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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	33671	54343–59213–43	47.9	259	2373	1263
Azorius Control	5292	9565–8309–3	53.5	56	386	319
Adam's Ale	31	62–53	53.9	1	7	1
Cawblade	429	811–668	54.8	9	47	20

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	2296–2002	53.4
Mono Black Aggro	48–80	37.5
Heroic	216–127	63.0
Mono White Heroic	125–68	64.8
Azorius Heroic	18–5	78.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	52–37	58.4
Boros Heroic	16–11	59.3
Selesnya Heroic	3–5	37.5
Red Deck Wins	356–486	42.3
Mono Red Devotion	4–20	16.7
Prisoner	4–5	44.4
Proliferate Red	3–5	37.5
Goblins	71–58	55.0
Tokens	82–60	57.7
Selesnya Tokens	32–19	62.7
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	31–28	52.5
Mono Green Stompy	74–61	54.8
White Weenie	173–145	54.4
Odric Keywords	8–6	57.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	18–18	50.0
Soldiers	26–26	50.0
Kithkin	7–1	87.5
Chroma White	3–0	100.0
Elves	158–103	60.5
Werewolves	11–7	61.1
Minotaurs	3–1	75.0
Warriors	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Little Kid	43–19	69.4
Selesnya Counters	10–5	66.7
Rogues	24–12	66.7
Zombies	103–86	54.5
Gruul Aggro	63–27	70.0
Gruul Landfall	5–0	100.0
Merfolk	58–41	58.6
Mono Red Swarm	22–23	48.9
8 Whack	5–8	38.5
Artifact Aggro	314–274	53.4
Affinity	168–139	54.7
Hush-finity	2–4	33.3
Boros Vehicles	2–2	50.0
Salvage Titan	12–5	70.6
Tempered Steel	93–92	50.3
Mono Blue Architect	26–29	47.3
Devoid Aggro	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	12–12	50.0
Illusions	3–1	75.0
Devastating Dreams	5–5	50.0
Madness	62–39	61.4
Gruul Madness	7–9	43.8
Golgari Madness	11–4	73.3
Rakdos Madness	41–22	65.1
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	82–37	68.9
Hexproof	41–11	78.8
Boros Auras	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	18–15	54.5
Hateful Auras	16–10	61.5
Slivers	23–12	65.7
Naya Zoo	13–2	86.7
Knights	44–40	52.4
AggroSlide	66–120	35.5
Cats	14–10	58.3
Mono White Cats	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	10–10	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	21–17	55.3
Rakdos Hellbent	0–3	0.0
Boros Aggro	22–13	62.9
Humans	23–22	51.1
Gruul Humans	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Humans	5–6	45.5
Bant Humans	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Humans	9–6	60.0
Boros Humans	3–2	60.0
Shamans	7–4	63.6
Brushwaggs	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–2	33.3
Legends Aggro	26–20	56.5
Boros Legends Aggro	25–17	59.5
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Combo	1676–1496–1	52.8
Storm	351–350	50.1
Sultai Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	78–105	42.6
Dark Tide	9–7	56.3
Dragonstorm	31–24	56.4
Hazoret Storm	21–13	61.8
Simic Storm	13–14	48.1
Citadel Storm	20–5	80.0
High Tide	59–85	41.0
Grixis Tendrils	9–1	90.0
Stormpost	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–2	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	9–4	69.2
Izzet Storm	60–47	56.1
Swath Storm	9–7	56.3
Song Storm	3–2	60.0
Channel Storm	12–30	28.6
Reanimator	232–268–1	46.4
Recurring Nightmare	39–53	42.4
Dragon Nightmare	23–30	43.4
Jund Nightmare	3–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	29–55	34.5
Double Dragon	1–7	12.5
Starlit Graves	3–3	50.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3–2	60.0
8 Goyf	5–6	45.5
Living Death	3–6	33.3
Grozoth	2–2	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	145–139–1	51.1
Rakdos Reanimator	15–21	41.7
Dimir Reanimator	15–9	62.5
Mono Black Reanimator	90–88	50.6
