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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41504	68119–73124–34	48.2	351	3079	1592
Rakdos Midrange	1953	3392–3483	49.3	12	146	70

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	796–843	48.6
Mono Black Aggro	25–16	61.0
Heroic	55–59	48.2
Mono White Heroic	31–45	40.8
Azorius Heroic	4–2	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	12–7	63.2
Boros Heroic	5–5	50.0
Red Deck Wins	133–164	44.8
Mono Red Devotion	5–2	71.4
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	17–21	44.7
Tokens	32–17	65.3
Selesnya Tokens	16–3	84.2
Mono White Tokens	5–13	27.8
Orzhov Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	24–21	53.3
White Weenie	70–84	45.5
Odric Keywords	0–2	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	16–11	59.3
Soldiers	10–12	45.5
Kithkin	0–3	0.0
Chroma White	4–2	66.7
Mono White Humans	2–5	28.6
Elves	57–35	62.0
Werewolves	5–3	62.5
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	11–12	47.8
Selesnya Counters	4–4	50.0
Rogues	10–10	50.0
Zombies	45–44	50.6
Gruul Aggro	19–15	55.9
Merfolk	21–12	63.6
Mono Red Swarm	15–14	51.7
8 Whack	8–7	53.3
Artifact Aggro	97–124	43.9
Affinity	52–74	41.3
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	7–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	31–38	44.9
Mono Blue Architect	4–11	26.7
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–1	75.0
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Devastating Dreams	2–1	66.7
Madness	10–10	50.0
Gruul Madness	3–1	75.0
Golgari Madness	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	2–9	18.2
Voltron	21–13	61.8
Hexproof	6–6	50.0
Equipment Aggro	9–4	69.2
Hateful Auras	2–2	50.0
Slivers	4–2	66.7
Naya Zoo	3–3	50.0
Knights	17–18	48.6
AggroSlide	48–91	34.5
Cats	8–7	53.3
Mono White Cats	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Cats	6–5	54.5
Rakdos Aggro	11–10	52.4
Rakdos Hellbent	3–2	60.0
Boros Aggro	1–4	20.0
Humans	7–8	46.7
Selesnya Humans	0–4	0.0
Bant Humans	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Humans	3–1	75.0
Boros Humans	2–1	66.7
Shamans	3–2	60.0
Legends Aggro	3–10	23.1
Boros Legends Aggro	2–9	18.2
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Permanent Vacation	0–1	0.0
Pirates	1–1	50.0
Rats	2–0	100.0
Combo	646–643	50.1
Storm	135–151	47.2
Sultai Tendrils	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tendrils	30–35	46.2
Dragonstorm	7–7	50.0
Hazoret Storm	11–5	68.8
Simic Storm	9–4	69.2
Reclamation Storm	1–3	25.0
Citadel Storm	7–7	50.0
High Tide	35–42	45.5
Grixis Tendrils	4–5	44.4
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	4–3	57.1
Izzet Storm	7–25	21.9
Swath Storm	2–4	33.3
Channel Storm	6–12	33.3
Reanimator	108–117	48.0
Recurring Nightmare	10–33	23.3
Dragon Nightmare	5–24	17.2
Worldgorger Dragon	22–21	51.2
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Starlit Graves	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Living Death	5–5	50.0
Excruciator Combo	4–3	57.1
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	68–53	56.2
Rakdos Reanimator	13–14	48.1
Dimir Reanimator	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	47–34	58.0
Orzhov Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	7–10	41.2
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	16–16	50.0
Dubious Challenge	5–2	71.4
Warp World	13–12	52.0
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Boros Glimpse	0–10	0.0
Actual Warp World	7–1	87.5
Four Color Glimpse	3–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	7–1	87.5
Hypergenesis	13–13	50.0
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	7–3	70.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	25–39	39.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	14–19	42.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	7–13	35.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–6	33.3
Myr Incubator	2–2	50.0
Umbral Mantle	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	9–4	69.2
Jeskai Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Naya Fake-Twin	3–2	60.0
Metalwork Colossus	27–33	45.0
Anvil Colossus	12–17	41.4
Upheaval Colossus	7–6	53.8
Seismic Swans	2–4	33.3
Eggs	15–9	62.5
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	6–3	66.7
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	3–3	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–2	71.4
Retraction Helix Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	21–13	61.8
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–2	60.0
Izzet Ascension	23–15	60.5
Ominous Good	6–6	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	8–5	61.5
