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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37235	62270–63485–18	49.5	428	2776	1687
Metalwork Colossus	1057	1850–1800	50.7	10	68	54
Anvil Colossus	359	773–570	57.6	9	40	26
Upheaval Colossus	286	508–452	52.9	0	13	18

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	382–487	44.0
Mono Black Aggro	15–16	48.4
Heroic	33–27	55.0
Mono White Heroic	7–15	31.8
Azorius Heroic	3–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	5–5	50.0
Boros Heroic	17–6	73.9
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	52–77	40.3
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Goblins	14–25	35.9
Tokens	13–13	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono White Tokens	5–5	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	4–3	57.1
Mono Green Stompy	16–22	42.1
White Weenie	26–41	38.8
Odric Keywords	2–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–4	55.6
Soldiers	3–5	37.5
Chroma White	2–8	20.0
Mono White Humans	1–1	50.0
Elves	19–27	41.3
Werewolves	3–0	100.0
Minotaurs	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–10	37.5
Selesnya Counters	1–5	16.7
Rogues	4–3	57.1
Zombies	16–13	55.2
Gruul Aggro	5–5	50.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	5–3	62.5
Mono Red Swarm	6–22	21.4
8 Whack	4–19	17.4
Artifact Aggro	31–55	36.0
Affinity	14–13	51.9
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	4–1	80.0
Tempered Steel	7–40	14.9
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	4–8	33.3
Illusions	3–2	60.0
Devastating Dreams	2–1	66.7
Madness	6–4	60.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–3	40.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	17–9	65.4
Hexproof	3–1	75.0
Equipment Aggro	9–8	52.9
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	4–1	80.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	12–5	70.6
AggroSlide	30–32	48.4
Cats	4–8	33.3
Selesnya Cats	4–7	36.4
Rakdos Aggro	3–12	20.0
Rakdos Hellbent	0–5	0.0
Boros Aggro	4–2	66.7
Humans	7–9	43.8
Selesnya Humans	3–6	33.3
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	3–3	50.0
Shamans	0–3	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	9–19	32.1
Boros Legends Aggro	8–18	30.8
Bard Class	1–1	50.0
Pirates	1–1	50.0
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	327–380	46.3
Storm	52–55	48.6
Dimir Tendrils	5–13	27.8
Dragonstorm	9–8	52.9
Hazoret Storm	7–2	77.8
Simic Storm	2–1	66.7
Citadel Storm	6–4	60.0
High Tide	7–11	38.9
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Stormpost	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Post Desire	3–4	42.9
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–2	33.3
Izzet Storm	8–5	61.5
Swath Storm	4–1	80.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	30–54	35.7
Recurring Nightmare	5–7	41.7
Dragon Nightmare	4–7	36.4
Worldgorger Dragon	3–5	37.5
Double Dragon	3–5	37.5
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Living Death	2–4	33.3
Excruciator Combo	1–4	20.0
Traditional Reanimator	19–38	33.3
Rakdos Reanimator	3–6	33.3
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	11–27	28.9
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Oriss Genesis	4–5	44.4
Necro Combo	3–2	60.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	15–22	40.5
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	1–5	16.7
Temur Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–3	40.0
Hypergenesis	5–5	50.0
New Perspectives	1–6	14.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–19	20.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–12	7.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–6	33.3
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	5–8	38.5
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–7	0.0
Combo Post	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	36–36	50.0
Anvil Colossus	17–14	54.8
Upheaval Colossus	7–12	36.8
Seismic Swans	5–1	83.3
Eggs	14–8	63.6
Saffi Combo	3–4	42.9
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–8	20.0
Taking Turns	7–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	9–7	56.3
Ominous Good	3–4	42.9
Jokulhaups Combo	4–9	30.8
Soulflayer	9–4	69.2
Reanim8 Rack	4–1	80.0
Breakfast	26–60	30.2
Cephalid Breakfast	6–15	28.6
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	5–9	35.7
Grixis Breakfast	0–6	0.0
Hermit Gond	1–4	20.0
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	8–13	38.1
Neoform Hermit	8–17	32.0
Unctus	1–5	16.7
Oops All Lands	10–4	71.4
Dredge	4–1	80.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	5–3	62.5
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	3–4	42.9
Enduring Ideal	4–3	57.1
Ad Nauseam	1–2	33.3
Ad Swanseam	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	3–0	100.0
Restore Balance	5–1	83.3
Gyruda	2–5	28.6
Stuffy Doll	4–1	80.0
Belcher	3–1	75.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–2	0.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	5–3	62.5
Phoenix Altar	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	0–3	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–3	0.0
Nadu Combo	5–3	62.5
Amalia Combo	2–2	50.0
Control	365–222	62.2
Mono Black Control	14–2	87.5
Esper Control	37–25	59.7
Demonic Rising	18–4	81.8
Mono Blue Control	3–2	60.0
Dimir Control	18–15	54.5
Azorius Control	51–37	58.0
Cawblade	4–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	2–9	18.2
Izzet Control	9–1	90.0
Mardu Control	6–3	66.7
Mill	4–4	50.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	21–19	52.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	7–1	87.5
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–8	52.9
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–5	37.5
Grixis Control	23–7	76.7
Cruel Control	6–2	75.0
Stax	9–5	64.3
Birthday Stax	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	12–5	70.6
