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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	1326	2126–2128–2	50.0	17	98	59
Reanimator	412	785–658–1	54.4	7	46	25
Recurring Nightmare	29	30–36	45.5	0	2	1
Dragon Nightmare	16	21–21	50.0			1
Jund Nightmare	1	0–3	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	3	0–3	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	30	52–48	52.0	0	1	3
Starlit Graves	4	8–6	57.1	0	1
Traditional Reanimator	348	694–566–1	55.1	7	42	21
Rakdos Reanimator	9	14–20	41.2
Dimir Reanimator	18	25–21	54.3			1
Mono Black Reanimator	319	653–521–1	55.6	7	42	20
Grixis Reanimator	1	2–3	40.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	198–125	61.3
Mono Black Aggro	3–2	60.0
Heroic	6–15	28.6
Mono White Heroic	5–12	29.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	63–28	69.2
Goblins	5–7	41.7
Mono Green Stompy	4–1	80.0
White Weenie	15–3	83.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	3–1	75.0
Elves	30–25	54.5
Minotaurs	1–1	50.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–3	25.0
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	1–4	20.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	44–22	66.7
Affinity	18–11	62.1
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	21–10	67.7
Mono Blue Architect	4–0	100.0
Madness	2–5	28.6
Golgari Madness	0–4	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	4–1	80.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	5–2	71.4
AggroSlide	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–2	60.0
Humans	2–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Combo	168–117–1	58.9
Storm	24–12	66.7
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	17–10	63.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	4–2	66.7
Reanimator	50–50	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	4–6	40.0
Traditional Reanimator	45–44	50.6
Rakdos Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	43–41	51.2
Necrotic Ooze Combo	22–15–1	59.5
Warp World	7–3	70.0
Hypergenesis	7–4	63.6
Jeskai Ascendancy	10–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	9–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Anvil Colossus	2–0	100.0
Eggs	2–1	66.7
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	3–2	60.0
Izzet Ascension	7–6	53.8
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	6–2	75.0
Oops All Spells	6–2	75.0
Dredge	2–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–2	50.0
GreenTwin	2–2	50.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–4	20.0
Belcher	13–8	61.9
Endless Belch	3–5	37.5
Control	106–112	48.6
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	12–16	42.9
Mono Blue Control	6–1	85.7
Dimir Control	2–9	18.2
Azorius Control	31–40	43.7
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	4–0	100.0
Mill	7–1	87.5
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	9–2	81.8
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Grixis Control	2–2	50.0
Cruel Control	2–2	50.0
Stax	2–4	33.3
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	3–1	75.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	6–3	66.7
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	0–2	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–7	22.2
Astral Slide	2–6	25.0
Five Color Control	2–5	28.6
Sultai Control	2–1	66.7
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Control	2–7	22.2
Prison	3–5	37.5
Enchantress	3–5	37.5
Aggro-Combo	71–71	50.0
Aristocrats	7–12	36.8
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Boros Bombardment	2–6	25.0
Burn	11–3	78.6
Infect	10–9	52.6
Simic Infect	1–3	25.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–6	60.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	17–36	32.1
Mono Blue Dreadnought	14–36	28.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	10–4	71.4
Hushnought	4–5	44.4
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	10–2	83.3
Goblin Persist	2–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	8–2	80.0
Aggro-Control	20–31	39.2
Izzet Tempo	6–7	46.2
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	2–5	28.6
Ninjas	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–12	14.3
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–7	12.5
Izzet Spells	3–4	42.9
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	64–56	53.3
Curses	1–2	33.3
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	8–3	72.7
Mindcrank	8–12	40.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	39–33	54.2
Jokulhaups Control	39–33	54.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	7–4	63.6
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	15–20	42.9
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	6–6	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
Resurgent Belief	4–2	66.7
Midrange	111–106	51.2
Temur Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	11–6	64.7
Selesnya Midrange	4–0	100.0
Jund	6–2	75.0
Blink	5–2	71.4
Graveyard Value	3–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–2	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Vampires	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–2	60.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Angel Tribal	1–8	11.1
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–3	57.1
Martyr's Grace	4–3	57.1
Mutate	3–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–27	15.6
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Party	2–1	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	21–20	51.2
Mardu Hero	4–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	16–18	47.1
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	10–8	55.6
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Coinflip Tribal	2–6	25.0
Ramp	47–40	54.0
Cloudpost Ramp	42–35	54.5
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	40–29	58.0
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	0–3	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0