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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
The best way to search legal cards is with Scryfall.

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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
Combo	1805	2804–3151	47.1	15	105	80
Storm	209	174–409	29.8	0	1	3
Sultai Tendrils	1	1–4	20.0
Dimir Tendrils	12	5–33	13.2
Hazoret Storm	51	45–80	36.0
Simic Storm	6	4–11	26.7
Citadel Storm	18	13–35	27.1
Grixis Tendrils	1	0–3	0.0
Stormpost	3	4–3	57.1
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	42	30–109	21.6			1
Izzet Storm	25	35–42	45.5	0	1	1
Swath Storm	4	5–8	38.5
Song Storm	12	4–17	19.0
Reanimator	173	318–278	53.4	1	8	13
Worldgorger Dragon	131	257–198	56.5	1	7	12
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	19	38–38	50.0	0	1	1
Traditional Reanimator	22	20–40	33.3
Rakdos Reanimator	1	0–1	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	8	5–11	31.3
Mono Black Reanimator	1	0–1	0.0
Grixis Reanimator	1	1–4	20.0
Oriss Genesis	6	2–9	18.2
Biovisionary	2	1–5	16.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	121	266–168	61.3	1	14	14
Dubious Challenge	4	2–10	16.7
Warp World	4	4–8	33.3
Zubera Tribal	14	4–23	14.8
Maniac Combo	13	14–37	27.5
Hypergenesis	120	206–194	51.5	0	5	5
New Perspectives	3	2–9	18.2
Runeflare	13	6–22	21.4
Jeskai Ascendancy	206	432–261	62.3	6	22	26
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	185	379–222	63.1	2	13	26
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	21	53–39	57.6	4	9
"Twin"	7	5–15	25.0
Jeskai "Twin"	1	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	5	5–11	31.3
Combo Post	12	26–20	56.5			1
Metalwork Colossus	13	4–19	17.4
Seismic Swans	4	4–4	50.0
Eggs	229	430–406	51.4	5	34	7
Heartless Summoning Combo	20	30–31	49.2
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	3	6–9	40.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	18	23–32	41.8			1
Taking Turns	17	24–34	41.4			1
Quest for Ula's Temple	11	7–24	22.6
Izzet Ascension	29	37–73	33.6	0	1
Ominous Good	1	1–4	20.0
Jokulhaups Combo	25	20–47	29.9			1
Soulflayer	45	64–82	43.8	0	3
Breakfast	3	3–6	33.3
Oops All Spells	3	3–6	33.3
Oops All Lands	19	20–45	30.8	0	1
Dredge	17	19–39	32.8
Polymorph	8	14–15	48.3
Dice Factory	84	148–161	47.9	0	1
Storm Herald	38	18–68	20.9
Enduring Ideal	85	141–145	49.3	0	5	2
Ad Nauseam	151	254–274	48.1	2	9	6
Ad Swanseam	29	72–38	65.5	1	3	4

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	649–788	45.2
Mono Black Aggro	3–10	23.1
Heroic	105–133	44.1
Mono White Heroic	95–115	45.2
Azorius Heroic	5–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–15	21.1
Boros Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	34–48	41.5
Goblins	18–28	39.1
Tokens	7–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	7–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	10–6	62.5
White Weenie	32–34	48.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	13–20	39.4
Soldiers	4–5	44.4
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	109–97	52.9
Werewolves	2–4	33.3
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–7	46.2
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	9–9	50.0
Zombies	10–11	47.6
Gruul Aggro	23–20	53.5
Gruul Landfall	5–5	50.0
Merfolk	12–17	41.4
Artifact Aggro	142–250	36.2
Affinity	129–228	36.1
Hush-finity	3–7	30.0
Tempered Steel	8–9	47.1
Mono Blue Architect	5–13	27.8
Mono Blue Aggro	1–7	12.5
Madness	10–6	62.5
Gruul Madness	5–4	55.6
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Jund Madness	2–2	50.0
Voltron	7–4	63.6
Hexproof	5–4	55.6
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Slivers	11–15	42.3
Naya Zoo	3–1	75.0
Knights	10–6	62.5
AggroSlide	61–52	54.0
Cats	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Cats	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	14–8	63.6
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	492–492	50.0
Storm	52–21	71.2
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	4–1	80.0
Hazoret Storm	11–5	68.8
Citadel Storm	3–2	60.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	17–4	81.0
Izzet Storm	2–4	33.3
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Song Storm	2–1	66.7
Reanimator	37–60	38.1
Worldgorger Dragon	24–48	33.3
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	6–8	42.9
Traditional Reanimator	7–3	70.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Grixis Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	32–49	39.5
Dubious Challenge	4–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	4–1	80.0
Maniac Combo	4–5	44.4
Hypergenesis	32–37	46.4
New Perspectives	3–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	48–57	45.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	40–49	44.9
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	8–8	50.0
"Twin"	1–1	50.0
Naya "Twin"	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	2–7	22.2
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	81–80	50.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	7–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–7	41.7
Taking Turns	6–4	60.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	12–4	75.0
