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Rakdos Aristocrats

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	13859	25468–23328–4	52.2	194	1269	667
Aristocrats	4236	7869–7077–3	52.6	57	347	219
Rakdos Aristocrats	798	1615–1260	56.2	14	85	52

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	362–311	53.8
Mono Black Aggro	10–2	83.3
Heroic	15–15	50.0
Mono White Heroic	4–12	25.0
Azorius Heroic	4–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	6–2	75.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	59–51	53.6
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Goblins	10–4	71.4
Tokens	11–6	64.7
Selesnya Tokens	4–1	80.0
Mono White Tokens	5–4	55.6
Mono Green Stompy	21–7	75.0
White Weenie	44–59	42.7
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–4	55.6
Soldiers	17–32	34.7
Mono White Humans	8–5	61.5
Elves	18–17	51.4
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	8–3	72.7
Selesnya Counters	2–1	66.7
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	10–8	55.6
Gruul Aggro	4–4	50.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	13–6	68.4
Mono Red Swarm	4–1	80.0
Artifact Aggro	62–48	56.4
Affinity	41–21	66.1
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	7–7	50.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	13–16	44.8
Mono Blue Architect	7–10	41.2
Madness	5–1	83.3
Golgari Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	7–10	41.2
Hexproof	3–5	37.5
Equipment Aggro	3–1	75.0
Hateful Auras	1–4	20.0
Slivers	2–1	66.7
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	7–9	43.8
AggroSlide	16–15	51.6
Cats	3–2	60.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	5–1	83.3
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	8–19	29.6
Boros Humans	7–11	38.9
Orzhov Humans	1–8	11.1
Legends Aggro	4–6	40.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	0–3	0.0
Permanent Vacation	4–3	57.1
Pirates	4–6	40.0
Combo	308–239	56.3
Storm	52–49	51.5
Dimir Tendrils	11–13	45.8
Dragonstorm	5–6	45.5
Hazoret Storm	2–4	33.3
Citadel Storm	5–2	71.4
High Tide	11–12	47.8
Grixis Tendrils	6–0	100.0
Stormpost	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	11–6	64.7
Swath Storm	3–0	100.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	32–31	50.8
Recurring Nightmare	1–3	25.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	6–12	33.3
Double Dragon	1–4	20.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	23–15	60.5
Rakdos Reanimator	1–4	20.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	18–10	64.3
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	2–3	40.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	10–5	66.7
Dubious Challenge	3–0	100.0
Warp World	27–26	50.9
Temur Glimpse	3–3	50.0
Boros Glimpse	20–23	46.5
Maniac Combo	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	8–5	61.5
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	8–8	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–4	50.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	0–3	0.0
"Twin"	5–2	71.4
Jeskai "Twin"	3–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	2–2	50.0
Combo Post	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	8–5	61.5
Anvil Colossus	2–2	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	6–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–2	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	6–6	50.0
Taking Turns	7–1	87.5
Izzet Ascension	7–7	50.0
Ominous Good	6–2	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–4	33.3
Soulflayer	8–5	61.5
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	25–20	55.6
Hermit Gond	2–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	18–18	50.0
Neoform Hermit	2–1	66.7
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	3–4	42.9
Dredge	16–13	55.2
Insidious Roots Dredge	5–4	55.6
Polymorph	4–1	80.0
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	3–2	60.0
Restore Balance	7–3	70.0
Gyruda	2–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Belcher	3–1	75.0
Possibility Storm	2–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	2–6	25.0
Phoenix Altar	6–4	60.0
Actual Twin	14–8	63.6
Izzet Twin	12–5	70.6
Boros Twin	2–3	40.0
Control	276–185	59.9
Mono Black Control	4–1	80.0
Esper Control	26–19	57.8
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–2	33.3
Dimir Control	27–8	77.1
Azorius Control	47–42	52.8
Cawblade	1–3	25.0
Turbo Fog	9–2	81.8
Izzet Control	6–6	50.0
Mardu Control	3–1	75.0
Mill	6–4	60.0
Boros Control	10–1	90.9
Cloudpost Control	9–8	52.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	11–3	78.6
Cruel Control	7–1	87.5
Stax	14–2	87.5
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	4–1	80.0
Dragon Control	2–2	50.0
Runeflare	8–2	80.0
Ponza	15–16	48.4
