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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Combo	5304	11200–10298–18	52.1	395	2525
Reanimator	971	2141–1866–4	53.4	55	447
Traditional Reanimator	561	1178–1090–4	51.9	31	248
Rakdos Reanimator	84	171–170	50.1	2	35
Dimir Reanimator	36	98–61	61.6	2	20
Mono Black Reanimator	283	600–558–1	51.8	15	130
Grixis Reanimator	5	9–12	42.9	1	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	396–356–1	52.7
Mono Black Aggro	5–8	38.5
Heroic	37–36	50.7
Mono White Heroic	29–27	51.8
Azorius Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–6	25.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	3–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	136–121–1	52.9
Mono Red Devotion	7–6–1	53.8
Goblins	10–14	41.7
Tokens	14–10	58.3
Selesnya Tokens	7–6	53.8
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	5–3	62.5
Mono Green Stompy	12–4	75.0
White Weenie	23–14	62.2
Odric Keywords	9–1	90.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–0	100.0
Soldiers	0–6	0.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	30–23	56.6
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Minotaurs	0–2	0.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Rogues	4–1	80.0
Zombies	15–20	42.9
Gruul Aggro	2–6	25.0
Merfolk	3–4	42.9
Mono Red Swarm	4–5	44.4
8 Whack	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	28–35	44.4
Affinity	13–16	44.8
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	14–18	43.8
Mono Blue Aggro	2–3	40.0
Devastating Dreams	2–2	50.0
Madness	11–4	73.3
Gruul Madness	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Madness	7–3	70.0
Voltron	7–3	70.0
Hexproof	2–2	50.0
Boros Auras	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	3–0	100.0
Knights	3–1	75.0
AggroSlide	29–27	51.8
Cats	4–2	66.7
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	3–2	60.0
Boros Legends Aggro	3–2	60.0
Combo	216–165–1	56.7
Storm	41–21	66.1
Dimir Tendrils	16–10	61.5
Dragonstorm	10–4	71.4
Hazoret Storm	2–1	66.7
Simic Storm	3–0	100.0
Reclamation Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	1–2	33.3
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	3–3	50.0
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	75–71	51.4
Recurring Nightmare	21–15	58.3
Dragon Nightmare	19–15	55.9
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	5–6	45.5
Starlit Graves	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	48–48	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	8–6	57.1
Dimir Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	32–33	49.2
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Deathmantle Necro	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	12–6–1	66.7
Warp World	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	11–11	50.0
Hyperwave	3–4	42.9
Cat Wave	1–2	33.3
Acid Wave	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–1	50.0
Mardu Life	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	10–3	76.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	10–2	83.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	12–5	70.6
Anvil Colossus	7–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Eggs	1–2	33.3
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–3	25.0
Taking Turns	3–3	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	8–5	61.5
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	4–2	66.7
Soulflayer	1–5	16.7
Reanim8 Rack	0–5	0.0
Breakfast	5–11	31.3
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	4–2	66.7
Neoform Hermit	1–7	12.5
Dredge	2–5	28.6
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Chain of Acid	3–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Control	176–178–1	49.7
Mono Black Control	4–6	40.0
Esper Control	8–13	38.1
Demonic Rising	17–17	50.0
Mono Blue Control	3–2	60.0
Dimir Control	11–13	45.8
Azorius Control	38–37–1	50.7
Adam's Ale	1–1	50.0
Cawblade	2–1	66.7
Turbo Fog	6–1	85.7
Izzet Control	4–5	44.4
Mardu Control	2–2	50.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	8–16	33.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–6	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	12–11	52.2
Cruel Control	9–6	60.0
Stax	4–3	57.1
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Birthday Stax	3–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–2	33.3
Dragon Control	7–6	53.8
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Grixis Dragons	1–1	50.0
Dimir Dragons	0–1	0.0
UBRG Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	2–1	66.7
Ponza	9–5	64.3
Mono White Control	3–8	27.3
Cycling Control	2–4	33.3
Astral Slide	2–4	33.3
Five Color Control	2–3	40.0
Shrines	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	1–2	33.3
Guildgate Control	16–6	72.7
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	2–3	40.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–2	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	2–3	40.0
Prison	2–1	66.7
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	64–85	43.0
Aristocrats	18–29	38.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–11	31.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	4–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–5	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Boros Bombardment	0–2	0.0
Burn	10–17	37.0
Infect	11–11	50.0
Simic Infect	4–7	36.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–2	60.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–14	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–12	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5–1	83.3
Hushnought	7–8	46.7
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	2–3	40.0
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Dirty Kitty	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	54–39	58.1
Simic Flash	0–2	0.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	16–7	69.6
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	5–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	5–1	83.3
Temur Clues	4–0	100.0
Wizards	2–3	40.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–14	30.0
Izzet Spells	11–6	64.7
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	51–51	50.0
Curses	1–2	33.3
Burning Vengeance	0–2	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	6–7	46.2
Battle of Wits	5–2	71.4
Approach Necro	0–3	0.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	3–7	30.0
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	2–3	40.0
Peregrine Drake	1–2	33.3
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	3–1	75.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	4–3	57.1
Zur's Weirding	1–2	33.3
Solar Flare	2–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	22–12	64.7
Wildfire	10–2	83.3
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	12–10	54.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	7–6	53.8
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	186–188–1	49.7
Temur Ascendancy	7–3	70.0
The Rock	3–3	50.0
Grenzo	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	9–7	56.3
Blink	20–19	51.3
Wave Blink	14–15	48.3
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	11–12	47.8
Orzhov Wave	2–0	100.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	8–8	50.0
Séance	1–2	33.3
Dimir Graves	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Enchantments Matter	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Constellation	1–1	50.0
Allies	9–3	75.0
Orzhov Allies	1–3	25.0
Esper Allies	3–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–3	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	5–1	83.3
Selvala Morningstar	2–2	50.0
Mardu Midrange	4–5	44.4
Yisan-Prophet	1–2	33.3
Vampires	5–5–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–5–1	37.5
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	12–16	42.9
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	4–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	16–33	32.7
Necro Midrange	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Devotion	8–20	28.6
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	4–6	40.0
Angel Tribal	2–8	20.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–6	40.0
Martyr's Grace	2–1	66.7
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	6–1	85.7
Sultai Emerge	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–7	41.7
Prophet Glare	3–5	37.5
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	2–5	28.6
Hero of Precinct One	7–5	58.3
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	5–3	62.5
Clerics	5–6	45.5
Simic Snow	4–7	36.4
Coinflip Tribal	0–2	0.0
Death Cloud	3–2	60.0
Ramp	35–28	55.6
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	8–1	88.9
Wild Pair	2–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	11–19	36.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	6–16	27.3
Gruul Post	3–1	75.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Devoid Cruelty	3–4	42.9
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–1	50.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0