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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	220	384–422	47.6	0	9	6
Izzet Tempo	137	288–286	50.2	0	4	4
Azorius Skies	29	20–48	29.4	0	1	1
Blue Madness	31	58–54	51.8	0	4	1
Simic Madness	22	48–40	54.5	0	4	1
Temur Madness	2	4–2	66.7
Grixis Madness	1	1–2	33.3
Lich Aggro-Control	2	0–2	0.0
Temur Clues	5	3–8	27.3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	105–149	41.3
Mono Black Aggro	9–1	90.0
Heroic	4–9	30.8
Mono White Heroic	3–4	42.9
Azorius Heroic	1–2	33.3
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	20–30	40.0
Mono Red Devotion	2–0	100.0
Goblins	9–13	40.9
Tokens	11–13	45.8
Selesnya Tokens	4–5	44.4
Mardu Tokens	6–2	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–4	42.9
White Weenie	5–8	38.5
Odric Keywords	1–2	33.3
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	1–2	33.3
Elves	3–2	60.0
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Zombies	10–39	20.4
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–4	33.3
Artifact Aggro	9–9	50.0
Affinity	2–3	40.0
Boros Vehicles	2–1	66.7
Devoid Aggro	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Aggro	4–2	66.7
Madness	2–5	28.6
Gruul Madness	0–2	0.0
Golgari Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–3	25.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	36–32	52.9
Storm	2–1	66.7
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	12–17	41.4
Worldgorger Dragon	5–5	50.0
8 Goyf	1–2	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	6–10	37.5
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	4–5	44.4
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
New Perspectives	2–1	66.7
Monumental Ignus	0–1	0.0
Mardu Life	0–3	0.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	3–4	42.9
Infinite Infinite Combos	2–4	33.3
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Control	115–108	51.6
Mono Black Control	8–10	44.4
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	5–2	71.4
Dimir Control	15–19	44.1
Azorius Control	14–10	58.3
Turbo Fog	11–5	68.8
Izzet Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	5–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–6	33.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–4	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Stax	26–27	49.1
Pollute the Planet	10–9	52.6
Birthday Stax	8–7	53.3
Jeskai Control	6–10	37.5
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	6–3	66.7
Dynavolt Tower	5–7	41.7
Cycling Control	1–2	33.3
Astral Slide	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	8–12	40.0
Aristocrats	7–6	53.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Burn	0–4	0.0
Aggro-Control	13–13	50.0
Izzet Tempo	9–9	50.0
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–4	20.0
Simic Madness	1–4	20.0
Combo-Control	19–10	65.5
Curses	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	3–0	100.0
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Swarm Intelligence	3–0	100.0
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	5–3	62.5
Displace Loop	4–4	50.0
Peregrine Drake	4–4	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Midrange	70–86	44.9
Temur Ascendancy	10–31	24.4
The Rock	4–3	57.1
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	6–4	60.0
Jund	9–7	56.3
Blink	6–9	40.0
Graveyard Value	6–6	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–6	14.3
Constellation	1–5	16.7
Allies	2–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–2	33.3
Fake-Rack	1–3	25.0
Selvala Morningstar	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–2	60.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–2	0.0
Ramp	18–12	60.0
Rofellos Ramp	14–9	60.9
Wild Pair	4–3	57.1