Dimir Tempo

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	12904	22692–21563–3	51.3	81	884	631
Dimir Tempo	1213	1862–1998	48.2	3	35	42
Dimir Faeries	121	177–205	46.3	0	2	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	310–510	37.8
Mono Black Aggro	5–14	26.3
Heroic	24–39	38.1
Mono White Heroic	10–20	33.3
Azorius Heroic	4–2	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	6–9	40.0
Boros Heroic	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	42–110	27.6
Mono Red Devotion	2–4	33.3
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Goblins	14–15	48.3
Tokens	17–15	53.1
Selesnya Tokens	8–5	61.5
Mono White Tokens	6–6	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	12–17	41.4
White Weenie	22–42	34.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–7	36.4
Soldiers	4–6	40.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	0–2	0.0
Elves	16–32	33.3
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	8–2	80.0
Selesnya Counters	3–1	75.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	5–24	17.2
Gruul Aggro	8–9	47.1
Gruul Landfall	3–0	100.0
Merfolk	7–3	70.0
Mono Red Swarm	9–9	50.0
8 Whack	6–7	46.2
Artifact Aggro	45–72	38.5
Affinity	17–34	33.3
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	4–1	80.0
Tempered Steel	17–23	42.5
Mono Blue Architect	3–7	30.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	1–1	50.0
Madness	11–19	36.7
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Madness	8–16	33.3
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	10–12	45.5
Hexproof	6–8	42.9
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	0–2	0.0
Slivers	3–1	75.0
Naya Zoo	0–2	0.0
Knights	6–9	40.0
AggroSlide	15–25	37.5
Cats	7–4	63.6
Mono White Cats	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	3–4	42.9
Rakdos Aggro	2–7	22.2
Boros Aggro	3–2	60.0
Humans	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	0–4	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	6–7	46.2
Boros Legends Aggro	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Combo	410–331	55.3
Storm	116–68	63.0
Dimir Tendrils	18–23	43.9
Dragonstorm	16–5	76.2
Hazoret Storm	3–0	100.0
Simic Storm	4–1	80.0
Citadel Storm	6–1	85.7
High Tide	32–16	66.7
Grixis Tendrils	5–0	100.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	8–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	10–10	50.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Song Storm	2–0	100.0
Channel Storm	5–11	31.3
Reanimator	54–61	47.0
Recurring Nightmare	7–11	38.9
Dragon Nightmare	6–5	54.5
Worldgorger Dragon	9–6	60.0
Double Dragon	2–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	37–41	47.4
Rakdos Reanimator	12–15	44.4
Dimir Reanimator	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Reanimator	14–17	45.2
Oriss Genesis	0–6	0.0
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–6	33.3
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Warp World	2–10	16.7
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–4	60.0
Cat Wave	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	11–15	42.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	8–12	40.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	7–3	70.0
Jeskai "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	5–3	62.5
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	13–17	43.3
Anvil Colossus	8–13	38.1
Upheaval Colossus	2–2	50.0
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Eggs	7–2	77.8
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–2	60.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	9–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	15–14	51.7
Ominous Good	4–2	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	8–1	88.9
Soulflayer	5–11	31.3
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	34–31	52.3
Hermit Dredge	0–2	0.0
Oops All Spells	23–19	54.8
Neoform Hermit	9–7	56.3
Unctus	2–0	100.0
Dredge	14–33	29.8
Polymorph	3–2	60.0
Dice Factory	8–1	88.9
Storm Herald	6–2	75.0
Enduring Ideal	6–6	50.0
Ad Nauseam	7–1	87.5
Ad Swanseam	2–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	5–3	62.5
GreenTwin	1–2	33.3
Tibalt's Trickery	6–2	75.0
Intruder Alarm	1–2	33.3
Calibrated Blast	6–0	100.0
Restore Balance	6–3	66.7
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Belcher	4–1	80.0
Tameshi Bloom	4–3	57.1
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	2–3	40.0
Actual Twin	1–2	33.3
Izzet Twin	1–2	33.3
Control	309–301	50.7
Mono Black Control	10–3	76.9
Esper Control	22–25	46.8
Demonic Rising	5–2	71.4
Mono Blue Control	5–3	62.5
Dimir Control	11–18	37.9
Azorius Control	47–59	44.3
Cawblade	4–5	44.4
Turbo Fog	14–3	82.4
Izzet Control	4–7	36.4
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	10–5	66.7
Cloudpost Control	20–33	37.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	5–2	71.4
Blackpost	2–6	25.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–17	34.6
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	16–8	66.7
Cruel Control	4–2	66.7
Stax	6–13	31.6
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	1–4	20.0
Dragon Control	8–4	66.7
Izzet Dragons	5–3	62.5
Esper Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–2	33.3
Ponza	22–27	44.9
Mono White Control	9–11	45.0
Life is Ez	2–6	25.0
Cycling Control	10–7	58.8
Astral Slide	10–6	62.5
Five Color Control	7–4	63.6
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	4–1	80.0
Sultai Control	11–4	73.3
Sultai Ultimatum	4–2	66.7
Guildgate Control	10–9	52.6
Bant Control	4–2	66.7
Temur Reclamation	3–3	50.0
Pox	13–12	52.0
