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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	2940	4766–5235	47.7	14	183	117
Temur Ascendancy	3	3–5	37.5
Prophet Ascendancy	1	0–2	0.0
The Rock	78	131–156	45.6	0	13	1
Grenzo	4	0–7	0.0
Abzan Midrange	71	121–102	54.3	0	1	4
Selesnya Midrange	53	85–89	48.9	0	2	2
Selesnya Value Town	2	3–3	50.0
Jund	309	482–592	44.9	0	17	5
Blink	245	450–398	53.1	0	2	24
Acid Trip	1	1–3	25.0
Graveyard Value	38	38–77	33.0			1
Séance	9	13–16	44.8			1
Varolz Dreadnought	6	5–15	25.0
Enchantments Matter	31	74–52	58.7	0	6	2
Allies	62	84–105	44.4	1	7
Orzhov Allies	2	1–3	25.0	0	1
Mardu Allies	19	32–35	47.8	0	3
Boros Allies	12	20–19	51.3	1	2
Mono White Allies	5	8–11	42.1
Esper Allies	3	1–7	12.5	0	1
Azorius Allies	4	2–4	33.3
Treefolk	4	4–8	33.3	0	1
Fake-Rack	120	196–219	47.2	0	7	4
Mardu Midrange	68	111–116	48.9	1	3	5
Vampires	123	200–197	50.4	0	9	7
Mono Black Vampires	70	140–112	55.6	0	7	7
Rakdos Vampires	20	23–33	41.1
Orzhov Vampires	1	0–3	0.0
Legends Midrange	8	7–12	36.8
Orzhov Legends	3	4–5	44.4
Elementals	4	8–7	53.3
Rakdos Midrange	107	142–193	42.4	0	6	1
Naya Midrange	20	24–45	34.8	0	3
Big Red	22	22–47	31.9
Mono Black Midrange	632	1255–1119	52.9	6	63	38
Mono Black Devotion	70	115–126	47.7	0	8	3
Hellion Whip	2	0–4	0.0
Dimir Midrange	53	89–95	48.4	0	5	2
Angel Tribal	5	4–11	26.7
Toughness Matters	25	48–63	43.2
Lifegain Midrange	129	254–208	55.0	1	11	9
Martyr's Grace	114	236–179	56.9	1	9	9
Adventures	1	0–1	0.0
Mutate	2	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	20	23–48	32.4
Orzhov Midrange	94	152–166	47.8	0	4	2
Owling Mine	7	3–18	14.3
Jeskai Midrange	5	8–9	47.1
Prophet Glare	1	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	24	33–42	44.0	0	1
Ordealbreak	3	2–2	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3	2–2	50.0
Mythic Colossification	9	11–14	44.0
Party	11	9–17	34.6
Hero of Precinct One	209	325–391	45.4	4	15	5
Mardu Hero	46	78–100	43.8	1	3
Esper Hero	11	5–9	35.7
Five Color Hero	1	0–3	0.0
Naya Hero	95	158–176	47.3	3	12	4
Boros Hero	23	39–46	45.9
Clerics	7	4–10	28.6
Simic Snow	6	2–9	18.2
Artifact Midrange	85	86–140	38.1	0	1	2
Coinflip Tribal	24	21–60	25.9	0	1
Death Cloud	42	61–74	45.2	0	2	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	997–1147	46.5
Mono Black Aggro	29–24	54.7
Heroic	36–25	59.0
Mono White Heroic	3–2	60.0
Azorius Heroic	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	18–16	52.9
Boros Heroic	9–4	69.2
Selesnya Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	177–199	47.1
Goblins	12–5	70.6
Tokens	36–32	52.9
Selesnya Tokens	14–8	63.6
Mono White Tokens	13–18	41.9
Mono Green Stompy	6–6	50.0
White Weenie	113–115	49.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	24–42	36.4
Soldiers	7–15	31.8
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	4–2	66.7
Elves	64–95	40.3
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	22–22	50.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	8–3	72.7
Zombies	26–19	57.8
Gruul Aggro	15–12	55.6
Merfolk	63–93	40.4
Mono Red Swarm	7–4	63.6
Artifact Aggro	203–274	42.6
Affinity	65–88	42.5
Boros Vehicles	2–1	66.7
Salvage Titan	13–6	68.4
Tempered Steel	113–170	39.9
Mono Blue Architect	10–9	52.6
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	30–34	46.9
Gruul Madness	1–2	33.3
Golgari Madness	6–5	54.5
Rakdos Madness	19–27	41.3
Jund Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	26–40	39.4
Hexproof	4–2	66.7
Equipment Aggro	8–11	42.1
Hateful Auras	13–26	33.3
Slivers	3–2	60.0
Naya Zoo	3–0	100.0
Knights	15–16	48.4
AggroSlide	60–104	36.6
Cats	13–9	59.1
Selesnya Cats	13–9	59.1
Rakdos Aggro	4–3	57.1
Boros Aggro	10–4	71.4
Humans	3–5	37.5
Selesnya Humans	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Combo	811–827	49.5
Storm	273–267	50.6
Sultai Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	7–4	63.6
Dragonstorm	20–12	62.5
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Simic Storm	14–16	46.7
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Stormpost	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–2	33.3
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	214–227	48.5
Swath Storm	6–1	85.7
Song Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	47–37	56.0
Worldgorger Dragon	29–32	47.5
Double Dragon	10–7	58.8
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	18–4	81.8
Rakdos Reanimator	6–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Oriss Genesis	2–1	66.7
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	37–72	33.9
Mono Green Stormless Storm	3–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	31–38	44.9
Zubera Tribal	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	5–1	83.3
Hypergenesis	29–33	46.8
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–3	50.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	31–42	42.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–2	71.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	26–40	39.4
Myr Incubator	13–8	61.9
"Twin"	4–1	80.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–1	85.7
Upheaval Colossus	2–1	66.7
Eggs	4–7	36.4
Heartless Summoning Combo	21–14	60.0
Taking Turns	22–16	57.9
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	7–7	50.0
Ominous Good	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	13–19	40.6
Soulflayer	43–30	58.9
Reanim8 Rack	20–9	69.0
Breakfast	62–91	40.5
Oops All Spells	62–91	40.5
Oops All Lands	5–0	100.0
Dredge	20–6	76.9
Polymorph	13–15	46.4
Dice Factory	3–1	75.0
Storm Herald	8–7	53.3
