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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50199	93775–84018–65	52.7	734	5753	2361
Humans	714	1336–1167	53.4	12	96	35
Gruul Humans	37	92–57	61.7	0	3	6
Selesnya Humans	116	171–217	44.1	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	198	413–292	58.6	7	47	11
Orzhov Humans	120	234–189	55.3	1	13	7

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	278–286	49.3
Mono Black Aggro	8–3	72.7
Heroic	19–21	47.5
Mono White Heroic	1–8	11.1
Azorius Heroic	3–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	9–7	56.3
Boros Heroic	5–6	45.5
Red Deck Wins	51–55	48.1
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	10–6	62.5
Tokens	5–6	45.5
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	2–3	40.0
Mono Green Stompy	10–8	55.6
White Weenie	21–33	38.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–3	25.0
Soldiers	7–11	38.9
Mono White Humans	7–10	41.2
Elves	13–19	40.6
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–2	60.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	4–1	80.0
Gruul Aggro	6–2	75.0
Merfolk	5–1	83.3
Mono Red Swarm	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	25–36	41.0
Affinity	19–23	45.2
Hardened Scales Affinity	14–16	46.7
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	2–10	16.7
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
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	12–6	66.7
Hexproof	6–2	75.0
Equipment Aggro	0–2	0.0
Hateful Auras	6–2	75.0
Naya Zoo	1–2	33.3
Knights	3–6	33.3
AggroSlide	6–12	33.3
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	24–24	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	12–10	54.5
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	18–17	51.4
Boros Legends Aggro	11–12	47.8
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	271–195	58.2
Storm	84–40	67.7
Dimir Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Dragonstorm	2–1	66.7
Hazoret Storm	11–5	68.8
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	6–1	85.7
High Tide	25–13	65.8
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	3–2	60.0
Channel Storm	20–16	55.6
Reanimator	15–24	38.5
Recurring Nightmare	9–9	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	6–8	42.9
Worldgorger Dragon	3–1	75.0
Living Death	0–7	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–5	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–7	30.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–2	71.4
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
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	4–3	57.1
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–1	80.0
Jeskai 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	9–7	56.3
Anvil Colossus	2–4	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	4–2	66.7
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	4–0	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	5–3	62.5
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	0–3	0.0
Soulflayer	5–2	71.4
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	6–9	40.0
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	3–2	60.0
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	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	2–2	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	3–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–1	66.7
Calibrated Blast	3–4	42.9
Restore Balance	8–6	57.1
Gyruda	5–5	50.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	5–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	2–4	33.3
Phoenix Altar	3–7	30.0
Actual Twin	2–10	16.7
Izzet Twin	1–8	11.1
Boros Twin	1–2	33.3
Nadu Combo	2–2	50.0
Amalia Combo	2–0	100.0
Control	214–180	54.3
Mono Black Control	3–4	42.9
Esper Control	33–15	68.8
Demonic Rising	2–2	50.0
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	5–7	41.7
Dimir Control	14–6	70.0
Azorius Control	51–39	56.7
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	8–4	66.7
Izzet Control	2–6	25.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	3–1	75.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	13–14	48.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Blackpost	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–4	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	6–2	75.0
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	6–5	54.5
Mono White Control	5–21	19.2
Life is Ez	1–2	33.3
Dynavolt Tower	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	3–2	60.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	5–0	100.0
Bant Control	0–4	0.0
Pox	6–1	85.7
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Control	5–6	45.5
Prison	6–7	46.2
Enchantress	5–5	50.0
Aggro-Combo	60–53	53.1
Aristocrats	35–30	53.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–11	8.3
Golgari Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	25–14	64.1
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	7–3	70.0
Infect	6–5	54.5
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
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	2–2	50.0
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–2	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	1–1	50.0
Dwarf Combo	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	92–101	47.7
Simic Flash	3–1	75.0
Izzet Tempo	16–21	43.2
Azorius Skies	3–3	50.0
Blue Madness	4–1	80.0
Simic Madness	4–0	100.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
12 Pest	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Gush	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	23–32	41.8
Mono Blue Faeries	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–10	23.1
Izzet Spells	9–11	45.0
Dimir Tempo	8–6	57.1
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
Combo-Control	53–45	54.1
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
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	8–12	40.0
Wildfire	5–5	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	4–2	66.7
Jokulhaups Control	3–7	30.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
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	3–2	60.0
Midrange	295–264	52.8
Temur Ascendancy	3–6	33.3
The Rock	20–20	50.0
Abzan Midrange	15–8	65.2
Selesnya Midrange	1–6	14.3
Selesnya Value Town	0–3	0.0
Jund	8–7	53.3
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	11–4	73.3
Varolz Dreadnought	3–1	75.0
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	16–1	94.1
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
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	8–7	53.3
Naya Midrange	2–3	40.0
Big Red	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	17–17	50.0
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	7–7	50.0
Angels	3–5	37.5
Mono White Angels	2–5	28.6
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	4–1	80.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–3	57.1
Martyr's Grace	1–2	33.3
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	4–2	66.7
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Midrange	12–10	54.5
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	15–15	50.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–1	50.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	3–7	30.0
Hero of Precinct One	9–12	42.9
Five Color Hero	5–5	50.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Hero	1–1	50.0
Clerics	2–4	33.3
Simic Snow	11–8	57.9
Artifact Midrange	9–4	69.2
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	5–6	45.5
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	73–43	62.9
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	18–17	51.4
Eldrazipost	1–3	25.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	7–8	46.7
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