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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	1863	3061–3244	48.5	15	124	72
Storm	488	730–876	45.5	6	25	17
Sultai Tendrils	17	24–32	42.9
Dimir Tendrils	301	510–526	49.2	5	19	12
Hazoret Storm	1	1–3	25.0
Simic Storm	66	97–105	48.0	0	2	3
Citadel Storm	51	64–116	35.6	1	3	2
High Tide	1
Grixis Tendrils	15	14–24	36.8	0	1
Stormpost	3	1–4	20.0
Izzet Storm	2	1–5	16.7
Swath Storm	2	1–5	16.7
Reanimator	605	1267–1004	55.8	9	76	31
Recurring Nightmare	259	593–396	60.0	7	42	18
Dragon Nightmare	232	549–344	61.5	7	41	18
Worldgorger Dragon	1	1–4	20.0
Grozoth	1	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	344	672–604	52.7	2	34	13
Rakdos Reanimator	122	248–204	54.9	1	16	4
Dimir Reanimator	27	47–69	40.5	0	1
Mono Black Reanimator	177	357–293	54.9	1	16	9
Oriss Genesis	2	0–2	0.0
Biovisionary	3	0–4	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	26	59–35	62.8	0	1	1
Dubious Challenge	11	15–26	36.6
Warp World	5	5–12	29.4
Zubera Tribal	3	0–5	0.0
Maniac Combo	2	1–3	25.0
Hypergenesis	84	160–151	51.4	0	7	5
New Perspectives	5	3–6	33.3
Runeflare	16	20–27	42.6
Jeskai Ascendancy	1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1
Myr Incubator	13	25–23	52.1			1
"Twin"	30	37–52	41.6	0	1	1
Jeskai "Twin"	1	2–3	40.0
Naya "Twin"	9	12–15	44.4
Combo Post	4	12–8	60.0
Metalwork Colossus	96	154–158	49.4	0	4	4
Upheaval Colossus	29	32–45	41.6			1
Seismic Swans	18	20–36	35.7
Cruel Combo	1	0–2	0.0
Eggs	31	24–58	29.3
Turntimber Ranger	8	9–8	52.9
Blazing Shoal Combo	21	30–34	46.9			1
Retraction Helix Combo	1	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	32	37–52	41.6	0	1	2
Quest for Ula's Temple	3	4–8	33.3	0	1
Izzet Ascension	84	124–165	42.9	0	1	4
Ominous Good	55	66–89	42.6	0	3
Jokulhaups Combo	72	97–127	43.3	0	1	2
Soulflayer	17	24–39	38.1
Breakfast	4	3–8	27.3
Oops All Spells	4	3–8	27.3
Oops All Lands	19	16–47	25.4	0	1
Polymorph	29	37–43	46.3	0	1	2
Enduring Ideal	17	18–24	42.9			1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	852–1111	43.4
Mono Black Aggro	21–38	35.6
Heroic	19–18	51.4
Mono White Heroic	12–10	54.5
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	6–7	46.2
Red Deck Wins	184–315	36.9
Mono Red Devotion	9–10	47.4
Prisoner	2–0	100.0
Goblins	80–110	42.1
Tokens	51–52	49.5
Selesnya Tokens	15–10	60.0
Mono White Tokens	23–36	39.0
Mono Green Stompy	9–7	56.3
White Weenie	59–55	51.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	30–26	53.6
Soldiers	5–6	45.5
Kithkin	1–9	10.0
Elves	66–78	45.8
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Minotaurs	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–5	44.4
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	72–127	36.2
Gruul Aggro	23–10	69.7
Merfolk	11–18	37.9
Mono Red Swarm	4–3	57.1
Artifact Aggro	32–38	45.7
Affinity	8–7	53.3
Salvage Titan	4–2	66.7
Tempered Steel	20–27	42.6
Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Jund Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	7–4	63.6
Hexproof	5–1	83.3
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	2–2	50.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	5–2	71.4
Knights	26–28	48.1
AggroSlide	132–164	44.6
Cats	18–13	58.1
Mono White Cats	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Cats	8–4	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Hellbent	3–1	75.0
Boros Aggro	1–4	20.0
Humans	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Humans	3–0	100.0
Shamans	2–3	40.0
Combo	682–682	50.0
Storm	174–178	49.4
Sultai Tendrils	5–8	38.5
Dimir Tendrils	99–114	46.5
Simic Storm	22–27	44.9
Citadel Storm	27–15	64.3
Grixis Tendrils	7–5	58.3
Stormpost	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	215–287	42.8
Recurring Nightmare	112–125	47.3
Dragon Nightmare	104–114	47.7
Worldgorger Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	102–162	38.6
Rakdos Reanimator	33–65	33.7
Dimir Reanimator	10–13	43.5
Mono Black Reanimator	53–81	39.6
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–14	22.2
Dubious Challenge	5–2	71.4
Warp World	4–2	66.7
Hypergenesis	34–27	55.7
New Perspectives	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	4–4	50.0
Myr Incubator	4–11	26.7
"Twin"	11–10	52.4
Naya "Twin"	3–1	75.0
Combo Post	1–2	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	31–32	49.2
Upheaval Colossus	12–6	66.7
Seismic Swans	9–6	60.0
Eggs	15–4	78.9
Turntimber Ranger	2–2	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	9–11	45.0
