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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	1548	2437–2771	46.8	5	47	61
Temur Ascendancy	10	13–17	43.3
The Rock	22	42–43	49.4
Golgari Citadel	4	7–9	43.8
Grenzo	10	18–21	46.2
Abzan Midrange	9	17–20	45.9
Selesnya Midrange	47	83–82	50.3	0	2	2
Selesnya Value Town	31	48–45	51.6	0	1	2
Jund	62	89–126	41.4	0	1	2
Blink	123	226–171	56.9	2	12	10
Wave Blink	122	226–171	56.9	2	12	10
Esper Wave	46	107–77	58.2	2	8	2
Azorius Wave	40	68–45	60.2			6
Orzhov Wave	33	47–47	50.0	0	4	2
Graveyard Value	150	297–262	53.1	1	4	13
Séance	43	104–76	57.8	0	1	5
Varolz Dreadnought	57	130–86	60.2	1	3	6
Enchantments Matter	18	17–30	36.2	0	1
Allies	8	5–16	23.8
Boros Allies	3	3–5	37.5
Mono White Allies	1	2–3	40.0
Treefolk	23	38–46	45.2
-1/-1 Counters	8	6–16	27.3
Fake-Rack	46	53–96	35.6			2
Mardu Midrange	27	35–42	45.5
Leave // Chance Midrange	6	10–7	58.8
Vampires	41	82–82	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	38	81–77	51.3
Rakdos Vampires	1	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	1	1–2	33.3
Legends Midrange	42	55–75	42.3	0	1
Boros Legends Midrange	2	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Legends	3	6–6	50.0
Elementals	9	17–15	53.1
Rakdos Midrange	131	237–220	51.9	0	8	6
Naya Midrange	10	13–22	37.1
Card Advantage White	3	8–4	66.7			1
Big Red	36	91–61	59.9	2	2	3
Mono Black Midrange	218	373–372	50.1	0	7	13
Mono Black Devotion	123	207–208	49.9	0	7	6
Davriel Braids	44	76–74	50.7			3
Hellion Whip	1	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	45	82–81	50.3	0	1	2
Dimir Vat	2	0–4	0.0
Angel Tribal	1	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	48	45–83	35.2	0	1
Lifegain Midrange	9	9–17	34.6
Mutate	61	97–109	47.1	0	1	1
Sultai Midrange	18	11–34	24.4	0	1
Orzhov Midrange	28	33–70	32.0
Owling Mine	4	4–7	36.4
Heartless Summoning Stompy	19	25–38	39.7
Zur the Enchanter	25	48–45	51.6	0	1	2
Ordealbreak	1	4–1	80.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1	4–1	80.0
Mythic Colossification	15	33–19	63.5	0	1	2
Neoform	21	29–37	43.9	0	1	2
Temur Neoform	19	29–34	46.0	0	1	2
Coinflip Tribal	10	3–20	13.0
Death Cloud	81	99–141	41.3	0	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	668–823	44.8
Mono Black Aggro	21–27	43.8
Heroic	26–14	65.0
Mono White Heroic	16–8	66.7
Azorius Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	7–4	63.6
Red Deck Wins	131–194	40.3
Mono Red Devotion	8–11	42.1
Goblins	43–81	34.7
Tokens	38–44	46.3
Selesnya Tokens	20–12	62.5
Mono White Tokens	14–28	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	5–3	62.5
White Weenie	45–33	57.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	19–15	55.9
Soldiers	3–0	100.0
Kithkin	6–9	40.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	52–60	46.4
Minotaurs	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	7–4	63.6
Zombies	60–73	45.1
Gruul Aggro	8–8	50.0
Merfolk	23–12	65.7
Mono Red Swarm	2–5	28.6
Artifact Aggro	57–28	67.1
Affinity	17–3	85.0
Salvage Titan	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	37–25	59.7
Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	9–11	45.0
Hexproof	4–1	80.0
Hateful Auras	3–9	25.0
Slivers	4–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	27–27	50.0
AggroSlide	77–164	32.0
Cats	10–9	52.6
Mono White Cats	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Cats	3–4	42.9
Rakdos Aggro	4–3	57.1
Rakdos Hellbent	4–3	57.1
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–1	50.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Combo	548–593	48.0
Storm	145–150	49.2
Sultai Tendrils	11–3	78.6
Dimir Tendrils	77–100	43.5
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	25–26	49.0
Citadel Storm	19–12	61.3
Grixis Tendrils	2–4	33.3
Reanimator	158–211	42.8
Recurring Nightmare	48–96	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	41–93	30.6
Worldgorger Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	109–115	48.7
Rakdos Reanimator	30–51	37.0
Dimir Reanimator	12–7	63.2
Mono Black Reanimator	62–53	53.9
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	10–8	55.6
Dubious Challenge	1–2	33.3
Warp World	3–1	75.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	27–42	39.1
Runeflare	9–3	75.0
Myr Incubator	2–5	28.6
"Twin"	8–2	80.0
Naya "Twin"	4–1	80.0
Combo Post	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	33–39	45.8
Upheaval Colossus	8–8	50.0
Seismic Swans	8–4	66.7
Eggs	10–6	62.5
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–2	71.4
Retraction Helix Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	11–6	64.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–3	25.0
