Mono Blue Tempo

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	1206	2318–2040	53.2	6	55	69
Mono Blue Tempo	299	634–464	57.7	1	13	20
Mono Blue Faeries	10	23–18	56.1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	96–151	38.9
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	12–9	57.1
Mono White Heroic	11–7	61.1
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	7–33	17.5
Mono Red Devotion	1–3	25.0
Goblins	4–4	50.0
Tokens	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–7	22.2
White Weenie	7–4	63.6
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	7–10	41.2
Selesnya Little Kid	6–6	50.0
Selesnya Counters	1–2	33.3
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	2–2	50.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	4–15	21.1
Mono Red Swarm	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	20–34	37.0
Affinity	15–27	35.7
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	3–7	30.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Madness	0–3	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–3	0.0
Voltron	3–5	37.5
Hexproof	1–5	16.7
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–1	66.7
AggroSlide	6–7	46.2
Cats	1–6	14.3
Selesnya Cats	1–6	14.3
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	148–56	72.5
Storm	31–20	60.8
Dimir Tendrils	20–18	52.6
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Stormpost	3–2	60.0
Reanimator	24–7	77.4
Worldgorger Dragon	9–4	69.2
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	13–2	86.7
Rakdos Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	10–2	83.3
Oriss Genesis	3–4	42.9
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	3–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	3–1	75.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	7–4	63.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	7–2	77.8
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	5–0	100.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	7–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	9–2	81.8
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	8–1	88.9
Breakfast	7–2	77.8
Oops All Spells	7–2	77.8
Oops All Lands	3–0	100.0
Dredge	14–12	53.8
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Control	135–52	72.2
Mono Black Control	6–4	60.0
Esper Control	4–3	57.1
Demonic Rising	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	5–0	100.0
Azorius Control	25–14	64.1
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	4–0	100.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	3–2	60.0
Mill	8–2	80.0
Cloudpost Control	6–2	75.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Blackpost	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	4–2	66.7
Cruel Control	3–1	75.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Ponza	15–3	83.3
Mono White Control	4–2	66.7
Life is Ez	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	10–4	71.4
Astral Slide	10–4	71.4
Five Color Control	8–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Shrines	7–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	3–0	100.0
Pox	18–10	64.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–2	33.3
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	26–35	42.6
Aristocrats	14–9	60.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	6–2	75.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Burn	0–13	0.0
Infect	7–2	77.8
Simic Infect	4–2	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–5	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–4	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–3	25.0
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	45–52	46.4
Izzet Tempo	16–22	42.1
Azorius Skies	5–2	71.4
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	12–12	50.0
Izzet Spells	4–6	40.0
Dimir Tempo	4–4	50.0
Azorius Tempo	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	32–11	74.4
Curses	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	3–0	100.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	7–2	77.8
Dragoncrank	2–1	66.7
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	12–6	66.7
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–0	100.0
Wildfire	5–0	100.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	111–84	56.9
The Rock	4–1	80.0
Abzan Midrange	2–3	40.0
Jund	4–1	80.0
Blink	2–0	100.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–5	50.0
Séance	4–4	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–2	50.0
Esper Allies	0–2	0.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	11–3	78.6
Mardu Midrange	21–11	65.6
Vampires	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–11	26.7
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	13–17	43.3
Mono Black Devotion	6–3	66.7
Heart of Darkness	4–10	28.6
Dimir Midrange	3–5	37.5
Angel Tribal	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–3	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–9	43.8
Owling Mine	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Prophet Glare	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Neoform	2–3	40.0
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Simic Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	1–3	25.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	41–23	64.1
Cloudpost Ramp	28–19	59.6
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	23–17	57.5
Summer Bloom Ramp	5–3	62.5
Historic Bloom	2–2	50.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0