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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	12893	22663–21549–3	51.3	80	882	631
Simic Flash	219	365–370–1	49.7	1	22	5
Simic Vat	57	131–97	57.5	0	14	2
Izzet Tempo	3308	6447–5569–1	53.7	15	201	204
Azorius Skies	532	838–920	47.7	3	25	22
Blue Madness	818	1281–1437	47.1	5	42	28
Simic Madness	519	822–878	48.4	4	31	22
Temur Madness	142	245–255	49.0	1	9	3
Grixis Madness	50	74–83	47.1	0	1	2
Lich Aggro-Control	196	344–341	50.2	0	7	11
Temur Clues	37	47–71	39.8	0	9
Wizards	593	826–988	45.5	3	33	16
Tetsukotog	50	90–91	49.7	0	5	2
12 Pest	71	138–118	53.9	1	5	4
Ninjas	732	1265–1267	50.0	4	36	32
Mono Blue Gush	84	149–151	49.7	1	9	6
Mono Blue Tempo	2093	4063–3235	55.7	22	200	128
Mono Blue Faeries	113	209–178	54.0	0	2	4
Mono Blue Librarians	131	264–176	60.0	5	21	11
Izzet Spells	1375	2594–2289	53.1	16	145	81
Dimir Tempo	1211	1860–1994	48.3	3	35	42
Dimir Faeries	121	177–205	46.3	0	2	2
Sultai Tempo	56	115–105	52.3	0	4	2
Ensoul Aggro-Control	275	548–412	57.1	4	33	17
Azorius Tempo	176	282–297	48.7	1	13	6

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	4554–5713	44.4
Mono Black Aggro	109–171	38.9
Heroic	355–429	45.3
Mono White Heroic	184–264	41.1
Azorius Heroic	29–23	55.8
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	81–103	44.0
Boros Heroic	40–27	59.7
Selesnya Heroic	11–9	55.0
Red Deck Wins	673–1215	35.6
Mono Red Devotion	20–37	35.1
Prisoner	1–7	12.5
Proliferate Red	14–13	51.9
Goblins	164–162	50.3
Tokens	204–175	53.8
Selesnya Tokens	74–47	61.2
Mardu Tokens	8–7	53.3
Mono White Tokens	84–82	50.6
Mono Green Stompy	162–221	42.3
White Weenie	384–502	43.3
Odric Keywords	13–22	37.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	50–80	38.5
Soldiers	62–76	44.9
Kithkin	9–11	45.0
Chroma White	5–11	31.3
Elves	355–344	50.8
Werewolves	13–22	37.1
Minotaurs	2–2	50.0
Warriors	10–6	62.5
Selesnya Little Kid	76–90	45.8
Selesnya Counters	25–21	54.3
Rogues	29–28	50.9
Zombies	151–249	37.8
Gruul Aggro	92–101	47.7
Gruul Landfall	14–1	93.3
Merfolk	126–109	53.6
Mono Red Swarm	80–84	48.8
8 Whack	19–25	43.2
Artifact Aggro	621–728	46.0
Affinity	298–360	45.3
Hush-finity	5–7	41.7
Boros Vehicles	7–8	46.7
Salvage Titan	40–22	64.5
Tempered Steel	195–243	44.5
Mono Blue Architect	60–60	50.0
Devoid Aggro	6–4	60.0
Mono Blue Aggro	27–9	75.0
Illusions	8–1	88.9
Devastating Dreams	10–13	43.5
Madness	75–102	42.4
Gruul Madness	9–12	42.9
Golgari Madness	21–21	50.0
Rakdos Madness	32–58	35.6
Jund Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	151–114	57.0
Hexproof	69–49	58.5
Boros Auras	5–2	71.4
Equipment Aggro	33–33	50.0
Hateful Auras	16–25	39.0
Slivers	44–13	77.2
Naya Zoo	14–11	56.0
Knights	114–111	50.7
AggroSlide	156–362	30.1
Cats	40–48	45.5
Mono White Cats	6–2	75.0
Selesnya Cats	33–44	42.9
Rakdos Aggro	41–44	48.2
Rakdos Hellbent	4–6	40.0
Boros Aggro	31–29	51.7
Humans	77–64	54.6
Gruul Humans	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Humans	12–12	50.0
Bant Humans	13–12	52.0
Jeskai Humans	21–12	63.6
Boros Humans	10–7	58.8
Shamans	21–26	44.7
Brushwaggs	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	2–2	50.0
Legends Aggro	34–56	37.8
