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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	363	600–605	49.8	1	16	15
Simic Flash	34	51–51	50.0			2
Simic Vat	1	4–1	80.0
Izzet Tempo	46	63–83	43.2	0	2	1
Azorius Skies	10	20–14	58.8
Blue Madness	16	26–26	50.0	0	2
Simic Madness	15	24–24	50.0	0	1
Lich Aggro-Control	1	0–4	0.0
Wizards	1	0–2	0.0
Ninjas	42	71–77	48.0			2
Mono Blue Tempo	37	58–57	50.4	0	1	1
Izzet Spells	106	195–181	51.9	1	9	6
Dimir Tempo	33	73–48	60.3	0	2	3
Azorius Tempo	3	6–4	60.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	138–205	40.2
Mono Black Aggro	6–6	50.0
Heroic	4–4	50.0
Mono White Heroic	0–2	0.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–2	60.0
Red Deck Wins	30–44	40.5
Goblins	13–21	38.2
Tokens	15–8	65.2
Selesnya Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	5–6	45.5
Mono Green Stompy	1–1	50.0
White Weenie	8–14	36.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–8	33.3
Soldiers	2–2	50.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	10–21	32.3
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Zombies	10–24	29.4
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	4–3	57.1
Artifact Aggro	11–4	73.3
Affinity	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	10–3	76.9
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	4–8	33.3
AggroSlide	10–40	20.0
Cats	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Hellbent	2–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Combo	140–123	53.2
Storm	36–32	52.9
Sultai Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	23–27	46.0
Simic Storm	3–3	50.0
Citadel Storm	5–0	100.0
Reanimator	37–54	40.7
Recurring Nightmare	13–24	35.1
Dragon Nightmare	11–24	31.4
Traditional Reanimator	24–30	44.4
Rakdos Reanimator	4–9	30.8
Dimir Reanimator	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	15–14	51.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–5	16.7
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	11–3	78.6
Runeflare	2–1	66.7
Myr Incubator	2–0	100.0
"Twin"	3–2	60.0
Naya "Twin"	2–1	66.7
Combo Post	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–6	25.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	3–1	75.0
Eggs	3–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–2	60.0
Taking Turns	4–2	66.7
Izzet Ascension	7–5	58.3
Ominous Good	5–2	71.4
Jokulhaups Combo	8–2	80.0
Soulflayer	3–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–1	66.7
Control	108–76	58.7
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	1–1	50.0
Demonic Rising	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	13–12	52.0
Azorius Control	13–13	50.0
Turbo Fog	8–2	80.0
Izzet Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	6–7	46.2
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Blackpost	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	8–7	53.3
Cruel Control	7–7	50.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Ponza	17–8	68.0
Mono White Control	9–3	75.0
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	2–3	40.0
Astral Slide	2–2	50.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–3	40.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Temur Reclamation	7–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	3–4	42.9
Aggro-Combo	16–17	48.5
Aristocrats	6–10	37.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	2–2	50.0
Burn	2–2	50.0
Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	6–4	60.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–4	50.0
Combo Goblins	1–1	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	23–23	50.0
Simic Flash	4–2	66.7
Izzet Tempo	3–1	75.0
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–3	50.0
Izzet Spells	6–7	46.2
Dimir Tempo	1–4	20.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	26–20	56.5
Cruel Combo-Control	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	3–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	3–4	42.9
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Liliana's Contract	4–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	10–10	50.0
Wildfire	10–10	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	7–5	58.3
Borderpost Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Midrange	106–89	54.4
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	4–1	80.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Value Town	1–2	33.3
Jund	3–8	27.3
Blink	14–14	50.0
Wave Blink	14–14	50.0
Esper Wave	10–5	66.7
Azorius Wave	2–5	28.6
Orzhov Wave	2–4	33.3
Graveyard Value	18–12	60.0
Séance	6–1	85.7
Varolz Dreadnought	7–5	58.3
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	2–2	50.0
Fake-Rack	2–3	40.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	4–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	4–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–8	27.3
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–12	42.9
Mono Black Devotion	8–6	57.1
Davriel Braids	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–2	33.3
Toughness Matters	4–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mutate	3–5	37.5
Sultai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	1–1	50.0
Owling Mine	3–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	0–2	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–2	0.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	5–2	71.4
Ramp	43–52	45.3
Rofellos Ramp	7–14	33.3
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	25–23	52.1
Golgari Post	3–1	75.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	6–11	35.3
Greenpost	5–4	55.6
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Reclamation at Wake	6–6	50.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	2–5	28.6