Grixis Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Oriss Genesis	8–22	26.7
Necro Combo	2–2	50.0
Faith Necro	0–2	0.0
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	43–48	47.3
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	13–1	92.9
Warp World	59–28	67.8
Zubera Tribal	4–1	80.0
Maniac Combo	9–4	69.2
Hypergenesis	70–37	65.4
Hyperwave	2–8	20.0
New Perspectives	10–3	76.9
Cat Wave	5–9	35.7
Acid Wave	2–2	50.0
Runeflare	7–12	36.8
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	8–3	72.7
Mardu Life	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	47–70	40.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	30–33	47.6
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	9–28	24.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–6	33.3
Myr Incubator	8–7	53.3
Umbral Mantle	4–3	57.1
"Twin"	24–13	64.9
Jeskai "Twin"	8–3	72.7
Naya "Twin"	10–8	55.6
Combo Post	1–4	20.0
Metalwork Colossus	31–49	38.8
Anvil Colossus	7–26	21.2
Upheaval Colossus	9–14	39.1
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–3	25.0
Seismic Swans	7–4	63.6
Cruel Combo	1–0	100.0
Eggs	40–23	63.5
Saffi Combo	2–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	13–17	43.3
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	25–8	75.8
Retraction Helix Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	23–41	35.9
Quest for Ula's Temple	8–7	53.3
Izzet Ascension	53–35	60.2
Ominous Good	6–10	37.5
Jokulhaups Combo	13–12	52.0
Soulflayer	31–16	66.0
Reanim8 Rack	5–1	83.3
Breakfast	154–132	53.8
Cephalid Breakfast	3–4	42.9
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	3–4	42.9
Hermit Gond	4–2	66.7
Hermit Dredge	4–3	57.1
Oops All Spells	122–103	54.2
Neoform Hermit	15–18	45.5
Oops All Lands	21–2	91.3
Dredge	56–62	47.5
Polymorph	15–3	83.3
Protean Hulk Combo	2–1	66.7
Dice Factory	10–9	52.6
Storm Herald	10–5	66.7
Enduring Ideal	10–13	43.5
Ad Nauseam	19–15	55.9
Ad Swanseam	2–3	40.0
Chain of Acid	3–5	37.5
GreenTwin	7–1	87.5
Tibalt's Trickery	7–5	58.3
Intruder Alarm	7–5	58.3
Calibrated Blast	4–4	50.0
Restore Balance	32–15	68.1
Gyruda	13–6	68.4
Stuffy Doll	3–4	42.9
Belcher	13–8	61.9
Endless Belch	1–2	33.3
Tameshi Bloom	2–6	25.0
Possibility Storm	3–4	42.9
Midnight Mass	6–5	54.5
Phoenix Altar	6–4	60.0
Actual Twin	19–26	42.2
Izzet Twin	18–25	41.9
Boros Twin	1–1	50.0
Control	1478–1256–1	54.1
Mono Black Control	55–20	73.3
Esper Control	97–82	54.2
Demonic Rising	28–16	63.6
Paradox Haze Lock	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Control	23–9	71.9
Turbo Xerox	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	84–80	51.2
Dreadful Inspiration	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	248–248	50.0
Adam's Ale	1–1	50.0
Cawblade	15–20	42.9
Turbo Fog	31–24	56.4
Izzet Control	33–22	60.0
Mardu Control	20–10	66.7
Mill	31–44	41.3
Boros Control	11–5	68.8
Cloudpost Control	67–87	43.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	19–15	55.9
Blackpost	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	30–47	39.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–7	22.2
Grixis Control	58–50	53.7
Cruel Control	32–22	59.3
Stax	56–61	47.9
Pollute the Planet	9–15	37.5
Birthday Stax	6–5	54.5
Chandra Nalaar	7–1	87.5
Stagnant Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	52–36	59.1
Jeskai Approach	3–0	100.0
Dragon Control	25–23	52.1
Izzet Dragons	12–11	52.2
Esper Dragons	2–1	66.7
Grixis Dragons	2–2	50.0
Dimir Dragons	2–1	66.7
Galleon Control	1–9	10.0
Ponza	127–94	57.5
Mono White Control	54–40	57.4
Life is Ez	10–15	40.0
Dynavolt Tower	16–12	57.1
Cycling Control	54–54–1	50.0
Astral Slide	51–47	52.0
