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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	35648	57047–62828–43	47.6	268	2458	1301
Cloudpost Control	2611	4572–4511–5	50.3	18	192	122
Azorius Cloudpost Control	479	906–773–5	54.0	4	31	26
Blackpost	210	361–424	46.0	1	8	8
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	812	1389–1411	49.6	5	42	34
Dimir Cloudpost Control	102	191–180	51.5	0	13	5
Izzet Cloudpost Control	94	110–202	35.3	0	11
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	92	224–145	60.7	2	6	9
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	146	303–219	58.0	3	19	12
Mono White Cloudpost Control	442	801–728	52.4	3	53	24

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	999–1124–2	47.1
Mono Black Aggro	39–27	59.1
Heroic	81–80–1	50.3
Mono White Heroic	51–39–1	56.7
Azorius Heroic	3–4	42.9
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–21	16.0
Boros Heroic	14–8	63.6
Selesnya Heroic	8–8	50.0
Red Deck Wins	159–295–1	35.0
Mono Red Devotion	4–7	36.4
Prisoner	8–12	40.0
Proliferate Red	3–7	30.0
Goblins	23–28	45.1
Tokens	45–16	73.8
Selesnya Tokens	13–1	92.9
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	5–5	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	11–4	73.3
Mono Green Stompy	49–39	55.7
White Weenie	77–80	49.0
Odric Keywords	3–6	33.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	9–12	42.9
Soldiers	9–15	37.5
Kithkin	3–1	75.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	10–7	58.8
Elves	73–81	47.4
Werewolves	7–1	87.5
Minotaurs	2–1	66.7
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	36–26	58.1
Selesnya Counters	4–9	30.8
Rogues	10–7	58.8
Zombies	35–37	48.6
Gruul Aggro	23–29	44.2
Gruul Landfall	4–1	80.0
Merfolk	12–21	36.4
Mono Red Swarm	12–17	41.4
8 Whack	5–4	55.6
Artifact Aggro	105–119	46.9
Affinity	62–66	48.4
Hardened Scales Affinity	8–4	66.7
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	3–8	27.3
Tempered Steel	28–34	45.2
Mono Blue Architect	6–9	40.0
Devoid Aggro	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	4–6	40.0
Illusions	2–1	66.7
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	28–15	65.1
Gruul Madness	4–1	80.0
Golgari Madness	9–6	60.0
Rakdos Madness	9–6	60.0
Jund Madness	4–1	80.0
Voltron	33–16	67.3
Hexproof	9–6	60.0
Boros Auras	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	11–6	64.7
Hateful Auras	6–2	75.0
Slivers	7–2	77.8
Naya Zoo	8–7	53.3
Knights	17–25	40.5
AggroSlide	30–63	32.3
Cats	6–6	50.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	4–5	44.4
Rakdos Aggro	12–13	48.0
Boros Aggro	8–3	72.7
Humans	14–12	53.8
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Bant Humans	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Humans	4–1	80.0
Boros Humans	6–6	50.0
Orzhov Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–4	20.0
Legends Aggro	24–37	39.3
Boros Legends Aggro	16–26	38.1
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–3	40.0
Bard Class	3–5	37.5
Pirates	2–1	66.7
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	788–843	48.3
Storm	144–173	45.4
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	22–32	40.7
Dark Tide	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	14–16	46.7
Hazoret Storm	8–5	61.5
Simic Storm	2–3	40.0
Citadel Storm	11–14	44.0
High Tide	31–59	34.4
Grixis Tendrils	4–1	80.0
Stormpost	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Post Desire	3–2	60.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	15–5	75.0
Izzet Storm	12–15	44.4
Swath Storm	2–2	50.0
Song Storm	4–1	80.0
Channel Storm	3–12	20.0
Reanimator	148–168	46.8
Recurring Nightmare	49–50	49.5
Dragon Nightmare	20–23	46.5
Jund Nightmare	10–9	52.6
Four Color Powerful Magic	5–6	45.5
Worldgorger Dragon	15–22	40.5
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Living Death	23–17	57.5
Traditional Reanimator	57–78	42.2
Rakdos Reanimator	14–17	45.2
Dimir Reanimator	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	30–49	38.0
Grixis Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Oriss Genesis	7–5	58.3
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	24–27	47.1
Dubious Challenge	3–0	100.0
Warp World	10–15	40.0
Temur Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Boros Glimpse	4–10	28.6
Actual Warp World	4–1	80.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	5–3	62.5
Hypergenesis	32–15	68.1
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	6–9	40.0
Cat Wave	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	21–48	30.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	14–34	29.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Myr Incubator	3–2	60.0
Umbral Mantle	14–13	51.9
"Twin"	11–7	61.1
Murderous Mastery	5–2	71.4
Naya "Twin"	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	5–5	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	17–20	45.9
