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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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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Control	5573	10296–11259–43	47.8	259	2373
Dragon Control	150	241–310	43.7	6	48
Izzet Dragons	52	75–106	41.4	3	9
Esper Dragons	21	32–43	42.7	0	6
Grixis Dragons	12	27–24	52.9	1	4
Dimir Dragons	4	6–11	35.3	0	2
UBRG Dragons	7	17–8	68.0	2	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	78–106	42.4
Mono Black Aggro	1–4	20.0
Heroic	8–16	33.3
Mono White Heroic	7–8	46.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–3	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–4	20.0
Red Deck Wins	22–27	44.9
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	3–2	60.0
Tokens	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–2	50.0
White Weenie	4–9	30.8
Odric Keywords	2–3	40.0
Soldiers	1–2	33.3
Elves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	3–2	60.0
Gruul Aggro	3–6	33.3
Merfolk	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	6–10	37.5
Affinity	3–4	42.9
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	2–5	28.6
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	3–3	50.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	3–1	75.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	2–12	14.3
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	2–5	28.6
Boros Legends Aggro	2–5	28.6
Combo	33–48	40.7
Storm	5–4	55.6
Dimir Tendrils	1–2	33.3
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	8–8	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	6–7	46.2
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stormless Storm	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	3–3	50.0
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	2–5	28.6
Cat Wave	1–0	100.0
Acid Wave	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–4	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–4	20.0
Anvil Colossus	1–4	20.0
Eggs	0–4	0.0
Saffi Combo	1–2	33.3
Izzet Ascension	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	4–2	66.7
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	2–2	50.0
Neoform Hermit	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Control	42–54	43.8
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	0–6	0.0
Demonic Rising	3–5	37.5
Dimir Control	6–5	54.5
Azorius Control	12–9	57.1
Adam's Ale	2–1	66.7
Cawblade	2–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	3–2	60.0
Izzet Control	1–2	33.3
Mill	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–2	33.3
Cruel Control	0–2	0.0
Stax	1–4	20.0
Birthday Stax	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Stagnant Control	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	3–3	50.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–1	50.0
Ponza	1–3	25.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	2–7	22.2
Prison	0–1	0.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	19–23	45.2
Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	4–5	44.4
Infect	4–2	66.7
Simic Infect	3–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Turbo Myth	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–6	25.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–6	14.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	1–3	25.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	12–13	48.0
Izzet Tempo	2–2	50.0
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Clues	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	1–3	25.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	7–15	31.8
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Approach Necro	0–1	0.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	0–2	0.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–9	25.0
Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Control	0–7	0.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–4	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	46–46	50.0
Temur Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
The Rock	2–2	50.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Angels and Taxes	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	3–1	75.0
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	6–9	40.0
Wave Blink	4–6	40.0
Azorius Wave	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Wave	2–2	50.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–4	42.9
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Allies	5–0	100.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Selvala Morningstar	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–2	66.7
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–6	33.3
Necro Midrange	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	1–4	20.0
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–1	80.0
Martyr's Grace	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–3	40.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–1	75.0
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Clerics	0–3	0.0
Ramp	4–5	44.4
Rofellos Ramp	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–2	50.0
Greenpost	2–2	50.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–3	0.0