Azorius Wave

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Midrange	6033	11504–12207–34	48.5	294	2696
Blink	618	1615–1139	58.6	79	360
Wave Blink	357	994–627	61.3	53	222
Azorius Wave	220	629–389	61.8	37	131

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	245–100	71.0
Mono Black Aggro	5–1	83.3
Heroic	24–6	80.0
Mono White Heroic	17–3	85.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–2	66.7
Boros Heroic	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	67–26	72.0
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	2–3	40.0
Tokens	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	11–0	100.0
White Weenie	22–7	75.9
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	0–2	0.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	8–2	80.0
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–1	75.0
Rogues	2–3	40.0
Zombies	12–4	75.0
Gruul Aggro	8–1	88.9
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	5–3	62.5
8 Whack	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	27–5	84.4
Affinity	5–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	19–5	79.2
Mono Blue Aggro	3–1	75.0
Illusions	2–1	66.7
Madness	9–5	64.3
Rakdos Madness	9–5	64.3
Voltron	4–2	66.7
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	3–2	60.0
AggroSlide	10–19	34.5
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	9–6	60.0
Boros Legends Aggro	9–6	60.0
Combo	77–85	47.5
Storm	7–19	26.9
Dimir Tendrils	1–8	11.1
Dragonstorm	3–8	27.3
High Tide	1–1	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Reanimator	21–16	56.8
Recurring Nightmare	4–2	66.7
Dragon Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Jund Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–2	33.3
Double Dragon	1–2	33.3
Living Death	4–1	80.0
Traditional Reanimator	12–11	52.2
Rakdos Reanimator	5–3	62.5
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	6–7	46.2
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–2	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
New Perspectives	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–12	29.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–7	41.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–2	0.0
"Twin"	1–2	33.3
Murderous Mastery	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	4–1	80.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–9	25.0
Anvil Colossus	2–5	28.6
Upheaval Colossus	1–4	20.0
Eggs	4–2	66.7
Saffi Combo	3–1	75.0
Taking Turns	1–2	33.3
Izzet Ascension	3–2	60.0
Ominous Good	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	4–0	100.0
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	5–9	35.7
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	2–4	33.3
Neoform Hermit	2–3	40.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	2–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	0–2	0.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	2–1	66.7
Control	77–53	59.2
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	7–6	53.8
Demonic Rising	4–0	100.0
Dimir Control	5–1	83.3
Azorius Control	16–7	69.6
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	12–16	42.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–7	36.4
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Grixis Control	3–3	50.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Control	1–8	11.1
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	4–1	80.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	1–1	50.0
Mono White Control	3–2	60.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	3–1	75.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–1	66.7
Seasons Past Control	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	55–25	68.8
Aristocrats	13–2	86.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–2	75.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	5–2	71.4
Infect	14–11	56.0
Simic Infect	5–4	55.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Golgari Infect	6–5	54.5
Trickbind Dreadnought	14–7	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	14–7	66.7
Hushnought	2–1	66.7
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	4–2	66.7
Goblin Persist	4–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	17–26	39.5
Simic Flash	1–4	20.0
Simic Vat	1–2	33.3
Izzet Tempo	5–4	55.6
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
12 Pest	0–2	0.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	0–6	0.0
Dimir Tempo	6–4	60.0
Combo-Control	17–21	44.7
Curses	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	0–2	0.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–2	33.3
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	2–0	100.0
Solar Flare	4–5	44.4
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–9	35.7
Wildfire	4–4	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–5	16.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–5	16.7
Midrange	129–59	68.6
The Rock	4–1	80.0
Abzan Midrange	8–2	80.0
Jund	4–1	80.0
Blink	23–25	47.9
Wave Blink	21–21	50.0
Azorius Wave	13–13	50.0
Orzhov Wave	7–6	53.8
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–4	33.3
Graveyard Value	5–1	83.3
Varolz Dreadnought	4–0	100.0
Allies	7–2	77.8
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	4–1	80.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–2	60.0
Mardu Midrange	3–1	75.0
Vampires	6–1	85.7
Mono Black Vampires	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	8–5	61.5
Mono Black Midrange	15–2	88.2
Mono Black Devotion	9–2	81.8
Dimir Midrange	3–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–0	100.0
Martyr's Grace	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–3	25.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–1	80.0
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–3	57.1
Hero of Precinct One	5–2	71.4
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	3–1	75.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Simic Snow	5–4	55.6
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	12–20	37.5
Rofellos Ramp	4–9	30.8
Channel-Rofellos	1–7	12.5
Cloudpost Ramp	5–10	33.3
Eldrazipost	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	4–6	40.0
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0