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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	315	550–548	50.1	0	30	14
Simic Flash	9	15–13	53.6	0	1
Izzet Tempo	105	192–179	51.8	0	12	5
Azorius Skies	4	2–9	18.2
Blue Madness	6	11–10	52.4
Simic Madness	2	1–3	25.0
Temur Madness	1	0–2	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1	2–3	40.0
Wizards	31	52–45	53.6	0	2	1
Ninjas	2	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	10	18–21	46.2	0	1	1
Izzet Spells	18	33–30	52.4	0	2	1
Dimir Tempo	51	93–92	50.3	0	2	2
Azorius Tempo	23	46–41	52.9			2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	120–149	44.6
Mono Black Aggro	2–4	33.3
Heroic	3–1	75.0
Boros Heroic	3–1	75.0
Red Deck Wins	9–27	25.0
Goblins	2–2	50.0
Tokens	4–9	30.8
Mono White Tokens	4–7	36.4
Mono Green Stompy	8–10	44.4
White Weenie	27–36	42.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	0–2	0.0
Elves	13–11	54.2
Selesnya Little Kid	0–2	0.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	4–4	50.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–5	16.7
Artifact Aggro	29–27	51.8
Affinity	14–13	51.9
Tempered Steel	11–14	44.0
Mono Blue Architect	4–0	100.0
Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	6–3	66.7
Humans	2–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	0–2	0.0
Combo	122–117	51.0
Storm	57–40	58.8
Dragonstorm	6–2	75.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	48–38	55.8
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	2–1	66.7
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	3–4	42.9
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–8	33.3
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	3–3	50.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	3–3	50.0
Oops All Spells	1–1	50.0
Unctus	2–2	50.0
Dredge	20–34	37.0
Polymorph	3–4	42.9
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	0–3	0.0
Belcher	17–13	56.7
Control	68–51	57.1
Esper Control	1–0	100.0
Demonic Rising	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Control	3–3	50.0
Dimir Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Control	6–5	54.5
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–4	20.0
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	1–0	100.0
Ponza	1–2	33.3
Mono White Control	7–6	53.8
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	3–1	75.0
Pox	5–3	62.5
Enchantments Control	5–9	35.7
Orzhov Control	13–6	68.4
Prison	10–4	71.4
Enchantress	10–4	71.4
Aggro-Combo	43–47	47.8
Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Boros Bombardment	2–0	100.0
Burn	1–6	14.3
Infect	6–3	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–1	66.7
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	22–28	44.0
Izzet Dreadnought	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Dreadnought	16–22	42.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–2	50.0
Hushnought	4–4	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	3–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	1–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	34–34	50.0
Simic Flash	2–1	66.7
Izzet Tempo	7–11	38.9
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	3–4	42.9
Dimir Tempo	5–7	41.7
Azorius Tempo	2–3	40.0
Combo-Control	34–39	46.6
Curses	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	6–5	54.5
Liliana's Contract	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	10–6	62.5
Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Control	8–5	61.5
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	14–26	35.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	9–16	36.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	2–5	28.6
Esper Thopter-Sword	3–2	60.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	110–97	53.1
The Rock	4–3	57.1
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Value Town	2–3	40.0
Jund	1–2	33.3
Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–4	55.6
Séance	1–1	50.0
Allies	5–2	71.4
Esper Allies	1–1	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Vampires	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–2	0.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	23–23	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	9–5	64.3
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	8–3	72.7
Martyr's Grace	7–3	70.0
Sultai Midrange	5–2	71.4
Fight Rigging	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	20–34	37.0
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–2	60.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	6–4	60.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Ramp	19–14	57.6
Cloudpost Ramp	8–6	57.1
Greenpost	7–4	63.6
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Defenders	0–2	0.0
Carth Superfriends	4–2	66.7
Jund Carth	1–2	33.3