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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	799	1477–1327	52.7	7	57	56
Izzet Tempo	91	174–165	51.3	0	3	8
Azorius Skies	18	20–26	43.5			1
Blue Madness	71	118–124	48.8	0	1	3
Simic Madness	47	86–74	53.8	0	1	3
Temur Madness	4	5–8	38.5
Wizards	12	19–20	48.7	0	1
12 Pest	3	2–7	22.2
Ninjas	244	517–402	56.3	4	20	21
Mono Blue Tempo	40	48–61	44.0	0	2	2
Mono Blue Faeries	3	6–5	54.5
Izzet Spells	230	470–347	57.5	3	27	21
Dimir Tempo	46	54–79	40.6	0	1
Dimir Faeries	5	9–9	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	16	30–32	48.4
Azorius Tempo	2	3–4	42.9

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	279–339	45.1
Mono Black Aggro	8–7	53.3
Heroic	15–14	51.7
Azorius Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	11–10	52.4
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	35–61	36.5
Goblins	2–0	100.0
Tokens	5–7	41.7
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	3–6	33.3
White Weenie	23–51	31.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	8–20	28.6
Soldiers	1–8	11.1
Chroma White	0–2	0.0
Elves	28–21	57.1
Selesnya Little Kid	3–11	21.4
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	5–6	45.5
Gruul Aggro	6–5	54.5
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	26–20	56.5
Mono Red Swarm	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	64–61	51.2
Affinity	22–17	56.4
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	33–41	44.6
Mono Blue Architect	6–2	75.0
Madness	13–10	56.5
Gruul Madness	3–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Madness	7–6	53.8
Voltron	2–9	18.2
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	1–6	14.3
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	5–4	55.6
AggroSlide	17–39	30.4
Cats	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Cats	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–3	25.0
Humans	8–2	80.0
Selesnya Humans	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	2–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–1	50.0
Combo	235–210	52.8
Storm	70–74	48.6
Sultai Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dragonstorm	4–2	66.7
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–2	33.3
Grixis Tendrils	4–1	80.0
Izzet Storm	58–66	46.8
Swath Storm	2–0	100.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	13–7	65.0
Worldgorger Dragon	11–6	64.7
Double Dragon	3–2	60.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	10–11	47.6
Warp World	10–9	52.6
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	10–7	58.8
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	8–14	36.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	7–13	35.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Eggs	4–1	80.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	7–4	63.6
Taking Turns	5–4	55.6
Izzet Ascension	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	10–7	58.8
Soulflayer	12–13	48.0
Reanim8 Rack	6–8	42.9
Breakfast	18–25	41.9
Oops All Spells	18–25	41.9
Oops All Lands	4–1	80.0
Dredge	2–1	66.7
Polymorph	3–3	50.0
Dice Factory	5–0	100.0
Storm Herald	3–1	75.0
Enduring Ideal	3–2	60.0
Ad Nauseam	2–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	3–3	50.0
Restore Balance	17–14	54.8
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	1–3	25.0
Control	218–144	60.2
Mono Black Control	4–1	80.0
Esper Control	7–8	46.7
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	7–5	58.3
Dimir Control	12–7	63.2
Azorius Control	54–43	55.7
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	5–3	62.5
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	15–3	83.3
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–5	37.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Grixis Control	6–3	66.7
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	19–9	67.9
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	3–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	24–20	54.5
Mono White Control	6–3	66.7
Life is Ez	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–2	50.0
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Five Color Control	1–2	33.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	9–4	69.2
Pox	23–13	63.9
Seasons Past Control	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Control	0–2	0.0
Prison	7–7	50.0
Enchantress	4–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	158–180	46.7
Aristocrats	18–19	48.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–9	40.0
Boros Bombardment	3–4	42.9
Burn	22–20	52.4
Infect	19–15	55.9
Simic Infect	3–4	42.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–8	52.9
Mono Black Infect	3–3	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	71–101	41.3
Izzet Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	66–94	41.3
Hushnought	13–15	46.4
Liquimetal Fishing	5–3	62.5
Combo Goblins	9–7	56.3
Goblin Persist	8–7	53.3
Dirty Kitty	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	74–74	50.0
Izzet Tempo	7–7	50.0
Azorius Skies	0–3	0.0
Blue Madness	8–7	53.3
Simic Madness	2–5	28.6
Wizards	0–1	0.0
12 Pest	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	30–28	51.7
Mono Blue Tempo	5–2	71.4
Izzet Spells	12–19	38.7
Dimir Tempo	5–3	62.5
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–3	40.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	87–52	62.6
Curses	11–10	52.4
Battle of Wits	4–0	100.0
Displace Loop	3–3	50.0
Familiars	3–3	50.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	5–3	62.5
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	55–32	63.2
Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Jokulhaups Control	54–30	64.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	5–5	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	6–5	54.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	32–12	72.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	7–5	58.3
Resurgent Belief	2–2	50.0
Midrange	346–286	54.7
The Rock	10–12	45.5
Abzan Midrange	11–5	68.8
Selesnya Midrange	7–4	63.6
Jund	50–26	65.8
Blink	34–25	57.6
Graveyard Value	5–0	100.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	3–4	42.9
Allies	8–1	88.9
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	5–1	83.3
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	18–10	64.3
Mardu Midrange	5–10	33.3
Vampires	15–12	55.6
Mono Black Vampires	10–8	55.6
Rakdos Vampires	1–2	33.3
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	13–10	56.5
Naya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	62–84	42.5
Mono Black Devotion	8–9	47.1
Dimir Midrange	4–10	28.6
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	4–6	40.0
Lifegain Midrange	10–14	41.7
Martyr's Grace	10–12	45.5
Sultai Midrange	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	10–8	55.6
Owling Mine	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–1	75.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	21–16	56.8
Mardu Hero	4–4	50.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	7–8	46.7
Boros Hero	5–3	62.5
Artifact Midrange	7–11	38.9
Coinflip Tribal	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	7–6	53.8
Ramp	80–42	65.6
Rofellos Ramp	4–2	66.7
Wild Pair	4–2	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	48–31	60.8
Greenpost	47–29	61.8
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–1	66.7
Carth Superfriends	9–2	81.8
Applejacks	4–1	80.0