Hero of Precinct One

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	38361	62714–67732–34	48.1	294	2696	1463
Hero of Precinct One	1274	2236–2184–1	50.6	9	85	56
Abzan Hero	77	149–131	53.2	0	5	4
Mardu Hero	201	367–331	52.6	1	12	7
Esper Hero	77	112–147	43.2	0	1	1
Orzhov Hero	207	411–353	53.8	3	18	10
Five Color Hero	366	632–623	50.4	0	27	22
Naya Hero	111	179–202	47.0	3	12	4
Boros Hero	46	72–81	47.1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	469–501–1	48.4
Mono Black Aggro	19–15	55.9
Heroic	44–39–1	53.0
Mono White Heroic	23–22–1	51.1
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	11–10	52.4
Boros Heroic	7–6	53.8
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	89–92	49.2
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	21–10	67.7
Tokens	10–9	52.6
Selesnya Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono White Tokens	3–5	37.5
Mono Green Stompy	10–6	62.5
White Weenie	35–29	54.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–7	30.0
Soldiers	6–3	66.7
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	29–66	30.5
Werewolves	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	8–10	44.4
Selesnya Counters	3–2	60.0
Rogues	9–4	69.2
Zombies	9–8	52.9
Gruul Aggro	3–7	30.0
Merfolk	6–18	25.0
Mono Red Swarm	10–12	45.5
8 Whack	6–10	37.5
Artifact Aggro	68–79	46.3
Affinity	33–37	47.1
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	5–1	83.3
Tempered Steel	25–34	42.4
Mono Blue Architect	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	5–7	41.7
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Madness	2–4	33.3
Jund Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	9–7	56.3
Hexproof	5–3	62.5
Equipment Aggro	3–2	60.0
Hateful Auras	1–2	33.3
Slivers	5–5	50.0
Naya Zoo	4–2	66.7
Knights	4–11	26.7
AggroSlide	19–32	37.3
Cats	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Cats	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aggro	11–8	57.9
Boros Aggro	9–2	81.8
Humans	10–6	62.5
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Humans	3–1	75.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	7–9	43.8
Boros Legends Aggro	5–7	41.7
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Bard Class	2–0	100.0
Combo	443–356	55.4
Storm	118–79	59.9
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	6–8	42.9
Dark Tide	1–1	50.0
Dragonstorm	7–3	70.0
Hazoret Storm	14–6	70.0
Simic Storm	4–3	57.1
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	32–21	60.4
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Stormpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	6–1	85.7
Izzet Storm	26–22	54.2
Swath Storm	5–2	71.4
Channel Storm	13–13	50.0
Reanimator	53–53	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	14–14	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	9–6	60.0
Worldgorger Dragon	13–9	59.1
Double Dragon	2–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	24–29	45.3
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	19–25	43.2
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	1–2	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	11–17	39.3
Dubious Challenge	3–1	75.0
Warp World	9–6	60.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	15–13	53.6
Runeflare	0–3	0.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	20–15	57.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	10–4	71.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	6–7	46.2
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–4	50.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	19–25	43.2
Anvil Colossus	12–14	46.2
Upheaval Colossus	4–11	26.7
Seismic Swans	3–1	75.0
Eggs	12–4	75.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–3	25.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–3	57.1
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–2	50.0
Izzet Ascension	16–9	64.0
Jokulhaups Combo	5–1	83.3
Soulflayer	11–6	64.7
Reanim8 Rack	3–1	75.0
Breakfast	55–44	55.6
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	37–26	58.7
Neoform Hermit	12–18	40.0
Dredge	11–2	84.6
Polymorph	3–6	33.3
Dice Factory	6–0	100.0
Storm Herald	4–4	50.0
Enduring Ideal	7–4	63.6
Ad Nauseam	6–1	85.7
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	4–4	50.0
Calibrated Blast	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	6–9	40.0
Gyruda	3–1	75.0
Stuffy Doll	4–3	57.1
Belcher	2–8	20.0
Endless Belch	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	2–8	20.0
Possibility Storm	3–2	60.0
Midnight Mass	2–3	40.0
Actual Twin	2–4	33.3
Izzet Twin	2–3	40.0
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	335–333	50.1
Mono Black Control	4–1	80.0
Esper Control	24–31	43.6
Demonic Rising	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Control	8–13	38.1
Dimir Control	17–15	53.1
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	64–91	41.3
Cawblade	12–10	54.5
Turbo Fog	7–4	63.6
Izzet Control	7–2	77.8
Mardu Control	2–2	50.0
Mill	10–2	83.3
Boros Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	26–32	44.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Blackpost	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	13–15	46.4
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–6	0.0
Grixis Control	15–11	57.7
Cruel Control	4–2	66.7
Stax	17–6	73.9
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	7–3	70.0
Dragon Control	7–10	41.2
Izzet Dragons	7–9	43.8