Boros Legends Aggro	27–45	37.5
Selesnya Legends Aggro	3–4	42.9
Bard Class	1–4	20.0
Combo	4118–3350–2	55.1
Storm	999–804–1	55.4
Sultai Tendrils	6–3	66.7
Dimir Tendrils	182–204–1	47.2
Dark Tide	3–6	33.3
Dragonstorm	73–60	54.9
Hazoret Storm	55–32	63.2
Simic Storm	57–27	67.9
Reclamation Storm	21–7	75.0
Citadel Storm	36–6	85.7
High Tide	266–239	52.7
Grixis Tendrils	30–10	75.0
Stormpost	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–3	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	38–7	84.4
Izzet Storm	112–88	56.0
Swath Storm	16–6	72.7
Song Storm	5–4	55.6
Channel Storm	56–93	37.6
Reanimator	555–536	50.9
Recurring Nightmare	90–101	47.1
Dragon Nightmare	46–58	44.2
Jund Nightmare	8–5	61.5
Four Color Powerful Magic	2–7	22.2
Worldgorger Dragon	134–113	54.3
Double Dragon	42–32	56.8
Starlit Graves	1–7	12.5
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	7–5	58.3
8 Goyf	1–2	33.3
Living Death	7–8	46.7
Grozoth	8–10	44.4
Traditional Reanimator	298–284	51.2
Rakdos Reanimator	43–60	41.7
Dimir Reanimator	21–27	43.8
Mono Black Reanimator	188–146	56.3
Grixis Reanimator	3–7	30.0
Oriss Genesis	38–39	49.4
Necro Combo	7–4	63.6
Faith Necro	1–0	100.0
Deathmantle Necro	2–1	66.7
Biovisionary	4–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	64–90	41.6
Mono Green Stormless Storm	3–2	60.0
Dubious Challenge	30–8	78.9
Warp World	66–58	53.2
Zubera Tribal	11–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	24–12	66.7
Hypergenesis	136–99	57.9
Hyperwave	5–13	27.8
New Perspectives	22–20	52.4
Cat Wave	5–5	50.0
Acid Wave	1–1	50.0
Orcish Aids	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	39–6	86.7
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–2	0.0
Monumental Ignus	0–1	0.0
Mardu Life	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	147–144	50.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	77–79	49.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	31–43	41.9
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	13–7	65.0
Myr Incubator	19–14	57.6
Umbral Mantle	13–12	52.0
"Twin"	40–32	55.6
Murderous Mastery	0–2	0.0
Jeskai "Twin"	8–8	50.0
Naya "Twin"	14–12	53.8
Combo Post	3–10	23.1
Metalwork Colossus	97–106	47.8
Anvil Colossus	36–60	37.5
Upheaval Colossus	30–17	63.8
Infinite Infinite Combos	2–4	33.3
Seismic Swans	17–11	60.7
Cruel Combo	7–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	101–56	64.3
Saffi Combo	4–3	57.1
Turntimber Ranger	3–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	29–14	67.4
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	16–7	69.6
Blazing Shoal Combo	37–35	51.4
Retraction Helix Combo	10–0	100.0
Taking Turns	125–47	72.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	21–12	63.6
Izzet Ascension	95–103	48.0
Ominous Good	35–18	66.0
Jokulhaups Combo	67–26	72.0
Soulflayer	68–67	50.4
Reanim8 Rack	8–18	30.8
Breakfast	311–340–1	47.8
Cephalid Breakfast	20–36–1	35.7
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	17–30–1	36.2
Grixis Breakfast	0–3	0.0
Hermit Gond	9–6	60.0
Hermit Dredge	9–13	40.9
Oops All Spells	204–217	48.5
Neoform Hermit	52–56	48.1
Unctus	2–2	50.0
Oops All Lands	33–10	76.7
Dredge	118–160	42.4
Polymorph	29–18	61.7
