Fires of Invention

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	38355	62722–67744–34	48.1	294	2696	1463
Fires of Invention	797	1283–1521	45.8	5	44	26

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	280–351	44.4
Mono Black Aggro	6–5	54.5
Heroic	4–23	14.8
Mono White Heroic	0–4	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–7	12.5
Boros Heroic	3–7	30.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–5	0.0
Red Deck Wins	27–53	33.8
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Goblins	13–9	59.1
Tokens	10–4	71.4
Selesnya Tokens	5–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	9–8	52.9
White Weenie	28–31	47.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	6–3	66.7
Soldiers	10–8	55.6
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	2–0	100.0
Elves	30–22	57.7
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Warriors	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–9	25.0
Selesnya Counters	1–2	33.3
Rogues	3–2	60.0
Zombies	5–11	31.3
Gruul Aggro	5–14	26.3
Gruul Landfall	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	6–3	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	9–12	42.9
8 Whack	5–11	31.3
Artifact Aggro	22–36	37.9
Affinity	13–17	43.3
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	3–13	18.8
Mono Blue Architect	5–4	55.6
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–2	50.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	5–3	62.5
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Jund Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	9–11	45.0
Hexproof	4–1	80.0
Equipment Aggro	4–9	30.8
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Slivers	2–1	66.7
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	13–12	52.0
AggroSlide	14–18	43.8
Cats	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Cats	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–6	40.0
Boros Aggro	4–1	80.0
Humans	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Humans	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	29–41	41.4
Boros Legends Aggro	22–31	41.5
Selesnya Legends Aggro	3–4	42.9
Bard Class	1–4	20.0
Combo	194–290	40.1
Storm	28–56	33.3
Dimir Tendrils	1–2	33.3
Dragonstorm	7–9	43.8
Hazoret Storm	1–2	33.3
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	11–28	28.2
Stormpost	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	3–1	75.0
Izzet Storm	3–3	50.0
Swath Storm	2–2	50.0
Channel Storm	1–9	10.0
Reanimator	22–48	31.4
Recurring Nightmare	2–2	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–6	14.3
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	18–39	31.6
Rakdos Reanimator	0–4	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Reanimator	5–26	16.1
Oriss Genesis	2–3	40.0
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–2	71.4
Warp World	9–14	39.1
Maniac Combo	4–1	80.0
Hypergenesis	6–7	46.2
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–14	17.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–7	22.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–5	16.7
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	16–21	43.2
Anvil Colossus	10–15	40.0
Upheaval Colossus	4–4	50.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	4–5	44.4
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	6–6	50.0
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	6–7	46.2
Jokulhaups Combo	5–4	55.6
Soulflayer	5–4	55.6
Reanim8 Rack	0–3	0.0
Breakfast	3–25	10.7
Oops All Spells	1–7	12.5
Neoform Hermit	2–17	10.5
Oops All Lands	4–2	66.7
Dredge	2–2	50.0
Polymorph	1–3	25.0
Dice Factory	4–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–2	50.0
Enduring Ideal	10–1	90.9
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	0–2	0.0
GreenTwin	2–1	66.7
Tibalt's Trickery	2–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–1	66.7
Calibrated Blast	5–2	71.4
Restore Balance	1–3	25.0
Gyruda	3–2	60.0
Stuffy Doll	2–2	50.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	3–6	33.3
Possibility Storm	2–2	50.0
Midnight Mass	2–9	18.2
Phoenix Altar	2–10	16.7
Actual Twin	7–14	33.3
Izzet Twin	6–14	30.0
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	262–231	53.1
Mono Black Control	5–1	83.3
Esper Control	31–24	56.4
Demonic Rising	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Control	0–2	0.0
Dimir Control	16–13	55.2
Azorius Control	40–48	45.5
Cawblade	0–3	0.0
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	5–2	71.4
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	17–29	37.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–9	35.7
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–7	22.2
Grixis Control	13–7	65.0
Cruel Control	3–1	75.0
Stax	7–9	43.8
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	10–6	62.5
Dragon Control	8–4	66.7
