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Battle of Wits

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	10764	18762–18521–13	50.3	98	823	507
Battle of Wits	829	1225–2012	37.8	0	22	11

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History

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	237–477	33.2
Mono Black Aggro	9–18	33.3
Heroic	15–23	39.5
Mono White Heroic	8–16	33.3
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–4	20.0
Boros Heroic	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	29–134	17.8
Mono Red Devotion	2–5	28.6
Prisoner	0–2	0.0
Proliferate Red	0–3	0.0
Goblins	4–17	19.0
Tokens	7–14	33.3
Selesnya Tokens	3–5	37.5
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	0–5	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	12–16	42.9
White Weenie	21–34	38.2
Odric Keywords	1–2	33.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–2	60.0
Soldiers	3–4	42.9
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	3–3	50.0
Elves	22–27	44.9
Werewolves	1–2	33.3
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Warriors	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–6	45.5
Selesnya Counters	3–1	75.0
Rogues	1–3	25.0
Zombies	8–16	33.3
Gruul Aggro	6–13	31.6
Gruul Landfall	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	6–11	35.3
Mono Red Swarm	4–6	40.0
8 Whack	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	33–63	34.4
Affinity	12–34	26.1
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–3	25.0
Boros Vehicles	3–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	11–23	32.4
Mono Blue Architect	5–3	62.5
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–3	50.0
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Madness	7–5	58.3
Golgari Madness	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Madness	4–1	80.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	6–9	40.0
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	4–7	36.4
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	6–3	66.7
AggroSlide	5–13	27.8
Cats	5–2	71.4
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	4–5	44.4
Rakdos Hellbent	0–3	0.0
Boros Aggro	1–4	20.0
Humans	4–5	44.4
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Brushwaggs	2–1	66.7
Legends Aggro	6–15	28.6
Boros Legends Aggro	2–12	14.3
Selesnya Legends Aggro	3–2	60.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Permanent Vacation	0–1	0.0
Pirates	0–2	0.0
Combo	212–374	36.2
Storm	41–71	36.6
Sultai Tendrils	1–3	25.0
Dimir Tendrils	9–23	28.1
Dark Tide	0–5	0.0
Dragonstorm	1–2	33.3
Hazoret Storm	4–7	36.4
Simic Storm	1–3	25.0
Citadel Storm	0–3	0.0
High Tide	10–9	52.6
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Stormpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	3–9	25.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	33–54	37.9
Recurring Nightmare	10–12	45.5
Dragon Nightmare	4–3	57.1
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–3	25.0
Worldgorger Dragon	3–8	27.3
Double Dragon	2–3	40.0
Living Death	1–4	20.0
Traditional Reanimator	17–29	37.0
Rakdos Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Reanimator	7–11	38.9
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	6–22	21.4
Dubious Challenge	2–0	100.0
Warp World	6–15	28.6
Zubera Tribal	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	7–10	41.2
New Perspectives	0–3	0.0
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Mardu Life	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–22	15.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–11	8.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	0–3	0.0
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Jeskai "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	7–9	43.8
Anvil Colossus	1–5	16.7
Upheaval Colossus	2–1	66.7
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	3–4	42.9
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–1	66.7
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–2	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–9	30.8
Taking Turns	3–10	23.1
Izzet Ascension	6–7	46.2
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	5–3	62.5
Soulflayer	5–1	83.3
Breakfast	7–50	12.3
Cephalid Breakfast	1–5	16.7
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–5	16.7
Hermit Gond	1–1	50.0
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	3–42	6.7
Neoform Hermit	1–1	50.0
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	11–15	42.3
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–2	33.3
Polymorph	5–3	62.5
Dice Factory	0–2	0.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	4–3	57.1
Ad Nauseam	4–3	57.1
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–2	33.3
Calibrated Blast	4–3	57.1
Restore Balance	2–3	40.0
Gyruda	3–3	50.0
Stuffy Doll	2–2	50.0
Belcher	1–5	16.7
Tameshi Bloom	1–6	14.3
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	2–5	28.6
Phoenix Altar	1–1	50.0
Actual Twin	2–4	33.3
Izzet Twin	2–3	40.0
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	291–313	48.2
Mono Black Control	8–4	66.7
Esper Control	18–23	43.9
Demonic Rising	6–4	60.0
Mono Blue Control	4–4	50.0
Dimir Control	16–17	48.5
Dreadful Inspiration	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	45–56	44.6
Cawblade	7–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	5–2	71.4
Izzet Control	9–9	50.0
Mardu Control	3–4	42.9
Mill	13–3	81.3
Cloudpost Control	26–35	42.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–5	37.5
Blackpost	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–6	60.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–6	25.0
Grixis Control	10–15	40.0
Cruel Control	2–4	33.3
Stax	11–13	45.8
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–2	33.3
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	6–11	35.3
Jeskai Approach	1–3	25.0
Dragon Control	5–1	83.3
Izzet Dragons	2–1	66.7
Esper Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	3–6	33.3
Ponza	14–14	50.0