Protean Hulk Combo	13–3	81.3
Dice Factory	51–19	72.9
Storm Herald	29–9	76.3
Enduring Ideal	51–46	52.6
Ad Nauseam	62–40	60.8
Ad Swanseam	11–7	61.1
Chain of Acid	15–7	68.2
GreenTwin	15–9	62.5
Tibalt's Trickery	28–7	80.0
Intruder Alarm	13–11	54.2
Calibrated Blast	18–4	81.8
Restore Balance	75–52	59.1
Gyruda	21–16	56.8
Stuffy Doll	11–8	57.9
Belcher	24–22	52.2
Endless Belch	1–2	33.3
Tameshi Bloom	11–11	50.0
Possibility Storm	4–6	40.0
Midnight Mass	13–20	39.4
Phoenix Altar	10–13	43.5
Actual Twin	24–53	31.2
Izzet Twin	18–45	28.6
Boros Twin	6–8	42.9
Control	4012–3438	53.9
Mono Black Control	79–47	62.7
Esper Control	243–277	46.7
Demonic Rising	75–82	47.8
Paradox Haze Lock	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Control	85–60	58.6
Turbo Xerox	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	237–234	50.3
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	577–603	48.9
Adam's Ale	2–0	100.0
Cawblade	36–71	33.6
Turbo Fog	105–26	80.2
Izzet Control	74–95	43.8
Mardu Control	53–34	60.9
Mill	129–48	72.9
Boros Control	23–12	65.7
Cloudpost Control	216–251	46.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	39–54	41.9
Blackpost	30–25	54.5
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	89–102	46.6
Dimir Cloudpost Control	13–10	56.5
Izzet Cloudpost Control	9–12	42.9
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	4–9	30.8
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	13–13	50.0
Grixis Control	187–148	55.8
Cruel Control	76–57	57.1
Stax	208–119	63.6
Necro Stax	1–0	100.0
Pollute the Planet	15–17	46.9
Birthday Stax	10–7	58.8
Chandra Nalaar	9–9	50.0
Stagnant Control	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Control	96–86	52.7
Jeskai Approach	4–4	50.0
Dragon Control	46–40	53.5
Izzet Dragons	24–17	58.5
Esper Dragons	4–4	50.0
WUBR Dragons	0–2	0.0
Grixis Dragons	1–2	33.3
Dimir Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	11–3	78.6
Ponza	276–155	64.0
Mono White Control	116–146	44.3
Life is Ez	42–60	41.2
Dynavolt Tower	11–19	36.7
Cycling Control	153–119	56.3
Astral Slide	144–106	57.6
Five Color Control	85–50	63.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	26–16	61.9
Shrines	27–4	87.1
Sultai Control	100–71	58.5
Sultai Ultimatum	21–6	77.8
Guildgate Control	183–202	47.5
Bant Control	79–52	60.3
Temur Reclamation	36–46	43.9
Pox	168–119	58.5
Enchantments Control	16–16	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	31–26	54.4
Seasons Past Control	55–41	57.3
Orzhov Control	99–107	48.1
Prison	80–57	58.4
Enchantress	68–41	62.4
Aggro-Combo	1620–1520	51.6
Aristocrats	472–446	51.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	89–99	47.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	81–84	49.1
Golgari Aristocrats	41–36	53.2
Abzan Aristocrats	40–19	67.8
Mardu Aristocrats	13–13	50.0
Food	98–84	53.8
Rakdos Aristocrats	61–66	48.0
Boros Bombardment	12–23	34.3
Burn	192–205	48.4
Necro Burn	7–6	53.8
Infect	297–154	65.9
Simic Infect	107–78	57.8
Blazing Shoal Infect	102–46	68.9
Golgari Infect	17–13	56.7
Turbo Myth	2–1	66.7
Pummeler	9–12	42.9
Hermit Humans	8–8	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	274–291	48.5
