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Humans

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50651	94648–84723–65	52.8	746	5820	2387
Humans	815	1562–1321	54.2	14	107	46
Gruul Humans	37	92–57	61.7	0	3	6
Selesnya Humans	117	172–220	43.9	0	6	3
Bant Humans	53	100–78	56.2	0	3	4
Jeskai Humans	79	169–157	51.8	4	17	3
Boros Humans	205	428–305	58.4	8	50	11
Orzhov Humans	136	275–212	56.5	1	18	8
Azorius Humans	86	187–129	59.2	1	5	11

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	327–328	49.9
Mono Black Aggro	9–3	75.0
Heroic	26–28	48.1
Mono White Heroic	2–9	18.2
Azorius Heroic	4–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	13–9	59.1
Boros Heroic	5–6	45.5
Selesnya Heroic	1–4	20.0
Red Deck Wins	57–61	48.3
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	10–6	62.5
Tokens	7–6	53.8
Selesnya Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono White Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	11–8	57.9
White Weenie	25–36	41.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–3	50.0
Soldiers	7–11	38.9
Mono White Humans	9–12	42.9
Elves	17–25	40.5
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–5	50.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	4–2	66.7
Gruul Aggro	6–3	66.7
Merfolk	9–3	75.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	32–41	43.8
Affinity	24–26	48.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	14–16	46.7
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	3–11	21.4
Mono Blue Architect	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–2	50.0
Illusions	1–2	33.3
Devastating Dreams	1–1	50.0
Madness	4–1	80.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	13–6	68.4
Hexproof	6–2	75.0
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	6–2	75.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–2	33.3
Knights	3–7	30.0
AggroSlide	8–14	36.4
Cats	2–2	50.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	5–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–3	25.0
Humans	28–28	50.0
Gruul Humans	1–1	50.0
Bant Humans	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	3–5	37.5
Boros Humans	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Humans	12–11	52.2
Azorius Humans	3–4	42.9
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	19–17	52.8
Boros Legends Aggro	12–12	50.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Bard Class	6–2	75.0
Permanent Vacation	4–6	40.0
Pirates	8–3	72.7
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	330–225	59.5
Storm	112–48	70.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Dragonstorm	5–1	83.3
Hazoret Storm	12–5	70.6
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	6–1	85.7
High Tide	44–18	71.0
Grixis Tendrils	4–1	80.0
Stormpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	5–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	4–2	66.7
Channel Storm	23–19	54.8
Reanimator	18–27	40.0
Recurring Nightmare	11–11	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	8–10	44.4
Worldgorger Dragon	3–1	75.0
Living Death	0–7	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–5	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	4–8	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	6–2	75.0
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	39–25	60.9
Temur Glimpse	11–4	73.3
Boros Glimpse	24–19	55.8
Four Color Glimpse	3–1	75.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	4–4	50.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	6–4	60.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	6–2	75.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	11–7	61.1
Anvil Colossus	3–4	42.9
Upheaval Colossus	5–2	71.4
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	6–0	100.0
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	8–5	61.5
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	0–3	0.0
Soulflayer	5–3	62.5
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	10–9	52.6
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	0–3	0.0
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	5–2	71.4
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Unctus	0–2	0.0
Oops All Lands	14–13	51.9
Dredge	12–8	60.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	10–7	58.8
Polymorph	2–1	66.7
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	3–1	75.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	3–2	60.0
Tibalt's Trickery	3–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–1	66.7
Calibrated Blast	3–4	42.9
Restore Balance	13–9	59.1
Gyruda	5–6	45.5
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	5–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	2–5	28.6
Phoenix Altar	3–7	30.0
Actual Twin	2–13	13.3
Izzet Twin	1–11	8.3
Boros Twin	1–2	33.3
Nadu Combo	2–1	66.7
Amalia Combo	2–0	100.0
Control	249–204	55.0
Mono Black Control	4–4	50.0
Esper Control	35–17	67.3
Demonic Rising	2–2	50.0
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	6–8	42.9
Dimir Control	14–6	70.0
Azorius Control	56–43	56.6
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	8–4	66.7
Izzet Control	8–10	44.4
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	6–1	85.7
Boros Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	14–15	48.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Blackpost	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–5	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	11–11	50.0
Cruel Control	7–6	53.8
Stax	9–2	81.8
Jeskai Control	8–12	40.0
Dragon Control	2–2	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–2	33.3
