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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.

Any version of a card on the legal cards list is legal.

The next rotation is in 12 weeks, 6 days.

Midrange

Tournaments Only
Season 18▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
8. 30
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33. 5
34. 4
35. 3
36. 2
37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	2858	4990–5097	49.5	7	131	143
Temur Ascendancy	14	21–20	51.2			1
The Rock	82	156–152	50.6			7
Grenzo	19	46–35	56.8	0	1
Abzan Midrange	38	60–81	42.6
Selesnya Midrange	22	25–40	38.5
Selesnya Value Town	12	19–17	52.8
Jund	41	54–94	36.5	0	1	1
Blink	37	42–82	33.9
Acid Trip	6	2–11	15.4
Orzhov Blink	4	1–11	8.3
Anti-Persecution	20	37–38	49.3	0	2	1
Graveyard Value	141	270–218	55.3			10
Séance	69	174–95	64.7			8
Varolz Dreadnought	21	38–34	52.8			1
Enchantments Matter	7	3–20	13.0
Allies	41	35–85	29.2			1
Orzhov Allies	8	1–13	7.1
Boros Allies	1	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	4	6–6	50.0
BRGW Allies	6	9–9	50.0			1
Azorius Allies	2	0–8	0.0
Treefolk	16	16–32	33.3	0	1
-1/-1 Counters	5	5–14	26.3
Fake-Rack	154	282–260	52.0	0	8	8
Mardu Midrange	317	689–538	56.2	0	19	25
Yisan-Prophet	8	5–13	27.8	0	1
Vampires	50	47–108	30.3			2
Mono Black Vampires	33	30–82	26.8			1
Rakdos Vampires	9	5–12	29.4			1
Orzhov Vampires	4	4–6	40.0
Legends Midrange	20	10–31	24.4
Mardu Legends	1	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Legends	1	1–4	20.0
Elementals	11	5–33	13.2
Rakdos Midrange	273	568–445	56.1	3	25	14
Naya Midrange	21	11–40	21.6	0	1
Card Advantage White	3	5–7	41.7
Big Red	82	162–153	51.4	0	3	5
Mono Black Midrange	390	739–638	53.7	2	20	24
Mono Black Devotion	140	243–256	48.7	0	7	6
Heart of Darkness	133	318–183	63.5	2	12	14
Dimir Midrange	105	202–180	52.9	0	1	9
Temur Energy	1	1–2	33.3
Angels	27	49–48	50.5	0	13
Mono White Angels	1	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Angels	26	46–46	50.0	0	13
Toughness Matters	39	25–50	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	58	73–105	41.0			3
Adventures	7	8–19	29.6
Mutate	6	5–15	25.0
Sultai Midrange	71	166–126	56.8	1	5	4
Orzhov Midrange	263	581–412	58.5	1	15	18
Jeskai Midrange	9	18–19	48.6
Prophet Glare	30	56–59	48.7	0	2	3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	23	23–51	31.1
Ordealbreak	25	25–52	32.5	0	1
Enigmatic Incarnation	10	7–18	28.0
Neoform	94	118–179	39.7	0	1	3
Temur Neoform	15	6–27	18.2	0	1
Sultai Neoform	33	55–63	46.6			3
Simic Neoform	25	31–42	42.5
Party	54	72–106	40.4			1
Clerics	33	62–64	49.2			2
Death Cloud	34	33–63	34.4	0	1
Illness in the Ranks	4	7–10	41.2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1160–1471	44.1
Mono Black Aggro	24–11	68.6
Heroic	113–168	40.2
Mono White Heroic	88–144	37.9
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	20–20	50.0
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	131–204	39.1
Mono Red Devotion	8–8	50.0
Proliferate Red	2–1	66.7
Goblins	33–19	63.5
Tokens	22–26	45.8
Selesnya Tokens	12–10	54.5
Mono White Tokens	3–9	25.0
Mono Green Stompy	55–72	43.3
White Weenie	75–56	57.3
Soldiers	5–5	50.0
Kithkin	5–1	83.3
Elves	90–100	47.4
Werewolves	0–4	0.0
Warriors	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	37–40	48.1
Selesnya Counters	16–16	50.0
Rogues	11–24	31.4
Zombies	18–20	47.4
Gruul Aggro	15–16	48.4
Gruul Landfall	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	69–122	36.1
Mono Red Swarm	21–18	53.8
Artifact Aggro	253–351	41.9
Affinity	208–276	43.0
Boros Vehicles	2–3	40.0
Salvage Titan	6–3	66.7
Tempered Steel	21–34	38.2
Mono Blue Architect	16–35	31.4
Mono Blue Aggro	2–4	33.3
