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Lich Aggro-Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	13857	24347–22990–3	51.4	89	965	687
Lich Aggro-Control	196	344–341	50.2	0	7	11

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	79–91	46.5
Mono Black Aggro	3–2	60.0
Heroic	6–13	31.6
Mono White Heroic	0–9	0.0
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–3	50.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	12–22	35.3
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Proliferate Red	2–0	100.0
Goblins	4–1	80.0
Tokens	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–1	66.7
White Weenie	6–7	46.2
Odric Keywords	1–3	25.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	4–11	26.7
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Zombies	3–2	60.0
Gruul Aggro	3–0	100.0
Gruul Landfall	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–6	14.3
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	11–12	47.8
Affinity	7–7	50.0
Boros Vehicles	0–2	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	2–0	100.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	5–0	100.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	2–0	100.0
Cats	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Humans	0–2	0.0
Azorius Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	0–2	0.0
Combo	68–62	52.3
Storm	17–8	68.0
Dimir Tendrils	7–3	70.0
Dragonstorm	1–3	25.0
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	10–21	32.3
Recurring Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–1	66.7
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	7–15	31.8
Rakdos Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–5	54.5
Hyperwave	3–4	42.9
New Perspectives	3–0	100.0
Cat Wave	2–1	66.7
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–1	66.7
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	4–4	50.0
Oops All Spells	3–3	50.0
Neoform Hermit	1–1	50.0
Dredge	4–4	50.0
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–2	33.3
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	0–2	0.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Control	62–52	54.4
Mono Black Control	3–0	100.0
Esper Control	4–3	57.1
Demonic Rising	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	0–3	0.0
Azorius Control	3–14	17.6
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	2–1	66.7
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	6–2	75.0
Cruel Control	5–1	83.3
Stax	1–2	33.3
Birthday Stax	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	3–2	60.0
Esper Dragons	0–2	0.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Ponza	5–1	83.3
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	3–3	50.0
Astral Slide	2–2	50.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Pox	4–2	66.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–2	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	1–2	33.3
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	20–30	40.0
Aristocrats	7–14	33.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Burn	2–5	28.6
Infect	4–3	57.1
Simic Infect	2–2	50.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	2–5	28.6
Goblin Persist	2–3	40.0
Dirty Kitty	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	22–16	57.9
Simic Flash	0–3	0.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	9–5	64.3
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Clues	1–0	100.0
Wizards	3–2	60.0
Tetsukotog	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	16–17	48.5
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	0–2	0.0
Shared Fate	2–0	100.0
Pickles	1–2	33.3
Mindcrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	0–2	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	11–7	61.1
Wildfire	4–3	57.1
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	7–4	63.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	57–53	51.8
The Rock	0–2	0.0
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	2–3	40.0
Blink	2–3	40.0
Wave Blink	0–3	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	0–5	0.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Dimir Graves	0–1	0.0
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Enchantress	0–2	0.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	3–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–2	66.7
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	8–6	57.1
Mono Black Devotion	6–0	100.0
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	3–1	75.0
Dimir Vat	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–3	40.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Neoform	2–1	66.7
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	1–1	50.0
Artifact Midrange	3–1	75.0
Death Cloud	3–0	100.0
Ramp	20–20	50.0
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	3–3	50.0
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	7–9	43.8
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	4–8	33.3
Devoid Cruelty	1–1	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–1	75.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0