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	28–25	52.8
Mono White Control	15–9	62.5
Life is Ez	3–2	60.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	12–15	44.4
Astral Slide	12–14	46.2
Five Color Control	9–2	81.8
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	3–3	50.0
Sultai Ultimatum	2–3	40.0
Guildgate Control	7–3	70.0
Bant Control	6–6	50.0
Pox	16–15	51.6
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–3	25.0
Seasons Past Control	2–10	16.7
Orzhov Control	5–6	45.5
Prison	6–6	50.0
Enchantress	6–5	54.5
Aggro-Combo	193–201	49.0
Aristocrats	35–29	54.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	9–4	69.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	10–6	62.5
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	4–3	57.1
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–4	55.6
Boros Bombardment	2–8	20.0
Burn	33–25	56.9
Infect	35–32	52.2
Simic Infect	18–11	62.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	14–13	51.9
Golgari Infect	2–8	20.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	39–61	39.0
Izzet Dreadnought	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	29–53	35.4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	14–6	70.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	21–21	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	5–1	83.3
Combo Goblins	11–25	30.6
Goblin Persist	8–19	29.6
Dirty Kitty	3–6	33.3
Aggro-Control	143–142	50.2
Izzet Tempo	33–38	46.5
Azorius Skies	1–5	16.7
Blue Madness	12–5	70.6
Simic Madness	9–5	64.3
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	3–2	60.0
Ninjas	12–12	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	25–25	50.0
Mono Blue Faeries	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–3	25.0
Izzet Spells	10–23	30.3
Dimir Tempo	21–15	58.3
Dimir Faeries	1–5	16.7
Sultai Tempo	2–1	66.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–7	22.2
Azorius Tempo	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	119–111	51.7
Curses	7–5	58.3
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	24–4	85.7
Pickles	4–0	100.0
Mindcrank	9–8	52.9
Displace Loop	1–1	50.0
Familiars	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	0–2	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	6–2	75.0
Zur's Weirding	3–4	42.9
Solar Flare	7–4	63.6
Plasma Swans	5–5	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	47–71	39.8
Wildfire	6–14	30.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–3	25.0
Borderpost Wildfire	4–8	33.3
Jokulhaups Control	41–57	41.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	9–16	36.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	4–5	44.4
Temur Jokulhaups Control	6–8	42.9
Jund Jokulhaups Control	8–9	47.1
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	7–10	41.2
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	4–3	57.1
Midrange	439–456	49.1
The Rock	12–18	40.0
Golgari Citadel	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	19–28	40.4
Selesnya Midrange	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	33–22	60.0
Blink	27–44	38.0
Wave Blink	14–21	40.0
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	7–15	31.8
Abzan Wave	3–2	60.0
Bant Wave	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–3	40.0
Graveyard Value	17–17	50.0
Séance	0–4	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	8–5	61.5
Enchantments Matter	6–1	85.7
Allies	5–6	45.5
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	2–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–2	33.3
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	13–4	76.5
Mardu Midrange	4–7	36.4
Vampires	9–6	60.0
Mono Black Vampires	9–6	60.0
Legends Midrange	4–8	33.3
Boros Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Legends	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Midrange	24–35	40.7
Naya Midrange	3–1	75.0
Big Red	13–7	65.0
Mono Black Midrange	31–33	48.4
Mono Black Devotion	13–13	50.0
Hellion Whip	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	15–9	62.5
Angel Tribal	3–7	30.0
Toughness Matters	3–4	42.9
Lifegain Midrange	5–8	38.5
Martyr's Grace	3–4	42.9
Sultai Midrange	9–6	60.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	28–38	42.4
Orzhov Capenna	0–3	0.0
Owling Mine	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–4	20.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	3–2	60.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–2	60.0
Mythic Colossification	1–2	33.3
Neoform	1–4	20.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Simic Neoform	0–2	0.0
Party	2–2	50.0
Fires of Invention	20–21	48.8
Hero of Precinct One	54–54	50.0
Abzan Hero	5–4	55.6
Mardu Hero	6–4	60.0
Esper Hero	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Hero	8–9	47.1
Five Color Hero	17–18	48.6
Naya Hero	6–4	60.0
Boros Hero	2–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	1–2	33.3
Clerics	9–5	64.3
Simic Snow	9–10	47.4
Artifact Midrange	14–15	48.3
Coinflip Tribal	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	7–7	50.0
Ramp	95–84	53.1
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	3–5	37.5
Cloudpost Ramp	67–65	50.8
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	5–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	46–51	47.4
Gruul Post	6–4	60.0
Simic Post	6–5	54.5
Domain	3–0	100.0
Defenders	0–2	0.0
Carth Superfriends	5–3	62.5
Applejacks	1–1	50.0