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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.

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Traditional Reanimator

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37314	62397–63622–18	49.5	430	2789	1688
Reanimator	5506	10449–9122–4	53.4	58	469	275
Traditional Reanimator	2972	5400–5049–4	51.7	32	256	125
Rakdos Reanimator	458	974–796	55.0	2	35	26
Dimir Reanimator	249	396–446	47.0	2	20	3
Mono Black Reanimator	1495	2945–2473–1	54.4	15	130	79
Grixis Reanimator	53	87–95	47.8	1	1	2
Orzhov Reanimator	125	230–189	54.9	2	15	7

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1340–1347–1	49.9
Mono Black Aggro	19–42	31.1
Heroic	101–125	44.7
Mono White Heroic	77–89	46.4
Azorius Heroic	4–4	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	8–25	24.2
Boros Heroic	8–6	57.1
Selesnya Heroic	3–1	75.0
Red Deck Wins	292–304–1	49.0
Mono Red Devotion	19–9–1	67.9
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	46–48	48.9
Tokens	44–50	46.8
Selesnya Tokens	15–19	44.1
Mardu Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	16–24	40.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–3	25.0
Mono Green Stompy	53–28	65.4
White Weenie	101–90	52.9
Odric Keywords	11–3	78.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	15–17	46.9
Soldiers	8–11	42.1
Kithkin	4–2	66.7
Chroma White	3–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	5–7	41.7
Elves	91–78	53.8
Werewolves	5–1	83.3
Minotaurs	2–4	33.3
Warriors	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Little Kid	25–23	52.1
Selesnya Counters	9–7	56.3
Rogues	10–8	55.6
Zombies	58–88	39.7
Gruul Aggro	36–29	55.4
Gruul Landfall	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	20–38	34.5
Mono Red Swarm	21–26	44.7
8 Whack	10–5	66.7
Artifact Aggro	141–153	48.0
Affinity	71–75	48.6
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	11–7	61.1
Tempered Steel	48–57	45.7
Mono Blue Architect	7–12	36.8
Mono Blue Aggro	6–9	40.0
Illusions	2–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	6–5	54.5
Madness	47–30	61.0
Gruul Madness	6–2	75.0
Golgari Madness	4–10	28.6
Rakdos Madness	35–16	68.6
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	30–22	57.7
Hexproof	12–7	63.2
Boros Auras	2–2	50.0
Equipment Aggro	9–4	69.2
Hateful Auras	5–6	45.5
Slivers	4–2	66.7
Naya Zoo	7–1	87.5
Knights	24–32	42.9
AggroSlide	69–50	58.0
Cats	20–11	64.5
Mono White Cats	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Cats	16–6	72.7
Rakdos Aggro	10–7	58.8
Boros Aggro	6–5	54.5
Humans	7–3	70.0
Gruul Humans	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	2–0	100.0
Shamans	5–1	83.3
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	6–12	33.3
Boros Legends Aggro	5–10	33.3
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Permanent Vacation	1–0	100.0
Rats	1–1	50.0
Combo	1085–793–1	57.8
Storm	265–103	72.0
Sultai Tendrils	5–2	71.4
Dimir Tendrils	92–39	70.2
Dragonstorm	40–13	75.5
Hazoret Storm	20–14	58.8
Simic Storm	21–4	84.0
Reclamation Storm	4–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	11–1	91.7
High Tide	7–16	30.4
Grixis Tendrils	9–2	81.8
Stormpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	12–1	92.3
Izzet Storm	29–4	87.9
Swath Storm	15–2	88.2
Channel Storm	1–2	33.3
Reanimator	269–275	49.4
Recurring Nightmare	33–33	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	31–32	49.2
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	25–30	45.5
Double Dragon	2–3	40.0
Starlit Graves	0–2	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–2	33.3
8 Goyf	1–1	50.0
Living Death	10–8	55.6
Excruciator Combo	9–7	56.3
Grozoth	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	198–198	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	31–28	52.5
Dimir Reanimator	14–15	48.3
Mono Black Reanimator	125–130	49.0
Grixis Reanimator	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Reanimator	6–7	46.2
Oriss Genesis	14–14	50.0
Necro Combo	0–2	0.0
Deathmantle Necro	0–2	0.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	29–24–1	54.7
Mono Green Stormless Storm	3–1	75.0
Dubious Challenge	5–3	62.5
Warp World	10–6	62.5
Temur Glimpse	1–3	25.0
Actual Warp World	3–2	60.0
Four Color Glimpse	6–1	85.7
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–3	40.0
Hypergenesis	29–24	54.7
Hyperwave	7–6	53.8
New Perspectives	2–3	40.0
Cat Wave	5–9	35.7
Acid Wave	0–2	0.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–1	50.0
Mardu Life	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	54–33	62.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	41–24	63.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	5–4	55.6
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
Myr Incubator	8–7	53.3
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	9–8	52.9
Jeskai Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Naya Fake-Twin	5–3	62.5
Combo Post	4–5	44.4
Metalwork Colossus	38–19	66.7