Five Color Control	29–17	63.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	7–5	58.3
Shrines	6–6	50.0
Sultai Control	23–25	47.9
Sultai Ultimatum	7–6	53.8
Guildgate Control	26–13	66.7
Bant Control	19–24	44.2
Temur Reclamation	3–4	42.9
Pox	78–50	60.9
Enchantments Control	3–1	75.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	6–8	42.9
Seasons Past Control	22–13	62.9
Orzhov Control	29–37	43.9
Prison	43–25	63.2
Enchantress	39–22	63.9
Aggro-Combo	741–638	53.7
Aristocrats	155–182	46.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	18–38	32.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	43–47	47.8
Golgari Aristocrats	15–24	38.5
Abzan Aristocrats	15–8	65.2
Mardu Aristocrats	6–4	60.0
Food	20–18	52.6
Rakdos Aristocrats	27–28	49.1
Boros Bombardment	5–8	38.5
Burn	104–76	57.8
Necro Burn	0–1	0.0
Infect	141–99	58.8
Simic Infect	58–46	55.8
Blazing Shoal Infect	55–27	67.1
Golgari Infect	4–9	30.8
Mono Black Infect	8–4	66.7
Turbo Myth	2–5	28.6
Pummeler	4–2	66.7
Hermit Humans	3–1	75.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	159–131	54.8
Izzet Dreadnought	22–15	59.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought	113–103	52.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	28–37	43.1
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	3–2	60.0
Hushnought	56–35	61.5
Liquimetal Fishing	18–6	75.0
Combo Goblins	57–61	48.3
Goblin Persist	37–41	47.4
Dirty Kitty	19–20	48.7
Aggro-Control	603–578	51.1
Simic Flash	4–3	57.1
Simic Vat	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	151–166	47.6
Azorius Skies	18–17	51.4
Blue Madness	35–27	56.5
Simic Madness	18–15	54.5
Temur Madness	10–5	66.7
Grixis Madness	0–2	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	14–3	82.4
Temur Clues	2–3	40.0
Wizards	30–23	56.6
Tetsukotog	1–1	50.0
12 Pest	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	39–46	45.9
Mono Blue Gush	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	99–101	49.5
Mono Blue Faeries	5–6	45.5
Mono Blue Librarians	5–4	55.6
Izzet Spells	59–78	43.1
Dimir Tempo	59–47	55.7
Dimir Faeries	6–3	66.7
Sultai Tempo	2–1	66.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	30–14	68.2
Azorius Tempo	14–7	66.7
Combo-Control	489–565	46.4
Curses	27–12	69.2
Burning Vengeance	10–3	76.9
Cruel Combo-Control	15–18	45.5
Battle of Wits	55–44	55.6
Shared Fate	5–3	62.5
Swarm Intelligence	2–2	50.0
Sunforger	1–1	50.0
Pickles	4–14	22.2
Mindcrank	32–92	25.8
Dragoncrank	2–4	33.3
Displace Loop	8–11	42.1
Peregrine Drake	4–5	44.4
Familiars	2–3	40.0
Hedron Alignment	6–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	2–2	50.0
Lich's Mastery	3–10	23.1
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	22–16	57.9
Zur's Weirding	15–15	50.0
Solar Flare	16–13	55.2
Plasma Swans	23–20	53.5
Liliana's Contract	2–2	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	214–263	44.9
Wildfire	67–67	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	14–12	53.8
Borderpost Wildfire	24–32	42.9
Jokulhaups Control	147–196	42.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	45–49	47.9
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	24–32	42.9
Temur Jokulhaups Control	22–37	37.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	14–26	35.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	11–26	29.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	16–15	51.6
Thopter-Sword	5–6	45.5
Azorius Thopter-Sword	3–2	60.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Archfiend Alteration	2–2	50.0
Resurgent Belief	6–8	42.9
Midrange	1944–1342–1	59.2
Temur Ascendancy	32–37	46.4
