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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	904	1565–1419	52.4	13	99	56
Mono Black Control	3	4–7	36.4
Esper Control	120	233–166	58.4	3	17	6
Demonic Rising	4	7–8	46.7
Mono Blue Control	15	32–25	56.1	0	4	1
Dimir Control	65	85–93	47.8	0	4	5
Azorius Control	273	543–338	61.6	8	32	28
Cawblade	3	3–4	42.9
Turbo Fog	9	3–13	18.8
Izzet Control	10	9–16	36.0			1
Mardu Control	2	4–4	50.0
Mill	18	15–46	24.6
Boros Control	6	4–7	36.4
Cloudpost Control	33	44–66	40.0	0	3	1
Blackpost	2	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	19	25–41	37.9	0	2	1
Grixis Control	9	16–18	47.1	0	1
Cruel Control	5	10–8	55.6
Stax	29	50–54	48.1	0	1	1
Chandra Nalaar	2	0–4	0.0
Jeskai Control	1	0–3	0.0
Dragon Control	11	13–28	31.7	0	3
Izzet Dragons	3	6–8	42.9
Dimir Dragons	1	0–2	0.0
Ponza	50	79–94	45.7	0	4	1
Mono White Control	45	77–69	52.7	0	2	4
Life is Ez	11	21–14	60.0			1
Dynavolt Tower	1	3–2	60.0
Cycling Control	28	46–46	50.0	1	4	2
Astral Slide	27	45–42	51.7	1	4	2
Five Color Control	53	79–96	45.1	0	5	3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2	1–5	16.7
Sultai Control	7	8–17	32.0
Guildgate Control	5	3–11	21.4
Bant Control	3	1–7	12.5
Pox	35	54–68	44.3	0	1
Orzhov Control	38	93–65	58.9	1	13
Prison	23	52–37	58.4	0	5	3
Enchantress	22	50–36	58.1	0	5	3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	382–276	58.1
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	24–14	63.2
Mono White Heroic	18–12	60.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–1	80.0
Boros Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	106–95	52.7
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	23–13	63.9
Tokens	2–3	40.0
Mono White Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	5–2	71.4
White Weenie	27–16	62.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	8–6	57.1
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	45–41	52.3
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–0	100.0
Zombies	2–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	7–8	46.7
Merfolk	8–5	61.5
Mono Red Swarm	2–3	40.0
Artifact Aggro	88–50	63.8
Affinity	62–33	65.3
Salvage Titan	2–2	50.0
Tempered Steel	22–14	61.1
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Madness	11–1	91.7
Golgari Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	8–0	100.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	2–3	40.0
Hexproof	0–2	0.0
Hateful Auras	2–1	66.7
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–2	33.3
Knights	4–6	40.0
AggroSlide	4–4	50.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–3	40.0
Boros Aggro	4–2	66.7
Humans	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Combo	322–268	54.6
Storm	48–21	69.6
Sultai Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dragonstorm	0–2	0.0
Hazoret Storm	37–15	71.2
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	6–3	66.7
Reanimator	112–106	51.4
Recurring Nightmare	2–6	25.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–5	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	16–5	76.2
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	93–94	49.7
Dimir Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Reanimator	90–91	49.7
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	38–31	55.1
Dubious Challenge	2–0	100.0
Warp World	10–12	45.5
Hypergenesis	16–13	55.2
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	11–12	47.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	11–10	52.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–1	80.0
Eggs	5–3	62.5
Taking Turns	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	8–13	38.1
Ominous Good	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–4	20.0
Breakfast	2–5	28.6
Oops All Spells	2–5	28.6
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	3–11	21.4
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	5–3	62.5
GreenTwin	8–4	66.7
Intruder Alarm	0–2	0.0
Restore Balance	2–3	40.0
Belcher	17–14	54.8
Endless Belch	4–6	40.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Control	218–218	50.0
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	25–31	44.6
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	1–2	33.3
Dimir Control	19–6	76.0
Azorius Control	51–82	38.3
Turbo Fog	2–2	50.0
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	4–5	44.4
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	11–11	50.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	10–1	90.9
Izzet Dragons	3–0	100.0
Ponza	20–17	54.1
Mono White Control	13–8	61.9
Life is Ez	3–4	42.9
Cycling Control	6–8	42.9
Astral Slide	6–8	42.9
Five Color Control	13–12	52.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	4–1	80.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	7–7	50.0
Orzhov Control	15–13	53.6
Prison	5–4	55.6
Enchantress	4–4	50.0
Aggro-Combo	171–153	52.8
Aristocrats	27–27	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	7–2	77.8
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–8	33.3
Boros Bombardment	7–10	41.2
Burn	4–12	25.0
Infect	26–11	70.3
Simic Infect	5–5	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	20–5	80.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	79–74	51.6
Izzet Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	63–66	48.8
Izzet Blitzkrieg	16–13	55.2
Hushnought	17–10	63.0
Combo Goblins	2–6	25.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	2–5	28.6
Aggro-Control	67–51	56.8
Izzet Tempo	10–15	40.0
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	3–1	75.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Wizards	5–4	55.6
Ninjas	6–6	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	13–7	65.0
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	5–2	71.4
Izzet Spells	10–10	50.0
Dimir Tempo	9–2	81.8
Ensoul Aggro-Control	4–4	50.0
Combo-Control	106–147	41.9
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	22–22	50.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	13–16	44.8
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	3–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	3–4	42.9
Solar Flare	1–2	33.3
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	55–95	36.7
Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Control	53–94	36.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	6–15	28.6
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	22–37	37.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	17–31	35.4
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–6	33.3
Resurgent Belief	4–6	40.0
Midrange	230–185	55.4
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	2–2	50.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	17–11	60.7
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	2–5	28.6
Blink	8–2	80.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	4–2	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Enchantments Matter	2–2	50.0
Allies	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–1	50.0
Azorius Allies	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	2–3	40.0
Vampires	11–7	61.1
Mono Black Vampires	8–7	53.3
Orzhov Vampires	3–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Legends	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	13–9	59.1
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	16–14	53.3
Mono Black Devotion	2–1	66.7
Dimir Midrange	3–3	50.0
Angel Tribal	10–4	71.4
Toughness Matters	3–2	60.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–1	80.0
Martyr's Grace	2–1	66.7
Mutate	5–1	83.3
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	24–29	45.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–1	75.0
Mythic Colossification	1–1	50.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	28–43	39.4
Mardu Hero	2–3	40.0
Five Color Hero	22–37	37.3
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Clerics	21–20	51.2
Artifact Midrange	5–1	83.3
Coinflip Tribal	4–3	57.1
Ramp	69–121	36.3
Cloudpost Ramp	48–105	31.4
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	39–90	30.2
Gruul Post	2–4	33.3
Simic Post	5–9	35.7
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	7–5	58.3