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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	11203	22842–21819–65	51.1	688	5345
Elves	525	927–1067–1	46.5	29	214

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	298–367–1	44.8
Mono Black Aggro	5–11	31.3
Heroic	12–44	21.4
Mono White Heroic	5–38	11.6
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–4	42.9
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	54–89	37.8
Mono Red Devotion	2–2	50.0
Goblins	10–7	58.8
Tokens	5–10	33.3
Selesnya Tokens	2–4	33.3
Mono White Tokens	3–4	42.9
Mono Green Stompy	10–5	66.7
White Weenie	26–29	47.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	3–2	60.0
Elves	28–28	50.0
Minotaurs	2–0	100.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–3	40.0
Rogues	3–1	75.0
Zombies	15–11	57.7
Gruul Aggro	4–1	80.0
Merfolk	4–7	36.4
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	51–54	48.6
Affinity	37–38	49.3
Hush-finity	1–3	25.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	12–15	44.4
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Madness	5–4	55.6
Gruul Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	2–3	40.0
Voltron	6–1–1	85.7
Hexproof	5–1–1	83.3
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	5–2	71.4
AggroSlide	23–47	32.9
Cats	3–1	75.0
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–2	50.0
Boros Aggro	1–2	33.3
Humans	14–2	87.5
Gruul Humans	4–0	100.0
Bant Humans	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	6–2	75.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	1–1	50.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–1	50.0
Combo	141–193	42.2
Storm	41–63	39.4
Dimir Tendrils	7–13	35.0
Dragonstorm	4–4	50.0
Hazoret Storm	3–3	50.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	13–24	35.1
Grixis Tendrils	0–3	0.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	6–6	50.0
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	3–8	27.3
Reanimator	44–41	51.8
Recurring Nightmare	14–8	63.6
Dragon Nightmare	8–7	53.3
Worldgorger Dragon	5–2	71.4
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	23–30	43.4
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	19–26	42.2
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–7	22.2
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	3–1	75.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Mardu Life	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–8	27.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–5	16.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	1–1	50.0
Naya "Twin"	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–1	80.0
Anvil Colossus	2–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	7–10	41.2
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–4	20.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–6	14.3
Ominous Good	1–3	25.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	3–4	42.9
Reanim8 Rack	1–3	25.0
Breakfast	4–20	16.7
Cephalid Breakfast	0–3	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	0–5	0.0
Oops All Spells	3–8	27.3
Neoform Hermit	0–4	0.0
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dredge	5–5	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	4–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–1	50.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	2–4	33.3
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Belcher	1–1	50.0
Tameshi Bloom	2–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	1–0	100.0
Izzet Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	111–128	46.4
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	12–12	50.0
Demonic Rising	2–8	20.0
Mono Blue Control	9–4	69.2
Dimir Control	5–8	38.5
Azorius Control	15–24	38.5
Cawblade	2–3	40.0
Turbo Fog	7–3	70.0
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Boros Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Control	6–7	46.2
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–6	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–1	83.3
Grixis Control	6–7	46.2
Cruel Control	4–1	80.0
Stax	4–5	44.4
Pollute the Planet	0–2	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Control	8–3	72.7
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	7–7	50.0
Mono White Control	3–3	50.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–3	40.0
Astral Slide	2–3	40.0
Sultai Control	2–2	50.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	0–3	0.0
Pox	2–3	40.0
Enchantments Control	0–4	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Control	5–5	50.0
Prison	0–4	0.0
Enchantress	0–3	0.0
Aggro-Combo	82–85	49.1
Aristocrats	13–9	59.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–3	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Boros Bombardment	3–0	100.0
Burn	19–21	47.5
Infect	3–19	13.6
Simic Infect	2–6	25.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–9	0.0
Golgari Infect	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	19–15	55.9
Izzet Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	17–13	56.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–4	42.9
Hushnought	12–6	66.7
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	12–11	52.2
Goblin Persist	11–6	64.7
Dirty Kitty	1–5	16.7
Aggro-Control	64–47	57.7
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Simic Vat	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	10–10	50.0
Azorius Skies	3–2	60.0
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	3–2	60.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	2–2	50.0
Ninjas	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	24–11	68.6
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	7–13	35.0
Dimir Tempo	3–2	60.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	33–41	44.6
Curses	0–2	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–2	50.0
Battle of Wits	2–1	66.7
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	8–2	80.0
Displace Loop	1–2	33.3
Peregrine Drake	0–2	0.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	3–5	37.5
Mass Land Destruction	11–20	35.5
Wildfire	6–8	42.9
Thryx-Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	5–2	71.4
Jokulhaups Control	5–12	29.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–4	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	0–2	0.0
Midrange	160–182	46.8
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	2–2	50.0
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Angels and Taxes	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	2–1	66.7
Jund	7–2	77.8
Blink	12–26	31.6
Wave Blink	6–16	27.3
Esper Wave	2–4	33.3
Azorius Wave	2–8	20.0
Orzhov Wave	0–3	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	4–5	44.4
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	11–18	37.9
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Mardu Allies	0–2	0.0
Boros Allies	2–4	33.3
Esper Allies	5–6	45.5
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	4–3	57.1
Fake-Rack	2–2	50.0
Mardu Midrange	2–8	20.0
Vampires	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	5–3	62.5
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	9–13	40.9
Big Red	0–9	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	21–27	43.8
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	6–8	42.9
Heart of Darkness	1–1	50.0
Hellion Whip	2–1	66.7
Dimir Midrange	4–3	57.1
Angel Tribal	9–7	56.3
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–6	45.5
Martyr's Grace	1–6	14.3
Sultai Midrange	1–3	25.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	11–7	61.1
Owling Mine	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	3–4	42.9
Hero of Precinct One	11–9	55.0
Abzan Hero	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Hero	1–3	25.0
Five Color Hero	4–3	57.1
Naya Hero	2–2	50.0
Clerics	5–2	71.4
Simic Snow	6–4	60.0
Artifact Midrange	0–2	0.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	38–24	61.3
Rofellos Ramp	12–12	50.0
Wild Pair	1–3	25.0
Channel-Rofellos	5–5	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	20–8	71.4
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	12–8	60.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	4–0	100.0
Eureka!	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0