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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	13695	24099–22768–3	51.4	89	957	677
Mono Blue Tempo	2307	4535–3532	56.2	26	218	146
Mono Blue Faeries	113	209–178	54.0	0	2	4
Mono Blue Librarians	296	641–396	61.8	8	35	26

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	860–992	46.4
Mono Black Aggro	15–19	44.1
Heroic	74–72	50.7
Mono White Heroic	52–49	51.5
Azorius Heroic	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	9–18	33.3
Boros Heroic	6–4	60.0
Red Deck Wins	113–205	35.5
Mono Red Devotion	2–4	33.3
Goblins	31–15	67.4
Tokens	31–22	58.5
Selesnya Tokens	8–3	72.7
Mono White Tokens	18–15	54.5
Orzhov Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	32–47	40.5
White Weenie	79–63	55.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	9–15	37.5
Soldiers	15–13	53.6
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	6–3	66.7
Elves	74–82	47.4
Warriors	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Little Kid	18–22	45.0
Selesnya Counters	5–10	33.3
Rogues	11–5	68.8
Zombies	30–38	44.1
Gruul Aggro	14–13	51.9
Gruul Landfall	3–2	60.0
Merfolk	9–25	26.5
Mono Red Swarm	19–17	52.8
8 Whack	5–5	50.0
Artifact Aggro	123–122	50.2
Affinity	74–73	50.3
Hush-finity	2–1	66.7
Hardened Scales Affinity	12–8	60.0
Salvage Titan	10–2	83.3
Tempered Steel	23–31	42.6
Mono Blue Architect	15–12	55.6
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Madness	9–14	39.1
Gruul Madness	0–3	0.0
Golgari Madness	3–4	42.9
Rakdos Madness	4–6	40.0
Voltron	27–14	65.9
Hexproof	9–7	56.3
Equipment Aggro	8–2	80.0
Hateful Auras	5–4	55.6
Slivers	6–3	66.7
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	28–25	52.8
AggroSlide	37–90	29.1
Cats	8–8	50.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	7–8	46.7
Rakdos Aggro	4–5	44.4
Boros Aggro	3–6	33.3
Humans	32–23	58.2
Bant Humans	6–2	75.0
Jeskai Humans	10–7	58.8
Boros Humans	7–6	53.8
Orzhov Humans	5–4	55.6
Shamans	4–8	33.3
Legends Aggro	10–4	71.4
Boros Legends Aggro	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	4–3	57.1
Permanent Vacation	2–1	66.7
Pirates	2–8	20.0
Rats	2–3	40.0
Combo	931–520	64.2
Storm	223–138	61.8
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	34–29	54.0
Dragonstorm	11–8	57.9
Hazoret Storm	9–1	90.0
Simic Storm	14–3	82.4
Reclamation Storm	9–2	81.8
Citadel Storm	9–4	69.2
High Tide	77–55	58.3
Grixis Tendrils	5–0	100.0
Stormpost	3–2	60.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	6–2	75.0
Izzet Storm	17–3	85.0
Swath Storm	6–2	75.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	23–28	45.1
Reanimator	139–76	64.7
Recurring Nightmare	16–19	45.7
Dragon Nightmare	13–9	59.1
Jund Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	38–19	66.7
Double Dragon	14–5	73.7
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	78–35	69.0
Rakdos Reanimator	11–5	68.8
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	64–23	73.6
Grixis Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	7–12	36.8
Necrotic Ooze Combo	14–11	56.0
Dubious Challenge	11–2	84.6
Warp World	27–16	62.8
Temur Glimpse	5–3	62.5
Boros Glimpse	11–10	52.4
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	8–3	72.7
Zubera Tribal	3–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	5–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	30–15	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	36–18	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	31–13	70.5
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–3	50.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Myr Incubator	5–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–2	33.3
Fake-Twin	5–4	55.6
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–2	33.3
Naya Fake-Twin	2–2	50.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	14–8	63.6
Anvil Colossus	7–4	63.6
Upheaval Colossus	3–2	60.0
Seismic Swans	3–1	75.0
Eggs	18–8	69.2
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	6–1	85.7
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–6	45.5
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	34–10	77.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	4–1	80.0
Izzet Ascension	25–15	62.5
Ominous Good	9–4	69.2
Jokulhaups Combo	17–5	77.3
Soulflayer	13–9	59.1
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	74–50	59.7
