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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	813	1577–1344	54.0	5	62	53
Curses	12	4–28	12.5
Burning Vengeance	1	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	16	23–32	41.8			1
Shared Fate	4	3–9	25.0
Pickles	3	2–2	50.0
Mindcrank	219	497–359	58.1	3	24	17
Dragoncrank	19	26–28	48.1			1
Hedron Alignment	2	2–5	28.6
Yosei Vat	1	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	39	66–81	44.9			1
Hive Mind	53	82–95	46.3			2
Zur's Weirding	14	27–22	55.1			1
Solar Flare	37	76–46	62.3	0	2	4
Plasma Swans	174	354–256	58.0	2	20	17
Liliana's Contract	3	6–8	42.9
Mass Land Destruction	220	410–372	52.4	0	16	10
Wildfire	220	410–372	52.4	0	16	10
Thryx-Wildfire	32	42–52	44.7			2
Borderpost Wildfire	183	361–313	53.6	0	16	8
Thopter-Sword	1	3–2	60.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1	3–2	60.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	345–344	50.1
Mono Black Aggro	6–4	60.0
Heroic	52–51	50.5
Mono White Heroic	48–49	49.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–2	60.0
Red Deck Wins	16–23	41.0
Goblins	9–10	47.4
Tokens	4–3	57.1
Mono White Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–2	71.4
White Weenie	17–12	58.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	7–8	46.7
Soldiers	2–1	66.7
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	48–38	55.8
Werewolves	0–2	0.0
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	4–3	57.1
Zombies	8–6	57.1
Gruul Aggro	9–6	60.0
Gruul Landfall	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	12–8	60.0
Artifact Aggro	90–112	44.6
Affinity	81–99	45.0
Hush-finity	11–10	52.4
Salvage Titan	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	2–6	25.0
Mono Blue Architect	4–7	36.4
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–5	28.6
Gruul Madness	2–5	28.6
Voltron	6–0	100.0
Hexproof	4–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Slivers	11–6	64.7
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	2–7	22.2
AggroSlide	26–33	44.1
Cats	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	5–8	38.5
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Combo	287–197	59.3
Storm	34–14	70.8
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	9–4	69.2
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	5–2	71.4
Izzet Storm	4–5	44.4
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Song Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	22–22	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	20–16	55.6
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–4	20.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Biovisionary	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	18–18	50.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	2–1	66.7
Zubera Tribal	2–1	66.7
Maniac Combo	4–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	18–10	64.3
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	25–31	44.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	19–26	42.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	6–5	54.5
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Combo Post	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–0	100.0
Eggs	43–24	64.2
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–3	40.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–4	20.0
Taking Turns	4–1	80.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	2–2	50.0
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	5–3	62.5
Soulflayer	9–4	69.2
Oops All Lands	6–2	75.0
Dredge	2–2	50.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	14–10	58.3
Storm Herald	6–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	14–18	43.8
Ad Nauseam	21–18	53.8
Ad Swanseam	3–2	60.0
Control	223–161	58.1
Mono Black Control	2–9	18.2
Esper Control	22–19	53.7
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	65–26	71.4
Cawblade	27–13	67.5
Turbo Fog	4–1	80.0
Izzet Control	1–3	25.0
Mardu Control	4–3	57.1
Mill	5–2	71.4
Boros Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	14–19	42.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	8–7	53.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–11	31.3
Grixis Control	10–11	47.6
Cruel Control	6–10	37.5
Stax	20–15	57.1
Pollute the Planet	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Control	4–1	80.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	10–12	45.5
Mono White Control	21–11	65.6
Life is Ez	17–11	60.7
Dynavolt Tower	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	10–7	58.8
Astral Slide	9–6	60.0
Five Color Control	4–6	40.0
Shrines	2–1	66.7
Sultai Control	9–5	64.3
Sultai Ultimatum	7–4	63.6
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	3–1	75.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–3	50.0
Prison	2–0	100.0
Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	163–153	51.6
Aristocrats	10–3	76.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Burn	28–35	44.4
Infect	29–16	64.4
Simic Infect	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	25–14	64.1
Trickbind Dreadnought	11–8	57.9
Izzet Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–8	46.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	23–22	51.1
Hushnought	16–19	45.7
Liquimetal Fishing	11–6	64.7
Combo Goblins	35–44	44.3
Goblin Persist	35–44	44.3
Aggro-Control	110–101	52.1
Izzet Tempo	42–40	51.2
Azorius Skies	2–4	33.3
Blue Madness	2–2	50.0
Simic Madness	2–2	50.0
Wizards	12–10	54.5
Ninjas	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	14–22	38.9
Mono Blue Faeries	2–4	33.3
Izzet Spells	6–3	66.7
Dimir Tempo	17–10	63.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	108–108	50.0
Curses	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	2–2	50.0
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	25–36	41.0
Dragoncrank	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	7–4	63.6
Hive Mind	15–5	75.0
Zur's Weirding	4–2	66.7
Solar Flare	5–2	71.4
Plasma Swans	19–16	54.3
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	26–37	41.3
Wildfire	26–37	41.3
Thryx-Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Borderpost Wildfire	23–35	39.7
Midrange	257–213	54.7
The Rock	8–8	50.0
Golgari Citadel	4–2	66.7
Grenzo	4–2	66.7
Abzan Midrange	9–5	64.3
Selesnya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	7–2	77.8
Blink	52–49	51.5
Graveyard Value	9–25	26.5
Séance	4–8	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	4–15	21.1
Enchantments Matter	4–1	80.0
Constellation	3–0	100.0
Allies	10–9	52.6
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	2–1	66.7
Esper Allies	6–6	50.0
BRGW Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	3–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–2	66.7
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Vampires	9–10	47.4
Mono Black Vampires	6–3	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	1–7	12.5
Orzhov Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	2–6	25.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	26–19	57.8
Big Red	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	16–8	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	11–6	64.7
Dimir Midrange	14–14	50.0
Angel Tribal	0–2	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	11–4	73.3
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–3	62.5
Owling Mine	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Midrange	7–2	77.8
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	7–1	87.5
Enigmatic Incarnation	7–1	87.5
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	11–11	50.0
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Hero	2–0	100.0
Clerics	2–3	40.0
Simic Snow	1–1	50.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Ramp	84–67	55.6
Villainous Wealth	9–7	56.3
Rofellos Ramp	19–15	55.9
Cloudpost Ramp	50–41	54.9
Locus Awakening	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	3–2	60.0
Greenpost	44–35	55.7
Simic Post	3–3	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0