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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	1886	3296–3208	50.7	23	106	73
Reanimator	455	995–718	58.1	5	31	32
Traditional Reanimator	428	963–666	59.1	5	31	32
Rakdos Reanimator	255	588–422	58.2	1	18	20
Dimir Reanimator	7	4–9	30.8
Mono Black Reanimator	147	327–205	61.5	3	12	11
Grixis Reanimator	15	36–20	64.3	1	1	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	191–161	54.3
Mono Black Aggro	4–7	36.4
Heroic	10–12	45.5
Mono White Heroic	9–9	50.0
Boros Heroic	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	34–24	58.6
Mono Red Devotion	2–0	100.0
Goblins	8–3	72.7
Tokens	12–7	63.2
Selesnya Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	8–6	57.1
Mono Green Stompy	3–3	50.0
White Weenie	9–11	45.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Elves	9–12	42.9
Selesnya Little Kid	3–0	100.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	12–20	37.5
Gruul Aggro	8–5	61.5
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	24–28	46.2
Affinity	5–1	83.3
Salvage Titan	3–4	42.9
Tempered Steel	16–20	44.4
Mono Blue Architect	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	34–16	68.0
Gruul Madness	2–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	30–15	66.7
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	3–3	50.0
Hexproof	2–3	40.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	3–0	100.0
Knights	4–2	66.7
AggroSlide	1–1	50.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	3–0	100.0
Combo	214–114	65.2
Storm	86–21	80.4
Dimir Tendrils	37–10	78.7
Dragonstorm	22–5	81.5
Simic Storm	8–3	72.7
Citadel Storm	2–1	66.7
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	3–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	10–1	90.9
Swath Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	39–39	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	3–3	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	36–36	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	22–16	57.9
Mono Black Reanimator	12–17	41.4
Grixis Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Oriss Genesis	3–2	60.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	12–11	52.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	12–11	52.2
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	4–0	100.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–2	33.3
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–2	50.0
Izzet Ascension	8–2	80.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	7–7	50.0
Oops All Spells	7–7	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	9–13	40.9
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	3–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–3	0.0
Chain of Acid	6–1	85.7
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	6–1	85.7
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	7–3	70.0
Control	154–82	65.3
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	11–4	73.3
Demonic Rising	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Control	3–0	100.0
Dimir Control	13–11	54.2
Azorius Control	29–16	64.4
Cawblade	4–2	66.7
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Izzet Control	4–4	50.0
Mill	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Control	17–9	65.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Blackpost	6–2	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	8–7	53.3
Grixis Control	6–5	54.5
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	7–5	58.3
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	5–2	71.4
Dragon Control	3–2	60.0
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Ponza	9–1	90.0
Mono White Control	0–5	0.0
Life is Ez	0–4	0.0
Cycling Control	1–2	33.3
Astral Slide	1–2	33.3
Five Color Control	3–1	75.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	3–0	100.0
Pox	7–2	77.8
Seasons Past Control	12–3	80.0
Orzhov Control	2–0	100.0
Prison	2–2	50.0
Enchantress	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Combo	80–46	63.5
Aristocrats	15–12	55.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Boros Bombardment	1–4	20.0
Burn	10–2	83.3
Infect	35–20	63.6
Simic Infect	22–13	62.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–5	64.3
Golgari Infect	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–0	100.0
Hushnought	2–3	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	6–1	85.7
Combo Goblins	5–7	41.7
Goblin Persist	3–1	75.0
Dirty Kitty	2–6	25.0
Aggro-Control	68–48	58.6
Simic Flash	4–6	40.0
Izzet Tempo	20–9	69.0
Azorius Skies	6–2	75.0
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–3	50.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	7–14	33.3
Mono Blue Faeries	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	23–12	65.7
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	35–32	52.2
Curses	3–4	42.9
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	2–4	33.3
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	27–21	56.3
Wildfire	8–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	19–21	47.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	5–1	83.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	10–17	37.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–3	57.1
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	196–175	52.8
The Rock	4–3	57.1
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	22–20	52.4
Blink	24–30	44.4
Wave Blink	24–30	44.4
Azorius Wave	12–20	37.5
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	5–6	45.5
Bant Wave	1–3	25.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	13–15	46.4
Varolz Dreadnought	9–14	39.1
Allies	6–2	75.0
Esper Allies	3–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	5–3	62.5
Mardu Midrange	2–3	40.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–8	38.5
Big Red	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	41–38	51.9
Mono Black Devotion	35–31	53.0
Dimir Midrange	12–7	63.2
Lifegain Midrange	5–2	71.4
Sultai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–4	33.3
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–1	75.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	5–1	83.3
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	16–29	35.6
Artifact Midrange	3–2	60.0
Ramp	25–8	75.8
Cloudpost Ramp	11–4	73.3
Greenpost	9–4	69.2
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	8–0	100.0
Jund Carth	2–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0