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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	1206	2318–2040	53.2	6	55	69
Izzet Tempo	432	953–719	57.0	2	24	33
Azorius Skies	59	88–107	45.1	1	1	2
Blue Madness	30	33–77	30.0
Simic Madness	10	11–24	31.4
Temur Madness	12	18–25	41.9
Lich Aggro-Control	49	101–70	59.1			4
Wizards	32	41–55	42.7			2
Ninjas	32	38–59	39.2
Mono Blue Tempo	299	634–464	57.7	1	13	20
Mono Blue Faeries	10	23–18	56.1
Izzet Spells	101	179–183	49.4	2	12	5
Dimir Tempo	110	174–190	47.8	0	5	2
Dimir Faeries	1	0–2	0.0
Azorius Tempo	15	18–30	37.5

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	488–576	45.9
Mono Black Aggro	6–4	60.0
Heroic	51–50	50.5
Mono White Heroic	38–37	50.7
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	8–12	40.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	46–112	29.1
Mono Red Devotion	4–7	36.4
Goblins	15–12	55.6
Tokens	22–9	71.0
Selesnya Tokens	9–5	64.3
Mono White Tokens	8–3	72.7
Mono Green Stompy	13–29	31.0
White Weenie	18–17	51.4
Soldiers	2–1	66.7
Kithkin	3–1	75.0
Elves	56–42	57.1
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	16–14	53.3
Selesnya Counters	7–3	70.0
Rogues	6–3	66.7
Zombies	13–7	65.0
Gruul Aggro	3–5	37.5
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	43–41	51.2
Mono Red Swarm	7–3	70.0
Artifact Aggro	95–126	43.0
Affinity	74–102	42.0
Boros Vehicles	0–2	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	17–15	53.1
Mono Blue Architect	3–7	30.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–1	66.7
Madness	6–10	37.5
Golgari Madness	5–10	33.3
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	20–16	55.6
Hexproof	16–15	51.6
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	2–4	33.3
AggroSlide	22–31	41.5
Cats	11–22	33.3
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	10–22	31.3
Rakdos Aggro	3–5	37.5
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Combo	499–363	57.9
Storm	110–92	54.5
Dimir Tendrils	82–81	50.3
Dragonstorm	3–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	4–1	80.0
Grixis Tendrils	5–2	71.4
Stormpost	3–2	60.0
Izzet Storm	3–1	75.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	94–69	57.7
Worldgorger Dragon	37–32	53.6
Double Dragon	2–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Traditional Reanimator	54–34	61.4
Rakdos Reanimator	9–8	52.9
Dimir Reanimator	6–1	85.7
Mono Black Reanimator	36–25	59.0
Oriss Genesis	15–14	51.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	3–0	100.0
Warp World	2–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	6–1	85.7
Hypergenesis	10–7	58.8
Runeflare	7–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	25–22	53.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	19–16	54.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	5–5	50.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	9–7	56.3
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–2	33.3
Eggs	8–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	8–3	72.7
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	19–9	67.9
Izzet Ascension	22–12	64.7
Ominous Good	6–2	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	16–4	80.0
Breakfast	17–7	70.8
Oops All Spells	17–7	70.8
Oops All Lands	6–0	100.0
Dredge	55–98	35.9
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	6–2	75.0
Dice Factory	6–1	85.7
Possibility Storm	2–1	66.7
Control	414–281	59.6
Mono Black Control	8–7	53.3
Esper Control	20–22	47.6
Demonic Rising	9–8	52.9
Mono Blue Control	6–2	75.0
Dimir Control	17–18	48.6
Azorius Control	68–58	54.0
Cawblade	1–5	16.7
Turbo Fog	10–0	100.0
Izzet Control	5–2	71.4
Mardu Control	9–12	42.9
Mill	31–22	58.5
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	14–14	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–6	33.3
Blackpost	7–6	53.8
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	16–9	64.0
Cruel Control	9–6	60.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Control	3–0	100.0
Dragon Control	3–0	100.0
Ponza	46–26	63.9
Mono White Control	14–15	48.3
Life is Ez	6–9	40.0
Cycling Control	21–12	63.6
Astral Slide	21–12	63.6
Five Color Control	33–8	80.5
Five Color Collected Conjuring	16–5	76.2
Shrines	17–3	85.0
Sultai Control	2–1	66.7
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	5–1	83.3
Pox	53–36	59.6
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–3	57.1
Prison	2–0	100.0
Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	131–119	52.4
Aristocrats	54–42	56.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	6–5	54.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	12–12	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Food	8–6	57.1
Rakdos Aristocrats	16–15	51.6
Burn	17–32	34.7
Infect	24–14	63.2
Simic Infect	14–12	53.8
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–14	36.4
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–11	31.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	7–4	63.6
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	6–4	60.0
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	12–9	57.1
Goblin Persist	10–8	55.6
Dirty Kitty	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	174–174	50.0
Izzet Tempo	58–74	43.9
Azorius Skies	15–8	65.2
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Madness	1–2	33.3
Lich Aggro-Control	1–7	12.5
Wizards	2–3	40.0
Ninjas	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	52–45	53.6
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	11–16	40.7
Dimir Tempo	20–11	64.5
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	2–2	50.0
Combo-Control	90–80	52.9
Curses	5–3	62.5
Battle of Wits	15–5	75.0
Shared Fate	2–1	66.7
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	17–19	47.2
Dragoncrank	2–6	25.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–3	25.0
Zur's Weirding	33–37	47.1
Solar Flare	3–7	30.0
Mass Land Destruction	12–3	80.0
Wildfire	12–3	80.0
Thryx-Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Midrange	368–339	52.1
Temur Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
The Rock	13–9	59.1
Grenzo	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	8–7	53.3
Jund	9–5	64.3
Blink	5–1	83.3
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	3–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	17–12	58.6
Séance	6–8	42.9
Varolz Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	6–2	75.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	0–2	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–1	66.7
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	27–10	73.0
Mardu Midrange	42–44	48.8
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
Vampires	3–6	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	23–43	34.8
Naya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Big Red	4–14	22.2
Mono Black Midrange	50–57	46.7
Mono Black Devotion	22–18	55.0
Heart of Darkness	17–27	38.6
Dimir Midrange	10–14	41.7
Angel Tribal	4–7	36.4
Toughness Matters	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	8–7	53.3
Adventures	1–1	50.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	7–11	38.9
Orzhov Midrange	32–48	40.0
Owling Mine	5–2	71.4
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Prophet Glare	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–1	80.0
Ordealbreak	4–1	80.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–1	75.0
Neoform	15–9	62.5
Temur Neoform	3–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	5–4	55.6
Simic Neoform	2–2	50.0
Party	8–4	66.7
Clerics	5–3	62.5
Death Cloud	4–0	100.0
Ramp	154–108	58.8
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	99–91	52.1
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	77–79	49.4
Gruul Post	5–2	71.4
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Summer Bloom Ramp	30–8	78.9
Historic Bloom	14–4	77.8
Defenders	2–2	50.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0