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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, 2 days.

The Season Kick Off is on Nov 30th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41628	68323–73351–34	48.2	357	3096	1596
Vampires	1112	1769–1928–7	47.8	10	94	41
Mono Black Vampires	681	1224–1165–7	51.2	10	73	37
Rakdos Vampires	236	284–398	41.6	0	13	2
Orzhov Vampires	120	166–236	41.3	0	4	2

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	457–456–1	50.1
Mono Black Aggro	13–12	52.0
Heroic	42–29–1	59.2
Mono White Heroic	24–21–1	53.3
Azorius Heroic	4–2	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	7–2	77.8
Boros Heroic	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	4–1	80.0
Red Deck Wins	102–123	45.3
Mono Red Devotion	5–3	62.5
Prisoner	4–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	2–4	33.3
Goblins	13–6	68.4
Tokens	19–26	42.2
Selesnya Tokens	12–11	52.2
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	2–5	28.6
Orzhov Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	12–12	50.0
White Weenie	38–38	50.0
Odric Keywords	2–4	33.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–3	62.5
Soldiers	2–3	40.0
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Chroma White	3–2	60.0
Mono White Humans	1–0	100.0
Elves	18–27	40.0
Werewolves	5–2	71.4
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Warriors	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	9–7	56.3
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	5–1	83.3
Zombies	13–20	39.4
Gruul Aggro	10–10	50.0
Merfolk	10–8	55.6
Mono Red Swarm	3–3	50.0
Artifact Aggro	63–45	58.3
Affinity	25–20	55.6
Hardened Scales Affinity	2–4	33.3
Salvage Titan	5–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	28–22	56.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–3	25.0
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	7–2	77.8
Illusions	3–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	2–1	66.7
Madness	10–10	50.0
Gruul Madness	3–4	42.9
Golgari Madness	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Madness	4–4	50.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	10–9	52.6
Hexproof	3–0	100.0
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	4–3	57.1
Hateful Auras	2–6	25.0
Slivers	3–1	75.0
Naya Zoo	0–2	0.0
Knights	5–10	33.3
AggroSlide	7–19	26.9
Cats	3–3	50.0
Mono White Cats	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cats	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	4–2	66.7
Humans	4–8	33.3
Gruul Humans	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Humans	2–3	40.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–3	25.0
Legends Aggro	7–9	43.8
Boros Legends Aggro	7–9	43.8
Combo	290–310–2	48.3
Storm	56–64–1	46.7
Sultai Tendrils	4–1–1	80.0
Dimir Tendrils	9–10	47.4
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	2–4	33.3
Hazoret Storm	6–10	37.5
Simic Storm	2–2	50.0
Citadel Storm	6–2	75.0
High Tide	6–7	46.2
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Stormpost	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	3–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–2	33.3
Izzet Storm	11–16	40.7
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	47–59–1	44.3
Recurring Nightmare	14–15	48.3
Dragon Nightmare	6–10	37.5
Jund Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Four Color Powerful Magic	4–2	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	6–15	28.6
Double Dragon	1–1	50.0
Starlit Graves	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	1–1	50.0
Living Death	4–9	30.8
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	22–16–1	57.9
Rakdos Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	9–5	64.3
Oriss Genesis	4–4	50.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	22–7	75.9
Warp World	4–8	33.3
Boros Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Actual Warp World	2–2	50.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–4	20.0
Maniac Combo	3–5	37.5
Hypergenesis	8–15	34.8
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	8–3	72.7
Mardu Life	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	14–11	56.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	7–4	63.6
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
Myr Incubator	2–1	66.7
Umbral Mantle	6–6	50.0
Fake-Twin	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Combo Post	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	9–8	52.9
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–4	33.3
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–6	14.3
Eye of the Storm	2–0	100.0
Eggs	4–7	36.4
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–1	66.7
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–4	20.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–3	40.0
Izzet Ascension	11–6	64.7
Ominous Good	1–2	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	1–2	33.3
Soulflayer	5–10	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	10–25	28.6
Cephalid Breakfast	7–6	53.8
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	7–5	58.3
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	2–15	11.8
Neoform Hermit	1–2	33.3
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Dredge	13–4	76.5
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	2–2	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	2–2	50.0
Dice Factory	1–3	25.0
Storm Herald	4–1	80.0
Enduring Ideal	3–3	50.0
Ad Nauseam	3–1	75.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–1	50.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–6	14.3
Gyruda	3–2	60.0
Belcher	0–6	0.0
Endless Belch	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	1–1	50.0
Izzet Twin	1–1	50.0
Primal Prayers Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	262–354–1	42.5
Mono Black Control	11–2	84.6
Esper Control	15–27	35.7
Demonic Rising	8–9–1	47.1
Paradox Haze Lock	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Control	13–6	68.4
Dimir Control	14–26	35.0
Dreadful Inspiration	2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	22–59	27.2
Cawblade	0–7	0.0
Turbo Fog	3–6	33.3
Izzet Control	6–7	46.2
Mardu Control	4–5	44.4
Mill	11–2	84.6
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	24–36	40.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–9	30.8
Blackpost	2–8	20.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	7–7	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	5–2	71.4
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	14–20	41.2
Cruel Control	6–11	35.3
