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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Control	5859	10749–11891–43	47.5	269	2496
Jeskai Control	208	415–423	49.5	11	96
Jeskai Approach	11	21–25	45.7	0	4

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	156–139	52.9
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	9–9	50.0
Mono White Heroic	6–5	54.5
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	53–50	51.5
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Proliferate Red	2–2	50.0
Goblins	4–5	44.4
Tokens	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	11–4	73.3
White Weenie	16–15	51.6
Odric Keywords	4–1	80.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	2–2	50.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	3–8	27.3
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–3	25.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	10–14	41.7
Gruul Aggro	3–4	42.9
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	7–2	77.8
Artifact Aggro	12–9	57.1
Affinity	5–5	50.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Voltron	4–0	100.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	1–8	11.1
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	0–3	0.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	28–47	37.3
Storm	3–18	14.3
Dimir Tendrils	1–5	16.7
Dragonstorm	1–2	33.3
High Tide	0–8	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	6–9	40.0
Recurring Nightmare	0–4	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–2	0.0
Starlit Graves	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	2–0	100.0
Living Death	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	3–0	100.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Mardu Life	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–2	33.3
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	3–5	37.5
Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	2–1	66.7
Oops All Spells	0–1	0.0
Neoform Hermit	0–2	0.0
Nadu Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	63–85	42.6
Mono Black Control	2–3	40.0
Esper Control	3–4	42.9
Demonic Rising	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	5–4	55.6
Azorius Control	5–16	23.8
Turbo Fog	5–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–2	50.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	9–10	47.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Blackpost	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	1–4	20.0
Cruel Control	1–4	20.0
Stax	2–3	40.0
Necro Stax	0–1	0.0
Pollute the Planet	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	9–9	50.0
Jeskai Approach	3–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
Ponza	1–3	25.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	1–4	20.0
Astral Slide	1–3	25.0
Five Color Control	2–2	50.0
Sultai Control	2–1	66.7
Guildgate Control	2–1	66.7
Pox	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–5	0.0
Aggro-Combo	21–13	61.8
Aristocrats	10–5	66.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–2	75.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	3–2	60.0
Infect	2–4	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–4	0.0
Pummeler	2–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	1–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	17–23	42.5
Izzet Tempo	2–1	66.7
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	0–5	0.0
Simic Madness	0–5	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Tetsukotog	0–2	0.0
12 Pest	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–8	38.5
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	3–3	50.0
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	21–26	44.7
Curses	1–1	50.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	4–4	50.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	3–3	50.0
Displace Loop	2–2	50.0
Peregrine Drake	1–1	50.0
Hedron Alignment	3–2	60.0
Yosei Vat	0–4	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–6	33.3
Wildfire	3–4	42.9
Borderpost Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	98–67	59.4
Temur Ascendancy	6–8	42.9
The Rock	3–1	75.0
Angels and Taxes	3–1	75.0
Abzan Midrange	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	0–2	0.0
Jund	6–1	85.7
Blink	20–12	62.5
Wave Blink	8–2	80.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	8–1	88.9
Orzhov Blink	2–1	66.7
Graveyard Value	1–7	12.5
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	3–0	100.0
Allies	10–3	76.9
Orzhov Allies	3–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	2–2	50.0
Mono White Allies	2–1	66.7
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–2	33.3
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–1	66.7
Selvala Morningstar	0–3	0.0
Vampires	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	12–6	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	1–4	20.0
Hellion Whip	4–3	57.1
Dimir Midrange	3–2	60.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–2	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	11–23	32.4
Rofellos Ramp	3–14	17.6
Channel-Rofellos	1–8	11.1
Cloudpost Ramp	4–6	40.0
Eldrazipost	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	0–5	0.0
Simic Post	2–0	100.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0