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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	157	211–317	40.0	0	18	3
Simic Flash	6	5–16	23.8
Izzet Tempo	43	76–74	50.7	0	11	2
Azorius Skies	39	51–87	37.0	0	6	1
Blue Madness	26	32–49	39.5
Simic Madness	9	16–18	47.1
Grixis Madness	1	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	6	15–11	57.7

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	65–114	36.3
Mono Black Aggro	6–11	35.3
Heroic	2–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	7–19	26.9
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	2–2	50.0
Tokens	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Tokens	4–1	80.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–0	100.0
White Weenie	9–19	32.1
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	3–2	60.0
Kithkin	0–2	0.0
Chroma White	4–6	40.0
Elves	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Zombies	3–1	75.0
Gruul Aggro	1–3	25.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	12–41	22.6
Affinity	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	11–41	21.2
Mono Blue Aggro	3–0	100.0
Illusions	2–0	100.0
Voltron	5–8	38.5
Equipment Aggro	5–8	38.5
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–6	14.3
Rakdos Hellbent	1–6	14.3
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Combo	27–48	36.0
Storm	2–1	66.7
Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–11	26.7
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
New Perspectives	3–9	25.0
Runeflare	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–5	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	7–18	28.0
Cephalid Breakfast	7–18	28.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	5–12	29.4
Grixis Breakfast	0–3	0.0
Control	43–56	43.4
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	0–1	0.0
Demonic Rising	1–7	12.5
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	2–2	50.0
Dimir Control	4–1	80.0
Azorius Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Control	0–4	0.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–7	30.0
Stax	6–3	66.7
Birthday Stax	2–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	2–4	33.3
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Ponza	3–0	100.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	1–2	33.3
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	1–1	50.0
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	9–16	36.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Combo	8–13	38.1
Aristocrats	7–13	35.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–7	22.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Infect	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	7–7	50.0
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	1–5	16.7
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	16–16	50.0
Curses	8–9	47.1
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	5–4	55.6
Wildfire	5–4	55.6
Midrange	44–62	41.5
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Prophet Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	3–2	60.0
Grenzo	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–3	40.0
Jund	3–5	37.5
Blink	2–2	50.0
Acid Trip	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	4–1	80.0
Allies	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Mardu Allies	1–2	33.3
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–3	25.0
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
White Jund	0–2	0.0
Vampires	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–4	0.0
Legends Midrange	5–12	29.4
Mardu Legends	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Legends	3–9	25.0
Elementals	1–5	16.7
Rakdos Midrange	3–4	42.9
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Stoic Midrange	1–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	0–3	0.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–1	66.7
Clerics	0–3	0.0
Ramp	1–1	50.0