Anvil Colossus	5–8	38.5
Upheaval Colossus	6–6	50.0
Seismic Swans	9–3	75.0
Eggs	14–8	63.6
Saffi Combo	1–2	33.3
Turntimber Ranger	3–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–5	28.6
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	8–11	42.1
Retraction Helix Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	12–12	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	8–4	66.7
Izzet Ascension	10–19	34.5
Ominous Good	3–4	42.9
Jokulhaups Combo	5–6	45.5
Soulflayer	17–17	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	6–5	54.5
Breakfast	42–77	35.3
Cephalid Breakfast	4–5	44.4
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	4–5	44.4
Hermit Gond	1–1	50.0
Hermit Dredge	0–2	0.0
Oops All Spells	24–47	33.8
Neoform Hermit	9–20	31.0
Unctus	1–1	50.0
Oops All Lands	13–4	76.5
Dredge	27–24	52.9
Polymorph	9–5	64.3
Dice Factory	5–4	55.6
Storm Herald	6–2	75.0
Enduring Ideal	18–14	56.3
Ad Nauseam	11–4	73.3
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	3–2	60.0
GreenTwin	1–2	33.3
Tibalt's Trickery	1–2	33.3
Intruder Alarm	6–2	75.0
Calibrated Blast	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	7–5	58.3
Gyruda	9–6	60.0
Stuffy Doll	4–1	80.0
Belcher	6–5	54.5
Tameshi Bloom	6–12	33.3
Possibility Storm	1–1	50.0
Midnight Mass	2–5	28.6
Phoenix Altar	1–13	7.1
Actual Twin	21–29	42.0
Izzet Twin	18–28	39.1
Boros Twin	3–1	75.0
Control	842–693	54.9
Mono Black Control	20–8	71.4
Esper Control	64–42	60.4
Demonic Rising	7–7	50.0
Mono Blue Control	10–6	62.5
Dimir Control	43–43	50.0
Dreadful Inspiration	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	108–91	54.3
Cawblade	14–11	56.0
Turbo Fog	9–10	47.4
Izzet Control	14–13	51.9
Mardu Control	12–9	57.1
Mill	16–21	43.2
Boros Control	9–6	60.0
Cloudpost Control	155–155	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	31–31	50.0
Blackpost	22–10	68.8
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	27–42	39.1
Dimir Cloudpost Control	9–9	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	11–4	73.3
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	6–9	40.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	11–20	35.5
Mono White Cloudpost Control	25–18	58.1
Grixis Control	24–15	61.5
Cruel Control	12–5	70.6
Stax	31–24	56.4
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Birthday Stax	3–2	60.0
Chandra Nalaar	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Control	47–34	58.0
Jeskai Approach	14–10	58.3
Dragon Control	14–2	87.5
Izzet Dragons	5–1	83.3
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	9–4	69.2
Ponza	29–41	41.4
Mono White Control	22–17	56.4
Life is Ez	9–11	45.0
Dynavolt Tower	7–4	63.6
Cycling Control	25–18	58.1
Astral Slide	23–16	59.0
Five Color Control	14–9	60.9
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Shrines	2–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	2–3	40.0
Sultai Control	11–12	47.8
Sultai Ultimatum	2–4	33.3
Guildgate Control	6–7	46.2
Bant Control	12–5	70.6
Pox	31–18	63.3
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	18–9	66.7
Seasons Past Control	10–11	47.6
Orzhov Control	32–31	50.8
Prison	20–15	57.1
Enchantress	16–13	55.2
Aggro-Combo	278–304	47.8
Aristocrats	92–106	46.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	21–22	48.8
Orzhov Aristocrats	26–27	49.1
Golgari Aristocrats	8–10	44.4
Abzan Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	4–4	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	20–34	37.0
Boros Bombardment	1–2	33.3
Burn	36–30	54.5
Infect	34–66	34.0
Simic Infect	9–17	34.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–19	17.4
Golgari Infect	9–23	28.1
Mono Black Infect	2–1	66.7
Pummeler	11–5	68.8
Hermit Humans	3–3	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	32–33	49.2
Izzet Dreadnought	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	19–29	39.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	18–10	64.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	25–23	52.1
Liquimetal Fishing	4–6	40.0
Combo Goblins	20–18	52.6
Goblin Persist	14–16	46.7
Dirty Kitty	6–2	75.0
Aggro-Control	314–280	52.9
Simic Flash	11–14	44.0
Simic Vat	5–12	29.4
Izzet Tempo	78–68	53.4
Azorius Skies	5–9	35.7
Blue Madness	16–11	59.3
Simic Madness	10–10	50.0
Temur Madness	3–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–3	50.0
Wizards	16–20	44.4
Tetsukotog	4–6	40.0
12 Pest	9–11	45.0
Ninjas	16–10	61.5
Mono Blue Gush	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	60–52	53.6
Mono Blue Faeries	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	5–8	38.5
Izzet Spells	14–16	46.7
Dimir Tempo	44–29	60.3
Dimir Faeries	6–4	60.0
Dimir Librarians	1–1	50.0
Sultai Tempo	1–4	20.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	7–7	50.0
Azorius Tempo	3–6	33.3
Combo-Control	202–270	42.8
