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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	755	1057–1299	44.9	5	52	13
Temur Ascendancy	1	0–3	0.0
The Rock	28	24–54	30.8	0	5
Grenzo	6	12–9	57.1	0	1
Abzan Midrange	13	10–22	31.3
Selesnya Midrange	5	0–5	0.0
Jund	78	112–125	47.3	0	6	2
Blink	12	16–23	41.0	0	1
Graveyard Value	19	27–31	46.6
Séance	2	5–4	55.6
Enchantments Matter	3	1–2	33.3
Allies	9	11–20	35.5
Esper Allies	1	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	7	5–13	27.8
Mardu Midrange	11	14–17	45.2	0	2
White Jund	14	27–22	55.1	0	2	1
Vampires	7	7–10	41.2
Mono Black Vampires	5	3–8	27.3
Legends Midrange	34	47–62	43.1	0	1
Boros Legends Midrange	13	23–20	53.5	0	1
Mardu Legends	3	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Legends	4	2–8	20.0
Selesnya Legends	4	4–6	40.0
Elementals	6	5–8	38.5
Rakdos Midrange	18	22–36	37.9
Naya Midrange	7	6–12	33.3
Big Red	7	4–14	22.2
Mono Black Midrange	36	63–56	52.9	1	4	1
Hellion Whip	4	6–9	40.0
Dimir Midrange	11	15–28	34.9	0	3
Angel Tribal	4	4–8	33.3	0	2
Toughness Matters	12	20–17	54.1
Lifegain Midrange	28	47–42	52.8	0	2
Adventures	3	2–8	20.0
Sultai Midrange	33	49–60	45.0	1	1	1
Fight Rigging	25	44–46	48.9	1	1	1
Orzhov Midrange	76	139–117	54.3	1	3	1
Jeskai Midrange	11	8–18	30.8	0	1
Heartless Summoning Stompy	16	27–31	46.6
Ordealbreak	1	0–3	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1	0–3	0.0
Fires of Invention	86	178–144	55.3	2	13	6
Hero of Precinct One	28	32–51	38.6
Abzan Hero	2	1–4	20.0
Mardu Hero	1	1–2	33.3
Five Color Hero	20	25–40	38.5
Naya Hero	4	3–4	42.9
Boros Hero	1	2–1	66.7
Clerics	7	13–6	68.4	0	1	1
Artifact Midrange	37	31–67	31.6	0	1
Coinflip Tribal	1	3–2	60.0
Death Cloud	35	44–68	39.3	0	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	205–246	45.5
Mono Black Aggro	2–2	50.0
Heroic	5–3	62.5
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	6–4	60.0
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	2–1	66.7
Tokens	7–4	63.6
Selesnya Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–1	83.3
White Weenie	45–80	36.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	22–48	31.4
Elves	16–8	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Zombies	2–9	18.2
Gruul Aggro	9–21	30.0
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	2–5	28.6
Mono Red Swarm	14–11	56.0
Artifact Aggro	13–12	52.0
Affinity	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Architect	8–8	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–2	50.0
Madness	7–14	33.3
Golgari Madness	7–12	36.8
Jund Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	13–13	50.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	10–11	47.6
Hateful Auras	2–2	50.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	4–2	66.7
AggroSlide	10–13	43.5
Rakdos Aggro	4–2	66.7
Humans	11–14	44.0
Jeskai Humans	4–5	44.4
Boros Humans	3–1	75.0
Legends Aggro	22–18	55.0
Boros Legends Aggro	10–8	55.6
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–2	50.0
Bard Class	7–5	58.3
Combo	239–322	42.6
Storm	8–5	61.5
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	7–4	63.6
Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–0	100.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–3	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	12–13	48.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	37–72	33.9
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	13–8	61.9
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	3–6	33.3
Eggs	4–3	57.1
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	15–4	78.9
Taking Turns	4–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–3	50.0
Soulflayer	8–13	38.1
Dredge	8–3	72.7
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	2–3	40.0
Enduring Ideal	0–4	0.0
Ad Nauseam	9–5	64.3
Intruder Alarm	6–5	54.5
Calibrated Blast	2–3	40.0
Restore Balance	9–3	75.0
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Belcher	0–2	0.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	2–10	16.7
Phoenix Altar	23–42	35.4
Actual Twin	51–99	34.0
Izzet Twin	48–91	34.5
Boros Twin	3–8	27.3
Control	188–281	40.1
Esper Control	20–26	43.5
Mono Blue Control	1–3	25.0
Dimir Control	15–28	34.9
Azorius Control	41–51	44.6
Cawblade	13–10	56.5
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	3–4	42.9
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	5–0	100.0
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	20–50	28.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	7–20	25.9
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–5	28.6
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	4–13	23.5
Grixis Control	6–8	42.9
Cruel Control	3–1	75.0
Stax	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	4–3	57.1
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Mono White Control	12–17	41.4
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–3	40.0
Pox	9–6	60.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	18–35	34.0
Prison	20–39	33.9
Enchantress	20–39	33.9
Aggro-Combo	46–42	52.3
Aristocrats	25–22	53.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	22–22	50.0
Burn	2–4	33.3
Infect	16–14	53.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–5	64.3
Mono Black Infect	5–8	38.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	63–78	44.7
Simic Flash	2–3	40.0
Izzet Tempo	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Grixis Madness	1–1	50.0
Wizards	13–4	76.5
Ninjas	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	9–26	25.7
Mono Blue Librarians	3–17	15.0
Izzet Spells	14–21	40.0
Dimir Tempo	4–5	44.4
Azorius Tempo	10–16	38.5
Combo-Control	33–47	41.3
Battle of Wits	10–15	40.0
Sunforger	2–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	6–13	31.6
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–7	12.5
Mass Land Destruction	9–10	47.4
Wildfire	9–10	47.4
Borderpost Wildfire	6–5	54.5
Resurgent Belief	2–1	66.7
Midrange	187–187	50.0
The Rock	5–4	55.6
Grenzo	1–3	25.0
Abzan Midrange	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	20–26	43.5
Blink	4–3	57.1
Graveyard Value	5–4	55.6
Séance	1–1	50.0
Allies	6–2	75.0
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	1–4	20.0
White Jund	1–1	50.0
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	7–9	43.8
Boros Legends Midrange	2–4	33.3
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–1	66.7
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–6	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	7–15	31.8
Hellion Whip	0–3	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–1	66.7
Angel Tribal	1–2	33.3
Toughness Matters	3–1	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–9	35.7
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	13–9	59.1
Fight Rigging	9–9	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	15–21	41.7
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	6–5	54.5
Fires of Invention	25–25	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	9–2	81.8
Five Color Hero	8–2	80.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–3	25.0
Artifact Midrange	11–8	57.9
Coinflip Tribal	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	13–7	65.0
Ramp	91–96	48.7
Rofellos Ramp	27–23	54.0
Cloudpost Ramp	51–46	52.6
Eldrazipost	6–7	46.2
Greenpost	27–15	64.3
Gruul Post	8–5	61.5
Simic Post	6–13	31.6
Temurpost	3–4	42.9
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	2–5	28.6
Applejacks	8–19	29.6
Unclassified	3–0	100.0