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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1015	1560–1767	46.9	8	67	37
Mono Black Control	15	9–31	22.5
Esper Control	75	153–125	55.0	0	5	7
Demonic Rising	4	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Control	10	6–8	42.9	0	1
Dimir Control	25	32–42	43.2	0	2
Azorius Control	288	515–458	52.9	3	18	19
Cawblade	64	114–109	51.1	3	14	1
Turbo Fog	21	12–45	21.1
Izzet Control	33	76–69	52.4	2	7
Mill	21	17–50	25.4	0	2
Cloudpost Control	88	164–144	53.2	1	8	2
Azorius Cloudpost Control	6	9–9	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	68	139–110	55.8	1	7	2
Izzet Cloudpost Control	7	9–13	40.9	0	1
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1	2–2	50.0
Grixis Control	23	20–44	31.3	0	1
Cruel Control	12	10–22	31.3	0	1
Stax	72	80–166	32.5	0	2
Chandra Nalaar	3	0–5	0.0
Jeskai Control	4	10–4	71.4
Dragon Control	6	6–13	31.6
Izzet Dragons	5	2–12	14.3
Ponza	75	117–131	47.2	0	2	2
Mono White Control	41	78–67	53.8	0	5	2
Life is Ez	2	1–4	20.0	0	1
Dynavolt Tower	5	6–8	42.9
Cycling Control	48	83–78	51.6	1	9	1
Astral Slide	47	83–77	51.9	1	9	1
Five Color Control	12	8–22	26.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	5	6–9	40.0
Shrines	7	2–13	13.3
Sultai Control	3	0–4	0.0
Bant Control	72	87–136	39.0	1	3	2
Pox	27	34–38	47.2	0	1	1
Four Color Counter Ghazi	6	6–10	37.5
Orzhov Control	14	15–24	38.5
Prison	17	22–27	44.9	0	1	1
Enchantress	11	6–17	26.1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	283–393	41.9
Mono Black Aggro	5–6	45.5
Heroic	19–13	59.4
Mono White Heroic	9–6	60.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	8–3	72.7
Boros Heroic	2–4	33.3
Red Deck Wins	51–97	34.5
Goblins	15–15	50.0
Tokens	9–19	32.1
Selesnya Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono White Tokens	4–9	30.8
Mono Green Stompy	13–10	56.5
White Weenie	6–20	23.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–14	22.2
Soldiers	1–3	25.0
Elves	5–13	27.8
Warriors	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Rogues	4–4	50.0
Zombies	3–2	60.0
Gruul Aggro	10–5	66.7
Gruul Landfall	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	8–7	53.3
Mono Red Swarm	4–3	57.1
8 Whack	3–3	50.0
Artifact Aggro	51–63	44.7
Affinity	25–28	47.2
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	11–12	47.8
Mono Blue Architect	13–22	37.1
Madness	10–9	52.6
Gruul Madness	5–3	62.5
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	3–5	37.5
Voltron	21–21	50.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	18–21	46.2
Slivers	4–3	57.1
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	11–20	35.5
AggroSlide	9–36	20.0
Cats	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Cats	4–4	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–2	60.0
Boros Aggro	2–2	50.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Bant Humans	1–1	50.0
Shamans	7–11	38.9
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Combo	304–276	52.4
Storm	35–19	64.8
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	17–9	65.4
Citadel Storm	5–0	100.0
High Tide	1–2	33.3
Grixis Tendrils	6–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–0	100.0
Song Storm	2–2	50.0
Reanimator	8–2	80.0
Grozoth	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	7–1	87.5
Mono Black Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	18–9	66.7
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	14–3	82.4
Zubera Tribal	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	3–1	75.0
Hypergenesis	37–35	51.4
New Perspectives	2–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	9–3	75.0
"Twin"	7–2	77.8
Naya "Twin"	5–2	71.4
Metalwork Colossus	3–9	25.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–4	33.3
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	8–5	61.5
Taking Turns	2–22	8.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–2	60.0
Izzet Ascension	18–28	39.1
Ominous Good	2–1	66.7
Breakfast	41–56	42.3
Oops All Spells	41–56	42.3
Oops All Lands	4–1	80.0
Dredge	10–2	83.3
Polymorph	3–1	75.0
Dice Factory	9–6	60.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	4–7	36.4
Ad Nauseam	12–5	70.6
Ad Swanseam	10–4	71.4
GreenTwin	2–3	40.0
Tibalt's Trickery	10–6	62.5
Intruder Alarm	2–1	66.7
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	27–31	46.6
