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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	305	601–543	52.5	5	49	11
Burning Vengeance	13	14–26	35.0
Cruel Combo-Control	166	406–282	59.0	3	27	8
Shared Fate	2	4–6	40.0
Sunforger	1	0–2	0.0
Pickles	6	14–10	58.3	0	2
Displace Loop	49	101–84	54.6	2	10	2
Peregrine Drake	49	101–84	54.6	2	10	2
Hedron Alignment	8	9–17	34.6	0	1
Lich's Mastery	2	0–3	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	20	20–30	40.0	0	4	1
Mass Land Destruction	24	21–54	28.0	0	3
Wildfire	24	21–54	28.0	0	3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	154–200	43.5
Mono Black Aggro	4–2	66.7
Heroic	5–6	45.5
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–6	33.3
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	29–68	29.9
Mono Red Devotion	0–3	0.0
Proliferate Red	1–1	50.0
Goblins	9–6	60.0
Tokens	18–5	78.3
Selesnya Tokens	12–3	80.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–12	29.4
White Weenie	33–51	39.3
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–2	33.3
Soldiers	3–0	100.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	10–8	55.6
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–5	50.0
Rogues	1–2	33.3
Gruul Aggro	3–8	27.3
Merfolk	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	5–3	62.5
Affinity	1–1	50.0
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–0	100.0
Illusions	3–0	100.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	9–3	75.0
Hexproof	4–3	57.1
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	0–5	0.0
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Humans	1–6	14.3
Gruul Humans	1–6	14.3
Combo	70–64	52.2
Storm	32–30	51.6
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	3–6	33.3
Hazoret Storm	21–18	53.8
Grixis Tendrils	6–4	60.0
Reanimator	8–9	47.1
Grozoth	6–4	60.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–5	28.6
Oriss Genesis	1–2	33.3
Dubious Challenge	1–2	33.3
Runeflare	1–3	25.0
Mardu Life	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–6	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
"Twin"	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	6–6	50.0
Eye of the Storm	5–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Control	127–76	62.6
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	5–3	62.5
Demonic Rising	7–4	63.6
Mono Blue Control	7–4	63.6
Dimir Control	14–8	63.6
Azorius Control	11–5	68.8
Turbo Fog	4–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–5	16.7
Mardu Control	8–0	100.0
Mill	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	17–12	58.6
Cruel Control	16–11	59.3
Jeskai Control	24–18	57.1
Galleon Control	0–3	0.0
Ponza	3–1	75.0
Dynavolt Tower	3–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	3–1	75.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Control	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	28–21	57.1
Aristocrats	12–7	63.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	6–6	50.0
Infect	7–3	70.0
Golgari Infect	3–2	60.0
Pummeler	3–2	60.0
Aggro-Control	35–28	55.6
Simic Flash	5–2	71.4
Simic Vat	2–1	66.7
Izzet Tempo	2–1	66.7
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	11–14	44.0
Simic Madness	7–7	50.0
Temur Madness	3–6	33.3
Grixis Madness	1–1	50.0
Tetsukotog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	7–3	70.0
Combo-Control	26–26	50.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	8–13	38.1
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Pickles	0–3	0.0
Displace Loop	6–6	50.0
Peregrine Drake	6–6	50.0
Hedron Alignment	3–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	4–2	66.7
Wildfire	4–2	66.7
Midrange	152–117	56.5
Temur Ascendancy	12–5	70.6
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	13–6	68.4
Blink	2–2	50.0
Graveyard Value	7–10	41.2
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	3–5	37.5
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	2–4	33.3
Treefolk	5–5	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–2	50.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	3–0	100.0
Vampires	7–10	41.2
Mono Black Vampires	6–9	40.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	8–2	80.0
Mardu Legends	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–4	42.9
Naya Midrange	2–2	50.0
Big Red	4–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	11–10	52.4
Hellion Whip	14–8	63.6
Dimir Midrange	8–12	40.0
Dimir Vat	3–5	37.5
Temur Energy	1–3	25.0
Angel Tribal	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–8	20.0
Sultai Emerge	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	2–1	66.7
Mythic Colossification	0–3	0.0
Artifact Midrange	3–0	100.0
Ramp	9–11	45.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Selvala Tokens	1–1	50.0