Rakdos Aristocrats

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	13584	24938–22887–4	52.1	189	1237	642
Aristocrats	3998	7379–6722–3	52.3	52	317	195
Rakdos Aristocrats	584	1147–940	55.0	9	55	28

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	280–226	55.3
Mono Black Aggro	7–2	77.8
Heroic	14–15	48.3
Mono White Heroic	4–12	25.0
Azorius Heroic	4–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	5–2	71.4
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	49–39	55.7
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Goblins	8–3	72.7
Tokens	7–7	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	5–5	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	17–5	77.3
White Weenie	30–42	41.7
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–3	57.1
Soldiers	12–20	37.5
Elves	16–17	48.5
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Counters	2–1	66.7
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	7–9	43.8
Gruul Aggro	4–4	50.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	11–5	68.8
Mono Red Swarm	4–1	80.0
Artifact Aggro	54–36	60.0
Affinity	35–14	71.4
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	11–14	44.0
Mono Blue Architect	7–7	50.0
Madness	6–1	85.7
Golgari Madness	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	5–6	45.5
Hexproof	2–5	28.6
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	2–1	66.7
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	6–9	40.0
AggroSlide	12–11	52.2
Cats	3–1	75.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	3–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	1–3	25.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	229–179	56.1
Storm	44–47	48.4
Dimir Tendrils	11–13	45.8
Dragonstorm	4–6	40.0
Hazoret Storm	0–4	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	11–12	47.8
Grixis Tendrils	5–0	100.0
Stormpost	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	11–6	64.7
Swath Storm	3–0	100.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	31–31	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	1–3	25.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	6–12	33.3
Double Dragon	1–4	20.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	23–15	60.5
Rakdos Reanimator	1–4	20.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	18–10	64.3
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	2–3	40.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–3	62.5
Dubious Challenge	3–0	100.0
Warp World	7–6	53.8
Maniac Combo	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	6–3	66.7
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	8–8	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–4	50.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	0–3	0.0
"Twin"	5–2	71.4
Jeskai "Twin"	3–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	2–2	50.0
Combo Post	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–5	50.0
Anvil Colossus	2–2	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Eggs	4–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–2	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–5	50.0
Taking Turns	7–1	87.5
Izzet Ascension	7–7	50.0
Ominous Good	6–2	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–4	33.3
Soulflayer	8–5	61.5
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	20–12	62.5
Hermit Gond	2–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	14–10	58.3
Neoform Hermit	2–1	66.7
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	9–7	56.3
Polymorph	4–0	100.0
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	3–1	75.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Belcher	3–1	75.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	5–2	71.4
Actual Twin	9–5	64.3
Izzet Twin	8–2	80.0
Boros Twin	1–3	25.0
Control	179–131	57.7
Mono Black Control	3–1	75.0
Esper Control	13–11	54.2
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–2	33.3
Dimir Control	17–6	73.9
Azorius Control	28–27	50.9
Cawblade	1–3	25.0
Turbo Fog	6–0	100.0
Izzet Control	3–1	75.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	6–4	60.0
Boros Control	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	9–8	52.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	8–1	88.9
Cruel Control	4–0	100.0
Stax	12–1	92.3
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	3–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Ponza	15–16	48.4
Mono White Control	6–4	60.0
Life is Ez	2–1	66.7
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	3–6	33.3
Astral Slide	3–6	33.3
Five Color Control	6–3	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	4–2	66.7
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–3	25.0
Guildgate Control	2–6	25.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	9–8	52.9
Enchantments Control	0–3	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	5–8	38.5
Prison	9–7	56.3
Enchantress	8–5	61.5
Aggro-Combo	94–72	56.6
Aristocrats	30–30	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	3–5	37.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	14–14	50.0
Boros Bombardment	3–2	60.0
Burn	16–4	80.0
Infect	10–5	66.7
Simic Infect	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Infect	2–3	40.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	21–23	47.7
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	18–20	47.4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	2–3	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	9–6	60.0
Goblin Persist	4–4	50.0
Dirty Kitty	5–2	71.4
Aggro-Control	66–63	51.2
Simic Flash	2–1	66.7
Izzet Tempo	13–19	40.6
Azorius Skies	2–6	25.0
Blue Madness	4–2	66.7
Simic Madness	4–2	66.7
Lich Aggro-Control	3–2	60.0
Wizards	3–1	75.0
Tetsukotog	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	5–6	45.5
Mono Blue Tempo	8–11	42.1
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	10–6	62.5
Dimir Tempo	5–3	62.5
Azorius Tempo	5–4	55.6
Combo-Control	58–38	60.4
Curses	2–2	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	8–3	72.7
Mindcrank	3–3	50.0
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–3	40.0
Zur's Weirding	1–3	25.0
Solar Flare	3–2	60.0
Plasma Swans	2–0	100.0
Liliana's Contract	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	30–21	58.8
Wildfire	9–3	75.0
Thryx-Wildfire	4–1	80.0
Borderpost Wildfire	5–2	71.4
Jokulhaups Control	21–18	53.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	8–3	72.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Temur Jokulhaups Control	7–5	58.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Midrange	194–175	52.6
Temur Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
The Rock	12–7	63.2
Grenzo	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	9–4	69.2
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	16–5	76.2
Blink	7–17	29.2
Wave Blink	4–10	28.6
Azorius Wave	1–6	14.3
Orzhov Wave	3–2	60.0
Abzan Wave	0–2	0.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	4–8	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Constellation	0–1	0.0
Allies	6–6	50.0
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	2–5	28.6
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	6–4	60.0
Mardu Midrange	4–5	44.4
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
White Jund	2–1	66.7
Vampires	6–4	60.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	3–3	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	3–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	16–11	59.3
Naya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Big Red	5–6	45.5
Mono Black Midrange	23–23	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	12–8	60.0
Heart of Darkness	0–3	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	5–8	38.5
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–7	22.2
Martyr's Grace	0–5	0.0
Adventures	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–3	50.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	6–11	35.3
Owling Mine	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Prophet Glare	1–4	20.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Neoform	1–2	33.3
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	0–1	0.0
UBRG Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	5–1	83.3
Fires of Invention	4–6	40.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–5	44.4
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	2–2	50.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Clerics	0–2	0.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	5–2	71.4
Coinflip Tribal	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	47–56	45.6
Rofellos Ramp	8–6	57.1
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	26–36	41.9
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–3	0.0
Greenpost	15–26	36.6
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Temurpost	3–0	100.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–4	20.0
Historic Bloom	0–2	0.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–3	25.0