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Mono Black Aristocrats

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Combo	2710	5622–5448–4	50.8	204	1345
Aristocrats	790	1687–1565–3	51.9	64	410
Mono Black Aristocrats	176	443–323–1	57.8	23	106

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	138–122	53.1
Mono Black Aggro	12–6	66.7
Heroic	21–20	51.2
Mono White Heroic	13–16	44.8
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	6–3	66.7
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	53–33	61.6
Mono Red Devotion	3–3	50.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	4–2	66.7
Tokens	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–3	40.0
White Weenie	8–8	50.0
Odric Keywords	5–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	0–1	0.0
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	8–7	53.3
Gruul Aggro	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–1	75.0
8 Whack	3–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	7–18	28.0
Tempered Steel	7–18	28.0
Voltron	0–2	0.0
Equipment Aggro	0–2	0.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	3–7	30.0
Cats	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Cats	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	54–60	47.4
Storm	6–4	60.0
Sultai Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	3–1	75.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Reclamation Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	0–2	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	13–11	54.2
Recurring Nightmare	2–5	28.6
Dragon Nightmare	1–4	20.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–1	0.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	11–5	68.8
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–1	66.7
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	8–7	53.3
Hyperwave	2–3	40.0
New Perspectives	0–2	0.0
Cat Wave	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–8	27.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–7	12.5
Metalwork Colossus	2–3	40.0
Anvil Colossus	1–2	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	9–17	34.6
Cephalid Breakfast	4–7	36.4
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	2–6	25.0
Grixis Breakfast	2–1	66.7
Oops All Spells	1–3	25.0
Neoform Hermit	4–7	36.4
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	0–2	0.0
Control	79–37–1	68.1
Mono Black Control	4–2	66.7
Esper Control	6–0	100.0
Demonic Rising	7–3	70.0
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	4–1–1	80.0
Azorius Control	8–2	80.0
Adam's Ale	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	3–0	100.0
Mardu Control	3–0	100.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	7–1	87.5
Cruel Control	7–1	87.5
Stax	0–1	0.0
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–3	25.0
Dragon Control	1–2	33.3
Izzet Dragons	0–2	0.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Ponza	5–1	83.3
Cycling Control	1–1	50.0
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	12–5	70.6
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	3–4	42.9
Prison	0–2	0.0
Enchantress	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Combo	33–27	55.0
Aristocrats	13–12	52.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Burn	7–3	70.0
Infect	4–0	100.0
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–1	50.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–1	75.0
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	0–8	0.0
Combo Goblins	1–1	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	19–10	65.5
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	5–2	71.4
Temur Clues	1–2	33.3
Wizards	1–0	100.0
12 Pest	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–2	33.3
Izzet Spells	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	3–1	75.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Spirits	1–0	100.0
Azorius Spirits	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	30–14	68.2
Curses	4–3	57.1
Oketra's Monument	1–1	50.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	3–1	75.0
Swarm Intelligence	3–0	100.0
Mindcrank	4–0	100.0
Displace Loop	2–1	66.7
Peregrine Drake	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	9–5	64.3
Wildfire	8–5	61.5
Borderpost Wildfire	3–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	74–39	65.5
Temur Ascendancy	11–3	78.6
The Rock	4–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	3–3	50.0
Wave Blink	1–3	25.0
Azorius Wave	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–5	28.6
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Mardu Allies	0–3	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	3–1	75.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Selvala Morningstar	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	3–2	60.0
Vampires	7–2	77.8
Mono Black Vampires	7–2	77.8
Legends Midrange	7–3	70.0
Boros Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–1	75.0
Card Advantage White	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	7–2	77.8
Mono Black Devotion	4–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	0–3	0.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–1	50.0
Prophet Glare	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	1–3	25.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	16–14	53.3
Rofellos Ramp	10–8	55.6
Channel-Rofellos	9–7	56.3
Cloudpost Ramp	0–3	0.0
Greenpost	0–3	0.0
Devoid Cruelty	2–2	50.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0