Hermit Gond	4–1	80.0
Hermit Dredge	3–5	37.5
Oops All Spells	53–31	63.1
Neoform Hermit	10–11	47.6
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	14–4	77.8
Dredge	34–23	59.6
Insidious Roots Dredge	9–5	64.3
Polymorph	4–2	66.7
Protean Hulk Combo	4–0	100.0
Dice Factory	4–4	50.0
Storm Herald	2–2	50.0
Enduring Ideal	15–8	65.2
Ad Nauseam	20–9	69.0
Ad Swanseam	3–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	4–1	80.0
GreenTwin	2–3	40.0
Tibalt's Trickery	6–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	2–2	50.0
Restore Balance	18–11	62.1
Gyruda	5–3	62.5
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Belcher	4–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	2–1	66.7
Possibility Storm	3–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	3–3	50.0
Phoenix Altar	0–3	0.0
Actual Twin	12–16	42.9
Izzet Twin	10–14	41.7
Boros Twin	2–2	50.0
Nadu Combo	0–2	0.0
Control	797–547	59.3
Mono Black Control	12–7	63.2
Esper Control	37–38	49.3
Demonic Rising	8–2	80.0
Mono Blue Control	17–20	45.9
Dimir Control	50–42	54.3
Azorius Control	116–109	51.6
Cawblade	6–15	28.6
Turbo Fog	22–4	84.6
Izzet Control	9–15	37.5
Mardu Control	7–3	70.0
Mill	19–5	79.2
Boros Control	2–4	33.3
Cloudpost Control	52–60	46.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	9–10	47.4
Blackpost	5–2	71.4
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	21–23	47.7
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	9–15	37.5
Grixis Control	37–19	66.1
Cruel Control	19–5	79.2
Stax	37–13	74.0
Chandra Nalaar	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	15–6	71.4
Dragon Control	6–9	40.0
Izzet Dragons	4–4	50.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	19–6	76.0
Ponza	48–16	75.0
Mono White Control	16–14	53.3
Life is Ez	10–10	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	39–23	62.9
Astral Slide	35–23	60.3
Five Color Control	22–5	81.5
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–1	66.7
Shrines	9–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	3–0	100.0
Sultai Control	24–12	66.7
Sultai Ultimatum	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	56–34	62.2
Bant Control	13–6	68.4
Temur Reclamation	1–8	11.1
Pox	47–27	63.5
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–3	57.1
Seasons Past Control	9–9	50.0
Orzhov Control	17–11	60.7
Prison	23–14	62.2
Enchantress	21–13	61.8
Aggro-Combo	290–266	52.2
Aristocrats	100–68	59.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	24–7	77.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	13–8	61.9
Golgari Aristocrats	6–4	60.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Food	21–21	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	24–21	53.3
Boros Bombardment	1–3	25.0
Burn	28–46	37.8
Necro Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	45–26	63.4
Simic Infect	15–14	51.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	20–7	74.1
Golgari Infect	2–4	33.3
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	2–2	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	42–42	50.0
Izzet Dreadnought	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Dreadnought	32–33	49.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	17–22	43.6
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–4	33.3
Hushnought	16–26	38.1
Liquimetal Fishing	6–1	85.7
Combo Goblins	31–28	52.5
Goblin Persist	18–17	51.4
Dirty Kitty	13–11	54.2
Aggro-Control	306–325	48.5
Simic Flash	3–3	50.0
Izzet Tempo	71–87	44.9
Azorius Skies	13–5	72.2
Blue Madness	8–11	42.1
Simic Madness	6–8	42.9
Temur Madness	0–2	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–5	0.0
Wizards	13–10	56.5
Ninjas	3–12	20.0
Mono Blue Tempo	94–94	50.0
Mono Blue Faeries	4–7	36.4
Mono Blue Librarians	8–8	50.0
Izzet Spells	26–44	37.1
Dimir Tempo	34–23	59.6
Dimir Faeries	2–3	40.0
Dimir Librarians	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	6–6	50.0
Azorius Tempo	8–8	50.0
Combo-Control	250–119	67.8
Curses	9–2	81.8
Burning Vengeance	2–1	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	17–7	70.8
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Sunforger	3–0	100.0
Pickles	5–1	83.3
Mindcrank	26–19	57.8
Dragoncrank	4–1	80.0
Displace Loop	2–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–2	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–3	40.0
Hive Mind	7–4	63.6
