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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Combo-Control	1728	3500–3421–13	50.6	98	811
Curses	77	137–155–1	46.9	5	39
Oketra's Monument	4	4–10	28.6	0	3
Azorius Oketra's Monument	2	2–5	28.6	0	1
Mono White Oketra's Monument	2	2–5	28.6	0	2
Burning Vengeance	21	38–43	46.9	0	8
Cruel Combo-Control	139	370–243	60.4	13	82
Battle of Wits	78	85–173	32.9	0	20
Approach Necro	24	64–45–1	58.7	2	16
Shared Fate	15	20–32	38.5	1	5
Swarm Intelligence	16	36–40	47.4	3	10
Sunforger	2	6–4	60.0	0	2
Pickles	22	47–41	53.4	1	11
Mindcrank	186	447–359	55.5	13	101
Dragoncrank	10	23–18	56.1	2	4
Displace Loop	63	136–123–2	52.5	5	38
Peregrine Drake	33	72–65–2	52.6	3	19
Familiars	18	34–31	52.3	2	12
Hedron Alignment	25	21–54	28.0	0	4
Yosei Vat	26	69–50	58.0	4	13
Lich's Mastery	16	20–35	36.4	0	5
Curious Niv-Mizzet	21	27–41–1	39.7	0	10
Hive Mind	52	76–94	44.7	2	13
Zur's Weirding	51	106–110	49.1	2	22
Solar Flare	68	165–129	56.1	8	36
Plasma Swans	93	221–191	53.6	5	45
Liliana's Contract	2	2–5	28.6
Mass Land Destruction	648	1292–1276–6	50.3	33	299
Wildfire	229	440–474–6	48.1	6	91
Thryx-Wildfire	22	47–52	47.5	1	5
Borderpost Wildfire	74	136–145	48.4	1	29
Jokulhaups Control	419	852–802	51.5	27	208
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	165	378–313	54.7	14	81
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	57	105–122	46.3	2	22
Temur Jokulhaups Control	62	103–113	47.7	3	30
Jund Jokulhaups Control	38	86–69	55.5	3	22
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	37	63–71	47.0	3	19
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	25	51–47	52.0	0	16
Thopter-Sword	21	31–40	43.7	0	7
Azorius Thopter-Sword	7	14–12	53.8	0	4
Dimir Thopter-Sword	5	4–10	28.6	0	1
Esper Thopter-Sword	8	9–16	36.0	0	1
Archfiend Alteration	1	0–2	0.0
Resurgent Belief	7	11–13	45.8	1	4

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	955–1136–4	45.7
Mono Black Aggro	25–33	43.1
Heroic	76–95–4	44.4
Mono White Heroic	58–77–4	43.0
Azorius Heroic	2–4	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	10–10	50.0
Boros Heroic	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Heroic	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	226–360	38.6
Mono Red Devotion	8–8	50.0
Prisoner	4–2	66.7
Proliferate Red	3–7	30.0
Goblins	26–35	42.6
Tokens	43–28	60.6
Selesnya Tokens	27–20	57.4
Mono White Tokens	7–4	63.6
Mono Green Stompy	40–33	54.8
White Weenie	80–104	43.5
Odric Keywords	7–6	53.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–8	38.5
Soldiers	9–10	47.4
Kithkin	3–2	60.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	41–33	55.4
Werewolves	4–0	100.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	13–5	72.2
Rogues	4–3	57.1
Zombies	41–54	43.2
Gruul Aggro	18–10	64.3
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	16–19	45.7
Mono Red Swarm	3–3	50.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	101–164	38.1
Affinity	57–88	39.3
Hush-finity	4–6	40.0
Boros Vehicles	1–1	50.0
Salvage Titan	5–1	83.3
Tempered Steel	34–68	33.3
Mono Blue Architect	2–5	28.6
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–3	40.0
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Devastating Dreams	3–5	37.5
Madness	10–9	52.6
Gruul Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	6–7	46.2
Jund Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	23–20	53.5
Hexproof	7–8	46.7
Boros Auras	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	11–7	61.1
Hateful Auras	1–3	25.0
Slivers	6–3	66.7
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	13–9	59.1
AggroSlide	76–60	55.9
Cats	4–5	44.4
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	3–5	37.5
Rakdos Aggro	5–7	41.7
Boros Aggro	6–2	75.0
Humans	5–6	45.5
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	3–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–2	33.3
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	26–15	63.4
Boros Legends Aggro	24–15	61.5
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	507–482–2	51.3
Storm	85–95	47.2
Sultai Tendrils	2–3	40.0
Dimir Tendrils	15–33	31.3
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	9–3	75.0
Hazoret Storm	8–4	66.7
Simic Storm	2–1	66.7
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	19–19	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	13–18	41.9
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	1–9	10.0
Reanimator	94–88	51.6
Recurring Nightmare	19–10	65.5
Dragon Nightmare	8–9	47.1
Jund Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	14–13	51.9
Double Dragon	1–5	16.7
Starlit Graves	3–3	50.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	1–1	50.0
Living Death	3–8	27.3
Grozoth	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	51–51	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	10–11	47.6
