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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
Aggro-Control	13676	24067–22737–3	51.4	89	955	676
Izzet Tempo	3392	6593–5695–1	53.7	15	210	206

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1387–1487	48.3
Mono Black Aggro	30–46	39.5
Heroic	107–116	48.0
Mono White Heroic	59–74	44.4
Azorius Heroic	10–8	55.6
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	18–22	45.0
Boros Heroic	12–8	60.0
Selesnya Heroic	6–3	66.7
Red Deck Wins	191–326	36.9
Mono Red Devotion	5–14	26.3
Proliferate Red	3–6	33.3
Goblins	41–43	48.8
Tokens	56–56	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	16–13	55.2
Mardu Tokens	4–3	57.1
Mono White Tokens	27–25	51.9
Orzhov Tokens	2–7	22.2
Mono Green Stompy	60–72	45.5
White Weenie	113–118	48.9
Odric Keywords	5–9	35.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	16–17	48.5
Soldiers	14–11	56.0
Kithkin	3–2	60.0
Chroma White	3–3	50.0
Mono White Humans	3–4	42.9
Elves	133–63	67.9
Werewolves	7–10	41.2
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Warriors	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Little Kid	20–21	48.8
Selesnya Counters	5–5	50.0
Rogues	10–5	66.7
Zombies	54–63	46.2
Gruul Aggro	27–24	52.9
Gruul Landfall	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	56–27	67.5
Mono Red Swarm	25–10	71.4
8 Whack	4–4	50.0
Artifact Aggro	173–211	45.1
Affinity	96–113	45.9
Hush-finity	2–3	40.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	2–2	50.0
Salvage Titan	9–5	64.3
Tempered Steel	44–62	41.5
Mono Blue Architect	15–19	44.1
Devoid Aggro	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Aggro	11–0	100.0
Illusions	4–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	4–3	57.1
Madness	19–26	42.2
Gruul Madness	1–4	20.0
Golgari Madness	7–9	43.8
Rakdos Madness	9–9	50.0
Voltron	45–32	58.4
Hexproof	20–13	60.6
Boros Auras	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	6–7	46.2
Hateful Auras	4–9	30.8
Slivers	17–4	81.0
Naya Zoo	5–4	55.6
Knights	32–24	57.1
AggroSlide	35–98	26.3
Cats	7–13	35.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	7–10	41.2
Rakdos Aggro	14–12	53.8
Rakdos Hellbent	1–2	33.3
Boros Aggro	12–6	66.7
Humans	21–16	56.8
Gruul Humans	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Humans	4–2	66.7
Bant Humans	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Humans	4–3	57.1
Boros Humans	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Humans	1–2	33.3
Shamans	9–6	60.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	2–6	25.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–3	25.0
Bard Class	1–1	50.0
Permanent Vacation	1–0	100.0
Pirates	4–0	100.0
Combo	1154–904–1	56.1
Storm	273–202	57.5
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	66–72	47.8
Dark Tide	2–3	40.0
Dragonstorm	25–20	55.6
Hazoret Storm	12–4	75.0
Simic Storm	16–6	72.7
Reclamation Storm	4–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	12–0	100.0
High Tide	69–53	56.6
Grixis Tendrils	10–5	66.7
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	19–3	86.4
Izzet Storm	16–8	66.7
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Song Storm	2–1	66.7
Channel Storm	3–21	12.5
Reanimator	158–151	51.1
Recurring Nightmare	28–22	56.0
Dragon Nightmare	10–11	47.6
Jund Nightmare	3–2	60.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	40–43	48.2
Double Dragon	8–10	44.4
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3–1	75.0
8 Goyf	0–1	0.0
Living Death	4–5	44.4
Excruciator Combo	3–3	50.0
Grozoth	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	80–76	51.3
Rakdos Reanimator	9–17	34.6
Dimir Reanimator	7–7	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	48–35	57.8
Grixis Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Oriss Genesis	17–5	77.3
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	19–25	43.2
Mono Green Stormless Storm	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	4–2	66.7
Warp World	15–12	55.6
Temur Glimpse	2–4	33.3
Boros Glimpse	1–2	33.3
Actual Warp World	3–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	7–3	70.0
Zubera Tribal	3–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	8–1	88.9
Hypergenesis	29–38	43.3
Hyperwave	0–4	0.0
New Perspectives	7–6	53.8
Cat Wave	1–3	25.0
Acid Wave	1–1	50.0
Monumental Ignus	0–1	0.0
Mardu Life	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	38–47	44.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	24–33	42.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	7–9	43.8
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–1	83.3
Myr Incubator	8–5	61.5
Umbral Mantle	4–1	80.0
Fake-Twin	13–8	61.9
Murderous Mastery	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	6–2	75.0
Combo Post	0–3	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	27–29	48.2
Anvil Colossus	9–19	32.1
Upheaval Colossus	10–4	71.4
Infinite Infinite Combos	2–3	40.0
Seismic Swans	6–8	42.9
Cruel Combo	4–0	100.0
Eggs	31–13	70.5
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	9–4	69.2
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	4–1	80.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	12–6	66.7
