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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro	11205	22844–21824–65	51.1	688	5346
Heroic	950	2002–1782–25	52.9	69	475
Mono White Heroic	688	1585–1253–25	55.8	59	373
Azorius Heroic	47	85–95	47.2	0	16
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	124	224–243	48.0	7	59
Boros Heroic	56	71–124	36.4	2	16
Selesnya Heroic	22	25–40	38.5	1	7

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	772–578–8	57.2
Mono Black Aggro	9–9	50.0
Heroic	145–145–6	50.0
Mono White Heroic	120–118–6	50.4
Azorius Heroic	3–7	30.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	18–16	52.9
Boros Heroic	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	185–135–1	57.8
Mono Red Devotion	7–6	53.8
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	4–2	66.7
Goblins	7–7	50.0
Tokens	12–10–1	54.5
Selesnya Tokens	6–4–1	60.0
Mono White Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	17–10	63.0
White Weenie	34–51	40.0
Odric Keywords	5–8	38.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–3	40.0
Soldiers	4–5	44.4
Elves	44–12	78.6
Werewolves	6–2	75.0
Minotaurs	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	7–7	50.0
Zombies	28–34	45.2
Gruul Aggro	11–5	68.8
Merfolk	31–9	77.5
Mono Red Swarm	9–5	64.3
Artifact Aggro	78–69	53.1
Affinity	56–55	50.5
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	16–14	53.3
Mono Blue Architect	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	8–1	88.9
Illusions	3–1	75.0
Madness	8–2	80.0
Gruul Madness	4–1	80.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	23–9	71.9
Hexproof	9–6	60.0
Equipment Aggro	13–2	86.7
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	10–6	62.5
AggroSlide	59–28	67.8
Cats	5–2	71.4
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	5–5	50.0
Boros Aggro	3–1	75.0
Humans	5–5	50.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	4–4	50.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	5–2	71.4
Boros Legends Aggro	5–2	71.4
Combo	264–288–1	47.8
Storm	64–62–1	50.8
Sultai Tendrils	7–3	70.0
Dimir Tendrils	19–20–1	48.7
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	4–3	57.1
Hazoret Storm	2–1	66.7
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	15–20	42.9
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Stormpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	8–13	38.1
Reanimator	56–61	47.9
Recurring Nightmare	6–4	60.0
Dragon Nightmare	3–3	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	13–18	41.9
Double Dragon	1–4	20.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	36–37	49.3
Rakdos Reanimator	4–3	57.1
Dimir Reanimator	8–11	42.1
Mono Black Reanimator	11–9	55.0
Oriss Genesis	2–0	100.0
Necro Combo	0–2	0.0
Faith Necro	0–2	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	8–10	44.4
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	1–1	50.0
Maniac Combo	4–6	40.0
Hypergenesis	16–15	51.6
Hyperwave	10–8	55.6
New Perspectives	7–4	63.6
Cat Wave	3–7	30.0
Acid Wave	2–1	66.7
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	8–9	47.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–7	36.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
Myr Incubator	2–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	2–7	22.2
Naya "Twin"	2–5	28.6
Combo Post	2–3	40.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–9	30.8
Anvil Colossus	4–6	40.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–2	0.0
Eggs	15–15	50.0
Saffi Combo	1–2	33.3
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–4	33.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–4	20.0
Ominous Good	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–2	60.0
Soulflayer	2–4	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	18–32	36.0
Cephalid Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	1–5	16.7
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	13–17	43.3
Neoform Hermit	2–5	28.6
Unctus	1–1	50.0
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dredge	8–5	61.5
Protean Hulk Combo	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–1	66.7
Ad Nauseam	2–4	33.3
Ad Swanseam	1–1	50.0
Chain of Acid	1–1	50.0
GreenTwin	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	0–3	0.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	272–284–6	48.9
Mono Black Control	14–15–1	48.3
Esper Control	12–24	33.3
Demonic Rising	15–19–1	44.1
Paradox Haze Lock	4–1–1	80.0
Mono Blue Control	9–8	52.9
Dimir Control	26–27–1	49.1
Dreadful Inspiration	4–2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	38–59	39.2
Adam's Ale	2–4	33.3
Cawblade	7–19	26.9
Turbo Fog	3–8	27.3
Izzet Control	16–9	64.0
Mardu Control	0–2	0.0
Mill	2–1	66.7
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	14–10–1	58.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–3–1	50.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	26–17–1	60.5
Cruel Control	20–13–1	60.6
Stax	3–3	50.0
Birthday Stax	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–3	40.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	9–8	52.9
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	16–8	66.7
Izzet Dragons	7–1	87.5
Esper Dragons	2–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	2–2	50.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
