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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50144	93665–83906–65	52.7	734	5741	2361
Artifact Aggro	6303	11741–10383	53.1	99	681	289
Tempered Steel	2086	4337–3269	57.0	46	304	111

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1051–871	54.7
Mono Black Aggro	66–45	59.5
Heroic	42–51	45.2
Mono White Heroic	19–27	41.3
Azorius Heroic	7–1	87.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	12–17	41.4
Boros Heroic	2–6	25.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	172–160	51.8
Mono Red Devotion	2–5	28.6
Goblins	36–17	67.9
Tokens	18–19	48.6
Selesnya Tokens	5–8	38.5
Mono White Tokens	9–9	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	29–12	70.7
White Weenie	78–100	43.8
Odric Keywords	3–10	23.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	9–10	47.4
Soldiers	7–9	43.8
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	17–14	54.8
Elves	66–53	55.5
Werewolves	2–1	66.7
Minotaurs	1–1	50.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	12–9	57.1
Selesnya Counters	5–5	50.0
Rogues	5–2	71.4
Zombies	25–20	55.6
Gruul Aggro	22–14	61.1
Gruul Landfall	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	18–21	46.2
Mono Red Swarm	8–3	72.7
8 Whack	3–1	75.0
Artifact Aggro	252–230	52.3
Affinity	49–38	56.3
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	11–2	84.6
Tempered Steel	182–182	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	10–6	62.5
Devoid Aggro	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	6–3	66.7
Illusions	2–2	50.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	21–8	72.4
Gruul Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Madness	15–4	78.9
Voltron	46–21	68.7
Hexproof	7–1	87.5
Equipment Aggro	32–13	71.1
Hateful Auras	5–5	50.0
Slivers	7–2	77.8
Naya Zoo	3–3	50.0
Knights	12–17	41.4
AggroSlide	25–34	42.4
Cats	3–6	33.3
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	2–5	28.6
Rakdos Aggro	22–8	73.3
Rakdos Hellbent	14–3	82.4
Boros Aggro	9–1	90.0
Humans	10–2	83.3
Gruul Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	4–2	66.7
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Humans	2–0	100.0
Shamans	5–1	83.3
Legends Aggro	10–2	83.3
Boros Legends Aggro	9–1	90.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Pirates	2–1	66.7
Rats	2–0	100.0
Combo	719–591	54.9
Storm	163–130	55.6
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	30–12	71.4
Dragonstorm	16–16	50.0
Hazoret Storm	8–11	42.1
Simic Storm	3–2	60.0
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	39–39	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	39–35	52.7
Swath Storm	2–2	50.0
Channel Storm	7–8	46.7
Reanimator	85–82	50.9
Recurring Nightmare	13–15	46.4
Dragon Nightmare	9–8	52.9
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	12–18	40.0
Double Dragon	4–8	33.3
Starlit Graves	1–1	50.0
Grozoth	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	55–48	53.4
Rakdos Reanimator	16–18	47.1
Dimir Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	26–29	47.3
Oriss Genesis	3–5	37.5
Biovisionary	4–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	33–40	45.2
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	3–3	50.0
Warp World	10–5	66.7
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	1–2	33.3
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	8–2	80.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	18–16	52.9
New Perspectives	27–6	81.8
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Mardu Life	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	22–15	59.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	14–11	56.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	7–2	77.8
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Myr Incubator	5–2	71.4
Umbral Mantle	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	3–1	75.0
Metalwork Colossus	40–7	85.1
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	17–9	65.4
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–6	33.3
Blazing Shoal Combo	6–6	50.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	14–10	58.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	14–5	73.7
Ominous Good	6–2	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	6–1	85.7
Soulflayer	9–9	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–4	20.0