Taking Turns	9–7	56.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	39–20	66.1
Ominous Good	17–12	58.6
Jokulhaups Combo	31–21	59.6
Soulflayer	8–7	53.3
Breakfast	3–2	60.0
Oops All Spells	3–2	60.0
Oops All Lands	7–1	87.5
Polymorph	12–4	75.0
Enduring Ideal	4–3	57.1
Control	418–399	51.2
Mono Black Control	6–12	33.3
Esper Control	12–20	37.5
Demonic Rising	16–14	53.3
Mono Blue Control	4–1	80.0
Dimir Control	41–50	45.1
Azorius Control	70–65	51.9
Turbo Fog	25–11	69.4
Izzet Control	5–4	55.6
Mardu Control	3–1	75.0
Mill	11–3	78.6
Cloudpost Control	35–42	45.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	19–22	46.3
Blackpost	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	11–11	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–3	25.0
Grixis Control	34–33	50.7
Cruel Control	23–21	52.3
Jeskai Control	3–1	75.0
Ponza	64–81	44.1
Mono White Control	28–21	57.1
Life is Ez	5–5	50.0
Cycling Control	12–6	66.7
Astral Slide	11–4	73.3
Sultai Control	1–3	25.0
Guildgate Control	16–12	57.1
Bant Control	9–2	81.8
Temur Reclamation	6–4	60.0
Orzhov Control	12–9	57.1
Aggro-Combo	63–76	45.3
Aristocrats	34–40	45.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	20–23	46.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Abzan Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Food	7–1	87.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–9	10.0
Burn	12–15	44.4
Turbo Myth	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	3–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	10–20	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	9–18	33.3
Combo Goblins	2–1	66.7
Goblin Persist	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	123–140	46.8
Simic Flash	9–14	39.1
Simic Vat	1–2	33.3
Izzet Tempo	13–16	44.8
Azorius Skies	2–5	28.6
Blue Madness	7–4	63.6
Simic Madness	5–4	55.6
Lich Aggro-Control	3–0	100.0
Ninjas	14–16	46.7
Mono Blue Tempo	7–16	30.4
Izzet Spells	43–36	54.4
Dimir Tempo	14–27	34.1
Azorius Tempo	3–0	100.0
Combo-Control	141–126	52.8
Curses	4–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	9–7	56.3
Battle of Wits	16–14	53.3
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Swarm Intelligence	2–1	66.7
Yosei Vat	10–7	58.8
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	3–0	100.0
Hive Mind	27–30	47.4
Plasma Swans	9–9	50.0
Liliana's Contract	2–6	25.0
Mass Land Destruction	38–44	46.3
Wildfire	38–44	46.3
Thryx-Wildfire	27–36	42.9
Borderpost Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Midrange	593–548	52.0
Temur Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
The Rock	9–8	52.9
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	7–8	46.7
Abzan Midrange	9–5	64.3
Selesnya Midrange	22–23	48.9
Selesnya Value Town	11–16	40.7
Jund	27–20	57.4
Blink	36–45	44.4
Wave Blink	36–45	44.4
Esper Wave	16–21	43.2
Azorius Wave	13–12	52.0
Orzhov Wave	7–12	36.8
Graveyard Value	60–53	53.1
Séance	17–23	42.5
Varolz Dreadnought	16–21	43.2
Enchantments Matter	7–5	58.3
Allies	6–1	85.7
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	9–6	60.0
-1/-1 Counters	5–2	71.4
Fake-Rack	19–17	52.8
Mardu Midrange	11–3	78.6
Leave // Chance Midrange	2–1	66.7
Vampires	13–15	46.4
Mono Black Vampires	13–15	46.4
Legends Midrange	16–16	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	3–2	60.0
Elementals	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Midrange	47–54	46.5
Naya Midrange	8–1	88.9
Card Advantage White	0–4	0.0
Big Red	15–17	46.9
Mono Black Midrange	86–91	48.6
Mono Black Devotion	57–54	51.4
Davriel Braids	11–18	37.9
Dimir Midrange	13–18	41.9
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	15–12	55.6
Lifegain Midrange	5–1	83.3
Mutate	19–26	42.2
Sultai Midrange	7–2	77.8
Orzhov Midrange	11–8	57.9
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–7	36.4
Zur the Enchanter	9–8	52.9
Ordealbreak	0–2	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–2	0.0
Mythic Colossification	5–8	38.5
Neoform	7–7	50.0
Temur Neoform	7–7	50.0
Coinflip Tribal	3–1	75.0
Death Cloud	28–33	45.9
Ramp	189–162	53.8
Rofellos Ramp	43–36	54.4
Wild Pair	5–8	38.5
Cloudpost Ramp	85–86	49.7
Eldrazipost	5–0	100.0
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	6–6	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	18–24	42.9
Greenpost	29–18	61.7
Gruul Post	1–2	33.3
Simic Post	9–12	42.9
Domain	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	24–22	52.2
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	7–9	43.8
Applejacks	0–2	0.0