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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	682	1174–1236	48.7	2	23	25
Curses	20	29–38	43.3
Burning Vengeance	7	5–10	33.3
Cruel Combo-Control	21	23–42	35.4	0	1
Battle of Wits	24	39–49	44.3	0	1
Shared Fate	2	1–3	25.0
Sunforger	13	12–27	30.8			1
Pickles	21	45–43	51.1	0	2
Hedron Alignment	1	0–3	0.0
Lich's Mastery	5	4–13	23.5
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2	1–3	25.0
Zur's Weirding	49	88–105	45.6	0	1	1
Solar Flare	50	75–92	44.9	1	5
Plasma Swans	39	87–78	52.7	0	6	1
Liliana's Contract	6	5–17	22.7
Mass Land Destruction	394	732–665	52.4	1	7	22
Wildfire	394	732–665	52.4	1	7	22
Thryx-Wildfire	137	254–258	49.6	0	1	5
Borderpost Wildfire	237	453–363	55.5	1	6	17

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	292–327	47.2
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	29–48	37.7
Mono White Heroic	19–35	35.2
Azorius Heroic	3–5	37.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–6	33.3
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	41–60	40.6
Goblins	22–12	64.7
Tokens	10–5	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	8–5	61.5
Mono Green Stompy	12–11	52.2
White Weenie	12–27	30.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–0	100.0
Soldiers	5–3	62.5
Elves	38–22	63.3
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–6	50.0
Selesnya Counters	5–4	55.6
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	28–39	41.8
Gruul Aggro	6–4	60.0
Merfolk	0–3	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	5–3	62.5
Artifact Aggro	10–18	35.7
Salvage Titan	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	5–18	21.7
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–4	33.3
Golgari Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	10–8	55.6
Hexproof	4–5	44.4
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	8–16	33.3
AggroSlide	45–33	57.7
Cats	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Combo	240–278	46.3
Storm	68–84	44.7
Dragonstorm	1–4	20.0
Citadel Storm	5–2	71.4
High Tide	62–78	44.3
Reanimator	32–40	44.4
Worldgorger Dragon	25–28	47.2
Double Dragon	21–24	46.7
Traditional Reanimator	3–6	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	0–4	0.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Oriss Genesis	3–2	60.0
Dubious Challenge	7–15	31.8
Warp World	1–2	33.3
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–7	22.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–5	16.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	8–6	57.1
Jeskai "Twin"	2–1	66.7
Naya "Twin"	6–4	60.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–2	66.7
Seismic Swans	2–3	40.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	4–4	50.0
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–11	31.3
Taking Turns	19–18	51.4
Izzet Ascension	6–5	54.5
Ominous Good	13–17	43.3
Jokulhaups Combo	10–11	47.6
Soulflayer	6–4	60.0
Breakfast	17–35	32.7
Hermit Gond	9–11	45.0
Hermit Dredge	0–10	0.0
Neoform Hermit	6–5	54.5
Oops All Lands	3–2	60.0
Polymorph	4–1	80.0
Protean Hulk Combo	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	7–5	58.3
Control	172–168	50.6
Mono Black Control	12–9	57.1
Esper Control	13–10	56.5
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	3–9	25.0
Azorius Control	13–21	38.2
Turbo Fog	7–3	70.0
Mardu Control	8–6	57.1
Mill	1–4	20.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	6–1	85.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	23–16	59.0
Cruel Control	8–5	61.5
Stax	12–12	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	7–5	58.3
Ponza	23–26	46.9
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–4	33.3
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	13–20	39.4
Guildgate Control	7–8	46.7
Bant Control	2–4	33.3
Temur Reclamation	7–2	77.8
Aggro-Combo	42–52	44.7
Aristocrats	15–16	48.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–6	50.0
Food	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Burn	15–27	35.7
Infect	2–2	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–2	50.0
Hermit Humans	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	6–4	60.0
Izzet Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	1–1	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	68–106	39.1
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	13–19	40.6
Azorius Skies	6–5	54.5
Blue Madness	8–8	50.0
Simic Madness	5–4	55.6
Temur Madness	1–3	25.0
Grixis Madness	2–1	66.7
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	3–3	50.0
Ninjas	4–8	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	17–41	29.3
Izzet Spells	13–13	50.0
Dimir Tempo	1–6	14.3
Combo-Control	83–83	50.0
Curses	1–3	25.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	0–2	0.0
Sunforger	1–1	50.0
Pickles	2–1	66.7
Lich's Mastery	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	5–5	50.0
Solar Flare	5–3	62.5
Plasma Swans	3–4	42.9
Liliana's Contract	3–1	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	56–56	50.0
Wildfire	56–56	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	23–23	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	32–33	49.2
Midrange	220–170	56.4
Temur Ascendancy	5–0	100.0
The Rock	6–4	60.0
Golgari Citadel	4–4	50.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	3–0	100.0
Jund	14–14	50.0
Blink	33–21	61.1
Wave Blink	22–16	57.9
Esper Wave	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	5–12	29.4
Orzhov Wave	11–3	78.6
Bant Wave	4–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	10–9	52.6
Varolz Dreadnought	4–7	36.4
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–9	18.2
Fake-Rack	7–3	70.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	14–20	41.2
Naya Midrange	4–0	100.0
Big Red	11–8	57.9
Mono Black Midrange	22–27	44.9
Mono Black Devotion	15–16	48.4
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	13–12	52.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	7–3	70.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–3	57.1
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–9	18.2
Owling Mine	6–2	75.0
Jeskai Midrange	9–1	90.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	5–2	71.4
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	4–2	66.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–2	66.7
Mythic Colossification	3–3	50.0
Neoform	7–7	50.0
Temur Neoform	2–1	66.7
Sultai Neoform	4–6	40.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	4–2	66.7
Ramp	57–52	52.3
Villainous Wealth	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	46–36	56.1
Golgari Post	8–4	66.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–3	25.0
Greenpost	31–27	53.4
Simic Post	4–2	66.7
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	6–13	31.6
Applejacks	0–1	0.0