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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	11115	19323–19088–13	50.3	103	853	522
Mass Land Destruction	4297	7738–7086–6	52.2	33	301	208
Jokulhaups Control	2604	4864–4040	54.6	27	208	150
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	561	1064–739	59.0	2	22	51

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	211–159	57.0
Mono Black Aggro	3–5	37.5
Heroic	17–9	65.4
Mono White Heroic	12–8	60.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–1	80.0
Red Deck Wins	32–40	44.4
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	13–3	81.3
Tokens	9–1	90.0
Selesnya Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–2	75.0
White Weenie	17–22	43.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–5	37.5
Soldiers	5–3	62.5
Elves	22–10	68.8
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–0	100.0
Rogues	2–2	50.0
Zombies	5–4	55.6
Gruul Aggro	10–5	66.7
Gruul Landfall	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	4–2	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	30–28	51.7
Affinity	10–7	58.8
Salvage Titan	6–2	75.0
Tempered Steel	11–16	40.7
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	5–9	35.7
Rakdos Madness	3–8	27.3
Voltron	11–3	78.6
Hexproof	6–2	75.0
Equipment Aggro	4–1	80.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	3–2	60.0
AggroSlide	6–6	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	5–3	62.5
Humans	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Combo	205–133	60.7
Storm	54–42	56.3
Dimir Tendrils	9–7	56.3
Dragonstorm	2–1	66.7
Hazoret Storm	6–8	42.9
Simic Storm	2–2	50.0
Citadel Storm	4–1	80.0
High Tide	9–8	52.9
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	11–8	57.9
Channel Storm	4–5	44.4
Reanimator	49–27	64.5
Recurring Nightmare	7–1	87.5
Dragon Nightmare	3–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–2	50.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	38–24	61.3
Rakdos Reanimator	12–6	66.7
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	22–18	55.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–6	40.0
Warp World	6–3	66.7
Temur Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Four Color Glimpse	5–2	71.4
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	6–4	60.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–6	45.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–5	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–2	50.0
Anvil Colossus	2–1	66.7
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	2–3	40.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	3–3	50.0
Izzet Ascension	4–4	50.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	23–11	67.6
Oops All Spells	23–10	69.7
Dredge	4–3	57.1
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–2	33.3
Ad Nauseam	3–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	3–0	100.0
GreenTwin	2–2	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–2	50.0
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	2–2	50.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	3–3	50.0
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	1–1	50.0
Control	180–98	64.7
Mono Black Control	6–0	100.0
Esper Control	12–12	50.0
Demonic Rising	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Control	1–3	25.0
Dimir Control	11–4	73.3
Azorius Control	32–24	57.1
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	6–4	60.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	14–4	77.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Grixis Control	8–2	80.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	12–5	70.6
Jeskai Control	3–2	60.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	0–3	0.0
Ponza	13–5	72.2
Mono White Control	10–4	71.4
Life is Ez	6–1	85.7
Cycling Control	4–2	66.7
Astral Slide	4–2	66.7
Five Color Control	9–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	5–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	4–1	80.0
Pox	10–8	55.6
Seasons Past Control	6–6	50.0
Orzhov Control	1–3	25.0
Prison	3–2	60.0
Enchantress	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Combo	72–91	44.2
Aristocrats	19–20	48.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–2	80.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Boros Bombardment	4–10	28.6
Burn	4–15	21.1
Infect	11–11	50.0
Simic Infect	5–9	35.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	17–28	37.8
Izzet Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	14–26	35.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5–4	55.6
Hushnought	4–7	36.4
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	9–6	60.0
Goblin Persist	4–3	57.1
Dirty Kitty	5–2	71.4
Aggro-Control	58–70	45.3
Simic Flash	0–4	0.0
Izzet Tempo	12–19	38.7
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	4–1	80.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–3	25.0
Wizards	1–3	25.0
Ninjas	10–2	83.3
Mono Blue Tempo	11–16	40.7
Mono Blue Faeries	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	4–3	57.1
Dimir Tempo	11–10	52.4
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	63–58	52.1
Curses	5–8	38.5
Battle of Wits	4–2	66.7
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	2–1	66.7
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	4–1	80.0
Mass Land Destruction	42–43	49.4
Wildfire	5–1	83.3
Borderpost Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	37–42	46.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	19–19	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	8–6	57.1
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Midrange	212–107	66.5
The Rock	6–3	66.7
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Jund	16–3	84.2
Blink	21–9	70.0
Wave Blink	13–4	76.5
Azorius Wave	8–2	80.0
Abzan Wave	2–2	50.0
Bant Wave	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	3–1	75.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	12–3	80.0
Séance	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	6–3	66.7
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	6–1	85.7
Orzhov Allies	3–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	8–7	53.3
Mardu Midrange	3–4	42.9
Vampires	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–3	66.7
Big Red	7–3	70.0
Mono Black Midrange	22–19	53.7
Mono Black Devotion	6–5	54.5
Dimir Midrange	6–4	60.0
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	7–4	63.6
Martyr's Grace	5–3	62.5
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	12–11	52.2
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	3–2	60.0
Hero of Precinct One	5–4	55.6
Five Color Hero	1–4	20.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	7–4	63.6
Simic Snow	12–9	57.1
Artifact Midrange	13–5	72.2
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	2–0	100.0
Ramp	63–23	73.3
Rofellos Ramp	1–1	50.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	47–17	73.4
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	39–15	72.2
Gruul Post	3–0	100.0
Simic Post	3–1	75.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	6–2	75.0
Jund Carth	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	1–1	50.0