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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	1922	3535–3276–2	51.9	16	148	97
Madness	263	503–447	52.9	4	19	15
Gruul Madness	18	24–32	42.9	1	2
Golgari Madness	4	4–6	40.0
Rakdos Madness	214	424–368	53.5	3	17	13
Jund Madness	4	5–6	45.5

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	104–100	51.0
Mono Black Aggro	3–3	50.0
Heroic	4–9	30.8
Mono White Heroic	1–6	14.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Boros Heroic	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	11–14	44.0
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Goblins	1–5	16.7
Tokens	5–7	41.7
Selesnya Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono White Tokens	3–5	37.5
Mono Green Stompy	1–2	33.3
White Weenie	13–7	65.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	5–5	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	9–5	64.3
Gruul Aggro	5–6	45.5
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	11–9	55.0
Affinity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	3–1	75.0
Tempered Steel	5–8	38.5
Mono Blue Architect	2–0	100.0
Madness	22–22	50.0
Gruul Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	20–19	51.3
Voltron	2–2	50.0
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	1–2	33.3
Cats	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	3–0	100.0
Combo	99–104	48.8
Storm	30–23	56.6
Dimir Tendrils	13–11	54.2
Dragonstorm	5–4	55.6
Simic Storm	2–3	40.0
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	3–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–3	40.0
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	17–34	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	16–34	32.0
Rakdos Reanimator	12–18	40.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–16	15.8
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–5	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–5	50.0
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–1	75.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–1	66.7
Eggs	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	6–2	75.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	4–1	80.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	8–10	44.4
Oops All Spells	8–10	44.4
Dredge	1–11	8.3
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	3–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	9–2	81.8
GreenTwin	2–3	40.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Control	79–63	55.6
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	10–2	83.3
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	6–6	50.0
Azorius Control	15–19	44.1
Cawblade	3–5	37.5
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	4–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Grixis Control	2–3	40.0
Stax	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	2–3	40.0
Izzet Dragons	1–3	25.0
Ponza	2–5	28.6
Mono White Control	1–3	25.0
Life is Ez	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	7–3	70.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	5–5	50.0
Prison	4–3	57.1
Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	37–38	49.3
Aristocrats	5–12	29.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Boros Bombardment	1–6	14.3
Burn	6–4	60.0
Infect	16–9	64.0
Simic Infect	11–7	61.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–2	60.0
Golgari Infect	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	6–8	42.9
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Dirty Kitty	5–6	45.5
Aggro-Control	42–17	71.2
Simic Flash	4–1	80.0
Izzet Tempo	8–3	72.7
Azorius Skies	4–1	80.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	7–5	58.3
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	12–6	66.7
Dimir Faeries	2–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	31–18	63.3
Curses	3–5	37.5
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	5–2	71.4
Solar Flare	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	20–9	69.0
Wildfire	1–4	20.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	19–5	79.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	6–1	85.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	8–4	66.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	5–0	100.0
Midrange	99–99	50.0
The Rock	3–2	60.0
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	11–12	47.8
Blink	16–17	48.5
Wave Blink	16–17	48.5
Azorius Wave	11–13	45.8
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	2–0	100.0
Bant Wave	3–3	50.0
Graveyard Value	4–5	44.4
Varolz Dreadnought	4–5	44.4
Allies	1–4	20.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	0–3	0.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–4	33.3
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–1	75.0
Big Red	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	15–23	39.5
Mono Black Devotion	13–16	44.8
Dimir Midrange	9–2	81.8
Angel Tribal	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–3	0.0
Sultai Midrange	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–4	50.0
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	6–6	50.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	12–8	60.0
Cloudpost Ramp	5–5	50.0
Greenpost	5–4	55.6
Defenders	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	3–3	50.0
Jund Carth	1–1	50.0