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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
Aggro-Combo	14047	25888–23637–4	52.3	203	1326	678
Infect	2144	3495–3860	47.5	16	141	70
Simic Infect	838	1557–1434	52.1	7	58	44
Blazing Shoal Infect	633	1021–1131	47.4	2	29	16
Golgari Infect	158	340–279	54.9	7	33	5
Mono Black Infect	54	81–102	44.3	0	4	1

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	677–860	44.0
Mono Black Aggro	16–36	30.8
Heroic	62–77	44.6
Mono White Heroic	43–48	47.3
Azorius Heroic	2–3	40.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–24	14.3
Boros Heroic	7–1	87.5
Selesnya Heroic	6–1	85.7
Red Deck Wins	74–234	24.0
Mono Red Devotion	2–9	18.2
Prisoner	1–2	33.3
Proliferate Red	1–2	33.3
Goblins	18–26	40.9
Tokens	24–17	58.5
Selesnya Tokens	6–3	66.7
Mardu Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	11–7	61.1
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	25–31	44.6
White Weenie	44–66	40.0
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	7–12	36.8
Soldiers	4–7	36.4
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Chroma White	2–1	66.7
Elves	62–28	68.9
Werewolves	2–2	50.0
Minotaurs	0–2	0.0
Warriors	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	14–13	51.9
Selesnya Counters	5–3	62.5
Rogues	4–9	30.8
Zombies	20–37	35.1
Gruul Aggro	14–15	48.3
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	14–10	58.3
Mono Red Swarm	5–11	31.3
8 Whack	1–4	20.0
Artifact Aggro	114–85	57.3
Affinity	46–43	51.7
Hush-finity	2–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	1–1	50.0
Salvage Titan	6–1	85.7
Tempered Steel	49–37	57.0
Mono Blue Architect	11–3	78.6
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–2	33.3
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Devastating Dreams	1–3	25.0
Madness	20–23	46.5
Gruul Madness	6–4	60.0
Golgari Madness	4–3	57.1
Rakdos Madness	9–14	39.1
Voltron	21–20	51.2
Hexproof	14–8	63.6
Equipment Aggro	6–7	46.2
Hateful Auras	0–4	0.0
Slivers	7–5	58.3
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	22–6	78.6
AggroSlide	29–41	41.4
Cats	8–13	38.1
Mono White Cats	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Cats	6–11	35.3
Rakdos Aggro	6–7	46.2
Boros Aggro	4–4	50.0
Humans	5–6	45.5
Gruul Humans	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–2	33.3
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	28–19	59.6
Boros Legends Aggro	24–16	60.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	0–2	0.0
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Rats	1–3	25.0
Combo	713–543	56.8
Storm	177–92	65.8
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	40–24	62.5
Dark Tide	2–2	50.0
Dragonstorm	19–14	57.6
Hazoret Storm	9–9	50.0
Simic Storm	11–2	84.6
Citadel Storm	6–1	85.7
High Tide	25–27	48.1
Grixis Tendrils	9–0	100.0
Stormpost	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	5–1	83.3
Izzet Storm	31–10	75.6
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Song Storm	3–0	100.0
Channel Storm	5–2	71.4
Reanimator	86–80	51.8
Recurring Nightmare	23–12	65.7
Dragon Nightmare	7–4	63.6
Jund Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	11–8	57.9
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
8 Goyf	1–0	100.0
Living Death	1–0	100.0
Grozoth	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	48–58	45.3
Rakdos Reanimator	12–16	42.9
Dimir Reanimator	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Reanimator	23–31	42.6
Grixis Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Oriss Genesis	7–1	87.5
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Deathmantle Necro	1–0	100.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	13–14	48.1
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Warp World	9–11	45.0
Temur Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Boros Glimpse	1–4	20.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	5–3	62.5
Zubera Tribal	3–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	9–5	64.3
Hypergenesis	19–20	48.7
Hyperwave	2–0	100.0
New Perspectives	6–2	75.0
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Wave	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Mardu Life	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	36–28	56.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	23–18	56.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	10–6	62.5
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	2–1	66.7
Umbral Mantle	5–2	71.4
Fake-Twin	5–9	35.7
Jeskai Fake-Twin	2–2	50.0
Naya Fake-Twin	3–2	60.0
Combo Post	1–2	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	22–6	78.6
Anvil Colossus	11–3	78.6
