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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	11903	24241–23187–65	51.1	734	5741
Zombies	547	1256–1004	55.6	39	271

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	441–358	55.2
Mono Black Aggro	12–11	52.2
Heroic	34–28	54.8
Mono White Heroic	20–26	43.5
Azorius Heroic	3–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	10–2	83.3
Red Deck Wins	134–74	64.4
Mono Red Devotion	2–2	50.0
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	0–2	0.0
Goblins	16–16	50.0
Tokens	14–9	60.9
Selesnya Tokens	7–3	70.0
Mono White Tokens	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	11–7	61.1
White Weenie	34–27	55.7
Odric Keywords	2–1	66.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	2–1	66.7
Kithkin	3–0	100.0
Elves	11–15	42.3
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–5	37.5
Selesnya Counters	1–1	50.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	74–74	50.0
Gruul Aggro	9–2	81.8
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	3–3	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	4–4	50.0
Artifact Aggro	14–10	58.3
Affinity	6–4	60.0
Tempered Steel	5–4	55.6
Devoid Aggro	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	5–1	83.3
Devastating Dreams	2–1	66.7
Madness	7–3	70.0
Gruul Madness	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	3–3	50.0
Voltron	5–7	41.7
Hexproof	3–3	50.0
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–4	20.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–9	18.2
AggroSlide	28–49	36.4
Cats	3–1	75.0
Mono White Cats	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	3–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Combo	167–128	56.6
Storm	44–18	71.0
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	14–3	82.4
Dragonstorm	5–1	83.3
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Simic Storm	2–2	50.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	13–9	59.1
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	2–1	66.7
Reanimator	44–34	56.4
Recurring Nightmare	9–8	52.9
Dragon Nightmare	8–7	53.3
Worldgorger Dragon	12–8	60.0
Double Dragon	4–2	66.7
8 Goyf	3–3	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	20–15	57.1
Rakdos Reanimator	5–5	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	7–2	77.8
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	4–8	33.3
Hyperwave	1–3	25.0
Cat Wave	1–1	50.0
Acid Wave	1–1	50.0
Monumental Ignus	3–1	75.0
Mardu Life	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	7–20	25.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–8	20.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	5–12	29.4
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	3–1	75.0
Fake-Twin	8–5	61.5
Jeskai Fake-Twin	5–3	62.5
Naya Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–2	66.7
Upheaval Colossus	3–1	75.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	4–2	66.7
Eggs	3–5	37.5
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–2	60.0
Taking Turns	4–4	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	2–0	100.0
Ominous Good	8–2	80.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–0	100.0
Soulflayer	2–4	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	5–10	33.3
Cephalid Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Hermit Gond	2–2	50.0
Oops All Spells	0–2	0.0
Neoform Hermit	2–3	40.0
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	0–3	0.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Control	201–174	53.6
Mono Black Control	8–4	66.7
Esper Control	7–5	58.3
Demonic Rising	4–6	40.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	14–7	66.7
Watery Oath	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	28–35	44.4
Adam's Ale	0–1	0.0
Cawblade	1–3	25.0
Turbo Fog	8–18	30.8
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	3–1	75.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	11–5	68.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	7–13	35.0
Cruel Control	1–4	20.0
Stax	18–8	69.2
Pollute the Planet	7–5	58.3
Birthday Stax	2–1	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	3–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Control	14–10	58.3
Jeskai Approach	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	2–3	40.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–2	33.3
Ponza	14–10	58.3
Mono White Control	4–8	33.3
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	7–9	43.8
Astral Slide	5–8	38.5
Five Color Control	6–2	75.0
Sultai Control	8–3	72.7
Guildgate Control	6–7	46.2
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Reclamation	2–2	50.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Combo	49–36	57.6
Aristocrats	23–13	63.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	7–8	46.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	9–2	81.8
Golgari Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	9–5	64.3
Infect	9–6	60.0
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–5	50.0
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	1–3	25.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–3	62.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–2	66.7
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	1–4	20.0
Goblin Persist	0–4	0.0
Dirty Kitty	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	74–40	64.9
Izzet Tempo	13–10	56.5
Azorius Skies	4–2	66.7
Blue Madness	8–1	88.9
Simic Madness	8–0	100.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Wizards	2–2	50.0
Tetsukotog	2–0	100.0
12 Pest	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	19–10	65.5
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	15–13	53.6
Dimir Tempo	3–0	100.0
Combo-Control	54–41	56.8
Curses	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–5	37.5
Battle of Wits	3–0	100.0
Shared Fate	2–2	50.0
Pickles	2–1	66.7
Mindcrank	15–12	55.6
Displace Loop	0–4	0.0
Peregrine Drake	0–3	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	3–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	3–1	75.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Solar Flare	5–2	71.4
Plasma Swans	3–4	42.9
Mass Land Destruction	9–8	52.9
Wildfire	5–7	41.7
Thryx-Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–4	33.3
Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	210–192	52.2
Temur Ascendancy	15–10	60.0
The Rock	4–1	80.0
Grenzo	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Value Town	3–2	60.0
Jund	9–3	75.0
Blink	33–67	33.0
Wave Blink	7–17	29.2
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	4–12	25.0
Orzhov Wave	2–2	50.0
Bant Wave	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	13–8	61.9
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Enchantments Matter	2–1	66.7
Constellation	1–1	50.0
Allies	18–15	54.5
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	15–11	57.7
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
BRGW Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	3–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	9–7	56.3
Selvala Morningstar	2–6	25.0
Mardu Midrange	0–3	0.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Legends	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	14–8	63.6
Naya Midrange	3–1	75.0
Big Red	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Midrange	18–10	64.3
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	10–4	71.4
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	8–4	66.7
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–6	33.3
Martyr's Grace	1–4	20.0
Sultai Midrange	4–5	44.4
Sultai Emerge	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	2–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–3	0.0
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	2–3	40.0
Artifact Midrange	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	59–35	62.8
Rofellos Ramp	26–20	56.5
Wild Pair	3–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	17–16	51.5
Cloudpost Ramp	19–9	67.9
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	2–2	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	11–7	61.1
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	2–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	1–1	50.0
Domain	1–3	25.0
Temur Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0