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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	1223	2307–1954	54.1	9	110	52
Mono Black Aggro	39	88–69	56.1	0	1	1
Heroic	124	211–217	49.3	0	8	5
Mono White Heroic	48	70–78	47.3	0	4
Azorius Heroic	1	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	60	129–106	54.9	0	1	5
Boros Heroic	15	12–32	27.3	0	3
Red Deck Wins	195	436–290	60.1	3	36	11
Proliferate Red	2	1–3	25.0
Goblins	57	121–99	55.0	2	11	2
Tokens	39	50–65	43.5	0	2	1
Selesnya Tokens	29	40–42	48.8	0	1	1
Mono White Tokens	3	2–5	28.6
Mono Green Stompy	148	299–221	57.5	4	20	9
White Weenie	65	132–102	56.4	0	1	3
Quest for the Holy Relic	9	10–17	37.0
Soldiers	7	14–9	60.9
Elves	49	78–76	50.6	0	1	1
Werewolves	3	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4	3–7	30.0
Rogues	6	3–10	23.1
Zombies	2	3–3	50.0
Gruul Aggro	16	22–30	42.3
Gruul Landfall	4	3–7	30.0
Merfolk	12	12–26	31.6
Mono Red Swarm	5	8–5	61.5
Artifact Aggro	227	456–356	56.2	0	11	14
Affinity	167	341–259	56.8	0	7	11
Salvage Titan	1	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	28	46–44	51.1	0	2	1
Mono Blue Architect	30	67–47	58.8	0	2	2
Mono Blue Aggro	3	3–4	42.9
Madness	37	44–60	42.3	0	1
Gruul Madness	4	2–6	25.0
Golgari Madness	4	8–7	53.3
Rakdos Madness	18	25–31	44.6	0	1
Jund Madness	9	9–13	40.9
Voltron	48	83–74	52.9	0	3	1
Hexproof	39	62–57	52.1	0	3	1
Equipment Aggro	3	6–5	54.5
Hateful Auras	6	15–12	55.6
Slivers	4	3–8	27.3
Naya Zoo	7	8–13	38.1
Knights	51	87–86	50.3	0	1	3
AggroSlide	42	94–60	61.0	0	12	1
Cats	3	5–6	45.5	0	1
Selesnya Cats	3	5–6	45.5	0	1
Rakdos Aggro	2	3–3	50.0
Boros Aggro	11	13–18	41.9
Humans	6	11–12	47.8
Selesnya Humans	6	11–12	47.8
Shamans	14	28–26	51.9	0	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	450–450	50.0
Mono Black Aggro	22–16	57.9
Heroic	39–52	42.9
Mono White Heroic	7–29	19.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	23–21	52.3
Boros Heroic	9–2	81.8
Red Deck Wins	73–82	47.1
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	23–21	52.3
Tokens	12–9	57.1
Selesnya Tokens	10–9	52.6
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	47–78	37.6
White Weenie	22–19	53.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–0	100.0
Soldiers	2–4	33.3
Elves	14–14	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	3–0	100.0
Zombies	2–1	66.7
Gruul Aggro	9–2	81.8
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	7–2	77.8
Mono Red Swarm	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	88–83	51.5
Affinity	67–57	54.0
Tempered Steel	10–18	35.7
Mono Blue Architect	11–8	57.9
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Madness	13–8	61.9
Gruul Madness	2–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	5–6	45.5
Jund Madness	4–1	80.0
Voltron	10–18	35.7
Hexproof	9–12	42.9
Equipment Aggro	0–2	0.0
Hateful Auras	1–4	20.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	21–17	55.3
AggroSlide	24–17	58.5
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	7–5	58.3
Humans	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Humans	2–1	66.7
Shamans	4–2	66.7
Combo	253–253	50.0
Storm	23–6	79.3
Dimir Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	5–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	6–4	60.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–2	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	8–14	36.4
Dubious Challenge	1–4	20.0
Warp World	14–3	82.4
Maniac Combo	3–7	30.0
Hypergenesis	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Upheaval Colossus	2–1	66.7
Seismic Swans	0–4	0.0
Eggs	5–1	83.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	4–1	80.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	64–46	58.2
Ominous Good	9–2	81.8
Soulflayer	10–18	35.7
Breakfast	37–92	28.7
Oops All Spells	37–92	28.7
Oops All Lands	3–4	42.9
Dredge	19–6	76.0
Polymorph	1–8	11.1
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	11–4	73.3
Storm Herald	6–10	37.5
Enduring Ideal	8–2	80.0
GreenTwin	3–5	37.5
Calibrated Blast	6–3	66.7
Restore Balance	3–4	42.9
Control	372–252	59.6
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	20–9	69.0
Demonic Rising	8–7	53.3
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	41–20	67.2
Azorius Control	83–96	46.4
Cawblade	24–31	43.6
Turbo Fog	15–14	51.7
Izzet Control	16–6	72.7
Mardu Control	3–1	75.0
Mill	14–3	82.4
Boros Control	6–3	66.7
