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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	1092	1625–1810–1	47.3	10	114	40
Temur Ascendancy	10	9–16	36.0
The Rock	38	53–62	46.1	0	4
Golgari Citadel	2	3–4	42.9
Grenzo	6	4–10	28.6
Abzan Midrange	105	150–195	43.5	0	12	3
Selesnya Midrange	25	38–39	49.4	0	3	1
Selesnya Value Town	11	24–20	54.5	0	3	1
Jund	5	4–7	36.4
Blink	71	150–90	62.5	0	7	10
Anti-Persecution	9	14–15	48.3	0	1	1
Graveyard Value	25	22–50	30.6			1
Séance	1	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	13	17–24	41.5	0	1
Allies	16	23–31	42.6	0	3
Orzhov Allies	2	2–1	66.7
Boros Allies	1	1–4	20.0
Mono White Allies	3	8–7	53.3	0	2
Esper Allies	5	5–8	38.5	0	1
-1/-1 Counters	2	3–5	37.5
Fake-Rack	5	6–7	46.2
Mardu Midrange	4	4–8	33.3
Vampires	18	13–40	24.5
Mono Black Vampires	16	13–37	26.0
Rakdos Vampires	2	0–3	0.0
Legends Midrange	49	63–83	43.2
Boros Legends Midrange	1	4–1	80.0
Mardu Legends	4	5–10	33.3
Orzhov Legends	18	24–29	45.3
Selesnya Legends	11	14–18	43.8
Elementals	10	16–21	43.2	0	1
Rakdos Midrange	17	14–28	33.3	1	1
Naya Midrange	14	19–22	46.3	0	3
Big Red	39	65–56	53.7	0	5	1
Mono Black Midrange	134	236–181–1	56.6	7	34	6
Necro Midrange	131	232–173–1	57.3	7	34	6
Dimir Midrange	24	35–40	46.7	0	1
Angel Tribal	3	3–6	33.3	0	1
Toughness Matters	19	26–34	43.3
Lifegain Midrange	3	4–7	36.4	0	1
Adventures	3	8–6	57.1
Sultai Midrange	12	13–22	37.1
Orzhov Midrange	80	141–135	51.1	1	6	7
Jeskai Midrange	7	6–11	35.3	0	1
Heartless Summoning Stompy	25	44–35	55.7	0	3	1
Zur the Enchanter	2	4–3	57.1
Ordealbreak	9	4–11	26.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	8	4–10	28.6
Mythic Colossification	2	0–2	0.0
Party	2	1–6	14.3
Fires of Invention	83	140–127	52.4	1	6	2
Hero of Precinct One	3	6–6	50.0
Naya Hero	1	4–1	80.0
Boros Hero	2	2–5	28.6
Clerics	16	41–30	57.7	0	11
Artifact Midrange	82	114–142	44.5	0	4	6
Death Cloud	37	51–70	42.1	0	1	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	342–396	46.3
Mono Black Aggro	9–5	64.3
Heroic	12–32	27.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Boros Heroic	11–30	26.8
Red Deck Wins	37–31	54.4
Goblins	17–18	48.6
Tokens	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	9–11	45.0
White Weenie	28–35	44.4
Soldiers	15–14	51.7
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	7–4	63.6
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Zombies	5–4	55.6
Gruul Aggro	12–14	46.2
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	14–23	37.8
Affinity	5–11	31.3
Tempered Steel	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Architect	2–8	20.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	15–13	53.6
Equipment Aggro	14–13	51.9
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Knights	13–16	44.8
AggroSlide	14–7	66.7
Cats	3–12	20.0
Selesnya Cats	3–12	20.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–3	50.0
Boros Aggro	0–2	0.0
Humans	20–17	54.1
Selesnya Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	12–15	44.4
Mono Red Eldrazi	12–17	41.4
Legends Aggro	92–124	42.6
Boros Legends Aggro	88–120	42.3
Selesnya Legends Aggro	3–4	42.9
Combo	259–264	49.5
Storm	19–26	42.2
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	18–25	41.9
Reanimator	5–6	45.5
Traditional Reanimator	5–6	45.5
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Necro Combo	11–18	37.9
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–9	30.8
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	7–6	53.8
Maniac Combo	1–2	33.3
Hypergenesis	12–11	52.2
New Perspectives	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	18–23	43.9
Anvil Colossus	8–15	34.8
Seismic Swans	7–4	63.6
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	39–31	55.7
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	4–2	66.7
