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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	1086	1680–1978	45.9	7	74	55
Storm	163	165–335	33.0	0	3	2
Dimir Tendrils	4	3–8	27.3
Dragonstorm	61	91–117	43.8	0	3	2
Hazoret Storm	1	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	2	0–2	0.0
Citadel Storm	25	27–58	31.8
Grixis Tendrils	17	4–43	8.5
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	8	7–15	31.8
Izzet Storm	31	26–50	34.2
Swath Storm	3	7–7	50.0
Reanimator	126	206–215	48.9	0	9	4
Recurring Nightmare	122	204–205	49.9	0	9	4
Dragon Nightmare	40	61–73	45.5	0	5
Jund Nightmare	9	12–16	42.9	0	1
Traditional Reanimator	4	2–10	16.7
Mono Black Reanimator	2	0–4	0.0
Oriss Genesis	3	3–6	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	29	60–28	68.2	0	1	5
Warp World	2	0–4	0.0
Zubera Tribal	3	1–7	12.5
Maniac Combo	3	5–7	41.7
Hypergenesis	2	4–6	40.0
Runeflare	12	20–26	43.5
Jeskai Ascendancy	79	172–117	59.5	4	20	8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	77	170–115	59.6	4	20	8
"Twin"	8	8–17	32.0
Jeskai "Twin"	2	2–4	33.3
Naya "Twin"	2	2–5	28.6
Eggs	4	0–7	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	13	15–26	36.6	0	1
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2	1–8	11.1
Blazing Shoal Combo	9	10–15	40.0
Taking Turns	34	43–62	41.0	0	3
Quest for Ula's Temple	3	2–10	16.7
Izzet Ascension	59	91–110	45.3	0	7	3
Ominous Good	2	1–6	14.3
Breakfast	264	587–389	60.1	3	26	28
Hermit Dredge	6	6–7	46.2
Oops All Spells	257	581–381	60.4	3	26	28
Oops All Lands	5	1–16	5.9
Dredge	61	44–132	25.0
Polymorph	5	5–8	38.5
Protean Hulk Combo	8	15–13	53.6			1
Storm Herald	5	7–14	33.3
Enduring Ideal	41	69–93	42.6	0	1	2
Ad Nauseam	21	15–36	29.4
Ad Swanseam	2	1–3	25.0
GreenTwin	3	5–8	38.5
Tibalt's Trickery	21	10–51	16.4
Intruder Alarm	3	5–7	41.7
Calibrated Blast	13	17–21	44.7			2
Restore Balance	8	3–16	15.8
Gyruda	22	36–49	42.4	0	2
Stuffy Doll	7	15–13	53.6
Possibility Storm	7	13–9	59.1	0	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	255–249	50.6
Mono Black Aggro	12–14	46.2
Heroic	12–10	54.5
Mono White Heroic	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Boros Heroic	8–6	57.1
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	57–62	47.9
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Tokens	4–4	50.0
Mono White Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	24–36	40.0
White Weenie	7–20	25.9
Soldiers	0–2	0.0
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Elves	17–15	53.1
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Rogues	2–5	28.6
Zombies	7–7	50.0
Gruul Aggro	12–8	60.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	43–37	53.8
Affinity	12–2	85.7
Salvage Titan	3–2	60.0
Tempered Steel	26–28	48.1
Mono Blue Architect	1–4	20.0
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	3–2	60.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–2	33.3
Voltron	3–0	100.0
Hexproof	3–0	100.0
Slivers	3–0	100.0
Knights	3–4	42.9
AggroSlide	15–6	71.4
Cats	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Cats	5–3	62.5
Rakdos Aggro	7–8	46.7
Boros Aggro	6–2	75.0
Shamans	3–5	37.5
Combo	340–340	50.0
Storm	55–44	55.6
Dimir Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Dragonstorm	18–24	42.9
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	9–7	56.3
Grixis Tendrils	7–1	87.5
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	3–1	75.0
Izzet Storm	10–8	55.6
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	44–35	55.7
Recurring Nightmare	42–35	54.5
Dragon Nightmare	7–9	43.8
Jund Nightmare	5–2	71.4
Traditional Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	2–1	66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–9	30.8
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–1	66.7
Runeflare	5–5	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	20–31	39.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	19–30	38.8
"Twin"	5–1	83.3
Jeskai "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	3–1	75.0
Eggs	4–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	4–7	36.4
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–2	60.0
Taking Turns	15–3	83.3
Izzet Ascension	18–17	51.4
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	62–125	33.2
Hermit Dredge	2–3	40.0
Oops All Spells	59–122	32.6
Oops All Lands	5–0	100.0
Dredge	22–11	66.7
Polymorph	2–2	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–4	20.0
