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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	3371	5679–6064	48.4	19	140	180
Reanimator	692	1471–1143	56.3	10	62	48
Traditional Reanimator	366	693–692	50.0	2	28	12
Rakdos Reanimator	49	102–98	51.0			2
Dimir Reanimator	22	29–51	36.3	1	2
Mono Black Reanimator	282	557–519	51.8	1	26	10

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	170–193	46.8
Mono Black Aggro	1–4	20.0
Heroic	20–26	43.5
Mono White Heroic	20–22	47.6
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–3	0.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	31–34	47.7
Mono Red Devotion	4–2	66.7
Goblins	2–1	66.7
Tokens	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	12–7	63.2
White Weenie	9–8	52.9
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Kithkin	2–0	100.0
Elves	12–7	63.2
Selesnya Little Kid	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Counters	1–2	33.3
Rogues	3–2	60.0
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	5–15	25.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	39–60	39.4
Affinity	34–52	39.5
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Architect	2–6	25.0
Madness	3–2	60.0
Golgari Madness	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Madness	3–0	100.0
Voltron	4–4	50.0
Hexproof	3–3	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	11–6	64.7
Cats	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Cats	5–4	55.6
Rakdos Aggro	1–2	33.3
Boros Aggro	1–2	33.3
Combo	176–96	64.7
Storm	36–14	72.0
Dimir Tendrils	23–12	65.7
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	5–0	100.0
Reanimator	32–29	52.5
Worldgorger Dragon	10–8	55.6
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	21–21	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	16–17	48.5
Oriss Genesis	6–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	2–0	100.0
Warp World	1–1	50.0
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	4–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	11–9	55.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	9–7	56.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Myr Incubator	5–3	62.5
Combo Post	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	10–4	71.4
Izzet Ascension	7–4	63.6
Ominous Good	4–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	4–3	57.1
Oops All Spells	4–3	57.1
Oops All Lands	3–0	100.0
Dredge	23–17	57.5
Polymorph	3–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Possibility Storm	1–2	33.3
Control	90–118	43.3
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	5–11	31.3
Demonic Rising	1–5	16.7
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–6	25.0
Azorius Control	10–18	35.7
Turbo Fog	2–2	50.0
Mardu Control	3–4	42.9
Mill	6–3	66.7
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	12–8	60.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	8–5	61.5
Blackpost	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	4–5	44.4
Cruel Control	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	12–7	63.2
Mono White Control	3–7	30.0
Life is Ez	1–3	25.0
Cycling Control	5–4	55.6
Astral Slide	5–4	55.6
Five Color Control	7–4	63.6
Five Color Collected Conjuring	5–2	71.4
Shrines	2–2	50.0
Sultai Control	2–1	66.7
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	8–26	23.5
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–0	100.0
Prison	1–3	25.0
Enchantress	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Combo	35–45	43.8
Aristocrats	14–23	37.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–10	33.3
Burn	10–9	52.6
Infect	2–7	22.2
Simic Infect	2–2	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–3	0.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	5–1	83.3
Goblin Persist	3–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	34–54	38.6
Izzet Tempo	8–19	29.6
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	2–1	66.7
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–3	40.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	2–13	13.3
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	12–6	66.7
Dimir Tempo	1–8	11.1
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	26–36	41.9
Curses	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	4–4	50.0
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	5–7	41.7
Dragoncrank	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	6–17	26.1
Solar Flare	2–3	40.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–1	66.7
Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Midrange	123–127	49.2
Temur Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
The Rock	0–5	0.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	2–4	33.3
Anti-Persecution	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	6–3	66.7
Séance	3–1	75.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–3	0.0
Fake-Rack	6–6	50.0
Mardu Midrange	15–12	55.6
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	9–13	40.9
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	11–3	78.6
Mono Black Midrange	13–20	39.4
Mono Black Devotion	8–8	50.0
Heart of Darkness	1–5	16.7
Dimir Midrange	1–5	16.7
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–1	80.0
Adventures	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Midrange	12–18	40.0
Owling Mine	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Prophet Glare	4–1	80.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–1	75.0
Neoform	5–5	50.0
Temur Neoform	2–1	66.7
Sultai Neoform	0–2	0.0
Simic Neoform	3–1	75.0
Party	1–2	33.3
Clerics	3–4	42.9
Ramp	39–23	62.9
Cloudpost Ramp	28–20	58.3
Greenpost	17–17	50.0
Gruul Post	4–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	6–1	85.7
Historic Bloom	4–0	100.0