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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
Midrange	40789	66950–71916–34	48.2	342	3009	1562
Angels	308	554–582	48.8	9	78	6
Mono White Angels	125	259–213	54.9	6	22	4
Azorius Angels	28	54–53	50.5	1	6
Orzhov Angels	124	198–251	44.1	2	44	1

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	162–128	55.9
Mono Black Aggro	5–1	83.3
Heroic	17–20	45.9
Mono White Heroic	7–8	46.7
Azorius Heroic	4–3	57.1
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Boros Heroic	3–8	27.3
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	54–20	73.0
Goblins	4–1	80.0
Tokens	8–4	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Tokens	5–1	83.3
Mono Green Stompy	4–7	36.4
White Weenie	9–8	52.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–2	33.3
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	8–10	44.4
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	0–4	0.0
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	15–15	50.0
Affinity	13–8	61.9
Hardened Scales Affinity	4–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	0–5	0.0
Mono Blue Architect	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	4–3	57.1
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	2–1	66.7
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	5–2	71.4
AggroSlide	8–17	32.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	5–3	62.5
Gruul Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Humans	1–1	50.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	2–3	40.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Pirates	1–1	50.0
Rats	1–1	50.0
Combo	88–112	44.0
Storm	13–20	39.4
Dimir Tendrils	1–7	12.5
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	2–2	50.0
Citadel Storm	5–4	55.6
High Tide	0–3	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	12–7	63.2
Recurring Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	2–2	50.0
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	8–2	80.0
Mono Black Reanimator	7–1	87.5
Necrotic Ooze Combo	10–9	52.6
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	2–6	25.0
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Boros Glimpse	2–5	28.6
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–10	37.5
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–2	33.3
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	0–3	0.0
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	1–2	33.3
Izzet Ascension	4–4	50.0
Soulflayer	3–2	60.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	10–4	71.4
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	10–3	76.9
Oops All Lands	2–5	28.6
Dredge	2–2	50.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	1–2	33.3
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–2	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–3	0.0
Restore Balance	0–3	0.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Belcher	2–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	0–3	0.0
Actual Twin	5–6	45.5
Izzet Twin	4–5	44.4
Boros Twin	1–1	50.0
Control	68–119	36.4
Mono Black Control	4–3	57.1
Esper Control	0–5	0.0
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	4–4	50.0
Azorius Control	9–24	27.3
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Mill	2–1	66.7
Boros Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	9–19	32.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	6–10	37.5
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–7	12.5
Grixis Control	2–4	33.3
Cruel Control	1–3	25.0
Stax	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–1	75.0
Ponza	1–3	25.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	2–2	50.0
Astral Slide	2–2	50.0
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	0–5	0.0
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	2–4	33.3
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Control	11–27	28.9
Prison	4–6	40.0
Enchantress	2–5	28.6
Aggro-Combo	30–30	50.0
Aristocrats	12–13	48.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	10–9	52.6
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	6–3	66.7
Infect	2–6	25.0
Simic Infect	0–5	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–3	72.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–3	70.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	0–4	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–3	0.0
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	31–33	48.4
Izzet Tempo	8–6	57.1
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–15	28.6
Mono Blue Librarians	2–6	25.0
Izzet Spells	3–1	75.0
Dimir Tempo	7–2	77.8
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Tempo	2–1	66.7
Combo-Control	26–39	40.0
Battle of Wits	2–2	50.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	2–3	40.0
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Peregrine Drake	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	0–2	0.0
Solar Flare	10–10	50.0
Plasma Swans	3–1	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–11	15.4
Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Control	0–10	0.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–5	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–3	25.0
Greasefang	4–3	57.1
Esper Greasefang	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Greasefang	3–2	60.0
Midrange	124–93	57.1
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	11–1	91.7
Blink	3–10	23.1
Wave Blink	1–2	33.3
Azorius Wave	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	0–5	0.0
Anti-Persecution	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–2	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Legends	1–2	33.3
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–3	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	14–9	60.9
Mono Black Devotion	3–0	100.0
Heart of Darkness	0–3	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	6–4	60.0
Angels	12–12	50.0
Mono White Angels	7–5	58.3
Azorius Angels	4–6	40.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–3	25.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	6–3	66.7
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Fight Rigging	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	14–11	56.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–1	66.7
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	2–2	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	7–3	70.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	4–3	57.1
Clerics	4–4	50.0
Simic Snow	1–1	50.0
Artifact Midrange	6–8	42.9
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–2	0.0
Nissa Company	2–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	2–1	66.7
Ramp	24–28	46.2
Rofellos Ramp	5–4	55.6
Cloudpost Ramp	8–15	34.8
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	3–0	100.0
Greenpost	2–11	15.4
Gruul Post	1–3	25.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Selvala Tokens	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	2–2	50.0
Applejacks	0–2	0.0
Field Ramp	1–0	100.0