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Aristocrats

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Combo	2679	5578–5378–4	50.9	204	1329
Aristocrats	760	1645–1495–3	52.4	64	395
Mono Black Aristocrats	172	441–314–1	58.4	23	105
Orzhov Aristocrats	133	279–274	50.5	10	58
Golgari Aristocrats	58	118–109–2	52.0	3	26
Abzan Aristocrats	37	72–82	46.8	1	18
Mardu Aristocrats	11	25–23	52.1	0	6
Food	71	148–141	51.2	5	34
Rakdos Aristocrats	236	490–465	51.3	21	129
Boros Bombardment	22	44–41	51.8	1	12

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	484–493–1	49.5
Mono Black Aggro	17–9	65.4
Heroic	58–44	56.9
Mono White Heroic	35–33	51.5
Azorius Heroic	4–2	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	10–5	66.7
Boros Heroic	6–4	60.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	161–147–1	52.3
Mono Red Devotion	3–6	33.3
Prisoner	3–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	2–2	50.0
Goblins	9–5	64.3
Tokens	16–10	61.5
Selesnya Tokens	5–8	38.5
Mono White Tokens	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	22–17	56.4
White Weenie	39–58	40.2
Odric Keywords	8–3	72.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–3	0.0
Soldiers	16–25	39.0
Chroma White	1–2	33.3
Mono White Humans	4–2	66.7
Elves	9–13	40.9
Werewolves	3–1	75.0
Minotaurs	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–7	41.7
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	13–23	36.1
Gruul Aggro	8–7	53.3
Merfolk	6–6	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	17–11	60.7
8 Whack	3–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	40–52	43.5
Affinity	20–19	51.3
Hardened Scales Affinity	2–8	20.0
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	17–30	36.2
Mono Blue Architect	1–3	25.0
Madness	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Madness	3–2	60.0
Voltron	8–12	40.0
Hexproof	2–6	25.0
Equipment Aggro	2–2	50.0
Hateful Auras	3–1	75.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	7–6	53.8
AggroSlide	18–32	36.0
Cats	6–5	54.5
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	5–5	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	7–14	33.3
Gruul Humans	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	4–8	33.3
Orzhov Humans	0–3	0.0
Shamans	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	3–3	50.0
Boros Legends Aggro	3–1	75.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Permanent Vacation	1–1	50.0
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Combo	212–245	46.4
Storm	31–34	47.7
Sultai Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Dimir Tendrils	9–9	50.0
Dragonstorm	3–4	42.9
Hazoret Storm	3–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–2	33.3
Reclamation Storm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	1–2	33.3
High Tide	6–6	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–5	16.7
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	0–4	0.0
Reanimator	42–44	48.8
Recurring Nightmare	8–10	44.4
Dragon Nightmare	6–7	46.2
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–8	20.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	2–0	100.0
Living Death	1–4	20.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Grozoth	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	29–19	60.4
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Reanimator	15–8	65.2
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	9–8	52.9
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	19–13	59.4
Temur Glimpse	3–3	50.0
Boros Glimpse	14–10	58.3
Four Color Glimpse	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	20–18	52.6
Hyperwave	4–4	50.0
New Perspectives	2–6	25.0
Cat Wave	1–3	25.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	7–12	36.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–9	25.0
Umbral Mantle	2–6	25.0
Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–4	33.3
Anvil Colossus	1–2	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	2–2	50.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	2–3	40.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–3	57.1
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	3–2	60.0
Izzet Ascension	1–3	25.0
Ominous Good	2–2	50.0
Soulflayer	2–5	28.6
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	26–34	43.3
Cephalid Breakfast	5–8	38.5
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	3–6	33.3
Grixis Breakfast	2–2	50.0
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	14–18	43.8
Neoform Hermit	5–7	41.7
Unctus	1–1	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	4–4	50.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–2	33.3
Polymorph	0–3	0.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	0–3	0.0
Ad Nauseam	2–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–2	33.3
Stuffy Doll	1–2	33.3
Belcher	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	2–4	33.3
Phoenix Altar	2–3	40.0
Actual Twin	6–8	42.9
Izzet Twin	6–6	50.0
Boros Twin	0–2	0.0
Control	309–240–2	56.3
Mono Black Control	13–13–1	50.0
Esper Control	20–8	71.4
Demonic Rising	12–8	60.0
Paradox Haze Lock	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	1–3	25.0
Dimir Control	22–22–1	50.0
Azorius Control	61–37	62.2
Adam's Ale	3–0	100.0
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	2–2	50.0
Izzet Control	4–4	50.0
Mardu Control	3–1	75.0
Mill	2–1	66.7
Boros Control	5–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	22–23	48.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–4	0.0
Blackpost	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	11–8	57.9
Grixis Control	15–9	62.5
Cruel Control	8–4	66.7
Stax	10–6	62.5
Pollute the Planet	1–4	20.0
Birthday Stax	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–1	66.7
