Rakdos Aristocrats

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Combo	2532	5306–5081–4	51.1	190	1243
Aristocrats	640	1411–1260–3	52.8	53	323
Rakdos Aristocrats	121	263–246	51.7	10	61

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	76–79	49.0
Mono Black Aggro	2–0	100.0
Heroic	2–5	28.6
Mono White Heroic	1–5	16.7
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	15–15	50.0
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	8–3	72.7
White Weenie	10–26	27.8
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–2	0.0
Soldiers	5–15	25.0
Elves	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–1	66.7
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	3–3	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	13–12	52.0
Affinity	10–6	62.5
Tempered Steel	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	8–6	57.1
Cats	3–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–0	100.0
Combo	55–51	51.9
Storm	10–7	58.8
Dimir Tendrils	2–3	40.0
Dragonstorm	2–2	50.0
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	2–1	66.7
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	7–5	58.3
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–3	25.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–2	71.4
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	5–1	83.3
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–3	50.0
Warp World	2–4	33.3
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–3	50.0
Taking Turns	3–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–3	0.0
Ominous Good	2–1	66.7
Soulflayer	0–3	0.0
Breakfast	7–4	63.6
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	5–4	55.6
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	2–4	33.3
Phoenix Altar	2–3	40.0
Actual Twin	6–7	46.2
Izzet Twin	6–5	54.5
Boros Twin	0–2	0.0
Control	29–20	59.2
Esper Control	3–2	60.0
Dimir Control	3–1	75.0
Azorius Control	4–4	50.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	2–1	66.7
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	2–1	66.7
Ponza	4–0	100.0
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	0–3	0.0
Prison	3–3	50.0
Enchantress	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Combo	30–26	53.6
Aristocrats	13–12	52.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	10–10	50.0
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	5–1	83.3
Infect	1–2	33.3
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	0–2	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–8	46.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–7	46.2
Combo Goblins	3–3	50.0
Goblin Persist	2–2	50.0
Dirty Kitty	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	13–10	56.5
Izzet Tempo	1–2	33.3
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Librarians	1–4	20.0
Izzet Spells	4–2	66.7
Azorius Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	7–8	46.7
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Mindcrank	0–1	0.0
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	2–4	33.3
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	45–42	51.7
The Rock	5–2	71.4
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	5–0	100.0
Blink	3–6	33.3
Wave Blink	3–5	37.5
Azorius Wave	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Wave	3–2	60.0
Graveyard Value	2–2	50.0
Allies	1–3	25.0
Azorius Allies	1–3	25.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Vampires	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Boros Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–3	0.0
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	0–5	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–5	64.3
Mono Black Devotion	5–2	71.4
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–2	50.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	2–2	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–2	50.0
Five Color Hero	1–2	33.3
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ramp	8–10	44.4
Rofellos Ramp	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	5–10	33.3
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	2–9	18.2
Simic Post	0–1	0.0