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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41511	68120–73135–34	48.2	351	3078	1592
Dimir Midrange	1106	1758–1974	47.1	8	83	44
Dimir Vat	52	97–73	57.1	1	2	5

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	360–488	42.5
Mono Black Aggro	8–8	50.0
Heroic	36–32	52.9
Mono White Heroic	19–22	46.3
Azorius Heroic	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	11–4	73.3
Boros Heroic	2–5	28.6
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	47–98	32.4
Mono Red Devotion	1–2	33.3
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	11–15	42.3
Tokens	14–14	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	8–2	80.0
Mono White Tokens	4–8	33.3
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	16–15	51.6
White Weenie	32–40	44.4
Odric Keywords	2–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–3	50.0
Soldiers	4–7	36.4
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	16–27	37.2
Werewolves	1–2	33.3
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Warriors	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	13–12	52.0
Selesnya Counters	7–3	70.0
Rogues	3–2	60.0
Zombies	10–19	34.5
Gruul Aggro	11–8	57.9
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	9–7	56.3
Mono Red Swarm	6–17	26.1
8 Whack	2–5	28.6
Artifact Aggro	50–53	48.5
Affinity	25–33	43.1
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	3–5	37.5
Salvage Titan	4–3	57.1
Tempered Steel	17–11	60.7
Mono Blue Architect	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	6–17	26.1
Gruul Madness	2–4	33.3
Golgari Madness	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Madness	3–10	23.1
Voltron	10–15	40.0
Hexproof	4–9	30.8
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	2–3	40.0
Slivers	3–2	60.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	10–11	47.6
AggroSlide	14–38	26.9
Cats	3–5	37.5
Selesnya Cats	3–5	37.5
Rakdos Aggro	4–5	44.4
Boros Aggro	3–3	50.0
Humans	7–7	50.0
Gruul Humans	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	2–2	50.0
Boros Humans	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Humans	2–0	100.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Brushwaggs	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	6–9	40.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–7	12.5
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–1	50.0
Bard Class	1–1	50.0
Permanent Vacation	1–0	100.0
Combo	304–284	51.7
Storm	79–72	52.3
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	18–16	52.9
Dragonstorm	4–8	33.3
Hazoret Storm	10–15	40.0
Simic Storm	2–1	66.7
Reclamation Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	4–1	80.0
High Tide	14–16	46.7
Grixis Tendrils	2–4	33.3
Stormpost	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	7–2	77.8
Izzet Storm	4–4	50.0
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	3–3	50.0
Reanimator	58–48	54.7
Recurring Nightmare	3–9	25.0
Dragon Nightmare	2–3	40.0
Worldgorger Dragon	15–9	62.5
Double Dragon	8–3	72.7
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Grozoth	3–1	75.0
Traditional Reanimator	36–27	57.1
Rakdos Reanimator	8–11	42.1
Dimir Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	19–12	61.3
Grixis Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	4–2	66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	9–8	52.9
Dubious Challenge	3–2	60.0
Warp World	5–10	33.3
Temur Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Boros Glimpse	4–4	50.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	0–3	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	10–8	55.6
Mardu Life	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	6–18	25.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–10	23.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–6	14.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Myr Incubator	2–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	6–2	75.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Naya Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	4–9	30.8
Anvil Colossus	2–4	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	1–3	25.0
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Eggs	5–4	55.6
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–2	60.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–2	33.3
Retraction Helix Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	11–4	73.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–2	60.0
Izzet Ascension	11–7	61.1
Ominous Good	5–1	83.3
Jokulhaups Combo	4–3	57.1
Soulflayer	5–7	41.7
Reanim8 Rack	2–4	33.3
Breakfast	15–15	50.0
Cephalid Breakfast	4–0	100.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	4–0	100.0
Hermit Gond	2–1	66.7
Oops All Spells	6–12	33.3
Neoform Hermit	3–1	75.0
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	5–3	62.5
Dredge	7–13	35.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–2	33.3
Dice Factory	1–6	14.3
Storm Herald	3–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–2	33.3
Ad Nauseam	2–3	40.0
Ad Swanseam	1–2	33.3
Chain of Acid	0–2	0.0
GreenTwin	2–1	66.7
Calibrated Blast	1–2	33.3
Restore Balance	2–5	28.6
Gyruda	2–2	50.0
Stuffy Doll	2–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	2–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	2–1	66.7
Actual Twin	3–7	30.0
Izzet Twin	3–7	30.0
Control	279–331	45.7
Mono Black Control	7–5	58.3
Esper Control	27–22	55.1
Demonic Rising	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Control	2–6	25.0
Dimir Control	22–26	45.8
Azorius Control	30–50	37.5
Cawblade	3–4	42.9
Turbo Fog	9–2	81.8
Izzet Control	4–11	26.7
Mardu Control	2–5	28.6
Mill	15–8	65.2
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	11–25	30.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–5	0.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–12	29.4
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–6	14.3
Grixis Control	25–27	48.1
Cruel Control	9–15	37.5
Stax	7–10	41.2
Jeskai Control	8–16	33.3
Dragon Control	3–2	60.0
Izzet Dragons	2–1	66.7
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	6–4	60.0
Ponza	18–18	50.0
Mono White Control	5–12	29.4
Life is Ez	2–6	25.0
Cycling Control	8–10	44.4
Astral Slide	8–9	47.1
Five Color Control	4–2	66.7
Shrines	2–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	7–6	53.8
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	23–26	46.9
