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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	417	649–696	48.3	4	20	18
Simic Flash	2	3–5	37.5
Izzet Tempo	113	168–205	45.0	1	5	2
Azorius Skies	23	36–40	47.4	0	2	1
Blue Madness	8	9–15	37.5
Simic Madness	5	8–8	50.0
Temur Madness	2	1–3	25.0
Grixis Madness	1	0–4	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	9	13–14	48.1
Wizards	17	16–34	32.0
Ninjas	10	13–15	46.4
Mono Blue Tempo	44	67–72	48.2	0	2	3
Izzet Spells	4	4–8	33.3
Dimir Tempo	67	114–122	48.3	1	5	1
Sultai Tempo	1	0–4	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	81	162–101	61.6	2	6	10
Azorius Tempo	2	3–3	50.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	115–157	42.3
Mono Black Aggro	3–9	25.0
Heroic	14–9	60.9
Mono White Heroic	6–2	75.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	8–7	53.3
Red Deck Wins	13–28	31.7
Goblins	7–2	77.8
Tokens	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	18–22	45.0
White Weenie	7–10	41.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	4–6	40.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Zombies	0–1	0.0
Gruul Aggro	2–1	66.7
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	24–40	37.5
Affinity	20–36	35.7
Tempered Steel	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Madness	2–1	66.7
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	3–3	50.0
Hexproof	2–3	40.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Knights	4–8	33.3
AggroSlide	1–5	16.7
Rakdos Aggro	1–2	33.3
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Humans	3–3	50.0
Shamans	1–3	25.0
Combo	95–81	54.0
Storm	11–3	78.6
Hazoret Storm	4–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	4–1	80.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	7–4	63.6
Dubious Challenge	4–0	100.0
Warp World	4–4	50.0
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	11–25	30.6
Ominous Good	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	8–13	38.1
Breakfast	16–12	57.1
Oops All Spells	16–12	57.1
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	2–5	28.6
Polymorph	4–2	66.7
Dice Factory	4–1	80.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	3–4	42.9
GreenTwin	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	5–1	83.3
Restore Balance	1–2	33.3
Control	86–91	48.6
Esper Control	6–6	50.0
Demonic Rising	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	9–2	81.8
Azorius Control	21–34	38.2
Cawblade	3–15	16.7
Turbo Fog	2–2	50.0
Izzet Control	5–5	50.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	7–8	46.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Grixis Control	5–3	62.5
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	1–3	25.0
Izzet Dragons	1–3	25.0
Ponza	7–8	46.7
Mono White Control	0–2	0.0
Life is Ez	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	3–3	50.0
Astral Slide	2–3	40.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–1	66.7
Seasons Past Control	5–5	50.0
Prison	2–2	50.0
Enchantress	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Combo	83–126	39.7
Aristocrats	18–25	41.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	12–11	52.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	2–10	16.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	8–7	53.3
Infect	19–12	61.3
Simic Infect	16–6	72.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–6	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–8	27.3
Izzet Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–7	12.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–15	21.1
Hushnought	15–26	36.6
Liquimetal Fishing	3–7	30.0
Combo Goblins	12–25	32.4
Goblin Persist	12–25	32.4
Aggro-Control	65–65	50.0
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	14–14	50.0
Azorius Skies	6–1	85.7
Blue Madness	2–1	66.7
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–3	25.0
Wizards	4–1	80.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	7–9	43.8
Izzet Spells	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	6–9	40.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	14–25	35.9
Combo-Control	72–70	50.7
Curses	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	14–14	50.0
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	3–1	75.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	3–1	75.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	45–51	46.9
Wildfire	6–8	42.9
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	39–43	47.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	18–33	35.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	10–4	71.4
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Midrange	93–75	55.4
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Blink	15–14	51.7
Graveyard Value	7–7	50.0
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–6	33.3
Enchantments Matter	4–0	100.0
Allies	9–4	69.2
Orzhov Allies	4–2	66.7
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–2	33.3
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–5	50.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	5–3	62.5
Mono Black Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–4	20.0
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–4	20.0
Martyr's Grace	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	5–2	71.4
Hero of Precinct One	13–13	50.0
Mardu Hero	3–0	100.0
Esper Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	8–10	44.4
Boros Hero	1–2	33.3
Coinflip Tribal	3–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	40–31	56.3
Rofellos Ramp	10–10	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	19–17	52.8
Greenpost	8–6	57.1
Gruul Post	11–10	52.4
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	6–2	75.0