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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	348	574–574	50.0	1	16	15
Simic Flash	33	51–50	50.5			2
Simic Vat	1	4–1	80.0
Izzet Tempo	43	58–80	42.0	0	1	1
Azorius Skies	7	12–11	52.2
Blue Madness	16	26–26	50.0	0	2
Simic Madness	15	24–24	50.0	0	1
Lich Aggro-Control	1	0–4	0.0
Ninjas	36	60–62	49.2			2
Mono Blue Flash	11	13–14	48.1
Izzet Spells	107	196–178	52.4	1	10	6
Dimir Flash	32	72–46	61.0	0	2	3

Most Common Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	128–193	39.9
Mono Black Aggro	6–6	50.0
Heroic	3–2	60.0
Mono White Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Red Deck Wins	30–41	42.3
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	13–22	37.1
Tokens	15–8	65.2
Selesnya Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	5–6	45.5
Mono Green Stompy	1–1	50.0
White Weenie	6–14	30.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–8	27.3
Soldiers	1–2	33.3
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	8–19	29.6
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Zombies	9–22	29.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	3–3	50.0
Artifact Aggro	11–4	73.3
Affinity	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	9–3	75.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–1	50.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Hellbent	2–0	100.0
Knights	4–8	33.3
AggroSlide	10–37	21.3
Combo	124–117	51.5
Storm	35–30	53.8
Sultai Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	20–22	47.6
Simic Storm	3–3	50.0
Citadel Storm	6–3	66.7
Reanimator	35–52	40.2
Recurring Nightmare	11–24	31.4
Dragon Nightmare	10–24	29.4
Traditional Reanimator	24–28	46.2
Rakdos Reanimator	4–8	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–5	16.7
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	9–3	75.0
Runeflare	2–1	66.7
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Twin	3–2	60.0
Combo Post	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–6	25.0
Eggs	3–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–2	60.0
Taking Turns	4–2	66.7
Izzet Ascension	6–5	54.5
Ominous Good	5–2	71.4
Jokulhaups	9–1	90.0
Control	124–86	59.0
Mono Black Control	6–3	66.7
Fake-Rack	2–3	40.0
Esper Control	2–2	50.0
Demonic Rising	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	14–12	53.8
Azorius Control	13–12	52.0
Turbo Fog	7–2	77.8
Izzet Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	8–7	53.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Blackpost	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Grixis Control	8–7	53.3
Cruel Control	7–7	50.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Ponza	26–18	59.1
Wildfire	10–11	47.6
Thryx-Wildfire	7–5	58.3
Mono White Control	8–3	72.7
Cycling Control	2–2	50.0
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–2	50.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	6–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	15–15	50.0
Aristocrats	6–9	40.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	1–1	50.0
Burn	2–2	50.0
Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	6–4	60.0
Aggro-Control	23–23	50.0
Simic Flash	4–2	66.7
Izzet Tempo	3–2	60.0
Azorius Skies	2–2	50.0
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Flash	2–1	66.7
Izzet Spells	7–6	53.8
Dimir Flash	1–4	20.0
Combo-Control	18–11	62.1
Cruel Combo-Control	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	3–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	3–2	60.0
Hive Mind	3–4	42.9
Midrange	101–81	55.5
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	6–2	75.0
Abzan Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–2	33.3
Jund	3–8	27.3
Blink	12–11	52.2
Wave Blink	12–11	52.2
Esper Wave	10–5	66.7
Azorius Wave	1–5	16.7
Graveyard Value	21–10	67.7
Séance	6–1	85.7
Varolz Dreadnought	7–4	63.6
Enchantments Matter	1–2	33.3
Treefolk	2–2	50.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–0	100.0
Legends	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–6	33.3
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Midrange	14–14	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	8–8	50.0
Davriel Braids	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	4–2	66.7
Toughness Matters	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mutate	3–5	37.5
Sultai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Value	1–2	33.3
Temur Neoform	0–2	0.0
Ramp	41–48	46.1
Rofellos Ramp	6–12	33.3
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	23–21	52.3
Locus Awakening	4–3	57.1
Golgari Post	2–1	66.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	6–10	37.5
Reclamation at Wake	6–6	50.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	2–5	28.6

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Aggro-Control

Archetype Tree

Most Common Cards

Matchups

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