Soulflayer	5–4	55.6
Oops All Lands	10–19	34.5
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Storm Herald	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	4–3	57.1
Tibalt's Trickery	6–2	75.0
Intruder Alarm	2–2	50.0
Calibrated Blast	7–5	58.3
Restore Balance	25–15	62.5
Gyruda	12–11	52.2
Belcher	5–5	50.0
Possibility Storm	2–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	30–51	37.0
Control	328–474–1	40.9
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	53–61	46.5
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	26–35	42.6
Azorius Control	18–30	37.5
Turbo Fog	3–1	75.0
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Mardu Control	4–1	80.0
Mill	7–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	17–2	89.5
Cruel Control	7–0	100.0
Stax	10–11	47.6
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	12–14	46.2
Ponza	18–19–1	48.6
Mono White Control	2–3	40.0
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Five Color Control	3–5	37.5
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–2	50.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	6–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	22–34	39.3
Orzhov Control	97–229	29.8
Prison	19–25	43.2
Enchantress	18–25	41.9
Aggro-Combo	48–40	54.5
Aristocrats	16–15	51.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Golgari Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	7–7	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Burn	29–23	55.8
Necro Burn	23–19	54.8
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	98–100	49.5
Izzet Tempo	5–4	55.6
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	7–12	36.8
Mono Blue Tempo	6–9	40.0
Izzet Spells	27–27	50.0
Dimir Tempo	11–10	52.4
Dimir Faeries	9–9	50.0
Sultai Tempo	2–1	66.7
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	68–72	48.6
Curses	8–9	47.1
Battle of Wits	7–6	53.8
Approach Necro	2–3	40.0
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	14–15	48.3
Plasma Swans	3–5	37.5
Mass Land Destruction	9–11	45.0
Wildfire	9–11	45.0
Borderpost Wildfire	6–9	40.0
Resurgent Belief	15–18	45.5
Midrange	446–446	50.0
Temur Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
The Rock	18–17	51.4
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	3–1	75.0
Abzan Midrange	55–42	56.7
Selesnya Midrange	5–7	41.7
Selesnya Value Town	4–3	57.1
Jund	5–0	100.0
Blink	24–43	35.8
Anti-Persecution	4–4	50.0
Graveyard Value	16–7	69.6
Enchantments Matter	4–4	50.0
Allies	5–8	38.5
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	2–3	40.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Mardu Midrange	4–3	57.1
Vampires	7–2	77.8
Mono Black Vampires	7–2	77.8
Legends Midrange	23–13	63.9
Boros Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Mardu Legends	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Legends	5–1	83.3
Elementals	3–5	37.5
Rakdos Midrange	3–4	42.9
Naya Midrange	5–4	55.6
Big Red	16–18	47.1
Mono Black Midrange	47–61	43.5
Necro Midrange	43–59	42.2
Dimir Midrange	7–12	36.8
Angel Tribal	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	9–7	56.3
Lifegain Midrange	2–0	100.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	7–3	70.0
Orzhov Midrange	31–29	51.7
Jeskai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	8–10	44.4
Zur the Enchanter	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	3–1	75.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–1	66.7
Party	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	20–44	31.3
Hero of Precinct One	0–3	0.0
Naya Hero	0–2	0.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	6–14	30.0
Artifact Midrange	32–39	45.1
Death Cloud	21–13	61.8
Ramp	31–18	63.3
Domain	2–1	66.7
Carth Superfriends	2–2	50.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0
Unclassified	5–0	100.0