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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
Aggro-Combo	390	586–659	47.1	2	14	11
Aristocrats	164	252–259	49.3	0	2	7
Mono Black Aristocrats	68	99–93	51.6			3
Orzhov Aristocrats	20	37–33	52.9
Golgari Aristocrats	27	51–52	49.5	0	1	2
Abzan Aristocrats	8	8–16	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	1	0–1	0.0
Food	20	13–33	28.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	7	14–7	66.7			1
Boros Bombardment	2	3–5	37.5
Burn	37	66–70	48.5	1	3	2
Infect	53	52–90	36.6	0	2
Simic Infect	27	26–46	36.1	0	2
Golgari Infect	1	3–2	60.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	58	85–104	45.0	1	4	1
Izzet Dreadnought	2	0–3	0.0	0	1
Mono Blue Dreadnought	37	61–66	48.0	1	2	1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	62	117–113	50.9	0	3	1
Hushnought	5	11–8	57.9
Liquimetal Fishing	5	2–7	22.2
Combo Goblins	1	0–2	0.0
Dirty Kitty	1	0–2	0.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	95–141	40.3
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	9–7	56.3
Mono White Heroic	5–4	55.6
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–2	50.0
Boros Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	13–28	31.7
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	5–9	35.7
Tokens	5–8	38.5
Mono White Tokens	5–6	45.5
Mono Green Stompy	4–3	57.1
White Weenie	2–4	33.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–2	50.0
Elves	8–7	53.3
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Rogues	1–2	33.3
Zombies	4–3	57.1
Gruul Aggro	3–1	75.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–4	20.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–3	25.0
8 Whack	1–3	25.0
Artifact Aggro	16–18	47.1
Affinity	6–6	50.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Architect	6–7	46.2
Madness	2–2	50.0
Gruul Madness	2–2	50.0
Voltron	1–10	9.1
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	1–9	10.0
Knights	5–5	50.0
AggroSlide	7–13	35.0
Cats	0–4	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–4	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–3	40.0
Boros Aggro	1–2	33.3
Humans	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	0–3	0.0
Combo	115–106	52.0
Storm	16–8	66.7
Dimir Tendrils	3–1	75.0
Dragonstorm	2–4	33.3
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	1–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	3–1	75.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–3	62.5
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	4–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	9–19	32.1
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	5–1	83.3
"Twin"	0–5	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–5	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–1	83.3
Upheaval Colossus	5–1	83.3
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	4–2	66.7
Taking Turns	8–3	72.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	8–8	50.0
Breakfast	11–25	30.6
Oops All Spells	11–25	30.6
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	3–3	50.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	6–3	66.7
Ad Swanseam	4–3	57.1
Tibalt's Trickery	7–2	77.8
Restore Balance	9–14	39.1
Gyruda	3–2	60.0
Control	93–84	52.5
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	3–7	30.0
Dimir Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Control	29–24	54.7
Cawblade	8–7	53.3
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Izzet Control	5–4	55.6
Mill	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Control	7–14	33.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–11	31.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	0–3	0.0
Stax	13–4	76.5
Jeskai Control	0–2	0.0
Ponza	4–1	80.0
Mono White Control	3–8	27.3
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	0–2	0.0
Astral Slide	0–2	0.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	10–4	71.4
Pox	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Control	2–2	50.0
Prison	2–1	66.7
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	38–38	50.0
Aristocrats	13–13	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	3–0	100.0
Burn	5–5	50.0
Infect	5–4	55.6
Simic Infect	2–2	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–10	44.4
Mono Blue Dreadnought	8–10	44.4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5–3	62.5
Hushnought	0–2	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	72–105	40.7
Izzet Tempo	18–28	39.1
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	2–4	33.3
Simic Madness	2–2	50.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–3	40.0
Wizards	15–20	42.9
Ninjas	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Tempo	18–30	37.5
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	4–3	57.1
Ensoul Aggro-Control	9–7	56.3
Combo-Control	53–45	54.1
Curses	2–1	66.7
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	8–10	44.4
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	7–7	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	33–25	56.9
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	32–25	56.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	17–13	56.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	8–3	72.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	5–7	41.7
Midrange	79–101	43.9
Abzan Midrange	2–1	66.7
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	4–6	40.0
Graveyard Value	4–1	80.0
Allies	7–2	77.8
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	4–1	80.0
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	3–2	60.0
Vampires	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	0–2	0.0
Big Red	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	7–8	46.7
Mono Black Devotion	3–2	60.0
Dimir Midrange	1–2	33.3
Angel Tribal	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–7	36.4
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	18–41	30.5
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Party	2–2	50.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Artifact Midrange	7–3	70.0
Death Cloud	2–2	50.0
Ramp	41–39	51.3
Rofellos Ramp	17–21	44.7
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	18–18	50.0
Greenpost	13–14	48.1
Simic Post	2–2	50.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	3–0	100.0