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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	1010	1951–1748	52.7	5	45	53
Izzet Tempo	346	750–605	55.4	1	17	21
Azorius Skies	68	101–120	45.7	1	1	2
Blue Madness	30	33–77	30.0
Simic Madness	10	11–24	31.4
Temur Madness	12	18–25	41.9
Lich Aggro-Control	43	95–57	62.5			4
Ninjas	29	35–55	38.9
Mono Blue Tempo	254	555–394	58.5	1	11	18
Izzet Spells	99	170–177	49.0	2	12	5
Dimir Tempo	98	154–171	47.4	0	4	2

Most Common Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	421–504	45.5
Mono Black Aggro	7–4	63.6
Heroic	44–41	51.8
Mono White Heroic	33–28	54.1
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	6–11	35.3
Red Deck Wins	38–91	29.5
Mono Red Devotion	3–6	33.3
Goblins	26–20	56.5
Tokens	27–11	71.1
Selesnya Tokens	6–5	54.6
Mono Red Swarm	7–3	70.0
Mono White Tokens	9–3	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	9–24	27.3
White Weenie	14–15	48.3
Kithkin	3–1	75.0
Elves	38–26	59.4
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	17–14	54.8
Selesnya Counters	7–2	77.8
Rogues	5–2	71.4
Zombies	14–5	73.7
Gruul Aggro	4–4	50.0
Merfolk	36–37	49.3
Artifact Aggro	76–114	40.0
Affinity	58–98	37.2
Boros Vehicles	0–2	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	17–14	54.8
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	4–9	30.8
Golgari Madness	3–9	25.0
Voltron	13–15	46.4
Hexproof	10–14	41.7
Equipment Aggro	3–1	75.0
Wizards	2–3	40.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	3–4	42.9
AggroSlide	18–26	40.9
Cats	9–23	28.1
Selesnya Cats	8–22	26.7
Rakdos Aggro	3–6	33.3
Combo	442–310	58.8
Storm	93–71	56.7
Dimir Tendrils	66–63	51.2
Dragonstorm	3–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	4–2	66.7
Reanimator	88–64	57.9
Worldgorger Dragon	32–30	51.6
Double Dragon	2–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	52–33	61.2
Rakdos Reanimator	9–7	56.3
Dimir Reanimator	5–1	83.3
Mono Black Reanimator	36–25	59.0
Oriss Genesis	15–10	60.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	3–0	100.0
Warp World	2–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	5–1	83.3
Hypergenesis	10–6	62.5
Runeflare	7–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	24–19	55.8
Myr Incubator	9–6	60.0
Combo Post	1–1	50.0
Eggs	7–0	100.0
Heartless Myr	5–3	62.5
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	18–10	64.3
Izzet Ascension	19–12	61.3
Ominous Good	6–2	75.0
Jokulhaups	11–4	73.3
Breakfast	18–7	72.0
Oops All Spells	18–7	72.0
Oops All Lands	6–0	100.0
Dredge	42–77	35.3
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	4–3	57.1
Dice Factory	5–1	83.3
Control	367–237	60.8
Mono Black Control	8–6	57.1
Esper Control	22–22	50.0
Demonic Rising	10–9	52.6
Mono Blue Control	6–0	100.0
Dimir Control	12–11	52.2
Azorius Control	60–54	52.6
Turbo Fog	10–1	90.9
Izzet Control	2–2	50.0
Mardu Control	13–15	46.4
Mill	29–21	58.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	11–10	52.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Blackpost	6–5	54.6
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	15–9	62.5
Cruel Control	9–6	60.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	3–0	100.0
Dragon Control	3–0	100.0
Ponza	50–23	68.5
Wildfire	12–2	85.7
Thryx-Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Mono White Control	12–13	48.0
Cycling Control	19–10	65.5
Astral Slide	19–10	65.5
Five Color Control	29–8	78.4
Five Color Collected Conjuring	11–5	68.8
Shrines	18–3	85.7
Sultai Control	2–1	66.7
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	5–1	83.3
Pox	31–15	67.4
Aggro-Combo	92–87	51.4
Aristocrats	48–41	53.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	11–11	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Food	8–6	57.1
Rakdos Aristocrats	14–15	48.3
Burn	16–29	35.6
Infect	22–12	64.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	137–137	50.0
Izzet Tempo	43–49	46.7
Azorius Skies	13–11	54.2
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Madness	1–2	33.3
Lich Aggro-Control	1–6	14.3
Ninjas	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	39–37	51.3
Izzet Spells	9–14	39.1
Dimir Tempo	19–12	61.3
Combo-Control	70–71	49.7
Curses	4–4	50.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	15–5	75.0
Shared Fate	2–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	17–14	54.8
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–3	25.0
Seismic Swans	1–2	33.3
Zur's Weirding	25–34	42.4
Solar Flare	2–7	22.2
Midrange	310–307	50.2
Temur Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
The Rock	8–8	50.0
Grenzo	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	6–8	42.9
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	6–4	60.0
Blink	5–3	62.5
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	3–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	17–11	60.7
Séance	6–7	46.2
Varolz Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Enchantments Matter	10–2	83.3
Allies	6–2	75.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	0–2	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–1	66.7
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	38–24	61.3
Mardu Midrange	33–40	45.2
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
Vampires	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Vampires	2–2	50.0
Legends	3–0	100.0
Elementals	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Midrange	15–29	34.1
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–12	20.0
Mono Black Midrange	43–44	49.4
Mono Black Devotion	22–18	55.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	10–13	43.5
Angel Tribal	4–7	36.4
Toughness Matters	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	9–7	56.3
Adventures	1–2	33.3
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	6–8	42.9
Orzhov Midrange	28–48	36.8
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Owling Mine	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Ramp	107–87	55.2
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	66–75	46.8
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	50–64	43.9
Summer Bloom Ramp	22–7	75.9
Historic Bloom	9–3	75.0
Defenders	2–2	50.0

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