Anvil Colossus	18–3	85.7
Upheaval Colossus	10–5	66.7
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	7–3	70.0
Cruel Combo	1–0	100.0
Eggs	14–7	66.7
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Turntimber Ranger	3–1	75.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	6–4	60.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	6–8	42.9
Retraction Helix Combo	3–2	60.0
Taking Turns	26–10	72.2
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	34–17	66.7
Ominous Good	10–1	90.9
Jokulhaups Combo	13–9	59.1
Soulflayer	8–14	36.4
Reanim8 Rack	3–6	33.3
Breakfast	30–56	34.9
Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	0–4	0.0
Oops All Spells	19–21	47.5
Neoform Hermit	10–20	33.3
Unctus	0–6	0.0
Oops All Lands	4–1	80.0
Dredge	35–31	53.0
Polymorph	5–5	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–2	33.3
Dice Factory	3–2	60.0
Storm Herald	5–2	71.4
Enduring Ideal	5–5	50.0
Ad Nauseam	2–4	33.3
Chain of Acid	6–1	85.7
GreenTwin	3–2	60.0
Tibalt's Trickery	7–2	77.8
Intruder Alarm	1–2	33.3
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	9–9	50.0
Gyruda	3–2	60.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	12–6	66.7
Endless Belch	3–3	50.0
Tameshi Bloom	3–3	50.0
Possibility Storm	1–2	33.3
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	0–2	0.0
Actual Twin	3–4	42.9
Izzet Twin	3–3	50.0
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Nadu Combo	7–6	53.8
Control	866–845–1	50.6
Mono Black Control	11–26	29.7
Esper Control	44–81	35.2
Demonic Rising	28–35	44.4
Paradox Haze Lock	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	20–12	62.5
Dimir Control	51–71	41.8
Watery Oath	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	142–153–1	48.1
Adam's Ale	1–1	50.0
Cawblade	5–5	50.0
Turbo Fog	26–5	83.9
Izzet Control	18–21	46.2
Mardu Control	9–11	45.0
Mill	27–11	71.1
Boros Control	3–4	42.9
Cloudpost Control	81–61	57.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	21–17	55.3
Blackpost	14–5	73.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	29–20	59.2
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Grixis Control	39–48	44.8
Cruel Control	24–19	55.8
Stax	25–25	50.0
Necro Stax	0–1	0.0
Pollute the Planet	4–3	57.1
Birthday Stax	5–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	18–15	54.5
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	24–11	68.6
Izzet Dragons	12–4	75.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	4–1	80.0
Dimir Dragons	1–1	50.0
UBRG Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	8–4	66.7
Runeflare	14–10	58.3
Ponza	70–38	64.8
Mono White Control	20–30	40.0
Life is Ez	6–12	33.3
Dynavolt Tower	3–0	100.0
Cycling Control	24–22	52.2
Astral Slide	24–21	53.3
Five Color Control	14–11	56.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	6–2	75.0
Shrines	3–3	50.0
Last Stand Control	3–4	42.9
Sultai Control	14–10	58.3
Sultai Ultimatum	6–3	66.7
Guildgate Control	40–32	55.6
Bant Control	8–10	44.4
Temur Reclamation	4–5	44.4
Pox	24–44	35.3
Enchantments Control	2–1	66.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–2	50.0
Seasons Past Control	12–9	57.1
Orzhov Control	11–11	50.0
Prison	10–10	50.0
Enchantress	8–10	44.4
Aggro-Combo	311–370	45.7
Aristocrats	101–154	39.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	22–29	43.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	13–30	30.2
Golgari Aristocrats	15–17	46.9
Abzan Aristocrats	2–10	16.7
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	18–29	38.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	18–25	41.9
Boros Bombardment	3–9	25.0
Burn	47–38	55.3
Infect	58–48	54.7
Simic Infect	29–18	61.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	19–14	57.6
Golgari Infect	1–7	12.5
Turbo Myth	2–0	100.0
Pummeler	2–5	28.6
Hermit Humans	3–2	60.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	23–65	26.1
Mono Blue Dreadnought	19–57	25.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	12–9	57.1
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	26–28	48.1
Liquimetal Fishing	8–1	88.9
Combo Goblins	22–16	57.9
Goblin Persist	11–7	61.1
Dirty Kitty	11–9	55.0
Aggro-Control	297–319	48.2
Simic Flash	5–12	29.4
Simic Vat	1–2	33.3
Izzet Tempo	76–80	48.7
Azorius Skies	17–12	58.6
Blue Madness	20–11	64.5
Simic Madness	11–4	73.3
Temur Madness	5–5	50.0
Grixis Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	15–7	68.2
Temur Clues	7–1	87.5
Wizards	5–14	26.3
Tetsukotog	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	10–10	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	35–78	31.0
Mono Blue Faeries	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Librarians	1–8	11.1
Izzet Spells	38–24	61.3
Dimir Tempo	44–41	51.8
Dimir Faeries	4–5	44.4
Sultai Tempo	3–1	75.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	5–11	31.3
Combo-Control	245–217	53.0
Curses	12–14	46.2
Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	1–3	25.0
Cruel Combo-Control	12–8	60.0
