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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50158	93691–83939–65	52.7	735	5744	2361
Mono Red Swarm	716	1255–1154	52.1	4	74	39
8 Whack	163	351–291	54.7	0	10	14

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	287–305	48.5
Mono Black Aggro	14–4	77.8
Heroic	20–25	44.4
Mono White Heroic	11–19	36.7
Azorius Heroic	4–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–2	50.0
Boros Heroic	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	53–69	43.4
Mono Red Devotion	2–1	66.7
Prisoner	2–0	100.0
Goblins	5–2	71.4
Tokens	16–13	55.2
Selesnya Tokens	11–2	84.6
Mardu Tokens	1–3	25.0
Mono White Tokens	2–7	22.2
Mono Green Stompy	14–25	35.9
White Weenie	26–26	50.0
Odric Keywords	1–1	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–3	50.0
Soldiers	8–6	57.1
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	1–2	33.3
Elves	15–19	44.1
Werewolves	2–1	66.7
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	7–5	58.3
Selesnya Counters	3–0	100.0
Rogues	2–2	50.0
Zombies	10–14	41.7
Gruul Aggro	7–9	43.8
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	6–4	60.0
Mono Red Swarm	9–9	50.0
8 Whack	6–6	50.0
Artifact Aggro	21–28	42.9
Affinity	13–14	48.1
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	3–8	27.3
Mono Blue Architect	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	6–3	66.7
Gruul Madness	2–1	66.7
Golgari Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	11–6	64.7
Hexproof	5–4	55.6
Equipment Aggro	3–2	60.0
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	11–10	52.4
AggroSlide	5–12	29.4
Cats	3–2	60.0
Mono White Cats	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–7	36.4
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	4–1	80.0
Boros Legends Aggro	4–0	100.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	209–176	54.3
Storm	42–27	60.9
Dimir Tendrils	3–8	27.3
Dragonstorm	6–6	50.0
Hazoret Storm	4–0	100.0
Simic Storm	9–2	81.8
Reclamation Storm	7–1	87.5
Citadel Storm	3–0	100.0
High Tide	6–7	46.2
Stormpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	38–31	55.1
Recurring Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	7–4	63.6
Double Dragon	1–1	50.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	2–1	66.7
Living Death	1–3	25.0
Traditional Reanimator	26–21	55.3
Rakdos Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	15–17	46.9
Oriss Genesis	3–2	60.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	3–8	27.3
Boros Glimpse	2–6	25.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	1–4	20.0
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
Cat Wave	1–1	50.0
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	14–9	60.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	9–5	64.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Umbral Mantle	1–2	33.3
Fake-Twin	3–4	42.9
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–2	33.3
Combo Post	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	22–6	78.6
Anvil Colossus	9–2	81.8
Upheaval Colossus	10–1	90.9
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	4–2	66.7
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–2	33.3
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–2	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	10–3	76.9
Ominous Good	4–4	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	4–0	100.0
Soulflayer	3–2	60.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	16–25	39.0
Hermit Gond	0–3	0.0
Oops All Spells	5–7	41.7
Neoform Hermit	9–15	37.5
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dredge	3–8	27.3
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	0–2	0.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	2–2	50.0
Belcher	0–4	0.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	1–4	20.0
Actual Twin	5–6	45.5
Izzet Twin	5–5	50.0
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	252–191	56.9
Mono Black Control	7–2	77.8
Esper Control	8–5	61.5
Demonic Rising	8–8	50.0
Mono Blue Control	7–0	100.0
Dimir Control	22–16	57.9
Azorius Control	22–22	50.0
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	11–2	84.6
Izzet Control	1–9	10.0
Mardu Control	3–3	50.0
Mill	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Control	17–12	58.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–7	30.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–3	62.5
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	13–4	76.5
Cruel Control	5–1	83.3
Stax	9–5	64.3
Pollute the Planet	1–0	100.0
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Control	9–13	40.9
Dragon Control	3–2	60.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
WUBR Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–1	50.0
UBRG Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	7–2	77.8
Ponza	14–4	77.8
Mono White Control	4–3	57.1
Life is Ez	2–1	66.7
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	19–11	63.3
Astral Slide	18–11	62.1
Five Color Control	4–3	57.1
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	6–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	36–37	49.3
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Temur Reclamation	0–3	0.0
Pox	9–11	45.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–3	25.0
Prison	2–3	40.0
Enchantress	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Combo	80–85	48.5
Aristocrats	41–48	46.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–8	38.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–11	35.3
Golgari Aristocrats	8–3	72.7
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	18–21	46.2
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	11–9	55.0
Infect	11–5	68.8
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–4	55.6
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–7	41.7
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–5	44.4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	3–0	100.0
Hushnought	4–7	36.4
Combo Goblins	2–5	28.6
Goblin Persist	2–3	40.0
Dirty Kitty	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	84–81	50.9
Simic Flash	2–0	100.0
Simic Vat	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	10–25	28.6
Azorius Skies	7–5	58.3
Blue Madness	5–5	50.0
Simic Madness	2–5	28.6
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Tetsukotog	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	17–19	47.2
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	10–7	58.8
Dimir Tempo	9–9	50.0
Sultai Tempo	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	2–3	40.0
Combo-Control	36–29	55.4
Curses	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	6–4	60.0
Swarm Intelligence	3–0	100.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	3–3	50.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Peregrine Drake	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	4–2	66.7
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	11–11	50.0
Wildfire	8–7	53.3
Borderpost Wildfire	4–5	44.4
Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Midrange	253–238	51.5
Temur Ascendancy	2–11	15.4
The Rock	3–6	33.3
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	9–11	45.0
Selesnya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Value Town	3–1	75.0
Jund	6–9	40.0
Blink	15–25	37.5
Wave Blink	7–20	25.9
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	5–13	27.8
Orzhov Wave	0–3	0.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	2–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	17–5	77.3
Dimir Graves	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	4–2	66.7
Enchantments Matter	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Constellation	0–2	0.0
Allies	4–7	36.4
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	0–2	0.0
Boros Allies	0–3	0.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	6–4	60.0
Selvala Morningstar	1–3	25.0
Mardu Midrange	2–3	40.0
Vampires	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	3–3	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Elementals	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	14–15	48.3
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	4–8	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	35–41	46.1
Mono Black Devotion	24–27	47.1
Hellion Whip	3–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	17–6	73.9
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Angels	1–1	50.0
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	7–3	70.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–8	38.5
Martyr's Grace	1–0	100.0
Adventures	1–1	50.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	6–4	60.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	12–14	46.2
Jeskai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	3–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–2	0.0
Neoform	4–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
UBRG Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	12–9	57.1
Hero of Precinct One	12–10	54.5
Abzan Hero	3–4	42.9
Mardu Hero	2–2	50.0
Esper Hero	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	2–3	40.0
Five Color Hero	1–1	50.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	2–3	40.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	3–1	75.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	3–0	100.0
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Ramp	54–49	52.4
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	9–16	36.0
Wild Pair	1–3	25.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–6	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	25–22	53.2
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	0–2	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	15–16	48.4
Gruul Post	4–1	80.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Devoid Cruelty	1–0	100.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–2	33.3
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	3–1	75.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	2–0	100.0