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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	1804	2804–3150	47.1	15	105	80
Reanimator	172	318–277	53.4	1	8	13
Worldgorger Dragon	130	257–197	56.6	1	7	12
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	19	38–38	50.0	0	1	1
Traditional Reanimator	22	20–40	33.3
Rakdos Reanimator	1	0–1	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	8	5–11	31.3
Mono Black Reanimator	1	0–1	0.0
Grixis Reanimator	1	1–4	20.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	63–58	52.1
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	10–13	43.5
Mono White Heroic	10–11	47.6
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	3–4	42.9
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–0	100.0
White Weenie	2–5	28.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–5	28.6
Elves	11–8	57.9
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–3	25.0
Artifact Aggro	9–14	39.1
Affinity	7–13	35.0
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Madness	1–2	33.3
Gruul Madness	0–2	0.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	8–6	57.1
Rakdos Aggro	5–1	83.3
Combo	60–37	61.9
Storm	9–0	100.0
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	3–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	9–9	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	4–6	40.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	4–3	57.1
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–7	30.0
Hypergenesis	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
Eggs	7–9	43.8
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–0	100.0
Soulflayer	3–0	100.0
Dredge	2–1	66.7
Dice Factory	3–2	60.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	3–4	42.9
Ad Swanseam	1–2	33.3
Control	55–39	58.5
Mono Black Control	1–2	33.3
Esper Control	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	14–9	60.9
Cawblade	9–6	60.0
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	0–3	0.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	7–5	58.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Grixis Control	7–4	63.6
Cruel Control	6–1	85.7
Stax	5–2	71.4
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Ponza	3–1	75.0
Mono White Control	2–5	28.6
Life is Ez	1–5	16.7
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	3–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	26–24	52.0
Aristocrats	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Burn	4–3	57.1
Infect	2–4	33.3
Simic Infect	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–3	25.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–3	57.1
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–6	14.3
Liquimetal Fishing	2–2	50.0
Combo Goblins	6–3	66.7
Goblin Persist	6–3	66.7
Aggro-Control	15–30	33.3
Izzet Tempo	7–11	38.9
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–10	16.7
Mono Blue Faeries	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	2–3	40.0
Combo-Control	22–22	50.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	4–9	30.8
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	3–2	60.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	3–6	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	9–0	100.0
Wildfire	9–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	8–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Midrange	57–49	53.8
The Rock	3–1	75.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	2–0	100.0
Blink	8–9	47.1
Graveyard Value	4–3	57.1
Séance	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Allies	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Vampires	4–3	57.1
Mono Black Vampires	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Vampires	3–1	75.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	8–6	57.1
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–8	20.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–8	20.0
Dimir Midrange	1–4	20.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–4	42.9
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	1–1	50.0
Five Color Hero	1–1	50.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	2–0	100.0
Ramp	20–18	52.6
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	3–6	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	15–11	57.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	13–9	59.1
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0