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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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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41628	68323–73351–34	48.2	357	3096	1596
Selesnya Midrange	410	641–729–2	46.8	0	21	12
Selesnya Value Town	160	298–260	53.4	0	12	9

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	148–182–1	44.8
Mono Black Aggro	4–2	66.7
Heroic	6–8	42.9
Mono White Heroic	5–3	62.5
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	28–33–1	45.9
Mono Red Devotion	1–0–1	100.0
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Goblins	4–6	40.0
Tokens	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–9	30.8
White Weenie	17–15	53.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–3	50.0
Soldiers	3–3	50.0
Mono White Humans	0–2	0.0
Elves	0–10	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	2–1	66.7
Zombies	11–14	44.0
Gruul Aggro	2–4	33.3
Merfolk	5–6	45.5
Mono Red Swarm	2–3	40.0
Artifact Aggro	15–18	45.5
Affinity	7–7	50.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	5–7	41.7
Mono Blue Architect	1–3	25.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	4–4	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–3	40.0
Voltron	2–5	28.6
Hexproof	2–3	40.0
Hateful Auras	0–2	0.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	6–2	75.0
AggroSlide	7–10	41.2
Cats	0–4	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–4	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Hellbent	2–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	2–3	40.0
Humans	6–1	85.7
Selesnya Humans	3–0	100.0
Boros Humans	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Humans	1–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	3–6	33.3
Boros Legends Aggro	1–5	16.7
Bard Class	2–0	100.0
Pirates	1–4	20.0
Rats	2–1	66.7
Combo	124–122	50.4
Storm	38–34	52.8
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	10–10	50.0
Dragonstorm	0–2	0.0
Hazoret Storm	2–1	66.7
Simic Storm	5–2	71.4
Citadel Storm	2–2	50.0
High Tide	3–4	42.9
Grixis Tendrils	1–3	25.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	9–3	75.0
Reanimator	14–25	35.9
Recurring Nightmare	2–7	22.2
Dragon Nightmare	2–7	22.2
Worldgorger Dragon	1–7	12.5
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	10–11	47.6
Rakdos Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–8	11.1
Orzhov Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necro Combo	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–3	57.1
Warp World	7–3	70.0
Temur Glimpse	4–1	80.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–2	50.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–3	66.7
Anvil Colossus	3–1	75.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	5–3	62.5
Izzet Ascension	1–4	20.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–3	25.0
Soulflayer	3–2	60.0
Breakfast	9–3	75.0
Hermit Gond	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	8–1	88.9
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	5–10	33.3
Insidious Roots Dredge	2–6	25.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	6–2	75.0
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–3	25.0
Nadu Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	125–112	52.7
Mono Black Control	0–3	0.0
Esper Control	7–11	38.9
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	13–9	59.1
Azorius Control	15–26	36.6
Turbo Fog	3–2	60.0
Izzet Control	5–6	45.5
Mardu Control	3–2	60.0
Mill	3–1	75.0
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–6	25.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–4	0.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	6–2	75.0
Cruel Control	3–2	60.0
Stax	4–5	44.4
Jeskai Control	11–3	78.6
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–1	50.0
Ponza	7–5	58.3
Mono White Control	3–2	60.0
Life is Ez	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	7–5	58.3
Astral Slide	7–5	58.3
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	5–4	55.6
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	1–2	33.3
Bant Control	7–3	70.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	1–2	33.3
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	5–2	71.4
Prison	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	33–48	40.7
Aristocrats	8–13	38.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–6	25.0
Burn	5–6	45.5
Necro Burn	0–1	0.0
Infect	5–7	41.7
Simic Infect	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–12	36.8
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–11	38.9
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	4–8	33.3
Combo Goblins	3–1	75.0
Goblin Persist	3–1	75.0
Aggro-Control	42–44	48.8
Simic Flash	2–1	66.7
Izzet Tempo	10–10	50.0
Azorius Skies	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	5–1	83.3
Simic Madness	3–1	75.0
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Wizards	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Tempo	7–9	43.8
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–3	40.0
Izzet Spells	9–11	45.0
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	1–3	25.0
Combo-Control	24–47	33.8
Curses	3–1	75.0
Burning Vengeance	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	1–3	25.0
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	3–5	37.5
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–2	33.3
Hive Mind	0–2	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–2	33.3
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	0–3	0.0
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–21	19.2
Wildfire	2–7	22.2
Thryx-Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	3–14	17.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–6	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Greasefang	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Greasefang	3–2	60.0
Midrange	129–145–1	47.1
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	5–10	33.3
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Angels and Taxes	2–1	66.7
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	1–6	14.3
Selesnya Midrange	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–1	66.7
Jund	5–1	83.3
Blink	16–33	32.7
Wave Blink	1–7	12.5
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Wave	1–3	25.0
Acid Trip	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	7–10	41.2
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	9–4	69.2
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–9	10.0
Mardu Allies	0–6	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	8–3	72.7
Mardu Midrange	2–2	50.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
Vampires	3–6–1	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	2–6–1	25.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	3–7	30.0
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	10–11	47.6
Necro Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	1–2	33.3
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	5–3	62.5
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–6	25.0
Martyr's Grace	1–4	20.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–4	20.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–5	37.5
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–4	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–2	60.0
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Artifact Midrange	2–3	40.0
Death Cloud	8–4	66.7
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Laelia Cascade	0–1	0.0
Wight Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund Wight	1–0	100.0
Ramp	16–29	35.6
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–6	25.0
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	10–11	47.6
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	8–6	57.1
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–2	0.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0
Field Ramp	1–2	33.3
Superfriends	0–1	0.0