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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	1759	2819–3097	47.7	15	160	74
The Rock	52	85–113	42.9	0	2
Golgari Citadel	1	0–2	0.0
Grenzo	4	7–6	53.8
Abzan Midrange	65	91–124	42.3			2
Selesnya Midrange	15	18–32	36.0	0	1
Jund	69	96–142	40.3	0	2
Blink	43	41–62	39.8			2
Anti-Persecution	6	4–17	19.0	0	1
Graveyard Value	36	51–62	45.1	0	1
Séance	1	2–3	40.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3	8–4	66.7
Enchantments Matter	16	14–36	28.0
Allies	25	46–41	52.9	0	2	2
Orzhov Allies	5	12–10	54.5			1
Mardu Allies	1	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	1	0–2	0.0
Azorius Allies	10	18–19	48.6	0	1	1
Fake-Rack	68	83–128	39.3	0	3
Mardu Midrange	23	37–36	50.7			1
Vampires	13	15–19	44.1	0	1
Mono Black Vampires	9	11–14	44.0	0	1
Rakdos Vampires	3	4–3	57.1
Legends Midrange	11	3–28	9.7
Orzhov Legends	2	0–4	0.0
Selesnya Legends	2	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Midrange	48	59–87	40.4	0	1	1
Naya Midrange	14	11–37	22.9
Big Red	46	48–95	33.6	0	1
Mono Black Midrange	44	44–77	36.4	0	1
Mono Black Devotion	20	25–32	43.9
Hellion Whip	6	12–11	52.2
Dimir Midrange	29	22–67	24.7
Angel Tribal	12	21–28	42.9	0	4
Toughness Matters	22	50–43	53.8
Lifegain Midrange	122	218–199	52.3	2	18	5
Martyr's Grace	114	213–181	54.1	2	18	5
Sultai Midrange	10	3–29	9.4
Fight Rigging	4	3–12	20.0
Orzhov Midrange	343	691–547	55.8	8	44	26
Orzhov Capenna	54	116–77	60.1	2	8	8
Owling Mine	5	3–11	21.4
Jeskai Midrange	29	62–23	72.9	1	2	3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	24	31–50	38.3
Ordealbreak	9	8–17	32.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	9	8–17	32.0
Mythic Colossification	6	9–8	52.9	0	1	1
Party	4	5–10	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	171	302–258	53.9	0	12	9
Mardu Hero	82	166–110	60.1	0	9	4
Esper Hero	1	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Hero	3	3–8	27.3
Five Color Hero	63	104–103	50.2	0	3	4
Naya Hero	5	9–10	47.4
Boros Hero	3	3–6	33.3
Clerics	2	3–2	60.0
Artifact Midrange	235	480–398	54.7	4	58	19
Coinflip Tribal	29	19–49	27.9
Death Cloud	19	20–45	30.8	0	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	549–549	50.0
Mono Black Aggro	44–30	59.5
Heroic	73–60	54.9
Mono White Heroic	53–45	54.1
Azorius Heroic	11–5	68.8
Boros Heroic	9–10	47.4
Red Deck Wins	128–144	47.1
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	12–3	80.0
Tokens	9–8	52.9
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	6–7	46.2
Mono Green Stompy	28–31	47.5
White Weenie	44–24	64.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	2–2	50.0
Elves	39–44	47.0
Werewolves	9–4	69.2
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Rogues	5–4	55.6
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	13–18	41.9
Gruul Landfall	3–2	60.0
Merfolk	9–7	56.3
Artifact Aggro	68–89	43.3
Affinity	45–63	41.7
Hush-finity	5–9	35.7
Salvage Titan	5–1	83.3
Tempered Steel	15–19	44.1
Mono Blue Architect	3–6	33.3
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Illusions	2–0	100.0
Madness	5–9	35.7
Rakdos Madness	5–9	35.7
Voltron	5–6	45.5
Hexproof	2–4	33.3
Equipment Aggro	3–2	60.0
Slivers	7–13	35.0
Knights	9–13	40.9
AggroSlide	7–13	35.0
Cats	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	11–12	47.8
Boros Aggro	7–5	58.3
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	2–2	50.0
Combo	512–621	45.2
Storm	175–175	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	87–107	44.8
Dark Tide	18–19	48.6
Dragonstorm	9–5	64.3
Hazoret Storm	12–4	75.0
Simic Storm	12–13	48.0
Citadel Storm	4–1	80.0
High Tide	1–1	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	8–9	47.1
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	23–28	45.1
Song Storm	4–5	44.4
Reanimator	26–48	35.1
Recurring Nightmare	25–47	34.7
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–2	60.0
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	7–3	70.0
Hypergenesis	18–23	43.9
New Perspectives	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	7–12	36.8
Jeskai Ascendancy	21–32	39.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	8–8	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	13–24	35.1
Umbral Mantle	3–2	60.0
"Twin"	1–2	33.3
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	12–11	52.2
Anvil Colossus	6–11	35.3
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	2–4	33.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–6	40.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	16–8	66.7
Izzet Ascension	4–2	66.7
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	7–9	43.8
Breakfast	135–231	36.9
Oops All Spells	135–228	37.2
Unctus	0–3	0.0
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Dredge	4–0	100.0
Polymorph	7–1	87.5
Storm Herald	4–2	66.7
Ad Nauseam	11–11	50.0
Chain of Acid	5–7	41.7
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	2–3	40.0
Restore Balance	7–11	38.9
Gyruda	2–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	3–12	20.0
