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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50199	93775–84018–65	52.7	734	5753	2361
Knights	931	1762–1546	53.3	5	54	55

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	433–356	54.9
Mono Black Aggro	14–5	73.7
Heroic	32–21	60.4
Mono White Heroic	12–17	41.4
Azorius Heroic	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	11–3	78.6
Boros Heroic	6–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	63–85	42.6
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	13–12	52.0
Tokens	14–9	60.9
Selesnya Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	5–8	38.5
Orzhov Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	24–17	58.5
White Weenie	34–20	63.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–4	55.6
Soldiers	10–2	83.3
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	1–0	100.0
Elves	15–31	32.6
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	9–2	81.8
Selesnya Counters	4–2	66.7
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	35–9	79.5
Gruul Aggro	13–8	61.9
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	12–7	63.2
Mono Red Swarm	10–11	47.6
8 Whack	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	40–30	57.1
Affinity	20–14	58.8
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–3	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	17–12	58.6
Mono Blue Architect	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	4–3	57.1
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Jund Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	14–9	60.9
Hexproof	4–3	57.1
Equipment Aggro	4–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	3–6	33.3
Slivers	3–1	75.0
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	24–24	50.0
AggroSlide	28–27	50.9
Cats	3–3	50.0
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–3	25.0
Humans	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	1–3	25.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	2–3	40.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–6	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–5	0.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	313–307	50.5
Storm	83–70	54.2
Dimir Tendrils	10–19	34.5
Dark Tide	0–2	0.0
Dragonstorm	7–5	58.3
Hazoret Storm	3–5	37.5
Simic Storm	12–3	80.0
Reclamation Storm	11–1	91.7
Citadel Storm	3–0	100.0
High Tide	39–26	60.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	4–6	40.0
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	3–4	42.9
Reanimator	46–48	48.9
Recurring Nightmare	6–10	37.5
Dragon Nightmare	6–8	42.9
Worldgorger Dragon	7–14	33.3
Double Dragon	4–5	44.4
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	32–24	57.1
Rakdos Reanimator	9–6	60.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	17–14	54.8
Grixis Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Oriss Genesis	3–5	37.5
Necrotic Ooze Combo	7–10	41.2
Mono Green Stormless Storm	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	1–3	25.0
Warp World	8–6	57.1
Boros Glimpse	0–3	0.0
Actual Warp World	3–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–1	66.7
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	6–12	33.3
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	6–7	46.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–4	55.6
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Combo Post	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–12	29.4
Anvil Colossus	2–5	28.6
Upheaval Colossus	1–2	33.3
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	9–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–1	66.7
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–2	71.4
Retraction Helix Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	11–10	52.4
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	15–2	88.2
Ominous Good	10–4	71.4
Jokulhaups Combo	10–3	76.9
Soulflayer	3–6	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	19–49	27.9
Hermit Gond	1–5	16.7
Hermit Dredge	4–3	57.1
Oops All Spells	11–24	31.4
Neoform Hermit	2–17	10.5
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	7–6	53.8
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	6–1	85.7
Protean Hulk Combo	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	1–3	25.0
Storm Herald	2–1	66.7
Enduring Ideal	4–3	57.1
Ad Nauseam	2–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	1–1	50.0
GreenTwin	1–2	33.3
Tibalt's Trickery	2–2	50.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	0–3	0.0
Restore Balance	2–9	18.2
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	2–1	66.7
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	1–2	33.3
Actual Twin	2–5	28.6
Izzet Twin	1–5	16.7
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	332–252	56.8
Mono Black Control	6–8	42.9
Esper Control	20–23	46.5
Demonic Rising	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Control	7–5	58.3
Dimir Control	27–19	58.7
Azorius Control	40–47	46.0
Adam's Ale	1–0	100.0
Cawblade	4–2	66.7
Turbo Fog	0–7	0.0
Izzet Control	7–8	46.7
Mardu Control	3–2	60.0
Mill	6–0	100.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	25–17	59.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Blackpost	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	12–4	75.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–5	16.7
Grixis Control	16–11	59.3
Cruel Control	5–4	55.6
Stax	15–7	68.2
Jeskai Control	1–4	20.0
Dragon Control	6–2	75.0
Izzet Dragons	4–0	100.0
Runeflare	13–7	65.0
Ponza	34–7	82.9
