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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1004	1675–1613	50.9	5	64	43
Mono Black Control	3	1–5	16.7
Esper Control	67	102–123	45.3	0	2	3
Mono Blue Control	8	8–10	44.4	0	1
Dimir Control	91	156–132	54.2	1	6	3
Azorius Control	188	331–272	54.9	1	11	9
Cawblade	47	79–75	51.3	1	5	2
Turbo Fog	1	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	17	22–30	42.3	0	3
Mardu Control	10	11–19	36.7	0	1
Mill	21	13–43	23.2
Boros Control	4	5–7	41.7	0	1
Cloudpost Control	172	292–269	52.0	0	6	11
Azorius Cloudpost Control	72	135–104	56.5	0	2	7
Blackpost	5	5–9	35.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	21	31–32	49.2	0	1	2
Dimir Cloudpost Control	8	12–18	40.0			1
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	36	63–55	53.4	0	3
Grixis Control	40	72–64	52.9	1	3	1
Cruel Control	14	33–23	58.9	1	3
Stax	11	13–15	46.4	0	1
Jeskai Control	9	11–17	39.3
Dragon Control	17	19–36	34.5	0	2
Izzet Dragons	1	2–3	40.0	0	1
Esper Dragons	4	3–6	33.3
Mono White Control	46	66–88	42.9	0	7	1
Life is Ez	2	2–7	22.2
Cycling Control	8	8–12	40.0	0	1
Astral Slide	8	8–12	40.0	0	1
Five Color Control	15	15–28	34.9
Five Color Collected Conjuring	5	7–9	43.8
Sultai Control	10	15–11	57.7
Bant Control	1	0–1	0.0
Pox	32	47–58	44.8
Seasons Past Control	2	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Control	92	168–140	54.5	1	5	5
Prison	138	294–225	56.6	1	13	10
Enchantress	133	293–219	57.2	1	13	10

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	375–319	54.0
Mono Black Aggro	10–3	76.9
Heroic	5–8	38.5
Mono White Heroic	2–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	0–5	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–3	40.0
Red Deck Wins	7–4	63.6
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	4–6	40.0
Tokens	11–4	73.3
Selesnya Tokens	9–1	90.0
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–3	57.1
White Weenie	93–96	49.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	46–66	41.1
Elves	21–7	75.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–2	75.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	14–9	60.9
Gruul Aggro	15–14	51.7
Merfolk	7–10	41.2
Mono Red Swarm	15–10	60.0
Artifact Aggro	30–20	60.0
Affinity	11–9	55.0
Tempered Steel	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	13–9	59.1
Mono Blue Aggro	7–3	70.0
Illusions	3–0	100.0
Madness	21–10	67.7
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	14–10	58.3
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Jund Madness	3–0	100.0
Voltron	17–19	47.2
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	12–12	50.0
Hateful Auras	4–6	40.0
Naya Zoo	3–1	75.0
Knights	7–4	63.6
AggroSlide	18–29	38.3
Rakdos Aggro	5–6	45.5
Humans	26–20	56.5
Jeskai Humans	4–3	57.1
Boros Humans	8–9	47.1
Legends Aggro	22–30	42.3
Boros Legends Aggro	12–13	48.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Bard Class	7–14	33.3
Combo	380–426	47.1
Storm	13–12	52.0
Dragonstorm	9–10	47.4
Hazoret Storm	1–2	33.3
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	6–1	85.7
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	16–27	37.2
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	38–81	31.9
Maniac Combo	3–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	19–11	63.3
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–5	37.5
Anvil Colossus	1–5	16.7
Seismic Swans	6–6	50.0
Eggs	6–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	14–10	58.3
Taking Turns	2–1	66.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	6–10	37.5
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	15–11	57.7
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	16–6	72.7
Polymorph	3–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	7–3	70.0
Enduring Ideal	4–2	66.7
Ad Nauseam	15–5	75.0
Intruder Alarm	6–5	54.5
Calibrated Blast	0–3	0.0
Restore Balance	10–7	58.8
Gyruda	5–2	71.4
Belcher	1–2	33.3