UBRG Dragons	1–1	50.0
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Ponza	13–5	72.2
Mono White Control	5–8	38.5
Life is Ez	2–2	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	12–13	48.0
Astral Slide	11–13	45.8
Five Color Control	3–2	60.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–4	33.3
Guildgate Control	1–2	33.3
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	8–3	72.7
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–6	25.0
Seasons Past Control	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	0–9	0.0
Prison	1–3	25.0
Enchantress	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Combo	142–132	51.8
Aristocrats	41–54	43.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	20–21	48.8
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–10	44.4
Golgari Aristocrats	3–11	21.4
Abzan Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Burn	36–18	66.7
Infect	22–23	48.9
Simic Infect	4–9	30.8
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–2	66.7
Golgari Infect	0–3	0.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Turbo Myth	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	12–19	38.7
Izzet Dreadnought	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–14	30.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5–6	45.5
Hushnought	4–6	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	14–5	73.7
Goblin Persist	11–4	73.3
Dirty Kitty	3–1	75.0
Aggro-Control	98–81	54.7
Simic Flash	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	27–22	55.1
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	3–1	75.0
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–1	75.0
Temur Clues	4–3	57.1
Wizards	2–4	33.3
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	28–21	57.1
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	13–15	46.4
Dimir Tempo	4–0	100.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–4	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	95–76–4	55.6
Curses	4–1	80.0
Oketra's Monument	3–1	75.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	2–1	66.7
Burning Vengeance	1–4	20.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–3	50.0
Battle of Wits	3–0	100.0
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Pickles	2–1	66.7
Mindcrank	6–11	35.3
Dragoncrank	0–2	0.0
Displace Loop	8–6–1	57.1
Peregrine Drake	8–4–1	66.7
Familiars	0–2	0.0
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–0–1
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	5–6	45.5
Solar Flare	3–1	75.0
Plasma Swans	7–10	41.2
Mass Land Destruction	37–28–2	56.9
Wildfire	29–17–2	63.0
Thryx-Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	4–6	40.0
Jokulhaups Control	8–11	42.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	5–4	55.6
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Midrange	299–294–6	50.4
Temur Ascendancy	27–11–2	71.1
Prophet Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	4–3	57.1
Angels and Taxes	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	2–3	40.0
Abzan Midrange	10–11–2	47.6
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	10–1	90.9
Blink	18–48	27.3
Wave Blink	10–31	24.4
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	6–24	20.0
Orzhov Wave	3–3	50.0
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–3	50.0
Anti-Persecution	2–3	40.0
Graveyard Value	7–6	53.8
Dimir Graves	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	4–4	50.0
Indestructible	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	23–25	47.9
Orzhov Allies	3–1	75.0
Mardu Allies	6–8	42.9
Boros Allies	2–1	66.7
Mono White Allies	3–6	33.3
Esper Allies	3–1	75.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	6–1	85.7
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	11–5	68.8
Selvala Morningstar	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	9–12	42.9
Vampires	9–21–1	30.0
Mono Black Vampires	5–21–1	19.2
Rakdos Vampires	3–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–2	60.0
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	2–0	100.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	20–14	58.8
Big Red	6–2	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	30–38	44.1
Necro Midrange	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Devotion	10–18	35.7
Heart of Darkness	9–7	56.3
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	10–9	52.6
Temur Energy	0–2	0.0
Angel Tribal	6–10	37.5
Lifegain Midrange	5–6	45.5
Martyr's Grace	2–4	33.3
Sultai Midrange	9–5	64.3
Sultai Emerge	3–0	100.0
Sultai Energy	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	13–19	40.6
Owling Mine	3–2	60.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	10–5–1	66.7
Abzan Hero	2–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	5–1	83.3
Clerics	3–1	75.0
Simic Snow	4–5	44.4
Artifact Midrange	2–4	33.3
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	60–49	55.0
Villainous Wealth	1–1	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	8–7	53.3
Channel-Rofellos	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	30–29	50.8
Eldrazipost	1–2	33.3
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	24–21	53.3
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	2–3	40.0
Devoid Cruelty	12–6	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0