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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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Control

Tournaments Only
Season 17▾
1. All
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3. 35
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	2122	3233–3787	46.1	3	60	61
Mono Black Control	78	105–116	47.5	0	1	2
Esper Control	131	282–224	55.7	1	6	5
Demonic Rising	5	7–9	43.8
Mono Blue Control	24	28–34	45.2			1
Dimir Control	100	188–161	53.9	0	9	5
Azorius Control	169	269–286	48.5	0	2	6
Adam's Ale	1	2–1	66.7
Turbo Fog	51	64–93	40.8	0	2	1
Izzet Control	8	11–15	42.3
Mardu Control	62	93–102	47.7	0	2	5
Mill	58	61–117	34.3	0	1
Boros Control	4	1–8	11.1
Cloudpost Control	43	58–73	44.3	0	1	1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	7	12–11	52.2
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	21	28–33	45.9	0	1	1
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2	2–4	33.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	5	6–8	42.9
Grixis Control	170	280–316	47.0	0	10	2
Cruel Control	76	117–140	45.5			2
Stax	184	272–367	42.6	0	2	1
Chandra Nalaar	12	13–31	29.5	0	2
Jeskai Control	71	107–133	44.6	0	4	2
Jeskai Approach	3	4–8	33.3	0	1
Dragon Control	3	2–2	50.0
Galleon Control	3	3–3	50.0
Runeflare	79	105–195	35.0			2
Ponza	280	468–510	47.9	0	6	12
Mono White Control	29	40–46	46.5			1
Life is Ez	13	23–26	46.9			1
Dynavolt Tower	3	5–5	50.0
Cycling Control	64	83–88	48.5			3
Astral Slide	20	12–24	33.3
Five Color Control	37	46–76	37.7	1	5	1
Shrines	11	5–20	20.0
Sultai Control	210	342–357	48.9	0	3	9
Guildgate Control	108	150–197	43.2	0	2	1
Bant Control	29	36–50	41.9	1	1
Temur Reclamation	41	32–66	32.7			1
Enchantments Control	20	16–31	34.0
Orzhov Control	5	13–4	76.5

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	677–1017	40.0
Mono Black Aggro	1–6	14.3
Heroic	64–120	34.8
Mono White Heroic	34–87	28.1
Azorius Heroic	13–11	54.2
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	13–20	39.4
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	97–174	35.8
Mono Red Devotion	4–6	40.0
Goblins	40–31	56.3
Tokens	26–19	57.8
Selesnya Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono White Tokens	20–16	55.6
Mono Green Stompy	14–45	23.7
White Weenie	58–85	40.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	8–10	44.4
Soldiers	17–7	70.8
Elves	56–53	51.4
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Minotaurs	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	23–16	59.0
Selesnya Counters	19–14	57.6
Rogues	2–5	28.6
Zombies	74–137	35.1
Gruul Aggro	18–13	58.1
Merfolk	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	11–15	42.3
Artifact Aggro	37–42	46.8
Affinity	2–3	40.0
Salvage Titan	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	31–38	44.9
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Madness	7–5	58.3
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	3–3	50.0
Voltron	18–7	72.0
Hexproof	9–3	75.0
Equipment Aggro	2–2	50.0
Hateful Auras	4–1	80.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	3–0	100.0
Knights	52–94	35.6
AggroSlide	41–119	25.6
Cats	8–9	47.1
Mono White Cats	5–7	41.7
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	4–3	57.1
Humans	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	705–785	47.3
Storm	187–283	39.8
Dragonstorm	11–8	57.9
Hazoret Storm	4–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	14–8	63.6
High Tide	149–265	36.0
Reanimator	89–96	48.1
Worldgorger Dragon	63–80	44.1
Double Dragon	42–58	42.0
Traditional Reanimator	12–8	60.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Grixis Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Oriss Genesis	16–7	69.6
Biovisionary	1–2	33.3
Dubious Challenge	18–17	51.4
Warp World	5–6	45.5
Actual Warp World	5–6	45.5
Jeskai Ascendancy	15–15	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	12–9	57.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Myr Incubator	3–1	75.0
Fake-Twin	32–23	58.2
Jeskai Fake-Twin	12–5	70.6
Naya Fake-Twin	10–14	41.7
Combo Post	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	17–13	56.7
Seismic Swans	4–3	57.1
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	24–25	49.0
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–2	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	15–13	53.6
Taking Turns	56–41	57.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	7–12	36.8
Ominous Good	39–50	43.8
Jokulhaups Combo	22–31	41.5
Soulflayer	22–28	44.0
Breakfast	65–81	44.5
Hermit Gond	18–15	54.5
Hermit Dredge	17–28	37.8
Neoform Hermit	19–28	40.4
Oops All Lands	9–3	75.0
Dredge	3–0	100.0
Polymorph	4–2	66.7