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	5–1	83.3
Ponza	7–5	58.3
Mono White Control	5–21	19.2
Life is Ez	1–2	33.3
Dynavolt Tower	4–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	3–4	42.9
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	7–0	100.0
Bant Control	0–4	0.0
Pox	7–3	70.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Control	11–12	47.8
Prison	6–8	42.9
Enchantress	5–6	45.5
Aggro-Combo	77–65	54.2
Aristocrats	49–37	57.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–11	26.7
Golgari Aristocrats	9–3	75.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	28–18	60.9
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	8–5	61.5
Infect	7–7	50.0
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–3	40.0
Golgari Infect	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–7	41.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–5	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–2	60.0
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–3	40.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Dwarf Combo	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	114–115	49.8
Simic Flash	4–1	80.0
Izzet Tempo	21–26	44.7
Azorius Skies	2–3	40.0
Blue Madness	4–1	80.0
Simic Madness	4–0	100.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Wizards	0–1	0.0
12 Pest	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	4–5	44.4
Mono Blue Gush	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	25–36	41.0
Mono Blue Faeries	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–10	23.1
Izzet Spells	13–12	52.0
Dimir Tempo	11–6	64.7
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Dimir Librarians	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Tempo	4–7	36.4
Spirits	7–3	70.0
Azorius Spirits	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Spirits	4–1	80.0
Combo-Control	58–49	54.2
Curses	3–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–1	75.0
Battle of Wits	8–5	61.5
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	4–2	66.7
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	2–1	66.7
Peregrine Drake	2–0	100.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–3	25.0
Solar Flare	3–3	50.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	13–14	48.1
Wildfire	5–5	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	4–2	66.7
Jokulhaups Control	8–9	47.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	4–4	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	0–3	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–2	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	2–3	40.0
Greasefang	12–7	63.2
Esper Greasefang	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Greasefang	8–5	61.5
Coveted Falcon Combo	3–3	50.0
Midrange	330–291	53.1
Temur Ascendancy	3–6	33.3
The Rock	22–23	48.9
Abzan Midrange	16–10	61.5
Selesnya Midrange	2–6	25.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–3	0.0
Jund	8–8	50.0
Blink	37–63	37.0
Wave Blink	3–10	23.1
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–5	28.6
Azorius Wave	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Blink	29–41	41.4
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	17–5	77.3
Varolz Dreadnought	6–2	75.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	2–5	28.6
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	1–2	33.3
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	18–1	94.7
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	8–4	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	3–1	75.0
Legends Midrange	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Legends	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	9–9	50.0
Naya Midrange	2–3	40.0
Big Red	6–4	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	20–21	48.8
Necro Midrange	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Devotion	2–4	33.3
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Verdant Succession	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	4–3	57.1
Dimir Midrange	8–7	53.3
Angels	4–6	40.0
Mono White Angels	2–6	25.0
Orzhov Angels	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	5–1	83.3
Lifegain Midrange	5–3	62.5
Martyr's Grace	1–2	33.3
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	6–2	75.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Midrange	13–10	56.5
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	15–15	50.0
Ordealbreak	1–2	33.3
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–2	33.3
Mythic Colossification	1–1	50.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	1–3	25.0
Fires of Invention	7–8	46.7
Hero of Precinct One	10–14	41.7
Five Color Hero	6–7	46.2
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Hero	1–1	50.0
Clerics	2–4	33.3
Simic Snow	12–10	54.5
Artifact Midrange	11–4	73.3
Boros Engineers	1–0	100.0
Coinflips	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	5–7	41.7
Nissa Company	1–3	25.0
Illness in the Ranks	3–1	75.0
Game Objects	4–2	66.7
Laelia Cascade	2–2	50.0
Wight Midrange	1–3	25.0
Golgari Wight	1–2	33.3
Jund Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	77–44	63.6
Villainous Wealth	2–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	9–1	90.0
Wild Pair	3–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	21–18	53.8
Eldrazipost	1–3	25.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	9–8	52.9
Gruul Post	1–2	33.3
Simic Post	5–4	55.6
Selvala Tokens	2–1	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–2	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	3–3	50.0
Applejacks	3–3	50.0
Field Ramp	20–9	69.0