Zur's Weirding	18–11	62.1
Solar Flare	15–5	75.0
Plasma Swans	9–6	60.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	112–52	68.3
Wildfire	47–19	71.2
Thryx-Wildfire	11–6	64.7
Borderpost Wildfire	26–11	70.3
Jokulhaups Control	65–33	66.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	15–12	55.6
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	16–11	59.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	12–3	80.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	9–4	69.2
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	7–1	87.5
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	3–1	75.0
Greasefang	8–3	72.7
Esper Greasefang	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Greasefang	4–2	66.7
Midrange	883–614	59.0
Temur Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
The Rock	38–17	69.1
Golgari Citadel	11–2	84.6
Grenzo	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	30–20	60.0
Selesnya Midrange	9–7	56.3
Selesnya Value Town	2–2	50.0
Jund	33–24	57.9
Blink	83–55	60.1
Wave Blink	37–32	53.6
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–1	50.0
Esper Wave	3–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	12–8	60.0
Orzhov Wave	11–19	36.7
Abzan Wave	5–4	55.6
Bant Wave	2–0	100.0
Acid Trip	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	13–12	52.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	41–22	65.1
Séance	6–7	46.2
Varolz Dreadnought	14–10	58.3
Enchantments Matter	2–3	40.0
Allies	11–14	44.0
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	2–2	50.0
Azorius Allies	2–7	22.2
Treefolk	3–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	28–15	65.1
Mardu Midrange	30–17	63.8
Vampires	6–10	37.5
Mono Black Vampires	2–6	25.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	16–4	80.0
Boros Legends Midrange	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Legends	7–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	3–2	60.0
Elementals	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	47–53	47.0
Naya Midrange	5–0	100.0
Big Red	17–11	60.7
Mono Black Midrange	102–92	52.6
Necro Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	67–55	54.9
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Heart of Darkness	4–10	28.6
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	31–24	56.4
Angels	15–6	71.4
Mono White Angels	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Angels	9–2	81.8
Toughness Matters	17–4	81.0
Lifegain Midrange	21–21	50.0
Martyr's Grace	1–8	11.1
Adventures	5–2	71.4
Mutate	1–2	33.3
Sultai Midrange	15–4	78.9
Sultai Emerge	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	39–50	43.8
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	7–5	58.3
Prophet Glare	4–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	17–8	68.0
Ordealbreak	10–5	66.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	10–5	66.7
Mythic Colossification	1–4	20.0
Neoform	3–4	42.9
Sultai Neoform	1–2	33.3
Simic Neoform	0–1	0.0
UBRG Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	4–6	40.0
Fires of Invention	25–8	75.8
Hero of Precinct One	28–26	51.9
Mardu Hero	4–3	57.1
Esper Hero	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Hero	4–4	50.0
Five Color Hero	13–9	59.1
Jeskai Hero	1–2	33.3
Gruul Obosh	3–3	50.0
Clerics	9–4	69.2
Simic Snow	21–22	48.8
Artifact Midrange	15–10	60.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	10–3	76.9
Nissa Company	0–2	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	5–0	100.0
Game Objects	3–3	50.0
Laelia Cascade	1–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	0–3	0.0
Jund Wight	0–3	0.0
Ramp	218–149	59.4
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	30–27	52.6
Wild Pair	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	117–88	57.1
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	6–5	54.5
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	6–2	75.0
Greenpost	78–66	54.2
Gruul Post	6–5	54.5
Simic Post	8–2	80.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Domain	4–1	80.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	6–4	60.0
Historic Bloom	2–3	40.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	6–2	75.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	12–4	75.0
Jund Carth	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	3–6	33.3
Field Ramp	14–8	63.6