Bant Control	2–5	28.6
Temur Reclamation	4–6	40.0
Pox	16–7	69.6
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–2	33.3
Seasons Past Control	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Control	2–4	33.3
Prison	1–4	20.0
Enchantress	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Combo	122–123	49.8
Aristocrats	42–42	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	7–5	58.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–8	42.9
Golgari Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	9–15	37.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	9–5	64.3
Boros Bombardment	1–3	25.0
Burn	23–23	50.0
Infect	23–13	63.9
Simic Infect	12–10	54.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	6–3	66.7
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–3	25.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	11–13	45.8
Izzet Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	8–11	42.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–5	28.6
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	6–9	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	7–13	35.0
Goblin Persist	6–10	37.5
Dirty Kitty	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Control	126–155	44.8
Simic Flash	2–1	66.7
Izzet Tempo	26–41	38.8
Azorius Skies	6–4	60.0
Blue Madness	14–9	60.9
Simic Madness	10–8	55.6
Temur Madness	4–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–3	25.0
Wizards	3–3	50.0
Tetsukotog	0–2	0.0
Ninjas	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Gush	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	24–31	43.6
Mono Blue Faeries	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Librarians	1–5	16.7
Izzet Spells	14–17	45.2
Dimir Tempo	14–19	42.4
Dimir Faeries	3–2	60.0
Sultai Tempo	1–2	33.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	94–107	46.8
Curses	4–5	44.4
Burning Vengeance	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	7–6	53.8
Battle of Wits	9–6	60.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	6–10	37.5
Dragoncrank	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	3–5	37.5
Peregrine Drake	2–3	40.0
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	4–2	66.7
Zur's Weirding	4–8	33.3
Solar Flare	3–2	60.0
Plasma Swans	4–5	44.4
Liliana's Contract	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	38–47	44.7
Wildfire	18–23	43.9
Thryx-Wildfire	7–2	77.8
Borderpost Wildfire	7–17	29.2
Jokulhaups Control	20–24	45.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	9–7	56.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	4–6	40.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	2–3	40.0
Esper Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Midrange	377–403	48.3
Temur Ascendancy	3–9	25.0
The Rock	15–2	88.2
Golgari Citadel	3–0	100.0
Grenzo	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	7–13	35.0
Selesnya Midrange	3–5	37.5
Selesnya Value Town	2–3	40.0
Jund	7–21	25.0
Blink	24–51	32.0
Wave Blink	7–27	20.6
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Esper Wave	0–3	0.0
Azorius Wave	2–11	15.4
Orzhov Wave	2–3	40.0
Abzan Wave	0–2	0.0
Bant Wave	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Blink	4–8	33.3
Anti-Persecution	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	16–14	53.3
Séance	2–3	40.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–3	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–2	33.3
Allies	11–10	52.4
Orzhov Allies	1–3	25.0
Mardu Allies	1–4	20.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
BRGW Allies	2–1	66.7
Treefolk	3–1	75.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	8–3	72.7
Selvala Morningstar	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	4–11	26.7
Vampires	10–13	43.5
Mono Black Vampires	6–9	40.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	12–7	63.2
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	4–5	44.4
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	22–25	46.8
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	9–11	45.0
Mono Black Midrange	45–54	45.5
Necro Midrange	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Devotion	32–25	56.1
Davriel Braids	0–2	0.0
Heart of Darkness	4–2	66.7
Hellion Whip	2–3	40.0
Dimir Midrange	30–30	50.0
Dimir Vat	2–5	28.6
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	4–6	40.0
Mono White Angels	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Angels	2–2	50.0
Toughness Matters	14–5	73.7
Lifegain Midrange	8–4	66.7
Martyr's Grace	2–1	66.7
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Mutate	3–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	11–4	73.3
Sultai Emerge	4–1	80.0
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	13–16	44.8
Orzhov Capenna	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	4–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	7–4	63.6
Ordealbreak	3–2	60.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–2	50.0
Neoform	5–3	62.5
Temur Neoform	1–2	33.3
Sultai Neoform	2–1	66.7
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	8–4	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	9–13	40.9
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	0–2	0.0
Esper Hero	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Hero	4–1	80.0
Five Color Hero	0–3	0.0
Naya Hero	2–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	1–1	50.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Simic Snow	0–6	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–9	18.2
Coinflips	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	7–2	77.8
Illness in the Ranks	2–1	66.7
Game Objects	2–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	1–2	33.3
Golgari Wight	0–1	0.0
Jund Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	96–83	53.6
Villainous Wealth	3–2	60.0
Rofellos Ramp	7–18	28.0
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–9	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	33–44	42.9
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Locus Awakening	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	22–34	39.3
Gruul Post	4–5	44.4
Simic Post	3–2	60.0
Domain	1–1	50.0
Selvala Tokens	4–3	57.1
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–2	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Defenders	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	5–2	71.4
Applejacks	3–0	100.0
Field Ramp	3–2	60.0