Cloudpost Control	41–23	64.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Blackpost	12–7	63.2
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	16–10	61.5
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	24–4	85.7
Cruel Control	3–1	75.0
Stax	2–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Control	3–3	50.0
Dragon Control	5–2	71.4
Izzet Dragons	5–2	71.4
Ponza	35–16	68.6
Mono White Control	7–10	41.2
Life is Ez	5–5	50.0
Cycling Control	13–13	50.0
Astral Slide	11–13	45.8
Five Color Control	3–0	100.0
Shrines	3–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	0–3	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	17–7	70.8
Orzhov Control	1–2	33.3
Prison	3–3	50.0
Enchantress	3–3	50.0
Aggro-Combo	293–334	46.7
Aristocrats	76–55	58.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	23–14	62.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	20–11	64.5
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	26–20	56.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Boros Bombardment	2–4	33.3
Burn	22–20	52.4
Infect	35–31	53.0
Simic Infect	20–20	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	14–11	56.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	6–19	24.0
Izzet Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–15	21.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	21–14	60.0
Hushnought	57–97	37.0
Liquimetal Fishing	29–19	60.4
Combo Goblins	38–72	34.5
Goblin Persist	38–72	34.5
Aggro-Control	157–115	57.7
Simic Flash	2–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	51–23	68.9
Azorius Skies	9–14	39.1
Blue Madness	4–1	80.0
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	4–4	50.0
Wizards	6–4	60.0
Ninjas	6–2	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	19–13	59.4
Izzet Spells	3–1	75.0
Dimir Tempo	24–17	58.5
Sultai Tempo	2–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	15–27	35.7
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	274–203	57.4
Curses	8–1	88.9
Burning Vengeance	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–3	40.0
Pickles	2–2	50.0
Mindcrank	44–39	53.0
Yosei Vat	2–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–3	25.0
Hive Mind	10–10	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	6–3	66.7
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	193–140	58.0
Wildfire	34–28	54.8
Thryx-Wildfire	4–1	80.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	159–112	58.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	110–71	60.8
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	6–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	7–11	38.9
Jund Jokulhaups Control	8–8	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	22–16	57.9
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	4–5	44.4
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Midrange	362–238	60.3
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	16–6	72.7
Golgari Citadel	7–1	87.5
Grenzo	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	10–6	62.5
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	64–46	58.2
Graveyard Value	26–23	53.1
Séance	6–10	37.5
Varolz Dreadnought	8–12	40.0
Enchantments Matter	3–2	60.0
Allies	14–5	73.7
Orzhov Allies	3–1	75.0
Mardu Allies	1–1	50.0
Boros Allies	4–3	57.1
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	3–1	75.0
Vampires	12–3	80.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	6–2	75.0
Rakdos Midrange	22–16	57.9
Naya Midrange	2–2	50.0
Big Red	7–8	46.7
Mono Black Midrange	14–8	63.6
Mono Black Devotion	12–8	60.0
Dimir Midrange	14–8	63.6
Dimir Vat	1–1	50.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	3–1	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	12–9	57.1
Martyr's Grace	8–7	53.3
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	16–10	61.5
Jeskai Midrange	8–9	47.1
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	4–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	17–14	54.8
Hero of Precinct One	35–23	60.3
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	9–5	64.3
Orzhov Hero	23–16	59.0
Boros Hero	1–2	33.3
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Coinflip Tribal	10–3	76.9
Death Cloud	4–2	66.7
Ramp	145–109	57.1
Rofellos Ramp	49–39	55.7
Cloudpost Ramp	67–54	55.4
Greenpost	23–12	65.7
Gruul Post	34–40	45.9
Simic Post	8–2	80.0
Carth Superfriends	5–1	83.3
Applejacks	4–6	40.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0