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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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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	1936	3456–3219	51.8	42	243	82
Storm	616	1052–1047	50.1	14	60	22
Sultai Tendrils	2	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	332	615–503	55.0	14	42	13
Dark Tide	47	110–68	61.8	2	4	5
Dragonstorm	21	34–46	42.5	0	1
Hazoret Storm	37	51–70	42.1	0	6	1
Simic Storm	45	87–83	51.2	0	1	5
Citadel Storm	11	9–25	26.5
High Tide	6	7–11	38.9	0	1
Grixis Tendrils	22	35–44	44.3	0	1
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	6	2–14	12.5
Izzet Storm	82	144–157	47.8	0	6	3
Song Storm	12	16–15	51.6	0	1
Reanimator	137	183–228	44.5	0	7	3
Recurring Nightmare	119	177–205	46.3	0	6	3
Dragon Nightmare	9	4–17	19.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	14	6–16	27.3	0	1
Dimir Reanimator	4	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	2	1–4	20.0
Biovisionary	2	1–2	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	11	16–12	57.1	0	1	1
Dubious Challenge	2	4–4	50.0
Warp World	28	30–51	37.0
Zubera Tribal	1	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	1	3–2	60.0
Hypergenesis	71	109–124	46.8	0	3	1
New Perspectives	4	3–4	42.9
Runeflare	36	41–66	38.3	0	1
Jeskai Ascendancy	77	142–119	54.4	4	15	1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	24	34–38	47.2	1	3	1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	53	108–81	57.1	3	12
Umbral Mantle	6	4–14	22.2
"Twin"	7	7–16	30.4
Jeskai "Twin"	2	0–5	0.0
Naya "Twin"	3	2–7	22.2
Combo Post	1	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	29	44–48	47.8	0	2
Anvil Colossus	19	36–27	57.1	0	2
Upheaval Colossus	5	5–12	29.4
Seismic Swans	14	21–27	43.8
Heartless Summoning Combo	5	4–7	36.4	0	1
Blazing Shoal Combo	22	36–39	48.0			1
Retraction Helix Combo	2	1–6	14.3
Taking Turns	33	48–74	39.3			1
Quest for Ula's Temple	1	2–2	50.0
Izzet Ascension	13	12–25	32.4
Ominous Good	2	3–5	37.5
Soulflayer	28	48–54	47.1			2
Breakfast	531	1312–798	62.2	23	141	41
Oops All Spells	526	1304–788	62.3	23	141	41
Unctus	5	8–10	44.4
Oops All Lands	3	3–7	30.0
Dredge	10	11–23	32.4
Polymorph	14	12–29	29.3
Dice Factory	3	0–8	0.0
Storm Herald	13	11–28	28.2
Enduring Ideal	4	0–9	0.0
Ad Nauseam	73	118–101	53.9	0	5	6
Ad Swanseam	1	1–2	33.3
Chain of Acid	17	22–31	41.5
Intruder Alarm	8	5–20	20.0	0	1
Calibrated Blast	6	7–10	41.2
Restore Balance	24	38–42	47.5	0	3	1
Gyruda	12	10–22	31.3
Stuffy Doll	1	1–2	33.3
Belcher	30	69–46	60.0	0	2	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	612–533	53.4
Mono Black Aggro	43–32	57.3
Heroic	48–79	37.8
Mono White Heroic	32–61	34.4
Azorius Heroic	6–6	50.0
Boros Heroic	9–11	45.0
Red Deck Wins	137–121	53.1
Mono Red Devotion	2–2	50.0
Goblins	6–3	66.7
Tokens	15–13	53.6
Selesnya Tokens	5–3	62.5
Mono White Tokens	8–9	47.1
Mono Green Stompy	35–29	54.7
White Weenie	31–58	34.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	1–2	33.3
Chroma White	1–3	25.0
Elves	50–31	61.7
Werewolves	6–4	60.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–0	100.0
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	13–17	43.3
Gruul Landfall	4–5	44.4
Merfolk	9–3	75.0
Artifact Aggro	93–80	53.8
Affinity	68–57	54.4
Hush-finity	6–8	42.9
Salvage Titan	6–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	16–20	44.4
Mono Blue Architect	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Illusions	2–0	100.0
Madness	12–4	75.0
Rakdos Madness	12–4	75.0
Voltron	11–1	91.7
Hexproof	8–1	88.9
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Slivers	11–7	61.1
Knights	24–8	75.0
AggroSlide	20–8	71.4
Cats	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Cats	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aggro	10–14	41.7
Boros Aggro	9–8	52.9
Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	6–4	60.0
Combo	651–651	50.0
Storm	208–187	52.7
Dimir Tendrils	111–113	49.6
Dark Tide	10–18	35.7
Dragonstorm	9–7	56.3
Hazoret Storm	10–5	66.7
Simic Storm	16–7	69.6
Citadel Storm	1–3	25.0
High Tide	2–1	66.7
Grixis Tendrils	11–13	45.8
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	27–25	51.9
Song Storm	3–3	50.0
Reanimator	54–19	74.0
Recurring Nightmare	48–18	72.7
Dragon Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–1	83.3
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–3	25.0
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	13–7	65.0
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	32–7	82.1
Runeflare	16–7	69.6
Jeskai Ascendancy	22–26	45.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	10–7	58.8
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	12–19	38.7
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	5–2	71.4
Naya "Twin"	4–1	80.0
Metalwork Colossus	9–10	47.4
Anvil Colossus	6–6	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	3–2	60.0
Seismic Swans	5–3	62.5
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–2	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	8–8	50.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	13–3	81.3
Izzet Ascension	5–2	71.4
