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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37252	62292–63515–18	49.5	429	2779	1687
Jeskai Ascendancy	1494	2824–2271	55.4	33	140	111
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	836	1533–1247	55.1	13	63	60
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	383	803–617	56.5	19	72	27
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	110	206–118	63.6	1	2	14

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	620–583	51.5
Mono Black Aggro	14–13	51.9
Heroic	45–50	47.4
Mono White Heroic	33–28	54.1
Azorius Heroic	2–3	40.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–9	30.8
Boros Heroic	4–5	44.4
Selesnya Heroic	2–3	40.0
Red Deck Wins	115–111	50.9
Mono Red Devotion	2–9	18.2
Proliferate Red	2–1	66.7
Goblins	12–9	57.1
Tokens	14–12	53.8
Selesnya Tokens	5–7	41.7
Mono White Tokens	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	33–17	66.0
White Weenie	49–61	44.5
Odric Keywords	7–2	77.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	8–7	53.3
Soldiers	2–3	40.0
Kithkin	2–4	33.3
Mono White Humans	1–2	33.3
Elves	43–27	61.4
Werewolves	4–5	44.4
Minotaurs	2–0	100.0
Warriors	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	9–7	56.3
Selesnya Counters	1–1	50.0
Rogues	5–6	45.5
Zombies	37–24	60.7
Gruul Aggro	13–10	56.5
Gruul Landfall	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	23–15	60.5
Mono Red Swarm	9–14	39.1
8 Whack	6–7	46.2
Artifact Aggro	85–106	44.5
Affinity	57–71	44.5
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	1–1	50.0
Salvage Titan	7–3	70.0
Tempered Steel	15–22	40.5
Mono Blue Architect	4–8	33.3
Devoid Aggro	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	2–2	50.0
Illusions	2–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	1–2	33.3
Madness	10–9	52.6
Gruul Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	8–5	61.5
Voltron	13–8	61.9
Hexproof	8–4	66.7
Equipment Aggro	3–2	60.0
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Slivers	3–1	75.0
Naya Zoo	7–4	63.6
Knights	7–6	53.8
AggroSlide	31–37	45.6
Cats	5–6	45.5
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	5–5	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	9–5	64.3
Boros Aggro	1–2	33.3
Humans	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Humans	2–0	100.0
Boros Humans	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–3	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–3	0.0
Pirates	2–0	100.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	478–413	53.6
Storm	103–92	52.8
Sultai Tendrils	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tendrils	29–34	46.0
Dark Tide	0–2	0.0
Dragonstorm	9–12	42.9
Hazoret Storm	10–6	62.5
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	7–2	77.8
High Tide	9–14	39.1
Grixis Tendrils	4–0	100.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	7–1	87.5
Izzet Storm	12–13	48.0
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	67–80	45.6
Recurring Nightmare	15–10	60.0
Dragon Nightmare	7–4	63.6
Jund Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	12–8	60.0
Double Dragon	5–1	83.3
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
8 Goyf	0–1	0.0
Living Death	5–5	50.0
Excruciator Combo	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	33–54	37.9
Rakdos Reanimator	9–14	39.1
Dimir Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	13–32	28.9
Grixis Reanimator	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–6	14.3
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	9–13	40.9
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	3–0	100.0
Warp World	0–5	0.0
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	0–2	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Zubera Tribal	3–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	13–4	76.5
New Perspectives	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	38–38	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	16–19	45.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	13–11	54.2
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Myr Incubator	2–4	33.3
Umbral Mantle	2–12	14.3
Fake-Twin	6–4	60.0
Murderous Mastery	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	3–2	60.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	19–5	79.2
Anvil Colossus	10–5	66.7
Upheaval Colossus	4–0	100.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	6–1	85.7
Cruel Combo	1–4	20.0
Eggs	24–22	52.2
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	5–1	83.3
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–3	25.0
Taking Turns	16–5	76.2
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	12–8	60.0
Ominous Good	5–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	4–1	80.0
Soulflayer	11–9	55.0
Reanim8 Rack	2–4	33.3
Breakfast	35–46	43.2
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	5–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	24–35	40.7
Neoform Hermit	5–9	35.7
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	3–1	75.0
Dredge	27–14	65.9
Polymorph	5–2	71.4
Dice Factory	3–2	60.0
Storm Herald	1–3	25.0
Enduring Ideal	5–3	62.5
Ad Nauseam	6–4	60.0
Ad Swanseam	0–2	0.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	2–2	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	3–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	0–2	0.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	3–1	75.0
Belcher	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	1–2	33.3
Izzet Twin	0–2	0.0
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Nadu Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	487–307	61.3
Mono Black Control	11–4	73.3
Esper Control	29–31	48.3
Demonic Rising	15–12	55.6
Mono Blue Control	7–2	77.8
Dimir Control	17–18	48.6
Azorius Control	72–51	58.5
Cawblade	12–3	80.0
Turbo Fog	9–7	56.3
Izzet Control	5–4	55.6
Mardu Control	6–10	37.5
Mill	13–5	72.2
Boros Control	4–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	48–21	69.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	8–6	57.1
Blackpost	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	15–5	75.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	4–2	66.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	10–4	71.4
Grixis Control	30–12	71.4
Cruel Control	16–8	66.7
Stax	25–7	78.1
Chandra Nalaar	2–2	50.0
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	22–13	62.9
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	6–1	85.7
