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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	2879	5194–4664	52.7	32	247	128
Artifact Aggro	557	1090–943	53.6	2	36	30
Affinity	182	323–304	51.5	1	17	10
Boros Vehicles	2	3–7	30.0
Salvage Titan	33	36–67	35.0
Tempered Steel	315	691–517	57.2	1	19	20
Mono Blue Architect	25	37–48	43.5

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	234–210	52.7
Mono Black Aggro	12–3	80.0
Heroic	3–8	27.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–5	28.6
Boros Heroic	0–3	0.0
Red Deck Wins	42–29	59.2
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	8–3	72.7
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	4–0	100.0
White Weenie	28–32	46.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	7–14	33.3
Soldiers	4–1	80.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	16–20	44.4
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–1	80.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	4–3	57.1
Gruul Aggro	1–3	25.0
Merfolk	8–13	38.1
Artifact Aggro	56–56	50.0
Affinity	21–22	48.8
Salvage Titan	6–2	75.0
Tempered Steel	24–31	43.6
Mono Blue Architect	5–1	83.3
Madness	9–3	75.0
Golgari Madness	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Madness	5–1	83.3
Voltron	6–6	50.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	5–5	50.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	2–3	40.0
AggroSlide	17–19	47.2
Cats	3–3	50.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	162–175	48.1
Storm	54–61	47.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	6–1	85.7
Hazoret Storm	2–1	66.7
Simic Storm	3–1	75.0
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	41–56	42.3
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	10–8	55.6
Worldgorger Dragon	9–4	69.2
Double Dragon	3–1	75.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Oriss Genesis	2–1	66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	7–13	35.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Warp World	5–5	50.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	5–4	55.6
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	9–6	60.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	7–5	58.3
Myr Incubator	3–1	75.0
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	2–3	40.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–7	30.0
Taking Turns	4–2	66.7
Izzet Ascension	5–2	71.4
Jokulhaups Combo	5–3	62.5
Soulflayer	6–7	46.2
Reanim8 Rack	2–3	40.0
Breakfast	5–25	16.7
Oops All Spells	5–25	16.7
Dredge	3–1	75.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	5–1	83.3
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	3–3	50.0
Restore Balance	5–15	25.0
Stuffy Doll	2–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	4–2	66.7
Control	159–116	57.8
Mono Black Control	4–1	80.0
Esper Control	9–3	75.0
Mono Blue Control	5–4	55.6
Dimir Control	6–2	75.0
Azorius Control	27–40	40.3
Turbo Fog	2–4	33.3
Izzet Control	3–1	75.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	10–3	76.9
Boros Control	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	4–3	57.1
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	18–4	81.8
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	21–17	55.3
Mono White Control	2–9	18.2
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	3–3	50.0
Astral Slide	2–3	40.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	9–8	52.9
Pox	16–6	72.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Control	4–0	100.0
Prison	4–3	57.1
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	88–100	46.8
Aristocrats	9–6	60.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–5	54.5
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	19–10	65.5
Infect	4–8	33.3
Simic Infect	2–6	25.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	35–60	36.8
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	30–54	35.7
Hushnought	9–5	64.3
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	10–9	52.6
Goblin Persist	10–9	52.6
Aggro-Control	61–64	48.8
Izzet Tempo	10–2	83.3
Azorius Skies	2–2	50.0
Blue Madness	4–4	50.0
Simic Madness	1–3	25.0
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	16–19	45.7
Mono Blue Tempo	3–2	60.0
Izzet Spells	20–28	41.7
Dimir Tempo	2–2	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	66–47	58.4
Curses	10–5	66.7
Battle of Wits	4–1	80.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	0–3	0.0
Familiars	0–3	0.0
Lich's Mastery	3–1	75.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	4–3	57.1
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	38–31	55.1
Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	36–29	55.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	4–6	40.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	17–14	54.8
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	4–2	66.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	6–4	60.0
Resurgent Belief	2–2	50.0
Midrange	274–203	57.4
The Rock	8–6	57.1
Abzan Midrange	1–5	16.7
Selesnya Midrange	7–3	70.0
Jund	34–25	57.6
Blink	17–16	51.5
Graveyard Value	6–0	100.0
Séance	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	4–3	57.1
Allies	4–4	50.0
Mardu Allies	2–2	50.0
Boros Allies	2–1	66.7
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	12–10	54.5
Mardu Midrange	5–9	35.7
Vampires	7–14	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	2–12	14.3
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–7	50.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	61–48	56.0
Mono Black Devotion	7–4	63.6
Dimir Midrange	3–3	50.0
Angel Tribal	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	4–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	11–9	55.0
Martyr's Grace	10–9	52.6
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	10–3	76.9
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	22–18	55.0
Mardu Hero	5–3	62.5
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Naya Hero	13–11	54.2
Boros Hero	2–2	50.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	11–6	64.7
Coinflip Tribal	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	6–1	85.7
Ramp	46–28	62.2
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	32–19	62.7
Greenpost	30–17	63.8
Simic Post	2–2	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	4–1	80.0