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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	848	1275–1429	47.2	9	58	36
Mono Black Control	6	11–12	47.8
Esper Control	62	117–80	59.4	2	11	4
Demonic Rising	1	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Control	49	91–67	57.6	2	6	4
Dimir Control	57	74–92	44.6	0	2	3
Azorius Control	180	305–257	54.3	4	21	12
Cawblade	5	9–7	56.3			1
Turbo Fog	23	33–53	38.4	1	3
Izzet Control	9	10–15	40.0
Mardu Control	1	0–2	0.0
Mill	29	25–57	30.5	0	1
Boros Control	1	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Control	10	12–20	37.5	0	1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3	4–3	57.1	0	1
Blackpost	4	5–11	31.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1	2–2	50.0
Grixis Control	39	48–61	44.0	0	1	1
Cruel Control	8	5–15	25.0
Stax	86	129–163	44.2	0	2	5
Chandra Nalaar	1	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Control	8	3–22	12.0	0	1
Jeskai Approach	1	0–5	0.0
Dragon Control	5	2–8	20.0
Izzet Dragons	2	0–2	0.0
Grixis Dragons	3	2–6	25.0
Ponza	138	236–251	48.5	0	4	5
Mono White Control	25	35–38	47.9	0	1
Life is Ez	1	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	7	9–12	42.9			1
Astral Slide	7	9–12	42.9			1
Five Color Control	11	11–12	47.8	0	1
Five Color Collected Conjuring	8	7–10	41.2	0	1
Sultai Control	4	4–5	44.4
Bant Control	3	1–4	20.0
Pox	61	80–125	39.0	0	1	1
Sigil Control	8	5–20	20.0
Sigil Prison	8	5–20	20.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	12	15–26	36.6	0	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	253–336	43.0
Mono Black Aggro	8–11	42.1
Heroic	9–4	69.2
Azorius Heroic	4–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	5–2	71.4
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	39–52	42.9
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	9–4	69.2
Selesnya Tokens	4–3	57.1
Mono White Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	9–1	90.0
White Weenie	18–33	35.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–12	20.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Chroma White	1–1	50.0
Elves	19–21	47.5
Selesnya Little Kid	4–11	26.7
Zombies	10–14	41.7
Gruul Aggro	6–5	54.5
Merfolk	19–36	34.5
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	52–69	43.0
Affinity	14–19	42.4
Salvage Titan	2–4	33.3
Tempered Steel	34–44	43.6
Mono Blue Architect	2–2	50.0
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	4–6	40.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	4–5	44.4
Voltron	13–16	44.8
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	4–2	66.7
Hateful Auras	8–14	36.4
Knights	5–7	41.7
AggroSlide	21–33	38.9
Cats	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Cats	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	0–4	0.0
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	276–260	51.5
Storm	94–78	54.7
Sultai Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	4–7	36.4
Hazoret Storm	1–2	33.3
Simic Storm	1–7	12.5
Grixis Tendrils	11–8	57.9
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	72–52	58.1
Song Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	27–14	65.9
Worldgorger Dragon	11–11	50.0
Double Dragon	4–6	40.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	15–3	83.3
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	16–20	44.4
Mono Green Stormless Storm	0–2	0.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	17–16	51.5
Maniac Combo	1–2	33.3
Hypergenesis	12–10	54.5
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	11–18	37.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	7–16	30.4
Myr Incubator	2–1	66.7
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	6–4	60.0
Taking Turns	4–6	40.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–15	11.8
Soulflayer	13–16	44.8
Reanim8 Rack	11–11	50.0
Breakfast	9–10	47.4
Oops All Spells	9–10	47.4
Oops All Lands	3–2	60.0
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	10–4	71.4
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–2	50.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	5–3	62.5
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	7–10	41.2
Restore Balance	17–17	50.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Control	151–151	50.0
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	10–11	47.6
Mono Blue Control	9–12	42.9
Dimir Control	10–11	47.6
Azorius Control	27–36	42.9
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	8–2	80.0
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	7–3	70.0
Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	5–4	55.6
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	11–14	44.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Ponza	25–34	42.4
Mono White Control	5–3	62.5
Cycling Control	2–2	50.0
Astral Slide	2–2	50.0
Five Color Control	3–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	3–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–1	66.7
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	13–9	59.1
Sigil Control	2–1	66.7
Sigil Prison	2–1	66.7
Seasons Past Control	3–2	60.0
Aggro-Combo	107–152	41.3
Aristocrats	16–11	59.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–4	60.0
Abiding Bombardment	2–3	40.0
Burn	9–15	37.5
Infect	8–6	57.1
Trickbind Dreadnought	65–111	36.9
Hushnought	2–3	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	6–5	54.5
Combo Goblins	1–1	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	61–96	38.9
Izzet Tempo	8–10	44.4
Blue Madness	5–12	29.4
Simic Madness	4–11	26.7
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	10–15	40.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	23–49	31.9
Dimir Tempo	3–3	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	4–4	50.0
Combo-Control	66–70	48.5
Curses	13–12	52.0
Battle of Wits	12–7	63.2
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	2–3	40.0
Plasma Swans	4–1	80.0
Mass Land Destruction	30–45	40.0
Wildfire	1–3	25.0
Jokulhaups Control	29–42	40.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	6–6	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	8–9	47.1
Temur Jokulhaups Control	8–15	34.8
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–6	40.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–6	14.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	327–321	50.5
The Rock	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	2–11	15.4
Selesnya Midrange	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	38–41	48.1
Blink	25–23	52.1
Graveyard Value	4–2	66.7
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	2–6	25.0
Allies	7–8	46.7
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	0–2	0.0
Boros Allies	0–2	0.0
Mono White Allies	3–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	13–9	59.1
Mardu Midrange	4–6	40.0
Vampires	18–19	48.6
Mono Black Vampires	7–14	33.3
Rakdos Vampires	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	13–11	54.2
Naya Midrange	7–1	87.5
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	87–67	56.5
Mono Black Devotion	10–6	62.5
Dimir Midrange	11–9	55.0
Lifegain Midrange	12–25	32.4
Martyr's Grace	12–25	32.4
Adventures	1–4	20.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–12	36.8
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–1	80.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	25–24	51.0
Mardu Hero	2–2	50.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	17–16	51.5
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	13–8	61.9
Coinflip Tribal	3–1	75.0
Death Cloud	0–4	0.0
Ramp	34–43	44.2
Villainous Wealth	1–1	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	3–3	50.0
Wild Pair	3–3	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	11–25	30.6
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	10–25	28.6
Carth Superfriends	4–7	36.4