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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
Combo	37295	62387–63602–18	49.5	430	2788	1688
Metalwork Colossus	1057	1850–1801	50.7	10	68	54
Anvil Colossus	359	773–571	57.5	9	40	26

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	156–130	54.5
Mono Black Aggro	5–2	71.4
Heroic	16–7	69.6
Mono White Heroic	4–2	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	11–3	78.6
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	25–12	67.6
Goblins	2–5	28.6
Tokens	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	8–10	44.4
White Weenie	9–12	42.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–2	60.0
Soldiers	2–2	50.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	8–9	47.1
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	4–0	100.0
Zombies	3–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	3–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–9	18.2
8 Whack	2–9	18.2
Artifact Aggro	8–5	61.5
Affinity	3–4	42.9
Tempered Steel	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	5–2	71.4
AggroSlide	16–17	48.5
Cats	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Cats	3–5	37.5
Rakdos Aggro	3–3	50.0
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	2–1	66.7
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	6–16	27.3
Boros Legends Aggro	6–16	27.3
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Combo	123–138	47.1
Storm	19–8	70.4
Dimir Tendrils	3–1	75.0
Dragonstorm	4–1	80.0
Hazoret Storm	3–1	75.0
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	3–1	75.0
Izzet Storm	2–1	66.7
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	5–22	18.5
Living Death	2–4	33.3
Excruciator Combo	1–4	20.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–18	14.3
Mono Black Reanimator	2–17	10.5
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	3–1	75.0
Necro Combo	2–2	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–4	42.9
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	0–3	0.0
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–10	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–6	14.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–3	50.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	14–17	45.2
Anvil Colossus	12–12	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–3	25.0
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Eggs	3–3	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–6	14.3
Izzet Ascension	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	8–2	80.0
Reanim8 Rack	4–1	80.0
Breakfast	11–25	30.6
Oops All Spells	2–9	18.2
Neoform Hermit	7–9	43.8
Unctus	1–4	20.0
Oops All Lands	8–3	72.7
Dredge	2–1	66.7
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–3	40.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Gyruda	2–1	66.7
Stuffy Doll	2–0	100.0
Belcher	2–1	66.7
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	5–3	62.5
Phoenix Altar	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	0–2	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–2	0.0
Nadu Combo	4–2	66.7
Amalia Combo	1–1	50.0
Control	143–65	68.8
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	16–13	55.2
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	7–4	63.6
Azorius Control	28–11	71.8
Cawblade	2–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	0–3	0.0
Izzet Control	3–1	75.0
Mardu Control	3–1	75.0
Mill	1–4	20.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	9–6	60.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Grixis Control	10–1	90.9
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	4–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	10–1	90.9
Izzet Dragons	9–1	90.0
Runeflare	2–3	40.0
Ponza	9–2	81.8
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–0	100.0
Bant Control	6–3	66.7
Pox	11–5	68.8
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Control	5–0	100.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	33–38	46.5
Aristocrats	12–11	52.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Burn	5–4	55.6
Necro Burn	0–1	0.0
Infect	3–11	21.4
Simic Infect	1–3	25.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–8	11.1
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	4–4	50.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	5–4	55.6
Combo Goblins	1–3	25.0
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	67–47	58.8
Izzet Tempo	19–9	67.9
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Wizards	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–7	36.4
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–1	75.0
Dimir Tempo	18–14	56.3
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	0–1	0.0
Sultai Tempo	1–2	33.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	2–5	28.6
Combo-Control	17–12	58.6
Curses	1–1	50.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	5–1	83.3
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–8	38.5
Wildfire	4–3	57.1
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–5	16.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	206–128	61.7
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	13–6	68.4
Golgari Citadel	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	16–4	80.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	6–1	85.7
Blink	26–24	52.0
Wave Blink	12–12	50.0
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	8–3	72.7
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–6	0.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	11–11	50.0
Graveyard Value	7–6	53.8
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	4–3	57.1
Allies	2–1	66.7
Mono White Allies	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	10–5	66.7
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	4–6	40.0
Selesnya Legends	3–6	33.3
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	17–12	58.6
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Midrange	8–5	61.5
Necro Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	4–2	66.7
Hellion Whip	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	4–2	66.7
Toughness Matters	0–2	0.0
Sultai Midrange	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	8–1	88.9
Orzhov Capenna	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–4	42.9
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	16–10	61.5
Hero of Precinct One	14–12	53.8
Abzan Hero	6–2	75.0
Mardu Hero	1–2	33.3
Esper Hero	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Hero	1–5	16.7
Five Color Hero	3–1	75.0
Boros Hero	2–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	3–1	75.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Simic Snow	1–1	50.0
Artifact Midrange	1–1	50.0
Coinflips	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	4–1	80.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Laelia Cascade	4–2	66.7
Wight Midrange	2–1	66.7
Golgari Wight	1–0	100.0
Jund Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	24–13	64.9
Rofellos Ramp	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	11–10	52.4
Golgari Post	1–2	33.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	6–7	46.2
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	5–1	83.3
Unclassified	4–0	100.0