Hypergenesis

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Combo	5302	11196–10294–18	52.1	395	2523
Hypergenesis	175	378–351–1	51.9	13	89
Hyperwave	28	87–50–1	63.5	5	16

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	138–92	60.0
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	15–16	48.4
Mono White Heroic	13–12	52.0
Azorius Heroic	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	50–20	71.4
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	7–2	77.8
Tokens	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–1	66.7
White Weenie	19–8	70.4
Odric Keywords	6–3	66.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	7–2	77.8
Elves	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	8–4	66.7
Gruul Aggro	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	1–4	20.0
Artifact Aggro	10–11	47.6
Affinity	7–5	58.3
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	2–6	25.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–3	25.0
Hexproof	0–2	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Knights	4–1	80.0
AggroSlide	11–13	45.8
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Combo	49–61–1	44.5
Storm	6–11	35.3
Dimir Tendrils	2–2	50.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	0–1	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–6	14.3
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	15–13	53.6
Recurring Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Starlit Graves	3–1	75.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	11–11	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	1–4	20.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	4–4	50.0
Hyperwave	1–1	50.0
New Perspectives	1–4–1	20.0
Cat Wave	6–4	60.0
Acid Wave	2–2	50.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Eggs	1–3	25.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–2	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	3–5	37.5
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	3–4	42.9
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	0–2	0.0
Ad Swanseam	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	2–3	40.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–1	50.0
Phoenix Altar	0–3	0.0
Control	63–52	54.8
Mono Black Control	3–1	75.0
Esper Control	4–5	44.4
Demonic Rising	10–4	71.4
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	12–14	46.2
Adam's Ale	3–5	37.5
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	7–4	63.6
Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	2–4	33.3
Cruel Control	1–3	25.0
Stax	0–1	0.0
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–3	0.0
Dragon Control	3–3	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Esper Dragons	1–1	50.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–1	50.0
Ponza	1–3	25.0
Cycling Control	3–3	50.0
Astral Slide	3–3	50.0
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Pox	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	3–1	75.0
Prison	0–1	0.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	33–42	44.0
Aristocrats	12–15	44.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	6–7	46.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	9–4	69.2
Infect	4–2	66.7
Simic Infect	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–14	17.6
Izzet Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–14	6.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	0–3	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–3	40.0
Goblin Persist	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Control	25–34	42.4
Izzet Tempo	4–6	40.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	5–4	55.6
Temur Clues	2–3	40.0
Wizards	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	4–6	40.0
Dimir Tempo	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–3	25.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	5–18	21.7
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	0–6	0.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–4	20.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–6	33.3
Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Midrange	41–25	62.1
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	4–0	100.0
Blink	1–7	12.5
Wave Blink	1–6	14.3
Esper Wave	1–3	25.0
Azorius Wave	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	3–0	100.0
Dimir Graves	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–4	33.3
Angel Tribal	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Capenna	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	4–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	24–27	47.1
Rofellos Ramp	9–13	40.9
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Channel-Rofellos	5–11	31.3
Cloudpost Ramp	8–6	57.1
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	6–6	50.0
Devoid Cruelty	5–7	41.7
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0