Mono White Control	14–7	66.7
Life is Ez	2–1	66.7
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	3–6	33.3
Astral Slide	3–6	33.3
Five Color Control	7–3	70.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	4–2	66.7
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–3	25.0
Guildgate Control	2–6	25.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	9–8	52.9
Enchantments Control	0–3	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	10–16	38.5
Prison	16–10	61.5
Enchantress	10–7	58.8
Aggro-Combo	120–93	56.3
Aristocrats	53–52	50.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	4–5	44.4
Rakdos Aristocrats	36–36	50.0
Boros Bombardment	3–2	60.0
Burn	18–4	81.8
Infect	10–4	71.4
Simic Infect	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	2–3	40.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	21–23	47.7
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	18–20	47.4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	2–3	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	9–6	60.0
Goblin Persist	4–4	50.0
Dirty Kitty	5–2	71.4
Aggro-Control	95–79	54.6
Simic Flash	4–1	80.0
Izzet Tempo	19–25	43.2
Azorius Skies	2–6	25.0
Blue Madness	4–2	66.7
Simic Madness	4–2	66.7
Lich Aggro-Control	3–2	60.0
Wizards	4–1	80.0
Tetsukotog	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	5–6	45.5
Mono Blue Tempo	17–21	44.7
Mono Blue Librarians	8–11	42.1
Izzet Spells	11–6	64.7
Dimir Tempo	11–3	78.6
Azorius Tempo	8–4	66.7
Combo-Control	92–51	64.3
Curses	2–2	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	14–6	70.0
Sunforger	6–0	100.0
Mindcrank	3–3	50.0
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–3	40.0
Zur's Weirding	1–3	25.0
Solar Flare	3–2	60.0
Plasma Swans	4–1	80.0
Liliana's Contract	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	30–22	57.7
Wildfire	9–4	69.2
Thryx-Wildfire	4–1	80.0
Borderpost Wildfire	5–2	71.4
Jokulhaups Control	21–18	53.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	8–3	72.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Temur Jokulhaups Control	7–5	58.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	5–1	83.3
Greasefang	17–6	73.9
Esper Greasefang	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Greasefang	13–3	81.3
Midrange	283–240	54.1
Temur Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
The Rock	23–21	52.3
Grenzo	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	14–6	70.0
Selesnya Midrange	5–2	71.4
Jund	15–5	75.0
Blink	12–22	35.3
Wave Blink	4–10	28.6
Azorius Wave	1–6	14.3
Orzhov Wave	3–2	60.0
Abzan Wave	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–1	50.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	4–8	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Enchantments Matter	4–1	80.0
Constellation	0–1	0.0
Allies	7–6	53.8
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	2–5	28.6
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	10–5	66.7
Mardu Midrange	5–5	50.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
White Jund	2–1	66.7
Vampires	7–4	63.6
Mono Black Vampires	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	5–7	41.7
Boros Legends Midrange	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–4	20.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	18–14	56.3
Naya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Big Red	9–7	56.3
Mono Black Midrange	25–24	51.0
Mono Black Devotion	12–8	60.0
Heart of Darkness	0–3	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	7–9	43.8
Angel Tribal	4–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–7	22.2
Martyr's Grace	0–5	0.0
Adventures	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	6–4	60.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	16–22	42.1
Jeskai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Prophet Glare	1–4	20.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	5–11	31.3
Neoform	1–2	33.3
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	0–1	0.0
UBRG Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	5–1	83.3
Fires of Invention	8–7	53.3
Hero of Precinct One	5–13	27.8
Mardu Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	2–5	28.6
Naya Hero	2–0	100.0
Boros Hero	0–4	0.0
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	12–2	85.7
Coinflip Tribal	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	5–1	83.3
Ramp	78–62	55.7
Rofellos Ramp	8–6	57.1
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	26–37	41.3
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–3	0.0
Greenpost	16–27	37.2
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Temurpost	2–0	100.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–4	20.0
Historic Bloom	0–2	0.0
Carth Superfriends	3–1	75.0
Applejacks	1–2	33.3
Field Ramp	23–6	79.3