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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
Control	36228	57958–63814–43	47.6	269	2503	1329
Runeflare	518	556–1135	32.9	0	11	3

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	92–323	22.2
Mono Black Aggro	3–6	33.3
Heroic	6–24	20.0
Mono White Heroic	3–17	15.0
Azorius Heroic	2–4	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	12–58	17.1
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Proliferate Red	0–2	0.0
Goblins	2–6	25.0
Tokens	7–6	53.8
Selesnya Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono White Tokens	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	0–9	0.0
White Weenie	7–30	18.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–2	0.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	3–4	42.9
Elves	7–18	28.0
Werewolves	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–8	27.3
Selesnya Counters	0–3	0.0
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	9–11	45.0
Gruul Aggro	0–8	0.0
Merfolk	1–9	10.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–7	22.2
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	5–54	8.5
Affinity	3–26	10.3
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	2–26	7.1
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Devoid Aggro	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Illusions	2–0	100.0
Madness	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Madness	0–4	0.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	4–11	26.7
Hexproof	1–6	14.3
Equipment Aggro	3–3	50.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	7–13	35.0
AggroSlide	6–8	42.9
Cats	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–9	0.0
Rakdos Hellbent	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–2	0.0
Humans	1–5	16.7
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Combo	121–190	38.9
Storm	29–44	39.7
Dimir Tendrils	4–5	44.4
Dragonstorm	4–1	80.0
Hazoret Storm	2–4	33.3
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–3	25.0
High Tide	5–17	22.7
Grixis Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Stormpost	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	4–5	44.4
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	3–1	75.0
Reanimator	18–28	39.1
Recurring Nightmare	5–5	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–3	0.0
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–8	0.0
Double Dragon	0–2	0.0
Grozoth	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	10–14	41.7
Rakdos Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	6–9	40.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	8–7	53.3
Warp World	2–7	22.2
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–3	40.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–4	20.0
New Perspectives	2–1	66.7
Mardu Life	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–5	44.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	10–6	62.5
Anvil Colossus	3–2	60.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–2	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–2	0.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–2	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–3	25.0
Retraction Helix Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	6–1	85.7
Izzet Ascension	2–2	50.0
Ominous Good	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–4	33.3
Soulflayer	2–5	28.6
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	12–29	29.3
Cephalid Breakfast	3–7	30.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	3–7	30.0
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Hermit Dredge	2–1	66.7
Oops All Spells	5–14	26.3
Neoform Hermit	0–4	0.0
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Dredge	1–8	11.1
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	0–2	0.0
Chain of Acid	0–2	0.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Intruder Alarm	0–2	0.0
Calibrated Blast	0–2	0.0
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Belcher	0–2	0.0
Midnight Mass	0–3	0.0
Actual Twin	1–2	33.3
Izzet Twin	1–2	33.3
Control	120–155	43.6
Mono Black Control	2–4	33.3
Esper Control	5–12	29.4
Demonic Rising	3–1	75.0
Paradox Haze Lock	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	3–4	42.9
Dimir Control	7–6	53.8
Azorius Control	20–13	60.6
Adam's Ale	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Control	1–7	12.5
Mill	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Control	5–9	35.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Blackpost	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	5–9	35.7
Cruel Control	2–8	20.0
Stax	4–11	26.7
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	6–6	50.0
Dragon Control	2–2	50.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Dimir Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	0–5	0.0
Runeflare	3–3	50.0
Ponza	8–15	34.8
Mono White Control	4–4	50.0
Life is Ez	3–2	60.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	4–2	66.7
Astral Slide	3–2	60.0
Five Color Control	6–3	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	9–7	56.3
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	4–10	28.6
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	0–5	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–2	33.3
Prison	1–3	25.0
Enchantress	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Combo	21–88	19.3
Aristocrats	7–29	19.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–6	14.3
Golgari Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–9	25.0
Boros Bombardment	0–2	0.0
Burn	0–8	0.0
Infect	6–12	33.3
Simic Infect	2–6	25.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Infect	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	4–26	13.3
Izzet Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–22	8.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	1–4	20.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–5	28.6
Goblin Persist	0–3	0.0
Dirty Kitty	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	22–91	19.5
Simic Flash	0–2	0.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	3–21	12.5
Azorius Skies	1–6	14.3
Blue Madness	1–5	16.7
Simic Madness	0–4	0.0
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–3	0.0
Wizards	0–3	0.0
Ninjas	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Gush	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–19	24.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	4–6	40.0
Dimir Tempo	2–8	20.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–3	0.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	36–50	41.9
Curses	5–5	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–2	50.0
Battle of Wits	6–4	60.0
Shared Fate	0–2	0.0
Pickles	0–2	0.0
Mindcrank	0–6	0.0
Displace Loop	2–1	66.7
Peregrine Drake	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–3	25.0
Solar Flare	2–1	66.7
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	15–16	48.4
Wildfire	3–8	27.3
Thryx-Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	1–5	16.7
Jokulhaups Control	12–8	60.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Thopter-Sword	0–3	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–2	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	122–192	38.9
Temur Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
The Rock	5–5	50.0
Golgari Citadel	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	9–7	56.3
Blink	5–13	27.8
Wave Blink	2–6	25.0
Azorius Wave	0–4	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	2–1	66.7
Acid Trip	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Blink	0–2	0.0
Anti-Persecution	2–1	66.7
Graveyard Value	3–7	30.0
Séance	0–3	0.0
Dimir Graves	0–2	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Constellation	0–1	0.0
Allies	1–4	20.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	1–2	33.3
-1/-1 Counters	2–2	50.0
Fake-Rack	2–7	22.2
Mardu Midrange	1–3	25.0
White Jund	0–2	0.0
Vampires	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	6–5	54.5
Mardu Legends	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Legends	0–2	0.0
Elementals	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–20	33.3
Big Red	3–9	25.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–19	32.1
Mono Black Devotion	1–5	16.7
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	4–6	40.0
Dimir Vat	1–3	25.0
Angels	1–3	25.0
Mono White Angels	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–4	20.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–6	25.0
Martyr's Grace	1–3	25.0
Mutate	0–2	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	6–11	35.3
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	2–2	50.0
Temur Neoform	1–1	50.0
Simic Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	8–1	88.9
Hero of Precinct One	3–5	37.5
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	2–1	66.7
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	2–2	50.0
Simic Snow	0–5	0.0
Artifact Midrange	0–4	0.0
Coinflips	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Ramp	22–46	32.4
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–6	14.3
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	10–26	27.8
Golgari Post	1–2	33.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	6–17	26.1
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	1–3	25.0
Devoid Cruelty	2–0	100.0
Domain	1–1	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–4	0.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	2–4	33.3
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0
Field Ramp	1–0	100.0