	5–6	45.5
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	4–1	80.0
Tempered Steel	18–23	43.9
Mono Blue Architect	3–7	30.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	1–1	50.0
Madness	11–18	37.9
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Madness	8–16	33.3
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	12–12	50.0
Hexproof	6–8	42.9
Equipment Aggro	2–2	50.0
Hateful Auras	1–2	33.3
Slivers	3–1	75.0
Naya Zoo	0–2	0.0
Knights	6–9	40.0
AggroSlide	15–25	37.5
Cats	7–4	63.6
Mono White Cats	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	3–4	42.9
Rakdos Aggro	4–8	33.3
Boros Aggro	3–2	60.0
Humans	5–7	41.7
Selesnya Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Humans	2–2	50.0
Shamans	0–4	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	7–9	43.8
Boros Legends Aggro	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–1	50.0
Bard Class	1–2	33.3
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Rats	2–0	100.0
Combo	434–375	53.6
Storm	123–74	62.4
Dimir Tendrils	18–26	40.9
Dragonstorm	16–5	76.2
Hazoret Storm	3–0	100.0
Simic Storm	4–1	80.0
Citadel Storm	12–4	75.0
High Tide	32–16	66.7
Grixis Tendrils	5–0	100.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	8–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	10–10	50.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Song Storm	2–0	100.0
Channel Storm	5–11	31.3
Reanimator	54–61	47.0
Recurring Nightmare	7–11	38.9
Dragon Nightmare	6–5	54.5
Worldgorger Dragon	9–6	60.0
Double Dragon	2–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	37–41	47.4
Rakdos Reanimator	12–15	44.4
Dimir Reanimator	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Reanimator	14–17	45.2
Oriss Genesis	0–6	0.0
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–8	38.5
Dubious Challenge	3–2	60.0
Warp World	2–13	13.3
Boros Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Actual Warp World	1–1	50.0
Four Color Glimpse	0–8	0.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	9–5	64.3
Cat Wave	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	11–15	42.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	8–12	40.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	7–3	70.0
Jeskai "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	5–3	62.5
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	14–18	43.8
Anvil Colossus	9–13	40.9
Upheaval Colossus	2–2	50.0
Seismic Swans	2–2	50.0
Eggs	7–2	77.8
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–2	60.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	9–2	81.8
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	15–14	51.7
Ominous Good	4–2	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	8–1	88.9
Soulflayer	6–12	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	35–33	51.5
Hermit Dredge	0–2	0.0
Oops All Spells	24–19	55.8
Neoform Hermit	9–7	56.3
Unctus	2–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	1–2	33.3
Dredge	16–35	31.4
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	4–5	44.4
Dice Factory	8–1	88.9
Storm Herald	7–2	77.8
Enduring Ideal	6–10	37.5
Ad Nauseam	9–1	90.0
Ad Swanseam	2–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	5–3	62.5
GreenTwin	1–2	33.3
Tibalt's Trickery	6–3	66.7
Intruder Alarm	1–2	33.3
Calibrated Blast	7–1	87.5
Restore Balance	6–3	66.7
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Belcher	4–1	80.0
Tameshi Bloom	4–3	57.1
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	2–5	28.6
Phoenix Altar	1–2	33.3
Actual Twin	3–6	33.3
Izzet Twin	3–5	37.5
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	348–323	51.9
Mono Black Control	11–4	73.3
Esper Control	23–27	46.0
Demonic Rising	5–2	71.4
Mono Blue Control	5–3	62.5
Dimir Control	12–21	36.4
Azorius Control	51–63	44.7
Cawblade	4–5	44.4
Turbo Fog	16–4	80.0
Izzet Control	4–7	36.4
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	10–5	66.7
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	29–44	39.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	5–2	71.4
Blackpost	2–6	25.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	11–17	39.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	8–11	42.1
Grixis Control	17–9	65.4
Cruel Control	4–2	66.7
Stax	7–14	33.3
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	1–4	20.0
Dragon Control	9–6	60.0
Izzet Dragons	5–3	62.5
Esper Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–2	33.3
Runeflare	8–2	80.0
Ponza	22–27	44.9
Mono White Control	6–7	46.2
Life is Ez	2–6	25.0
Cycling Control	10–7	58.8
Astral Slide	10–6	62.5
Five Color Control	7–5	58.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	4–1	80.0
Last Stand Control	2–2	50.0
Sultai Control	12–4	75.0
Sultai Ultimatum	4–2	66.7
Guildgate Control	11–9	55.0
Bant Control	4–2	66.7
Temur Reclamation	3–3	50.0
Pox	14–13	51.9
Enchantments Control	2–1	66.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–3	57.1
Seasons Past Control	13–7	65.0
Orzhov Control	14–7	66.7
Prison	9–7	56.3
Enchantress	8–5	61.5
Aggro-Combo	161–181	47.1
Aristocrats	36–70	34.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	7–19	26.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	7–12	36.8
Golgari Aristocrats	4–5	44.4
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Food	5–5	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–18	21.7
