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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	680	1192–1113	51.7	5	24	31
Aristocrats	174	316–276	53.4	0	2	8
Mono Black Aristocrats	7	5–14	26.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	43	93–73	56.0			4
Golgari Aristocrats	7	11–11	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	12	7–16	30.4
Food	1	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	18	29–23	55.8
Boros Bombardment	39	89–61	59.3	0	2
Burn	68	93–120	43.7	0	1	3
Infect	226	438–378	53.7	3	14	13
Simic Infect	157	323–243	57.1	3	11	12
Blazing Shoal Infect	49	87–88	49.7	0	3
Golgari Infect	7	6–17	26.1
Turbo Myth	3	2–4	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	32	48–53	47.5	0	2	1
Mono Blue Dreadnought	27	42–44	48.8	0	2	1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	17	20–24	45.5
Hushnought	29	36–47	43.4			2
Liquimetal Fishing	27	33–48	40.7	0	1
Combo Goblins	84	176–131	57.3	2	4	4
Goblin Persist	30	67–42	61.5	1	2	1
Dirty Kitty	53	107–87	55.2	1	2	3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	247–255	49.2
Mono Black Aggro	11–11	50.0
Heroic	17–18	48.6
Mono White Heroic	12–13	48.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Boros Heroic	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	37–45	45.1
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Prisoner	0–2	0.0
Goblins	10–11	47.6
Tokens	11–13	45.8
Selesnya Tokens	2–4	33.3
Mono White Tokens	9–9	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	7–7	50.0
White Weenie	16–12	57.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	14–8	63.6
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–2	60.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	16–16	50.0
Gruul Aggro	9–16	36.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	5–1	83.3
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	27–41	39.7
Affinity	2–3	40.0
Salvage Titan	5–8	38.5
Tempered Steel	18–28	39.1
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	38–37	50.7
Gruul Madness	6–3	66.7
Rakdos Madness	27–30	47.4
Jund Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	4–4	50.0
Hexproof	4–3	57.1
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	6–0	100.0
AggroSlide	4–2	66.7
Cats	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–2	33.3
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Combo	266–250	51.6
Storm	85–68	55.6
Dimir Tendrils	53–39	57.6
Dragonstorm	7–13	35.0
Simic Storm	3–4	42.9
Citadel Storm	4–2	66.7
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	3–3	50.0
Izzet Storm	10–6	62.5
Song Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	51–83	38.1
Worldgorger Dragon	4–2	66.7
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	46–80	36.5
Rakdos Reanimator	28–50	35.9
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	13–25	34.2
Grixis Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	5–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	18–24	42.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	17–24	41.5
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	7–4	63.6
Anvil Colossus	1–1	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	5–2	71.4
Eggs	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–3	50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	14–3	82.4
Izzet Ascension	5–6	45.5
Jokulhaups Combo	2–2	50.0
Soulflayer	3–0	100.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	13–14	48.1
Oops All Spells	13–14	48.1
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dredge	10–10	50.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	10–13	43.5
GreenTwin	9–5	64.3
Tibalt's Trickery	6–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–1	66.7
Control	172–129	57.1
Mono Black Control	1–4	20.0
Esper Control	15–12	55.6
Demonic Rising	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	17–12	58.6
Azorius Control	30–26	53.6
Cawblade	3–1	75.0
Turbo Fog	6–0	100.0
Izzet Control	7–6	53.8
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	13–16	44.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–13	40.9
Grixis Control	13–8	61.9
Cruel Control	3–0	100.0
Stax	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Control	2–2	50.0
Dragon Control	5–4	55.6
Izzet Dragons	4–2	66.7
Ponza	4–5	44.4
Mono White Control	3–5	37.5
Life is Ez	0–3	0.0
Cycling Control	7–2	77.8
Astral Slide	7–2	77.8
Five Color Control	1–2	33.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–1	75.0
Guildgate Control	3–2	60.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	5–6	45.5
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	11–8	57.9
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	10–4	71.4
Enchantress	5–2	71.4
Aggro-Combo	99–99	50.0
Aristocrats	26–27	49.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–10	44.4
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Boros Bombardment	8–9	47.1
Burn	8–12	40.0
Infect	31–34	47.7
Simic Infect	20–22	47.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	6–10	37.5
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Turbo Myth	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–2	77.8
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–2	75.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	1–2	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	6–2	75.0
Combo Goblins	14–15	48.3
Goblin Persist	3–9	25.0
Dirty Kitty	11–6	64.7
Aggro-Control	77–91	45.8
Simic Flash	1–4	20.0
Izzet Tempo	16–24	40.0
Azorius Skies	4–4	50.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	7–4	63.6
Ninjas	10–1	90.9
Mono Blue Tempo	11–20	35.5
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	20–29	40.8
Dimir Faeries	2–1	66.7
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	49–34	59.0
Curses	7–6	53.8
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	7–2	77.8
Solar Flare	1–5	16.7
Mass Land Destruction	30–20	60.0
Wildfire	4–3	57.1
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	26–17	60.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	5–4	55.6
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	17–9	65.4
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–4	50.0
Midrange	250–234	51.7
The Rock	7–11	38.9
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	32–29	52.5
Blink	35–32	52.2
Wave Blink	35–32	52.2
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	16–18	47.1
Orzhov Wave	1–1	50.0
Abzan Wave	10–5	66.7
Bant Wave	4–7	36.4
Graveyard Value	18–18	50.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	15–14	51.7
Allies	7–2	77.8
Mardu Allies	2–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	7–8	46.7
Mardu Midrange	3–1	75.0
Vampires	7–1	87.5
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Vampires	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–6	50.0
Big Red	4–3	57.1
Mono Black Midrange	34–49	41.0
Mono Black Devotion	23–41	35.9
Dimir Midrange	8–14	36.4
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	6–2	75.0
Sultai Midrange	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Midrange	8–6	57.1
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–1	75.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	5–1	83.3
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Simic Snow	32–31	50.8
Artifact Midrange	5–2	71.4
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	32–21	60.4
Cloudpost Ramp	16–14	53.3
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	10–14	41.7
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Defenders	2–1	66.7
Carth Superfriends	8–4	66.7
Jund Carth	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	1–2	33.3