Upheaval Colossus	8–2	80.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo	1–0	100.0
Eggs	13–1	92.9
Saffi Combo	1–1	50.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	6–5	54.5
Blazing Shoal Combo	12–11	52.2
Taking Turns	19–5	79.2
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	16–21	43.2
Ominous Good	6–2	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	4–2	66.7
Soulflayer	15–4	78.9
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	81–103	44.0
Cephalid Breakfast	1–6	14.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–4	20.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Hermit Dredge	1–3	25.0
Oops All Spells	69–88	43.9
Neoform Hermit	8–6	57.1
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	25–31	44.6
Polymorph	4–5	44.4
Protean Hulk Combo	2–1	66.7
Dice Factory	3–5	37.5
Storm Herald	4–2	66.7
Enduring Ideal	10–7	58.8
Ad Nauseam	10–4	71.4
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	3–2	60.0
GreenTwin	4–1	80.0
Tibalt's Trickery	5–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	5–2	71.4
Restore Balance	7–5	58.3
Gyruda	4–8	33.3
Stuffy Doll	2–2	50.0
Belcher	2–3	40.0
Tameshi Bloom	4–5	44.4
Possibility Storm	3–1	75.0
Phoenix Altar	1–10	9.1
Actual Twin	5–3	62.5
Izzet Twin	5–3	62.5
Control	559–649	46.3
Mono Black Control	7–9	43.8
Esper Control	36–41	46.8
Demonic Rising	4–24	14.3
Mono Blue Control	9–5	64.3
Dimir Control	24–40	37.5
Watery Oath	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	99–140	41.4
Cawblade	11–16	40.7
Turbo Fog	13–7	65.0
Izzet Control	12–18	40.0
Mardu Control	5–8	38.5
Mill	14–11	56.0
Boros Control	2–4	33.3
Cloudpost Control	66–34	66.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	9–5	64.3
Blackpost	5–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	18–14	56.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	16–4	80.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	9–6	60.0
Grixis Control	18–29	38.3
Cruel Control	6–12	33.3
Stax	19–27	41.3
Pollute the Planet	1–1	50.0
Birthday Stax	0–3	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	12–14	46.2
Jeskai Approach	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	13–12	52.0
Izzet Dragons	7–7	50.0
Dimir Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	2–1	66.7
Runeflare	12–6	66.7
Ponza	35–30	53.8
Mono White Control	12–22	35.3
Life is Ez	3–8	27.3
Dynavolt Tower	3–4	42.9
Cycling Control	26–24	52.0
Astral Slide	23–24	48.9
Five Color Control	15–8	65.2
Five Color Collected Conjuring	4–4	50.0
Shrines	4–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	4–1	80.0
Sultai Control	14–22	38.9
Sultai Ultimatum	4–4	50.0
Guildgate Control	8–6	57.1
Bant Control	13–4	76.5
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	13–31	29.5
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–4	50.0
Seasons Past Control	10–14	41.7
Orzhov Control	8–22	26.7
Prison	20–15	57.1
Enchantress	17–10	63.0
Aggro-Combo	282–366	43.5
Aristocrats	55–69	44.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	11–14	44.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	20–16	55.6
Golgari Aristocrats	6–5	54.5
Abzan Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	4–3	57.1
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–10	28.6
Boros Bombardment	1–12	7.7
Burn	33–48	40.7
Infect	83–83	50.0
Simic Infect	47–50	48.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	18–19	48.6
Golgari Infect	10–11	47.6
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	2–1	66.7
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	40–90	30.8
Izzet Dreadnought	3–11	21.4
Mono Blue Dreadnought	34–68	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–8	33.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	25–18	58.1
Liquimetal Fishing	8–7	53.3
Combo Goblins	32–37	46.4
Goblin Persist	21–20	51.2
Dirty Kitty	11–17	39.3
Aggro-Control	153–297	34.0
Simic Flash	2–5	28.6
Simic Vat	0–2	0.0
Izzet Tempo	39–82	32.2
Azorius Skies	4–6	40.0
Blue Madness	9–17	34.6
Simic Madness	5–8	38.5
Temur Madness	2–2	50.0
Grixis Madness	0–3	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–4	42.9
Wizards	10–11	47.6
Tetsukotog	1–0	100.0
12 Pest	0–2	0.0
Ninjas	15–18	45.5
Mono Blue Gush	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	26–45	36.6
Mono Blue Faeries	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–4	33.3
Izzet Spells	14–29	32.6
Dimir Tempo	11–37	22.9
Dimir Faeries	2–3	40.0
Sultai Tempo	1–3	25.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	7–7	50.0
Azorius Tempo	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	223–225	49.8
Curses	7–16	30.4
Burning Vengeance	1–2	33.3
Cruel Combo-Control	2–4	33.3
Battle of Wits	27–15	64.3
