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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Control	2069	3910–4253–3	47.9	81	887
Simic Flash	39	77–71–1	52.0	1	22
Simic Vat	20	46–37	55.4	0	14
Izzet Tempo	506	926–1057–1	46.7	15	201
Azorius Skies	69	115–146	44.1	3	25
Blue Madness	91	166–178	48.3	5	42
Simic Madness	62	124–118	51.2	4	31
Temur Madness	20	34–40	45.9	1	9
Grixis Madness	5	4–11	26.7	0	1
Lich Aggro-Control	21	40–50	44.4	0	7
Temur Clues	21	36–43	45.6	0	9
Wizards	87	153–179	46.1	3	34
Tetsukotog	10	20–18	52.6	0	5
12 Pest	8	22–17	56.4	1	5
Ninjas	78	119–165	41.9	4	36
Mono Blue Gush	15	25–28	47.2	1	9
Mono Blue Tempo	453	918–884	50.9	23	203
Mono Blue Faeries	9	9–21	30.0	0	2
Mono Blue Librarians	40	107–78	57.8	6	24
Izzet Spells	276	629–568	52.5	16	145
Dimir Tempo	137	216–294	42.4	3	35
Dimir Faeries	10	17–24	41.5	0	2
Sultai Tempo	11	25–20	55.6	0	4
Ensoul Aggro-Control	60	149–123	54.8	4	33
Azorius Tempo	30	52–64	44.8	1	14

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1035–1342	43.5
Mono Black Aggro	19–27	41.3
Heroic	81–98	45.3
Mono White Heroic	53–69	43.4
Azorius Heroic	5–8	38.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	15–20	42.9
Boros Heroic	6–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	239–366	39.5
Mono Red Devotion	2–9	18.2
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	4–4	50.0
Goblins	32–21	60.4
Tokens	47–37	56.0
Selesnya Tokens	21–9	70.0
Mardu Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono White Tokens	23–23	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	27–44	38.0
White Weenie	96–88	52.2
Odric Keywords	8–8	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	8–6	57.1
Soldiers	20–16	55.6
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Elves	47–64	42.3
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Warriors	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	9–11	45.0
Selesnya Counters	0–3	0.0
Rogues	5–3	62.5
Zombies	41–74	35.7
Gruul Aggro	7–14	33.3
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	26–16	61.9
Mono Red Swarm	18–19	48.6
8 Whack	2–3	40.0
Artifact Aggro	134–153	46.7
Affinity	65–86	43.0
Hush-finity	2–3	40.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	51–52	49.5
Mono Blue Architect	15–10	60.0
Devoid Aggro	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	4–4	50.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	2–3	40.0
Madness	3–12	20.0
Gruul Madness	1–3	25.0
Golgari Madness	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Madness	0–6	0.0
Voltron	37–17	68.5
Hexproof	16–7	69.6
Boros Auras	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	8–6	57.1
Hateful Auras	4–1	80.0
Slivers	6–2	75.0
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	21–23	47.7
AggroSlide	64–178	26.4
Cats	11–6	64.7
Mono White Cats	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	8–6	57.1
Rakdos Aggro	4–4	50.0
Boros Aggro	2–2	50.0
Humans	22–16	57.9
Bant Humans	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Humans	12–9	57.1
Boros Humans	4–4	50.0
Shamans	3–5	37.5
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–2	33.3
Legends Aggro	6–16	27.3
Boros Legends Aggro	6–16	27.3
Combo	617–663–2	48.2
Storm	131–145–1	47.5
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	19–42–1	31.1
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	6–11	35.3
Hazoret Storm	5–5	50.0
Simic Storm	5–3	62.5
Reclamation Storm	3–3	50.0
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	53–35	60.2
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Stormpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	10–15	40.0
Swath Storm	3–0	100.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	23–25	47.9
Reanimator	86–101	46.0
Recurring Nightmare	18–20	47.4
Dragon Nightmare	11–16	40.7
Jund Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	23–19	54.8
Double Dragon	6–5	54.5
Starlit Graves	0–3	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
8 Goyf	1–1	50.0
Living Death	3–2	60.0
Grozoth	1–2	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	39–54	41.9
Rakdos Reanimator	2–5	28.6
Dimir Reanimator	1–12	7.7
Mono Black Reanimator	30–27	52.6
Oriss Genesis	2–2	50.0
Necro Combo	4–2	66.7
Deathmantle Necro	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	12–24	33.3
Mono Green Stormless Storm	3–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	4–4	50.0
Warp World	7–10	41.2
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	34–25	57.6
Hyperwave	4–6	40.0
New Perspectives	4–4	50.0
Cat Wave	2–1	66.7
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–2	0.0
