Metalwork Colossus

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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.

Prices are checked every hour for a week. Anything 2¢ or less for half or more of all checks is legal for the season.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Combo	5272	11108–10207–18	52.1	393	2511
Metalwork Colossus	141	303–289	51.2	9	64
Anvil Colossus	74	185–141	56.7	8	37
Upheaval Colossus	26	53–56	48.6	0	13

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	83–97	46.1
Mono Black Aggro	3–3	50.0
Heroic	9–4	69.2
Mono White Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	5–2	71.4
Red Deck Wins	13–22	37.1
Goblins	5–7	41.7
Tokens	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–2	33.3
White Weenie	5–4	55.6
Soldiers	2–2	50.0
Elves	1–4	20.0
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	2–4	33.3
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–2	60.0
8 Whack	3–2	60.0
Artifact Aggro	3–6	33.3
Affinity	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	0–5	0.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	2–3	40.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–3	25.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–0	100.0
AggroSlide	17–15	53.1
Cats	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	2–2	50.0
Boros Humans	2–2	50.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	4–9	30.8
Boros Legends Aggro	4–9	30.8
Combo	45–68	39.8
Storm	5–4	55.6
Dimir Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	8–17	32.0
Recurring Nightmare	3–4	42.9
Dragon Nightmare	2–4	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	0–1	0.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–12	29.4
Rakdos Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–9	25.0
Necro Combo	1–2	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–4	20.0
Hypergenesis	1–1	50.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
"Twin"	0–2	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–4	50.0
Anvil Colossus	2–3	40.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–3	0.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	4–1	80.0
Reanim8 Rack	2–1	66.7
Breakfast	8–18	30.8
Cephalid Breakfast	2–6	25.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Grixis Breakfast	0–4	0.0
Hermit Gond	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	1–4	20.0
Neoform Hermit	3–5	37.5
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Ad Swanseam	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	2–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	2–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Control	58–25	69.9
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	8–2	80.0
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	4–0	100.0
Azorius Control	13–2	86.7
Cawblade	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Grixis Control	4–0	100.0
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	4–1	80.0
Izzet Dragons	3–1	75.0
Ponza	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–2	33.3
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	5–1	83.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	3–6	33.3
Prison	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	10–14	41.7
Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Burn	1–3	25.0
Infect	1–2	33.3
Simic Infect	0–2	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	26–21	55.3
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	6–2	75.0
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–6	25.0
Dimir Tempo	7–3	70.0
Sultai Tempo	1–3	25.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	5–4	55.6
Curses	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	0–1	0.0
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Midrange	71–54	56.8
The Rock	4–3	57.1
Golgari Citadel	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	8–2	80.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	2–1	66.7
Blink	11–3	78.6
Wave Blink	10–3	76.9
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	9–3	75.0
Graveyard Value	2–3	40.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Allies	1–5	16.7
Mono White Allies	0–5	0.0
Treefolk	0–2	0.0
Fake-Rack	3–2	60.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Legends	0–4	0.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	11–6	64.7
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–5	37.5
Necro Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	1–2	33.3
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–2	33.3
Owling Mine	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	3–3	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	5–3	62.5
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	1–2	33.3
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	2–1	66.7
Ramp	5–6	45.5
Rofellos Ramp	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	1–5	16.7
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	1–3	25.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0