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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	895	1689–1378	55.1	12	81	55
Izzet Tempo	310	635–495	56.2	5	26	23
Azorius Skies	6	9–14	39.1
Blue Madness	16	20–27	42.6	0	1	1
Simic Madness	10	11–16	40.7	0	1	1
Temur Madness	2	6–4	60.0
Lich Aggro-Control	22	34–32	51.5			2
Wizards	150	241–234	50.7	2	11	6
Ninjas	25	64–43	59.8	0	3	1
Mono Blue Gush	1	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	166	330–245	57.4	3	18	15
Mono Blue Faeries	16	26–20	56.5			1
Izzet Spells	9	14–11	56.0	0	1
Dimir Tempo	50	52–66	44.1
Dimir Faeries	1	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	119	253–179	58.6	2	19	7
Azorius Tempo	2	1–2	33.3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	345–304	53.2
Mono Black Aggro	9–2	81.8
Heroic	18–9	66.7
Mono White Heroic	5–7	41.7
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	5–1	83.3
Boros Heroic	8–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	65–74	46.8
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	17–11	60.7
Tokens	10–13	43.5
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	5–6	45.5
Mono Green Stompy	19–8	70.4
White Weenie	7–5	58.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–5	44.4
Soldiers	3–0	100.0
Elves	11–10	52.4
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Rogues	4–6	40.0
Zombies	4–3	57.1
Gruul Aggro	12–7	63.2
Gruul Landfall	5–0	100.0
Merfolk	10–2	83.3
Mono Red Swarm	2–2	50.0
8 Whack	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	66–48	57.9
Affinity	30–25	54.5
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	14–7	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	20–16	55.6
Madness	3–7	30.0
Gruul Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	1–4	20.0
Voltron	17–10	63.0
Hexproof	5–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	9–10	47.4
Slivers	3–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	22–20	52.4
AggroSlide	18–43	29.5
Cats	6–1	85.7
Selesnya Cats	6–1	85.7
Rakdos Aggro	5–3	62.5
Boros Aggro	2–3	40.0
Humans	1–3	25.0
Bant Humans	1–3	25.0
Shamans	11–10	52.4
Combo	291–211	58.0
Storm	30–15	66.7
Dimir Tendrils	3–3	50.0
Dragonstorm	11–5	68.8
Hazoret Storm	3–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	0–1	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	4–0	100.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	4–0	100.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	9–4	69.2
Warp World	11–4	73.3
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	30–26	53.6
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	8–7	53.3
"Twin"	2–3	40.0
Naya "Twin"	1–3	25.0
Metalwork Colossus	10–4	71.4
Upheaval Colossus	8–3	72.7
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	5–4	55.6
Taking Turns	26–9	74.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	15–28	34.9
Breakfast	40–57	41.2
Oops All Spells	40–57	41.2
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Dredge	6–0	100.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	6–3	66.7
Storm Herald	3–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	11–5	68.8
Ad Nauseam	13–7	65.0
Ad Swanseam	7–4	63.6
GreenTwin	3–2	60.0
Tibalt's Trickery	16–2	88.9
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	26–21	55.3
Gyruda	5–5	50.0
Control	246–204	54.7
Mono Black Control	8–1	88.9
Esper Control	16–18	47.1
Demonic Rising	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–3	40.0
Azorius Control	52–56	48.1
Cawblade	12–12	50.0
Turbo Fog	9–0	100.0
Izzet Control	9–14	39.1
Mill	4–4	50.0
Cloudpost Control	17–26	39.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	15–21	41.7
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	10–4	71.4
Cruel Control	6–1	85.7
Stax	28–6	82.4
Jeskai Control	1–2	33.3
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Ponza	27–9	75.0
Mono White Control	12–13	48.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	10–15	40.0
Astral Slide	9–15	37.5
Five Color Control	4–2	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	4–1	80.0
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	20–13	60.6
Pox	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Control	3–4	42.9
Prison	5–6	45.5
Enchantress	4–1	80.0
Aggro-Combo	105–72	59.3
Aristocrats	47–33	58.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	21–10	67.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–7	30.0
Golgari Aristocrats	10–8	55.6
Abzan Aristocrats	4–0	100.0
Food	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Burn	4–9	30.8
Infect	12–4	75.0
Simic Infect	7–2	77.8
Trickbind Dreadnought	17–8	68.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	13–5	72.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	19–17	52.8
Hushnought	3–1	75.0
Combo Goblins	2–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	193–193	50.0
Izzet Tempo	66–82	44.6
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	7–2	77.8
Simic Madness	3–2	60.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–2	60.0
Wizards	31–26	54.4
Ninjas	6–7	46.2
Mono Blue Tempo	34–34	50.0
Mono Blue Faeries	4–3	57.1
Izzet Spells	3–1	75.0
Dimir Tempo	5–9	35.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	33–28	54.1
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	138–107	56.3
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	4–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	28–30	48.3
Hive Mind	7–1	87.5
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	19–10	65.5
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	73–65	52.9
Wildfire	11–6	64.7
Borderpost Wildfire	10–6	62.5
Jokulhaups Control	62–59	51.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	37–29	56.1
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–5	16.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	10–15	40.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	11–8	57.9
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	264–212	55.5
The Rock	5–1	83.3
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	6–2	75.0
Selesnya Midrange	5–0	100.0
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	11–2	84.6
Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	6–6	50.0
Enchantments Matter	2–2	50.0
Allies	11–13	45.8
Boros Allies	1–4	20.0
Azorius Allies	7–7	50.0
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Mardu Midrange	4–0	100.0
Vampires	5–3	62.5
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	3–2	60.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–6	62.5
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	7–3	70.0
Mono Black Midrange	15–11	57.7
Mono Black Devotion	3–6	33.3
Hellion Whip	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	8–3	72.7
Angel Tribal	8–3	72.7
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	15–8	65.2
Martyr's Grace	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	62–99	38.5
Owling Mine	7–2	77.8
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	2–2	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–2	66.7
Ordealbreak	4–7	36.4
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–7	36.4
Party	0–7	0.0
Clerics	3–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	12–13	48.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	107–75	58.8
Rofellos Ramp	43–32	57.3
Wild Pair	4–1	80.0
Cloudpost Ramp	51–32	61.4
Eldrazipost	3–1	75.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	40–30	57.1
Simic Post	3–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–2	50.0
Historic Bloom	0–2	0.0
Defenders	1–3	25.0
Carth Superfriends	3–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–2	0.0