Izzet Ascension	25–34	42.4
Ominous Good	15–16	48.4
Jokulhaups Combo	26–24	52.0
Soulflayer	5–1	83.3
Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	6–2	75.0
Polymorph	7–13	35.0
Enduring Ideal	3–3	50.0
Control	341–362	48.5
Mono Black Control	9–7	56.3
Esper Control	9–7	56.3
Demonic Rising	14–15	48.3
Mono Blue Control	3–0	100.0
Dimir Control	23–50	31.5
Azorius Control	57–76	42.9
Turbo Fog	12–14	46.2
Izzet Control	6–2	75.0
Mardu Control	8–5	61.5
Mill	17–3	85.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	19–38	33.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	7–25	21.9
Blackpost	4–6	40.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	7–7	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	21–35	37.5
Cruel Control	15–28	34.9
Stax	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	7–2	77.8
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Ponza	59–58	50.4
Mono White Control	15–11	57.7
Life is Ez	4–3	57.1
Cycling Control	13–9	59.1
Astral Slide	9–8	52.9
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	7–6	53.8
Guildgate Control	10–8	55.6
Bant Control	4–7	36.4
Temur Reclamation	6–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	15–5	75.0
Aggro-Combo	57–94	37.7
Aristocrats	34–64	34.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	21–42	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Abzan Aristocrats	2–7	22.2
Food	5–3	62.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–7	30.0
Burn	8–4	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	13–18	41.9
Mono Blue Dreadnought	9–18	33.3
Combo Goblins	2–8	20.0
Goblin Persist	2–8	20.0
Aggro-Control	89–106	45.6
Simic Flash	6–7	46.2
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	14–7	66.7
Azorius Skies	1–4	20.0
Blue Madness	5–4	55.6
Simic Madness	5–4	55.6
Ninjas	13–11	54.2
Mono Blue Tempo	13–11	54.2
Izzet Spells	24–40	37.5
Dimir Tempo	5–13	27.8
Azorius Tempo	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	99–138	41.8
Curses	4–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	4–4	50.0
Battle of Wits	10–18	35.7
Shared Fate	2–0	100.0
Swarm Intelligence	4–6	40.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	3–5	37.5
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	24–37	39.3
Plasma Swans	5–5	50.0
Liliana's Contract	4–3	57.1
Mass Land Destruction	28–53	34.6
Wildfire	28–53	34.6
Thryx-Wildfire	23–44	34.3
Borderpost Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Midrange	478–478	50.0
Temur Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
The Rock	9–11	45.0
Golgari Citadel	3–3	50.0
Grenzo	5–2	71.4
Abzan Midrange	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Midrange	9–13	40.9
Selesnya Value Town	5–6	45.5
Jund	25–21	54.3
Blink	14–44	24.1
Wave Blink	14–44	24.1
Esper Wave	7–23	23.3
Azorius Wave	2–13	13.3
Orzhov Wave	4–6	40.0
Graveyard Value	38–54	41.3
Séance	14–17	45.2
Varolz Dreadnought	13–25	34.2
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	1–2	33.3
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	14–6	70.0
-1/-1 Counters	3–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	22–14	61.1
Mardu Midrange	4–12	25.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–4	20.0
Vampires	14–20	41.2
Mono Black Vampires	13–20	39.4
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	12–10	54.5
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–2	33.3
Elementals	2–5	28.6
Rakdos Midrange	49–50	49.5
Naya Midrange	4–2	66.7
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	9–18	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	64–67	48.9
Mono Black Devotion	35–33	51.5
Davriel Braids	14–16	46.7
Dimir Midrange	22–14	61.1
Toughness Matters	8–4	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	4–3	57.1
Mutate	15–17	46.9
Sultai Midrange	6–1	85.7
Orzhov Midrange	12–6	66.7
Owling Mine	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	9–9	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	11–12	47.8
Mythic Colossification	4–5	44.4
Neoform	11–6	64.7
Temur Neoform	10–6	62.5
Coinflip Tribal	4–1	80.0
Death Cloud	22–17	56.4
Ramp	157–177	47.0
Rofellos Ramp	34–51	40.0
Wild Pair	2–11	15.4
Cloudpost Ramp	82–80	50.6
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Locus Awakening	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	2–4	33.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	20–28	41.7
Greenpost	22–16	57.9
Gruul Post	8–3	72.7
Simic Post	8–5	61.5
Domain	1–1	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	15–15	50.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	6–10	37.5
Applejacks	3–1	75.0