Approach Necro	0–1	0.0
Pickles	4–1	80.0
Mindcrank	16–28	36.4
Dragoncrank	3–1	75.0
Displace Loop	2–4	33.3
Peregrine Drake	1–2	33.3
Familiars	1–2	33.3
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	3–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–2	33.3
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	9–5	64.3
Zur's Weirding	3–10	23.1
Solar Flare	9–21	30.0
Plasma Swans	7–10	41.2
Liliana's Contract	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	117–92	56.0
Wildfire	25–14	64.1
Thryx-Wildfire	3–4	42.9
Borderpost Wildfire	9–3	75.0
Jokulhaups Control	92–78	54.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	35–29	54.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	11–11	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	16–12	57.1
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–3	57.1
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	15–9	62.5
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	7–12	36.8
Thopter-Sword	6–7	46.2
Azorius Thopter-Sword	4–3	57.1
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Resurgent Belief	3–0	100.0
Midrange	638–789	44.7
Temur Ascendancy	6–10	37.5
Prophet Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
The Rock	19–27	41.3
Golgari Citadel	5–0	100.0
Angels and Taxes	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	3–2	60.0
Abzan Midrange	28–36	43.8
Selesnya Midrange	7–5	58.3
Selesnya Value Town	3–2	60.0
Jund	23–38	37.7
Blink	107–107	50.0
Wave Blink	51–64	44.3
Cloudpost Wave Blink	6–5	54.5
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	21–27	43.8
Orzhov Wave	2–27	6.9
Abzan Wave	10–3	76.9
Bant Wave	5–1	83.3
Acid Trip	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Blink	2–9	18.2
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	34–37	47.9
Séance	4–5	44.4
Dimir Graves	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	11–14	44.0
Enchantments Matter	5–6	45.5
Constellation	0–1	0.0
Allies	20–15	57.1
Orzhov Allies	2–6	25.0
Mardu Allies	5–3	62.5
Boros Allies	2–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	2–1	66.7
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	3–2	60.0
Treefolk	2–2	50.0
Fake-Rack	13–21	38.2
Mardu Midrange	5–16	23.8
White Jund	0–4	0.0
Vampires	13–16	44.8
Mono Black Vampires	4–14	22.2
Rakdos Vampires	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Vampires	5–1	83.3
Legends Midrange	12–14	46.2
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Legends	3–4	42.9
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	31–48	39.2
Naya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Big Red	11–12	47.8
Mono Black Midrange	31–82	27.4
Necro Midrange	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	9–52	14.8
Heart of Darkness	1–1	50.0
Hellion Whip	2–3	40.0
Dimir Midrange	13–23	36.1
Dimir Vat	1–1	50.0
Angels	6–2	75.0
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	4–1	80.0
Toughness Matters	2–7	22.2
Lifegain Midrange	23–11	67.6
Martyr's Grace	9–4	69.2
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	10–17	37.0
Sultai Emerge	2–3	40.0
Fight Rigging	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	22–62	26.2
Orzhov Capenna	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–4	33.3
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	10–4	71.4
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	4–1	80.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–1	66.7
Mythic Colossification	2–1	66.7
Neoform	5–3	62.5
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Simic Neoform	3–0	100.0
Party	1–3	25.0
Fires of Invention	20–20	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	32–35	47.8
Abzan Hero	2–3	40.0
Mardu Hero	5–7	41.7
Esper Hero	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Hero	11–5	68.8
Five Color Hero	7–11	38.9
Naya Hero	0–2	0.0
Boros Hero	1–1	50.0
Gruul Obosh	1–2	33.3
Clerics	11–6	64.7
Simic Snow	20–11	64.5
Artifact Midrange	17–17	50.0
Coinflips	4–1	80.0
Death Cloud	6–9	40.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	5–1	83.3
Ramp	250–131	65.6
Villainous Wealth	4–6	40.0
Rofellos Ramp	34–41	45.3
Wild Pair	1–2	33.3
Channel-Rofellos	6–19	24.0
Cloudpost Ramp	152–59	72.0
Eldrazipost	3–2	60.0
Locus Awakening	2–1	66.7
Golgari Post	2–4	33.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	3–2	60.0
Greenpost	105–29	78.4
Gruul Post	13–7	65.0
Simic Post	14–9	60.9
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Domain	5–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	6–1	85.7
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	0–2	0.0
Defenders	2–2	50.0
Carth Superfriends	14–6	70.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0