Stax	11–20	35.5
Necro Stax	0–1	0.0
Pollute the Planet	1–2	33.3
Birthday Stax	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–2	33.3
Stagnant Control	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Control	10–23	30.3
Jeskai Approach	1–6	14.3
Dragon Control	2–2	50.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
UBRG Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	4–1	80.0
Ponza	15–16	48.4
Mono White Control	5–7	41.7
Life is Ez	3–4	42.9
Dynavolt Tower	3–4	42.9
Cycling Control	11–12	47.8
Astral Slide	8–10	44.4
Five Color Control	6–10	37.5
Sultai Control	9–6	60.0
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	0–8	0.0
Bant Control	3–5	37.5
Pox	10–5	66.7
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	5–7	41.7
Seasons Past Control	2–6	25.0
Orzhov Control	4–2	66.7
Prison	4–2	66.7
Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	117–136	46.2
Aristocrats	37–55	40.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–15	25.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	12–16	42.9
Golgari Aristocrats	5–8	38.5
Abzan Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–9	30.8
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	11–12	47.8
Necro Burn	0–2	0.0
Infect	16–13	55.2
Simic Infect	2–7	22.2
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–4	42.9
Golgari Infect	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	9–4	69.2
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	26–19	57.8
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	23–15	60.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5–8	38.5
Hushnought	6–7	46.2
Liquimetal Fishing	1–6	14.3
Combo Goblins	5–8	38.5
Goblin Persist	2–6	25.0
Dirty Kitty	3–2	60.0
Aggro-Control	94–97	49.2
Simic Flash	6–4	60.0
Simic Vat	6–2	75.0
Izzet Tempo	17–20	45.9
Azorius Skies	6–3	66.7
Blue Madness	13–9	59.1
Simic Madness	7–4	63.6
Temur Madness	3–3	50.0
Grixis Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–3	40.0
Wizards	2–4	33.3
Tetsukotog	4–2	66.7
12 Pest	4–1	80.0
Ninjas	5–6	45.5
Mono Blue Gush	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	10–6	62.5
Izzet Spells	4–26	13.3
Dimir Tempo	7–1	87.5
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–3	0.0
Combo-Control	92–125–1	42.4
Curses	9–11	45.0
Burning Vengeance	4–2	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	7–10	41.2
Battle of Wits	3–7	30.0
Approach Necro	0–2	0.0
Shared Fate	2–2	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	3–0	100.0
Pickles	5–3	62.5
Mindcrank	13–8	61.9
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	4–4–1	50.0
Peregrine Drake	0–0–1
Familiars	3–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	1–4	20.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	2–2	50.0
Zur's Weirding	0–4	0.0
Solar Flare	5–3	62.5
Plasma Swans	0–5	0.0
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	25–52	32.5
Wildfire	13–26	33.3
Thryx-Wildfire	2–6	25.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–7	30.0
Jokulhaups Control	12–26	31.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–7	22.2
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	5–5	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–6	33.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Esper Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–1	0.0
Midrange	375–361–2	51.0
Temur Ascendancy	9–24	27.3
The Rock	8–10	44.4
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Angels and Taxes	3–0	100.0
Grenzo	2–5	28.6
Abzan Midrange	18–15	54.5
Selesnya Midrange	6–3–1	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	2–3	40.0
Jund	22–24	47.8
Blink	32–48	40.0
Wave Blink	12–19	38.7
Cloudpost Wave Blink	4–4	50.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	6–11	35.3
Orzhov Wave	1–2	33.3
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	1–5	16.7
Graveyard Value	14–10	58.3
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	4–2	66.7
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Allies	16–9	64.0
Orzhov Allies	5–1	83.3
Mardu Allies	2–4	33.3
Boros Allies	4–1	80.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	4–4	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	3–1	75.0
Fake-Rack	4–5	44.4
Selvala Morningstar	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	4–8	33.3
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
White Jund	1–3	25.0
Vampires	29–29	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	21–23	47.7
Rakdos Vampires	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	3–1	75.0
Legends Midrange	10–12	45.5
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mardu Legends	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Legends	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Midrange	9–12	42.9
Naya Midrange	0–2	0.0
Card Advantage White	1–1	50.0
Big Red	6–5	54.5
Mono Black Midrange	31–30	50.8
Mono Black Devotion	6–8	42.9
Heart of Darkness	0–2	0.0
Verdant Succession	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	13–10	56.5
Dimir Vat	1–1	50.0
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	8–3	72.7
Lifegain Midrange	2–5	28.6
Martyr's Grace	1–2	33.3
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	13–9	59.1
Sultai Emerge	8–6	57.1
Sultai Energy	2–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	18–13	58.1
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–4	42.9
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	2–1	66.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–1	66.7
Mythic Colossification	2–1	66.7
Neoform	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	2–8	20.0
Hero of Precinct One	6–9	40.0
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–2	33.3
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Simic Snow	1–3	25.0
Artifact Midrange	6–2	75.0
Coinflips	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	7–4	63.6
Nissa Company	1–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	2–1	66.7
Ramp	81–88	47.9
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	20–20	50.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	2–5	28.6
Cloudpost Ramp	43–48	47.3
Eldrazipost	5–1	83.3
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	4–3	57.1
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	18–28	39.1
Gruul Post	4–2	66.7
Simic Post	5–6	45.5
Domain	0–1	0.0
Selvala Tokens	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	0–2	0.0
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–2	33.3
Field Ramp	1–2	33.3
Unclassified	1–1	50.0