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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	1863	3061–3244	48.5	15	124	72
Reanimator	605	1267–1004	55.8	9	76	31
Traditional Reanimator	344	672–604	52.7	2	34	13
Rakdos Reanimator	122	248–204	54.9	1	16	4
Dimir Reanimator	27	47–69	40.5	0	1
Mono Black Reanimator	177	357–293	54.9	1	16	9

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	199–228	46.6
Mono Black Aggro	5–10	33.3
Heroic	7–4	63.6
Mono White Heroic	5–2	71.4
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	52–67	43.7
Mono Red Devotion	3–2	60.0
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Goblins	14–24	36.8
Tokens	6–9	40.0
Selesnya Tokens	3–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–8	20.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–1	66.7
White Weenie	11–11	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	6–5	54.5
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	1–2	33.3
Elves	10–8	55.6
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Minotaurs	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–2	0.0
Zombies	23–32	41.8
Gruul Aggro	4–2	66.7
Merfolk	0–4	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	7–9	43.8
Affinity	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	6–7	46.2
Voltron	2–1	66.7
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	6–9	40.0
AggroSlide	36–23	61.0
Cats	5–4	55.6
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Combo	162–102	61.4
Storm	50–15	76.9
Sultai Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Dimir Tendrils	31–12	72.1
Simic Storm	8–1	88.9
Citadel Storm	5–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	3–1	75.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	53–50	51.5
Recurring Nightmare	31–28	52.5
Dragon Nightmare	30–27	52.6
Traditional Reanimator	22–22	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	6–8	42.9
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	13–12	52.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	7–2	77.8
Runeflare	2–1	66.7
Myr Incubator	1–2	33.3
"Twin"	2–1	66.7
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	8–11	42.1
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Eggs	3–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–2	33.3
Taking Turns	4–2	66.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	6–3	66.7
Ominous Good	3–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	8–5	61.5
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Control	85–71	54.5
Mono Black Control	0–7	0.0
Esper Control	3–2	60.0
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	5–9	35.7
Azorius Control	15–9	62.5
Turbo Fog	9–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–2	33.3
Mill	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Control	7–6	53.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–5	37.5
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	5–10	33.3
Cruel Control	5–6	45.5
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	14–12	53.8
Mono White Control	8–10	44.4
Life is Ez	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	4–0	100.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	6–19	24.0
Aristocrats	4–11	26.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–7	22.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Burn	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–7	22.2
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–6	25.0
Aggro-Control	30–24	55.6
Simic Flash	1–2	33.3
Simic Vat	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	3–6	33.3
Azorius Skies	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–1	66.7
Izzet Spells	9–4	69.2
Dimir Tempo	7–3	70.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	38–25	60.3
Curses	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–2	60.0
Battle of Wits	3–4	42.9
Swarm Intelligence	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	3–1	75.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	13–5	72.2
Plasma Swans	2–0	100.0
Liliana's Contract	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	6–5	54.5
Wildfire	6–5	54.5
Thryx-Wildfire	3–4	42.9
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Midrange	115–109	51.3
The Rock	0–2	0.0
Grenzo	1–4	20.0
Abzan Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Midrange	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–1	66.7
Jund	1–3	25.0
Blink	6–8	42.9
Wave Blink	6–8	42.9
Esper Wave	2–3	40.0
Azorius Wave	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Wave	3–2	60.0
Graveyard Value	7–13	35.0
Séance	4–7	36.4
Varolz Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Enchantments Matter	5–1	83.3
Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–2	60.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–3	25.0
Legends Midrange	4–5	44.4
Rakdos Midrange	15–11	57.7
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	22–13	62.9
Mono Black Devotion	17–8	68.0
Davriel Braids	4–3	57.1
Dimir Midrange	4–2	66.7
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mutate	2–7	22.2
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–3	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	2–2	50.0
Neoform	1–2	33.3
Temur Neoform	1–2	33.3
Death Cloud	6–9	40.0
Ramp	37–26	58.7
Rofellos Ramp	11–5	68.8
Wild Pair	2–3	40.0
Cloudpost Ramp	16–17	48.5
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	0–3	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	5–7	41.7
Greenpost	5–3	62.5
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Reclamation at Wake	3–1	75.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–2	33.3