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	5–10	33.3
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	4–6	40.0
Izzet Dragons	0–3	0.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–1	50.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	2–1	66.7
Ponza	13–3	81.3
Mono White Control	4–1	80.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	9–10	47.4
Astral Slide	9–10	47.4
Five Color Control	1–2	33.3
Sultai Control	13–7	65.0
Guildgate Control	16–28	36.4
Bant Control	3–3	50.0
Temur Reclamation	3–7	30.0
Pox	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Control	13–11	54.2
Prison	8–6	57.1
Enchantress	5–4	55.6
Aggro-Combo	129–112	53.5
Aristocrats	63–63	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	10–13	43.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	10–14	41.7
Golgari Aristocrats	5–3	62.5
Abzan Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	6–4	60.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	25–26	49.0
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	19–11	63.3
Infect	8–3	72.7
Simic Infect	5–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Infect	0–2	0.0
Pummeler	5–2	71.4
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	19–13	59.4
Izzet Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	17–11	60.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Hushnought	2–10	16.7
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	5–6	45.5
Goblin Persist	4–4	50.0
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	89–69	56.3
Simic Flash	5–5	50.0
Simic Vat	3–4	42.9
Izzet Tempo	21–24	46.7
Azorius Skies	2–2	50.0
Blue Madness	2–2	50.0
Simic Madness	1–2	33.3
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–0	100.0
Temur Clues	1–4	20.0
Wizards	3–2	60.0
12 Pest	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	6–1	85.7
Mono Blue Gush	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	14–14	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	5–7	41.7
Izzet Spells	8–4	66.7
Dimir Tempo	13–2	86.7
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	3–1	75.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	2–6	25.0
Combo-Control	78–51	60.5
Curses	5–6	45.5
Oketra's Monument	1–2	33.3
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	5–5	50.0
Battle of Wits	6–5	54.5
Approach Necro	1–0	100.0
Swarm Intelligence	3–1	75.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	5–1	83.3
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	4–2	66.7
Peregrine Drake	2–2	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	3–0	100.0
Solar Flare	3–4	42.9
Plasma Swans	4–2	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	28–17	62.2
Wildfire	17–9	65.4
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	7–2	77.8
Jokulhaups Control	11–8	57.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	5–3	62.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	6–4	60.0
Esper Greasefang	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Greasefang	4–1	80.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–2	0.0
Midrange	285–242	54.1
Temur Ascendancy	18–9	66.7
The Rock	16–6	72.7
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	13–4	76.5
Blink	16–43	27.1
Wave Blink	6–19	24.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–2	0.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	2–13	13.3
Orzhov Wave	4–2	66.7
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	6–20	23.1
Graveyard Value	11–6	64.7
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	7–10	41.2
Orzhov Allies	3–1	75.0
Mardu Allies	1–5	16.7
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	2–3	40.0
Treefolk	1–2	33.3
-1/-1 Counters	5–2	71.4
Fake-Rack	5–1	83.3
Selvala Morningstar	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	5–6	45.5
Yisan-Prophet	1–1	50.0
Vampires	22–11	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	17–9	65.4
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	11–6	64.7
Boros Legends Midrange	4–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Legends	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–9	35.7
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Card Advantage White	2–1	66.7
Big Red	4–10	28.6
Mono Black Midrange	51–33	60.7
Mono Black Devotion	36–23	61.0
Heart of Darkness	1–1	50.0
Hellion Whip	5–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	9–8	52.9
Angels	7–10	41.2
Mono White Angels	2–7	22.2
Azorius Angels	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Angels	2–1	66.7
Toughness Matters	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Martyr's Grace	0–2	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–4	33.3
Sultai Emerge	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	6–7	46.2
Prophet Glare	1–4	20.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–5	16.7
Fires of Invention	3–6	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	5–4	55.6
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	2–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–3	25.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	0–2	0.0
Simic Snow	1–4	20.0
Artifact Midrange	5–2	71.4
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Nissa Company	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Laelia Cascade	1–1	50.0
Wight Midrange	1–2	33.3
Jund Wight	1–2	33.3
Ramp	59–43	57.8
Rofellos Ramp	19–10	65.5
Channel-Rofellos	9–8	52.9
Cloudpost Ramp	9–21	30.0
Eldrazipost	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	4–15	21.1
Gruul Post	1–2	33.3
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Devoid Cruelty	2–6	25.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–2	50.0
Field Ramp	7–1	87.5