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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	2032	3830–3391	53.0	22	197	110
Elves	245	522–435	54.5	5	30	13

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	138–121	53.3
Mono Black Aggro	4–5	44.4
Heroic	8–26	23.5
Mono White Heroic	2–10	16.7
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	5–15	25.0
Red Deck Wins	11–28	28.2
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mono White Tokens	1–3	25.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–0	100.0
White Weenie	13–8	61.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–0	100.0
Soldiers	2–0	100.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	24–24	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	4–0	100.0
Zombies	6–1	85.7
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	24–11	68.6
Affinity	7–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	3–1	75.0
Tempered Steel	8–6	57.1
Mono Blue Architect	6–3	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Illusions	2–0	100.0
Madness	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Madness	3–1	75.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Slivers	2–1	66.7
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	4–1	80.0
AggroSlide	4–4	50.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Humans	11–6	64.7
Bant Humans	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Humans	6–4	60.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	81–101	44.5
Storm	34–63	35.1
Dragonstorm	1–3	25.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	22–34	39.3
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	6–25	19.4
Reanimator	25–14	64.1
Recurring Nightmare	22–14	61.1
Dragon Nightmare	13–12	52.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	3–1	75.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–3	25.0
Breakfast	0–7	0.0
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	0–1	0.0
Dredge	2–0	100.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	5–1	83.3
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	2–6	25.0
Control	87–76	53.4
Mono Black Control	5–2	71.4
Esper Control	6–10	37.5
Demonic Rising	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Control	8–6	57.1
Dimir Control	9–2	81.8
Azorius Control	15–17	46.9
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	0–2	0.0
Mill	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	9–2	81.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	8–1	88.9
Grixis Control	3–5	37.5
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Control	3–4	42.9
Ponza	5–1	83.3
Mono White Control	3–10	23.1
Life is Ez	1–7	12.5
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–5	37.5
Pox	7–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	0–3	0.0
Enchantress	0–3	0.0
Aggro-Combo	22–27	44.9
Aristocrats	14–3	82.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–3	72.7
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	3–11	21.4
Infect	0–6	0.0
Simic Infect	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–5	0.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Combo Goblins	3–4	42.9
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Control	51–41	55.4
Izzet Tempo	7–9	43.8
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	23–16	59.0
Mono Blue Faeries	3–5	37.5
Izzet Spells	4–14	22.2
Dimir Tempo	6–1	85.7
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	2–1	66.7
Combo-Control	14–16	46.7
Curses	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	3–1	75.0
Zur's Weirding	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	7–11	38.9
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	6–10	37.5
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–7	12.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	116–45	72.0
The Rock	5–1	83.3
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	3–0	100.0
Blink	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–3	50.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–2	33.3
Azorius Allies	1–2	33.3
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–4	60.0
Big Red	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Midrange	10–3	76.9
Mono Black Devotion	2–1	66.7
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	3–0	100.0
Owling Mine	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	6–2	75.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	6–2	75.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	11–8	57.9
Hero of Precinct One	11–6	64.7
Five Color Hero	6–6	50.0
Simic Snow	24–8	75.0
Artifact Midrange	0–1	0.0
Coinflip Tribal	4–0	100.0
Ramp	13–8	61.9
Cloudpost Ramp	9–5	64.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	6–0	100.0
Gruul Post	2–3	40.0
Domain	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0