Mono White Control	8–6	57.1
Life is Ez	2–4	33.3
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	14–9	60.9
Astral Slide	11–9	55.0
Five Color Control	7–1	87.5
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Shrines	2–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	15–5	75.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	24–28	46.2
Bant Control	4–2	66.7
Temur Reclamation	1–2	33.3
Pox	11–2	84.6
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	6–3	66.7
Orzhov Control	6–9	40.0
Prison	1–6	14.3
Enchantress	0–6	0.0
Aggro-Combo	104–129	44.6
Aristocrats	39–42	48.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–4	55.6
Golgari Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	13–14	48.1
Rakdos Aristocrats	11–9	55.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	20–16	55.6
Necro Burn	5–2	71.4
Infect	6–22	21.4
Simic Infect	3–10	23.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–9	18.2
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	3–3	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	9–20	31.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–16	30.4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–5	44.4
Hushnought	10–9	52.6
Liquimetal Fishing	5–1	83.3
Combo Goblins	5–10	33.3
Goblin Persist	4–8	33.3
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	110–115	48.9
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	24–32	42.9
Azorius Skies	3–6	33.3
Blue Madness	3–4	42.9
Simic Madness	2–3	40.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	4–5	44.4
Ninjas	10–6	62.5
Mono Blue Tempo	25–28	47.2
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–2	33.3
Izzet Spells	13–12	52.0
Dimir Tempo	9–6	60.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	5–5	50.0
Azorius Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	78–60	56.5
Curses	3–2	60.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	4–6	40.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	5–9	35.7
Dragoncrank	1–1	50.0
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	5–4	55.6
Zur's Weirding	3–1	75.0
Solar Flare	4–2	66.7
Plasma Swans	6–1	85.7
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	30–25	54.5
Wildfire	14–9	60.9
Thryx-Wildfire	6–3	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	5–5	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	16–16	50.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	5–5	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	3–1	75.0
Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Midrange	321–254	55.8
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	13–7	65.0
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	8–3	72.7
Selesnya Midrange	2–6	25.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–4	20.0
Jund	16–10	61.5
Blink	20–29	40.8
Wave Blink	8–14	36.4
Esper Wave	0–2	0.0
Azorius Wave	3–9	25.0
Orzhov Wave	4–3	57.1
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	2–7	22.2
Graveyard Value	16–10	61.5
Séance	2–1	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	5–5	50.0
Enchantments Matter	3–1	75.0
Constellation	1–1	50.0
Allies	5–4	55.6
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	3–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–1	66.7
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	10–5	66.7
Mardu Midrange	6–0	100.0
Vampires	10–5	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	8–4	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	6–7	46.2
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Legends	2–0	100.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	18–17	51.4
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	6–14	30.0
Mono Black Midrange	40–39	50.6
Necro Midrange	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	16–22	42.1
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Heart of Darkness	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	11–10	52.4
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Angels	2–5	28.6
Mono White Angels	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Angels	1–2	33.3
Toughness Matters	6–2	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	8–8	50.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Adventures	2–1	66.7
Mutate	3–1	75.0
Sultai Midrange	4–5	44.4
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	22–14	61.1
Jeskai Midrange	2–7	22.2
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–2	0.0
Neoform	5–1	83.3
Temur Neoform	4–1	80.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	11–13	45.8
Hero of Precinct One	11–6	64.7
Mardu Hero	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Hero	1–4	20.0
Five Color Hero	5–1	83.3
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	5–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	2–7	22.2
Coinflips	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	3–1	75.0
Nissa Company	0–1	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Laelia Cascade	1–0	100.0
Ramp	71–73	49.3
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	12–17	41.4
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–6	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	38–44	46.3
Eldrazipost	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–8	11.1
Greenpost	23–29	44.2
Gruul Post	4–3	57.1
Simic Post	5–2	71.4
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	2–0	100.0
Eureka!	2–2	50.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–3	25.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0