Dimir Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	20–24	45.5
Oriss Genesis	1–0–1	100.0
Necro Combo	1–4	20.0
Faith Necro	0–2	0.0
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	10–15	40.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–3	25.0
Dubious Challenge	2–4	33.3
Warp World	3–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	14–7	66.7
Hypergenesis	18–5	78.3
New Perspectives	7–7	50.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	2–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	3–0	100.0
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	25–36	41.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	12–11	52.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	8–21	27.6
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	2–6	25.0
"Twin"	10–3	76.9
Murderous Mastery	2–0	100.0
Jeskai "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	3–1	75.0
Combo Post	3–2	60.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–5	44.4
Anvil Colossus	1–1	50.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	3–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	3–0	100.0
Eggs	12–11	52.2
Turntimber Ranger	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–5	37.5
Taking Turns	7–6	53.8
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	14–18	43.8
Ominous Good	3–6	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	1–2	33.3
Soulflayer	5–6	45.5
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	91–91	50.0
Cephalid Breakfast	17–16	51.5
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	8–12	40.0
Grixis Breakfast	9–4	69.2
Hermit Gond	1–2	33.3
Oops All Spells	70–68	50.7
Neoform Hermit	1–2	33.3
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–2	33.3
Dredge	5–8	38.5
Protean Hulk Combo	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	3–2	60.0
Storm Herald	5–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	6–4	60.0
Ad Nauseam	5–3	62.5
Ad Swanseam	2–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	3–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–2	50.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	9–7	56.3
Gyruda	4–2	66.7
Stuffy Doll	3–2	60.0
Belcher	3–3	50.0
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	3–5	37.5
Midnight Mass	2–1	66.7
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	2–1	66.7
Izzet Twin	2–1	66.7
Control	626–454–4	58.0
Mono Black Control	15–3	83.3
Esper Control	31–40	43.7
Demonic Rising	16–16	50.0
Paradox Haze Lock	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Control	11–5	68.8
Dimir Control	42–43–3	49.4
Dreadful Inspiration	1–6–1	14.3
Watery Oath	5–5	50.0
Azorius Control	99–80	55.3
Cawblade	14–17	45.2
Turbo Fog	18–6	75.0
Izzet Control	21–11	65.6
Mardu Control	5–4	55.6
Mill	8–6	57.1
Boros Control	7–5	58.3
Cloudpost Control	45–25	64.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	5–7	41.7
Blackpost	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	17–5	77.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	9–2	81.8
Izzet Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Grixis Control	41–16	71.9
Cruel Control	20–8	71.4
Stax	25–27–1	48.1
Necro Stax	0–1	0.0
Pollute the Planet	6–14–1	30.0
Birthday Stax	2–1	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	7–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	26–21	55.3
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	15–7	68.2
Izzet Dragons	4–1	80.0
Esper Dragons	3–2	60.0
Grixis Dragons	2–1	66.7
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
UBRG Dragons	0–2	0.0
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Ponza	19–12	61.3
Mono White Control	16–8	66.7
Life is Ez	4–1	80.0
Dynavolt Tower	5–2	71.4
Cycling Control	34–35	49.3
Astral Slide	31–35	47.0
Five Color Control	9–8	52.9
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	17–17	50.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	6–9	40.0
Bant Control	5–3	62.5
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	8–5	61.5
Enchantments Control	4–3	57.1
Four Color Counter Ghazi	12–7	63.2
Seasons Past Control	6–2	75.0
Orzhov Control	22–13	62.9
Prison	8–6	57.1
Enchantress	5–5	50.0
Aggro-Combo	243–290	45.6
Aristocrats	39–66	37.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	13–30	30.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–12	29.4
Golgari Aristocrats	5–6	45.5
Abzan Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–4	60.0
Boros Bombardment	2–5	28.6
Burn	37–58	38.9
Infect	43–32	57.3
Simic Infect	10–12	45.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	11–10	52.4
Golgari Infect	8–9	47.1
Pummeler	3–3	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	43–69	38.4
Izzet Dreadnought	6–3	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	32–64	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	10–12	45.5
Hushnought	16–22	42.1
Liquimetal Fishing	5–1	83.3
