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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	36323	58113–63941–43	47.6	270	2510	1337
Bant Control	503	764–966	44.2	3	16	13

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	172–238	42.0
Mono Black Aggro	3–5	37.5
Heroic	10–19	34.5
Mono White Heroic	3–9	25.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	5–5	50.0
Boros Heroic	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	19–56	25.3
Mono Red Devotion	3–5	37.5
Goblins	5–6	45.5
Tokens	13–7	65.0
Selesnya Tokens	5–2	71.4
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	10–9	52.6
White Weenie	15–24	38.5
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–5	50.0
Soldiers	1–4	20.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	3–14	17.6
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Counters	2–1	66.7
Rogues	1–2	33.3
Zombies	7–4	63.6
Gruul Aggro	5–4	55.6
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	5–11	31.3
Mono Red Swarm	2–1	66.7
8 Whack	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	21–22	48.8
Affinity	7–10	41.2
Boros Vehicles	2–1	66.7
Salvage Titan	2–2	50.0
Tempered Steel	6–7	46.2
Mono Blue Architect	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Devastating Dreams	1–3	25.0
Madness	9–4	69.2
Gruul Madness	5–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–3	25.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	7–6	53.8
Hexproof	4–1	80.0
Boros Auras	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	0–2	0.0
Hateful Auras	1–2	33.3
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–4	33.3
AggroSlide	3–13	18.8
Cats	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Cats	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	1–2	33.3
Humans	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	2–0	100.0
Shamans	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	5–6	45.5
Boros Legends Aggro	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–2	33.3
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Combo	110–134	45.1
Storm	25–29	46.3
Dimir Tendrils	4–8	33.3
Dragonstorm	1–2	33.3
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Reclamation Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–3	25.0
High Tide	7–4	63.6
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	5–6	45.5
Swath Storm	1–3	25.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	16–20	44.4
Recurring Nightmare	2–7	22.2
Dragon Nightmare	2–4	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	4–4	50.0
Double Dragon	0–2	0.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	10–8	55.6
Rakdos Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Grixis Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	2–3	40.0
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	3–2	60.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	7–10	41.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–2	71.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Myr Incubator	3–1	75.0
Umbral Mantle	2–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–7	36.4
Anvil Colossus	3–6	33.3
Eggs	4–2	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–2	0.0
Taking Turns	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	2–5	28.6
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–4	0.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	6–17	26.1
Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	4–11	26.7
Neoform Hermit	1–4	20.0
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	4–3	57.1
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	0–4	0.0
Ad Nauseam	2–4	33.3
Ad Swanseam	2–3	40.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	3–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–3	25.0
Gyruda	2–1	66.7
Belcher	2–1	66.7
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Nadu Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	135–135	50.0
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	15–14	51.7
Demonic Rising	13–5	72.2
Mono Blue Control	5–4	55.6
Dimir Control	2–5	28.6
Azorius Control	26–21	55.3
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	4–1	80.0
Izzet Control	2–4	33.3
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	3–2	60.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	5–12	29.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–6	40.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	11–14	44.0
Cruel Control	6–6	50.0
Stax	4–2	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	4–2	66.7
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–1	50.0
Ponza	8–10	44.4
Mono White Control	2–2	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	5–5	50.0
Astral Slide	5–5	50.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–1	66.7
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	2–3	40.0
Bant Control	4–4	50.0
Temur Reclamation	0–2	0.0
Pox	0–9	0.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	3–1	75.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	42–87	32.6
Aristocrats	15–18	45.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–6	14.3
Golgari Aristocrats	5–3	62.5
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	10–14	41.7
Infect	4–13	23.5
Simic Infect	1–6	14.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–3	40.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	3–2	60.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–20	13.0
Izzet Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–15	6.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–7	22.2
Hushnought	2–5	28.6
Liquimetal Fishing	2–2	50.0
Combo Goblins	1–5	16.7
Goblin Persist	0–3	0.0
Dirty Kitty	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	53–79	40.2
Simic Flash	2–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	14–23	37.8
Azorius Skies	2–2	50.0
Blue Madness	4–4	50.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Grixis Madness	3–1	75.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Wizards	2–6	25.0
Tetsukotog	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	3–12	20.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–13	31.6
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	4–7	36.4
Dimir Tempo	3–4	42.9
Sultai Tempo	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–1	75.0
Azorius Tempo	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	52–53	49.5
Curses	7–1	87.5
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	3–7	30.0
Sunforger	0–2	0.0
Pickles	0–2	0.0
Mindcrank	1–9	10.0
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	1–4	20.0
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	28–22	56.0
Wildfire	14–4	77.8
Thryx-Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Borderpost Wildfire	5–1	83.3
Jokulhaups Control	14–18	43.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	4–6	40.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Thopter-Sword	2–1	66.7
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	163–177	47.9
Temur Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
Prophet Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	5–7	41.7
Golgari Citadel	2–1	66.7
Grenzo	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	7–7	50.0
Knights of Windgrace	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	3–7	30.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–5	0.0
Jund	7–11	38.9
Blink	17–22	43.6
Wave Blink	5–2	71.4
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Wave	3–0	100.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	2–7	22.2
Anti-Persecution	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	7–10	41.2
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Matter	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	0–4	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–6	33.3
Mardu Midrange	3–4	42.9
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–1	50.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
White Jund	2–1	66.7
Vampires	5–3	62.5
Mono Black Vampires	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–4	20.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	8–7	53.3
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–19	32.1
Mono Black Devotion	4–5	44.4
Heart of Darkness	0–3	0.0
Verdant Succession	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	5–2	71.4
Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	4–1	80.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–1	80.0
Martyr's Grace	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	7–9	43.8
Sultai Emerge	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Midrange	7–9	43.8
Jeskai Midrange	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–1	66.7
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–1	50.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	5–3	62.5
Hero of Precinct One	6–6	50.0
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	2–2	50.0
Esper Hero	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–3	25.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–3	40.0
Coinflips	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	2–2	50.0
Laelia Cascade	0–1	0.0
Ramp	37–63	37.0
Villainous Wealth	1–1	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	5–11	31.3
Wild Pair	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	10–32	23.8
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	5–26	16.1
Gruul Post	0–2	0.0
Simic Post	2–2	50.0
Devoid Cruelty	1–1	50.0
Domain	3–1	75.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	4–2	66.7
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–1	50.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	2–3	40.0
Field Ramp	0–2	0.0