Breakfast	72–154	31.9
Cephalid Breakfast	50–78	39.1
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	27–41	39.7
Grixis Breakfast	20–30	40.0
Hermit Gond	0–2	0.0
Oops All Spells	19–57	25.0
Neoform Hermit	3–12	20.0
Unctus	0–3	0.0
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Dredge	18–17	51.4
Polymorph	7–4	63.6
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	4–0	100.0
Storm Herald	4–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	9–1	90.0
Ad Nauseam	9–5	64.3
Chain of Acid	2–4	33.3
GreenTwin	1–2	33.3
Tibalt's Trickery	4–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	4–3	57.1
Calibrated Blast	2–2	50.0
Restore Balance	10–14	41.7
Gyruda	3–4	42.9
Stuffy Doll	3–2	60.0
Belcher	5–3	62.5
Tameshi Bloom	2–1	66.7
Possibility Storm	5–2	71.4
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	755–481	61.1
Mono Black Control	14–8	63.6
Esper Control	40–31	56.3
Demonic Rising	30–12	71.4
Paradox Haze Lock	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Control	17–8	68.0
Dimir Control	42–32	56.8
Dreadful Inspiration	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	91–93	49.5
Cawblade	5–4	55.6
Turbo Fog	11–16	40.7
Izzet Control	11–9	55.0
Mardu Control	13–5	72.2
Mill	25–3	89.3
Boros Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	34–28	54.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Blackpost	6–1	85.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	15–11	57.7
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–10	9.1
Grixis Control	39–21	65.0
Cruel Control	4–1	80.0
Stax	44–18	71.0
Birthday Stax	4–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Control	18–9	66.7
Dragon Control	19–3	86.4
Izzet Dragons	9–1	90.0
Grixis Dragons	5–1	83.3
Galleon Control	2–2	50.0
Runeflare	26–2	92.9
Ponza	35–27	56.5
Mono White Control	18–20	47.4
Life is Ez	9–9	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	11–2	84.6
Cycling Control	26–10	72.2
Astral Slide	25–10	71.4
Five Color Control	18–5	78.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Shrines	5–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	3–0	100.0
Sultai Control	65–52	55.6
Sultai Ultimatum	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	9–4	69.2
Bant Control	7–6	53.8
Temur Reclamation	0–2	0.0
Pox	21–13	61.8
Enchantments Control	2–4	33.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	17–3	85.0
Seasons Past Control	14–5	73.7
Orzhov Control	10–8	55.6
Prison	11–9	55.0
Enchantress	9–4	69.2
Aggro-Combo	281–250	52.9
Aristocrats	102–70	59.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	50–30	62.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–11	21.4
Golgari Aristocrats	13–6	68.4
Abzan Aristocrats	4–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Food	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	16–13	55.2
Boros Bombardment	6–3	66.7
Burn	37–13	74.0
Infect	37–49	43.0
Simic Infect	12–28	30.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–11	45.0
Golgari Infect	4–6	40.0
Mono Black Infect	2–0	100.0
Pummeler	4–1	80.0
Hermit Humans	0–7	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	53–72	42.4
Izzet Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	44–60	42.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	6–4	60.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–1	66.7
Hushnought	14–7	66.7
Liquimetal Fishing	3–1	75.0
Combo Goblins	20–21	48.8
Goblin Persist	9–12	42.9
Dirty Kitty	10–9	52.6
Aggro-Control	243–197	55.2
Simic Flash	7–1	87.5
Izzet Tempo	62–44	58.5
Azorius Skies	18–2	90.0
Blue Madness	15–11	57.7
Simic Madness	12–5	70.6
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–3	25.0
Wizards	6–8	42.9
Ninjas	17–21	44.7
Mono Blue Gush	3–11	21.4
Mono Blue Tempo	31–23	57.4
Mono Blue Librarians	4–3	57.1
Izzet Spells	28–38	42.4
Dimir Tempo	23–18	56.1
Dimir Faeries	2–1	66.7
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–6	25.0
Azorius Tempo	2–2	50.0
Combo-Control	274–143	65.7
Curses	64–17	79.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	23–11	67.6
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	6–1	85.7
Mindcrank	10–9	52.6
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	2–4	33.3
Familiars	2–4	33.3
Hedron Alignment	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	18–1	94.7
Hive Mind	5–1	83.3
Zur's Weirding	7–3	70.0
Solar Flare	9–6	60.0
