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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	133	231–186	55.4	2	7	9
Izzet Tempo	26	41–47	46.6
Blue Madness	6	6–7	46.2
Simic Madness	3	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	50	100–69	59.2	2	4	5
Mono Blue Faeries	2	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	24	41–27	60.3			3
Dimir Tempo	20	33–27	55.0	0	2	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	22–38	36.7
Mono Black Aggro	1–3	25.0
Heroic	2–1	66.7
Mono White Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	3–9	25.0
Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–2	33.3
Elves	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Zombies	3–4	42.9
Gruul Aggro	3–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	4–6	40.0
Tempered Steel	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Knights	0–3	0.0
AggroSlide	0–3	0.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Combo	57–21	73.1
Storm	11–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	5–0	100.0
Swath Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	9–3	75.0
Recurring Nightmare	9–3	75.0
Dragon Nightmare	5–0	100.0
Jund Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Twin	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	3–1	75.0
Izzet Ascension	2–1	66.7
Breakfast	15–7	68.2
Oops All Spells	15–7	68.2
Dredge	2–2	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–1	66.7
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	2–1	66.7
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Control	33–18	64.7
Esper Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	1–3	25.0
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	6–1	85.7
Dragon Control	6–2	75.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	3–0	100.0
Sigil Control	3–3	50.0
Sigil Prison	3–3	50.0
Aggro-Combo	32–32	50.0
Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Abiding Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	9–5	64.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–8	46.7
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	10–12	45.5
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	9–11	45.0
Aggro-Control	7–7	50.0
Izzet Tempo	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	2–3	40.0
Izzet Spells	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	12–14	46.2
Curses	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	4–2	66.7
Hive Mind	1–2	33.3
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	7–8	46.7
Jokulhaups Control	7–8	46.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Midrange	50–36	58.1
The Rock	3–2	60.0
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–1	66.7
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	11–17	39.3
Wave Blink	11–17	39.3
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Wave	5–14	26.3
Abzan Wave	1–3	25.0
Graveyard Value	1–2	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–1	66.7
Azorius Allies	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–2	33.3
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–1	85.7
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–2	60.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–2	33.3
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	6–1	85.7
Clerics	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	17–18	48.6
Rofellos Ramp	7–9	43.8
Cloudpost Ramp	8–6	57.1
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	3–5	37.5
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–2	33.3
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0