Mono White Control	11–9	55.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–3	25.0
Cycling Control	8–9	47.1
Astral Slide	8–6	57.1
Five Color Control	10–11	47.6
Five Color Collected Conjuring	3–1	75.0
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	5–4	55.6
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–1	66.7
Bant Control	7–3	70.0
Pox	9–13	40.9
Enchantments Control	4–3	57.1
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–3	25.0
Seasons Past Control	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Control	7–15	31.8
Prison	15–5	75.0
Enchantress	12–4	75.0
Aggro-Combo	63–147	30.0
Aristocrats	22–37	37.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–7	36.4
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–13	27.8
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	7–16	30.4
Necro Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	15–27	35.7
Simic Infect	9–17	34.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–7	30.0
Golgari Infect	2–1	66.7
Pummeler	1–2	33.3
Hermit Humans	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–38	17.4
Izzet Dreadnought	0–6	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–28	20.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–3	25.0
Hushnought	1–6	14.3
Liquimetal Fishing	0–2	0.0
Combo Goblins	6–14	30.0
Goblin Persist	2–2	50.0
Dirty Kitty	4–12	25.0
Aggro-Control	44–134	24.7
Simic Flash	1–3	25.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	11–54	16.9
Azorius Skies	1–4	20.0
Blue Madness	3–10	23.1
Simic Madness	1–7	12.5
Lich Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Wizards	5–7	41.7
Tetsukotog	1–4	20.0
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	4–7	36.4
Mono Blue Tempo	6–16	27.3
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–5	28.6
Izzet Spells	3–7	30.0
Dimir Tempo	4–9	30.8
Dimir Faeries	0–2	0.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–3	25.0
Combo-Control	43–92	31.9
Curses	3–3	50.0
Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	0–2	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	6–6	50.0
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Pickles	0–2	0.0
Mindcrank	2–10	16.7
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	3–8	27.3
Zur's Weirding	2–3	40.0
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	4–3	57.1
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	14–39	26.4
Wildfire	6–11	35.3
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	8–28	22.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–10	9.1
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–8	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–3	25.0
Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Esper Greasefang	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–1	50.0
Midrange	274–349	44.0
Temur Ascendancy	6–12	33.3
The Rock	7–16	30.4
Grenzo	2–3	40.0
Abzan Midrange	13–19	40.6
Knights of Windgrace	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	16–20	44.4
Blink	32–27	54.2
Wave Blink	25–14	64.1
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	9–6	60.0
Orzhov Wave	13–5	72.2
Abzan Wave	0–2	0.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Acid Trip	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–4	20.0
Graveyard Value	13–19	40.6
Séance	0–3	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Matter	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Constellation	0–2	0.0
Allies	10–14	41.7
Orzhov Allies	2–3	40.0
Mardu Allies	2–3	40.0
Boros Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	1–4	20.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	3–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	6–7	46.2
Mardu Midrange	6–3	66.7
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–0	100.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	6–3	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	5–7	41.7
Boros Legends Midrange	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Legends	1–5	16.7
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–14	41.7
Naya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Big Red	4–5	44.4
Mono Black Midrange	25–34	42.4
Necro Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	10–13	43.5
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	6–9	40.0
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angel Tribal	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	5–2	71.4
Lifegain Midrange	10–7	58.8
Martyr's Grace	7–6	53.8
Sultai Midrange	7–6	53.8
Sultai Emerge	3–1	75.0
Sultai Energy	0–1	0.0
Fight Rigging	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	19–29	39.6
Orzhov Capenna	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–5	28.6
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–5	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–4	0.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	3–2	60.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	0–2	0.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	3–7	30.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–24	14.3
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Mardu Hero	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	2–13	13.3
Boros Hero	0–2	0.0
Clerics	4–4	50.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	5–10	33.3
Death Cloud	3–5	37.5
Ramp	59–126	31.9
Villainous Wealth	2–3	40.0
Rofellos Ramp	7–32	17.9
Wild Pair	0–2	0.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	25–62	28.7
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Locus Awakening	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	1–2	33.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	14–41	25.5
Gruul Post	2–3	40.0
Simic Post	5–9	35.7
Temurpost	0–1	0.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Domain	0–2	0.0
Temur Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–2	0.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	2–4	33.3
Applejacks	1–0	100.0
Field Ramp	5–2	71.4
Unclassified	2–0	100.0