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	19–25	43.2
Golgari Madness	9–16	36.0
Rakdos Madness	8–6	57.1
Voltron	39–22	63.9
Hexproof	25–15	62.5
Equipment Aggro	11–4	73.3
Hateful Auras	3–3	50.0
Slivers	2–1	66.7
Naya Zoo	0–4	0.0
Knights	4–16	20.0
AggroSlide	56–85	39.7
Cats	25–27	48.1
Mono White Cats	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cats	25–25	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	28–18	60.9
Boros Aggro	0–3	0.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	990–928	51.6
Storm	230–199	53.6
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	153–149	50.7
Dragonstorm	6–2	75.0
Hazoret Storm	6–3	66.7
Grixis Tendrils	14–11	56.0
Stormpost	6–10	37.5
Izzet Storm	3–2	60.0
Reanimator	218–274	44.3
Worldgorger Dragon	90–146	38.1
Double Dragon	3–3	50.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3–7	30.0
Traditional Reanimator	124–121	50.6
Rakdos Reanimator	14–15	48.3
Dimir Reanimator	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Reanimator	101–98	50.8
Oriss Genesis	5–27	15.6
Biovisionary	5–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	9–10	47.4
Actual Warp World	9–10	47.4
Maniac Combo	12–7	63.2
Hypergenesis	14–8	63.6
Jeskai Ascendancy	36–27	57.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	26–15	63.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	6–10	37.5
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
Myr Incubator	4–9	30.8
Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	3–8	27.3
Eggs	15–1	93.8
Heartless Summoning Combo	17–6	73.9
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	6–3	66.7
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	41–46	47.1
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	61–48	56.0
Ominous Good	16–5	76.2
Jokulhaups Combo	27–15	64.3
Soulflayer	13–17	43.3
Breakfast	31–22	58.5
Oops All Spells	30–22	57.7
Oops All Lands	6–1	85.7
Dredge	103–141	42.2
Polymorph	7–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	24–19	55.8
Dice Factory	11–6	64.7
Possibility Storm	9–5	64.3
Control	817–675	54.8
Mono Black Control	20–10	66.7
Esper Control	29–29	50.0
Demonic Rising	15–19	44.1
Mono Blue Control	8–5	61.5
Dimir Control	39–50	43.8
Azorius Control	128–117	52.2
Cawblade	15–8	65.2
Turbo Fog	20–8	71.4
Izzet Control	4–3	57.1
Mardu Control	7–12	36.8
Mill	58–47	55.2
Boros Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	42–29	59.2
Azorius Cloudpost Control	9–7	56.3
Blackpost	13–10	56.5
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–0	100.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	3–6	33.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	7–6	53.8
Grixis Control	38–34	52.8
Cruel Control	24–19	55.8
Chandra Nalaar	7–3	70.0
Jeskai Control	10–0	100.0
Dragon Control	4–2	66.7
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Dimir Dragons	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	31–10	75.6
Ponza	89–82	52.0
Mono White Control	37–37	50.0
Life is Ez	17–18	48.6
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	43–31	58.1
Astral Slide	43–30	58.9
Five Color Control	39–21	65.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	17–9	65.4
Shrines	19–12	61.3
Sultai Control	12–3	80.0
Guildgate Control	3–0	100.0
Bant Control	6–4	60.0
Pox	95–89	51.6
Enchantments Control	5–1	83.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	10–8	55.6
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	7–9	43.8
Enchantress	7–9	43.8
Aggro-Combo	320–286	52.8
Aristocrats	120–148	44.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	13–19	40.6
Orzhov Aristocrats	25–46	35.2
Golgari Aristocrats	10–11	47.6
Mardu Aristocrats	10–4	71.4
Food	12–17	41.4
Rakdos Aristocrats	46–47	49.5
Burn	55–34	61.8
