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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	36494	60991–62339–18	49.5	416	2700	1643
Izzet Ascension	902	1368–1591	46.2	1	45	40

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	294–383	43.4
Mono Black Aggro	9–8	52.9
Heroic	16–19	45.7
Mono White Heroic	5–10	33.3
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	9–5	64.3
Boros Heroic	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	51–80	38.9
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	14–9	60.9
Tokens	9–9	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	4–3	57.1
Mono White Tokens	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	8–24	25.0
White Weenie	16–15	51.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–1	80.0
Soldiers	4–3	57.1
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	30–20	60.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–6	50.0
Selesnya Counters	3–3	50.0
Rogues	3–1	75.0
Zombies	16–16	50.0
Gruul Aggro	5–7	41.7
Gruul Landfall	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	17–6	73.9
Mono Red Swarm	3–10	23.1
8 Whack	1–7	12.5
Artifact Aggro	43–69	38.4
Affinity	30–47	39.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	5–14	26.3
Mono Blue Architect	5–6	45.5
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–8	20.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Madness	1–5	16.7
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	2–5	28.6
Hexproof	2–4	33.3
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	2–15	11.8
AggroSlide	14–27	34.1
Cats	6–7	46.2
Selesnya Cats	6–7	46.2
Rakdos Aggro	5–4	55.6
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	2–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	3–5	37.5
Legends Aggro	1–6	14.3
Boros Legends Aggro	1–6	14.3
Combo	243–318	43.3
Storm	30–67	30.9
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	5–25	16.7
Dragonstorm	5–5	50.0
Hazoret Storm	3–0	100.0
Simic Storm	2–3	40.0
Citadel Storm	4–2	66.7
High Tide	4–15	21.1
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Stormpost	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	3–9	25.0
Swath Storm	2–1	66.7
Song Storm	3–1	75.0
Reanimator	33–58	36.3
Recurring Nightmare	4–8	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	2–6	25.0
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	10–16	38.5
Double Dragon	3–3	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	17–34	33.3
Rakdos Reanimator	0–7	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	12–23	34.3
Grixis Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Oriss Genesis	0–2	0.0
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	8–5	61.5
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	5–6	45.5
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–3	40.0
Maniac Combo	1–2	33.3
Hypergenesis	7–12	36.8
Jeskai Ascendancy	8–12	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–9	35.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	2–1	66.7
Umbral Mantle	2–0	100.0
"Twin"	3–1	75.0
Naya "Twin"	2–1	66.7
Combo Post	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	7–9	43.8
Anvil Colossus	3–3	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–3	25.0
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Eggs	7–4	63.6
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–3	50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–0	100.0
Retraction Helix Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	5–5	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	18–18	50.0
Ominous Good	1–3	25.0
Jokulhaups Combo	4–4	50.0
Soulflayer	2–7	22.2
Reanim8 Rack	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	27–34	44.3
Hermit Dredge	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	21–31	40.4
Neoform Hermit	3–1	75.0
Oops All Lands	4–1	80.0
Dredge	12–17	41.4
Polymorph	3–1	75.0
Protean Hulk Combo	3–1	75.0
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Storm Herald	1–3	25.0
Enduring Ideal	4–3	57.1
Ad Nauseam	3–5	37.5
Ad Swanseam	1–2	33.3
Chain of Acid	1–1	50.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–2	33.3
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–3	0.0
Restore Balance	10–3	76.9
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Stuffy Doll	0–3	0.0
Belcher	2–1	66.7
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	0–2	0.0
Midnight Mass	0–2	0.0
Control	200–185	51.9
Mono Black Control	5–0	100.0
Esper Control	5–19	20.8
Demonic Rising	7–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	6–12	33.3
Azorius Control	35–53	39.8
Cawblade	3–3	50.0
Turbo Fog	10–1	90.9
Izzet Control	7–2	77.8
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	4–8	33.3
Boros Control	5–2	71.4
Cloudpost Control	19–10	65.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	6–2	75.0
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	6–4	60.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	12–6	66.7
Cruel Control	4–2	66.7
Stax	7–1	87.5
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	6–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–2	50.0
Ponza	16–15	51.6
Mono White Control	5–7	41.7
Life is Ez	2–4	33.3
Cycling Control	6–6	50.0
Astral Slide	5–4	55.6
Five Color Control	3–3	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–2	33.3
