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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	10603	18455–18229–13	50.3	98	815	497
Thopter-Sword	211	370–287	56.3	0	7	24
Azorius Thopter-Sword	90	181–111	62.0	0	4	11
Dimir Thopter-Sword	70	100–92	52.1	0	1	6
Esper Thopter-Sword	42	68–66	50.7	0	1	6

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	76–62	55.1
Mono Black Aggro	1–1	50.0
Heroic	4–7	36.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	4–6	40.0
Red Deck Wins	6–10	37.5
Goblins	2–1	66.7
Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–3	50.0
White Weenie	13–20	39.4
Soldiers	2–0	100.0
Elves	7–6	53.8
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Zombies	2–1	66.7
Gruul Aggro	3–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	16–7	69.6
Affinity	8–4	66.7
Tempered Steel	8–3	72.7
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	3–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	3–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–1	50.0
Combo	72–62	53.7
Storm	23–25	47.9
Dragonstorm	5–1	83.3
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	17–23	42.5
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	6–3	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–1	75.0
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	6–6	50.0
Oops All Spells	2–3	40.0
Unctus	4–3	57.1
Dredge	14–15	48.3
Polymorph	2–1	66.7
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	3–1	75.0
Belcher	3–7	30.0
Endless Belch	0–1	0.0
Control	55–39	58.5
Esper Control	2–1	66.7
Demonic Rising	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	3–0	100.0
Azorius Control	6–5	54.5
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	3–0	100.0
Ponza	2–0	100.0
Mono White Control	5–7	41.7
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	1–2	33.3
Astral Slide	1–2	33.3
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Pox	7–2	77.8
Enchantments Control	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Control	5–2	71.4
Prison	4–5	44.4
Enchantress	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Combo	32–26	55.2
Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	1–2	33.3
Infect	8–6	57.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	16–13	55.2
Izzet Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	13–9	59.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	2–2	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	26–14	65.0
Izzet Tempo	10–5	66.7
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	4–2	66.7
Azorius Tempo	0–3	0.0
Combo-Control	26–25	51.0
Curses	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	1–2	33.3
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Liliana's Contract	3–1	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	4–5	44.4
Jokulhaups Control	4–5	44.4
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	14–14	50.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	3–6	33.3
Dimir Thopter-Sword	4–3	57.1
Esper Thopter-Sword	6–3	66.7
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	66–51	56.4
The Rock	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	0–4	0.0
Blink	2–2	50.0
Graveyard Value	2–3	40.0
Séance	1–1	50.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–2	33.3
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–2	81.8
Mono Black Devotion	4–1	80.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Martyr's Grace	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	2–3	40.0
Fight Rigging	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	21–21	50.0
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	3–1	75.0
Coinflip Tribal	3–4	42.9
Ramp	17–8	68.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	8–4	66.7
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	5–2	71.4
Gruul Post	2–1	66.7
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–3	25.0
Jund Carth	0–2	0.0