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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.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Ramp	9830	16457–17849–2	48.0	67	575	354
Cloudpost Ramp	4513	7906–8337	48.7	23	195	155
Greenpost	2773	5189–5075	50.6	22	151	107

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1013–1345	43.0
Mono Black Aggro	12–11	52.2
Heroic	77–130	37.2
Mono White Heroic	52–98	34.7
Azorius Heroic	4–1	80.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	16–22	42.1
Boros Heroic	2–6	25.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	157–231	40.5
Mono Red Devotion	8–5	61.5
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	2–0	100.0
Goblins	33–34	49.3
Tokens	31–36	46.3
Selesnya Tokens	6–3	66.7
Mono White Tokens	13–24	35.1
Orzhov Tokens	6–3	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	32–35	47.8
White Weenie	77–104	42.5
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	11–26	29.7
Soldiers	16–16	50.0
Kithkin	3–2	60.0
Chroma White	1–3	25.0
Mono White Humans	1–7	12.5
Elves	77–137	36.0
Werewolves	5–3	62.5
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Warriors	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	22–16	57.9
Selesnya Counters	3–8	27.3
Rogues	11–11	50.0
Zombies	43–51	45.7
Gruul Aggro	22–23	48.9
Gruul Landfall	2–3	40.0
Merfolk	14–44	24.1
Mono Red Swarm	16–15	51.6
8 Whack	7–4	63.6
Artifact Aggro	135–216	38.5
Affinity	91–115	44.2
Hush-finity	0–2	0.0
Salvage Titan	6–8	42.9
Tempered Steel	27–77	26.0
Mono Blue Architect	10–14	41.7
Devoid Aggro	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	3–2	60.0
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Madness	13–18	41.9
Gruul Madness	0–2	0.0
Golgari Madness	3–6	33.3
Rakdos Madness	7–8	46.7
Jund Madness	1–2	33.3
Voltron	32–15	68.1
Hexproof	13–6	68.4
Equipment Aggro	5–7	41.7
Hateful Auras	13–2	86.7
Slivers	10–11	47.6
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	29–23	55.8
AggroSlide	78–88	47.0
Cats	12–14	46.2
Mono White Cats	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Cats	8–13	38.1
Rakdos Aggro	19–24	44.2
Boros Aggro	9–7	56.3
Humans	8–7	53.3
Bant Humans	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Humans	4–1	80.0
Boros Humans	1–1	50.0
Shamans	0–8	0.0
Brushwaggs	2–1	66.7
Legends Aggro	5–12	29.4
Boros Legends Aggro	3–9	25.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Bard Class	2–1	66.7
Pirates	3–4	42.9
Rats	1–2	33.3
Combo	883–963	47.8
Storm	185–245	43.0
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	41–58	41.4
Dark Tide	1–6	14.3
Dragonstorm	19–20	48.7
Hazoret Storm	18–18	50.0
Simic Storm	6–7	46.2
Citadel Storm	3–4	42.9
High Tide	26–70	27.1
Grixis Tendrils	6–3	66.7
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	9–2	81.8
Izzet Storm	36–42	46.2
Swath Storm	3–2	60.0
Song Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	1–12	7.7
Reanimator	120–178	40.3
Recurring Nightmare	17–22	43.6
Dragon Nightmare	6–11	35.3
Worldgorger Dragon	28–65	30.1
Double Dragon	9–13	40.9
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Living Death	3–0	100.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	68–89	43.3
Rakdos Reanimator	12–12	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	6–6	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	38–66	36.5
Grixis Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–3	0.0
Oriss Genesis	6–8	42.9
Biovisionary	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	20–35	36.4
Dubious Challenge	4–6	40.0
Warp World	13–7	65.0
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	0–3	0.0
Actual Warp World	3–1	75.0
Four Color Glimpse	7–2	77.8
Zubera Tribal	3–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	5–2	71.4
Hypergenesis	37–31	54.4
New Perspectives	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	25–45	35.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	13–35	27.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	9–6	60.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–4	42.9
Myr Incubator	8–4	66.7
Umbral Mantle	2–2	50.0
Fake-Twin	5–11	31.3
Murderous Mastery	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	3–6	33.3
Combo Post	2–2	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	17–14	54.8
Anvil Colossus	7–6	53.8
Upheaval Colossus	2–1	66.7
Seismic Swans	3–3	50.0
Eggs	23–24	48.9
Turntimber Ranger	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	11–8	57.9
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–8	11.1
Retraction Helix Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	24–17	58.5
Quest for Ula's Temple	4–1	80.0
