Worldgorger Dragon

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	2749	4517–4625	49.4	15	72	126
Reanimator	343	647–586	52.5	1	13	15
Worldgorger Dragon	254	523–434	54.6	1	12	12
Double Dragon	171	384–299	56.2	1	11	10

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	135–97	58.2
Mono Black Aggro	1–1	50.0
Heroic	12–9	57.1
Mono White Heroic	6–5	54.5
Azorius Heroic	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	5–2	71.4
Red Deck Wins	19–18	51.4
Goblins	4–3	57.1
Tokens	3–8	27.3
Mono White Tokens	3–8	27.3
Mono Green Stompy	8–0	100.0
White Weenie	7–7	50.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Elves	14–5	73.7
Selesnya Little Kid	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Counters	4–1	80.0
Zombies	15–15	50.0
Gruul Aggro	2–3	40.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	11–2	84.6
Affinity	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	8–2	80.0
Madness	3–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	3–0	100.0
Voltron	5–0	100.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Knights	9–4	69.2
AggroSlide	11–13	45.8
Cats	2–3	40.0
Mono White Cats	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	0–2	0.0
Combo	98–104	48.5
Storm	20–37	35.1
Dragonstorm	3–1	75.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	15–36	29.4
Reanimator	14–13	51.9
Worldgorger Dragon	10–10	50.0
Double Dragon	5–4	55.6
Traditional Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	8–2	80.0
Jeskai "Twin"	4–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	4–2	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	5–3	62.5
Eggs	2–3	40.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	3–9	25.0
Izzet Ascension	4–2	66.7
Ominous Good	6–10	37.5
Jokulhaups Combo	5–3	62.5
Soulflayer	4–2	66.7
Breakfast	15–8	65.2
Hermit Gond	2–2	50.0
Hermit Dredge	3–1	75.0
Neoform Hermit	9–3	75.0
Polymorph	1–2	33.3
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	2–3	40.0
Control	75–63	54.3
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	2–5	28.6
Dimir Control	1–5	16.7
Azorius Control	6–1	85.7
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–2	33.3
Mill	7–1	87.5
Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	7–5	58.3
Cruel Control	4–1	80.0
Stax	11–7	61.1
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Ponza	9–9	50.0
Mono White Control	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	8–14	36.4
Guildgate Control	5–3	62.5
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Reclamation	2–2	50.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	16–18	47.1
Aristocrats	10–5	66.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–0	100.0
Burn	3–6	33.3
Infect	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Aggro-Control	42–42	50.0
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	15–6	71.4
Azorius Skies	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	5–1	83.3
Simic Madness	5–1	83.3
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	8–18	30.8
Izzet Spells	12–6	66.7
Dimir Tempo	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	28–25	52.8
Curses	2–1	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–2	50.0
Sunforger	1–1	50.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	3–2	60.0
Solar Flare	3–2	60.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	12–13	48.0
Wildfire	12–13	48.0
Thryx-Wildfire	6–9	40.0
Borderpost Wildfire	6–3	66.7
Midrange	97–63	60.6
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	5–1	83.3
Golgari Citadel	5–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–0	100.0
Jund	14–7	66.7
Blink	20–10	66.7
Wave Blink	16–9	64.0
Azorius Wave	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Wave	10–6	62.5
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	6–3	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–3	40.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Vampires	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–2	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Midrange	6–15	28.6
Mono Black Devotion	3–11	21.4
Dimir Midrange	3–9	25.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–0	100.0
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	0–3	0.0
Neoform	0–3	0.0
Sultai Neoform	0–3	0.0
Death Cloud	2–0	100.0
Ramp	32–22	59.3
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	26–14	65.0
Golgari Post	3–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–2	50.0
Greenpost	18–10	64.3
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Domain	0–2	0.0
Eureka!	5–3	62.5