Aristocrats

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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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Minimum 60 cards. Any number of basic lands. Max four of any other legal card. Sideboard of up to fifteen cards.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	390	586–659	47.1	2	14	11
Aristocrats	164	252–259	49.3	0	2	7
Mono Black Aristocrats	68	99–93	51.6			3
Orzhov Aristocrats	20	37–33	52.9
Golgari Aristocrats	27	51–52	49.5	0	1	2
Abzan Aristocrats	8	8–16	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	1	0–1	0.0
Food	20	13–33	28.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	7	14–7	66.7			1
Boros Bombardment	2	3–5	37.5

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	54–54	50.0
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	8–4	66.7
Mono White Heroic	5–2	71.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	7–7	50.0
Goblins	2–6	25.0
Tokens	2–3	40.0
Mono White Tokens	2–3	40.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–2	60.0
White Weenie	2–1	66.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Elves	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–2	33.3
Zombies	3–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	0–2	0.0
8 Whack	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	8–6	57.1
Affinity	2–3	40.0
Tempered Steel	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	4–2	66.7
Madness	2–0	100.0
Gruul Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	1–2	33.3
Knights	2–2	50.0
AggroSlide	2–3	40.0
Cats	0–4	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–4	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	0–2	0.0
Combo	42–47	47.2
Storm	7–4	63.6
Dimir Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	2–1	66.7
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–1	66.7
Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–2	66.7
Warp World	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–8	11.1
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	4–1	80.0
"Twin"	0–3	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–3	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–2	50.0
Izzet Ascension	3–3	50.0
Breakfast	5–7	41.7
Oops All Spells	5–7	41.7
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–3	40.0
Ad Swanseam	1–3	25.0
Restore Balance	3–7	30.0
Gyruda	2–2	50.0
Control	39–27	59.1
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	3–4	42.9
Dimir Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	13–9	59.1
Cawblade	1–5	16.7
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	8–2	80.0
Jeskai Control	0–2	0.0
Ponza	1–1	50.0
Mono White Control	1–3	25.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Pox	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	13–13	50.0
Aristocrats	6–6	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	2–2	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	33–47	41.3
Izzet Tempo	9–9	50.0
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Wizards	5–12	29.4
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	8–15	34.8
Dimir Tempo	4–2	66.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–3	40.0
Combo-Control	24–23	51.1
Curses	2–0	100.0
Mindcrank	5–3	62.5
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	4–5	44.4
Mass Land Destruction	10–15	40.0
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	9–15	37.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–4	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–7	22.2
Midrange	32–30	51.6
Abzan Midrange	2–1	66.7
Blink	2–2	50.0
Graveyard Value	3–0	100.0
Allies	4–1	80.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	1–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–9	30.8
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	3–2	60.0
Death Cloud	2–1	66.7
Ramp	15–18	45.5
Rofellos Ramp	5–11	31.3
Cloudpost Ramp	6–7	46.2
Greenpost	5–6	45.5
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	3–0	100.0