Izzet Ascension	34–15	69.4
Ominous Good	16–18	47.1
Jokulhaups Combo	12–14	46.2
Soulflayer	25–14	64.1
Reanim8 Rack	11–5	68.8
Breakfast	52–110	32.1
Hermit Gond	2–5	28.6
Hermit Dredge	5–4	55.6
Oops All Spells	36–75	32.4
Neoform Hermit	5–19	20.8
Unctus	1–3	25.0
Oops All Lands	5–0	100.0
Dredge	66–20	76.7
Polymorph	13–1	92.9
Protean Hulk Combo	10–7	58.8
Dice Factory	9–5	64.3
Storm Herald	4–1	80.0
Enduring Ideal	8–7	53.3
Ad Nauseam	13–14	48.1
Ad Swanseam	5–4	55.6
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
GreenTwin	1–1	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	3–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	7–2	77.8
Calibrated Blast	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	10–12	45.5
Gyruda	3–2	60.0
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Belcher	2–12	14.3
Endless Belch	1–1	50.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–2	0.0
Possibility Storm	6–5	54.5
Phoenix Altar	7–9	43.8
Actual Twin	8–11	42.1
Izzet Twin	8–9	47.1
Boros Twin	0–2	0.0
Primal Prayers Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	1011–535	65.4
Mono Black Control	17–6	73.9
Esper Control	80–36	69.0
Demonic Rising	11–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	15–6	71.4
Dimir Control	53–19	73.6
Azorius Control	189–103	64.7
Cawblade	22–8	73.3
Turbo Fog	25–6	80.6
Izzet Control	13–7	65.0
Mardu Control	6–9	40.0
Mill	28–29	49.1
Boros Control	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Control	89–33	73.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	19–6	76.0
Blackpost	8–2	80.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	31–10	75.6
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	5–3	62.5
Mono White Cloudpost Control	18–6	75.0
Grixis Control	61–18	77.2
Cruel Control	25–7	78.1
Stax	54–27	66.7
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Control	18–6	75.0
Jeskai Approach	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	11–3	78.6
Izzet Dragons	7–2	77.8
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	3–2	60.0
Runeflare	17–6	73.9
Ponza	42–74	36.2
Mono White Control	38–12	76.0
Life is Ez	17–4	81.0
Dynavolt Tower	4–1	80.0
Cycling Control	32–14	69.6
Astral Slide	26–12	68.4
Five Color Control	30–16	65.2
Five Color Collected Conjuring	13–7	65.0
Shrines	4–2	66.7
Last Stand Control	9–6	60.0
Sultai Control	16–11	59.3
Sultai Ultimatum	2–5	28.6
Guildgate Control	11–5	68.8
Bant Control	26–5	83.9
Temur Reclamation	3–0	100.0
Pox	58–43	57.4
Enchantments Control	2–2	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–3	25.0
Seasons Past Control	7–4	63.6
Orzhov Control	14–7	66.7
Prison	24–15	61.5
Enchantress	18–15	54.5
Aggro-Combo	329–466	41.4
Aristocrats	116–62	65.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	21–7	75.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	17–19	47.2
Golgari Aristocrats	12–2	85.7
Abzan Aristocrats	6–2	75.0
Mardu Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Food	10–3	76.9
Rakdos Aristocrats	29–16	64.4
Boros Bombardment	10–5	66.7
Burn	57–47	54.8
Infect	29–105	21.6
Simic Infect	13–50	20.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–37	19.6
Golgari Infect	0–6	0.0
Mono Black Infect	0–2	0.0
Pummeler	1–2	33.3
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	48–121	28.4
Izzet Dreadnought	6–9	40.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	37–105	26.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	17–27	38.6
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	4–2	66.7
Hushnought	17–46	27.0
Liquimetal Fishing	11–12	47.8
Combo Goblins	28–40	41.2
Goblin Persist	18–31	36.7
Dirty Kitty	10–9	52.6
Aggro-Control	336–361	48.2
Simic Flash	1–3	25.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	95–106	47.3
Azorius Skies	10–13	43.5
Blue Madness	19–10	65.5
Simic Madness	11–6	64.7
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	8–4	66.7
Wizards	15–20	42.9
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	16–36	30.8
Mono Blue Tempo	66–78	45.8
Mono Blue Faeries	4–6	40.0
Mono Blue Librarians	6–5	54.5
Izzet Spells	42–22	65.6
Dimir Tempo	32–36	47.1
Dimir Faeries	4–3	57.1
Dimir Librarians	0–2	0.0
Sultai Tempo	0–2	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	6–13	31.6
Azorius Tempo	10–2	83.3
Combo-Control	290–315	47.9
Curses	14–9	60.9
Burning Vengeance	3–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	43–14	75.4
Shared Fate	6–1	85.7
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Pickles	2–6	25.0
Mindcrank	39–48	44.8
Dragoncrank	1–6	14.3
Displace Loop	4–2	66.7
Familiars	2–1	66.7
Hedron Alignment	3–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–2	33.3
