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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.

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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
High Tide	2022	3868–3099	55.5	30	120	161

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	843–858	49.6
Mono Black Aggro	7–12	36.8
Heroic	88–101	46.6
Mono White Heroic	36–41	46.8
Azorius Heroic	5–5	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	18–33	35.3
Boros Heroic	13–9	59.1
Selesnya Heroic	11–13	45.8
Red Deck Wins	115–138	45.5
Mono Red Devotion	3–2	60.0
Goblins	29–21	58.0
Tokens	24–17	58.5
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	18–15	54.5
Orzhov Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	30–23	56.6
White Weenie	75–123	37.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	6–4	60.0
Soldiers	7–5	58.3
Kithkin	2–2	50.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	4–15	21.1
Elves	90–59	60.4
Werewolves	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Little Kid	20–9	69.0
Selesnya Counters	7–6	53.8
Rogues	3–4	42.9
Zombies	42–48	46.7
Gruul Aggro	19–15	55.9
Merfolk	10–10	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	7–6	53.8
Artifact Aggro	77–80	49.0
Affinity	28–24	53.8
Salvage Titan	5–10	33.3
Tempered Steel	39–39	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	5–6	45.5
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Madness	13–3	81.3
Gruul Madness	2–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	8–3	72.7
Voltron	19–8	70.4
Hexproof	9–2	81.8
Equipment Aggro	4–2	66.7
Hateful Auras	3–2	60.0
Slivers	6–2	75.0
Naya Zoo	1–3	25.0
Knights	26–39	40.0
AggroSlide	65–29	69.1
Cats	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	10–2	83.3
Boros Aggro	14–5	73.7
Humans	18–45	28.6
Selesnya Humans	1–3	25.0
Bant Humans	4–10	28.6
Jeskai Humans	6–7	46.2
Boros Humans	0–6	0.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Azorius Humans	5–17	22.7
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	18–35	34.0
Boros Legends Aggro	13–26	33.3
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–2	50.0
Bard Class	1–2	33.3
Pirates	1–3	25.0
Rats	4–3	57.1
Combo	802–626	56.2
Storm	283–296	48.9
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	20–8	71.4
Hazoret Storm	5–10	33.3
Citadel Storm	6–3	66.7
High Tide	222–222	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	21–47	30.9
Reanimator	93–59	61.2
Recurring Nightmare	29–23	55.8
Dragon Nightmare	17–12	58.6
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	39–16	70.9
Double Dragon	27–10	73.0
Living Death	4–6	40.0
Excruciator Combo	4–5	44.4
Traditional Reanimator	16–9	64.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Oriss Genesis	7–7	50.0
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	7–6	53.8
Warp World	13–3	81.3
Actual Warp World	2–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	9–3	75.0
Maniac Combo	3–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	10–4	71.4
Jeskai Ascendancy	16–11	59.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	9–9	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–1	80.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	6–4	60.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	3–1	75.0
Naya Fake-Twin	2–2	50.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	11–7	61.1
Anvil Colossus	1–3	25.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	6–1	85.7
Eggs	15–4	78.9
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	10–24	29.4
Retraction Helix Combo	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	33–7	82.5
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	16–4	80.0
Ominous Good	21–11	65.6
Jokulhaups Combo	17–9	65.4
Soulflayer	21–7	75.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	43–63	40.6
Hermit Gond	10–14	41.7
Hermit Dredge	2–5	28.6
Oops All Spells	12–10	54.5
Neoform Hermit	8–13	38.1
Unctus	9–12	42.9
Oops All Lands	8–3	72.7
Dredge	42–25	62.7
Polymorph	5–2	71.4
Protean Hulk Combo	6–2	75.0
Dice Factory	5–4	55.6
Storm Herald	2–3	40.0
Enduring Ideal	4–4	50.0
Ad Nauseam	8–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
GreenTwin	2–3	40.0
Intruder Alarm	1–2	33.3
Calibrated Blast	4–5	44.4
Restore Balance	11–2	84.6
Gyruda	10–6	62.5
Stuffy Doll	6–2	75.0
Belcher	14–10	58.3
Tameshi Bloom	5–7	41.7
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Nadu Combo	1–1	50.0
Amalia Combo	0–1	0.0
Primal Prayers Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	689–457	60.1
Mono Black Control	12–9	57.1
Esper Control	47–62	43.1
Demonic Rising	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Control	12–6	66.7
Dimir Control	30–25	54.5
Azorius Control	96–62	60.8
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	15–2	88.2
Izzet Control	14–12	53.8
Mardu Control	11–6	64.7
Mill	17–3	85.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	61–32	65.6
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	26–15	63.4
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	6–9	40.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	20–4	83.3
Grixis Control	29–18	61.7
Cruel Control	8–8	50.0
Stax	43–38	53.1
Chandra Nalaar	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Control	19–4	82.6
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	3–3	50.0
Izzet Dragons	2–2	50.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	18–5	78.3
Ponza	42–45	48.3
Mono White Control	18–17	51.4
Life is Ez	12–11	52.2
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	14–3	82.4
