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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	851	1691–1354	55.5	6	50	47
Simic Flash	8	5–18	21.7
Simic Vat	1	3–2	60.0
Izzet Tempo	156	356–248	58.9	0	7	11
Azorius Skies	59	104–82	55.9			4
Blue Madness	78	118–127	48.2	0	3	4
Simic Madness	61	95–97	49.5	0	3	3
Temur Madness	5	7–8	46.7
Grixis Madness	12	16–22	42.1			1
Lich Aggro-Control	5	9–9	50.0
Wizards	23	52–36	59.1	0	1	1
Ninjas	39	66–67	49.6	0	1
Mono Blue Tempo	249	550–394	58.3	4	21	16
Izzet Spells	163	315–249	55.9	2	16	8
Dimir Tempo	39	74–71	51.0	0	1	1
Azorius Tempo	1	0–1	0.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	335–406	45.2
Mono Black Aggro	3–1	75.0
Heroic	39–37	51.3
Mono White Heroic	23–30	43.4
Azorius Heroic	4–1	80.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	7–6	53.8
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	53–82	39.3
Goblins	13–13	50.0
Tokens	13–7	65.0
Mono White Tokens	12–7	63.2
Mono Green Stompy	9–15	37.5
White Weenie	32–25	56.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–4	42.9
Soldiers	9–3	75.0
Elves	39–31	55.7
Selesnya Little Kid	5–8	38.5
Selesnya Counters	5–7	41.7
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	39–56	41.1
Gruul Aggro	12–3	80.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–9	18.2
Artifact Aggro	15–11	57.7
Salvage Titan	3–1	75.0
Tempered Steel	11–9	55.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Madness	3–2	60.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	5–3	62.5
Hexproof	2–2	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Knights	17–22	43.6
AggroSlide	19–70	21.3
Cats	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	382–263	59.2
Storm	102–87	54.0
Dragonstorm	4–2	66.7
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	7–2	77.8
High Tide	86–83	50.9
Reanimator	53–52	50.5
Worldgorger Dragon	42–42	50.0
Double Dragon	36–29	55.4
Traditional Reanimator	6–9	40.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Grixis Reanimator	0–3	0.0
Oriss Genesis	5–1	83.3
Dubious Challenge	15–7	68.2
Warp World	4–0	100.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	12–6	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	7–3	70.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	2–1	66.7
"Twin"	9–9	50.0
Jeskai "Twin"	2–3	40.0
Naya "Twin"	3–6	33.3
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	11–6	64.7
Seismic Swans	3–2	60.0
Eggs	16–4	80.0
Saffi Combo	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–7	36.4
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	32–10	76.2
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–1	75.0
Izzet Ascension	3–2	60.0
Ominous Good	17–13	56.7
Jokulhaups Combo	16–8	66.7
Soulflayer	13–10	56.5
Breakfast	30–27	52.6
Hermit Gond	7–5	58.3
Hermit Dredge	9–11	45.0
Neoform Hermit	11–8	57.9
Oops All Lands	3–1	75.0
Polymorph	5–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–3	25.0
Control	294–191	60.6
Mono Black Control	5–6	45.5
Esper Control	5–18	21.7
Mono Blue Control	2–2	50.0
Dimir Control	21–17	55.3
Azorius Control	29–15	65.9
Turbo Fog	13–2	86.7
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	13–3	81.3
Mill	9–4	69.2
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	5–7	41.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Grixis Control	22–21	51.2
Cruel Control	11–6	64.7
Stax	30–17	63.8
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	5–3	62.5
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Ponza	49–16	75.4
Mono White Control	1–3	25.0
Life is Ez	0–3	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	6–6	50.0
Astral Slide	3–1	75.0
Five Color Control	11–6	64.7
Shrines	4–0	100.0
Sultai Control	30–25	54.5
Guildgate Control	15–7	68.2
Bant Control	5–2	71.4
Temur Reclamation	5–2	71.4
Enchantments Control	5–2	71.4
Aggro-Combo	74–47	61.2
Aristocrats	27–20	57.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	11–5	68.8
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	7–10	41.2
Burn	21–10	67.7
Infect	9–3	75.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	8–3	72.7
Hermit Humans	2–2	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	10–12	45.5
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–10	41.2
Combo Goblins	2–0	100.0
Goblin Persist	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	106–106	50.0
Izzet Tempo	18–22	45.0
Azorius Skies	6–2	75.0
Blue Madness	10–10	50.0
Simic Madness	7–9	43.8
Grixis Madness	3–1	75.0
Wizards	6–3	66.7
Ninjas	6–3	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	30–35	46.2
Izzet Spells	15–24	38.5
Dimir Tempo	6–5	54.5
Combo-Control	106–68	60.9
Curses	2–2	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	7–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	3–1	75.0
Sunforger	4–1	80.0
Pickles	6–3	66.7
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	10–4	71.4
Solar Flare	4–3	57.1
Plasma Swans	9–3	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	55–50	52.4
Wildfire	55–50	52.4
Thryx-Wildfire	23–21	52.3
Borderpost Wildfire	27–28	49.1
Midrange	319–198	61.7
Temur Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
The Rock	12–3	80.0
Golgari Citadel	8–2	80.0
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	6–1	85.7
Selesnya Value Town	4–1	80.0
Jund	29–16	64.4
Blink	55–30	64.7
Wave Blink	36–25	59.0
Esper Wave	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	15–12	55.6
Orzhov Wave	14–8	63.6
Bant Wave	4–5	44.4
Graveyard Value	6–9	40.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–5	28.6
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	6–2	75.0
Fake-Rack	13–5	72.2
Mardu Midrange	6–5	54.5
Vampires	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	3–1	75.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	19–16	54.3
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	14–11	56.0
Mono Black Midrange	45–30	60.0
Mono Black Devotion	32–16	66.7
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	14–16	46.7
Angel Tribal	0–2	0.0
Toughness Matters	9–5	64.3
Lifegain Midrange	2–4	33.3
Adventures	2–0	100.0
Mutate	2–3	40.0
Sultai Midrange	9–2	81.8
Sultai Emerge	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–1	75.0
Owling Mine	17–5	77.3
Jeskai Midrange	3–6	33.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	8–3	72.7
Ordealbreak	4–4	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–4	50.0
Mythic Colossification	4–4	50.0
Neoform	4–3	57.1
Temur Neoform	3–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–3	25.0
Death Cloud	2–0	100.0
Ramp	75–75	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	48–57	45.7
Golgari Post	5–9	35.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	7–5	58.3
Greenpost	25–31	44.6
Simic Post	6–5	54.5
Domain	2–0	100.0
Eureka!	17–14	54.8