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	3–1	75.0
Sultai Ultimatum	3–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	4–2	66.7
Bant Control	5–2	71.4
Pox	12–16	42.9
Enchantments Control	0–2	0.0
Seasons Past Control	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Control	5–5	50.0
Prison	2–5	28.6
Enchantress	1–4	20.0
Aggro-Combo	106–137	43.6
Aristocrats	30–31	49.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	7–8	46.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–9	35.7
Golgari Aristocrats	4–5	44.4
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	7–7	50.0
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	5–15	25.0
Infect	21–16	56.8
Simic Infect	15–13	53.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Infect	2–0	100.0
Turbo Myth	2–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	10–27	27.0
Izzet Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–23	20.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	10–8	55.6
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	3–1	75.0
Hushnought	4–13	23.5
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	18–24	42.9
Goblin Persist	13–20	39.4
Dirty Kitty	5–4	55.6
Aggro-Control	103–95	52.0
Simic Flash	2–2	50.0
Izzet Tempo	40–23	63.5
Azorius Skies	2–3	40.0
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	1–2	33.3
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–3	25.0
Wizards	7–8	46.7
Ninjas	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	15–25	37.5
Mono Blue Faeries	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–3	25.0
Izzet Spells	4–4	50.0
Dimir Tempo	14–15	48.3
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	95–97	49.5
Curses	3–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	7–6	53.8
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	9–15	37.5
Dragoncrank	1–2	33.3
Displace Loop	2–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	4–5	44.4
Zur's Weirding	5–6	45.5
Solar Flare	2–4	33.3
Plasma Swans	6–4	60.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	52–51	50.5
Wildfire	15–17	46.9
Thryx-Wildfire	7–7	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–4	20.0
Jokulhaups Control	37–34	52.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	24–18	57.1
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	4–4	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	264–289	47.7
The Rock	12–5	70.6
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	10–7	58.8
Selesnya Midrange	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	7–10	41.2
Blink	25–30	45.5
Wave Blink	8–16	33.3
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Esper Wave	1–2	33.3
Azorius Wave	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Wave	3–6	33.3
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	5–4	55.6
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	13–19	40.6
Séance	6–7	46.2
Varolz Dreadnought	4–10	28.6
Enchantments Matter	2–2	50.0
Allies	6–4	60.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–1	50.0
Azorius Allies	1–2	33.3
Treefolk	0–2	0.0
Fake-Rack	10–8	55.6
Mardu Midrange	10–12	45.5
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
Vampires	6–11	35.3
Mono Black Vampires	4–5	44.4
Rakdos Vampires	2–4	33.3
Legends Midrange	4–4	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	1–3	25.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	15–23	39.5
Naya Midrange	4–1	80.0
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	6–6	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	17–25	40.5
Necro Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	7–10	41.2
Heart of Darkness	1–2	33.3
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	7–11	38.9
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Angels	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Angels	4–4	50.0
Toughness Matters	2–2	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–7	41.7
Martyr's Grace	1–5	16.7
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	3–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	9–6	60.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	14–22	38.9
Jeskai Midrange	1–5	16.7
Prophet Glare	3–2	60.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–3	40.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	3–3	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–3	40.0
Mythic Colossification	1–2	33.3
Neoform	0–3	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Simic Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	7–6	53.8
Hero of Precinct One	9–16	36.0
Mardu Hero	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Hero	4–8	33.3
Five Color Hero	0–6	0.0
Gruul Obosh	1–1	50.0
Clerics	6–3	66.7
Simic Snow	1–1	50.0
Artifact Midrange	2–1	66.7
Coinflip Tribal	3–0	100.0
Death Cloud	3–2	60.0
Game Objects	3–2	60.0
Ramp	63–87	42.0
Villainous Wealth	1–1	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	15–15	50.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	28–51	35.4
Locus Awakening	2–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	15–34	30.6
Gruul Post	7–5	58.3
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–2	0.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–1	50.0
Eureka!	1–3	25.0
Defenders	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	5–4	55.6
Applejacks	0–1	0.0