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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	253	398–392	50.4	1	35	10
Izzet Tempo	10	15–13	53.6	0	1	2
Wizards	7	3–8	27.3
Ninjas	25	46–31	59.7	0	1	3
Mono Blue Tempo	15	16–20	44.4	0	4
Izzet Spells	63	87–110	44.2	0	7	1
Dimir Tempo	32	55–48	53.4	0	2	1
Dimir Faeries	28	51–42	54.8	0	2	1
Sultai Tempo	2	5–5	50.0
Azorius Tempo	4	3–6	33.3	0	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	82–98	45.6
Mono Black Aggro	1–3	25.0
Heroic	7–5	58.3
Boros Heroic	7–5	58.3
Red Deck Wins	5–10	33.3
Goblins	7–4	63.6
Tokens	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	2–2	50.0
White Weenie	13–9	59.1
Soldiers	3–5	37.5
Elves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	1–6	14.3
Artifact Aggro	7–7	50.0
Affinity	3–1	75.0
Tempered Steel	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Architect	2–1	66.7
Voltron	1–3	25.0
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	0–4	0.0
Cats	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Cats	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–2	33.3
Humans	10–4	71.4
Boros Humans	5–3	62.5
Mono Red Eldrazi	2–2	50.0
Legends Aggro	16–29	35.6
Boros Legends Aggro	15–29	34.1
Combo	60–61	49.6
Storm	8–3	72.7
Citadel Storm	6–3	66.7
Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Necro Combo	4–2	66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–5	16.7
Warp World	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	3–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–11	21.4
Anvil Colossus	3–7	30.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–9	35.7
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	0–2	0.0
Oops All Lands	3–1	75.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	5–2	71.4
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	6–3	66.7
Gyruda	1–4	20.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	8–15	34.8
Control	104–92	53.1
Esper Control	9–18	33.3
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	5–2	71.4
Azorius Control	9–5	64.3
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	4–0	100.0
Cruel Control	3–0	100.0
Stax	2–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	5–7	41.7
Ponza	2–1	66.7
Mono White Control	3–2	60.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–1	66.7
Seasons Past Control	11–6	64.7
Orzhov Control	39–47	45.3
Prison	5–3	62.5
Enchantress	5–3	62.5
Aggro-Combo	14–13	51.9
Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	2–3	40.0
Burn	7–6	53.8
Necro Burn	7–6	53.8
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Aggro-Control	18–18	50.0
Izzet Tempo	1–2	33.3
Wizards	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	5–6	45.5
Dimir Tempo	1–2	33.3
Dimir Faeries	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	16–9	64.0
Curses	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	3–1	75.0
Approach Necro	2–2	50.0
Hive Mind	5–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–2	33.3
Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	4–1	80.0
Midrange	100–98	50.5
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	4–3	57.1
Abzan Midrange	14–12	53.8
Selesnya Midrange	1–5	16.7
Selesnya Value Town	1–4	20.0
Jund	0–1	0.0
Blink	2–12	14.3
Anti-Persecution	2–2	50.0
Graveyard Value	3–1	75.0
Enchantments Matter	3–2	60.0
Allies	4–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Vampires	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	6–4	60.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mardu Legends	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	3–1	75.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Midrange	11–12	47.8
Necro Midrange	10–12	45.5
Dimir Midrange	1–2	33.3
Toughness Matters	3–3	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	10–6	62.5
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–2	60.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	5–10	33.3
Artifact Midrange	5–8	38.5
Death Cloud	1–2	33.3
Ramp	0–3	0.0
Unclassified	4–0	100.0