Gyruda	3–8	27.3
Control	201–201	50.0
Mono Black Control	3–0	100.0
Esper Control	14–25	35.9
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	5–4	55.6
Azorius Control	50–56	47.2
Cawblade	12–15	44.4
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	11–7	61.1
Mill	4–3	57.1
Cloudpost Control	13–25	34.2
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	10–23	30.3
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	10–0	100.0
Cruel Control	5–0	100.0
Stax	16–15	51.6
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Dragons	2–1	66.7
Ponza	16–22	42.1
Mono White Control	9–8	52.9
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	13–6	68.4
Astral Slide	13–6	68.4
Five Color Control	3–3	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–2	0.0
Shrines	3–1	75.0
Bant Control	11–7	61.1
Pox	5–10	33.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	3–3	50.0
Prison	5–1	83.3
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	84–93	47.5
Aristocrats	27–39	40.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	7–20	25.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–5	54.5
Golgari Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Abzan Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Food	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	7–11	38.9
Infect	14–9	60.9
Simic Infect	8–4	66.7
Golgari Infect	0–2	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	14–9	60.9
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–7	46.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	19–22	46.3
Hushnought	1–2	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	204–246	45.3
Izzet Tempo	67–86	43.8
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	2–2	50.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	5–4	55.6
Wizards	41–38	51.9
Ninjas	11–14	44.0
Mono Blue Tempo	36–49	42.4
Mono Blue Faeries	2–4	33.3
Izzet Spells	3–4	42.9
Dimir Tempo	9–12	42.9
Ensoul Aggro-Control	29–31	48.3
Combo-Control	120–166	42.0
Curses	6–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–3	25.0
Shared Fate	3–4	42.9
Mindcrank	12–36	25.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	3–4	42.9
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	20–16	55.6
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	64–100	39.0
Wildfire	10–6	62.5
Borderpost Wildfire	9–5	64.3
Jokulhaups Control	54–94	36.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	36–51	41.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–5	28.6
Temur Jokulhaups Control	5–15	25.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–5	28.6
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	9–16	36.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Midrange	286–266	51.8
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	13–7	65.0
Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	11–11	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	9–18	33.3
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	2–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–5	16.7
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	3–10	23.1
Fake-Rack	5–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	8–3	72.7
Vampires	19–7	73.1
Mono Black Vampires	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Vampires	16–5	76.2
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	12–7	63.2
Big Red	6–5	54.5
Mono Black Midrange	20–14	58.8
Mono Black Devotion	7–8	46.7
Dimir Midrange	8–3	72.7
Angel Tribal	5–2	71.4
Lifegain Midrange	19–12	61.3
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Midrange	74–105	41.3
Owling Mine	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	2–3	40.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–3	57.1
Ordealbreak	4–3	57.1
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–3	57.1
Party	0–4	0.0
Gruul Obosh	2–1	66.7
Clerics	3–3	50.0
Artifact Midrange	13–15	46.4
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	3–1	75.0
Ramp	78–126	38.2
Rofellos Ramp	21–65	24.4
Wild Pair	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	35–48	42.2
Eldrazipost	4–0	100.0
Greenpost	23–41	35.9
Simic Post	2–4	33.3
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Defenders	3–4	42.9
Carth Superfriends	6–4	60.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0