Rakdos Reanimator

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	34822	57990–59620–18	49.3	393	2511	1570
Reanimator	5284	10003–8789–4	53.2	55	446	257
Traditional Reanimator	2879	5241–4913–4	51.6	31	248	120
Rakdos Reanimator	455	974–786	55.3	2	35	26

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	217–227	48.9
Mono Black Aggro	4–7	36.4
Heroic	9–17	34.6
Mono White Heroic	8–13	38.1
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	51–51	50.0
Mono Red Devotion	3–0	100.0
Goblins	10–8	55.6
Tokens	5–6	45.5
Selesnya Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono White Tokens	1–4	20.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–4	55.6
White Weenie	10–14	41.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–3	40.0
Soldiers	0–2	0.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	7–12	36.8
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–0	100.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	17–21	44.7
Gruul Aggro	8–5	61.5
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–5	16.7
Mono Red Swarm	2–3	40.0
Artifact Aggro	31–33	48.4
Affinity	9–12	42.9
Salvage Titan	3–3	50.0
Tempered Steel	18–16	52.9
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	19–14	57.6
Golgari Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	17–11	60.7
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	4–2	66.7
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	6–9	40.0
AggroSlide	16–12	57.1
Cats	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Combo	220–124	64.0
Storm	88–26	77.2
Dimir Tendrils	39–18	68.4
Dragonstorm	16–3	84.2
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	11–2	84.6
Citadel Storm	6–1	85.7
High Tide	1–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	3–1	75.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	3–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	8–0	100.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	46–43	51.7
Recurring Nightmare	15–10	60.0
Dragon Nightmare	14–9	60.9
Worldgorger Dragon	3–2	60.0
Traditional Reanimator	28–31	47.5
Rakdos Reanimator	16–16	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	10–13	43.5
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	2–2	50.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	4–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	14–9	60.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	14–9	60.9
Myr Incubator	0–2	0.0
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–3	66.7
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	4–2	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	5–2	71.4
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	7–0	100.0
Ominous Good	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	4–1	80.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	5–7	41.7
Oops All Spells	5–6	45.5
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Dredge	7–11	38.9
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	0–3	0.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	4–2	66.7
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Endless Belch	0–1	0.0
Control	137–100	57.8
Mono Black Control	1–3	25.0
Esper Control	11–7	61.1
Demonic Rising	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Control	3–0	100.0
Dimir Control	9–11	45.0
Azorius Control	21–15	58.3
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	4–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–4	33.3
Mardu Control	1–2	33.3
Mill	5–1	83.3
Cloudpost Control	17–12	58.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Blackpost	5–2	71.4
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–7	56.3
Grixis Control	5–8	38.5
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	7–4	63.6
Jeskai Control	5–1	83.3
Dragon Control	3–1	75.0
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Ponza	7–8	46.7
Mono White Control	5–8	38.5
Life is Ez	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	3–2	60.0
Astral Slide	3–2	60.0
Five Color Control	3–1	75.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	4–5	44.4
Seasons Past Control	8–2	80.0
Orzhov Control	2–0	100.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	60–49	55.0
Aristocrats	18–16	52.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–1	80.0
Boros Bombardment	2–3	40.0
Burn	11–4	73.3
Infect	16–12	57.1
Simic Infect	10–8	55.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–2	66.7
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–9	18.2
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–8	11.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	2–4	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	3–1	75.0
Combo Goblins	3–3	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	60–43	58.3
Simic Flash	3–2	60.0
Simic Vat	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	17–9	65.4
Azorius Skies	3–1	75.0
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–3	50.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–10	33.3
Mono Blue Faeries	2–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	7–1	87.5
Dimir Tempo	15–12	55.6
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	44–40	52.4
Curses	2–3	40.0
Burning Vengeance	0–2	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	2–2	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	7–4	63.6
Zur's Weirding	3–7	30.0
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	21–16	56.8
Wildfire	7–1	87.5
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	14–15	48.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	6–12	33.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–2	66.7
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	196–178	52.4
The Rock	4–3	57.1
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	14–18	43.8
Blink	16–24	40.0
Wave Blink	15–24	38.5
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	4–12	25.0
Orzhov Wave	3–2	60.0
Abzan Wave	4–6	40.0
Bant Wave	0–3	0.0
Graveyard Value	13–10	56.5
Séance	3–1	75.0
Varolz Dreadnought	8–8	50.0
Enchantments Matter	4–0	100.0
Allies	5–1	83.3
Esper Allies	3–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–5	37.5
Mardu Midrange	6–2	75.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–2	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	14–13	51.9
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	7–3	70.0
Mono Black Midrange	40–34	54.1
Mono Black Devotion	36–22	62.1
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	11–8	57.9
Lifegain Midrange	4–2	66.7
Mutate	1–2	33.3
Sultai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	3–4	42.9
Owling Mine	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–2	50.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Neoform	0–2	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Simic Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Simic Snow	12–24	33.3
Artifact Midrange	3–2	60.0
Coinflip Tribal	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	3–0	100.0
Ramp	40–25	61.5
Rofellos Ramp	4–1	80.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	18–21	46.2
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–3	0.0
Greenpost	12–12	50.0
Gruul Post	2–2	50.0
Simic Post	2–2	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–1	50.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	7–0	100.0
Jund Carth	2–0	100.0