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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	947	1740–1563	52.7	4	73	55
Izzet Tempo	217	454–359	55.8	1	10	15
Azorius Skies	17	25–31	44.6			1
Blue Madness	33	48–50	49.0	0	1	4
Simic Madness	32	46–47	49.5	0	1	4
Lich Aggro-Control	6	10–15	40.0
Wizards	4	3–8	27.3
Ninjas	30	51–50	50.5
Mono Blue Tempo	281	540–448	54.7	0	30	18
Mono Blue Faeries	26	48–45	51.6			1
Izzet Spells	139	316–221	58.8	1	17	13
Dimir Tempo	101	119–177	40.2	1	5	2
Dimir Faeries	4	5–6	45.5
Sultai Tempo	5	7–9	43.8
Ensoul Aggro-Control	26	56–43	56.6	0	1
Azorius Tempo	37	58–58	50.0	1	9	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	329–411	44.5
Mono Black Aggro	8–8	50.0
Heroic	38–60	38.8
Mono White Heroic	13–17	43.3
Azorius Heroic	4–5	44.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	20–38	34.5
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	38–83	31.4
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	3–1	75.0
Tokens	7–8	46.7
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	5–6	45.5
Mono Green Stompy	9–3	75.0
White Weenie	40–43	48.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	6–3	66.7
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	41–51	44.6
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–4	42.9
Rogues	4–3	57.1
Zombies	6–5	54.5
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	7–5	58.3
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	44–56	44.0
Affinity	12–20	37.5
Salvage Titan	8–6	57.1
Tempered Steel	15–15	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	7–9	43.8
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Madness	7–6	53.8
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	3–6	33.3
Voltron	0–2	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Slivers	6–2	75.0
Naya Zoo	2–2	50.0
Knights	10–11	47.6
AggroSlide	5–10	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Aggro	3–8	27.3
Humans	37–31	54.4
Bant Humans	12–9	57.1
Jeskai Humans	18–11	62.1
Boros Humans	2–5	28.6
Shamans	0–2	0.0
Combo	382–310	55.2
Storm	189–203	48.2
Dimir Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	7–2	77.8
Citadel Storm	3–0	100.0
High Tide	115–106	52.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	56–91	38.1
Reanimator	58–46	55.8
Recurring Nightmare	35–34	50.7
Dragon Nightmare	24–23	51.1
Worldgorger Dragon	11–7	61.1
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	11–3	78.6
Dimir Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Reanimator	6–1	85.7
Oriss Genesis	1–2	33.3
Dubious Challenge	4–0	100.0
Warp World	7–18	28.0
Zubera Tribal	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	7–3	70.0
Runeflare	5–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	6–1	85.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	6–1	85.7
Metalwork Colossus	4–3	57.1
Anvil Colossus	2–3	40.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	3–1	75.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–0	100.0
Taking Turns	5–0	100.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	15–8	65.2
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	6–6	50.0
Oops All Lands	4–0	100.0
Dredge	0–2	0.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Protean Hulk Combo	4–1	80.0
Dice Factory	10–6	62.5
Enduring Ideal	5–3	62.5
Ad Nauseam	9–2	81.8
GreenTwin	5–1	83.3
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	17–5	77.3
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Control	323–278	53.7
Mono Black Control	13–5	72.2
Esper Control	43–38	53.1
Demonic Rising	6–3	66.7
Mono Blue Control	20–29	40.8
Dimir Control	8–7	53.3
Azorius Control	67–73	47.9
Cawblade	2–2	50.0
Turbo Fog	5–1	83.3
Izzet Control	5–3	62.5
Mill	8–2	80.0
Boros Control	4–2	66.7
Cloudpost Control	13–17	43.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	6–2	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	6–15	28.6
Grixis Control	8–4	66.7
Stax	13–4	76.5
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	11–13	45.8
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Ponza	19–9	67.9
Mono White Control	16–26	38.1
Life is Ez	12–21	36.4
Cycling Control	2–2	50.0
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Five Color Control	4–4	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–1	66.7
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	12–6	66.7
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	16–12	57.1
Seasons Past Control	12–6	66.7
Orzhov Control	4–5	44.4
Prison	8–7	53.3
Enchantress	8–6	57.1
Aggro-Combo	114–86	57.0
Aristocrats	25–12	67.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	7–2	77.8
Golgari Aristocrats	4–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Boros Bombardment	2–2	50.0
Burn	31–32	49.2
Infect	19–9	67.9
Simic Infect	2–4	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	12–4	75.0
Hermit Humans	3–1	75.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	11–3	78.6
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	6–8	42.9
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	15–17	46.9
Goblin Persist	4–2	66.7
Dirty Kitty	11–15	42.3
Aggro-Control	170–170	50.0
Izzet Tempo	37–36	50.7
Azorius Skies	6–4	60.0
Blue Madness	6–5	54.5
Simic Madness	6–5	54.5
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	6–4	60.0
Mono Blue Tempo	59–61	49.2
Mono Blue Faeries	6–6	50.0
Izzet Spells	15–31	32.6
Dimir Tempo	19–11	63.3
Dimir Faeries	2–1	66.7
Sultai Tempo	2–2	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–6	25.0
Azorius Tempo	1–3	25.0
Combo-Control	58–39	59.8
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Pickles	4–0	100.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–3	25.0
Zur's Weirding	5–6	45.5
Solar Flare	2–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	40–29	58.0
Wildfire	5–3	62.5
Borderpost Wildfire	4–3	57.1
Jokulhaups Control	35–26	57.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	15–16	48.4
Temur Jokulhaups Control	14–7	66.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Midrange	316–242	56.6
The Rock	21–9	70.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	3–0	100.0
Jund	11–5	68.8
Blink	4–1	80.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	9–8	52.9
Varolz Dreadnought	7–7	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	6–5	54.5
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	4–3	57.1
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	14–8	63.6
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Vampires	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	30–24	55.6
Big Red	4–10	28.6
Mono Black Midrange	30–26	53.6
Mono Black Devotion	10–6	62.5
Dimir Midrange	7–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	6–8	42.9
Martyr's Grace	3–8	27.3
Sultai Midrange	7–1	87.5
Orzhov Midrange	7–9	43.8
Owling Mine	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	11–4	73.3
Enigmatic Incarnation	11–4	73.3
Party	3–1	75.0
Fires of Invention	37–13	74.0
Hero of Precinct One	33–20	62.3
Mardu Hero	4–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	18–10	64.3
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	26–70	27.1
Artifact Midrange	6–1	85.7
Coinflip Tribal	6–1	85.7
Death Cloud	4–0	100.0
Ramp	48–27	64.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–1	50.0
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	37–22	62.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	4–2	66.7
Greenpost	20–15	57.1
Gruul Post	11–5	68.8
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Domain	2–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	3–1	75.0
Applejacks	3–1	75.0