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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	47431	88742–79467–65	52.8	688	5359	2220
Humans	481	853–821	51.0	7	52	21
Gruul Humans	37	92–57	61.7	0	3	6
Selesnya Humans	91	124–164	43.1	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	82	153–140	52.2	3	19	3
Orzhov Humans	24	51–27	65.4	0	2	3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	170–199	46.1
Mono Black Aggro	8–3	72.7
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	22–42	34.4
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	7–6	53.8
Tokens	5–6	45.5
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	2–3	40.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–4	60.0
White Weenie	12–18	40.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–3	25.0
Soldiers	2–5	28.6
Mono White Humans	4–1	80.0
Elves	13–19	40.6
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–2	60.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	3–1	75.0
Gruul Aggro	4–2	66.7
Merfolk	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	16–20	44.4
Affinity	11–10	52.4
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	4–3	57.1
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	0–2	0.0
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
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	4–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–3	25.0
Humans	10–10	50.0
Gruul Humans	1–1	50.0
Bant Humans	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	3–5	37.5
Boros Humans	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Humans	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	13–12	52.0
Boros Legends Aggro	10–12	45.5
Bard Class	3–0	100.0
Permanent Vacation	2–1	66.7
Combo	178–143	55.5
Storm	74–41	64.3
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	1–1	50.0
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	5–4	55.6
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	7–7	50.0
Anvil Colossus	1–4	20.0
Upheaval Colossus	4–2	66.7
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	4–2	66.7
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	11–11	50.0
Dredge	3–2	60.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	2–1	66.7
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	2–1	66.7
Tibalt's Trickery	2–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	1–2	33.3
Restore Balance	7–3	70.0
Gyruda	3–5	37.5
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	4–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	2–3	40.0
Phoenix Altar	3–6	33.3
Actual Twin	2–8	20.0
Izzet Twin	1–6	14.3
Boros Twin	1–2	33.3
Control	160–142	53.0
Mono Black Control	3–4	42.9
Esper Control	23–9	71.9
Demonic Rising	2–1	66.7
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	5–6	45.5
Dimir Control	12–5	70.6
Azorius Control	27–23	54.0
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	4–1	80.0
Izzet Control	1–3	25.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	2–1	66.7
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	9–12	42.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–3	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	9–10	47.4
Cruel Control	5–5	50.0
Stax	4–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	5–11	31.3
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	5–7	41.7
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	15–22	40.5
Prison	5–6	45.5
Enchantress	4–5	44.4
Aggro-Combo	31–38	44.9
Aristocrats	10–16	38.5
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
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
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
Magda Dwarfs	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	68–80	45.9
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
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	18–24	42.9
Mono Blue Faeries	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–3	25.0
Izzet Spells	5–11	31.3
Dimir Tempo	5–3	62.5
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	27–31	46.6
Curses	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–1	75.0
Battle of Wits	3–4	42.9
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
Greasefang	2–2	50.0
Midrange	176–155	53.2
Temur Ascendancy	3–6	33.3
The Rock	15–14	51.7
Abzan Midrange	7–7	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–3	0.0
Jund	7–7	50.0
Blink	7–19	26.9
Wave Blink	1–5	16.7
Azorius Wave	1–5	16.7
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–5	28.6
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	7–2	77.8
Mono Black Vampires	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–1	66.7
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	5–4	55.6
Angel Tribal	1–2	33.3
Toughness Matters	4–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–2	66.7
Martyr's Grace	1–2	33.3
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	3–2	60.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	7–6	53.8
Owling Mine	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–0	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	7–10	41.2
Five Color Hero	3–5	37.5
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	2–3	40.0
Simic Snow	11–8	57.9
Artifact Midrange	5–3	62.5
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–4	33.3
Ramp	43–33	56.6
Rofellos Ramp	9–1	90.0
Wild Pair	3–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	16–16	50.0
Eldrazipost	0–3	0.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	7–7	50.0
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	1–2	33.3
Field Ramp	5–3	62.5