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	44–9	83.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	5–1	83.3
Izzet Ascension	23–40	36.5
Ominous Good	9–3	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	17–6	73.9
Soulflayer	14–17	45.2
Reanim8 Rack	0–6	0.0
Breakfast	97–105–1	48.0
Cephalid Breakfast	8–9–1	47.1
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	6–5–1	54.5
Grixis Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Hermit Gond	2–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	1–2	33.3
Oops All Spells	61–78	43.9
Neoform Hermit	19–12	61.3
Unctus	0–3	0.0
Oops All Lands	11–2	84.6
Dredge	39–61	39.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	2–3	40.0
Polymorph	10–6	62.5
Protean Hulk Combo	5–1	83.3
Dice Factory	20–6	76.9
Storm Herald	9–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	10–9	52.6
Ad Nauseam	24–14	63.2
Ad Swanseam	3–4	42.9
Chain of Acid	4–1	80.0
GreenTwin	5–1	83.3
Tibalt's Trickery	6–2	75.0
Intruder Alarm	3–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	9–0	100.0
Restore Balance	18–10	64.3
Gyruda	10–4	71.4
Stuffy Doll	2–3	40.0
Belcher	6–8	42.9
Endless Belch	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	3–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–1	50.0
Actual Twin	1–2	33.3
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Nadu Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	1180–979	54.7
Mono Black Control	27–17	61.4
Esper Control	80–85	48.5
Demonic Rising	16–23	41.0
Paradox Haze Lock	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	21–15	58.3
Turbo Xerox	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	71–80	47.0
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	173–157	52.4
Adam's Ale	1–0	100.0
Cawblade	14–26	35.0
Turbo Fog	30–8	78.9
Izzet Control	24–19	55.8
Mardu Control	16–7	69.6
Mill	53–8	86.9
Boros Control	8–5	61.5
Cloudpost Control	68–78	46.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	8–17	32.0
Blackpost	6–6	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	29–17	63.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–6	14.3
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	12–18	40.0
Grixis Control	47–48	49.5
Cruel Control	19–21	47.5
Stax	74–35	67.9
Pollute the Planet	10–6	62.5
Birthday Stax	6–5	54.5
Chandra Nalaar	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Control	16–23	41.0
Dragon Control	9–11	45.0
Izzet Dragons	6–5	54.5
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
WUBR Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	21–3	87.5
Ponza	81–45	64.3
Mono White Control	24–34	41.4
Life is Ez	15–24	38.5
Dynavolt Tower	5–9	35.7
Cycling Control	56–31	64.4
Astral Slide	54–29	65.1
Five Color Control	31–15	67.4
Five Color Collected Conjuring	13–8	61.9
Shrines	8–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	3–3	50.0
Sultai Control	19–14	57.6
Sultai Ultimatum	5–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	50–66	43.1
Bant Control	23–14	62.2
Temur Reclamation	16–20	44.4
Pox	40–33	54.8
Enchantments Control	8–6	57.1
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–7	36.4
Seasons Past Control	12–17	41.4
Orzhov Control	13–21	38.2
Prison	14–13	51.9
Enchantress	11–8	57.9
Aggro-Combo	487–360	57.5
Aristocrats	146–101	59.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	16–22	42.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	25–23	52.1
Golgari Aristocrats	14–4	77.8
Abzan Aristocrats	20–2	90.9
Mardu Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Food	26–15	63.4
Rakdos Aristocrats	27–20	57.4
Boros Bombardment	2–8	20.0
Burn	59–52	53.2
Necro Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	82–39	67.8
Simic Infect	40–19	67.8
Blazing Shoal Infect	20–13	60.6
Golgari Infect	2–3	40.0
Pummeler	1–2	33.3
Hermit Humans	3–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	77–53	59.2
Izzet Dreadnought	11–6	64.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	54–43	55.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	18–26	40.9
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	3–0	100.0
Hushnought	35–39	47.3
Liquimetal Fishing	15–9	62.5
Combo Goblins	41–37	52.6
Goblin Persist	28–27	50.9
Dirty Kitty	13–10	56.5
Aggro-Control	513–422	54.9
Simic Flash	5–3	62.5
Izzet Tempo	166–166	50.0
Azorius Skies	32–11	74.4
Blue Madness	20–20	50.0
Simic Madness	15–16	48.4
Temur Madness	1–4	20.0
Grixis Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	5–9	35.7
Temur Clues	0–1	0.0
Wizards	29–8	78.4
Tetsukotog	2–1	66.7
12 Pest	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	23–20	53.5
Mono Blue Gush	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Tempo	87–71	55.1
Mono Blue Faeries	6–5	54.5
Mono Blue Librarians	2–4	33.3
Izzet Spells	30–22	57.7
Dimir Tempo	47–36	56.6
Dimir Faeries	5–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	4–4	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	15–23	39.5
Azorius Tempo	3–4	42.9
Combo-Control	355–280	55.9
Curses	15–9	62.5
Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	3–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–9	25.0