Izzet Dreadnought	20–26	43.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought	203–235	46.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	70–82	46.1
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	9–6	60.0
Hushnought	98–129	43.2
Liquimetal Fishing	41–27	60.3
Combo Goblins	123–143	46.2
Goblin Persist	79–95	45.4
Dirty Kitty	44–48	47.8
Aggro-Control	1648–1648	50.0
Simic Flash	22–15	59.5
Simic Vat	2–4	33.3
Izzet Tempo	411–506	44.8
Azorius Skies	73–51	58.9
Blue Madness	101–96	51.3
Simic Madness	69–69	50.0
Temur Madness	10–17	37.0
Grixis Madness	7–5	58.3
Lich Aggro-Control	16–22	42.1
Temur Clues	1–1	50.0
Wizards	90–63	58.8
Tetsukotog	4–6	40.0
12 Pest	6–8	42.9
Ninjas	89–87	50.6
Mono Blue Gush	20–14	58.8
Mono Blue Tempo	313–286	52.3
Mono Blue Faeries	18–17	51.4
Mono Blue Librarians	7–7	50.0
Izzet Spells	147–179	45.1
Dimir Tempo	150–136	52.4
Dimir Faeries	12–9	57.1
Sultai Tempo	12–12	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	54–65	45.4
Azorius Tempo	10–16	38.5
Combo-Control	1222–992–1	55.2
Curses	60–42	58.8
Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	9–11	45.0
Cruel Combo-Control	31–41	43.1
Battle of Wits	126–41	75.4
Approach Necro	4–11	26.7
Shared Fate	9–4	69.2
Swarm Intelligence	6–0	100.0
Sunforger	9–3	75.0
Pickles	22–19	53.7
Mindcrank	109–133	45.0
Dragoncrank	4–7	36.4
Displace Loop	18–18	50.0
Peregrine Drake	6–8	42.9
Familiars	5–4	55.6
Hedron Alignment	4–4	50.0
Yosei Vat	4–11	26.7
Lich's Mastery	16–17	48.5
Curious Niv-Mizzet	6–4	60.0
Hive Mind	32–31	50.8
Zur's Weirding	61–56	52.1
Solar Flare	32–28	53.3
Plasma Swans	61–43	58.7
Liliana's Contract	10–2	83.3
Mass Land Destruction	525–415–1	55.9
Wildfire	186–149–1	55.5
Thryx-Wildfire	39–33	54.2
Borderpost Wildfire	75–64	54.0
Jokulhaups Control	339–266	56.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	94–87	51.9
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	71–58	55.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	73–48	60.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	26–15	63.4
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	32–27	54.2
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	25–16	61.0
Thopter-Sword	14–26	35.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	9–16	36.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	2–5	28.6
Esper Thopter-Sword	3–2	60.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–4	20.0
Resurgent Belief	13–7	65.0
Midrange	4404–3907	53.0
Temur Ascendancy	48–88	35.3
Prophet Ascendancy	0–5	0.0
The Rock	148–91	61.9
Golgari Citadel	26–8	76.5
Angels and Taxes	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	10–9	52.6
Abzan Midrange	130–126	50.8
Knights of Windgrace	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	39–34	53.4
Selesnya Value Town	14–18	43.8
Jund	198–170	53.8
Blink	387–341	53.2
Wave Blink	174–179	49.3
Esper Wave	14–6	70.0
Azorius Wave	87–85	50.6
Orzhov Wave	33–52	38.8
Abzan Wave	19–20	48.7
Bant Wave	12–9	57.1
Acid Trip	4–2	66.7
Cloudpost Wave Blink	7–5	58.3
Anti-Persecution	10–9	52.6
Graveyard Value	218–170	56.2
Séance	28–20	58.3
Dimir Graves	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	55–56	49.5
Indestructible	1–5	16.7
