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Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	36494	60991–62339–18	49.5	416	2700	1643
Storm	8047	13090–14035–4	48.3	94	477	393
Sultai Tendrils	76	101–167–1	37.7	0	3	1
Dimir Tendrils	1743	3165–2929–3	51.9	33	128	86
Dark Tide	47	110–68	61.8	2	4	5
Dragonstorm	630	955–1234	43.6	6	43	11
Hazoret Storm	539	741–960	43.6	1	22	15
Simic Storm	334	484–615	44.0	0	11	9
Reclamation Storm	52	69–115	37.5	0	5
Citadel Storm	348	468–734	38.9	1	10	8
High Tide	1893	3599–2861	55.7	28	107	156
Grixis Tendrils	207	248–412	37.6	0	9	6
Stormpost	98	171–170	50.1	0	2	7
Mono Blue Post Desire	64	108–117	48.0	0	2	5
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	191	132–441	23.0			1
Izzet Storm	982	1615–1782	47.5	11	80	43
Swath Storm	91	136–181	42.9	0	2	4
Song Storm	62	54–103	34.4	0	1
Channel Storm	328	844–430	66.2	14	51	43

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Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	2773–3628–2	43.3
Mono Black Aggro	45–91–1	33.1
Heroic	215–339–1	38.8
Mono White Heroic	107–190–1	36.0
Azorius Heroic	14–12	53.8
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	51–99	34.0
Boros Heroic	28–30	48.3
Selesnya Heroic	7–6	53.8
Red Deck Wins	404–780	34.1
Mono Red Devotion	11–20	35.5
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	1–4	20.0
Goblins	93–99	48.4
Tokens	102–89	53.4
Selesnya Tokens	26–20	56.5
Mardu Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	49–49	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	5–8	38.5
Mono Green Stompy	94–104	47.5
White Weenie	239–407	37.0
Odric Keywords	5–6	45.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	40–44	47.6
Soldiers	22–44	33.3
Kithkin	4–9	30.8
Chroma White	1–6	14.3
Mono White Humans	0–3	0.0
Elves	263–219	54.6
Werewolves	7–4	63.6
Minotaurs	4–0	100.0
Warriors	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Little Kid	50–41	54.9
Selesnya Counters	18–11	62.1
Rogues	20–15	57.1
Zombies	88–156	36.1
Gruul Aggro	64–63	50.4
Gruul Landfall	5–4	55.6
Merfolk	69–74	48.3
Mono Red Swarm	27–42	39.1
8 Whack	4–11	26.7
Artifact Aggro	349–432	44.7
Affinity	165–204	44.7
Hush-finity	4–5	44.4
Hardened Scales Affinity	8–11	42.1
Boros Vehicles	5–2	71.4
Salvage Titan	23–24	48.9
Tempered Steel	130–163	44.4
Mono Blue Architect	18–28	39.1
Devoid Aggro	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	11–10	52.4
Illusions	4–6	40.0
Devastating Dreams	1–8	11.1
Madness	75–71	51.4
Gruul Madness	5–4	55.6
Golgari Madness	12–12	50.0
Rakdos Madness	51–45	53.1
Voltron	89–51	63.6
Hexproof	54–17	76.1
Boros Auras	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	16–15	51.6
Hateful Auras	15–12	55.6
Slivers	26–12	68.4
Naya Zoo	13–13	50.0
Knights	70–83	45.8
AggroSlide	157–145	52.0
Cats	25–23	52.1
Mono White Cats	2–5	28.6
Selesnya Cats	21–15	58.3
Rakdos Aggro	28–31	47.5
Rakdos Hellbent	1–3	25.0
Boros Aggro	29–24	54.7
Humans	40–82	32.8
Gruul Humans	5–12	29.4
Selesnya Humans	3–12	20.0
Bant Humans	10–18	35.7
Jeskai Humans	14–22	38.9
Boros Humans	5–10	33.3
Orzhov Humans	0–3	0.0
Shamans	7–7	50.0
Brushwaggs	0–3	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	21–43	32.8
Boros Legends Aggro	12–32	27.3
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–2	50.0
Bard Class	4–2	66.7
Pirates	2–1	66.7
Rats	7–10	41.2
Combo	2537–2610	49.3
