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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	40778	66933–71899–34	48.2	342	3009	1561
Mardu Midrange	738	1350–1275	51.4	2	46	35
Leave // Chance Midrange	17	24–30	44.4

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	310–365	45.9
Mono Black Aggro	11–5	68.8
Heroic	29–28	50.9
Mono White Heroic	22–25	46.8
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	29–67	30.2
Mono Red Devotion	2–3	40.0
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	9–5	64.3
Tokens	7–10	41.2
Selesnya Tokens	4–6	40.0
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	10–14	41.7
White Weenie	18–23	43.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–2	66.7
Soldiers	1–2	33.3
Chroma White	0–2	0.0
Elves	29–16	64.4
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	8–10	44.4
Selesnya Counters	5–3	62.5
Rogues	3–2	60.0
Zombies	18–13	58.1
Gruul Aggro	5–3	62.5
Gruul Landfall	0–2	0.0
Merfolk	12–21	36.4
Mono Red Swarm	3–2	60.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	56–67	45.5
Affinity	38–48	44.2
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–1	50.0
Salvage Titan	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	13–11	54.2
Mono Blue Architect	3–6	33.3
Devoid Aggro	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Devastating Dreams	1–2	33.3
Madness	7–8	46.7
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Madness	5–4	55.6
Voltron	12–6	66.7
Hexproof	5–1	83.3
Equipment Aggro	3–3	50.0
Hateful Auras	3–2	60.0
Naya Zoo	3–1	75.0
Knights	0–6	0.0
AggroSlide	15–32	31.9
Cats	6–8	42.9
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	6–7	46.2
Rakdos Aggro	6–4	60.0
Rakdos Hellbent	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	1–1	50.0
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Combo	259–203	56.1
Storm	78–34	69.6
Sultai Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	34–14	70.8
Dragonstorm	4–5	44.4
Hazoret Storm	3–3	50.0
Simic Storm	0–4	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	6–3	66.7
Grixis Tendrils	4–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	12–1	92.3
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	36–52	40.9
Recurring Nightmare	0–5	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–3	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	16–21	43.2
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	20–23	46.5
Rakdos Reanimator	2–6	25.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Reanimator	16–13	55.2
Oriss Genesis	2–3	40.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–5	44.4
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	5–7	41.7
Boros Glimpse	0–4	0.0
Actual Warp World	4–1	80.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–2	33.3
Maniac Combo	3–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–5	28.6
New Perspectives	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	10–4	71.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–2	71.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	2–2	50.0
Jeskai "Twin"	2–1	66.7
Combo Post	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	0–5	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–2	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–3	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–2	33.3
Eggs	4–2	66.7
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	5–1	83.3
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	10–5	66.7
Izzet Ascension	12–10	54.5
Ominous Good	1–3	25.0
Jokulhaups Combo	6–3	66.7
Soulflayer	3–6	33.3
Breakfast	15–16	48.4
Cephalid Breakfast	2–1	66.7
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	2–1	66.7
Oops All Spells	10–12	45.5
Neoform Hermit	3–3	50.0
Oops All Lands	3–1	75.0
Dredge	14–12	53.8
Polymorph	3–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	4–2	66.7
Dice Factory	3–1	75.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–4	20.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	2–1	66.7
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	3–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–2	0.0
Actual Twin	1–1	50.0
Izzet Twin	1–1	50.0
Control	208–163	56.1
Mono Black Control	3–0	100.0
Esper Control	12–9	57.1
Demonic Rising	5–4	55.6
Paradox Haze Lock	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	4–0	100.0
Dimir Control	6–11	35.3
Azorius Control	30–32	48.4
Cawblade	3–3	50.0
Turbo Fog	7–2	77.8
Izzet Control	3–1	75.0
Mardu Control	4–4	50.0
Mill	16–9	64.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	13–6	68.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Blackpost	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Grixis Control	10–9	52.6
Cruel Control	7–4	63.6
Stax	3–2	60.0
Chandra Nalaar	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	4–1	80.0
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–1	75.0
Ponza	14–25	35.9
Mono White Control	7–7	50.0
Life is Ez	5–5	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	3–0	100.0
Cycling Control	9–3	75.0
