Reanimator

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	1845	3199–3040	51.3	27	124	124
Reanimator	313	518–526	49.6	1	18	14
Recurring Nightmare	233	415–390	51.6	1	15	12
Dragon Nightmare	160	307–276	52.7	1	13	8
Jund Nightmare	1	1–2	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	31	58–49	54.2	0	2	2
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1	2–2	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	44	39–77	33.6	0	1
Rakdos Reanimator	1	0–1	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	20	20–37	35.1
Mono Black Reanimator	18	19–31	38.0	0	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	116–118	49.6
Mono Black Aggro	1–2	33.3
Heroic	13–24	35.1
Mono White Heroic	3–3	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	10–21	32.3
Red Deck Wins	11–19	36.7
Goblins	1–2	33.3
Tokens	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	9–4	69.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	14–25	35.9
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	7–1	87.5
Merfolk	6–2	75.0
Artifact Aggro	12–15	44.4
Affinity	3–4	42.9
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–1	66.7
Illusions	2–1	66.7
Madness	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	4–0	100.0
Slivers	6–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	5–0	100.0
Knights	5–3	62.5
AggroSlide	5–1	83.3
Boros Aggro	0–4	0.0
Humans	7–11	38.9
Bant Humans	3–5	37.5
Jeskai Humans	4–5	44.4
Brushwaggs	0–1	0.0
Combo	92–113	44.9
Storm	44–69	38.9
Dragonstorm	4–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	2–2	50.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	25–35	41.7
Channel Storm	10–32	23.8
Reanimator	20–20	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	16–16	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	11–13	45.8
Worldgorger Dragon	0–3	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Oriss Genesis	2–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	0–6	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	5–4	55.6
Oops All Spells	2–2	50.0
Dredge	0–2	0.0
Protean Hulk Combo	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–2	33.3
Ad Nauseam	4–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	0–4	0.0
Control	91–89	50.6
Mono Black Control	5–4	55.6
Esper Control	11–14	44.0
Mono Blue Control	5–5	50.0
Dimir Control	4–3	57.1
Azorius Control	18–24	42.9
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–2	50.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Control	5–6	45.5
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Grixis Control	4–0	100.0
Stax	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Control	3–3	50.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	3–4	42.9
Mono White Control	8–6	57.1
Life is Ez	6–6	50.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	4–0	100.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	3–4	42.9
Seasons Past Control	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	2–3	40.0
Enchantress	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Combo	32–32	50.0
Aristocrats	7–5	58.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Burn	11–12	47.8
Infect	5–3	62.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–3	62.5
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	2–6	25.0
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Dirty Kitty	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Control	46–58	44.2
Izzet Tempo	12–14	46.2
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	13–17	43.3
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	5–12	29.4
Dimir Tempo	6–3	66.7
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Tempo	1–3	25.0
Combo-Control	11–20	35.5
Curses	3–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–2	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–15	25.0
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	4–14	22.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–6	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–7	12.5
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	119–83	58.9
The Rock	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	3–5	37.5
Anti-Persecution	3–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	1–6	14.3
Varolz Dreadnought	0–5	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	3–3	50.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	3–3	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	16–6	72.7
Big Red	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Midrange	13–2	86.7
Mono Black Devotion	6–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	3–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	1–2	33.3
Martyr's Grace	0–2	0.0
Sultai Midrange	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–2	66.7
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	3–5	37.5
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–5	37.5
Party	1–2	33.3
Fires of Invention	5–5	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	12–13	48.0
Mardu Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	5–8	38.5
Gruul Obosh	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	24–13	64.9
Artifact Midrange	2–1	66.7
Coinflip Tribal	1–2	33.3
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	11–13	45.8
Cloudpost Ramp	7–10	41.2
Greenpost	7–8	46.7
Gruul Post	0–2	0.0
Domain	1–0	100.0