Knights

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	11185	22776–21755–65	51.1	686	5330
Knights	162	284–335	45.9	5	51

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	105–114	47.9
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	6–10	37.5
Mono White Heroic	3–8	27.3
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	30–35	46.2
Goblins	1–5	16.7
Tokens	3–4	42.9
Mono White Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	7–2	77.8
White Weenie	6–4	60.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	2–5	28.6
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	9–2	81.8
Gruul Aggro	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Swarm	4–2	66.7
Artifact Aggro	8–6	57.1
Affinity	3–2	60.0
Salvage Titan	0–2	0.0
Tempered Steel	5–2	71.4
Madness	0–1	0.0
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–4	20.0
Hexproof	0–2	0.0
Hateful Auras	0–2	0.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	3–3	50.0
AggroSlide	15–20	42.9
Cats	1–3	25.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	1–2	33.3
Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	1–1	50.0
Shamans	2–2	50.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	34–61	35.8
Storm	10–18	35.7
Dimir Tendrils	1–3	25.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Reclamation Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	6–9	40.0
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	0–3	0.0
Reanimator	5–9	35.7
Recurring Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	2–4	33.3
Double Dragon	1–3	25.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–4	20.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–2	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–5	16.7
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	1–2	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	5–7	41.7
Hermit Gond	1–1	50.0
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	2–4	33.3
Neoform Hermit	1–1	50.0
Dredge	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	0–2	0.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	0–2	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Control	42–44	48.8
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	4–5	44.4
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	0–3	0.0
Dimir Control	5–3	62.5
Azorius Control	5–8	38.5
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	0–2	0.0
Izzet Control	2–3	40.0
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–3	25.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Ponza	3–0	100.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	1–1	50.0
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–1	75.0
Guildgate Control	3–4	42.9
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–4	20.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	16–23	41.0
Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	4–7	36.4
Necro Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	2–3	40.0
Combo Goblins	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	23–21	52.3
Izzet Tempo	8–6	57.1
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–7	46.2
Mono Blue Librarians	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	3–1	75.0
Dimir Tempo	2–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	9–13	40.9
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	0–5	0.0
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–3	25.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	2–1	66.7
Plasma Swans	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–0	100.0
Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	45–45	50.0
The Rock	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	4–2	66.7
Blink	3–4	42.9
Wave Blink	3–3	50.0
Azorius Wave	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–4	42.9
Big Red	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	4–8	33.3
Mono Black Devotion	3–5	37.5
Dimir Midrange	4–2	66.7
Angel Tribal	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–3	40.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–8	33.3
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–1	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	3–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	1–2	33.3
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Ramp	10–14	41.7
Rofellos Ramp	2–7	22.2
Channel-Rofellos	0–6	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	6–7	46.2
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	4–6	40.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	1–0	100.0