Battle of Wits	29–18	61.7
Approach Necro	1–4	20.0
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–4	20.0
Sunforger	1–2	33.3
Pickles	1–2	33.3
Mindcrank	14–23	37.8
Dragoncrank	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	5–4	55.6
Peregrine Drake	4–3	57.1
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	6–3	66.7
Lich's Mastery	3–2	60.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	18–5	78.3
Zur's Weirding	9–23	28.1
Solar Flare	5–8	38.5
Plasma Swans	4–4	50.0
Liliana's Contract	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	103–73	58.5
Wildfire	44–16	73.3
Thryx-Wildfire	5–4	55.6
Borderpost Wildfire	8–5	61.5
Jokulhaups Control	59–57	50.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	12–6	66.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	24–38	38.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	10–8	55.6
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
Resurgent Belief	6–1	85.7
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Esper Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	1013–995–1	50.4
Temur Ascendancy	17–28	37.8
Prophet Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	21–22	48.8
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	6–6	50.0
Abzan Midrange	43–37	53.8
Selesnya Midrange	11–10	52.4
Selesnya Value Town	3–6	33.3
Jund	54–47	53.5
Blink	63–90	41.2
Wave Blink	41–59	41.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–2	0.0
Esper Wave	3–3	50.0
Azorius Wave	20–35	36.4
Orzhov Wave	5–7	41.7
Abzan Wave	6–6	50.0
Bant Wave	1–3	25.0
Acid Trip	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Blink	8–9	47.1
Anti-Persecution	5–3	62.5
Graveyard Value	55–48	53.4
Séance	10–8	55.6
Dimir Graves	2–1	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	16–21	43.2
Indestructible	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	13–6	68.4
Orzhov Enchantress	2–3	40.0
Constellation	1–1	50.0
Allies	16–8	66.7
Orzhov Allies	4–4	50.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	3–0	100.0
Treefolk	5–5	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	6–2	75.0
Fake-Rack	29–21	58.0
Selvala Morningstar	2–2	50.0
Mardu Midrange	23–20	53.5
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	2–4	33.3
White Jund	1–2	33.3
Vampires	16–22–1	42.1
Mono Black Vampires	10–17–1	37.0
Rakdos Vampires	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	21–17	55.3
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	5–6	45.5
Selesnya Legends	3–4	42.9
Elementals	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	53–68	43.8
Naya Midrange	3–7	30.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	24–18	57.1
Mono Black Midrange	98–144	40.5
Necro Midrange	4–6	40.0
Mono Black Devotion	68–84	44.7
Davriel Braids	4–3	57.1
Heart of Darkness	1–5	16.7
Hellion Whip	3–1	75.0
Dimir Midrange	27–36	42.9
Temur Energy	0–2	0.0
Angels	2–8	20.0
Mono White Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	1–7	12.5
Toughness Matters	8–10	44.4
Lifegain Midrange	23–16	59.0
Martyr's Grace	6–3	66.7
Adventures	3–0	100.0
Mutate	7–7	50.0
Sultai Midrange	22–16	57.9
Sultai Emerge	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Midrange	29–59	33.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Prophet Glare	8–7	53.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	11–4	73.3
Zur the Enchanter	2–1	66.7
Ordealbreak	6–3	66.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	6–3	66.7
Mythic Colossification	7–6	53.8
Neoform	9–11	45.0
Temur Neoform	4–4	50.0
Sultai Neoform	1–3	25.0
Simic Neoform	3–1	75.0
UBRG Neoform	1–2	33.3
Party	3–3	50.0
Fires of Invention	41–18	69.5
Hero of Precinct One	30–26	53.6
Mardu Hero	3–1	75.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	8–2	80.0
Five Color Hero	16–17	48.5
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Hero	0–2	0.0
Gruul Obosh	6–3	66.7
Clerics	15–12	55.6
Simic Snow	19–31	38.0
Artifact Midrange	6–3	66.7
Coinflips	2–6	25.0
Death Cloud	11–14	44.0
Nissa Company	1–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	2–1	66.7
Game Objects	3–1	75.0
Laelia Cascade	3–3	50.0
Wight Midrange	13–3	81.3
Golgari Wight	1–0	100.0
Jund Wight	6–3	66.7
Ramp	243–163	59.9
Villainous Wealth	4–1	80.0
Rofellos Ramp	16–13	55.2
Wild Pair	2–5	28.6
Channel-Rofellos	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	140–103	57.6
Eldrazipost	1–5	16.7
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	7–3	70.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	6–8	42.9
Greenpost	89–68	56.7
Gruul Post	13–3	81.3
Simic Post	7–7	50.0
Devoid Cruelty	5–5	50.0
Domain	3–4	42.9
Temur Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	6–1	85.7
Historic Bloom	4–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	3–1	75.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–2	33.3
Eureka!	2–2	50.0
Carth Superfriends	9–3	75.0
Jund Carth	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	5–3	62.5
Orcish Aids	0–2	0.0