Storm Herald	1–3	25.0
Enduring Ideal	9–9	50.0
Ad Nauseam	3–4	42.9
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	2–1	66.7
Tibalt's Trickery	11–3	78.6
Intruder Alarm	1–3	25.0
Calibrated Blast	1–2	33.3
Restore Balance	4–0	100.0
Gyruda	10–6	62.5
Stuffy Doll	2–3	40.0
Possibility Storm	1–3	25.0
Control	262–250	51.2
Mono Black Control	5–4	55.6
Esper Control	8–11	42.1
Demonic Rising	1–2	33.3
Dimir Control	13–30	30.2
Azorius Control	39–45	46.4
Cawblade	1–3	25.0
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	8–9	47.1
Mardu Control	2–2	50.0
Mill	7–8	46.7
Boros Control	6–7	46.2
Cloudpost Control	10–8	55.6
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–8	52.9
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	16–15	51.6
Cruel Control	5–5	50.0
Stax	32–27	54.2
Chandra Nalaar	4–0	100.0
Dragon Control	10–7	58.8
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	3–5	37.5
Grixis Dragons	2–1	66.7
Ponza	2–4	33.3
Mono White Control	6–14	30.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	6–7	46.2
Astral Slide	5–6	45.5
Five Color Control	3–5	37.5
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–4	20.0
Sultai Control	3–4	42.9
Guildgate Control	6–3	66.7
Bant Control	10–3	76.9
Pox	31–17	64.6
Seasons Past Control	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Control	8–6	57.1
Prison	15–10	60.0
Enchantress	14–9	60.9
Aggro-Combo	212–385	35.5
Aristocrats	27–25	51.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–1	83.3
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	9–18	33.3
Boros Bombardment	2–1	66.7
Burn	19–20	48.7
Infect	54–90	37.5
Simic Infect	43–84	33.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	8–5	61.5
Golgari Infect	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	60–165	26.7
Izzet Dreadnought	11–14	44.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	43–142	23.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–3	40.0
Hushnought	4–10	28.6
Liquimetal Fishing	7–8	46.7
Combo Goblins	39–64	37.9
Goblin Persist	7–4	63.6
Dirty Kitty	32–60	34.8
Aggro-Control	72–142	33.6
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	23–52	30.7
Azorius Skies	2–2	50.0
Blue Madness	6–6	50.0
Simic Madness	1–5	16.7
Wizards	4–2	66.7
Ninjas	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Tempo	20–45	30.8
Mono Blue Librarians	12–34	26.1
Izzet Spells	3–16	15.8
Dimir Tempo	9–13	40.9
Combo-Control	109–120	47.6
Curses	2–2	50.0
Battle of Wits	34–16	68.0
Shared Fate	1–2	33.3
Displace Loop	0–3	0.0
Hive Mind	5–1	83.3
Solar Flare	3–1	75.0
Plasma Swans	8–7	53.3
Mass Land Destruction	54–86	38.6
Wildfire	8–1	88.9
Jokulhaups Control	46–85	35.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	29–47	38.2
Temur Jokulhaups Control	4–8	33.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	6–25	19.4
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	5–3	62.5
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	287–304	48.6
The Rock	7–7	50.0
Golgari Citadel	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	17–15	53.1
Selesnya Midrange	0–4	0.0
Jund	5–3	62.5
Blink	86–110	43.9
Wave Blink	84–108	43.8
Azorius Wave	13–10	56.5
Orzhov Wave	49–71	40.8
Abzan Wave	15–17	46.9
Bant Wave	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	15–2	88.2
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	0–2	0.0
Allies	10–10	50.0
Azorius Allies	6–9	40.0
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Mardu Midrange	2–3	40.0
Vampires	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Vampires	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	18–13	58.1
Big Red	6–8	42.9
Mono Black Midrange	7–5	58.3
Mono Black Devotion	2–2	50.0
Dimir Midrange	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	23–24	48.9
Martyr's Grace	18–16	52.9
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	7–4	63.6
Orzhov Midrange	19–43	30.6
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	3–0	100.0
Clerics	12–11	52.2
Artifact Midrange	10–5	66.7
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	4–3	57.1
Ramp	143–188	43.2
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	68–109	38.4
Cloudpost Ramp	49–52	48.5
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	37–38	49.3
Simic Post	2–7	22.2
Domain	1–2	33.3
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–3	40.0
Carth Superfriends	13–12	52.0
Jund Carth	4–1	80.0