Soulflayer	19–22	46.3
Reanim8 Rack	9–11	45.0
Breakfast	52–63	45.2
Cephalid Breakfast	4–1	80.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	3–0	100.0
Grixis Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Hermit Gond	2–2	50.0
Hermit Dredge	1–4	20.0
Oops All Spells	19–35	35.2
Neoform Hermit	17–19	47.2
Oops All Lands	6–8	42.9
Dredge	20–14	58.8
Insidious Roots Dredge	2–1	66.7
Polymorph	4–2	66.7
Protean Hulk Combo	3–3	50.0
Dice Factory	7–3	70.0
Storm Herald	3–1	75.0
Enduring Ideal	7–7	50.0
Ad Nauseam	5–1	83.3
Ad Swanseam	2–0	100.0
GreenTwin	3–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	3–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	0–4	0.0
Restore Balance	4–10	28.6
Gyruda	5–3	62.5
Stuffy Doll	1–2	33.3
Belcher	1–3	25.0
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–2	0.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	2–3	40.0
Phoenix Altar	1–1	50.0
Actual Twin	0–2	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Nadu Combo	3–5	37.5
Control	490–534	47.9
Mono Black Control	19–6	76.0
Esper Control	36–43	45.6
Demonic Rising	5–13	27.8
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	7–5	58.3
Dimir Control	28–27	50.9
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	67–104	39.2
Cawblade	6–8	42.9
Turbo Fog	9–6	60.0
Izzet Control	6–12	33.3
Mardu Control	3–7	30.0
Mill	17–8	68.0
Boros Control	3–3	50.0
Cloudpost Control	25–37	40.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	6–7	46.2
Blackpost	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–12	42.9
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–5	16.7
Grixis Control	30–39	43.5
Cruel Control	11–18	37.9
Stax	15–14	51.7
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	3–3	50.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	16–17	48.5
Dragon Control	6–8	42.9
Izzet Dragons	5–3	62.5
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Dimir Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	0–3	0.0
Runeflare	20–10	66.7
Ponza	37–29	56.1
Mono White Control	12–18	40.0
Life is Ez	7–10	41.2
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	21–15	58.3
Astral Slide	14–13	51.9
Five Color Control	12–7	63.2
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	6–1	85.7
Last Stand Control	4–0	100.0
Sultai Control	15–23	39.5
Sultai Ultimatum	2–5	28.6
Guildgate Control	11–18	37.9
Bant Control	7–8	46.7
Temur Reclamation	2–3	40.0
Pox	19–26	42.2
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–2	66.7
Seasons Past Control	10–5	66.7
Orzhov Control	5–8	38.5
Prison	10–4	71.4
Enchantress	5–3	62.5
Aggro-Combo	228–226	50.2
Aristocrats	52–72	41.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	12–21	36.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–10	44.4
Golgari Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Abzan Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	5–1	83.3
Food	3–7	30.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	15–18	45.5
Boros Bombardment	1–2	33.3
Burn	33–23	58.9
Infect	48–31	60.8
Simic Infect	18–15	54.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	20–10	66.7
Golgari Infect	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Infect	1–1	50.0
Pummeler	0–5	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	28–34	45.2
Izzet Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	23–28	45.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	15–11	57.7
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–3	40.0
Hushnought	25–25	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	4–4	50.0
Combo Goblins	19–18	51.4
Goblin Persist	13–15	46.4
Dirty Kitty	6–3	66.7
Aggro-Control	252–223	53.1
Simic Flash	3–1	75.0
Izzet Tempo	78–66	54.2
Azorius Skies	16–2	88.9
Blue Madness	8–14	36.4
Simic Madness	3–9	25.0
Temur Madness	4–3	57.1
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–4	33.3
Wizards	12–6	66.7
Ninjas	13–5	72.2
Mono Blue Gush	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	53–47	53.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–3	40.0
Izzet Spells	16–25	39.0
Dimir Tempo	20–28	41.7
Dimir Faeries	0–2	0.0
Sultai Tempo	7–2	77.8
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–7	22.2
Azorius Tempo	2–4	33.3
Combo-Control	150–160	48.4
Curses	6–10	37.5
Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	3–2	60.0
Cruel Combo-Control	4–4	50.0
Battle of Wits	14–10	58.3
Swarm Intelligence	2–1	66.7
Sunforger	3–0	100.0
Pickles	3–2	60.0
Mindcrank	22–10	68.8
Dragoncrank	4–1	80.0
Displace Loop	1–1	50.0
Peregrine Drake	1–0	100.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	2–1	66.7