Mardu Life	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	25–21	54.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	10–8	55.6
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	11–11	50.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	3–4	42.9
"Twin"	5–4	55.6
Jeskai "Twin"	1–2	33.3
Naya "Twin"	1–2	33.3
Combo Post	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	21–26	44.7
Anvil Colossus	15–23	39.5
Upheaval Colossus	5–1	83.3
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Eggs	8–14	36.4
Saffi Combo	0–2	0.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–1	66.7
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–3	40.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	8–6	57.1
Taking Turns	12–6	66.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	7–1	87.5
Izzet Ascension	16–15	51.6
Ominous Good	8–4	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	6–4	60.0
Soulflayer	15–14	51.7
Reanim8 Rack	5–11	31.3
Breakfast	66–98–1	40.2
Cephalid Breakfast	2–13–1	13.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	2–9–1	18.2
Grixis Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Hermit Gond	2–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	1–2	33.3
Oops All Spells	53–67	44.2
Neoform Hermit	8–15	34.8
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	4–1	80.0
Dredge	9–23	28.1
Protean Hulk Combo	3–0	100.0
Dice Factory	4–2	66.7
Storm Herald	4–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	3–5	37.5
Ad Nauseam	7–6	53.8
Ad Swanseam	3–3	50.0
Chain of Acid	2–0	100.0
GreenTwin	0–2	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	4–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–1	66.7
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	16–8	66.7
Gyruda	7–2	77.8
Stuffy Doll	1–2	33.3
Belcher	3–4	42.9
Tameshi Bloom	2–3	40.0
Midnight Mass	3–5	37.5
Phoenix Altar	6–10	37.5
Actual Twin	19–26	42.2
Izzet Twin	15–21	41.7
Boros Twin	4–5	44.4
Control	648–628	50.8
Mono Black Control	10–8	55.6
Esper Control	34–47	42.0
Demonic Rising	16–16	50.0
Mono Blue Control	20–22	47.6
Dimir Control	41–43	48.8
Azorius Control	95–90	51.4
Adam's Ale	1–0	100.0
Cawblade	10–23	30.3
Turbo Fog	12–2	85.7
Izzet Control	12–18	40.0
Mardu Control	5–4	55.6
Mill	13–3	81.3
Boros Control	4–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	27–33	45.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	7–6	53.8
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–16	36.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	5–1	83.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	41–31	56.9
Cruel Control	21–8	72.4
Stax	21–9	70.0
Pollute the Planet	4–3	57.1
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	6–3	66.7
Jeskai Control	23–17	57.5
Jeskai Approach	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	13–13	50.0
Izzet Dragons	2–5	28.6
Esper Dragons	3–1	75.0
Grixis Dragons	0–2	0.0
Galleon Control	4–2	66.7
Ponza	17–3	85.0
Mono White Control	13–16	44.8
Life is Ez	0–3	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	30–40	42.9
Astral Slide	29–40	42.0
Five Color Control	7–7	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	17–23	42.5
Sultai Ultimatum	5–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	61–66	48.0
Bant Control	12–6	66.7
Temur Reclamation	12–21	36.4
Pox	12–9	57.1
Enchantments Control	1–5	16.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	12–12	50.0
Seasons Past Control	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Control	34–41	45.3
Prison	14–10	58.3
Enchantress	13–10	56.5
Aggro-Combo	268–302	47.0
Aristocrats	59–73	44.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	10–19	34.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	12–12	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	14–17	45.2
Rakdos Aristocrats	9–13	40.9
Boros Bombardment	1–3	25.0
Burn	44–55	44.4
Necro Burn	2–3	40.0
Infect	40–29	58.0
Simic Infect	16–14	53.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	7–4	63.6
Golgari Infect	4–6	40.0
Mono Black Infect	2–1	66.7
Turbo Myth	2–0	100.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	54–65	45.4
Izzet Dreadnought	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	38–53	41.8
Izzet Blitzkrieg	12–16	42.9
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	25–30	45.5
Liquimetal Fishing	1–2	33.3
Combo Goblins	23–28	45.1
Goblin Persist	15–20	42.9
Dirty Kitty	8–8	50.0
Aggro-Control	304–304	50.0
Simic Flash	1–3	25.0
Simic Vat	1–2	33.3
Izzet Tempo	90–96	48.4
Azorius Skies	8–5	61.5
Blue Madness	6–9	40.0
Simic Madness	5–8	38.5
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–2	50.0
Temur Clues	1–0	100.0
Wizards	21–12	63.6
