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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	47155	88241–79042–65	52.7	686	5331	2204
Humans	435	754–765	49.6	7	48	16
Gruul Humans	37	92–57	61.7	0	3	6
Selesnya Humans	87	116–158	42.3	0	4	1
Bant Humans	53	100–78	56.2	0	3	4
Jeskai Humans	81	173–159	52.1	4	17	3
Boros Humans	64	110–115	48.9	3	17	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	143–186	43.5
Mono Black Aggro	7–3	70.0
Heroic	14–16	46.7
Mono White Heroic	1–7	12.5
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	9–7	56.3
Boros Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	20–38	34.5
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	6–5	54.5
Tokens	4–5	44.4
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–3	40.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–4	55.6
White Weenie	9–17	34.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–3	25.0
Soldiers	1–5	16.7
Elves	12–19	38.7
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–2	60.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	2–1	66.7
Gruul Aggro	4–2	66.7
Merfolk	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	10–17	37.0
Affinity	5–7	41.7
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	2–8	20.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–2	50.0
Illusions	1–2	33.3
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	4–1	80.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	2–3	40.0
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	0–2	0.0
Naya Zoo	1–2	33.3
Knights	3–6	33.3
AggroSlide	3–11	21.4
Cats	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–3	25.0
Humans	8–8	50.0
Gruul Humans	1–1	50.0
Bant Humans	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	3–5	37.5
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	10–12	45.5
Boros Legends Aggro	8–12	40.0
Bard Class	2–0	100.0
Combo	162–129	55.7
Storm	74–40	64.9
Dimir Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Dragonstorm	3–1	75.0
Hazoret Storm	11–5	68.8
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	23–13	63.9
Grixis Tendrils	4–1	80.0
Stormpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	3–2	60.0
Channel Storm	20–16	55.6
Reanimator	15–18	45.5
Recurring Nightmare	9–9	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	6–8	42.9
Worldgorger Dragon	3–1	75.0
Living Death	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–6	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	1–4	20.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	4–2	66.7
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	4–3	57.1
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	1–2	33.3
Jeskai "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–7	46.2
Anvil Colossus	1–4	20.0
Upheaval Colossus	3–2	60.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	2–0	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	3–1	75.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–3	0.0
Soulflayer	5–2	71.4
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	3–7	30.0
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	1–2	33.3
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	4–3	57.1
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–2	33.3
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	1–2	33.3
Restore Balance	6–3	66.7
Gyruda	2–3	40.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	4–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	2–3	40.0
Phoenix Altar	2–6	25.0
Actual Twin	2–8	20.0
Izzet Twin	1–6	14.3
Boros Twin	1–2	33.3
Control	147–135	52.1
Mono Black Control	3–4	42.9
Esper Control	22–8	73.3
Demonic Rising	2–1	66.7
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	5–6	45.5
Dimir Control	11–6	64.7
Azorius Control	22–23	48.9
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	3–1	75.0
Izzet Control	1–3	25.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	2–1	66.7
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	9–11	45.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Blackpost	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–4	42.9
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Grixis Control	9–9	50.0
Cruel Control	5–5	50.0
Stax	4–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	5–10	33.3
Dragon Control	1–2	33.3
Izzet Dragons	1–2	33.3
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	5–5	50.0
Mono White Control	4–6	40.0
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	2–2	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	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
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	12–20	37.5
Prison	5–6	45.5
Enchantress	4–5	44.4
Aggro-Combo	28–37	43.1
Aristocrats	9–16	36.0
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	1–1	50.0
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	4–3	57.1
Infect	5–5	50.0
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
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
Aggro-Control	63–77	45.0
Izzet Tempo	10–18	35.7
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	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Gush	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	17–21	44.7
Mono Blue Faeries	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	4–11	26.7
Dimir Tempo	4–3	57.1
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	24–29	45.3
Curses	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–1	75.0
Battle of Wits	2–4	33.3
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
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	1–1	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	1–2	33.3
Midrange	150–140	51.7
Temur Ascendancy	3–6	33.3
The Rock	7–5	58.3
Abzan Midrange	6–5	54.5
Selesnya Midrange	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–3	0.0
Jund	6–7	46.2
Blink	3–18	14.3
Wave Blink	1–5	16.7
Azorius Wave	1–5	16.7
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–5	16.7
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	7–4	63.6
Varolz Dreadnought	3–1	75.0
Allies	1–4	20.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	1–2	33.3
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	12–1	92.3
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Vampires	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–6	45.5
Naya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	15–16	48.4
Necro Midrange	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Devotion	2–3	40.0
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Verdant Succession	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	4–3	57.1
Dimir Midrange	4–4	50.0
Angel Tribal	1–2	33.3
Toughness Matters	4–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–2	60.0
Martyr's Grace	1–2	33.3
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	6–5	54.5
Owling Mine	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
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	1–4	20.0
Hero of Precinct One	6–10	37.5
Five Color Hero	2–5	28.6
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Simic Snow	11–8	57.9
Artifact Midrange	5–3	62.5
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–3	25.0
Ramp	37–32	53.6
Rofellos Ramp	10–1	90.9
Wild Pair	3–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	16–17	48.5
Eldrazipost	0–3	0.0
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	1–2	33.3
Applejacks	1–3	25.0