Battle of Wits	55–11	83.3
Shared Fate	1–2	33.3
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	3–2	60.0
Pickles	3–4	42.9
Mindcrank	48–36	57.1
Dragoncrank	0–5	0.0
Displace Loop	6–6	50.0
Peregrine Drake	3–5	37.5
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	2–2	50.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	5–9	35.7
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	6–7	46.2
Zur's Weirding	19–23	45.2
Solar Flare	7–9	43.8
Plasma Swans	17–13	56.7
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	137–114	54.6
Wildfire	46–32	59.0
Thryx-Wildfire	10–6	62.5
Borderpost Wildfire	23–16	59.0
Jokulhaups Control	91–82	52.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	31–26	54.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	19–12	61.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	14–14	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	9–6	60.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	6–12	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	4–6	40.0
Thopter-Sword	5–10	33.3
Azorius Thopter-Sword	3–9	25.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	2–2	50.0
Greasefang	4–3	57.1
Esper Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Greasefang	3–3	50.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–1	0.0
Midrange	1171–1049	52.7
Temur Ascendancy	14–39	26.4
Prophet Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	39–28	58.2
Golgari Citadel	6–2	75.0
Grenzo	4–3	57.1
Abzan Midrange	36–34	51.4
Knights of Windgrace	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	10–10	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–6	25.0
Jund	52–41	55.9
Blink	99–85	53.8
Wave Blink	34–42	44.7
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–2	33.3
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	17–17	50.0
Orzhov Wave	7–11	38.9
Abzan Wave	4–5	44.4
Bant Wave	2–1	66.7
Acid Trip	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Blink	11–10	52.4
Anti-Persecution	6–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	56–32	63.6
Séance	8–3	72.7
Dimir Graves	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	14–10	58.3
Enchantments Matter	5–8	38.5
Orzhov Enchantress	0–5	0.0
Constellation	1–3	25.0
Allies	35–25	58.3
Orzhov Allies	3–3	50.0
Mardu Allies	4–3	57.1
Boros Allies	3–6	33.3
Mono White Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	5–4	55.6
BRGW Allies	3–2	60.0
Azorius Allies	7–2	77.8
Treefolk	4–4	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–6	25.0
Fake-Rack	32–18	64.0
Mardu Midrange	25–23	52.1
Leave // Chance Midrange	0–2	0.0
Yisan-Prophet	2–5	28.6
White Jund	1–5	16.7
Vampires	20–17	54.1
Mono Black Vampires	6–13	31.6
Rakdos Vampires	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Vampires	3–1	75.0
Legends Midrange	10–14	41.7
Boros Legends Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–7	22.2
Selesnya Legends	0–2	0.0
Elementals	7–2	77.8
Rakdos Midrange	66–78	45.8
Naya Midrange	7–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	0–2	0.0
Big Red	20–27	42.6
Mono Black Midrange	127–135	48.5
Necro Midrange	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	75–67	52.8
Heart of Darkness	12–13	48.0
Hellion Whip	5–3	62.5
Dimir Midrange	41–26	61.2
Temur Energy	1–2	33.3
Angels	6–8	42.9
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	6–7	46.2
Toughness Matters	22–7	75.9
Lifegain Midrange	39–33	54.2
Martyr's Grace	10–20	33.3
Adventures	7–3	70.0
Mutate	2–3	40.0
Sultai Midrange	28–22	56.0
Sultai Emerge	1–6	14.3
Fight Rigging	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Midrange	63–95	39.9
Orzhov Capenna	2–5	28.6
Jeskai Midrange	6–9	40.0
Prophet Glare	3–3	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	8–9	47.1
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	9–8	52.9
Enigmatic Incarnation	8–8	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–3	25.0
Neoform	11–6	64.7
Temur Neoform	5–3	62.5
Sultai Neoform	2–2	50.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	6–2	75.0
Fires of Invention	26–9	74.3
Hero of Precinct One	38–33	53.5
Abzan Hero	2–8	20.0
Mardu Hero	4–1	80.0
Esper Hero	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Hero	4–9	30.8
Five Color Hero	14–7	66.7
Naya Hero	2–1	66.7
Boros Hero	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	3–4	42.9
Clerics	8–9	47.1
Simic Snow	10–24	29.4
Artifact Midrange	15–26	36.6
Coinflips	10–0	100.0
Death Cloud	6–3	66.7
Illness in the Ranks	2–3	40.0
Game Objects	3–3	50.0
Wight Midrange	0–3	0.0
Jund Wight	0–2	0.0
Ramp	346–214	61.8
Villainous Wealth	6–2	75.0
Rofellos Ramp	70–43	61.9
Wild Pair	8–6	57.1
Channel-Rofellos	6–11	35.3
Cloudpost Ramp	159–117	57.6
Eldrazipost	2–3	40.0
Golgari Post	2–2	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	6–1	85.7
Greenpost	106–95	52.7
Gruul Post	13–5	72.2
Simic Post	12–7	63.2
Devoid Cruelty	3–5	37.5
Domain	7–3	70.0
Selvala Tokens	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	24–8	75.0
Historic Bloom	8–3	72.7
Eureka!	3–4	42.9
Defenders	3–4	42.9
Carth Superfriends	17–3	85.0
Jund Carth	1–2	33.3
Applejacks	4–11	26.7
Field Ramp	2–0	100.0