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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	376	602–620	49.3	2	23	25
Curses	7	14–14	50.0
Burning Vengeance	1	0–2	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	31	54–94	36.5
Shared Fate	2	3–4	42.9
Pickles	1	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	2	3–2	60.0
Familiars	2	3–2	60.0
Hedron Alignment	1	0–2	0.0
Hive Mind	3	6–8	42.9
Solar Flare	3	2–2	50.0
Liliana's Contract	11	11–39	22.0
Mass Land Destruction	92	137–147	48.2	2	16	1
Wildfire	6	13–14	48.1	0	2
Jokulhaups Control	86	124–133	48.2	2	14	1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	7	1–7	12.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3	7–2	77.8	0	1
Jund Jokulhaups Control	13	24–17	58.5	1	5
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	9	18–16	52.9
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	6	11–10	52.4	0	1
Thopter-Sword	209	367–283	56.5	0	7	24
Azorius Thopter-Sword	90	181–111	62.0	0	4	11
Dimir Thopter-Sword	68	97–88	52.4	0	1	6
Esper Thopter-Sword	42	68–66	50.7	0	1	6
Resurgent Belief	9	3–16	15.8

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	129–142	47.6
Mono Black Aggro	2–3	40.0
Heroic	6–8	42.9
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Boros Heroic	5–6	45.5
Red Deck Wins	11–27	28.9
Goblins	2–1	66.7
Tokens	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	3–4	42.9
Mono Green Stompy	4–5	44.4
White Weenie	30–46	39.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	3–0	100.0
Elves	12–10	54.5
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Zombies	3–1	75.0
Gruul Aggro	5–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–2	60.0
Artifact Aggro	28–22	56.0
Affinity	16–12	57.1
Tempered Steel	11–10	52.4
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–3	40.0
Golgari Madness	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Madness	2–1	66.7
Voltron	3–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	3–3	50.0
Humans	3–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–1	50.0
Combo	112–139	44.6
Storm	35–50	41.2
Dragonstorm	6–1	85.7
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	25–48	34.2
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	7–4	63.6
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	6–4	60.0
Izzet Ascension	2–4	33.3
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	10–11	47.6
Oops All Spells	3–6	33.3
Unctus	7–5	58.3
Dredge	21–41	33.9
Polymorph	4–4	50.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Gyruda	4–1	80.0
Belcher	6–14	30.0
Endless Belch	0–1	0.0
Control	91–73	55.5
Esper Control	2–2	50.0
Demonic Rising	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	4–0	100.0
Azorius Control	12–9	57.1
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	3–3	50.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	1–2	33.3
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	4–2	66.7
Stax	3–4	42.9
Dragon Control	4–0	100.0
Ponza	5–3	62.5
Mono White Control	10–11	47.6
Life is Ez	3–1	75.0
Cycling Control	1–4	20.0
Astral Slide	1–4	20.0
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	3–2	60.0
Pox	8–2	80.0
Enchantments Control	4–7	36.4
Orzhov Control	8–9	47.1
Prison	8–8	50.0
Enchantress	6–6	50.0
Aggro-Combo	49–59	45.4
Aristocrats	8–4	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	2–4	33.3
Infect	9–8	52.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	24–37	39.3
Izzet Dreadnought	1–6	14.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	20–29	40.8
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	2–3	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	3–1	75.0
Aggro-Control	39–34	53.4
Simic Flash	0–3	0.0
Izzet Tempo	12–13	48.0
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	2–1	66.7
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	3–1	75.0
Dimir Tempo	5–3	62.5
Azorius Tempo	1–7	12.5
Combo-Control	48–48	50.0
Curses	2–1	66.7
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	3–2	60.0
Hive Mind	2–2	50.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Liliana's Contract	3–1	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	9–13	40.9
Jokulhaups Control	9–13	40.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	24–26	48.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	7–15	31.8
Dimir Thopter-Sword	7–4	63.6
Esper Thopter-Sword	8–4	66.7
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Midrange	108–108	50.0
The Rock	3–1	75.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	6–5	54.5
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	0–5	0.0
Blink	3–1	75.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	8–8	50.0
Séance	4–2	66.7
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Vampires	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–2	50.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	17–15	53.1
Mono Black Devotion	7–9	43.8
Lifegain Midrange	5–5	50.0
Martyr's Grace	4–5	44.4
Sultai Midrange	4–4	50.0
Fight Rigging	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Midrange	26–41	38.8
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–1	0.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Artifact Midrange	8–1	88.9
Coinflip Tribal	3–4	42.9
Ramp	26–17	60.5
Cloudpost Ramp	14–11	56.0
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	8–5	61.5
Gruul Post	5–4	55.6
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	2–4	33.3
Jund Carth	0–3	0.0