Protean Hulk Combo	4–2	66.7
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	12–13	48.0
Control	592–592	50.0
Mono Black Control	22–13	62.9
Esper Control	38–34	52.8
Demonic Rising	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Control	9–6	60.0
Dimir Control	25–39	39.1
Azorius Control	46–43	51.7
Adam's Ale	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	10–9	52.6
Izzet Control	2–2	50.0
Mardu Control	18–12	60.0
Mill	17–15	53.1
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	15–5	75.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	45–38	54.2
Cruel Control	20–20	50.0
Stax	50–78	39.1
Chandra Nalaar	6–3	66.7
Jeskai Control	21–17	55.3
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	33–29	53.2
Ponza	81–98	45.3
Mono White Control	11–6	64.7
Life is Ez	8–2	80.0
Cycling Control	19–18	51.4
Astral Slide	3–1	75.0
Five Color Control	14–9	60.9
Shrines	6–2	75.0
Sultai Control	52–65	44.4
Guildgate Control	26–33	44.1
Bant Control	6–3	66.7
Temur Reclamation	8–6	57.1
Enchantments Control	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	0–3	0.0
Aggro-Combo	130–147	46.9
Aristocrats	47–51	48.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	15–12	55.6
Golgari Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	5–3	62.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	17–26	39.5
Burn	31–53	36.9
Infect	18–10	64.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	16–6	72.7
Mono Black Infect	1–4	20.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	5–3	62.5
Trickbind Dreadnought	20–24	45.5
Izzet Dreadnought	2–7	22.2
Mono Blue Dreadnought	16–15	51.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	2–1	66.7
Goblin Persist	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	196–314	38.4
Simic Flash	4–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	39–73	34.8
Azorius Skies	10–12	45.5
Blue Madness	21–16	56.8
Simic Madness	13–12	52.0
Temur Madness	4–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	4–4	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–4	33.3
Wizards	4–8	33.3
Ninjas	9–10	47.4
Mono Blue Tempo	55–107	34.0
Izzet Spells	33–62	34.7
Dimir Tempo	10–12	45.5
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	170–181	48.4
Curses	2–6	25.0
Burning Vengeance	2–1	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	2–6	25.0
Battle of Wits	8–3	72.7
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	5–1	83.3
Pickles	6–8	42.9
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	9–15	37.5
Solar Flare	17–14	54.8
Plasma Swans	11–12	47.8
Liliana's Contract	3–1	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	94–108	46.5
Wildfire	94–108	46.5
Thryx-Wildfire	46–44	51.1
Borderpost Wildfire	37–62	37.4
Midrange	611–553	52.5
Temur Ascendancy	3–9	25.0
The Rock	11–9	55.0
Golgari Citadel	8–6	57.1
Grenzo	2–7	22.2
Abzan Midrange	6–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	5–8	38.5
Selesnya Value Town	5–8	38.5
Jund	76–48	61.3
Blink	73–92	44.2
Wave Blink	47–77	37.9
Esper Wave	3–4	42.9
Azorius Wave	21–35	37.5
Orzhov Wave	17–31	35.4
Bant Wave	5–7	41.7
Anti-Persecution	0–3	0.0
Graveyard Value	28–11	71.8
Varolz Dreadnought	14–6	70.0
Allies	2–1	66.7
Esper Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	11–20	35.5
Fake-Rack	20–11	64.5
Mardu Midrange	12–7	63.2
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
Vampires	10–8	55.6
Mono Black Vampires	6–5	54.5
Rakdos Vampires	3–2	60.0
Legends Midrange	3–1	75.0
Mardu Legends	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	34–45	43.0
Naya Midrange	4–4	50.0
Big Red	28–34	45.2
Mono Black Midrange	74–68	52.1
Mono Black Devotion	43–43	50.0
Davriel Braids	6–2	75.0
Dimir Midrange	33–35	48.5
Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	18–10	64.3
Lifegain Midrange	8–2	80.0
Adventures	2–1	66.7
Mutate	4–4	50.0
Sultai Midrange	10–6	62.5
Sultai Emerge	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Midrange	16–12	57.1
Jeskai Midrange	14–13	51.9
Heartless Summoning Stompy	22–17	56.4
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	14–6	70.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	14–6	70.0
Mythic Colossification	7–5	58.3
Neoform	13–15	46.4
Temur Neoform	2–3	40.0
Sultai Neoform	9–12	42.9
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	3–5	37.5
Ramp	152–198	43.4
Villainous Wealth	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Ramp	105–144	42.2
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	9–12	42.9
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	20–8	71.4
Greenpost	56–102	35.4
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	9–9	50.0
Domain	4–5	44.4
Eureka!	30–39	43.5
Applejacks	2–0	100.0