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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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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
Aggro-Combo	1040	1907–1775	51.8	20	135	44
Aristocrats	111	199–183	52.1	1	5	5
Mono Black Aristocrats	11	7–11	38.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	27	58–42	58.0	1	3	2
Golgari Aristocrats	7	18–16	52.9	0	1
Abzan Aristocrats	5	10–9	52.6
Mardu Aristocrats	8	16–19	45.7
Food	9	7–19	26.9
Rakdos Aristocrats	13	14–19	42.4
Boros Bombardment	25	57–39	59.4			3
Burn	152	251–279	47.4	1	28	5
Infect	231	380–417	47.7	1	21	6
Simic Infect	188	332–330	50.2	1	17	6
Blazing Shoal Infect	20	26–45	36.6	0	1
Golgari Infect	1	3–2	60.0
Turbo Myth	1	1–4	20.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	380	763–623	55.1	16	73	15
Izzet Dreadnought	136	284–234	54.8	6	33	7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	215	440–355	55.3	10	40	7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	7	9–7	56.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	95	216–138	61.0	1	3	11
Liquimetal Fishing	22	16–41	28.1	0	1
Combo Goblins	37	68–75	47.6	0	4	2
Dirty Kitty	37	68–75	47.6	0	4	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	321–320	50.1
Mono Black Aggro	17–33	34.0
Heroic	31–35	47.0
Mono White Heroic	25–32	43.9
Azorius Heroic	3–1	75.0
Boros Heroic	3–2	60.0
Red Deck Wins	53–92	36.6
Goblins	6–2	75.0
Tokens	8–7	53.3
Selesnya Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono White Tokens	5–5	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	18–16	52.9
White Weenie	20–24	45.5
Chroma White	2–0	100.0
Elves	33–19	63.5
Werewolves	2–2	50.0
Warriors	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	7–5	58.3
Gruul Landfall	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	9–3	75.0
Artifact Aggro	57–25	69.5
Affinity	40–17	70.2
Hush-finity	3–2	60.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	14–7	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	2–0	100.0
Madness	4–6	40.0
Rakdos Madness	4–6	40.0
Voltron	8–5	61.5
Hexproof	4–3	57.1
Equipment Aggro	4–2	66.7
Slivers	5–6	45.5
Knights	12–8	60.0
AggroSlide	6–8	42.9
Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–9	30.8
Boros Aggro	6–2	75.0
Humans	0–2	0.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Brushwaggs	6–3	66.7
Combo	427–341	55.6
Storm	147–102	59.0
Dimir Tendrils	65–59	52.4
Dark Tide	6–10	37.5
Dragonstorm	10–2	83.3
Hazoret Storm	15–13	53.6
Simic Storm	12–8	60.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	1–1	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	9–1	90.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	22–10	68.8
Song Storm	3–3	50.0
Reanimator	27–21	56.3
Recurring Nightmare	25–18	58.1
Dragon Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–3	40.0
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Warp World	7–4	63.6
Hypergenesis	11–13	45.8
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	7–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	23–9	71.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	6–4	60.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	17–5	77.3
Umbral Mantle	2–0	100.0
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Jeskai "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	12–3	80.0
Anvil Colossus	5–1	83.3
Upheaval Colossus	6–1	85.7
Seismic Swans	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–2	60.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	5–1	83.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	2–0	100.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	8–2	80.0
Breakfast	105–147	41.7
Oops All Spells	103–147	41.2
Unctus	2–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	3–2	60.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	4–0	100.0
Storm Herald	4–2	66.7
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	12–6	66.7
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	5–5	50.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	5–4	55.6
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Belcher	11–7	61.1
Control	299–326	47.8
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	28–14	66.7
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	15–10	60.0
Azorius Control	80–103	43.7
Cawblade	3–1	75.0
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	1–2	33.3
Mill	4–2	66.7
Boros Control	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Control	15–11	57.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–5	37.5
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–5	64.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	13–6	68.4
Cruel Control	3–0	100.0
Stax	19–15	55.9
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Approach	0–2	0.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Ponza	18–10	64.3
Mono White Control	15–32	31.9
Life is Ez	1–5	16.7
Cycling Control	30–59	33.7
Astral Slide	30–59	33.7
Five Color Control	9–4	69.2
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	13–5	72.2
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	6–9	40.0
Orzhov Control	10–20	33.3
Prison	8–14	36.4
Enchantress	6–11	35.3
Aggro-Combo	210–210	50.0
Aristocrats	19–25	43.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	5–1	83.3
Food	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Boros Bombardment	6–11	35.3
Burn	36–27	57.1
Infect	45–28	61.6
Simic Infect	38–26	59.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–2	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	73–101	42.0
Izzet Dreadnought	31–42	42.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought	39–54	41.9
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	20–15	57.1
Liquimetal Fishing	4–3	57.1
Combo Goblins	10–8	55.6
Dirty Kitty	10–8	55.6
Aggro-Control	87–89	49.4
Izzet Tempo	35–40	46.7
Azorius Skies	3–1	75.0
Blue Madness	2–4	33.3
Simic Madness	1–2	33.3
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	5–0	100.0
Ninjas	16–11	59.3
Mono Blue Tempo	16–14	53.3
Mono Blue Librarians	2–2	50.0
Izzet Spells	4–4	50.0
Dimir Tempo	1–3	25.0
Sultai Tempo	0–2	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–2	50.0
Combo-Control	172–126	57.7
Curses	7–13	35.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	28–7	80.0
Mindcrank	13–14	48.1
Displace Loop	2–1	66.7
Familiars	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	4–7	36.4
Mass Land Destruction	105–79	57.1
Wildfire	5–1	83.3
Borderpost Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	100–78	56.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	27–22	55.1
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	11–10	52.4
Temur Jokulhaups Control	16–16	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	8–6	57.1
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	19–14	57.6
Archfiend Alteration	0–2	0.0
Resurgent Belief	4–1	80.0
Midrange	306–314	49.4
The Rock	12–7	63.2
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	18–11	62.1
Selesnya Midrange	4–0	100.0
Jund	15–13	53.6
Blink	9–2	81.8
Anti-Persecution	4–1	80.0
Graveyard Value	6–6	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–2	33.3
Allies	8–6	57.1
Orzhov Allies	1–4	20.0
Azorius Allies	5–1	83.3
Fake-Rack	11–11	50.0
Mardu Midrange	7–6	53.8
Rakdos Midrange	10–6	62.5
Naya Midrange	4–2	66.7
Big Red	9–8	52.9
Mono Black Midrange	7–6	53.8
Mono Black Devotion	2–4	33.3
Hellion Whip	0–4	0.0
Dimir Midrange	5–1	83.3
Angel Tribal	4–3	57.1
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	23–23	50.0
Martyr's Grace	22–23	48.9
Orzhov Midrange	35–85	29.2
Orzhov Capenna	4–10	28.6
Owling Mine	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	4–6	40.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Mythic Colossification	3–1	75.0
Hero of Precinct One	35–29	54.7
Mardu Hero	19–21	47.5
Orzhov Hero	3–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	9–7	56.3
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Boros Hero	2–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	48–57	45.7
Coinflip Tribal	5–2	71.4
Death Cloud	4–1	80.0
Ramp	83–49	62.9
Cloudpost Ramp	51–29	63.8
Golgari Post	2–2	50.0
Greenpost	47–27	63.5
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	4–2	66.7
Defenders	3–2	60.0
Carth Superfriends	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	3–1	75.0
Unclassified	2–0	100.0