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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	40778	66933–71899–34	48.2	342	3009	1561
Vampires	1108	1765–1925–7	47.8	10	94	41
Rakdos Vampires	236	284–398	41.6	0	13	2

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	66–100	39.8
Mono Black Aggro	6–5	54.5
Heroic	2–8	20.0
Mono White Heroic	2–5	28.6
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	14–28	33.3
Mono Red Devotion	1–2	33.3
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	6–2	75.0
Tokens	0–5	0.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–1	66.7
White Weenie	1–6	14.3
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	2–7	22.2
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	1–6	14.3
Gruul Aggro	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	0–3	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	11–12	47.8
Affinity	5–6	45.5
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–2	0.0
Devastating Dreams	2–0	100.0
Madness	3–2	60.0
Gruul Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–1	66.7
Voltron	3–4	42.9
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	1–3	25.0
Knights	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	2–2	50.0
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	44–63	41.1
Storm	8–13	38.1
Dimir Tendrils	4–1	80.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	1–5	16.7
Izzet Storm	1–3	25.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	9–12	42.9
Recurring Nightmare	3–1	75.0
Dragon Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	3–7	30.0
Double Dragon	1–1	50.0
8 Goyf	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–1	66.7
Warp World	1–3	25.0
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	0–5	0.0
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	2–1	66.7
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	0–2	0.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	4–2	66.7
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	0–6	0.0
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	0–3	0.0
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Dredge	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	0–2	0.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	0–3	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Control	50–78	39.1
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	4–5	44.4
Demonic Rising	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Control	1–2	33.3
Dimir Control	2–4	33.3
Azorius Control	5–21	19.2
Cawblade	0–5	0.0
Turbo Fog	0–2	0.0
Izzet Control	2–3	40.0
Mardu Control	0–2	0.0
Mill	4–1	80.0
Cloudpost Control	4–7	36.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	3–1	75.0
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	3–5	37.5
Pollute the Planet	1–2	33.3
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	3–4	42.9
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	2–2	50.0
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Five Color Control	3–2	60.0
Guildgate Control	0–2	0.0
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Pox	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	16–27	37.2
Aristocrats	5–9	35.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	1–4	20.0
Simic Infect	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–2	0.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–7	22.2
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–7	22.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Hushnought	3–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	0–4	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–4	0.0
Aggro-Control	11–30	26.8
Izzet Tempo	1–5	16.7
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	0–5	0.0
Simic Madness	0–2	0.0
Temur Madness	0–2	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Tetsukotog	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Gush	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–2	60.0
Izzet Spells	1–9	10.0
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	24–15	61.5
Curses	3–2	60.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	1–4	20.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	4–2	66.7
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	8–5	61.5
Wildfire	3–3	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	5–2	71.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	60–57	51.3
Temur Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	3–2	60.0
Jund	2–9	18.2
Blink	4–3	57.1
Wave Blink	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	3–2	60.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
Vampires	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–2	50.0
Legends Midrange	3–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–3	25.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	5–8	38.5
Mono Black Devotion	0–3	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–1	66.7
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	4–4	50.0
Sultai Emerge	2–3	40.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	2–1	66.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–1	66.7
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	1–1	50.0
Artifact Midrange	3–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–0	100.0
Ramp	13–27	32.5
Rofellos Ramp	3–8	27.3
Channel-Rofellos	2–4	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	8–12	40.0
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	5–6	45.5
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Domain	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0
Unclassified	0–1	0.0