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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	809	1280–1434	47.2	8	67	24
Mono Black Control	18	16–34	32.0
Esper Control	65	116–102	53.2	0	6	4
Demonic Rising	18	25–41	37.9	0	1
Mono Blue Control	52	90–93	49.2	0	2	4
Dimir Control	71	127–130	49.4	1	6	3
Azorius Control	49	62–80	43.7	0	2	1
Turbo Fog	21	15–42	26.3	0	2
Izzet Control	17	23–29	44.2	0	1
Mardu Control	35	58–68	46.0
Mill	8	4–12	25.0
Boros Control	5	1–5	16.7
Grixis Control	111	210–195	51.9	3	15	4
Cruel Control	82	149–146	50.5	3	15	2
Jeskai Control	151	299–254	54.1	3	12	6
Galleon Control	13	29–23	55.8	0	1
Ponza	26	31–41	43.1	0	2	1
Mono White Control	8	10–13	43.5
Dynavolt Tower	18	19–30	38.8	0	1
Cycling Control	1	1–4	20.0
Five Color Control	8	9–12	42.9
Sultai Control	3	6–8	42.9
Guildgate Control	18	15–31	32.6	0	1
Enchantments Control	8	6–16	27.3	0	2
Four Color Counter Ghazi	25	42–43	49.4	0	8
Orzhov Control	9	19–17	52.8			1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	366–459	44.4
Mono Black Aggro	9–10	47.4
Heroic	20–14	58.8
Mono White Heroic	3–2	60.0
Azorius Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	15–10	60.0
Red Deck Wins	74–114	39.4
Mono Red Devotion	2–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	3–3	50.0
Goblins	10–21	32.3
Tokens	26–20	56.5
Selesnya Tokens	17–12	58.6
Mardu Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	12–21	36.4
White Weenie	73–123	37.2
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	4–7	36.4
Elves	15–22	40.5
Werewolves	4–1	80.0
Minotaurs	4–2	66.7
Warriors	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	14–19	42.4
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	17–11	60.7
Merfolk	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–6	14.3
Artifact Aggro	21–10	67.7
Affinity	4–1	80.0
Salvage Titan	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	13–6	68.4
Mono Blue Aggro	4–3	57.1
Illusions	2–2	50.0
Madness	1–4	20.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	24–10	70.6
Hexproof	11–9	55.0
Equipment Aggro	3–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–8	27.3
Boros Aggro	7–3	70.0
Humans	7–22	24.1
Gruul Humans	7–22	24.1
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Combo	175–149	54.0
Storm	67–61	52.3
Sultai Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	10–5	66.7
Hazoret Storm	37–44	45.7
Grixis Tendrils	7–10	41.2
Reanimator	27–29	48.2
Grozoth	7–11	38.9
Traditional Reanimator	20–18	52.6
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	5–4	55.6
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	2–3	40.0
Runeflare	5–8	38.5
Mardu Life	6–2	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	12–7	63.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–5	37.5
Myr Incubator	1–2	33.3
"Twin"	1–3	25.0
Seismic Swans	11–11	50.0
Eye of the Storm	7–2	77.8
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Saffi Combo	2–1	66.7
Turntimber Ranger	1–2	33.3
Retraction Helix Combo	2–2	50.0
Taking Turns	2–2	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	4–1	80.0
Control	206–206	50.0
Mono Black Control	4–2	66.7
Esper Control	18–16	52.9
Demonic Rising	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Control	19–19	50.0
Dimir Control	18–16	52.9
Azorius Control	8–9	47.1
Turbo Fog	12–2	85.7
Izzet Control	5–7	41.7
Mardu Control	9–16	36.0
Mill	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	23–32	41.8
Cruel Control	20–19	51.3
Jeskai Control	44–43	50.6
Galleon Control	3–5	37.5
Ponza	5–5	50.0
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–3	25.0
Five Color Control	4–1	80.0
Sultai Control	3–3	50.0
Guildgate Control	2–5	28.6
Enchantments Control	4–1	80.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–6	14.3
Orzhov Control	4–4	50.0
Aggro-Combo	36–29	55.4
Aristocrats	9–12	42.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Burn	12–8	60.0
Infect	8–6	57.1
Golgari Infect	2–3	40.0
Pummeler	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	77–89	46.4
Simic Flash	8–4	66.7
Simic Vat	1–3	25.0
Izzet Tempo	9–24	27.3
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	28–35	44.4
Simic Madness	12–12	50.0
Temur Madness	9–19	32.1
Grixis Madness	3–2	60.0
Lich Aggro-Control	5–3	62.5
Temur Clues	2–0	100.0
Wizards	4–1	80.0
Tetsukotog	2–4	33.3
Izzet Spells	3–2	60.0
Combo-Control	76–127	37.4
Burning Vengeance	3–4	42.9
Cruel Combo-Control	37–89	29.4
Shared Fate	2–1	66.7
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–4	0.0
Displace Loop	16–18	47.1
Peregrine Drake	16–18	47.1
Hedron Alignment	4–5	44.4
Curious Niv-Mizzet	3–1	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	7–3	70.0
Wildfire	7–3	70.0
Midrange	321–341	48.5
Temur Ascendancy	19–33	36.5
The Rock	2–3	40.0
Abzan Midrange	6–1	85.7
Jund	13–29	31.0
Blink	5–4	55.6
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	14–23	37.8
Allies	11–10	52.4
BRGW Allies	7–8	46.7
Treefolk	10–10	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	4–2	66.7
Fake-Rack	3–4	42.9
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Vampires	19–24	44.2
Mono Black Vampires	17–20	45.9
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	12–11	52.2
Mardu Legends	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Legends	4–1	80.0
Elementals	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–9	43.8
Naya Midrange	13–7	65.0
Big Red	6–1	85.7
Mono Black Midrange	24–32	42.9
Verdant Succession	2–3	40.0
Hellion Whip	20–30	40.0
Dimir Midrange	36–21	63.2
Dimir Vat	7–10	41.2
Temur Energy	2–3	40.0
Angel Tribal	5–4	55.6
Toughness Matters	4–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	5–17	22.7
Sultai Emerge	2–11	15.4
Orzhov Midrange	6–1	85.7
Prophet Glare	2–3	40.0
Mythic Colossification	7–7	50.0
Artifact Midrange	4–0	100.0
Coinflip Tribal	2–0	100.0
Ramp	23–34	40.4
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Selvala Tokens	6–9	40.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–2	33.3
Applejacks	0–1	0.0