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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37295	62387–63602–18	49.5	430	2788	1688
Reanimator	5500	10445–9114–4	53.4	58	468	275
Traditional Reanimator	2967	5398–5043–4	51.7	32	256	125
Dimir Reanimator	249	396–446	47.0	2	20	3

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	100–155	39.2
Mono Black Aggro	0–4	0.0
Heroic	23–24	48.9
Mono White Heroic	19–12	61.3
Azorius Heroic	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–9	18.2
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	22–35	38.6
Mono Red Devotion	1–3	25.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	1–9	10.0
Tokens	3–9	25.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–7	12.5
Mono White Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–0	100.0
White Weenie	9–9	50.0
Odric Keywords	3–1	75.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–4	20.0
Soldiers	3–1	75.0
Mono White Humans	0–2	0.0
Elves	6–6	50.0
Warriors	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	3–1	75.0
Zombies	4–9	30.8
Gruul Aggro	4–11	26.7
Merfolk	3–3	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	7–11	38.9
Affinity	4–7	36.4
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Gruul Madness	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	0–2	0.0
AggroSlide	1–7	12.5
Cats	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	73–76	49.0
Storm	14–9	60.9
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	6–1	85.7
Hazoret Storm	1–2	33.3
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	3–3	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	15–20	42.9
Recurring Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–3	0.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	15–14	51.7
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	8–8	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–5	28.6
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–3	40.0
Dubious Challenge	2–0	100.0
Warp World	0–2	0.0
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	10–6	62.5
Hyperwave	6–4	60.0
New Perspectives	1–1	50.0
Cat Wave	2–4	33.3
Acid Wave	0–2	0.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–4	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	1–2	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–2	0.0
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–3	0.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	0–3	0.0
Oops All Spells	0–2	0.0
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Dredge	2–2	50.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	73–64	53.3
Mono Black Control	2–5	28.6
Esper Control	3–3	50.0
Demonic Rising	13–3	81.3
Mono Blue Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	1–6	14.3
Azorius Control	10–15	40.0
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	5–6	45.5
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	0–1	0.0
Stagnant Control	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	6–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	4–0	100.0
Galleon Control	3–1	75.0
Runeflare	2–2	50.0
Ponza	7–5	58.3
Mono White Control	0–3	0.0
Life is Ez	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	3–2	60.0
Astral Slide	3–2	60.0
Five Color Control	2–2	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	2–1	66.7
Sultai Ultimatum	2–1	66.7
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	20–34	37.0
Aristocrats	10–18	35.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–10	16.7
Golgari Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	1–6	14.3
Infect	4–1	80.0
Simic Infect	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–5	16.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–5	16.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	2–1	66.7
Goblin Persist	1–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	27–22	55.1
Izzet Tempo	7–7	50.0
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–1	75.0
Temur Clues	5–1	83.3
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	2–3	40.0
Dimir Tempo	4–6	40.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	15–15	50.0
Curses	3–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	5–1	83.3
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	1–2	33.3
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–2	33.3
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	4–5	44.4
Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	66–63	51.2
Temur Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
The Rock	1–5	16.7
Abzan Midrange	6–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	2–2	50.0
Blink	3–6	33.3
Wave Blink	2–3	40.0
Azorius Wave	2–3	40.0
Graveyard Value	5–1	83.3
Séance	1–0	100.0
Dimir Graves	2–0	100.0
Indestructible	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Enchantress	0–3	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	3–1	75.0
Vampires	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–2	66.7
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	0–4	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–2	50.0
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	2–4	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–2	33.3
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	1–3	25.0
Fires of Invention	2–5	28.6
Hero of Precinct One	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	0–2	0.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund Wight	2–0	100.0
Ramp	22–17	56.4
Villainous Wealth	2–1	66.7
Rofellos Ramp	2–1	66.7
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	12–8	60.0
Golgari Post	2–1	66.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	6–6	50.0
Simic Post	2–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	2–1	66.7
Domain	0–1	0.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	0–2	0.0
Orcish Aids	0–1	0.0