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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
Recurring Nightmare	259	593–396	60.0	7	42	18
Dragon Nightmare	232	549–344	61.5	7	41	18
Worldgorger Dragon	1	1–4	20.0
Grozoth	1	1–0	100.0
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	395–378	51.1
Mono Black Aggro	10–14	41.7
Heroic	8–7	53.3
Mono White Heroic	6–4	60.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	100–111	47.4
Mono Red Devotion	4–3	57.1
Prisoner	2–0	100.0
Goblins	38–39	49.4
Tokens	17–16	51.5
Selesnya Tokens	6–2	75.0
Mono White Tokens	9–13	40.9
Mono Green Stompy	4–2	66.7
White Weenie	24–12	66.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	10–6	62.5
Soldiers	2–1	66.7
Kithkin	1–2	33.3
Elves	28–16	63.6
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Minotaurs	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Zombies	34–49	41.0
Gruul Aggro	9–5	64.3
Merfolk	3–7	30.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	15–13	53.6
Affinity	2–2	50.0
Tempered Steel	13–11	54.2
Voltron	3–3	50.0
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	5–0	100.0
Knights	10–13	43.5
AggroSlide	64–52	55.2
Cats	10–5	66.7
Mono White Cats	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cats	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Humans	2–0	100.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Combo	287–215	57.2
Storm	80–45	64.0
Sultai Tendrils	4–2	66.7
Dimir Tendrils	48–31	60.8
Simic Storm	10–7	58.8
Citadel Storm	8–1	88.9
Grixis Tendrils	5–3	62.5
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	103–103	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	53–50	51.5
Dragon Nightmare	50–49	50.5
Traditional Reanimator	50–53	48.5
Rakdos Reanimator	16–23	41.0
Dimir Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Reanimator	26–28	48.1
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–4	0.0
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	11–4	73.3
Runeflare	2–2	50.0
Myr Incubator	1–3	25.0
"Twin"	4–1	80.0
Naya "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	15–16	48.4
Upheaval Colossus	4–1	80.0
Seismic Swans	2–2	50.0
Eggs	8–1	88.9
Turntimber Ranger	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–3	25.0
Taking Turns	5–2	71.4
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	12–4	75.0
Ominous Good	6–2	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	15–11	57.7
Soulflayer	2–2	50.0
Polymorph	3–2	60.0
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Control	167–107	60.9
Mono Black Control	0–7	0.0
Esper Control	6–4	60.0
Demonic Rising	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	12–16	42.9
Azorius Control	30–13	69.8
Turbo Fog	13–2	86.7
Izzet Control	3–3	50.0
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	4–1	80.0
Cloudpost Control	17–9	65.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	11–7	61.1
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	8–14	36.4
Cruel Control	7–9	43.8
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	27–20	57.4
Mono White Control	13–11	54.2
Life is Ez	3–0	100.0
Cycling Control	5–0	100.0
Astral Slide	5–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	8–1	88.9
Bant Control	5–2	71.4
Temur Reclamation	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Control	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	19–28	40.4
Aristocrats	15–17	46.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	8–10	44.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Food	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Burn	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–9	18.2
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–8	20.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	54–37	59.3
Simic Flash	5–2	71.4
Simic Vat	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	5–8	38.5
Azorius Skies	0–3	0.0
Blue Madness	5–0	100.0
Simic Madness	3–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–2	71.4
Izzet Spells	15–6	71.4
Dimir Tempo	9–8	52.9
Azorius Tempo	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	58–39	59.8
Curses	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	5–6	45.5
Battle of Wits	6–6	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	6–3	66.7
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	15–7	68.2
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Liliana's Contract	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	12–7	63.2
Wildfire	12–7	63.2
Thryx-Wildfire	5–6	45.5
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Midrange	211–158	57.2
The Rock	2–3	40.0
Grenzo	2–4	33.3
Abzan Midrange	6–2	75.0
Selesnya Midrange	11–3	78.6
Selesnya Value Town	5–2	71.4
Jund	6–5	54.5
Blink	15–15	50.0
Wave Blink	15–15	50.0
Esper Wave	5–8	38.5
Azorius Wave	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Wave	6–3	66.7
Graveyard Value	12–18	40.0
Séance	6–10	37.5
Varolz Dreadnought	2–6	25.0
Enchantments Matter	5–2	71.4
Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	5–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	3–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	8–3	72.7
Mardu Midrange	5–0	100.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Vampires	3–5	37.5
Legends Midrange	5–5	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	24–14	63.2
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	7–5	58.3
Mono Black Midrange	38–21	64.4
Mono Black Devotion	29–14	67.4
Davriel Braids	5–4	55.6
Dimir Midrange	6–4	60.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–3	40.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mutate	6–11	35.3
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–4	42.9
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	3–2	60.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	2–3	40.0
Neoform	2–2	50.0
Temur Neoform	2–2	50.0
Death Cloud	10–13	43.5
Ramp	76–42	64.4
Rofellos Ramp	21–8	72.4
Wild Pair	3–5	37.5
Cloudpost Ramp	30–25	54.5
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–3	25.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	10–7	58.8
Greenpost	10–5	66.7
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	4–3	57.1
Reclamation at Wake	8–4	66.7
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	3–3	50.0