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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	2305	3425–4010	46.1	3	78	66
Temur Ascendancy	20	31–39	44.3			1
The Rock	60	49–114	30.1
Golgari Citadel	45	41–86	32.3
Grenzo	8	10–15	40.0
Abzan Midrange	5	5–12	29.4
Selesnya Midrange	24	49–38	56.3	0	1
Selesnya Value Town	16	39–30	56.5	0	1
Jund	202	276–390	41.4	0	3	3
Blink	320	557–496	52.9	0	16	18
Wave Blink	232	456–339	57.4	0	15	15
Esper Wave	11	12–13	48.0
Azorius Wave	105	230–135	63.0	0	7	13
Orzhov Wave	86	155–144	51.8	0	5	1
Bant Wave	26	54–40	57.4	0	3	1
Anti-Persecution	4	13–7	65.0			1
Graveyard Value	91	110–150	42.3	0	1	3
Séance	1	0–3	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	47	71–70	50.4	0	1	3
Enchantments Matter	6	0–12	0.0
Constellation	2	0–4	0.0
Allies	11	7–11	38.9
Esper Allies	4	5–7	41.7
Treefolk	39	82–80	50.6
-1/-1 Counters	1	0–2	0.0
Fake-Rack	82	76–141	35.0	0	1	1
Mardu Midrange	31	61–59	50.8	0	2
Yisan-Prophet	1	1–4	20.0
Vampires	40	45–56	44.6
Mono Black Vampires	17	24–23	51.1
Rakdos Vampires	19	17–28	37.8
Orzhov Vampires	1	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	6	10–11	47.6
Mardu Legends	1	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Legends	1	2–2	50.0
Elementals	5	2–10	16.7
Rakdos Midrange	180	313–283	52.5	0	4	8
Naya Midrange	13	15–30	33.3
Card Advantage White	1	0–1	0.0
Big Red	94	197–163	54.7	2	10	3
Mono Black Midrange	277	483–462	51.1	0	12	9
Mono Black Devotion	170	300–279	51.8	0	9	3
Davriel Braids	11	18–17	51.4
Dimir Midrange	113	216–223	49.2	0	16	5
Dimir Vat	2	0–2	0.0
Angel Tribal	4	6–9	40.0	0	1
Toughness Matters	76	55–109	33.5
Lifegain Midrange	17	31–33	48.4	0	2
Adventures	4	3–10	23.1
Mutate	13	12–22	35.3
Sultai Midrange	38	47–65	42.0	1	2
Sultai Emerge	12	9–18	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	52	64–71	47.4			3
Owling Mine	68	95–163	36.8			2
Jeskai Midrange	57	90–95	48.6	0	1	2
Heartless Summoning Stompy	42	49–85	36.6	0	1	2
Zur the Enchanter	7	6–13	31.6	0	1
Ordealbreak	25	30–52	36.6
Enigmatic Incarnation	25	30–52	36.6
Mythic Colossification	24	48–38	55.8			1
Neoform	45	89–81	52.4	0	1	2
Temur Neoform	18	21–32	39.6	0	1	1
Sultai Neoform	24	65–41	61.3			1
Clerics	1
Coinflip Tribal	10	0–13	0.0
Death Cloud	22	23–38	37.7

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	799–1046	43.3
Mono Black Aggro	5–3	62.5
Heroic	89–116	43.4
Mono White Heroic	66–87	43.1
Azorius Heroic	4–8	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	13–18	41.9
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	143–193	42.6
Mono Red Devotion	4–5	44.4
Goblins	41–32	56.2
Tokens	25–23	52.1
Selesnya Tokens	3–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	14–23	37.8
Mono Green Stompy	24–33	42.1
White Weenie	58–84	40.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	10–10	50.0
Soldiers	13–9	59.1
Elves	46–70	39.7
Werewolves	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	17–20	45.9
Selesnya Counters	12–15	44.4
Rogues	10–3	76.9
Zombies	96–128	42.9
Gruul Aggro	22–27	44.9
Merfolk	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Swarm	16–14	53.3
Artifact Aggro	41–34	54.7
Affinity	2–1	66.7
Salvage Titan	4–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	33–33	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Madness	8–2	80.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	3–0	100.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	12–25	32.4
Hexproof	4–13	23.5
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	2–6	25.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	46–77	37.4
AggroSlide	56–133	29.6
Cats	3–10	23.1
Mono White Cats	2–6	25.0
Selesnya Cats	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	5–2	71.4
Boros Aggro	5–5	50.0
Humans	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Humans	1–1	50.0
Combo	735–810	47.6
Storm	196–290	40.3
Dragonstorm	14–13	51.9
Hazoret Storm	3–1	75.0
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	12–5	70.6
High Tide	161–269	37.4
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	88–127	40.9
Worldgorger Dragon	63–97	39.4
Double Dragon	38–68	35.8
Traditional Reanimator	16–15	51.6
Dimir Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Reanimator	4–6	40.0
Grixis Reanimator	4–4	50.0
Oriss Genesis	4–11	26.7
Dubious Challenge	25–16	61.0
Warp World	4–6	40.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	18–16	52.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	12–8	60.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	33–28	54.1
Jeskai "Twin"	15–5	75.0
Naya "Twin"	12–20	37.5
Combo Post	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	16–12	57.1
Seismic Swans	3–1	75.0
Eggs	28–23	54.9
Saffi Combo	1–1	50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	4–1	80.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	16–15	51.6
Retraction Helix Combo	1–2	33.3
Taking Turns	48–41	53.9
Quest for Ula's Temple	4–1	80.0
Izzet Ascension	19–8	70.4
Ominous Good	49–51	49.0
Jokulhaups Combo	33–30	52.4
Soulflayer	18–19	48.6