Enduring Ideal	6–6	50.0
Ad Nauseam	6–3	66.7
Ad Swanseam	1–3	25.0
Intruder Alarm	11–18	37.9
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	35–62	36.1
Possibility Storm	11–10	52.4
Control	616–647	48.8
Mono Black Control	10–5	66.7
Esper Control	34–40	45.9
Demonic Rising	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Control	19–37	33.9
Dimir Control	28–31	47.5
Azorius Control	91–193	32.0
Cawblade	0–5	0.0
Turbo Fog	13–17	43.3
Izzet Control	13–4	76.5
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	43–24	64.2
Boros Control	3–7	30.0
Cloudpost Control	6–5	54.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Grixis Control	30–21	58.8
Cruel Control	6–4	60.0
Stax	50–50	50.0
Jeskai Control	8–2	80.0
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	4–4	50.0
Izzet Dragons	0–2	0.0
Esper Dragons	1–1	50.0
Grixis Dragons	2–1	66.7
Ponza	96–76	55.8
Mono White Control	27–23	54.0
Life is Ez	9–9	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	13–13	50.0
Astral Slide	7–12	36.8
Five Color Control	4–5	44.4
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–3	40.0
Shrines	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	30–27	52.6
Pox	50–41	54.9
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	9–4	69.2
Orzhov Control	11–7	61.1
Prison	19–8	70.4
Enchantress	6–1	85.7
Aggro-Combo	489–610	44.5
Aristocrats	60–57	51.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–6	40.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	11–2	84.6
Mardu Aristocrats	5–4	55.6
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	23–26	46.9
Boros Bombardment	9–15	37.5
Burn	74–72	50.7
Infect	42–39	51.9
Simic Infect	16–16	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	20–19	51.3
Mono Black Infect	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	218–355	38.0
Izzet Dreadnought	9–12	42.9
Mono Blue Dreadnought	203–330	38.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	9–1	90.0
Hushnought	37–41	47.4
Liquimetal Fishing	19–9	67.9
Combo Goblins	29–35	45.3
Goblin Persist	29–34	46.0
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	286–346	45.3
Izzet Tempo	40–46	46.5
Azorius Skies	3–3	50.0
Blue Madness	30–26	53.6
Simic Madness	21–22	48.8
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	3–2	60.0
Ninjas	89–107	45.4
Mono Blue Tempo	17–12	58.6
Mono Blue Faeries	3–1	75.0
Izzet Spells	64–127	33.5
Dimir Tempo	20–12	62.5
Dimir Faeries	2–1	66.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–8	27.3
Combo-Control	253–330	43.4
Curses	36–38	48.6
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	17–10	63.0
Displace Loop	2–5	28.6
Familiars	2–5	28.6
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–2	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	3–1	75.0
Hive Mind	10–4	71.4
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	13–16	44.8
Plasma Swans	3–2	60.0
Liliana's Contract	2–2	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	144–236	37.9
Wildfire	4–2	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	140–234	37.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	17–21	44.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	15–30	33.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	45–97	31.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	15–17	46.9
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	16–27	37.2
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	27–41	39.7
Resurgent Belief	16–12	57.1
Midrange	1132–1132	50.0
Temur Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
The Rock	27–23	54.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	17–35	32.7
Selesnya Midrange	19–17	52.8
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	135–145	48.2
Blink	89–118	43.0
Graveyard Value	15–17	46.9
Séance	3–8	27.3
Varolz Dreadnought	4–2	66.7
Enchantments Matter	16–17	48.5
Allies	22–23	48.9
Mardu Allies	10–10	50.0
Boros Allies	2–4	33.3
Mono White Allies	2–4	33.3
Esper Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	50–22	69.4
Mardu Midrange	25–30	45.5
Vampires	28–48	36.8
Mono Black Vampires	16–34	32.0
Rakdos Vampires	6–5	54.5
Orzhov Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Elementals	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	41–35	53.9
Naya Midrange	13–7	65.0
Big Red	9–6	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	243–266	47.7
Mono Black Devotion	33–20	62.3
Hellion Whip	3–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	20–18	52.6
Angel Tribal	2–2	50.0
Toughness Matters	9–3	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	45–58	43.7
Martyr's Grace	40–52	43.5
Sultai Midrange	8–8	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	37–36	50.7
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	3–2	60.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	9–8	52.9
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	4–2	66.7
Party	4–2	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	92–88	51.1
Mardu Hero	23–17	57.5
Esper Hero	2–1	66.7
Five Color Hero	3–0	100.0
Naya Hero	37–44	45.7
Boros Hero	13–9	59.1
Clerics	3–2	60.0
Simic Snow	2–1	66.7
Artifact Midrange	25–22	53.2
Coinflip Tribal	14–3	82.4
Death Cloud	21–18	53.8
Ramp	182–196	48.1
Villainous Wealth	2–1	66.7
Rofellos Ramp	2–2	50.0
Wild Pair	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	121–136	47.1
Greenpost	109–131	45.4
Simic Post	8–4	66.7
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	5–2	71.4
Historic Bloom	2–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	10–12	45.5
Applejacks	1–5	16.7