Mono Black Reanimator

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Combo	5317	11225–10318–18	52.1	396	2530
Reanimator	971	2141–1866–4	53.4	55	447
Traditional Reanimator	561	1178–1090–4	51.9	31	248
Mono Black Reanimator	283	600–558–1	51.8	15	130

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	191–160	54.4
Mono Black Aggro	2–3	40.0
Heroic	9–11	45.0
Mono White Heroic	7–8	46.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	69–52	57.0
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Goblins	1–5	16.7
Tokens	5–2	71.4
Mono White Tokens	5–2	71.4
Mono Green Stompy	8–3	72.7
White Weenie	6–5	54.5
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	0–3	0.0
Elves	26–19	57.8
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–2	33.3
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	2–7	22.2
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Swarm	4–4	50.0
8 Whack	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	19–20	48.7
Affinity	11–14	44.0
Tempered Steel	8–6	57.1
Devastating Dreams	2–1	66.7
Madness	4–0	100.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	3–0	100.0
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	3–0	100.0
Knights	2–0	100.0
AggroSlide	19–13	59.4
Cats	3–2	60.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	132–91–1	59.2
Storm	22–9	71.0
Dimir Tendrils	9–4	69.2
Dragonstorm	4–1	80.0
Hazoret Storm	2–1	66.7
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Reclamation Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–3	40.0
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	47–44	51.6
Recurring Nightmare	11–8	57.9
Dragon Nightmare	11–8	57.9
Worldgorger Dragon	3–4	42.9
Traditional Reanimator	33–32	50.8
Rakdos Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	29–29	50.0
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Deathmantle Necro	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	11–3–1	78.6
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	4–1	80.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	6–1	85.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	6–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	9–3	75.0
Anvil Colossus	7–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	6–5	54.5
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	4–1	80.0
Soulflayer	1–5	16.7
Reanim8 Rack	0–5	0.0
Breakfast	4–8	33.3
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	3–0	100.0
Neoform Hermit	1–7	12.5
Dredge	2–4	33.3
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–1	66.7
Chain of Acid	2–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Control	87–92	48.6
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	5–8	38.5
Demonic Rising	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	4–8	33.3
Azorius Control	23–28	45.1
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	6–9	40.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	3–3	50.0
Cruel Control	1–3	25.0
Stax	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	2–3	40.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Dimir Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	8–2	80.0
Mono White Control	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	2–3	40.0
Astral Slide	2–3	40.0
Five Color Control	1–3	25.0
Shrines	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	14–5	73.7
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	2–3	40.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Control	0–3	0.0
Prison	2–1	66.7
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	39–50	43.8
Aristocrats	8–15	34.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–5	16.7
Boros Bombardment	0–2	0.0
Burn	5–9	35.7
Infect	6–6	50.0
Simic Infect	2–3	40.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–2	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	4–9	30.8
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–7	30.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5–1	83.3
Hushnought	7–7	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	2–2	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	27–30	47.4
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	5–4	55.6
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	2–3	40.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–13	27.8
Izzet Spells	9–6	60.0
Dimir Tempo	2–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	24–20	54.5
Curses	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	2–6	25.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–2	33.3
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	12–9	57.1
Wildfire	4–0	100.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	8–9	47.1
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	5–5	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	88–101	46.6
Temur Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	3–3	50.0
Blink	8–8	50.0
Wave Blink	8–7	53.3
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	7–6	53.8
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	3–4	42.9
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	0–3	0.0
Fake-Rack	3–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	3–5	37.5
Vampires	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–12	36.8
Big Red	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–14	30.0
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–7	30.0
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	3–6	33.3
Angel Tribal	1–7	12.5
Lifegain Midrange	3–3	50.0
Martyr's Grace	2–1	66.7
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	4–1	80.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–7	36.4
Prophet Glare	2–1	66.7
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	7–4	63.6
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	5–2	71.4
Clerics	5–6	45.5
Simic Snow	1–2	33.3
Coinflip Tribal	0–2	0.0
Death Cloud	2–2	50.0
Ramp	12–14	46.2
Rofellos Ramp	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	7–13	35.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	6–12	33.3
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0