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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	794	1337–1296	50.8	6	46	34
Izzet Tempo	289	574–460	55.5	2	9	24
Azorius Skies	24	34–43	44.2	0	1
Blue Madness	31	53–65	44.9
Simic Madness	27	50–59	45.9
Temur Madness	3	3–5	37.5
Lich Aggro-Control	2	1–5	16.7
Wizards	73	83–131	38.8	0	8
12 Pest	1	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	22	24–31	43.6	0	2
Mono Blue Tempo	167	332–247	57.3	4	21	6
Mono Blue Faeries	24	53–40	57.0	0	1	1
Izzet Spells	32	40–65	38.1	0	2
Dimir Tempo	69	93–116	44.5	0	1	4
Dimir Faeries	4	0–9	0.0
Azorius Tempo	4	5–7	41.7

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	277–341	44.8
Mono Black Aggro	1–1	50.0
Heroic	38–63	37.6
Mono White Heroic	34–57	37.4
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–5	37.5
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	15–24	38.5
Goblins	10–13	43.5
Tokens	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	0–4	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–4	0.0
White Weenie	14–14	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	7–11	38.9
Soldiers	3–1	75.0
Elves	52–43	54.7
Werewolves	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	3–6	33.3
Zombies	6–6	50.0
Gruul Aggro	6–7	46.2
Gruul Landfall	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	8–12	40.0
Artifact Aggro	69–91	43.1
Affinity	61–82	42.7
Hush-finity	4–6	40.0
Salvage Titan	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Architect	3–6	33.3
Mono Blue Aggro	3–1	75.0
Madness	3–3	50.0
Gruul Madness	0–3	0.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	3–0	100.0
Hexproof	3–0	100.0
Slivers	8–1	88.9
Naya Zoo	0–2	0.0
Knights	4–2	66.7
AggroSlide	19–29	39.6
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–5	16.7
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Combo	213–180	54.2
Storm	24–12	66.7
Dimir Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	3–1	75.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	10–1	90.9
Izzet Storm	4–5	44.4
Swath Storm	1–2	33.3
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	30–15	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	23–14	62.2
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	8–24	25.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	3–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	5–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	8–13	38.1
Runeflare	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	10–31	24.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	10–27	27.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–4	0.0
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Eggs	24–22	52.2
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–2	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	4–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	5–2	71.4
Soulflayer	10–4	71.4
Oops All Lands	3–3	50.0
Dredge	3–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–2	33.3
Dice Factory	14–4	77.8
Storm Herald	7–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	6–18	25.0
Ad Nauseam	26–17	60.5
Ad Swanseam	4–3	57.1
Control	205–162	55.9
Mono Black Control	4–3	57.1
Esper Control	11–19	36.7
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	3–2	60.0
Dimir Control	2–0	100.0
Azorius Control	32–53	37.6
Cawblade	10–25	28.6
Turbo Fog	7–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	10–2	83.3
Boros Control	3–3	50.0
Cloudpost Control	21–14	60.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	6–6	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	14–8	63.6
Grixis Control	16–14	53.3
Cruel Control	10–8	55.6
Stax	17–8	68.0
Pollute the Planet	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	5–3	62.5
Dragon Control	5–2	71.4
Izzet Dragons	4–0	100.0
Ponza	7–5	58.3
Mono White Control	16–17	48.5
Life is Ez	12–15	44.4
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	9–6	60.0
Astral Slide	8–6	57.1
Five Color Control	3–1	75.0
Sultai Control	14–4	77.8
Sultai Ultimatum	9–1	90.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	5–2	71.4
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–1	75.0
Prison	3–0	100.0
Enchantress	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	148–139	51.6
Aristocrats	15–7	68.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–1	85.7
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	6–4	60.0
Burn	16–22	42.1
Infect	27–7	79.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	26–7	78.8
Trickbind Dreadnought	11–8	57.9
Izzet Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	8–4	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	16–28	36.4
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	13–16	44.8
Liquimetal Fishing	18–11	62.1
Combo Goblins	32–39	45.1
Goblin Persist	32–39	45.1
Aggro-Control	73–73	50.0
Izzet Tempo	26–37	41.3
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	4–4	50.0
Simic Madness	4–4	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	8–5	61.5
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	14–15	48.3
Mono Blue Faeries	3–4	42.9
Izzet Spells	5–1	83.3
Dimir Tempo	6–4	60.0
Combo-Control	101–110	47.9
Curses	3–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	30–39	43.5
Dragoncrank	2–1	66.7
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	8–9	47.1
Hive Mind	3–10	23.1
Zur's Weirding	2–3	40.0
Solar Flare	3–7	30.0
Plasma Swans	24–16	60.0
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	25–21	54.3
Wildfire	25–21	54.3
Thryx-Wildfire	4–2	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	21–19	52.5
Midrange	251–215	53.9
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	6–1	85.7
Golgari Citadel	3–0	100.0
Grenzo	3–3	50.0
Abzan Midrange	8–6	57.1
Selesnya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	3–0	100.0
Jund	2–2	50.0
Blink	54–38	58.7
Graveyard Value	19–18	51.4
Séance	6–6	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	9–10	47.4
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Constellation	0–1	0.0
Allies	6–8	42.9
Mardu Allies	0–2	0.0
Boros Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	4–3	57.1
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	3–3	50.0
Vampires	11–6	64.7
Mono Black Vampires	4–3	57.1
Rakdos Vampires	7–2	77.8
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	5–7	41.7
Boros Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	2–5	28.6
Rakdos Midrange	20–24	45.5
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	8–9	47.1
Mono Black Midrange	15–27	35.7
Mono Black Devotion	13–25	34.2
Dimir Midrange	6–9	40.0
Angel Tribal	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	9–6	60.0
Adventures	2–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	6–1	85.7
Sultai Emerge	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–7	41.7
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	5–8	38.5
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	2–2	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–2	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	17–16	51.5
Abzan Hero	1–6	14.3
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Hero	1–6	14.3
Five Color Hero	4–0	100.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Coinflip Tribal	3–0	100.0
Ramp	69–76	47.6
Villainous Wealth	6–4	60.0
Rofellos Ramp	18–17	51.4
Cloudpost Ramp	35–51	40.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–2	50.0
Greenpost	28–47	37.3
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Domain	4–1	80.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–1	66.7
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–2	33.3