Enchantments Matter	34–31	52.3
Orzhov Enchantress	3–7	30.0
Constellation	5–7	41.7
Allies	118–105	52.9
Orzhov Allies	15–15	50.0
Mardu Allies	32–23	58.2
Boros Allies	7–11	38.9
Mono White Allies	4–5	44.4
Esper Allies	11–10	52.4
BRGW Allies	5–10	33.3
Azorius Allies	15–16	48.4
Treefolk	19–18	51.4
-1/-1 Counters	8–10	44.4
Fake-Rack	123–69	64.1
Selvala Morningstar	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	83–81	50.6
Leave // Chance Midrange	0–2	0.0
Yisan-Prophet	4–6	40.0
White Jund	5–16	23.8
Vampires	94–94	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	45–67	40.2
Rakdos Vampires	28–11	71.8
Orzhov Vampires	9–7	56.3
Legends Midrange	55–51	51.9
Boros Legends Midrange	5–5	50.0
Mardu Legends	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Legends	18–17	51.4
Selesnya Legends	9–13	40.9
Elementals	23–15	60.5
Rakdos Midrange	218–247	46.9
Naya Midrange	24–9	72.7
Stoic Midrange	1–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	0–3	0.0
Big Red	73–81	47.4
Mono Black Midrange	496–543	47.7
Necro Midrange	20–23	46.5
Mono Black Devotion	259–263	49.6
Davriel Braids	1–4	20.0
Heart of Darkness	17–27	38.6
Verdant Succession	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	20–13	60.6
Dimir Midrange	150–125	54.5
Dimir Vat	4–8	33.3
Temur Energy	7–6	53.8
Angel Tribal	27–14	65.9
Toughness Matters	84–35	70.6
Lifegain Midrange	110–116	48.7
Martyr's Grace	25–56	30.9
Adventures	16–5	76.2
Mutate	8–8	50.0
Sultai Midrange	85–81	51.2
Sultai Emerge	10–29	25.6
Fight Rigging	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Midrange	230–308	42.8
Orzhov Capenna	3–12	20.0
Owling Mine	45–15	75.0
Jeskai Midrange	23–27	46.0
Prophet Glare	9–5	64.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	40–19	67.8
Zur the Enchanter	3–2	60.0
Ordealbreak	36–23	61.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	35–23	60.3
Mythic Colossification	9–9	50.0
Neoform	27–26	50.9
Temur Neoform	7–5	58.3
Sultai Neoform	8–10	44.4
Simic Neoform	3–3	50.0
UBRG Neoform	2–1	66.7
Party	16–14	53.3
Fires of Invention	123–69	64.1
Hero of Precinct One	142–143	49.8
Abzan Hero	7–14	33.3
Mardu Hero	17–24	41.5
Esper Hero	8–5	61.5
Orzhov Hero	17–37	31.5
Five Color Hero	45–34	57.0
Naya Hero	9–8	52.9
Boros Hero	7–6	53.8
Gruul Obosh	9–11	45.0
Clerics	35–23	60.3
Simic Snow	43–99	30.3
Artifact Midrange	66–67	49.6
Coinflip Tribal	25–5	83.3
Death Cloud	47–20	70.1
Ramp	1078–978	52.4
Villainous Wealth	11–6	64.7
Rofellos Ramp	215–302	41.6
Wild Pair	16–9	64.0
Channel-Rofellos	60–140	30.0
Cloudpost Ramp	538–467	53.5
Eldrazipost	9–7	56.3
Locus Awakening	4–0	100.0
Golgari Post	13–19	40.6
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	22–20	52.4
Greenpost	355–335	51.4
Gruul Post	37–25	59.7
Simic Post	31–24	56.4
Devoid Cruelty	7–8	46.7
Domain	14–9	60.9
Temur Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Selvala Tokens	2–1	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	47–20	70.1
Historic Bloom	15–7	68.2
Reclamation at Wake	6–6	50.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	2–5	28.6
Eureka!	17–14	54.8
Defenders	7–9	43.8
Carth Superfriends	44–20	68.8
Jund Carth	6–6	50.0
Unclassified	7–3	70.0