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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1263	2164–2327	48.2	9	83	44
Mono Black Control	26	33–51	39.3
Esper Control	56	110–117	48.5	0	1	1
Demonic Rising	1
Mono Blue Control	11	5–19	20.8
Dimir Control	39	34–71	32.4	0	5
Azorius Control	79	144–108	57.1	2	6	4
Adam's Ale	2	4–6	40.0
Turbo Fog	22	31–44	41.3
Izzet Control	15	17–31	35.4			1
Mardu Control	11	10–18	35.7
Mill	17	19–36	34.5
Cloudpost Control	405	794–685	53.7	4	31	22
Azorius Cloudpost Control	94	195–143	57.7	0	2	6
Blackpost	56	141–94	60.0	1	7	5
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	48	83–71	53.9	1	3	2
Dimir Cloudpost Control	68	144–120	54.5	0	12	2
Izzet Cloudpost Control	24	38–52	42.2	0	1
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	50	137–77	64.0	2	5	7
Grixis Control	12	5–20	20.0
Stax	1
Chandra Nalaar	25	57–44	56.4	0	1	2
Jeskai Control	196	404–388	51.0	3	23	11
Jeskai Approach	79	153–135	53.1	0	3	7
Dragon Control	3	1–5	16.7
Izzet Dragons	1
Galleon Control	1
Ponza	39	18–63	22.2
Mono White Control	4	3–8	27.3
Dynavolt Tower	34	66–72	47.8	0	1
Cycling Control	76	98–148	39.8	0	1	1
Astral Slide	40	42–75	35.9	0	1
Five Color Control	54	110–110	50.0	0	5
Sultai Control	14	18–33	35.3			1
Bant Control	1	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Control	7	1–17	5.6
Four Color Counter Ghazi	80	139–162	46.2	0	8	1
Orzhov Control	6	9–9	50.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	541–779	41.0
Mono Black Aggro	24–12	66.7
Heroic	34–31	52.3
Mono White Heroic	18–9	66.7
Azorius Heroic	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	12–18	40.0
Red Deck Wins	164–414	28.4
Mono Red Devotion	7–8	46.7
Prisoner	12–25	32.4
Proliferate Red	18–37	32.7
Goblins	8–3	72.7
Tokens	20–16	55.6
Selesnya Tokens	5–3	62.5
Mono Green Stompy	35–41	46.1
White Weenie	27–42	39.1
Odric Keywords	5–11	31.3
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	12–17	41.4
Werewolves	9–7	56.3
Minotaurs	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	53–46	53.5
Rogues	1–6	14.3
Zombies	6–7	46.2
Gruul Aggro	10–19	34.5
Merfolk	6–2	75.0
Mono Red Swarm	11–11	50.0
Artifact Aggro	32–52	38.1
Affinity	26–41	38.8
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	3–4	42.9
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–0	100.0
Madness	8–4	66.7
Gruul Madness	5–2	71.4
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	36–28	56.3
Hexproof	11–6	64.7
Boros Auras	3–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	14–19	42.4
Naya Zoo	13–6	68.4
Rakdos Aggro	2–2	50.0
Boros Aggro	8–1	88.9
Humans	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Humans	3–1	75.0
Combo	322–288	52.8
Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	133–154	46.3
Recurring Nightmare	77–97	44.3
Dragon Nightmare	28–40	41.2
Jund Nightmare	19–17	52.8
Four Color Powerful Magic	10–21	32.3
Living Death	51–55	48.1
Traditional Reanimator	5–2	71.4
Warp World	4–1	80.0
New Perspectives	17–15	53.1
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	26–40	39.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	37–36	50.7
"Twin"	21–10	67.7
Murderous Mastery	14–7	66.7
Combo Post	8–13	38.1
Eye of the Storm	2–0	100.0
Eggs	9–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	5–2	71.4
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	3–1	75.0
Cephalid Breakfast	3–1	75.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	3–1	75.0
Oops All Lands	10–1	90.9
Stuffy Doll	8–2	80.0
Control	400–400	50.0
Mono Black Control	8–4	66.7
Esper Control	17–18	48.6
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	8–4	66.7
Azorius Control	15–29	34.1
Turbo Fog	3–6	33.3
Izzet Control	4–5	44.4
Mardu Control	4–1	80.0
Mill	3–4	42.9
Cloudpost Control	115–165	41.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	34–41	45.3
Blackpost	17–30	36.2
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	8–20	28.6
Dimir Cloudpost Control	15–35	30.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	7–4	63.6
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	17–21	44.7
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	10–8	55.6
Jeskai Control	84–66	56.0
Jeskai Approach	30–26	53.6
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Ponza	8–3	72.7
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	13–14	48.1
Cycling Control	26–12	68.4
Astral Slide	18–3	85.7
Five Color Control	22–23	48.9
Sultai Control	7–5	58.3
Enchantments Control	2–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	27–29	48.2
Orzhov Control	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	134–124	51.9
Aristocrats	80–82	49.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	8–14	36.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	47–44	51.6
Golgari Aristocrats	13–12	52.0
Abzan Aristocrats	4–8	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	10–5	66.7
Infect	14–6	70.0
Pummeler	24–20	54.5
Aggro-Control	76–85	47.2
Simic Flash	11–25	30.6
Simic Vat	9–23	28.1
Izzet Tempo	22–13	62.9
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	4–0	100.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	5–5	50.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Tetsukotog	6–10	37.5
12 Pest	19–30	38.8
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	131–147	47.1
Curses	10–2	83.3
Burning Vengeance	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	32–20	61.5
Shared Fate	2–1	66.7
Sunforger	3–0	100.0
Pickles	1–6	14.3
Displace Loop	14–20	41.2
Familiars	4–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	11–7	61.1
Yosei Vat	10–18	35.7
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	3–1	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	42–67	38.5
Wildfire	42–67	38.5
Midrange	440–339	56.5
Temur Ascendancy	47–74	38.8
The Rock	27–20	57.4
Abzan Midrange	14–6	70.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	20–8	71.4
Blink	55–38	59.1
Wave Blink	43–21	67.2
Azorius Wave	41–21	66.1
Cloudpost Wave Blink	10–16	38.5
Anti-Persecution	1–2	33.3
Graveyard Value	18–10	64.3
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Allies	34–30	53.1
Orzhov Allies	8–3	72.7
Mardu Allies	5–11	31.3
Boros Allies	11–7	61.1
Esper Allies	2–6	25.0
-1/-1 Counters	12–4	75.0
Mardu Midrange	0–3	0.0
Vampires	57–40	58.8
Mono Black Vampires	37–20	64.9
Rakdos Vampires	7–9	43.8
Orzhov Vampires	11–11	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Elementals	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	7–1	87.5
Naya Midrange	4–2	66.7
Big Red	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	6–3	66.7
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Temur Energy	3–5	37.5
Sultai Midrange	19–23	45.2
Sultai Emerge	14–23	37.8
Orzhov Midrange	21–6	77.8
Clerics	3–1	75.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ramp	120–165	42.1
Villainous Wealth	2–3	40.0
Rofellos Ramp	49–83	37.1
Wild Pair	0–4	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	59–75	44.0
Eldrazipost	15–20	42.9
Locus Awakening	9–17	34.6
Golgari Post	3–6	33.3
Greenpost	6–9	40.0
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	5–3	62.5
Domain	4–1	80.0
Temur Bombardment	1–1	50.0