Control	448–547	45.0
Mono Black Control	5–3	62.5
Esper Control	23–36	39.0
Mono Blue Control	3–1	75.0
Dimir Control	22–12	64.7
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	120–204	37.0
Cawblade	5–12	29.4
Turbo Fog	4–0	100.0
Izzet Control	4–4	50.0
Mill	6–3	66.7
Boros Control	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Control	30–31	49.2
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Blackpost	6–8	42.9
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	17–15	53.1
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	11–12	47.8
Cruel Control	3–0	100.0
Stax	29–11	72.5
Jeskai Control	4–6	40.0
Dragon Control	3–1	75.0
Izzet Dragons	3–1	75.0
Ponza	21–17	55.3
Mono White Control	20–33	37.7
Life is Ez	5–6	45.5
Cycling Control	63–68	48.1
Astral Slide	63–68	48.1
Five Color Control	10–13	43.5
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–2	0.0
Guildgate Control	3–1	75.0
Bant Control	2–2	50.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	22–6	78.6
Enchantments Control	2–4	33.3
Seasons Past Control	11–21	34.4
Orzhov Control	12–39	23.5
Prison	13–15	46.4
Enchantress	8–13	38.1
Aggro-Combo	314–306	50.6
Aristocrats	37–27	57.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	9–6	60.0
Golgari Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Food	5–1	83.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Boros Bombardment	7–9	43.8
Burn	40–40	50.0
Infect	79–53	59.8
Simic Infect	62–46	57.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	10–4	71.4
Golgari Infect	1–1	50.0
Turbo Myth	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	115–119	49.1
Izzet Dreadnought	44–47	48.4
Mono Blue Dreadnought	68–70	49.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Hushnought	25–51	32.9
Liquimetal Fishing	9–2	81.8
Combo Goblins	7–12	36.8
Dirty Kitty	7–12	36.8
Aggro-Control	152–131	53.7
Izzet Tempo	52–61	46.0
Azorius Skies	2–6	25.0
Blue Madness	7–4	63.6
Simic Madness	2–3	40.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	7–5	58.3
Ninjas	21–18	53.8
Mono Blue Tempo	20–17	54.1
Mono Blue Faeries	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–3	50.0
Izzet Spells	7–5	58.3
Dimir Tempo	8–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	5–3	62.5
Combo-Control	229–317	41.9
Curses	16–23	41.0
Battle of Wits	47–32	59.5
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	20–30	40.0
Displace Loop	3–4	42.9
Familiars	3–4	42.9
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–3	40.0
Plasma Swans	6–9	40.0
Mass Land Destruction	123–201	38.0
Wildfire	6–6	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Jokulhaups Control	117–195	37.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	22–44	33.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	13–35	27.1
Temur Jokulhaups Control	25–39	39.1
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	11–8	57.9
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	23–37	38.3
Archfiend Alteration	1–9	10.0
Resurgent Belief	3–2	60.0
Midrange	520–520	50.0
The Rock	19–10	65.5
Grenzo	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	16–16	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	6–5	54.5
Jund	19–12	61.3
Blink	9–11	45.0
Anti-Persecution	4–1	80.0
Graveyard Value	11–11	50.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Matter	4–3	57.1
Allies	5–14	26.3
Orzhov Allies	2–3	40.0
Azorius Allies	2–7	22.2
Fake-Rack	29–12	70.7
Mardu Midrange	2–5	28.6
Vampires	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Vampires	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	8–2	80.0
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	16–9	64.0
Naya Midrange	6–1	85.7
Big Red	17–10	63.0
Mono Black Midrange	12–9	57.1
Mono Black Devotion	3–5	37.5
Hellion Whip	1–4	20.0
Dimir Midrange	15–5	75.0
Angel Tribal	6–3	66.7
Toughness Matters	10–16	38.5
Lifegain Midrange	28–34	45.2
Martyr's Grace	24–32	42.9
Sultai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Fight Rigging	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	93–132	41.3
Orzhov Capenna	9–26	25.7
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	5–13	27.8
Heartless Summoning Stompy	11–6	64.7
Ordealbreak	4–3	57.1
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–3	57.1
Mythic Colossification	1–3	25.0
Party	1–2	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	48–52	48.0
Mardu Hero	18–22	45.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	2–2	50.0
Five Color Hero	19–20	48.7
Naya Hero	3–1	75.0
Boros Hero	3–0	100.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	72–85	45.9
Coinflip Tribal	3–4	42.9
Death Cloud	7–1	87.5
Ramp	95–106	47.3
Cloudpost Ramp	60–82	42.3
Golgari Post	8–5	61.5
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	43–68	38.7
Gruul Post	2–3	40.0
Simic Post	6–6	50.0
Domain	2–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	9–1	90.0
Defenders	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	3–3	50.0
Applejacks	1–3	25.0