Combo Goblins	36–27	57.1
Goblin Persist	28–21	57.1
Dirty Kitty	8–6	57.1
Aggro-Control	195–196–1	49.9
Simic Flash	5–3	62.5
Simic Vat	2–2	50.0
Izzet Tempo	47–44	51.6
Azorius Skies	17–6	73.9
Blue Madness	14–9	60.9
Simic Madness	6–7	46.2
Temur Madness	7–2	77.8
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–3	0.0
Temur Clues	0–1	0.0
Wizards	18–11	62.1
Tetsukotog	1–2	33.3
12 Pest	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	6–12	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	23–48	32.4
Mono Blue Faeries	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Librarians	4–6	40.0
Izzet Spells	23–28	45.1
Dimir Tempo	14–9	60.9
Ensoul Aggro-Control	10–7	58.8
Azorius Tempo	3–1	75.0
Combo-Control	240–240	50.0
Curses	7–9	43.8
Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	6–4	60.0
Cruel Combo-Control	23–27	46.0
Battle of Wits	8–2	80.0
Approach Necro	4–7	36.4
Shared Fate	1–2	33.3
Swarm Intelligence	8–10	44.4
Sunforger	1–1	50.0
Pickles	0–2	0.0
Mindcrank	29–36	44.6
Displace Loop	8–9	47.1
Peregrine Drake	7–4	63.6
Familiars	0–3	0.0
Hedron Alignment	3–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–4	20.0
Lich's Mastery	4–2	66.7
Curious Niv-Mizzet	3–0	100.0
Hive Mind	5–7	41.7
Zur's Weirding	0–3	0.0
Solar Flare	6–4	60.0
Plasma Swans	17–12	58.6
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	96–94	50.5
Wildfire	24–25	49.0
Thryx-Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	10–9	52.6
Jokulhaups Control	72–69	51.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	43–44	49.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	7–4	63.6
Temur Jokulhaups Control	7–5	58.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	6–4	60.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Thopter-Sword	2–2	50.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	608–519–2	53.9
Temur Ascendancy	17–14	54.8
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	7–8	46.7
Golgari Citadel	3–0	100.0
Grenzo	5–5	50.0
Abzan Midrange	16–13	55.2
Selesnya Midrange	8–5	61.5
Selesnya Value Town	6–3	66.7
Jund	29–26	52.7
Blink	57–63	47.5
Wave Blink	24–27	47.1
Esper Wave	0–3	0.0
Azorius Wave	21–17	55.3
Orzhov Wave	2–6	25.0
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–2	60.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	12–19	38.7
Séance	4–3	57.1
Varolz Dreadnought	3–6	33.3
Indestructible	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	5–5	50.0
Orzhov Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Constellation	0–1	0.0
Allies	41–29	58.6
Orzhov Allies	14–3	82.4
Mardu Allies	12–14	46.2
Boros Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	9–6	60.0
BRGW Allies	0–2	0.0
Azorius Allies	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	6–3	66.7
-1/-1 Counters	6–2	75.0
Fake-Rack	6–10	37.5
Selvala Morningstar	0–4	0.0
Mardu Midrange	2–7	22.2
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
White Jund	1–2	33.3
Vampires	38–19–1	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	26–15–1	63.4
Rakdos Vampires	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Vampires	5–1	83.3
Legends Midrange	9–3	75.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Legends	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	23–22	51.1
Naya Midrange	5–4	55.6
Stoic Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	13–10	56.5
Mono Black Midrange	71–61	53.8
Necro Midrange	18–28	39.1
Mono Black Devotion	26–17	60.5
Davriel Braids	0–2	0.0
Heart of Darkness	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	5–1	83.3
Dimir Midrange	13–13	50.0
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Temur Energy	3–2	60.0
Angel Tribal	11–7	61.1
Toughness Matters	4–3	57.1
Lifegain Midrange	17–14	54.8
Martyr's Grace	11–9	55.0
Sultai Midrange	5–8	38.5
Sultai Emerge	0–5	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	48–43	52.7
Orzhov Capenna	1–1	50.0
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–1	66.7
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–2	33.3
Fires of Invention	3–5	37.5
Hero of Precinct One	19–25	43.2
Mardu Hero	0–7	0.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	6–5	54.5
Five Color Hero	9–8	52.9
Naya Hero	2–4	33.3
Clerics	14–5	73.7
Simic Snow	9–9	50.0
Artifact Midrange	20–14	58.8
Coinflip Tribal	3–0	100.0
Death Cloud	3–2	60.0
Ramp	126–104	54.8
Rofellos Ramp	20–27	42.6
Wild Pair	3–2	60.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–6	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	78–55	58.6
Eldrazipost	5–3	62.5
Locus Awakening	2–0	100.0
Golgari Post	4–2	66.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	48–39	55.2
Gruul Post	13–5	72.2
Simic Post	3–2	60.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–3	0.0
Domain	2–1	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	2–2	50.0
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0