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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	1813	2943–3201–1	47.9	11	79	68
Temur Ascendancy	2	5–4	55.6
The Rock	45	60–98	38.0	0	1
Golgari Citadel	16	14–31	31.1	0	1
Grenzo	24	38–40	48.7
Abzan Midrange	66	72–110	39.6	0	1	1
Selesnya Midrange	13	19–29	39.6
Selesnya Value Town	7	13–17	43.3
Jund	26	34–49	41.0
Blink	385	674–617	52.2	6	25	15
Graveyard Value	119	224–167	57.3	0	2	6
Séance	30	70–46	60.3			2
Varolz Dreadnought	73	144–99	59.3	0	2	4
Enchantments Matter	17	16–38	29.6
Constellation	6	5–12	29.4
Allies	67	135–140	49.1	3	15
Orzhov Allies	3	5–4	55.6
Mardu Allies	3	8–6	57.1
Boros Allies	9	21–17	55.3	1	2
Mono White Allies	1	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	35	68–72	48.6	2	13
BRGW Allies	2	2–6	25.0
Treefolk	7	8–20	28.6
-1/-1 Counters	4	4–7	36.4
Fake-Rack	14	16–21	43.2
Mardu Midrange	14	23–27	46.0
Vampires	62	86–133	39.3	0	3	1
Mono Black Vampires	32	42–80	34.4			1
Rakdos Vampires	26	38–49	43.7	0	3
Orzhov Vampires	4	6–4	60.0
Legends Midrange	55	100–102	49.5	1	1	2
Boros Legends Midrange	3	4–7	36.4
Orzhov Legends	4	7–10	41.2
Selesnya Legends	42	82–76	51.9	1	1	2
Elementals	3	3–7	30.0
Rakdos Midrange	160	308–292	51.3	1	6	9
Naya Midrange	4	2–10	16.7
Big Red	44	75–66	53.2			4
Mono Black Midrange	132	259–218	54.3	0	14	10
Mono Black Devotion	112	235–184	56.1	0	11	10
Dimir Midrange	79	118–158	42.8	0	3	5
Dimir Vat	1	0–1	0.0
Angel Tribal	9	6–16	27.3
Toughness Matters	14	12–21	36.4
Lifegain Midrange	53	89–88	50.3			2
Adventures	3	1–7	12.5
Mutate	3	2–5	28.6
Sultai Midrange	27	24–49	32.9
Sultai Emerge	2	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	32	52–59	46.8	0	2
Owling Mine	5	5–15	25.0
Jeskai Midrange	38	69–57	54.8			2
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3	0–5	0.0
Zur the Enchanter	1	0–3	0.0
Ordealbreak	17	24–34	41.4			1
Enigmatic Incarnation	16	23–31	42.6			1
Mythic Colossification	9	11–9	55.0			1
Party	1	1–2	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	80	152–144–1	51.4	0	1	5
Abzan Hero	11	21–25	45.7
Mardu Hero	4	8–8	50.0
Esper Hero	9	20–17	54.1			1
Orzhov Hero	11	17–21	44.7	0	1
Five Color Hero	15	21–23	47.7			1
Clerics	14	29–20	59.2	0	1	1
Simic Snow	4	10–9	52.6			1
Coinflip Tribal	15	7–29	19.4

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	625–741–1	45.8
Mono Black Aggro	5–0	100.0
Heroic	94–123–1	43.3
Mono White Heroic	83–113–1	42.3
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	7–10	41.2
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	42–50	45.7
Goblins	17–17	50.0
Tokens	6–8	42.9
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	5–8	38.5
Mono Green Stompy	10–6	62.5
White Weenie	39–33	54.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	15–21	41.7
Soldiers	4–3	57.1
Elves	92–110	45.5
Werewolves	6–4	60.0
Minotaurs	3–0	100.0
Warriors	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–4	60.0
Rogues	9–3	75.0
Zombies	10–7	58.8
Gruul Aggro	15–13	53.6
Gruul Landfall	0–3	0.0
Merfolk	15–22	40.5
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	142–205	40.9
Affinity	122–180	40.4
Hush-finity	5–9	35.7
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	10–9	52.6
Mono Blue Architect	10–15	40.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–3	50.0
Madness	5–6	45.5
Gruul Madness	4–5	44.4
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	11–0	100.0
Hexproof	9–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Slivers	12–11	52.2
Naya Zoo	5–4	55.6
Knights	10–6	62.5
AggroSlide	33–81	28.9
Cats	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Cats	5–1	83.3
Rakdos Aggro	12–16	42.9
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	2–3	40.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Combo	501–473	51.4
Storm	69–41	62.7
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	7–2	77.8
Hazoret Storm	14–14	50.0
Simic Storm	2–1	66.7
Citadel Storm	5–3	62.5
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Stormpost	0–2	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	22–8	73.3
Izzet Storm	5–6	45.5
Swath Storm	2–0	100.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	49–57	46.2
Worldgorger Dragon	32–40	44.4
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	11–12	47.8
Traditional Reanimator	5–4	55.6
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	18–32	36.0
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	3–2	60.0
Zubera Tribal	3–2	60.0
Maniac Combo	5–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	27–30	47.4
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	5–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	45–74	37.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	40–67	37.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	5–7	41.7
"Twin"	3–3	50.0
Naya "Twin"	2–3	40.0
Combo Post	3–3	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–1	75.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	64–61	51.2
Heartless Summoning Combo	8–5	61.5
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–2	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–6	40.0
Taking Turns	2–2	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	8–4	66.7