Ominous Good	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	13–10	56.5
Breakfast	159–287	35.7
Oops All Spells	156–285	35.4
Unctus	3–2	60.0
Oops All Lands	1–2	33.3
Dredge	7–1	87.5
Polymorph	5–2	71.4
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–2	50.0
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	18–31	36.7
Chain of Acid	4–2	66.7
Intruder Alarm	2–1	66.7
Calibrated Blast	3–1	75.0
Restore Balance	5–4	55.6
Gyruda	8–0	100.0
Belcher	10–11	47.6
Control	625–542	53.6
Mono Black Control	9–2	81.8
Esper Control	36–32	52.9
Mono Blue Control	5–4	55.6
Dimir Control	22–15	59.5
Dreadful Inspiration	1–2	33.3
Azorius Control	155–188	45.2
Cawblade	6–6	50.0
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Izzet Control	11–6	64.7
Mill	9–3	75.0
Boros Control	3–4	42.9
Cloudpost Control	33–20	62.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	5–4	55.6
Blackpost	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	19–11	63.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	13–11	54.2
Cruel Control	0–2	0.0
Stax	35–22	61.4
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	4–1	80.0
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–1	50.0
Ponza	35–25	58.3
Mono White Control	37–35	51.4
Life is Ez	6–4	60.0
Cycling Control	72–89	44.7
Astral Slide	72–89	44.7
Five Color Control	12–6	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	3–0	100.0
Shrines	2–1	66.7
Guildgate Control	3–1	75.0
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	24–15	61.5
Enchantments Control	2–5	28.6
Seasons Past Control	27–15	64.3
Orzhov Control	40–28	58.8
Prison	25–12	67.6
Enchantress	22–10	68.8
Aggro-Combo	341–427	44.4
Aristocrats	38–28	57.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–6	57.1
Golgari Aristocrats	5–4	55.6
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–1	83.3
Boros Bombardment	9–10	47.4
Burn	71–44	61.7
Infect	74–108	40.7
Simic Infect	60–92	39.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–11	31.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	113–171	39.8
Izzet Dreadnought	41–57	41.8
Mono Blue Dreadnought	64–108	37.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	28–56	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	6–4	60.0
Combo Goblins	7–13	35.0
Dirty Kitty	7–13	35.0
Aggro-Control	165–168	49.5
Izzet Tempo	70–83	45.8
Azorius Skies	5–1	83.3
Blue Madness	4–7	36.4
Simic Madness	1–3	25.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	8–3	72.7
Ninjas	22–26	45.8
Mono Blue Tempo	21–19	52.5
Mono Blue Librarians	1–3	25.0
Izzet Spells	4–7	36.4
Dimir Tempo	10–2	83.3
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	7–5	58.3
Combo-Control	306–303	50.2
Curses	16–12	57.1
Battle of Wits	62–22	73.8
Shared Fate	2–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	24–43	35.8
Displace Loop	5–1	83.3
Familiars	5–1	83.3
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–4	20.0
Mass Land Destruction	172–208	45.3
Wildfire	12–9	57.1
Borderpost Wildfire	6–5	54.5
Jokulhaups Control	160–199	44.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	49–51	49.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	11–39	22.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	23–38	37.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	10–9	52.6
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	33–32	50.8
Archfiend Alteration	5–6	45.5
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Midrange	621–512	54.8
The Rock	26–11	70.3
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	20–15	57.1
Selesnya Midrange	5–5	50.0
Jund	39–13	75.0
Blink	10–6	62.5
Anti-Persecution	4–1	80.0
Graveyard Value	11–10	52.4
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–4	0.0
Enchantments Matter	5–3	62.5
Allies	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–4	20.0
Fake-Rack	23–16	59.0
Mardu Midrange	9–6	60.0
Vampires	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	22–14	61.1
Naya Midrange	12–2	85.7
Big Red	19–5	79.2
Mono Black Midrange	15–8	65.2
Mono Black Devotion	7–5	58.3
Hellion Whip	3–2	60.0
Dimir Midrange	12–5	70.6
Angel Tribal	6–8	42.9
Toughness Matters	1–5	16.7
Lifegain Midrange	49–41	54.4
Martyr's Grace	45–41	52.3
Sultai Midrange	10–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	94–136	40.9
Orzhov Capenna	24–23	51.1
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	6–12	33.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	13–4	76.5
Ordealbreak	4–2	66.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–2	66.7
Mythic Colossification	3–2	60.0
Party	2–1	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	36–51	41.4
Mardu Hero	19–24	44.2
Five Color Hero	14–23	37.8
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Boros Hero	0–2	0.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	89–87	50.6
Coinflip Tribal	15–2	88.2
Death Cloud	9–2	81.8
Ramp	135–83	61.9
Cloudpost Ramp	90–63	58.8
Golgari Post	2–2	50.0
Greenpost	80–51	61.1
Gruul Post	3–5	37.5
Simic Post	3–4	42.9
Domain	5–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	6–4	60.0
Defenders	3–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	5–2	71.4
Applejacks	1–1	50.0