Ominous Good	3–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	7–2	77.8
Soulflayer	9–12	42.9
Oops All Lands	7–3	70.0
Dredge	8–3	72.7
Polymorph	1–2	33.3
Dice Factory	17–31	35.4
Storm Herald	10–4	71.4
Enduring Ideal	22–26	45.8
Ad Nauseam	49–57	46.2
Ad Swanseam	6–21	22.2
Control	428–389	52.4
Mono Black Control	7–6	53.8
Esper Control	37–69	34.9
Demonic Rising	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	6–3	66.7
Dimir Control	6–3	66.7
Azorius Control	97–77	55.7
Cawblade	46–34	57.5
Turbo Fog	7–4	63.6
Izzet Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Control	4–8	33.3
Mill	13–13	50.0
Boros Control	5–9	35.7
Cloudpost Control	34–42	44.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	16–19	45.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	17–22	43.6
Grixis Control	29–26	52.7
Cruel Control	19–15	55.9
Stax	43–19	69.4
Pollute the Planet	0–2	0.0
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Control	8–4	66.7
Dragon Control	8–3	72.7
Izzet Dragons	1–3	25.0
Ponza	10–18	35.7
Mono White Control	38–31	55.1
Life is Ez	23–29	44.2
Dynavolt Tower	3–3	50.0
Cycling Control	17–9	65.4
Astral Slide	14–9	60.9
Five Color Control	9–7	56.3
Shrines	3–1	75.0
Sultai Control	16–16	50.0
Sultai Ultimatum	13–12	52.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	3–3	50.0
Pox	6–2	75.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Control	2–0	100.0
Prison	8–3	72.7
Enchantress	8–3	72.7
Aggro-Combo	246–317	43.7
Aristocrats	23–13	63.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	10–6	62.5
Golgari Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Abzan Aristocrats	7–4	63.6
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	47–44	51.6
Infect	23–40	36.5
Simic Infect	1–4	20.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	20–36	35.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	11–23	32.4
Izzet Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	8–18	30.8
Izzet Blitzkrieg	42–45	48.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	21–44	32.3
Liquimetal Fishing	17–21	44.7
Combo Goblins	59–87	40.4
Goblin Persist	59–87	40.4
Aggro-Control	180–214	45.7
Izzet Tempo	66–97	40.5
Azorius Skies	6–4	60.0
Blue Madness	9–6	60.0
Simic Madness	9–5	64.3
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	24–7	77.4
Ninjas	5–2	71.4
Mono Blue Tempo	35–51	40.7
Mono Blue Faeries	6–8	42.9
Izzet Spells	9–6	60.0
Dimir Tempo	12–16	42.9
Azorius Tempo	1–3	25.0
Combo-Control	197–287	40.7
Curses	3–1	75.0
Battle of Wits	5–4	55.6
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	47–109	30.1
Dragoncrank	7–4	63.6
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	12–10	54.5
Hive Mind	11–7	61.1
Zur's Weirding	2–8	20.0
Solar Flare	5–16	23.8
Plasma Swans	53–61	46.5
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	50–60	45.5
Wildfire	50–60	45.5
Thryx-Wildfire	4–8	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	44–49	47.3
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Midrange	475–502	48.6
The Rock	18–9	66.7
Golgari Citadel	5–3	62.5
Grenzo	4–6	40.0
Abzan Midrange	21–15	58.3
Selesnya Midrange	5–5	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	3–2	60.0
Jund	8–3	72.7
Blink	96–100	49.0
Graveyard Value	28–37	43.1
Séance	8–11	42.1
Varolz Dreadnought	18–24	42.9
Enchantments Matter	1–5	16.7
Constellation	1–1	50.0
Allies	24–20	54.5
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–2	33.3
Boros Allies	0–4	0.0
Esper Allies	14–9	60.9
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–2	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	3–1	75.0
Fake-Rack	1–3	25.0
Mardu Midrange	1–9	10.0
Vampires	29–16	64.4
Mono Black Vampires	16–9	64.0
Rakdos Vampires	12–6	66.7
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	19–23	45.2
Boros Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Legends	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Legends	15–17	46.9
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	40–49	44.9
Naya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Big Red	17–11	60.7
Mono Black Midrange	18–41	30.5
Mono Black Devotion	15–38	28.3
Dimir Midrange	26–25	51.0
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	4–5	44.4
Lifegain Midrange	10–19	34.5
Adventures	2–0	100.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	7–1	87.5
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	11–7	61.1
Owling Mine	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	4–6	40.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	5–5	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	5–5	50.0
Mythic Colossification	0–2	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	17–33	34.0
Abzan Hero	3–3	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–4	20.0
Esper Hero	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Hero	2–4	33.3
Five Color Hero	4–3	57.1
Clerics	1–5	16.7
Simic Snow	2–2	50.0
Coinflip Tribal	7–4	63.6
Ramp	137–162	45.8
Villainous Wealth	15–13	53.6
Rofellos Ramp	16–33	32.7
Cloudpost Ramp	88–108	44.9
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	4–10	28.6
Greenpost	73–86	45.9
Simic Post	6–7	46.2
Domain	2–1	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–1	66.7
Defenders	3–1	75.0