Boros Bombardment	3–4	42.9
Burn	23–23	50.0
Necro Burn	1–2	33.3
Infect	37–11	77.1
Simic Infect	16–3	84.2
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–4	69.2
Golgari Infect	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	27–33	45.0
Izzet Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	16–26	38.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	9–5	64.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	12–10	54.5
Liquimetal Fishing	7–5	58.3
Combo Goblins	5–20	20.0
Goblin Persist	1–15	6.3
Dirty Kitty	4–5	44.4
Aggro-Control	143–161	47.0
Simic Flash	4–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	34–47	42.0
Azorius Skies	6–7	46.2
Blue Madness	11–5	68.8
Simic Madness	7–4	63.6
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	7–9	43.8
Ninjas	4–5	44.4
Mono Blue Tempo	23–34	40.4
Mono Blue Faeries	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–3	0.0
Izzet Spells	12–9	57.1
Dimir Tempo	26–26	50.0
Dimir Faeries	7–4	63.6
Dimir Librarians	0–1	0.0
Sultai Tempo	1–4	20.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Tempo	2–3	40.0
Combo-Control	100–90	52.6
Curses	4–2	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	9–4	69.2
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Pickles	3–0	100.0
Mindcrank	5–15	25.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–2	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	5–3	62.5
Zur's Weirding	6–5	54.5
Solar Flare	4–3	57.1
Plasma Swans	7–4	63.6
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	39–42	48.1
Wildfire	11–9	55.0
Thryx-Wildfire	4–1	80.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–6	25.0
Jokulhaups Control	28–33	45.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–14	22.2
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	10–11	47.6
Temur Jokulhaups Control	7–3	70.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	5–1	83.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Thopter-Sword	2–4	33.3
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–2	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	2–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Midrange	393–402	49.4
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	18–12	60.0
Golgari Citadel	3–1	75.0
Grenzo	3–2	60.0
Abzan Midrange	11–14	44.0
Jund	17–17	50.0
Blink	45–48	48.4
Wave Blink	26–25	51.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Esper Wave	4–1	80.0
Azorius Wave	11–17	39.3
Orzhov Wave	3–2	60.0
Abzan Wave	3–2	60.0
Bant Wave	3–2	60.0
Acid Trip	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	5–13	27.8
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	27–20	57.4
Séance	4–3	57.1
Varolz Dreadnought	11–4	73.3
Enchantments Matter	5–3	62.5
Constellation	2–0	100.0
Allies	5–7	41.7
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	0–2	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–3	25.0
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	13–7	65.0
Mardu Midrange	7–10	41.2
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	1–7	12.5
Mono Black Vampires	1–5	16.7
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	6–5	54.5
Mardu Legends	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	3–2	60.0
Elementals	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Midrange	27–20	57.4
Naya Midrange	5–2	71.4
Big Red	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Midrange	33–59	35.9
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	23–30	43.4
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	18–14	56.3
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Angels	2–7	22.2
Mono White Angels	0–4	0.0
Azorius Angels	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Angels	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	5–5	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	8–9	47.1
Martyr's Grace	1–2	33.3
Adventures	1–1	50.0
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	8–10	44.4
Fight Rigging	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	14–27	34.1
Jeskai Midrange	5–2	71.4
Prophet Glare	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	8–1	88.9
Ordealbreak	4–4	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–4	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Neoform	2–1	66.7
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	23–12	65.7
Hero of Precinct One	16–21	43.2
Abzan Hero	4–2	66.7
Mardu Hero	2–3	40.0
Esper Hero	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–12	7.7
Five Color Hero	2–2	50.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	1–2	33.3
Clerics	5–2	71.4
Simic Snow	5–15	25.0
Artifact Midrange	4–3	57.1
Coinflip Tribal	0–2	0.0
Death Cloud	4–3	57.1
Illness in the Ranks	0–2	0.0
Game Objects	2–2	50.0
Ramp	94–91	50.8
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	7–22	24.1
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	50–43	53.8
Eldrazipost	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	3–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	36–32	52.9
Gruul Post	5–5	50.0
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–3	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–2	0.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Defenders	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	6–5	54.5
Jund Carth	0–2	0.0
Applejacks	5–1	83.3
Field Ramp	3–0	100.0