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	14–3	82.4
Izzet Dragons	10–2	83.3
Grixis Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	6–10	37.5
Ponza	21–17	55.3
Mono White Control	4–5	44.4
Life is Ez	1–2	33.3
Dynavolt Tower	5–0	100.0
Cycling Control	7–4	63.6
Astral Slide	6–3	66.7
Five Color Control	7–2	77.8
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	17–11	60.7
Sultai Ultimatum	3–2	60.0
Guildgate Control	4–0	100.0
Bant Control	7–4	63.6
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	24–11	68.6
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–2	50.0
Seasons Past Control	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Control	5–3	62.5
Prison	3–1	75.0
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	81–116	41.1
Aristocrats	35–41	46.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	12–20	37.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–7	53.3
Golgari Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–6	50.0
Burn	11–13	45.8
Necro Burn	0–1	0.0
Infect	6–22	21.4
Simic Infect	1–9	10.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–11	8.3
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	3–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	12–18	40.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–14	30.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–5	28.6
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	6–9	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	2–7	22.2
Goblin Persist	2–4	33.3
Dirty Kitty	0–3	0.0
Aggro-Control	114–109	51.1
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	29–27	51.8
Azorius Skies	6–5	54.5
Blue Madness	7–6	53.8
Simic Madness	4–5	44.4
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	8–3	72.7
Ninjas	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	8–14	36.4
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	8–5	61.5
Dimir Tempo	23–19	54.8
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	0–1	0.0
Sultai Tempo	1–4	20.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Tempo	2–6	25.0
Combo-Control	52–54	49.1
Curses	4–6	40.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	9–7	56.3
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	2–2	50.0
Displace Loop	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–3	25.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–5	16.7
Liliana's Contract	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	21–22	48.8
Wildfire	17–11	60.7
Thryx-Wildfire	5–5	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	5–4	55.6
Jokulhaups Control	4–11	26.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Midrange	458–376	54.9
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	24–16	60.0
Golgari Citadel	3–4	42.9
Grenzo	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	34–22	60.7
Selesnya Midrange	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	1–2	33.3
Jund	13–10	56.5
Blink	54–54	50.0
Wave Blink	31–28	52.5
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–1	66.7
Esper Wave	4–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	17–12	58.6
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Abzan Wave	5–9	35.7
Bant Wave	1–2	33.3
Acid Trip	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Blink	12–19	38.7
Graveyard Value	18–18	50.0
Séance	1–4	20.0
Varolz Dreadnought	8–10	44.4
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	9–16	36.0
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Mardu Allies	2–1	66.7
Boros Allies	1–2	33.3
Mono White Allies	4–11	26.7
Treefolk	1–3	25.0
-1/-1 Counters	4–1	80.0
Fake-Rack	13–14	48.1
Mardu Midrange	5–0	100.0
White Jund	2–5	28.6
Vampires	8–9	47.1
Mono Black Vampires	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Vampires	4–2	66.7
Legends Midrange	9–20	31.0
Mardu Legends	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Legends	1–5	16.7
Selesnya Legends	3–6	33.3
Elementals	3–5	37.5
Rakdos Midrange	33–27	55.0
Naya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Big Red	7–6	53.8
Mono Black Midrange	27–16	62.8
Necro Midrange	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	17–8	68.0
Hellion Whip	3–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	9–4	69.2
Temur Energy	0–3	0.0
Toughness Matters	4–5	44.4
Lifegain Midrange	7–0	100.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	7–5	58.3
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Sultai Energy	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	21–13	61.8
Orzhov Capenna	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–5	44.4
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	2–2	50.0
Neoform	2–3	40.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Party	0–2	0.0
Fires of Invention	22–16	57.9
Hero of Precinct One	26–19	57.8
Abzan Hero	8–3	72.7
Mardu Hero	3–3	50.0
Esper Hero	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Hero	3–8	27.3
Five Color Hero	5–2	71.4
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Boros Hero	2–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	3–1	75.0
Clerics	3–2	60.0
Simic Snow	1–2	33.3
Artifact Midrange	5–2	71.4
Coinflips	4–1	80.0
Death Cloud	9–4	69.2
Illness in the Ranks	2–1	66.7
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Laelia Cascade	4–3	57.1
Wight Midrange	2–1	66.7
Golgari Wight	1–0	100.0
Jund Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	66–56	54.1
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	6–7	46.2
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	33–36	47.8
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Locus Awakening	1–2	33.3
Golgari Post	9–8	52.9
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–5	28.6
Greenpost	14–17	45.2
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	3–3	50.0
Domain	2–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	6–3	66.7
Unclassified	5–0	100.0