Aggro-Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Control	133	293–267	52.3	6	50
Izzet Tempo	17	37–36	50.7	0	7
Azorius Skies	1	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	7	12–16	42.9	0	3
Simic Madness	7	12–16	42.9	0	3
Wizards	2	6–4	60.0	0	1
Ninjas	8	10–16	38.5	0	1
Mono Blue Tempo	59	136–114	54.4	4	21
Izzet Spells	32	87–62	58.4	2	16
Dimir Tempo	3	4–7	36.4	0	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	92–126	42.2
Heroic	16–10	61.5
Mono White Heroic	13–9	59.1
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	18–27	40.0
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono White Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–5	28.6
White Weenie	11–3	78.6
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Elves	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	16–22	42.1
Gruul Aggro	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	1–1	50.0
Voltron	2–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Knights	4–7	36.4
AggroSlide	12–42	22.2
Combo	47–28	62.7
Storm	9–4	69.2
High Tide	9–4	69.2
Reanimator	7–6	53.8
Worldgorger Dragon	6–6	50.0
Double Dragon	6–5	54.5
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	3–4	42.9
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	2–2	50.0
Naya "Twin"	1–2	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	4–1	80.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–1	66.7
Ominous Good	6–3	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	2–2	50.0
Soulflayer	5–2	71.4
Breakfast	3–2	60.0
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	1–2	33.3
Neoform Hermit	1–0	100.0
Control	54–32	62.8
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	0–3	0.0
Dimir Control	7–4	63.6
Azorius Control	6–1	85.7
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Mardu Control	4–1	80.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	5–9	35.7
Cruel Control	2–2	50.0
Stax	3–1	75.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Ponza	6–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Five Color Control	3–2	60.0
Sultai Control	6–5	54.5
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	6–7	46.2
Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	3–4	42.9
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	21–21	50.0
Izzet Tempo	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–13	31.6
Izzet Spells	6–5	54.5
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	18–7	72.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Pickles	2–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	3–1	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	9–4	69.2
Wildfire	9–4	69.2
Thryx-Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	7–2	77.8
Midrange	48–32	60.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–0	100.0
Jund	4–1	80.0
Blink	9–4	69.2
Wave Blink	8–4	66.7
Azorius Wave	8–1	88.9
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–3	62.5
Big Red	6–4	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	7–4	63.6
Mono Black Devotion	6–4	60.0
Dimir Midrange	4–7	36.4
Angel Tribal	0–2	0.0
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–3	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ramp	7–14	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	5–13	27.8
Golgari Post	0–7	0.0
Greenpost	3–4	42.9
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Eureka!	1–1	50.0