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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that 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	50320	94009–84190–65	52.8	736	5770	2366
Rogues	368	536–670	44.4	2	27	9

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	93–171	35.2
Mono Black Aggro	4–14	22.2
Heroic	13–15	46.4
Mono White Heroic	10–11	47.6
Azorius Heroic	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Boros Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	16–43	27.1
Prisoner	1–1	50.0
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	1–5	16.7
Tokens	6–4	60.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	3–3	50.0
White Weenie	4–7	36.4
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	5–10	33.3
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	3–4	42.9
Gruul Aggro	3–2	60.0
Merfolk	3–5	37.5
Mono Red Swarm	2–2	50.0
8 Whack	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	10–20	33.3
Affinity	7–12	36.8
Hush-finity	2–0	100.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–1	50.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–2	50.0
Illusions	0–2	0.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Madness	0–6	0.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–3	0.0
Voltron	2–1	66.7
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	0–2	0.0
AggroSlide	4–8	33.3
Cats	1–3	25.0
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–4	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Bard Class	0–2	0.0
Combo	100–112	47.2
Storm	15–20	42.9
Dimir Tendrils	3–8	27.3
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	4–3	57.1
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Stormpost	0–4	0.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–2	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	15–22	40.5
Recurring Nightmare	5–3	62.5
Dragon Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–5	16.7
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	8–10	44.4
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–5	37.5
Oriss Genesis	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–4	42.9
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–2	50.0
Hypergenesis	4–7	36.4
Hyperwave	1–1	50.0
New Perspectives	1–1	50.0
Cat Wave	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	6–5	54.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Myr Incubator	0–2	0.0
Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Combo Post	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–4	42.9
Anvil Colossus	0–4	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	7–2	77.8
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	1–3	25.0
Ominous Good	4–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–0	100.0
Soulflayer	4–4	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	3–14	17.6
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	0–2	0.0
Oops All Spells	2–8	20.0
Neoform Hermit	1–2	33.3
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Dredge	7–7	50.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–3	40.0
Ad Swanseam	1–3	25.0
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	2–0	100.0
Izzet Twin	1–0	100.0
Nadu Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	89–110	44.7
Mono Black Control	2–3	40.0
Esper Control	6–6	50.0
Demonic Rising	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	3–2	60.0
Azorius Control	13–25	34.2
Cawblade	0–3	0.0
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	10–2	83.3
Boros Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	7–10	41.2
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	2–8	20.0
Cruel Control	0–2	0.0
Stax	5–3	62.5
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	2–3	40.0
Dragon Control	1–4	20.0
Izzet Dragons	0–2	0.0
WUBR Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	7–5	58.3
Mono White Control	0–6	0.0
Life is Ez	0–5	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	2–3	40.0
Astral Slide	2–3	40.0
Five Color Control	3–1	75.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Pox	3–8	27.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–2	33.3
Prison	1–4	20.0
Enchantress	1–4	20.0
Aggro-Combo	38–36	51.4
Aristocrats	10–13	43.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	7–4	63.6
Infect	9–4	69.2
Simic Infect	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–2	60.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–6	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–6	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–3	50.0
Hushnought	2–2	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	4–2	66.7
Goblin Persist	3–2	60.0
Dirty Kitty	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	28–31	47.5
Izzet Tempo	5–10	33.3
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	2–3	40.0
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	4–1	80.0
Ninjas	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–11	31.3
Mono Blue Faeries	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	2–3	40.0
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	29–33	46.8
Curses	1–1	50.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	5–1	83.3
Mindcrank	4–3	57.1
Displace Loop	3–2	60.0
Peregrine Drake	2–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–2	0.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	3–1	75.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	7–18	28.0
Wildfire	3–10	23.1
Thryx-Wildfire	0–3	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	4–8	33.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Midrange	122–141	46.4
Temur Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
The Rock	4–4	50.0
Grenzo	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	4–5	44.4
Selesnya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	8–4	66.7
Blink	15–18	45.5
Wave Blink	11–11	50.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–5	37.5
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	6–3	66.7
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Abzan Wave	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	2–1	66.7
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	2–10	16.7
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–4	0.0
Indestructible	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Matter	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Allies	8–8	50.0
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	6–6	50.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–3	40.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
Vampires	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Vampires	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–10	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–18	33.3
Mono Black Devotion	0–7	0.0
Heart of Darkness	1–1	50.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	2–3	40.0
Angels	0–2	0.0
Azorius Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–1	75.0
Sultai Midrange	3–5	37.5
Sultai Emerge	2–2	50.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–4	63.6
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Neoform	3–1	75.0
Temur Neoform	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	2–3	40.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–9	30.8
Abzan Hero	0–3	0.0
Mardu Hero	1–3	25.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–1	50.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	0–1	0.0
Coinflips	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–0	100.0
Ramp	36–36	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	5–6	45.5
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	15–22	40.5
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Locus Awakening	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	11–11	50.0
Gruul Post	1–3	25.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	1–1	50.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–2	60.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Defenders	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	3–2	60.0