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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	514	851–864	49.6	1	39	19
Simic Flash	1	0–2	0.0
Izzet Tempo	209	407–332	55.1	1	24	12
Azorius Skies	11	22–16	57.9	0	1
Blue Madness	15	25–25	50.0
Simic Madness	5	8–9	47.1
Temur Madness	3	1–5	16.7
Lich Aggro-Control	5	4–6	40.0
Wizards	33	15–54	21.7
Ninjas	69	121–132	47.8	0	2	1
Mono Blue Tempo	81	117–124	48.5	0	7	4
Mono Blue Faeries	2	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Librarians	10	13–18	41.9	0	1
Izzet Spells	17	32–29	52.5	0	1
Dimir Tempo	17	17–36	32.1
Sultai Tempo	1	2–3	40.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	14	24–29	45.3	0	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	128–176	42.1
Mono Black Aggro	7–8	46.7
Heroic	13–18	41.9
Mono White Heroic	11–18	37.9
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	20–48	29.4
Goblins	4–7	36.4
Tokens	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	6–12	33.3
White Weenie	9–15	37.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–3	40.0
Chroma White	1–1	50.0
Elves	9–8	52.9
Werewolves	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	3–0	100.0
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	6–3	66.7
Gruul Landfall	3–0	100.0
Merfolk	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	24–23	51.1
Affinity	14–13	51.9
Hush-finity	1–1	50.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	8–9	47.1
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–0	100.0
Illusions	3–0	100.0
Madness	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	3–5	37.5
Hexproof	3–2	60.0
Equipment Aggro	0–3	0.0
Slivers	3–3	50.0
Knights	1–3	25.0
AggroSlide	2–6	25.0
Cats	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–2	50.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Combo	168–165	50.5
Storm	64–48	57.1
Dimir Tendrils	17–35	32.7
Dark Tide	3–6	33.3
Dragonstorm	3–4	42.9
Hazoret Storm	6–3	66.7
Simic Storm	12–1	92.3
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	1–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	6–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	6–3	66.7
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	10–13	43.5
Recurring Nightmare	9–13	40.9
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–0	100.0
Warp World	3–1	75.0
Hypergenesis	4–7	36.4
Runeflare	7–1	87.5
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–6	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–5	28.6
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–3	25.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–2	66.7
Retraction Helix Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	4–3	57.1
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Soulflayer	2–3	40.0
Breakfast	38–64	37.3
Oops All Spells	38–64	37.3
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	6–7	46.2
Chain of Acid	2–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	2–0	100.0
Belcher	1–2	33.3
Control	163–127	56.2
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	7–4	63.6
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	5–4	55.6
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	47–47	50.0
Cawblade	2–2	50.0
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	8–4	66.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–1	83.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–2	60.0
Stax	9–5	64.3
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	11–4	73.3
Mono White Control	7–8	46.7
Life is Ez	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	25–13	65.8
Astral Slide	25–13	65.8
Five Color Control	3–4	42.9
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–0	100.0
Pox	6–3	66.7
Seasons Past Control	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Control	10–15	40.0
Prison	7–4	63.6
Enchantress	3–4	42.9
Aggro-Combo	89–87	50.6
Aristocrats	6–7	46.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	17–17	50.0
Infect	24–18	57.1
Simic Infect	16–18	47.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	33–31	51.6
Izzet Dreadnought	10–13	43.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought	20–17	54.1
Hushnought	6–12	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–1	66.7
Dirty Kitty	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	56–56	50.0
Izzet Tempo	18–32	36.0
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	0–2	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	4–0	100.0
Ninjas	13–8	61.9
Mono Blue Tempo	7–1	87.5
Izzet Spells	2–1	66.7
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–3	40.0
Combo-Control	92–81	53.2
Curses	5–5	50.0
Battle of Wits	28–6	82.4
Mindcrank	5–13	27.8
Displace Loop	1–1	50.0
Familiars	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	50–47	51.5
Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	50–45	52.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	15–9	62.5
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	6–1	85.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	10–11	47.6
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–7	22.2
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	8–10	44.4
Archfiend Alteration	1–4	20.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	131–152	46.3
The Rock	2–8	20.0
Abzan Midrange	4–8	33.3
Selesnya Midrange	2–3	40.0
Jund	6–2	75.0
Blink	3–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–3	50.0
Enchantments Matter	3–0	100.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	4–4	50.0
Mardu Midrange	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–2	66.7
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–1	66.7
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	11–1	91.7
Angel Tribal	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	3–2	60.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–11	15.4
Martyr's Grace	1–10	9.1
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	26–41	38.8
Orzhov Capenna	3–12	20.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–3	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–3	57.1
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	15–20	42.9
Mardu Hero	3–11	21.4
Five Color Hero	8–7	53.3
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	13–24	35.1
Coinflip Tribal	4–3	57.1
Death Cloud	3–0	100.0
Ramp	24–20	54.5
Cloudpost Ramp	16–12	57.1
Greenpost	16–11	59.3
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–2	33.3
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0