Izzet Dragons	6–3	66.7
Ponza	9–13	40.9
Mono White Control	12–8	60.0
Life is Ez	4–2	66.7
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	5–3	62.5
Shrines	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	4–3	57.1
Sultai Ultimatum	3–3	50.0
Guildgate Control	6–2	75.0
Bant Control	3–5	37.5
Pox	12–15	44.4
Seasons Past Control	8–6	57.1
Orzhov Control	15–14	51.7
Prison	14–9	60.9
Enchantress	14–9	60.9
Aggro-Combo	71–92	43.6
Aristocrats	23–19	54.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	7–7	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–4	60.0
Burn	13–17	43.3
Necro Burn	2–1	66.7
Infect	20–20	50.0
Simic Infect	3–4	42.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–8	52.9
Golgari Infect	6–6	50.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–7	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–6	40.0
Hushnought	5–9	35.7
Liquimetal Fishing	1–3	25.0
Combo Goblins	3–10	23.1
Goblin Persist	3–6	33.3
Dirty Kitty	0–4	0.0
Aggro-Control	69–126	35.4
Simic Flash	0–2	0.0
Izzet Tempo	9–27	25.0
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	2–9	18.2
Simic Madness	2–7	22.2
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	5–1	83.3
Ninjas	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Tempo	5–23	17.9
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–3	0.0
Izzet Spells	15–14	51.7
Dimir Tempo	12–22	35.3
Dimir Faeries	4–7	36.4
Sultai Tempo	1–3	25.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Azorius Tempo	0–3	0.0
Combo-Control	36–48	42.9
Curses	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	7–2	77.8
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	0–7	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	4–7	36.4
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	3–4	42.9
Mass Land Destruction	15–23	39.5
Wildfire	6–11	35.3
Thryx-Wildfire	3–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–5	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	9–12	42.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	0–2	0.0
Midrange	312–320	49.4
Temur Ascendancy	4–4	50.0
The Rock	16–16	50.0
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	1–3	25.0
Abzan Midrange	18–13	58.1
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	15–18	45.5
Blink	33–39	45.8
Wave Blink	21–32	39.6
Esper Wave	1–2	33.3
Azorius Wave	12–14	46.2
Orzhov Wave	2–2	50.0
Abzan Wave	0–9	0.0
Bant Wave	1–3	25.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	14–9	60.9
Séance	2–1	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	4–4	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–4	20.0
Allies	5–1	83.3
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	4–10	28.6
Mardu Midrange	1–4	20.0
Vampires	8–2	80.0
Mono Black Vampires	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	7–13	35.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–2	0.0
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Legends	1–2	33.3
Elementals	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Midrange	16–12	57.1
Naya Midrange	4–1	80.0
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	7–10	41.2
Mono Black Midrange	14–19	42.4
Necro Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	5–12	29.4
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	4–8	33.3
Angel Tribal	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	5–3	62.5
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Martyr's Grace	2–1	66.7
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	12–8	60.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	10–8	55.6
Owling Mine	1–5	16.7
Jeskai Midrange	3–5	37.5
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–2	66.7
Zur the Enchanter	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	3–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–0	100.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	30–30	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	21–20	51.2
Abzan Hero	2–2	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–2	33.3
Esper Hero	6–1	85.7
Orzhov Hero	6–9	40.0
Five Color Hero	5–1	83.3
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Boros Hero	0–2	0.0
Gruul Obosh	3–5	37.5
Clerics	4–1	80.0
Simic Snow	6–10	37.5
Artifact Midrange	9–4	69.2
Coinflip Tribal	0–2	0.0
Death Cloud	3–7	30.0
Ramp	58–63	47.9
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	4–3	57.1
Cloudpost Ramp	33–38	46.5
Eldrazipost	2–2	50.0
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–1	66.7
Greenpost	15–20	42.9
Gruul Post	6–7	46.2
Simic Post	2–5	28.6
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Domain	4–3	57.1
Defenders	5–1	83.3
Carth Superfriends	1–7	12.5
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	3–3	50.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0