Astral Slide	9–3	75.0
Five Color Control	9–5	64.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	3–2	60.0
Sultai Control	5–4	55.6
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	4–3	57.1
Pox	11–14	44.0
Enchantments Control	2–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	5–3	62.5
Prison	5–1	83.3
Enchantress	3–1	75.0
Aggro-Combo	88–78	53.0
Aristocrats	28–31	47.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–10	23.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–6	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	6–3	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Food	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	7–6	53.8
Boros Bombardment	0–2	0.0
Burn	11–7	61.1
Infect	16–5	76.2
Simic Infect	6–4	60.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–1	66.7
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–18	28.0
Izzet Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–15	25.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–3	40.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	6–8	42.9
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	13–5	72.2
Goblin Persist	5–4	55.6
Dirty Kitty	8–1	88.9
Dwarf Combo	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	81–86	48.5
Izzet Tempo	23–25	47.9
Azorius Skies	5–1	83.3
Blue Madness	5–4	55.6
Simic Madness	1–2	33.3
Temur Madness	2–2	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–3	25.0
Ninjas	10–2	83.3
Mono Blue Tempo	16–30	34.8
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	9–9	50.0
Dimir Tempo	10–7	58.8
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	56–78	41.8
Curses	0–10	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–6	14.3
Battle of Wits	3–6	33.3
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	8–8	50.0
Dragoncrank	2–0	100.0
Displace Loop	1–2	33.3
Peregrine Drake	0–2	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–3	25.0
Zur's Weirding	19–18	51.4
Solar Flare	4–3	57.1
Mass Land Destruction	14–19	42.4
Wildfire	4–5	44.4
Thryx-Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	10–14	41.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	4–3	57.1
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	272–233	53.9
Temur Ascendancy	3–4	42.9
The Rock	5–6	45.5
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	7–5	58.3
Selesnya Midrange	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	8–9	47.1
Blink	11–18	37.9
Wave Blink	4–8	33.3
Azorius Wave	2–6	25.0
Orzhov Wave	2–1	66.7
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Trip	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	1–2	33.3
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	13–16	44.8
Séance	5–8	38.5
Varolz Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	0–2	0.0
Treefolk	4–2	66.7
-1/-1 Counters	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	13–3	81.3
Mardu Midrange	22–22	50.0
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	8–4	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	6–4	60.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–1	75.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–0	100.0
Elementals	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Midrange	18–19	48.6
Naya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	26–20	56.5
Mono Black Devotion	14–7	66.7
Heart of Darkness	2–4	33.3
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	11–4	73.3
Angels	2–2	50.0
Azorius Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	2–1	66.7
Toughness Matters	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	6–1	85.7
Martyr's Grace	2–0	100.0
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	6–8	42.9
Sultai Emerge	0–3	0.0
Fight Rigging	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	14–26	35.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	6–4	60.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–1	66.7
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Neoform	5–1	83.3
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	2–0	100.0
Party	4–3	57.1
Fires of Invention	4–1	80.0
Hero of Precinct One	7–5	58.3
Mardu Hero	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Hero	1–1	50.0
Five Color Hero	2–1	66.7
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Boros Hero	2–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Clerics	3–2	60.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–4	33.3
Coinflip Tribal	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	10–3	76.9
Game Objects	1–1	50.0
Ramp	75–69	52.1
Rofellos Ramp	11–9	55.0
Channel-Rofellos	5–3	62.5
Cloudpost Ramp	42–47	47.2
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	4–3	57.1
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	4–1	80.0
Greenpost	23–36	39.0
Gruul Post	3–1	75.0
Simic Post	5–1	83.3
Summer Bloom Ramp	6–2	75.0
Historic Bloom	4–2	66.7
Eureka!	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	1–3	25.0
Field Ramp	0–2	0.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0