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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41539	68176–73186–34	48.2	354	3085	1593
Jeskai Midrange	246	366–393	48.2	1	6	10

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	86–93	48.0
Mono Black Aggro	6–2	75.0
Heroic	7–6	53.8
Mono White Heroic	4–4	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	13–16	44.8
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	2–3	40.0
Tokens	2–5	28.6
Selesnya Tokens	0–3	0.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–3	0.0
White Weenie	6–5	54.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	3–1	75.0
Mono White Humans	0–2	0.0
Elves	11–8	57.9
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	3–3	50.0
Gruul Aggro	3–3	50.0
Merfolk	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–2	33.3
8 Whack	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	10–12	45.5
Affinity	7–6	53.8
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	0–3	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–3	0.0
Voltron	0–1	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Slivers	3–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	7–2	77.8
AggroSlide	4–6	40.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Combo	68–69	49.6
Storm	10–18	35.7
Dimir Tendrils	3–2	60.0
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	1–2	33.3
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	1–12	7.7
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	4–8	33.3
Recurring Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–4	33.3
Double Dragon	0–3	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–6	0.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	2–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	3–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–3	25.0
Anvil Colossus	0–2	0.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–1	75.0
Taking Turns	2–3	40.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	5–1	83.3
Ominous Good	3–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	0–3	0.0
Breakfast	8–5	61.5
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	6–4	60.0
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Dredge	0–2	0.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–2	50.0
Ad Swanseam	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	0–2	0.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	2–3	40.0
Izzet Twin	1–3	25.0
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Primal Prayers Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	64–52	55.2
Mono Black Control	1–2	33.3
Esper Control	2–7	22.2
Demonic Rising	0–2	0.0
Dimir Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Control	11–8	57.9
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	5–1	83.3
Cruel Control	3–1	75.0
Stax	4–2	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–1	50.0
Ponza	8–5	61.5
Mono White Control	4–1	80.0
Life is Ez	3–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–2	50.0
Astral Slide	2–2	50.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–5	28.6
Sultai Ultimatum	1–2	33.3
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Pox	2–2	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	1–2	33.3
Prison	4–2	66.7
Enchantress	4–2	66.7
Aggro-Combo	30–35	46.2
Aristocrats	5–10	33.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Burn	3–4	42.9
Infect	4–2	66.7
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–6	53.8
Izzet Dreadnought	5–3	62.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–3	25.0
Hushnought	3–4	42.9
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	5–6	45.5
Goblin Persist	5–6	45.5
Aggro-Control	27–25	51.9
Izzet Tempo	9–6	60.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Wizards	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Gush	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–7	41.7
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tempo	2–5	28.6
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	17–29	37.0
Curses	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	0–2	0.0
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	2–5	28.6
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–2	33.3
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–5	16.7
Mass Land Destruction	11–8	57.9
Wildfire	6–7	46.2
Thryx-Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	2–4	33.3
Jokulhaups Control	5–1	83.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Midrange	65–69	48.5
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Jund	6–3	66.7
Blink	9–8	52.9
Wave Blink	2–2	50.0
Azorius Wave	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	1–3	25.0
Graveyard Value	3–1	75.0
Séance	1–1	50.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–1	80.0
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–8	33.3
Big Red	0–3	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	4–7	36.4
Mono Black Devotion	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	0–4	0.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–2	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–7	30.0
Orzhov Capenna	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	5–3	62.5
Hero of Precinct One	4–1	80.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	2–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–2	50.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Ramp	9–21	30.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–5	28.6
Channel-Rofellos	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	5–12	29.4
Locus Awakening	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	3–9	25.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0