Astral Slide	8–0	100.0
Five Color Control	7–3	70.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	2–2	50.0
Sultai Control	27–11	71.1
Guildgate Control	32–9	78.0
Bant Control	4–7	36.4
Temur Reclamation	6–0	100.0
Pox	17–15	53.1
Enchantments Control	10–13	43.5
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	19–2	90.5
Orzhov Control	24–29	45.3
Prison	29–9	76.3
Enchantress	26–9	74.3
Aggro-Combo	212–169	55.6
Aristocrats	64–43	59.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	10–3	76.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	20–12	62.5
Golgari Aristocrats	13–4	76.5
Mardu Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	13–17	43.3
Boros Bombardment	0–2	0.0
Burn	48–35	57.8
Infect	27–25	51.9
Simic Infect	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	10–8	55.6
Golgari Infect	6–11	35.3
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	39–41	48.8
Izzet Dreadnought	5–7	41.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	29–26	52.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	10–6	62.5
Hushnought	10–8	55.6
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	7–8	46.7
Goblin Persist	4–2	66.7
Dirty Kitty	3–6	33.3
Aggro-Control	258–292	46.9
Simic Flash	8–4	66.7
Izzet Tempo	55–71	43.7
Azorius Skies	16–8	66.7
Blue Madness	8–8	50.0
Simic Madness	7–8	46.7
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Wizards	13–4	76.5
Ninjas	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Tempo	55–77	41.7
Mono Blue Faeries	1–6	14.3
Izzet Spells	45–31	59.2
Dimir Tempo	20–43	31.7
Dimir Faeries	1–5	16.7
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Tempo	6–12	33.3
Spirits	5–7	41.7
Azorius Spirits	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Spirits	4–4	50.0
Combo-Control	163–142	53.4
Curses	6–4	60.0
Burning Vengeance	2–1	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	3–2	60.0
Battle of Wits	10–12	45.5
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	1–2	33.3
Pickles	2–7	22.2
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–3	25.0
Hive Mind	4–9	30.8
Zur's Weirding	18–6	75.0
Solar Flare	8–14	36.4
Plasma Swans	5–5	50.0
Liliana's Contract	3–1	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	71–55	56.3
Wildfire	43–35	55.1
Thryx-Wildfire	15–13	53.6
Borderpost Wildfire	24–19	55.8
Jokulhaups Control	28–20	58.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	8–9	47.1
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–6	25.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Thopter-Sword	23–17	57.5
Azorius Thopter-Sword	11–8	57.9
Dimir Thopter-Sword	6–7	46.2
Esper Thopter-Sword	6–1	85.7
Resurgent Belief	3–1	75.0
Midrange	716–489	59.4
Temur Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
The Rock	29–21	58.0
Golgari Citadel	9–3	75.0
Grenzo	5–1	83.3
Abzan Midrange	13–9	59.1
Selesnya Midrange	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Value Town	3–2	60.0
Jund	46–20	69.7
Blink	65–47	58.0
Wave Blink	39–32	54.9
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–2	50.0
Esper Wave	2–3	40.0
Azorius Wave	15–14	51.7
Orzhov Wave	12–10	54.5
Bant Wave	8–3	72.7
Acid Trip	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Blink	7–3	70.0
Anti-Persecution	2–1	66.7
Graveyard Value	36–20	64.3
Séance	3–1	75.0
Varolz Dreadnought	10–5	66.7
Enchantments Matter	7–2	77.8
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	5–9	35.7
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	4–4	50.0
Treefolk	8–2	80.0
Fake-Rack	8–12	40.0
Mardu Midrange	3–6	33.3
Yisan-Prophet	2–0	100.0
Vampires	7–6	53.8
Mono Black Vampires	2–5	28.6
Rakdos Vampires	5–1	83.3
Legends Midrange	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Legends	3–6	33.3
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	45–36	55.6
Naya Midrange	5–0	100.0
Big Red	16–7	69.6
Mono Black Midrange	68–58	54.0
Mono Black Devotion	34–24	58.6
Davriel Braids	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	18–15	54.5
Angels	5–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	3–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	20–1	95.2
Lifegain Midrange	15–13	53.6
Martyr's Grace	7–9	43.8
Adventures	1–1	50.0
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	6–3	66.7
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	45–60	42.9
Jeskai Midrange	12–1	92.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	5–1	83.3
Zur the Enchanter	2–1	66.7
Ordealbreak	14–6	70.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	14–6	70.0
Mythic Colossification	2–1	66.7
Neoform	9–5	64.3
Temur Neoform	4–3	57.1
Sultai Neoform	3–2	60.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	28–11	71.8
Hero of Precinct One	26–36	41.9
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	14–19	42.4
Jeskai Hero	6–2	75.0
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Clerics	4–1	80.0
Simic Snow	39–22	63.9
Artifact Midrange	20–9	69.0
Boros Engineers	5–1	83.3
Coinflips	6–4	60.0
Death Cloud	3–5	37.5
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	3–1	75.0
Laelia Cascade	1–1	50.0
Wight Midrange	2–1	66.7
Golgari Wight	1–0	100.0
Jund Wight	1–1	50.0
Ramp	185–64	74.3
Rofellos Ramp	1–1	50.0
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	125–49	71.8
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	9–1	90.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	6–7	46.2
Greenpost	70–26	72.9
Gruul Post	14–8	63.6
Simic Post	14–7	66.7
Domain	3–1	75.0
Eureka!	13–3	81.3
Carth Superfriends	16–3	84.2
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0
Unclassified	0–2	0.0