Breakfast	71–75	48.6
Hermit Gond	11–20	35.5
Hermit Dredge	22–20	52.4
Neoform Hermit	25–28	47.2
Oops All Lands	4–3	57.1
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	7–1	87.5
Protean Hulk Combo	3–2	60.0
Storm Herald	3–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	12–11	52.2
Control	554–626	46.9
Mono Black Control	21–21	50.0
Esper Control	34–63	35.1
Demonic Rising	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	3–5	37.5
Dimir Control	28–28	50.0
Azorius Control	35–59	37.2
Adam's Ale	0–2	0.0
Turbo Fog	13–9	59.1
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	19–23	45.2
Mill	17–10	63.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	7–9	43.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Grixis Control	55–56	49.5
Cruel Control	27–24	52.9
Stax	60–44	57.7
Chandra Nalaar	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Control	26–29	47.3
Jeskai Approach	2–1	66.7
Ponza	87–90	49.2
Mono White Control	9–6	60.0
Life is Ez	5–3	62.5
Dynavolt Tower	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	9–20	31.0
Astral Slide	2–3	40.0
Five Color Control	12–3	80.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	56–74	43.1
Guildgate Control	30–38	44.1
Bant Control	7–9	43.8
Temur Reclamation	6–6	50.0
Enchantments Control	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Control	0–8	0.0
Aggro-Combo	159–148	51.8
Aristocrats	60–60	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	9–4	69.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	17–27	38.6
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	6–3	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	25–23	52.1
Burn	52–46	53.1
Infect	16–5	76.2
Blazing Shoal Infect	13–5	72.2
Mono Black Infect	2–0	100.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	20–23	46.5
Izzet Dreadnought	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	13–19	40.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–2	50.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–3	40.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	4–1	80.0
Goblin Persist	4–1	80.0
Aggro-Control	200–319	38.5
Simic Flash	4–1	80.0
Izzet Tempo	34–56	37.8
Azorius Skies	18–22	45.0
Blue Madness	20–24	45.5
Simic Madness	17–16	51.5
Temur Madness	1–2	33.3
Grixis Madness	2–6	25.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–3	25.0
Wizards	4–10	28.6
Ninjas	11–16	40.7
Mono Blue Tempo	67–103	39.4
Izzet Spells	27–62	30.3
Dimir Tempo	7–11	38.9
Combo-Control	170–220	43.6
Curses	6–7	46.2
Burning Vengeance	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	6–8	42.9
Battle of Wits	6–9	40.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	4–4	50.0
Pickles	5–9	35.7
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	11–19	36.7
Solar Flare	12–7	63.2
Plasma Swans	18–18	50.0
Liliana's Contract	3–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	89–135	39.7
Wildfire	89–135	39.7
Thryx-Wildfire	30–30	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	53–100	34.6
Midrange	635–635	50.0
Temur Ascendancy	2–5	28.6
The Rock	17–6	73.9
Golgari Citadel	15–5	75.0
Grenzo	3–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	6–10	37.5
Selesnya Value Town	3–8	27.3
Jund	49–65	43.0
Blink	70–92	43.2
Wave Blink	52–70	42.6
Esper Wave	3–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	16–36	30.8
Orzhov Wave	23–18	56.1
Bant Wave	9–14	39.1
Anti-Persecution	0–4	0.0
Graveyard Value	18–21	46.2
Varolz Dreadnought	10–17	37.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Constellation	2–0	100.0
Allies	1–2	33.3
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	12–20	37.5
Fake-Rack	16–13	55.2
Mardu Midrange	9–12	42.9
Yisan-Prophet	2–0	100.0
Vampires	9–11	45.0
Mono Black Vampires	6–6	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	3–5	37.5
Legends Midrange	4–4	50.0
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	5–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	54–50	51.9
Naya Midrange	5–5	50.0
Big Red	30–39	43.5
Mono Black Midrange	81–91	47.1
Mono Black Devotion	50–56	47.2
Davriel Braids	2–2	50.0
Dimir Midrange	36–40	47.4
Angel Tribal	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	24–15	61.5
Lifegain Midrange	5–4	55.6
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Mutate	3–3	50.0
Sultai Midrange	12–9	57.1
Sultai Emerge	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	11–15	42.3
Owling Mine	22–12	64.7
Jeskai Midrange	15–18	45.5
Heartless Summoning Stompy	21–4	84.0
Zur the Enchanter	2–1	66.7
Ordealbreak	7–4	63.6
Enigmatic Incarnation	7–4	63.6
Mythic Colossification	7–7	50.0
Neoform	13–19	40.6
Temur Neoform	6–6	50.0
Sultai Neoform	7–13	35.0
Coinflip Tribal	4–0	100.0
Death Cloud	10–4	71.4
Ramp	173–206	45.6
Villainous Wealth	4–2	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	124–158	44.0
Golgari Post	8–18	30.8
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	14–10	58.3
Greenpost	78–105	42.6
Simic Post	12–11	52.2
Domain	4–1	80.0
Reclamation at Wake	3–0	100.0
Eureka!	26–35	42.6
Applejacks	1–0	100.0