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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	291	552–514	51.8	4	21	19
Simic Flash	7	8–11	42.1
Izzet Tempo	44	88–89	49.7	0	1	3
Azorius Skies	59	123–91	57.5	1	2	6
Blue Madness	56	110–96	53.4	0	5	3
Simic Madness	37	79–62	56.0	0	4	3
Temur Madness	14	25–26	49.0	0	1
Grixis Madness	3	1–6	14.3
Wizards	30	45–46	49.5	1	3
Ninjas	7	10–10	50.0			1
Izzet Spells	75	161–139	53.7	2	10	6
Azorius Tempo	2	2–3	40.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	128–143	47.2
Mono Black Aggro	3–3	50.0
Heroic	8–9	47.1
Mono White Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	7–8	46.7
Red Deck Wins	22–44	33.3
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	2–0	100.0
Tokens	9–4	69.2
Selesnya Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono White Tokens	8–1	88.9
Mono Green Stompy	6–10	37.5
White Weenie	20–14	58.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	2–1	66.7
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Werewolves	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	3–1	75.0
Zombies	18–31	36.7
Gruul Aggro	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	12–10	54.5
Affinity	7–2	77.8
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	3–1	75.0
Voltron	6–4	60.0
Hexproof	5–4	55.6
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Cats	0–2	0.0
Mono White Cats	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Humans	4–3	57.1
Brushwaggs	0–1	0.0
Combo	57–50	53.3
Storm	19–13	59.4
Dimir Tendrils	8–7	53.3
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–4	33.3
Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	10–14	41.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	10–9	52.6
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	3–1	75.0
"Twin"	5–5	50.0
Jeskai "Twin"	5–5	50.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	3–4	42.9
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Control	117–95	55.2
Mono Black Control	3–1	75.0
Esper Control	2–5	28.6
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Paradox Haze Lock	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Control	10–5	66.7
Dimir Control	2–6	25.0
Azorius Control	23–19	54.8
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	4–4	50.0
Cruel Control	4–2	66.7
Stax	2–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	11–13	45.8
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Ponza	16–5	76.2
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	15–11	57.7
Astral Slide	15–11	57.7
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	6–3	66.7
Guildgate Control	4–6	40.0
Bant Control	0–5	0.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	2–2	50.0
Enchantress	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Combo	16–15	51.6
Aristocrats	5–9	35.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	3–2	60.0
Infect	6–4	60.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–4	50.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	29–29	50.0
Izzet Tempo	2–7	22.2
Azorius Skies	5–8	38.5
Blue Madness	10–7	58.8
Simic Madness	9–6	60.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	5–1	83.3
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	4–6	40.0
Combo-Control	34–35	49.3
Curses	7–4	63.6
Burning Vengeance	2–1	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	3–3	50.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Shared Fate	3–0	100.0
Pickles	1–5	16.7
Mindcrank	6–12	33.3
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–3	25.0
Plasma Swans	2–5	28.6
Mass Land Destruction	5–1	83.3
Wildfire	5–1	83.3
Borderpost Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Midrange	158–136	53.7
Temur Ascendancy	5–3	62.5
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Midrange	4–10	28.6
Selesnya Value Town	3–8	27.3
Jund	1–3	25.0
Blink	37–35	51.4
Anti-Persecution	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	10–5	66.7
Séance	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	24–20	54.5
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	18–14	56.3
Mono White Allies	2–2	50.0
BRGW Allies	2–2	50.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Vampires	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–5	50.0
Naya Midrange	2–4	33.3
Big Red	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	16–10	61.5
Davriel Braids	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	5–1	83.3
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Temur Energy	2–1	66.7
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–2	0.0
Sultai Midrange	0–4	0.0
Sultai Emerge	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–1	66.7
Artifact Midrange	0–2	0.0
Death Cloud	1–2	33.3
Ramp	13–11	54.2
Summer Bloom Ramp	7–4	63.6
Applejacks	1–0	100.0