Plasma Swans	5–7	41.7
Liliana's Contract	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	103–69	59.9
Wildfire	36–24	60.0
Thryx-Wildfire	4–2	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	7–5	58.3
Jokulhaups Control	67–45	59.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	7–6	53.8
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	16–11	59.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	13–12	52.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	10–6	62.5
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	13–2	86.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	7–5	58.3
Thopter-Sword	3–8	27.3
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–4	20.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	2–3	40.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	5–0	100.0
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Esper Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	828–608	57.7
Temur Ascendancy	10–2	83.3
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	23–12	65.7
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	3–4	42.9
Abzan Midrange	33–21	61.1
Selesnya Midrange	7–5	58.3
Selesnya Value Town	0–2	0.0
Jund	60–40	60.0
Blink	83–106	43.9
Wave Blink	31–68	31.3
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–3	25.0
Esper Wave	0–5	0.0
Azorius Wave	16–39	29.1
Orzhov Wave	4–13	23.5
Abzan Wave	9–3	75.0
Bant Wave	0–5	0.0
Acid Trip	13–1	92.9
Orzhov Blink	4–8	33.3
Anti-Persecution	2–1	66.7
Graveyard Value	22–14	61.1
Séance	3–3	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	5–7	41.7
Enchantments Matter	9–6	60.0
Allies	25–33	43.1
Orzhov Allies	4–3	57.1
Mardu Allies	8–12	40.0
Boros Allies	6–8	42.9
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–4	20.0
Treefolk	12–13	48.0
-1/-1 Counters	5–3	62.5
Fake-Rack	25–9	73.5
Mardu Midrange	11–13	45.8
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
White Jund	13–9	59.1
Vampires	22–28	44.0
Mono Black Vampires	14–25	35.9
Rakdos Vampires	5–3	62.5
Legends Midrange	29–15	65.9
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	14–4	77.8
Orzhov Legends	9–8	52.9
Selesnya Legends	1–2	33.3
Elementals	3–5	37.5
Rakdos Midrange	38–31	55.1
Naya Midrange	6–1	85.7
Card Advantage White	10–3	76.9
Big Red	9–6	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	86–68	55.8
Mono Black Devotion	32–23	58.2
Davriel Braids	1–1	50.0
Heart of Darkness	2–1	66.7
Dimir Midrange	11–17	39.3
Angels	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	4–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	5–3	62.5
Lifegain Midrange	17–17	50.0
Martyr's Grace	13–14	48.1
Mutate	5–2	71.4
Sultai Midrange	6–5	54.5
Sultai Emerge	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	40–27	59.7
Orzhov Capenna	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	4–1	80.0
Prophet Glare	3–2	60.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	6–4	60.0
Zur the Enchanter	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	5–1	83.3
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–1	80.0
Neoform	1–2	33.3
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	13–3	81.3
Hero of Precinct One	34–25	57.6
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	10–6	62.5
Esper Hero	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	4–5	44.4
Naya Hero	6–6	50.0
Boros Hero	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Hero	2–1	66.7
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Clerics	6–3	66.7
Simic Snow	16–18	47.1
Artifact Midrange	14–9	60.9
Coinflips	4–1	80.0
Death Cloud	7–1	87.5
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	2–1	66.7
Wight Midrange	0–1	0.0
Ramp	186–127	59.4
Rofellos Ramp	36–64	36.0
Wild Pair	2–1	66.7
Channel-Rofellos	30–49	38.0
Cloudpost Ramp	96–39	71.1
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	0–2	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	3–0	100.0
Greenpost	77–27	74.0
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	5–8	38.5
Domain	1–1	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	7–1	87.5
Historic Bloom	1–1	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–1	50.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	4–1	80.0
Defenders	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	5–5	50.0
Jund Carth	2–2	50.0
Applejacks	4–0	100.0