Aristocrats

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Congratulations to chickeninthebrain, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 32)

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	241	418–470	47.1	2	17	6
Aristocrats	147	245–284	46.3	1	11	6
Mono Black Aristocrats	54	127–99	56.2	1	10	3
Orzhov Aristocrats	61	71–113	38.6	0	1	2
Golgari Aristocrats	1	0–5	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	27	41–62	39.8

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	66–75	46.8
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	1–7	12.5
Mono White Heroic	0–1	0.0
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–5	16.7
Red Deck Wins	14–20	41.2
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	1–2	33.3
Tokens	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono White Tokens	3–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–10	37.5
White Weenie	6–7	46.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	14–14	50.0
Gruul Aggro	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	5–2	71.4
Artifact Aggro	4–1	80.0
Affinity	2–1	66.7
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	2–1	66.7
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Cats	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Humans	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	2–0	100.0
Combo	24–33	42.1
Storm	3–6	33.3
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–2	33.3
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Biovisionary	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–8	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–7	30.0
Umbral Mantle	0–2	0.0
"Twin"	2–2	50.0
Jeskai "Twin"	2–2	50.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–2	50.0
Taking Turns	1–2	33.3
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Control	51–50	50.5
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	2–0	100.0
Demonic Rising	2–2	50.0
Paradox Haze Lock	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	2–2	50.0
Dimir Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	10–11	47.6
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	1–2	33.3
Cruel Control	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Control	8–10	44.4
Ponza	4–4	50.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	3–7	30.0
Astral Slide	3–7	30.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	3–3	50.0
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	15–19	44.1
Aristocrats	12–12	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Burn	0–2	0.0
Infect	3–4	42.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–4	42.9
Aggro-Control	9–5	64.3
Izzet Tempo	2–1	66.7
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	3–1	75.0
Izzet Spells	3–1	75.0
Combo-Control	14–19	42.4
Curses	0–3	0.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–1	75.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–5	0.0
Mindcrank	3–8	27.3
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	3–1	75.0
Midrange	59–81	42.1
Temur Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Prophet Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	1–2	33.3
Jund	0–1	0.0
Blink	12–28	30.0
Graveyard Value	1–3	25.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	0–3	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Vampires	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–1	66.7
Naya Midrange	3–9	25.0
Big Red	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	7–8	46.7
Davriel Braids	0–3	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–3	0.0
Sultai Emerge	0–3	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–3	0.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	1–1	50.0
Ramp	7–2	77.8
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–1	66.7