Prophet Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	59–39	60.2
Golgari Citadel	3–4	42.9
Angels and Taxes	0–3	0.0
Grenzo	10–13	43.5
Abzan Midrange	83–56	59.7
Knights of Windgrace	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	16–14	53.3
Selesnya Value Town	3–12	20.0
Jund	86–65	57.0
Blink	124–152	44.9
Wave Blink	47–63	42.7
Esper Wave	1–3	25.0
Azorius Wave	23–33	41.1
Orzhov Wave	11–14	44.0
Abzan Wave	10–9	52.6
Bant Wave	2–2	50.0
Acid Trip	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	5–1	83.3
Anti-Persecution	3–2	60.0
Graveyard Value	64–56	53.3
Séance	6–14	30.0
Varolz Dreadnought	19–17	52.8
Enchantments Matter	14–8	63.6
Orzhov Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Constellation	2–2	50.0
Allies	55–44	55.6
Orzhov Allies	6–3	66.7
Mardu Allies	10–14	41.7
Boros Allies	7–6	53.8
Mono White Allies	8–2	80.0
Esper Allies	5–5	50.0
BRGW Allies	3–2	60.0
Azorius Allies	8–5	61.5
Treefolk	12–3	80.0
-1/-1 Counters	11–3	78.6
Fake-Rack	47–33	58.8
Selvala Morningstar	2–4	33.3
Mardu Midrange	31–29	51.7
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
White Jund	4–2	66.7
Vampires	59–22	72.8
Mono Black Vampires	30–11	73.2
Rakdos Vampires	20–5	80.0
Orzhov Vampires	5–3	62.5
Legends Midrange	33–14	70.2
Boros Legends Midrange	4–5	44.4
Mardu Legends	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Legends	4–5	44.4
Selesnya Legends	8–2	80.0
Elementals	8–5	61.5
Rakdos Midrange	99–65	60.4
Naya Midrange	14–7	66.7
Card Advantage White	0–2	0.0
Big Red	56–23	70.9
Mono Black Midrange	205–126–1	61.9
Necro Midrange	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Devotion	79–49	61.7
Davriel Braids	4–4	50.0
Heart of Darkness	2–12	14.3
Hellion Whip	4–2	66.7
Dimir Midrange	46–30	60.5
Dimir Vat	1–2	33.3
Temur Energy	1–1	50.0
Angel Tribal	16–5	76.2
Toughness Matters	25–7	78.1
Lifegain Midrange	61–32	65.6
Martyr's Grace	24–19	55.8
Adventures	2–2	50.0
Mutate	9–2	81.8
Sultai Midrange	37–24	60.7
Sultai Emerge	5–8	38.5
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	119–99	54.6
Orzhov Capenna	3–1	75.0
Owling Mine	4–7	36.4
Jeskai Midrange	7–11	38.9
Prophet Glare	4–1	80.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	25–5	83.3
Zur the Enchanter	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	14–5	73.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	12–3	80.0
Mythic Colossification	3–4	42.9
Neoform	8–8	50.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	3–4	42.9
Simic Neoform	2–2	50.0
UBRG Neoform	1–1	50.0
Party	4–2	66.7
Fires of Invention	48–40	54.5
Hero of Precinct One	92–64	59.0
Abzan Hero	3–4	42.9
Mardu Hero	17–8	68.0
Esper Hero	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	16–20	44.4
Five Color Hero	33–14	70.2
Naya Hero	9–3	75.0
Boros Hero	2–6	25.0
Gruul Obosh	10–6	62.5
Clerics	20–8	71.4
Simic Snow	26–24	52.0
Artifact Midrange	40–45	47.1
Coinflip Tribal	13–2	86.7
Death Cloud	13–7	65.0
Ramp	336–432	43.8
Villainous Wealth	2–1	66.7
Rofellos Ramp	62–79	44.0
Wild Pair	7–5	58.3
Channel-Rofellos	4–12	25.0
Cloudpost Ramp	168–272	38.2
Eldrazipost	5–2	71.4
Locus Awakening	2–2	50.0
Golgari Post	7–7	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	8–6	57.1
Greenpost	97–189	33.9
Gruul Post	9–26	25.7
Simic Post	14–21	40.0
Devoid Cruelty	2–2	50.0
Domain	5–3	62.5
Summer Bloom Ramp	14–9	60.9
Historic Bloom	2–3	40.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–4	20.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	2–1	66.7
Eureka!	1–2	33.3
Defenders	6–2	75.0
Carth Superfriends	10–14	41.7
Jund Carth	3–2	60.0
Applejacks	6–2	75.0
Orcish Aids	0–1	0.0
Unclassified	2–0	100.0