Lich's Mastery	3–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	12–14	46.2
Zur's Weirding	19–16	54.3
Solar Flare	11–16	40.7
Plasma Swans	15–18	45.5
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	89–160	35.7
Wildfire	30–41	42.3
Thryx-Wildfire	12–10	54.5
Borderpost Wildfire	11–25	30.6
Jokulhaups Control	59–119	33.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	12–25	32.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	15–39	27.8
Temur Jokulhaups Control	10–15	40.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	6–13	31.6
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	5–10	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	7–10	41.2
Thopter-Sword	2–5	28.6
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–3	25.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Archfiend Alteration	6–1	85.7
Resurgent Belief	2–2	50.0
Midrange	1045–804	56.5
Temur Ascendancy	7–2	77.8
The Rock	29–24	54.7
Golgari Citadel	2–3	40.0
Grenzo	2–13	13.3
Abzan Midrange	31–22	58.5
Selesnya Midrange	6–8	42.9
Selesnya Value Town	2–4	33.3
Jund	58–40	59.2
Blink	91–92	49.7
Wave Blink	38–48	44.2
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–4	0.0
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	14–21	40.0
Orzhov Wave	12–14	46.2
Abzan Wave	3–1	75.0
Bant Wave	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Blink	12–10	54.5
Anti-Persecution	3–1	75.0
Graveyard Value	38–31	55.1
Séance	10–6	62.5
Varolz Dreadnought	11–19	36.7
Enchantments Matter	11–0	100.0
Allies	13–15	46.4
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	0–2	0.0
Boros Allies	2–1	66.7
Mono White Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	1–1	50.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–5	16.7
Treefolk	4–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	4–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	26–26	50.0
Mardu Midrange	36–23	61.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
Vampires	28–18	60.9
Mono Black Vampires	17–11	60.7
Rakdos Vampires	6–5	54.5
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	16–11	59.3
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Legends	6–5	54.5
Elementals	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	84–40	67.7
Naya Midrange	6–2	75.0
Big Red	18–18	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	110–98	52.9
Mono Black Devotion	32–31	50.8
Davriel Braids	2–2	50.0
Heart of Darkness	9–7	56.3
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	34–22	60.7
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angels	11–2	84.6
Mono White Angels	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	9–2	81.8
Toughness Matters	9–9	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	30–12	71.4
Martyr's Grace	9–4	69.2
Adventures	2–0	100.0
Mutate	3–1	75.0
Sultai Midrange	19–12	61.3
Sultai Emerge	0–2	0.0
Fight Rigging	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	70–76	47.9
Orzhov Capenna	5–2	71.4
Jeskai Midrange	9–3	75.0
Prophet Glare	2–2	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	12–7	63.2
Zur the Enchanter	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	5–5	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	5–4	55.6
Mythic Colossification	3–4	42.9
Neoform	11–8	57.9
Temur Neoform	1–1	50.0
Sultai Neoform	5–5	50.0
Simic Neoform	2–1	66.7
Party	3–4	42.9
Fires of Invention	20–15	57.1
Hero of Precinct One	52–47	52.5
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	7–8	46.7
Esper Hero	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Hero	6–8	42.9
Five Color Hero	25–20	55.6
Naya Hero	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Hero	1–1	50.0
Gruul Obosh	0–6	0.0
Clerics	13–7	65.0
Simic Snow	4–14	22.2
Artifact Midrange	21–15	58.3
Coinflips	4–3	57.1
Death Cloud	7–2	77.8
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	9–5	64.3
Laelia Cascade	0–1	0.0
Wight Midrange	2–0	100.0
Golgari Wight	1–0	100.0
Jund Wight	1–0	100.0
Ramp	281–286	49.6
Villainous Wealth	5–1	83.3
Rofellos Ramp	20–41	32.8
Wild Pair	2–2	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	188–187	50.1
Eldrazipost	1–3	25.0
Golgari Post	7–2	77.8
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	152–152	50.0
Gruul Post	7–6	53.8
Simic Post	5–8	38.5
Temurpost	1–2	33.3
Domain	2–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	16–8	66.7
Historic Bloom	5–5	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–2	0.0
Eureka!	2–5	28.6
Defenders	4–1	80.0
Carth Superfriends	9–10	47.4
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–3	40.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0