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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	681	1189–1294	47.9	4	49	38
Mono Black Control	18	24–41	36.9	1	3
Esper Control	80	167–149	52.8	0	9	9
Demonic Rising	78	181–130	58.2	0	4	7
Mono Blue Control	9	4–27	12.9
Dimir Control	20	35–30	53.8			1
Azorius Control	71	146–110	57.0	0	3	7
Turbo Fog	33	45–66	40.5	1	4
Izzet Control	9	16–19	45.7	0	1
Mardu Control	8	15–19	44.1
Mill	15	2–32	5.9
Boros Control	1	1–3	25.0
Cloudpost Control	50	77–95	44.8	0	2	3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3	5–8	38.5	0	1
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	37	65–60	52.0			3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	3	2–8	20.0	0	1
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2	3–5	37.5
Grixis Control	9	17–24	41.5	0	1
Cruel Control	9	17–24	41.5	0	1
Stagnant Control	7	6–15	28.6
Jeskai Control	33	73–55	57.0	2	4	2
Dragon Control	16	23–34	40.4	0	3
Grixis Dragons	1	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	8	6–16	27.3
Ponza	66	125–113	52.5	0	3	4
Mono White Control	5	10–11	47.6
Dynavolt Tower	29	36–71	33.6			1
Cycling Control	23	25–47	34.7	0	2
Astral Slide	19	22–40	35.5	0	2
Five Color Control	8	4–19	17.4
Sultai Control	3	6–9	40.0
Guildgate Control	11	18–26	40.9	0	2
Pox	49	84–102	45.2	0	6	2
Enchantments Control	1	0–1	0.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	300–317	48.6
Mono Black Aggro	13–27	32.5
Heroic	69–62	52.7
Mono White Heroic	52–48	52.0
Azorius Heroic	5–2	71.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	12–11	52.2
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	44–73	37.6
Mono Red Devotion	2–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	3–0	100.0
Goblins	10–8	55.6
Tokens	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	9–13	40.9
White Weenie	17–13	56.7
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Kithkin	3–0	100.0
Elves	28–35	44.4
Werewolves	0–4	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–5	54.5
Rogues	16–11	59.3
Zombies	10–6	62.5
Gruul Aggro	2–2	50.0
Merfolk	8–4	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	7–11	38.9
Artifact Aggro	8–10	44.4
Affinity	5–8	38.5
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	4–3	57.1
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Madness	0–6	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–3	0.0
Voltron	12–2	85.7
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	3–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	3–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	6–3	66.7
Humans	8–9	47.1
Selesnya Humans	8–9	47.1
Combo	211–262	44.6
Storm	22–36	37.9
Simic Storm	11–16	40.7
Stormpost	11–20	35.5
Mono Blue Post Desire	11–20	35.5
Reanimator	7–9	43.8
8 Goyf	4–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–9	25.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	12–12	50.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	6–0	100.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	13–19	40.6
New Perspectives	12–11	52.2
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	16–18	47.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	11–15	42.3
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	5–5	50.0
Naya "Twin"	3–5	37.5
Combo Post	11–10	52.4
Metalwork Colossus	25–68	26.9
Upheaval Colossus	21–56	27.3
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	26–28	48.1
Saffi Combo	15–17	46.9
Breakfast	11–20	35.5
Hermit Gond	9–5	64.3
Hermit Dredge	0–13	0.0
Neoform Hermit	2–2	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	3–1	75.0
Control	220–220	50.0
Mono Black Control	9–4	69.2
Esper Control	25–27	48.1
Demonic Rising	19–30	38.8
Mono Blue Control	5–0	100.0
Dimir Control	5–9	35.7
Azorius Control	22–19	53.7
Turbo Fog	13–6	68.4
Izzet Control	1–3	25.0
Mardu Control	6–3	66.7
Mill	10–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	12–21	36.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	8–18	30.8
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Grixis Control	5–5	50.0
Cruel Control	5–5	50.0
Stagnant Control	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Control	3–20	13.0
Dragon Control	4–1	80.0
Galleon Control	4–2	66.7
Ponza	20–25	44.4
Mono White Control	4–1	80.0
Dynavolt Tower	14–8	63.6
Cycling Control	6–5	54.5
Astral Slide	5–4	55.6
Five Color Control	3–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–2	50.0
Guildgate Control	2–4	33.3
Pox	20–18	52.6
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	35–39	47.3
Aristocrats	3–11	21.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Golgari Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	11–11	50.0
Pummeler	5–1	83.3
Hermit Humans	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–10	44.4
Izzet Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	26–25	51.0
Izzet Tempo	4–1	80.0
Azorius Skies	1–3	25.0
Blue Madness	0–2	0.0
Temur Madness	0–2	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Tetsukotog	2–0	100.0
12 Pest	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Faeries	4–1	80.0
Dimir Tempo	0–2	0.0
Dimir Faeries	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	41–49	45.6
Burning Vengeance	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	6–4	60.0
Pickles	3–7	30.0
Displace Loop	4–11	26.7
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	25–25	50.0
Wildfire	25–25	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–1	75.0
Midrange	285–283	50.2
Temur Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
The Rock	15–22	40.5
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	45–50	47.4
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	38–59	39.2
Wave Blink	22–40	35.5
Azorius Wave	14–28	33.3
Orzhov Wave	6–7	46.2
Abzan Wave	2–5	28.6
Acid Trip	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	13–17	43.3
Anti-Persecution	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	13–9	59.1
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–6	25.0
Enchantments Matter	1–4	20.0
Allies	23–39	37.1
Mardu Allies	6–11	35.3
Boros Allies	3–2	60.0
Mono White Allies	12–23	34.3
Treefolk	9–5	64.3
-1/-1 Counters	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–2	33.3
Mardu Midrange	3–5	37.5
Vampires	15–13	53.6
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	11–12	47.8
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–7	30.0
Naya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Big Red	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	10–5	66.7
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Temur Energy	3–4	42.9
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	7–1	87.5
Lifegain Midrange	14–5	73.7
Sultai Midrange	17–13	56.7
Sultai Energy	10–12	45.5
Orzhov Midrange	8–2	80.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Zur the Enchanter	2–3	40.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Neoform	4–1	80.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Ramp	71–99	41.8
Rofellos Ramp	26–27	49.1
Wild Pair	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	36–70	34.0
Eldrazipost	0–2	0.0
Locus Awakening	2–1	66.7
Golgari Post	16–58	21.6
Gruul Post	9–1	90.0
Simic Post	2–2	50.0
Defenders	6–0	100.0