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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	805	1163–1407	45.3	5	57	14
Temur Ascendancy	2	2–6	25.0
The Rock	28	24–54	30.8	0	5
Grenzo	6	12–9	57.1	0	1
Abzan Midrange	9	6–19	24.0
Selesnya Midrange	5	0–5	0.0
Jund	80	114–127	47.3	0	6	2
Blink	18	27–34	44.3	0	1
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3	6–8	42.9
Graveyard Value	20	26–35	42.6
Séance	3	5–6	45.5
Enchantments Matter	3	1–2	33.3
Allies	10	11–23	32.4
Esper Allies	1	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	7	5–13	27.8
Mardu Midrange	11	14–17	45.2	0	2
White Jund	14	27–22	55.1	0	2	1
Vampires	6	6–7	46.2
Mono Black Vampires	3	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Vampires	1	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	37	50–66	43.1	0	2
Boros Legends Midrange	16	26–24	52.0	0	2
Mardu Legends	3	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Legends	4	2–8	20.0
Selesnya Legends	4	4–6	40.0
Elementals	6	5–8	38.5
Rakdos Midrange	18	22–36	37.9
Naya Midrange	7	6–12	33.3
Big Red	8	5–18	21.7
Mono Black Midrange	46	80–75	51.6	1	4	1
Hellion Whip	4	6–9	40.0
Dimir Midrange	12	15–28	34.9	0	3
Angel Tribal	4	4–8	33.3	0	2
Toughness Matters	13	22–20	52.4
Lifegain Midrange	29	50–43	53.8	0	2
Adventures	3	2–8	20.0
Sultai Midrange	33	49–60	45.0	1	1	1
Fight Rigging	25	44–46	48.9	1	1	1
Orzhov Midrange	84	157–135	53.8	1	3	2
Owling Mine	1	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	11	8–18	30.8	0	1
Heartless Summoning Stompy	17	29–32	47.5
Ordealbreak	1	0–3	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1	0–3	0.0
Fires of Invention	87	182–150	54.8	2	13	6
Hero of Precinct One	46	77–85	47.5	0	4
Abzan Hero	2	1–4	20.0
Mardu Hero	4	10–6	62.5	0	1
Five Color Hero	30	46–61	43.0	0	2
Naya Hero	7	12–11	52.2	0	1
Boros Hero	3	8–3	72.7
Clerics	7	13–6	68.4	0	1	1
Artifact Midrange	37	31–67	31.6	0	1
Coinflip Tribal	1	3–2	60.0
Death Cloud	35	44–68	39.3	0	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	234–276	45.9
Mono Black Aggro	2–3	40.0
Heroic	5–3	62.5
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	6–4	60.0
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	8–12	40.0
Tokens	7–4	63.6
Selesnya Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–1	83.3
White Weenie	51–83	38.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	26–50	34.2
Mono White Humans	23–29	44.2
Elves	16–8	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Zombies	3–13	18.8
Gruul Aggro	10–21	32.3
Merfolk	2–5	28.6
Mono Red Swarm	14–11	56.0
Artifact Aggro	15–13	53.6
Affinity	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Architect	9–8	52.9
Mono Blue Aggro	2–2	50.0
Madness	7–17	29.2
Golgari Madness	7–15	31.8
Jund Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	16–12	57.1
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	13–10	56.5
Hateful Auras	2–2	50.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	6–4	60.0
AggroSlide	14–15	48.3
Rakdos Aggro	5–2	71.4
Humans	12–15	44.4
Jeskai Humans	4–5	44.4
Boros Humans	4–3	57.1
Legends Aggro	24–21	53.3
Boros Legends Aggro	12–9	57.1
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–2	50.0
Bard Class	7–6	53.8
Combo	252–343	42.4
Storm	8–5	61.5
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	7–4	63.6
Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–0	100.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–3	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	14–13	51.9
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	38–78	32.8
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	11–8	57.9
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	3–6	33.3
Eggs	4–3	57.1
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	15–4	78.9
Taking Turns	4–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	4–4	50.0
Soulflayer	9–13	40.9
Dredge	9–3	75.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	2–3	40.0
Enduring Ideal	0–4	0.0
Ad Nauseam	7–7	50.0
Intruder Alarm	7–5	58.3
Calibrated Blast	2–3	40.0
Restore Balance	9–3	75.0
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Belcher	0–2	0.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	4–12	25.0
Phoenix Altar	24–43	35.8
Actual Twin	56–108	34.1
Izzet Twin	53–100	34.6
Boros Twin	3–8	27.3
Control	214–302	41.5
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	20–26	43.5
Mono Blue Control	1–3	25.0
Dimir Control	19–37	33.9
Azorius Control	44–53	45.4
Cawblade	13–10	56.5
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	3–4	42.9
Mardu Control	4–0	100.0
Mill	7–0	100.0
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	25–55	31.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	8–24	25.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–5	28.6
Dimir Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	4–13	23.5
Grixis Control	6–10	37.5
Cruel Control	3–3	50.0
Stax	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Control	3–2	60.0
Dragon Control	5–4	55.6
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Mono White Control	12–17	41.4
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–2	50.0
Pox	9–6	60.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	18–34	34.6
Prison	26–42	38.2
Enchantress	26–42	38.2
Aggro-Combo	54–47	53.5
Aristocrats	33–27	55.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	30–27	52.6
Burn	2–4	33.3
Infect	16–14	53.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–5	64.3
Mono Black Infect	5–8	38.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	68–84	44.7
Simic Flash	2–3	40.0
Izzet Tempo	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Grixis Madness	1–1	50.0
Wizards	14–4	77.8
Ninjas	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Tempo	10–32	23.8
Mono Blue Librarians	4–23	14.8
Izzet Spells	15–21	41.7
Dimir Tempo	4–6	40.0
Azorius Tempo	11–14	44.0
Combo-Control	35–49	41.7
Curses	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	10–16	38.5
Sunforger	2–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	6–13	31.6
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–7	12.5
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	9–10	47.4
Wildfire	9–10	47.4
Borderpost Wildfire	6–5	54.5
Resurgent Belief	2–1	66.7
Midrange	208–208	50.0
The Rock	5–4	55.6
Grenzo	1–3	25.0
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	20–27	42.6
Blink	8–5	61.5
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–2	60.0
Graveyard Value	7–4	63.6
Séance	2–1	66.7
Allies	7–2	77.8
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	1–4	20.0
White Jund	1–1	50.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	7–9	43.8
Boros Legends Midrange	2–4	33.3
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–1	66.7
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–6	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Midrange	8–17	32.0
Hellion Whip	0–3	0.0
Dimir Midrange	3–1	75.0
Angel Tribal	1–2	33.3
Toughness Matters	3–1	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–9	35.7
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	13–9	59.1
Fight Rigging	9–9	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	20–23	46.5
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	6–5	54.5
Fires of Invention	25–25	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	14–17	45.2
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Five Color Hero	12–12	50.0
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Boros Hero	0–3	0.0
Clerics	1–3	25.0
Artifact Midrange	11–8	57.9
Coinflip Tribal	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	13–7	65.0
Ramp	95–98	49.2
Rofellos Ramp	27–23	54.0
Cloudpost Ramp	55–47	53.9
Eldrazipost	6–7	46.2
Greenpost	30–17	63.8
Gruul Post	8–5	61.5
Simic Post	7–11	38.9
Temurpost	3–5	37.5
Carth Superfriends	2–5	28.6
Applejacks	8–19	29.6
Unclassified	3–0	100.0