Izzet Ascension	17–9	65.4
Jokulhaups Combo	6–3	66.7
Soulflayer	12–15	44.4
Breakfast	2–3	40.0
Oops All Spells	2–3	40.0
Oops All Lands	6–4	60.0
Dredge	9–2	81.8
Polymorph	2–4	33.3
Dice Factory	17–35	32.7
Storm Herald	8–2	80.0
Enduring Ideal	25–16	61.0
Ad Nauseam	39–38	50.6
Ad Swanseam	6–11	35.3
Control	403–400	50.2
Mono Black Control	8–8	50.0
Esper Control	40–56	41.7
Demonic Rising	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Control	5–1	83.3
Dimir Control	7–3	70.0
Azorius Control	72–89	44.7
Cawblade	29–51	36.3
Turbo Fog	13–6	68.4
Izzet Control	5–2	71.4
Mardu Control	5–3	62.5
Mill	14–7	66.7
Boros Control	4–7	36.4
Cloudpost Control	43–44	49.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	17–18	48.6
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	22–23	48.9
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	31–23	57.4
Cruel Control	20–11	64.5
Stax	32–30	51.6
Pollute the Planet	1–3	25.0
Birthday Stax	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Control	5–3	62.5
Dragon Control	4–3	57.1
Izzet Dragons	2–1	66.7
Ponza	19–18	51.4
Mono White Control	27–38	41.5
Life is Ez	19–26	42.2
Dynavolt Tower	4–1	80.0
Cycling Control	26–16	61.9
Astral Slide	24–16	60.0
Five Color Control	4–6	40.0
Shrines	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	14–16	46.7
Sultai Ultimatum	10–13	43.5
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	4–5	44.4
Pox	0–2	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	9–7	56.3
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	279–322	46.4
Aristocrats	29–21	58.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	11–7	61.1
Golgari Aristocrats	6–2	75.0
Abzan Aristocrats	8–6	57.1
Burn	47–39	54.7
Infect	46–40	53.5
Simic Infect	1–3	25.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	45–37	54.9
Trickbind Dreadnought	22–15	59.5
Izzet Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	17–13	56.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	40–60	40.0
Hushnought	20–38	34.5
Liquimetal Fishing	24–27	47.1
Combo Goblins	50–82	37.9
Goblin Persist	50–82	37.9
Aggro-Control	215–251	46.1
Izzet Tempo	79–105	42.9
Azorius Skies	8–7	53.3
Blue Madness	15–11	57.7
Simic Madness	13–10	56.5
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Wizards	21–15	58.3
12 Pest	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	7–11	38.9
Mono Blue Tempo	35–61	36.5
Mono Blue Faeries	6–7	46.2
Izzet Spells	7–9	43.8
Dimir Tempo	19–18	51.4
Dimir Faeries	2–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	3–0	100.0
Combo-Control	213–257	45.3
Curses	4–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	4–4	50.0
Shared Fate	2–0	100.0
Mindcrank	52–62	45.6
Dragoncrank	2–6	25.0
Lich's Mastery	15–11	57.7
Hive Mind	19–14	57.6
Zur's Weirding	6–4	60.0
Solar Flare	9–13	40.9
Plasma Swans	30–57	34.5
Liliana's Contract	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	63–87	42.0
Wildfire	63–87	42.0
Thryx-Wildfire	7–10	41.2
Borderpost Wildfire	53–74	41.7
Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Midrange	562–562	50.0
Temur Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
The Rock	11–13	45.8
Golgari Citadel	4–3	57.1
Grenzo	7–8	46.7
Abzan Midrange	22–15	59.5
Selesnya Midrange	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Value Town	3–4	42.9
Jund	10–12	45.5
Blink	103–147	41.2
Graveyard Value	25–35	41.7
Séance	9–13	40.9
Varolz Dreadnought	14–19	42.4
Enchantments Matter	10–4	71.4
Constellation	3–1	75.0
Allies	21–22	48.8
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	2–1	66.7
Esper Allies	6–11	35.3
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	3–2	60.0
Mardu Midrange	6–3	66.7
Vampires	25–21	54.3
Mono Black Vampires	15–9	62.5
Rakdos Vampires	9–10	47.4
Orzhov Vampires	1–2	33.3
Legends Midrange	12–15	44.4
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	11–14	44.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	58–57	50.4
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	11–15	42.3
Mono Black Midrange	50–66	43.1
Mono Black Devotion	45–59	43.3
Dimir Midrange	27–20	57.4
Angel Tribal	2–1	66.7
Toughness Matters	5–2	71.4
Lifegain Midrange	11–9	55.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	9–3	75.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	10–10	50.0
Owling Mine	5–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	13–9	59.1
Ordealbreak	3–2	60.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–2	60.0
Mythic Colossification	0–2	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	26–16	61.9
Abzan Hero	5–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Esper Hero	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Hero	2–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	3–6	33.3
Clerics	2–2	50.0
Simic Snow	1–3	25.0
Coinflip Tribal	6–2	75.0
Ramp	145–195	42.6
Villainous Wealth	26–14	65.0
Rofellos Ramp	30–37	44.8
Cloudpost Ramp	75–133	36.1
Locus Awakening	2–2	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	5–7	41.7
Greenpost	59–116	33.7
Gruul Post	4–0	100.0
Simic Post	3–4	42.9
Domain	3–5	37.5
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–2	33.3
Defenders	2–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–2	33.3