Lich's Mastery	4–4	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	10–9	52.6
Zur's Weirding	9–15	37.5
Solar Flare	2–7	22.2
Plasma Swans	19–5	79.2
Liliana's Contract	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	36–70	34.0
Wildfire	23–41	35.9
Thryx-Wildfire	2–5	28.6
Borderpost Wildfire	12–26	31.6
Jokulhaups Control	13–29	31.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–14	22.2
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–6	33.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Thopter-Sword	2–1	66.7
Dimir Thopter-Sword	2–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Greasefang	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	691–691	50.0
Temur Ascendancy	6–6	50.0
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	19–20	48.7
Golgari Citadel	2–1	66.7
Grenzo	2–3	40.0
Abzan Midrange	21–34	38.2
Selesnya Midrange	7–3	70.0
Selesnya Value Town	3–3	50.0
Jund	20–25	44.4
Blink	47–99	32.2
Wave Blink	12–41	22.6
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–1	50.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	7–22	24.1
Orzhov Wave	2–10	16.7
Abzan Wave	1–4	20.0
Bant Wave	1–1	50.0
Acid Trip	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Blink	10–13	43.5
Anti-Persecution	2–3	40.0
Graveyard Value	26–37	41.3
Séance	7–10	41.2
Dimir Graves	0–2	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	9–10	47.4
Enchantments Matter	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	26–9	74.3
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	6–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	2–3	40.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	2–3	40.0
Treefolk	4–5	44.4
-1/-1 Counters	3–2	60.0
Fake-Rack	23–8	74.2
Mardu Midrange	19–18	51.4
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
White Jund	3–1	75.0
Vampires	12–9	57.1
Mono Black Vampires	7–5	58.3
Rakdos Vampires	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–2	0.0
Legends Midrange	12–14	46.2
Boros Legends Midrange	0–2	0.0
Mardu Legends	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Legends	5–5	50.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	61–61	50.0
Naya Midrange	6–3	66.7
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	19–11	63.3
Mono Black Midrange	59–69	46.1
Necro Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	16–31	34.0
Davriel Braids	2–2	50.0
Heart of Darkness	7–3	70.0
Verdant Succession	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	3–3	50.0
Dimir Midrange	25–22	53.2
Dimir Vat	1–1	50.0
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	3–3	50.0
Mono White Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	1–2	33.3
Toughness Matters	7–5	58.3
Lifegain Midrange	12–8	60.0
Martyr's Grace	2–3	40.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	18–11	62.1
Sultai Emerge	2–2	50.0
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	30–36	45.5
Jeskai Midrange	8–4	66.7
Prophet Glare	1–3	25.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	13–4	76.5
Zur the Enchanter	5–2	71.4
Ordealbreak	5–3	62.5
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–3	57.1
Mythic Colossification	2–1	66.7
Neoform	9–3	75.0
Temur Neoform	5–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	2–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	2–2	50.0
Party	7–2	77.8
Fires of Invention	12–16	42.9
Hero of Precinct One	37–25	59.7
Abzan Hero	5–2	71.4
Mardu Hero	5–6	45.5
Esper Hero	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	13–3	81.3
Five Color Hero	6–6	50.0
Naya Hero	1–2	33.3
Boros Hero	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	1–4	20.0
Clerics	7–7	50.0
Simic Snow	4–17	19.0
Artifact Midrange	8–5	61.5
Coinflips	4–1	80.0
Death Cloud	6–5	54.5
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	4–4	50.0
Laelia Cascade	3–6	33.3
Wight Midrange	3–6	33.3
Golgari Wight	1–1	50.0
Jund Wight	2–5	28.6
Ramp	139–163	46.0
Villainous Wealth	6–2	75.0
Rofellos Ramp	17–26	39.5
Wild Pair	0–2	0.0
Channel-Rofellos	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	74–105	41.3
Golgari Post	8–2	80.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	5–5	50.0
Greenpost	40–84	32.3
Gruul Post	4–1	80.0
Simic Post	7–3	70.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–3	0.0
Domain	5–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	7–2	77.8
Historic Bloom	6–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–2	0.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	4–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	3–3	50.0
Applejacks	2–5	28.6
Field Ramp	2–1	66.7