Enchantments Control	2–1	66.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–3	57.1
Seasons Past Control	13–7	65.0
Orzhov Control	6–12	33.3
Prison	8–7	53.3
Enchantress	8–5	61.5
Aggro-Combo	158–170	48.2
Aristocrats	34–59	36.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	7–19	26.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–12	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	4–5	44.4
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Food	6–7	46.2
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Boros Bombardment	3–4	42.9
Burn	22–23	48.9
Necro Burn	1–2	33.3
Infect	37–11	77.1
Simic Infect	16–3	84.2
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–4	69.2
Golgari Infect	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	27–33	45.0
Izzet Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	16–26	38.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	9–5	64.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	12–10	54.5
Liquimetal Fishing	7–5	58.3
Combo Goblins	5–20	20.0
Goblin Persist	1–15	6.3
Dirty Kitty	4–5	44.4
Aggro-Control	136–150	47.6
Simic Flash	4–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	34–46	42.5
Azorius Skies	6–7	46.2
Blue Madness	11–5	68.8
Simic Madness	7–4	63.6
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	7–9	43.8
Ninjas	4–5	44.4
Mono Blue Tempo	23–31	42.6
Mono Blue Faeries	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	12–8	60.0
Dimir Tempo	20–20	50.0
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Sultai Tempo	1–4	20.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Tempo	1–3	25.0
Combo-Control	94–85	52.5
Curses	4–2	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	9–4	69.2
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	3–0	100.0
Mindcrank	5–15	25.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–2	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	5–3	62.5
Zur's Weirding	6–5	54.5
Solar Flare	3–2	60.0
Plasma Swans	7–4	63.6
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	39–42	48.1
Wildfire	11–9	55.0
Thryx-Wildfire	4–1	80.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–6	25.0
Jokulhaups Control	28–33	45.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–14	22.2
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	10–11	47.6
Temur Jokulhaups Control	7–3	70.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	5–1	83.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Thopter-Sword	2–4	33.3
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–2	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	2–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Midrange	364–367	49.8
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	16–12	57.1
Golgari Citadel	3–1	75.0
Grenzo	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	10–14	41.7
Jund	15–17	46.9
Blink	39–34	53.4
Wave Blink	25–25	50.0
Esper Wave	4–1	80.0
Azorius Wave	11–17	39.3
Orzhov Wave	3–2	60.0
Abzan Wave	3–2	60.0
Bant Wave	3–2	60.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	27–19	58.7
Séance	4–2	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	11–4	73.3
Enchantments Matter	5–3	62.5
Constellation	2–0	100.0
Allies	5–7	41.7
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	0–2	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–3	25.0
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	12–7	63.2
Mardu Midrange	7–10	41.2
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	1–7	12.5
Mono Black Vampires	1–5	16.7
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	6–5	54.5
Mardu Legends	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	3–2	60.0
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	26–20	56.5
Naya Midrange	4–2	66.7
Big Red	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Midrange	32–54	37.2
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	23–30	43.4
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	17–13	56.7
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Angel Tribal	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	5–3	62.5
Lifegain Midrange	7–6	53.8
Martyr's Grace	1–2	33.3
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	7–8	46.7
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	14–28	33.3
Owling Mine	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Midrange	5–2	71.4
Prophet Glare	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	5–1	83.3
Ordealbreak	4–4	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–4	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Neoform	2–1	66.7
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	22–12	64.7
Hero of Precinct One	15–21	41.7
Abzan Hero	4–2	66.7
Mardu Hero	2–3	40.0
Esper Hero	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–12	7.7
Five Color Hero	2–2	50.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	1–2	33.3
Clerics	5–2	71.4
Simic Snow	5–15	25.0
Artifact Midrange	4–3	57.1
Coinflip Tribal	0–2	0.0
Death Cloud	4–3	57.1
Ramp	81–84	49.1
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	7–18	28.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	44–42	51.2
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	34–32	51.5
Gruul Post	4–5	44.4
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Domain	0–2	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–3	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–2	0.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Defenders	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	5–5	50.0
Jund Carth	0–2	0.0
Applejacks	3–1	75.0