Infect	54–38	58.7
Simic Infect	32–29	52.5
Golgari Infect	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	3–1	75.0
Pummeler	3–3	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	20–12	62.5
Izzet Dreadnought	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	15–10	60.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	16–14	53.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	9–5	64.3
Hushnought	4–1	80.0
Combo Goblins	33–30	52.4
Goblin Persist	17–25	40.5
Dirty Kitty	16–5	76.2
Aggro-Control	337–363	48.1
Izzet Tempo	124–154	44.6
Azorius Skies	18–10	64.3
Blue Madness	15–8	65.2
Simic Madness	3–4	42.9
Temur Madness	2–4	33.3
Lich Aggro-Control	10–11	47.6
Wizards	7–4	63.6
Ninjas	13–2	86.7
Mono Blue Tempo	83–110	43.0
Mono Blue Faeries	3–4	42.9
Izzet Spells	22–22	50.0
Dimir Tempo	30–32	48.4
Azorius Tempo	5–5	50.0
Combo-Control	216–240	47.4
Curses	5–4	55.6
Burning Vengeance	5–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	22–21	51.2
Shared Fate	4–5	44.4
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	42–48	46.7
Dragoncrank	15–16	48.4
Displace Loop	3–3	50.0
Hedron Alignment	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	6–3	66.7
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	8–1	88.9
Zur's Weirding	72–116	38.3
Solar Flare	15–17	46.9
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	24–18	57.1
Wildfire	24–18	57.1
Thryx-Wildfire	8–7	53.3
Borderpost Wildfire	4–5	44.4
Midrange	873–873	50.0
Temur Ascendancy	3–9	25.0
The Rock	24–33	42.1
Grenzo	2–6	25.0
Abzan Midrange	6–10	37.5
Selesnya Midrange	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	3–3	50.0
Jund	19–10	65.5
Blink	10–6	62.5
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	3–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	9–8	52.9
Graveyard Value	37–60	38.1
Séance	19–45	29.7
Varolz Dreadnought	4–6	40.0
Enchantments Matter	4–0	100.0
Allies	16–6	72.7
Orzhov Allies	3–0	100.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–1	50.0
Azorius Allies	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	9–3	75.0
-1/-1 Counters	3–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	50–44	53.2
Mardu Midrange	99–126	44.0
Yisan-Prophet	2–0	100.0
Vampires	17–7	70.8
Mono Black Vampires	16–4	80.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–2	0.0
Legends Midrange	7–3	70.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	72–106	40.4
Naya Midrange	11–3	78.6
Card Advantage White	1–1	50.0
Big Red	26–24	52.0
Mono Black Midrange	114–132	46.3
Mono Black Devotion	44–41	51.8
Heart of Darkness	37–67	35.6
Dimir Midrange	29–47	38.2
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	12–9	57.1
Mono White Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	11–8	57.9
Toughness Matters	6–3	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	20–13	60.6
Adventures	2–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	23–24	48.9
Orzhov Midrange	82–84	49.4
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	11–15	42.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	8–2	80.0
Ordealbreak	10–5	66.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–3	25.0
Neoform	26–13	66.7
Temur Neoform	5–1	83.3
Sultai Neoform	11–4	73.3
Simic Neoform	8–2	80.0
Party	22–14	61.1
Clerics	12–11	52.2
Death Cloud	14–8	63.6
Illness in the Ranks	2–0	100.0
Ramp	277–261	51.5
Villainous Wealth	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Ramp	195–199	49.5
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	4–0	100.0
Greenpost	142–171	45.4
Gruul Post	9–9	50.0
Simic Post	14–2	87.5
Summer Bloom Ramp	42–30	58.3
Historic Bloom	22–18	55.0
Defenders	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	1–3	25.0