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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	784	1111–1358	45.0	5	54	14
Temur Ascendancy	2	2–6	25.0
The Rock	28	24–54	30.8	0	5
Grenzo	6	12–9	57.1	0	1
Abzan Midrange	9	6–19	24.0
Selesnya Midrange	5	0–5	0.0
Jund	80	114–127	47.3	0	6	2
Blink	13	17–23	42.5	0	1
Graveyard Value	22	29–38	43.3
Séance	3	5–6	45.5
Enchantments Matter	3	1–2	33.3
Allies	10	11–23	32.4
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	6	6–7	46.2
Mono Black Vampires	3	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Vampires	1	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	37	50–66	43.1	0	2
Boros Legends Midrange	16	26–24	52.0	0	2
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	8	5–18	21.7
Mono Black Midrange	43	72–68	51.4	1	4	1
Hellion Whip	4	6–9	40.0
Dimir Midrange	12	15–28	34.9	0	3
Angel Tribal	4	4–8	33.3	0	2
Toughness Matters	13	22–20	52.4
Lifegain Midrange	29	50–43	53.8	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	78	148–120	55.2	1	3	2
Owling Mine	1	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	11	8–18	30.8	0	1
Heartless Summoning Stompy	18	29–33	46.8
Ordealbreak	1	0–3	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1	0–3	0.0
Fires of Invention	87	182–149	55.0	2	13	6
Hero of Precinct One	36	50–67	42.7	0	1
Abzan Hero	2	1–4	20.0
Mardu Hero	2	3–3	50.0
Five Color Hero	23	29–47	38.2
Naya Hero	7	12–11	52.2	0	1
Boros Hero	2	5–2	71.4
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	224–259	46.4
Mono Black Aggro	2–3	40.0
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	7–3	70.0
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	50–82	37.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	25–50	33.3
Elves	16–8	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Zombies	3–12	20.0
Gruul Aggro	9–21	30.0
Merfolk	2–5	28.6
Mono Red Swarm	14–11	56.0
Artifact Aggro	15–13	53.6
Affinity	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Architect	9–8	52.9
Mono Blue Aggro	2–2	50.0
Madness	7–16	30.4
Golgari Madness	7–14	33.3
Jund Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	15–12	55.6
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	12–10	54.5
Hateful Auras	2–2	50.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	6–4	60.0
AggroSlide	11–13	45.8
Rakdos Aggro	4–2	66.7
Humans	11–15	42.3
Jeskai Humans	4–5	44.4
Boros Humans	3–2	60.0
Legends Aggro	23–18	56.1
Boros Legends Aggro	10–8	55.6
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–2	50.0
Bard Class	7–5	58.3
Combo	247–337	42.3
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	14–13	51.9
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	37–75	33.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	11–8	57.9
"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	4–3	57.1
Soulflayer	9–13	40.9
Dredge	8–3	72.7
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	2–3	40.0
Enduring Ideal	0–4	0.0
Ad Nauseam	9–7	56.3
Intruder Alarm	7–5	58.3
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	4–10	28.6
Phoenix Altar	24–43	35.8
Actual Twin	51–108	32.1
Izzet Twin	48–100	32.4
Boros Twin	3–8	27.3
Control	198–298	39.9
Esper Control	20–26	43.5
Mono Blue Control	1–3	25.0
Dimir Control	17–31	35.4
Azorius Control	43–54	44.3
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	21–54	28.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	8–23	25.8
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	6–10	37.5
Cruel Control	3–3	50.0
Stax	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Control	3–2	60.0
Dragon Control	5–4	55.6
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
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	23–42	35.4
Enchantress	23–42	35.4
Aggro-Combo	49–43	53.3
Aristocrats	28–23	54.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	25–23	52.1
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	68–83	45.0
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	14–4	77.8
Ninjas	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Tempo	10–31	24.4
Mono Blue Librarians	4–22	15.4
Izzet Spells	15–21	41.7
Dimir Tempo	4–6	40.0
Azorius Tempo	11–14	44.0
Combo-Control	34–48	41.5
Battle of Wits	10–16	38.5
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
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
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	194–194	50.0
The Rock	5–4	55.6
Grenzo	1–3	25.0
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	20–28	41.7
Blink	4–3	57.1
Graveyard Value	8–4	66.7
Séance	2–1	66.7
Allies	7–2	77.8
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	1–4	20.0
White Jund	1–1	50.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	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	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Midrange	8–17	32.0
Hellion Whip	0–3	0.0
Dimir Midrange	3–1	75.0
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	15–22	40.5
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	6–5	54.5
Fires of Invention	25–25	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	9–5	64.3
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	8–3	72.7
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Clerics	1–3	25.0
Artifact Midrange	11–8	57.9
Coinflip Tribal	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	13–7	65.0
Ramp	94–96	49.5
Rofellos Ramp	27–23	54.0
Cloudpost Ramp	54–45	54.5
Eldrazipost	6–7	46.2
Greenpost	29–15	65.9
Gruul Post	8–5	61.5
Simic Post	7–11	38.9
Temurpost	3–5	37.5
Carth Superfriends	2–5	28.6
Applejacks	8–19	29.6
Unclassified	3–0	100.0