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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that 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
Midrange	41488	68104–73106–34	48.2	351	3078	1592
Hero of Precinct One	1359	2373–2345–1	50.3	9	93	57
Five Color Hero	415	710–713	49.9	0	33	23

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	159–174	47.7
Mono Black Aggro	4–5	44.4
Heroic	15–16	48.4
Mono White Heroic	9–12	42.9
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	32–38	45.7
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	5–8	38.5
Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	8–4	66.7
White Weenie	9–7	56.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	4–1	80.0
Mono White Humans	0–2	0.0
Elves	13–31	29.5
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–4	50.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	2–3	40.0
Gruul Aggro	3–2	60.0
Merfolk	2–4	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	22–16	57.9
Affinity	14–8	63.6
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Architect	1–3	25.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–4	33.3
Golgari Madness	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Madness	2–2	50.0
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	3–0	100.0
Knights	1–5	16.7
AggroSlide	5–3	62.5
Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–1	80.0
Boros Aggro	3–0	100.0
Humans	5–5	50.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	2–1	66.7
Boros Humans	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	7–10	41.2
Boros Legends Aggro	5–7	41.7
Bard Class	1–1	50.0
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Combo	158–116	57.7
Storm	42–27	60.9
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	3–4	42.9
Dark Tide	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	3–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	9–5	64.3
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	17–11	60.7
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Channel Storm	5–5	50.0
Reanimator	33–30	52.4
Recurring Nightmare	7–6	53.8
Dragon Nightmare	7–3	70.0
Worldgorger Dragon	5–4	55.6
Living Death	4–5	44.4
Excruciator Combo	3–5	37.5
Traditional Reanimator	17–15	53.1
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	11–14	44.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	8–8	50.0
Warp World	7–3	70.0
Temur Glimpse	2–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	3–2	60.0
Hypergenesis	10–4	71.4
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–1	80.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–5	28.6
Anvil Colossus	1–3	25.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–2	50.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	6–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	3–2	60.0
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	12–8	60.0
Oops All Spells	9–7	56.3
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–1	66.7
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	2–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	2–2	50.0
Gyruda	2–1	66.7
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	1–4	20.0
Endless Belch	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–4	0.0
Midnight Mass	1–3	25.0
Actual Twin	2–3	40.0
Izzet Twin	2–2	50.0
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Primal Prayers Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	109–122	47.2
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	6–15	28.6
Mono Blue Control	3–6	33.3
Dimir Control	4–6	40.0
Azorius Control	19–36	34.5
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	2–2	50.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	6–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	11–19	36.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–6	33.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–5	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	1–2	33.3
Cruel Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	9–3	75.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–2	50.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	1–2	33.3
Ponza	8–3	72.7
Mono White Control	6–5	54.5
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	8–4	66.7
Astral Slide	8–3	72.7
Five Color Control	6–1	85.7
Last Stand Control	6–1	85.7
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–2	60.0
Pox	2–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Control	1–6	14.3
Prison	2–3	40.0
Enchantress	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Combo	46–55	45.5
Aristocrats	9–7	56.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Boros Bombardment	0–5	0.0
Burn	7–10	41.2
Infect	11–7	61.1
Simic Infect	6–2	75.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–2	60.0
Golgari Infect	2–3	40.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	11–17	39.3
Izzet Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	10–13	43.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–3	40.0
Hushnought	3–6	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	2–5	28.6
Goblin Persist	0–2	0.0
Dirty Kitty	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Control	38–45	45.8
Izzet Tempo	7–14	33.3
Blue Madness	5–1	83.3
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Tempo	9–13	40.9
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–3	25.0
Izzet Spells	3–7	30.0
Dimir Tempo	3–2	60.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	3–1	75.0
Combo-Control	32–35	47.8
Curses	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	13–2	86.7
Mindcrank	1–2	33.3
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	4–4	50.0
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	10–17	37.0
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	9–16	36.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–6	33.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–1	0.0
Midrange	125–128	49.4
The Rock	2–4	33.3
Abzan Midrange	3–3	50.0
Jund	3–7	30.0
Blink	10–15	40.0
Wave Blink	7–10	41.2
Cloudpost Wave Blink	4–4	50.0
Azorius Wave	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Blink	0–3	0.0
Graveyard Value	3–2	60.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–3	25.0
Vampires	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	1–4	20.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–6	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Midrange	10–3	76.9
Mono Black Devotion	3–1	75.0
Dimir Midrange	3–0	100.0
Angels	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Angels	3–4	42.9
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Martyr's Grace	1–2	33.3
Sultai Midrange	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Midrange	11–14	44.0
Orzhov Capenna	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–4	20.0
Ordealbreak	2–2	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–2	50.0
Fires of Invention	1–5	16.7
Hero of Precinct One	22–21	51.2
Mardu Hero	2–1	66.7
Five Color Hero	15–15	50.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Hero	1–1	50.0
Clerics	6–3	66.7
Simic Snow	5–3	62.5
Artifact Midrange	7–5	58.3
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	2–1	66.7
Laelia Cascade	2–2	50.0
Wight Midrange	0–1	0.0
Golgari Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	43–38	53.1
Rofellos Ramp	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	31–30	50.8
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	20–25	44.4
Gruul Post	4–2	66.7
Simic Post	6–2	75.0
Carth Superfriends	0–2	0.0
Applejacks	2–1	66.7