Izzet Dragons	2–1	66.7
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	5–4	55.6
Ponza	32–15	68.1
Mono White Control	9–7	56.3
Life is Ez	7–5	58.3
Dynavolt Tower	7–3	70.0
Cycling Control	21–20	51.2
Astral Slide	19–20	48.7
Five Color Control	12–3	80.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	4–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	12–10	54.5
Sultai Ultimatum	3–2	60.0
Guildgate Control	5–1	83.3
Bant Control	10–7	58.8
Pox	21–16	56.8
Enchantments Control	3–2	60.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Control	13–5	72.2
Prison	6–4	60.0
Enchantress	3–4	42.9
Aggro-Combo	195–226	46.3
Aristocrats	51–39	56.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	14–9	60.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	10–10	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	5–1	83.3
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	8–9	47.1
Boros Bombardment	5–3	62.5
Burn	20–26	43.5
Infect	28–36	43.8
Simic Infect	12–15	44.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–16	15.8
Golgari Infect	3–2	60.0
Pummeler	4–7	36.4
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	30–69	30.3
Izzet Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	23–62	27.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	8–7	53.3
Hushnought	21–17	55.3
Liquimetal Fishing	4–2	66.7
Combo Goblins	28–21	57.1
Goblin Persist	22–14	61.1
Dirty Kitty	6–7	46.2
Aggro-Control	150–152	49.7
Simic Flash	2–5	28.6
Simic Vat	2–2	50.0
Izzet Tempo	47–38	55.3
Azorius Skies	9–5	64.3
Blue Madness	9–6	60.0
Simic Madness	4–3	57.1
Temur Madness	1–3	25.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–3	40.0
Wizards	7–3	70.0
Tetsukotog	1–0	100.0
12 Pest	0–4	0.0
Ninjas	8–6	57.1
Mono Blue Tempo	18–36	33.3
Mono Blue Faeries	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–4	33.3
Izzet Spells	10–18	35.7
Dimir Tempo	17–11	60.7
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Sultai Tempo	1–4	20.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	2–2	50.0
Combo-Control	170–107	61.4
Curses	6–2	75.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	7–9	43.8
Battle of Wits	22–4	84.6
Shared Fate	4–1	80.0
Sunforger	3–0	100.0
Pickles	6–2	75.0
Mindcrank	12–21	36.4
Dragoncrank	1–5	16.7
Displace Loop	2–1	66.7
Peregrine Drake	1–0	100.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	1–2	33.3
Lich's Mastery	4–1	80.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	5–6	45.5
Solar Flare	2–6	25.0
Plasma Swans	13–10	56.5
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	74–34	68.5
Wildfire	31–17	64.6
Thryx-Wildfire	5–4	55.6
Borderpost Wildfire	12–4	75.0
Jokulhaups Control	43–17	71.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	15–3	83.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	6–5	54.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	9–3	75.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–2	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	594–408	59.3
Temur Ascendancy	7–15	31.8
Prophet Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	19–11	63.3
Golgari Citadel	4–0	100.0
Grenzo	4–1	80.0
Abzan Midrange	23–20	53.5
Knights of Windgrace	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	6–2	75.0
Selesnya Value Town	4–1	80.0
Jund	32–23	58.2
Blink	93–60	60.8
Wave Blink	51–35	59.3
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–3	50.0
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	22–11	66.7
Orzhov Wave	11–16	40.7
Abzan Wave	11–3	78.6
Bant Wave	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Blink	1–2	33.3
Anti-Persecution	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	32–9	78.0
Séance	5–1	83.3
Varolz Dreadnought	12–4	75.0
Enchantments Matter	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	18–11	62.1
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Mardu Allies	2–3	40.0
Boros Allies	2–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	3–2	60.0
Esper Allies	6–2	75.0
Azorius Allies	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	5–3	62.5
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	12–14	46.2
Mardu Midrange	5–10	33.3
Leave // Chance Midrange	0–1	0.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–3	0.0
White Jund	3–0	100.0
Vampires	11–14	44.0
Mono Black Vampires	7–8	46.7
Rakdos Vampires	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–2	50.0
Legends Midrange	7–6	53.8
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	5–3	62.5
Rakdos Midrange	39–25	60.9
Naya Midrange	3–6	33.3
Big Red	8–7	53.3
Mono Black Midrange	44–37	54.3
Mono Black Devotion	17–15	53.1
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	2–3	40.0
Dimir Midrange	18–6	75.0
Dimir Vat	2–1	66.7
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angels	4–1	80.0
Mono White Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	15–6	71.4
Martyr's Grace	10–4	71.4
Adventures	1–1	50.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	13–17	43.3
Sultai Emerge	7–5	58.3
Sultai Energy	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	18–18	50.0
Orzhov Capenna	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–2	60.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	5–1	83.3
Enigmatic Incarnation	5–1	83.3
Mythic Colossification	2–2	50.0
Neoform	3–1	75.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Party	1–2	33.3
Fires of Invention	15–3	83.3
Hero of Precinct One	16–20	44.4
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	4–3	57.1
Esper Hero	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Hero	2–5	28.6
Five Color Hero	2–4	33.3
Naya Hero	3–3	50.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Clerics	6–2	75.0
Simic Snow	17–1	94.4
Artifact Midrange	14–4	77.8
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–5	28.6
Game Objects	0–3	0.0
Ramp	130–75	63.4
Villainous Wealth	4–1	80.0
Rofellos Ramp	12–24	33.3
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	70–35	66.7
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Locus Awakening	4–2	66.7
Golgari Post	5–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–4	20.0
Greenpost	45–25	64.3
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	3–1	75.0
Domain	2–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	4–2	66.7
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	2–1	66.7
Defenders	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	4–1	80.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–1	66.7