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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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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
Combo	37603	62853–64148–18	49.5	433	2821	1694
Storm	8207	13397–14339–4	48.3	96	490	398
Citadel Storm	352	474–743	38.9	1	10	8

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	70–180	28.0
Mono Black Aggro	1–4	20.0
Heroic	5–5	50.0
Mono White Heroic	0–3	0.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	15–47	24.2
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	4–7	36.4
Tokens	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	4–6	40.0
White Weenie	3–8	27.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	1–3	25.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	4–12	25.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–2	0.0
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	2–10	16.7
Gruul Aggro	4–7	36.4
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–3	0.0
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	10–18	35.7
Affinity	9–12	42.9
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	6–6	50.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–2	50.0
Voltron	1–3	25.0
Hateful Auras	1–3	25.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	0–3	0.0
AggroSlide	5–9	35.7
Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–3	0.0
Humans	1–6	14.3
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	2–8	20.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–6	14.3
Bard Class	1–2	33.3
Rats	0–4	0.0
Combo	100–161	38.3
Storm	19–23	45.2
Dimir Tendrils	6–4	60.0
Dragonstorm	1–4	20.0
Simic Storm	2–1	66.7
Citadel Storm	4–4	50.0
High Tide	3–6	33.3
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–3	0.0
Reanimator	3–17	15.0
Recurring Nightmare	2–3	40.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–3	25.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–2	0.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–11	8.3
Rakdos Reanimator	1–6	14.3
Mono Black Reanimator	0–4	0.0
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–10	9.1
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	3–5	37.5
Temur Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	8–14	36.4
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–7	22.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–5	28.6
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–6	40.0
Anvil Colossus	1–3	25.0
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo	0–1	0.0
Eggs	2–2	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	6–5	54.5
Taking Turns	2–6	25.0
Izzet Ascension	2–4	33.3
Ominous Good	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	3–1	75.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	4–10	28.6
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	2–7	22.2
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	2–2	50.0
Dredge	1–4	20.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	5–4	55.6
Storm Herald	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	0–2	0.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	3–2	60.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Gyruda	2–3	40.0
Belcher	1–3	25.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	5–7	41.7
Actual Twin	2–4	33.3
Izzet Twin	2–4	33.3
Primal Prayers Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	114–131	46.5
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	3–6	33.3
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	10–14	41.7
Azorius Control	13–28	31.7
Cawblade	0–3	0.0
Turbo Fog	4–1	80.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	0–3	0.0
Mill	3–2	60.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	14–11	56.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	7–5	58.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	6–3	66.7
Grixis Control	4–6	40.0
Cruel Control	3–3	50.0
Stax	3–9	25.0
Jeskai Control	2–3	40.0
Dragon Control	2–3	40.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	3–1	75.0
Ponza	5–12	29.4
Mono White Control	2–3	40.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	3–3	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–2	0.0
Last Stand Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–2	60.0
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	3–1	75.0
Temur Reclamation	2–0	100.0
Pox	3–3	50.0
Seasons Past Control	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Control	12–6	66.7
Prison	7–3	70.0
Enchantress	7–3	70.0
Aggro-Combo	22–41	34.9
Aristocrats	16–21	43.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–6	14.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–11	35.3
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	1–3	25.0
Necro Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	1–6	14.3
Simic Infect	1–4	20.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–5	0.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–2	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–4	33.3
Goblin Persist	1–3	25.0
Dirty Kitty	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	17–49	25.8
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	0–12	0.0
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–9	30.8
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–4	33.3
Izzet Spells	3–4	42.9
Dimir Tempo	4–12	25.0
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Dimir Librarians	1–4	20.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Spirits	0–1	0.0
Azorius Spirits	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	20–35	36.4
Curses	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	3–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–2	0.0
Solar Flare	2–6	25.0
Plasma Swans	3–4	42.9
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	4–12	25.0
Wildfire	2–4	33.3
Thryx-Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–8	20.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–3	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Greasefang	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–2	0.0
Midrange	103–119	46.4
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	2–2	50.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	4–8	33.3
Selesnya Midrange	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–2	0.0
Jund	4–3	57.1
Blink	4–11	26.7
Wave Blink	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–2	0.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	3–2	60.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	5–4	55.6
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	1–3	25.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–3	40.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	2–6	25.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–6	25.0
Legends Midrange	4–2	66.7
Mardu Legends	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–7	50.0
Naya Midrange	3–1	75.0
Big Red	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	7–13	35.0
Necro Midrange	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–6	0.0
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–4	20.0
Angels	4–5	44.4
Mono White Angels	4–4	50.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–1	83.3
Martyr's Grace	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–9	18.2
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–3	50.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–2	33.3
Sultai Neoform	1–2	33.3
Fires of Invention	5–1	83.3
Hero of Precinct One	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	2–2	50.0
Artifact Midrange	8–4	66.7
Death Cloud	4–2	66.7
Nissa Company	0–3	0.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	27–27	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	4–7	36.4
Cloudpost Ramp	10–8	55.6
Eldrazipost	3–1	75.0
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	4–3	57.1
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–2	33.3
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	3–2	60.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–5	28.6
Field Ramp	2–1	66.7
Unclassified	1–0	100.0