Curses	8–6	57.1
Burning Vengeance	4–2	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	5–4	55.6
Battle of Wits	40–29	58.0
Shared Fate	2–2	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	2–0	100.0
Pickles	1–7	12.5
Mindcrank	9–20	31.0
Displace Loop	7–9	43.8
Peregrine Drake	1–2	33.3
Familiars	2–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	7–2	77.8
Yosei Vat	9–6	60.0
Lich's Mastery	2–2	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	6–11	35.3
Zur's Weirding	4–6	40.0
Solar Flare	21–21	50.0
Plasma Swans	3–12	20.0
Liliana's Contract	2–2	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	47–111	29.7
Wildfire	31–48	39.2
Thryx-Wildfire	3–4	42.9
Borderpost Wildfire	10–12	45.5
Jokulhaups Control	16–63	20.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	6–24	20.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	4–14	22.2
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–7	22.2
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–7	0.0
Thopter-Sword	6–6	50.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–3	25.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	2–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	3–3	50.0
Archfiend Alteration	5–6	45.5
Resurgent Belief	4–2	66.7
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	941–706–1	57.1
Temur Ascendancy	20–22	47.6
The Rock	34–15	69.4
Golgari Citadel	5–0	100.0
Grenzo	3–3	50.0
Abzan Midrange	39–27	59.1
Selesnya Midrange	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Value Town	2–0	100.0
Jund	44–20	68.8
Blink	101–96	51.3
Wave Blink	77–67	53.5
Cloudpost Wave Blink	12–17	41.4
Esper Wave	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	45–31	59.2
Orzhov Wave	13–8	61.9
Abzan Wave	1–7	12.5
Bant Wave	2–3	40.0
Acid Trip	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	8–5	61.5
Anti-Persecution	2–3	40.0
Graveyard Value	40–39	50.6
Séance	6–10	37.5
Varolz Dreadnought	3–12	20.0
Enchantments Matter	4–1	80.0
Allies	28–22	56.0
Orzhov Allies	3–2	60.0
Mardu Allies	4–4	50.0
Boros Allies	8–4	66.7
Mono White Allies	2–2	50.0
Esper Allies	2–1	66.7
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	2–3	40.0
-1/-1 Counters	6–1	85.7
Fake-Rack	20–12	62.5
Mardu Midrange	6–13	31.6
Leave // Chance Midrange	0–1	0.0
White Jund	1–3	25.0
Vampires	36–24	60.0
Mono Black Vampires	21–15	58.3
Rakdos Vampires	7–4	63.6
Orzhov Vampires	7–5	58.3
Legends Midrange	28–20	58.3
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	6–8	42.9
Selesnya Legends	7–8	46.7
Elementals	5–1	83.3
Rakdos Midrange	35–24	59.3
Naya Midrange	7–0	100.0
Big Red	11–19	36.7
Mono Black Midrange	77–57–1	57.5
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	36–15	70.6
Davriel Braids	2–2	50.0
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	23–10	69.7
Temur Energy	3–4	42.9
Angels	19–9	67.9
Mono White Angels	10–7	58.8
Azorius Angels	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Angels	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	10–1	90.9
Lifegain Midrange	16–12	57.1
Martyr's Grace	5–5	50.0
Mutate	3–2	60.0
Sultai Midrange	19–16	54.3
Sultai Emerge	5–7	41.7
Sultai Energy	0–2	0.0
Fight Rigging	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Midrange	43–50	46.2
Orzhov Capenna	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–4	33.3
Prophet Glare	5–1	83.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	11–7	61.1
Zur the Enchanter	3–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	4–4	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–4	42.9
Neoform	4–3	57.1
Temur Neoform	2–2	50.0
Sultai Neoform	2–1	66.7
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	33–24	57.9
Hero of Precinct One	38–33	53.5
Abzan Hero	2–3	40.0
Mardu Hero	5–4	55.6
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	8–8	50.0
Five Color Hero	18–10	64.3
Gruul Obosh	4–1	80.0
Clerics	7–6	53.8
Simic Snow	4–13	23.5
Artifact Midrange	22–10	68.8
Coinflip Tribal	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	15–7	68.2
Nissa Company	4–4	50.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	3–1	75.0
Ramp	207–291–2	41.6
Villainous Wealth	2–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	49–83	37.1
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	7–20	25.9
Cloudpost Ramp	98–163	37.5
Eldrazipost	15–11	57.7
Locus Awakening	2–8	20.0
Golgari Post	5–7	41.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–2	50.0
Greenpost	33–89	27.0
Gruul Post	11–15	42.3
Simic Post	10–18	35.7
Temurpost	1–1	50.0
Domain	5–1	83.3
Temur Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–4	0.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–1	50.0
Defenders	4–1	80.0
Carth Superfriends	15–10	60.0
Jund Carth	3–3	50.0
Applejacks	6–2	75.0
Field Ramp	0–2	0.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0