Tetsukotog	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	7–12	36.8
Mono Blue Gush	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	75–79	48.7
Mono Blue Faeries	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Librarians	4–7	36.4
Izzet Spells	30–42	41.7
Dimir Tempo	20–9	69.0
Dimir Faeries	5–1	83.3
Sultai Tempo	4–1	80.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	17–18	48.6
Azorius Tempo	2–5	28.6
Combo-Control	197–196–1	50.1
Curses	5–2	71.4
Burning Vengeance	3–5	37.5
Cruel Combo-Control	9–14	39.1
Battle of Wits	13–1	92.9
Approach Necro	4–10	28.6
Shared Fate	2–1	66.7
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Pickles	3–2	60.0
Mindcrank	21–34	38.2
Dragoncrank	1–3	25.0
Displace Loop	5–4	55.6
Peregrine Drake	1–2	33.3
Familiars	4–1	80.0
Hedron Alignment	0–2	0.0
Yosei Vat	2–4	33.3
Lich's Mastery	3–2	60.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–2	33.3
Hive Mind	2–3	40.0
Zur's Weirding	12–5	70.6
Solar Flare	4–5	44.4
Plasma Swans	15–10	60.0
Mass Land Destruction	86–77–1	52.8
Wildfire	26–19–1	57.8
Thryx-Wildfire	4–2	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	10–6	62.5
Jokulhaups Control	60–58	50.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	22–33	40.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	7–4	63.6
Temur Jokulhaups Control	12–10	54.5
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	7–2	77.8
Thopter-Sword	1–7	12.5
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–5	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Midrange	707–669	51.4
Temur Ascendancy	6–11	35.3
The Rock	19–13	59.4
Golgari Citadel	2–1	66.7
Angels and Taxes	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	16–21	43.2
Selesnya Midrange	8–2	80.0
Selesnya Value Town	3–2	60.0
Jund	33–18	64.7
Blink	53–59	47.3
Wave Blink	35–34	50.7
Esper Wave	5–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	26–17	60.5
Orzhov Wave	2–13	13.3
Abzan Wave	0–3	0.0
Bant Wave	1–1	50.0
Acid Trip	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	14–11	56.0
Varolz Dreadnought	6–4	60.0
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	9–4	69.2
Orzhov Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Allies	30–25	54.5
Orzhov Allies	3–5	37.5
Mardu Allies	11–9	55.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	6–4	60.0
BRGW Allies	0–2	0.0
Azorius Allies	3–3	50.0
Treefolk	3–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–2	33.3
Fake-Rack	25–9	73.5
Mardu Midrange	12–15	44.4
White Jund	0–2	0.0
Vampires	14–14	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	7–10	41.2
Rakdos Vampires	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	5–11	31.3
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Legends	0–5	0.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	49–68	41.9
Naya Midrange	5–3	62.5
Stoic Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	11–13	45.8
Mono Black Midrange	133–108	55.2
Necro Midrange	10–9	52.6
Mono Black Devotion	89–60	59.7
Heart of Darkness	5–5	50.0
Hellion Whip	4–1	80.0
Dimir Midrange	18–28	39.1
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Temur Energy	2–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	17–11	60.7
Toughness Matters	9–3	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	14–20	41.2
Martyr's Grace	4–11	26.7
Adventures	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	7–6	53.8
Sultai Emerge	0–4	0.0
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	52–69	43.0
Orzhov Capenna	1–3	25.0
Owling Mine	7–5	58.3
Jeskai Midrange	4–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	8–2	80.0
Ordealbreak	2–3	40.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–3	40.0
Neoform	2–1	66.7
UBRG Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	12–9	57.1
Hero of Precinct One	21–18	53.8
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	2–1	66.7
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	3–8	27.3
Five Color Hero	9–4	69.2
Naya Hero	3–1	75.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Clerics	11–1	91.7
Simic Snow	13–35	27.1
Artifact Midrange	12–19	38.7
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	6–1	85.7
Ramp	134–148	47.5
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	31–52	37.3
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	15–29	34.1
Cloudpost Ramp	76–71	51.7
Eldrazipost	3–2	60.0
Golgari Post	3–7	30.0
Greenpost	55–53	50.9
Gruul Post	8–4	66.7
Simic Post	1–3	25.0
Devoid Cruelty	4–5	44.4
Temur Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	1–1	50.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–2	33.3
Orcish Aids	1–0	100.0
Unclassified	0–1	0.0