Solar Flare

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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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Congratulations to chickeninthebrain, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 32)

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	10589	18438–18197–13	50.3	98	814	497
Solar Flare	362	648–543	54.4	8	36	19

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	154–141	52.2
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	4–11	26.7
Mono White Heroic	2–10	16.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	23–29	44.2
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	9–2	81.8
Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–4	60.0
White Weenie	9–13	40.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	1–6	14.3
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	9–7	56.3
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Counters	1–3	25.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	6–8	42.9
Gruul Aggro	5–2	71.4
Merfolk	5–4	55.6
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	15–20	42.9
Affinity	5–5	50.0
Hush-finity	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	6–9	40.0
Mono Blue Architect	3–5	37.5
Madness	4–5	44.4
Golgari Madness	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Madness	0–4	0.0
Voltron	8–3	72.7
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–3	40.0
Hateful Auras	3–0	100.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–2	50.0
AggroSlide	7–10	41.2
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Bant Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	28–9	75.7
Boros Legends Aggro	24–7	77.4
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Combo	120–94	56.1
Storm	35–18	66.0
Dimir Tendrils	5–6	45.5
Dragonstorm	5–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	3–1	75.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	14–8	63.6
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–3	25.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	14–9	60.9
Worldgorger Dragon	5–4	55.6
Double Dragon	2–3	40.0
Traditional Reanimator	8–5	61.5
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–4	42.9
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–6	25.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	6–6	50.0
Hypergenesis	4–1	80.0
Runeflare	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	6–2	75.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–2	0.0
Eggs	4–1	80.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–4	33.3
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	4–2	66.7
Ominous Good	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–4	0.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	2–4	33.3
Oops All Spells	1–4	20.0
Dredge	3–7	30.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	3–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	0–2	0.0
Gyruda	5–3	62.5
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	5–6	45.5
Possibility Storm	1–1	50.0
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	4–4	50.0
Izzet Twin	4–4	50.0
Control	114–79	59.1
Mono Black Control	3–1	75.0
Esper Control	11–6	64.7
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	10–9	52.6
Azorius Control	13–16	44.8
Cawblade	2–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	1–3	25.0
Cloudpost Control	11–15	42.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	5–6	45.5
Grixis Control	4–1	80.0
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	5–6	45.5
Jeskai Control	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	3–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	10–4	71.4
Mono White Control	4–2	66.7
Life is Ez	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	5–2	71.4
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–2	50.0
Sultai Control	3–2	60.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	4–1	80.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	3–3	50.0
Seasons Past Control	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	4–0	100.0
Prison	4–3	57.1
Enchantress	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Combo	55–38	59.1
Aristocrats	10–4	71.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Burn	4–4	50.0
Infect	21–9	70.0
Simic Infect	4–2	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–1	83.3
Golgari Infect	9–5	64.3
Mono Black Infect	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	6–9	40.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–9	35.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5–2	71.4
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	4–3	57.1
Combo Goblins	4–6	40.0
Goblin Persist	4–5	44.4
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	27–34	44.3
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	8–8	50.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	2–2	50.0
Simic Madness	0–2	0.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	4–12	25.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–2	33.3
Izzet Spells	4–2	66.7
Dimir Tempo	2–3	40.0
Azorius Tempo	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	29–31	48.3
Curses	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Pickles	1–2	33.3
Mindcrank	1–4	20.0
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	0–2	0.0
Familiars	0–2	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–2	50.0
Zur's Weirding	2–1	66.7
Solar Flare	6–6	50.0
Plasma Swans	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	9–10	47.4
Wildfire	6–5	54.5
Thryx-Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–4	33.3
Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–5	16.7
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Midrange	111–101	52.4
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	5–1	83.3
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	4–2	66.7
Jund	9–8	52.9
Blink	17–20	45.9
Wave Blink	9–10	47.4
Azorius Wave	8–7	53.3
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–4	33.3
Graveyard Value	3–6	33.3
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Mardu Midrange	3–3	50.0
Vampires	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Vampires	3–5	37.5
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–2	77.8
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	16–15	51.6
Mono Black Devotion	7–7	50.0
Dimir Midrange	1–3	25.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–1	83.3
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–3	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–2	0.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–3	57.1
Hero of Precinct One	4–7	36.4
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	2–4	33.3
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	0–3	0.0
Artifact Midrange	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	5–5	50.0
Ramp	38–25	60.3
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	3–0	100.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	21–17	55.3
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	2–1	66.7
Greenpost	15–10	60.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	2–6	25.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–0	100.0
Eureka!	1–1	50.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	3–3	50.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0