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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Control	175	378–347	52.1	12	81
Izzet Tempo	59	120–120	50.0	5	26
Azorius Skies	1	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	1	1–2	33.3	0	1
Simic Madness	1	1–2	33.3	0	1
Lich Aggro-Control	1	1–0	100.0
Wizards	29	56–58	49.1	2	11
Ninjas	4	13–9	59.1	0	3
Mono Blue Tempo	39	78–74	51.3	3	18
Mono Blue Faeries	1	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	2	7–4	63.6	0	1
Dimir Tempo	2	2–4	33.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	33	90–66	57.7	2	19

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	90–79	53.3
Heroic	6–2	75.0
Mono White Heroic	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Red Deck Wins	31–25	55.4
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	1–3	25.0
Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–1	50.0
White Weenie	2–1	66.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Elves	2–2	50.0
Gruul Aggro	2–0	100.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	18–8	69.2
Affinity	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	6–1	85.7
Mono Blue Architect	10–6	62.5
Voltron	6–0	100.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	4–0	100.0
Knights	8–9	47.1
AggroSlide	7–19	26.9
Rakdos Aggro	0–3	0.0
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Shamans	3–3	50.0
Combo	62–58	51.7
Storm	2–1	66.7
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	8–8	50.0
Umbral Mantle	2–3	40.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	5–2	71.4
Izzet Ascension	4–9	30.8
Breakfast	14–20	41.2
Oops All Spells	14–20	41.2
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	3–2	60.0
Ad Swanseam	2–2	50.0
GreenTwin	0–2	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	4–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	8–6	57.1
Gyruda	3–1	75.0
Control	47–50	48.5
Esper Control	7–2	77.8
Dimir Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	12–10	54.5
Cawblade	7–6	53.8
Izzet Control	1–11	8.3
Mill	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	3–9	25.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–8	27.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	3–0	100.0
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	4–1	80.0
Ponza	1–0	100.0
Mono White Control	4–2	66.7
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	5–9	35.7
Astral Slide	5–9	35.7
Bant Control	3–4	42.9
Aggro-Combo	14–14	50.0
Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–2	33.3
Infect	1–1	50.0
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–5	16.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	7–3	70.0
Aggro-Control	56–56	50.0
Izzet Tempo	21–23	47.7
Wizards	9–6	60.0
Ninjas	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Tempo	8–12	40.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	13–13	50.0
Combo-Control	31–28	52.5
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Mindcrank	11–8	57.9
Plasma Swans	4–3	57.1
Mass Land Destruction	14–16	46.7
Jokulhaups Control	14–16	46.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	11–14	44.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	54–49	52.4
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Blink	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–3	40.0
Azorius Allies	2–3	40.0
Vampires	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–4	20.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–1	50.0
Hellion Whip	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	3–1	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	27–27	50.0
Owling Mine	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–1	75.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–4	33.3
Ramp	24–13	64.9
Rofellos Ramp	6–5	54.5
Cloudpost Ramp	18–7	72.0
Eldrazipost	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	16–5	76.2