Possibility Storm	1–1	50.0
Midnight Mass	10–22	31.3
Phoenix Altar	37–66	35.9
Actual Twin	91–113	44.6
Izzet Twin	79–105	42.9
Boros Twin	12–8	60.0
Control	309–309	50.0
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	25–15	62.5
Mono Blue Control	3–1	75.0
Dimir Control	27–34	44.3
Azorius Control	42–55	43.3
Cawblade	14–17	45.2
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	10–1	90.9
Mardu Control	4–2	66.7
Mill	5–1	83.3
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	48–53	47.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	23–20	53.5
Blackpost	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–5	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	6–11	35.3
Grixis Control	13–15	46.4
Cruel Control	6–6	50.0
Stax	4–5	44.4
Jeskai Control	3–2	60.0
Dragon Control	7–4	63.6
Esper Dragons	3–2	60.0
Mono White Control	15–12	55.6
Life is Ez	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	1–5	16.7
Astral Slide	1–5	16.7
Five Color Control	5–4	55.6
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–2	33.3
Sultai Control	1–2	33.3
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	14–13	51.9
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	26–27	49.1
Prison	52–56	48.1
Enchantress	51–55	48.1
Aggro-Combo	59–67	46.8
Aristocrats	24–38	38.7
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	18–38	32.1
Boros Bombardment	2–0	100.0
Burn	2–4	33.3
Infect	26–22	54.2
Blazing Shoal Infect	15–11	57.7
Mono Black Infect	11–9	55.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	82–99	45.3
Simic Flash	2–3	40.0
Izzet Tempo	5–1	83.3
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Grixis Madness	1–1	50.0
Wizards	1–4	20.0
Ninjas	7–4	63.6
Mono Blue Tempo	20–38	34.5
Mono Blue Librarians	14–26	35.0
Izzet Spells	17–21	44.7
Dimir Tempo	6–3	66.7
Azorius Tempo	14–21	40.0
Combo-Control	62–61	50.4
Curses	3–1	75.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	17–20	45.9
Sunforger	3–1	75.0
Hedron Alignment	1–1	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	8–12	40.0
Zur's Weirding	2–0	100.0
Solar Flare	10–16	38.5
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	10–6	62.5
Wildfire	10–6	62.5
Borderpost Wildfire	5–3	62.5
Resurgent Belief	3–1	75.0
Midrange	304–213	58.8
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	18–4	81.8
Grenzo	4–4	50.0
Abzan Midrange	8–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	27–8	77.1
Blink	4–5	44.4
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	9–8	52.9
Séance	2–3	40.0
Allies	5–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	6–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–3	25.0
White Jund	7–5	58.3
Vampires	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	19–12	61.3
Boros Legends Midrange	4–7	36.4
Orzhov Legends	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Legends	3–2	60.0
Elementals	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–3	62.5
Naya Midrange	4–0	100.0
Big Red	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–19	32.1
Hellion Whip	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	4–3	57.1
Angel Tribal	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	6–4	60.0
Lifegain Midrange	6–10	37.5
Adventures	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	18–5	78.3
Fight Rigging	17–4	81.0
Orzhov Midrange	26–39	40.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	5–5	50.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	24–44	35.3
Hero of Precinct One	19–9	67.9
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	13–5	72.2
Naya Hero	5–2	71.4
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	2–2	50.0
Artifact Midrange	18–5	78.3
Death Cloud	11–5	68.8
Ramp	103–119	46.4
Rofellos Ramp	25–16	61.0
Cloudpost Ramp	56–93	37.6
Eldrazipost	5–5	50.0
Greenpost	24–39	38.1
Gruul Post	9–17	34.6
Simic Post	8–14	36.4
Temurpost	4–14	22.2
Carth Superfriends	5–3	62.5
Applejacks	13–4	76.5
Unclassified	1–0	100.0