Storm	804–804	50.0
Sultai Tendrils	6–7	46.2
Dimir Tendrils	136–167	44.9
Dark Tide	2–8	20.0
Dragonstorm	60–39	60.6
Hazoret Storm	43–46	48.3
Simic Storm	29–23	55.8
Reclamation Storm	3–3	50.0
Citadel Storm	22–18	55.0
High Tide	274–261	51.2
Grixis Tendrils	20–14	58.8
Stormpost	8–10	44.4
Mono Blue Post Desire	3–4	42.9
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	15–4	78.9
Izzet Storm	92–107	46.2
Swath Storm	3–7	30.0
Song Storm	4–4	50.0
Channel Storm	50–83	37.6
Reanimator	302–446	40.4
Recurring Nightmare	112–83	57.4
Dragon Nightmare	72–51	58.5
Jund Nightmare	3–1	75.0
Worldgorger Dragon	71–80	47.0
Double Dragon	32–17	65.3
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3–3	50.0
8 Goyf	0–3	0.0
Living Death	2–0	100.0
Grozoth	4–7	36.4
Traditional Reanimator	101–264	27.7
Rakdos Reanimator	26–88	22.8
Dimir Reanimator	9–14	39.1
Mono Black Reanimator	37–143	20.6
Grixis Reanimator	2–5	28.6
Oriss Genesis	19–23	45.2
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Biovisionary	4–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	20–51	28.2
Mono Green Stormless Storm	2–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	16–11	59.3
Warp World	48–23	67.6
Temur Glimpse	4–5	44.4
Boros Glimpse	0–3	0.0
Actual Warp World	13–2	86.7
Four Color Glimpse	28–13	68.3
Zubera Tribal	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	14–11	56.0
Hypergenesis	69–60	53.5
New Perspectives	8–7	53.3
Cat Wave	1–2	33.3
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	0–1	0.0
Mardu Life	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	92–103	47.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	62–67	48.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	20–21	48.8
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–8	20.0
Myr Incubator	7–17	29.2
Umbral Mantle	2–7	22.2
"Twin"	18–12	60.0
Jeskai "Twin"	6–2	75.0
Naya "Twin"	8–3	72.7
Combo Post	1–7	12.5
Metalwork Colossus	55–49	52.9
Anvil Colossus	8–16	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	24–15	61.5
Infinite Infinite Combos	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	23–9	71.9
Cruel Combo	2–3	40.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	45–30	60.0
Saffi Combo	1–2	33.3
Turntimber Ranger	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	14–9	60.9
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	4–3	57.1
Blazing Shoal Combo	21–36	36.8
Retraction Helix Combo	2–2	50.0
Taking Turns	82–40	67.2
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–3	40.0
Izzet Ascension	67–30	69.1
Ominous Good	37–22	62.7
Jokulhaups Combo	38–20	65.5
Soulflayer	60–36	62.5
Reanim8 Rack	8–8	50.0
Breakfast	137–320	30.0
Cephalid Breakfast	1–17	5.6
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–15	6.3
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	11–16	40.7
Hermit Dredge	3–11	21.4
Oops All Spells	90–212	29.8
Neoform Hermit	17–36	32.1
Unctus	9–13	40.9
Oops All Lands	21–12	63.6
Dredge	120–82	59.4
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	29–19	60.4
Protean Hulk Combo	17–5	77.3
Dice Factory	15–18	45.5
Storm Herald	6–13	31.6
Enduring Ideal	18–16	52.9
Ad Nauseam	20–15	57.1
Ad Swanseam	1–2	33.3
Chain of Acid	12–15	44.4
GreenTwin	13–6	68.4
Tibalt's Trickery	7–5	58.3
Intruder Alarm	9–9	50.0
Calibrated Blast	16–13	55.2
Restore Balance	41–29	58.6
Gyruda	20–12	62.5
Stuffy Doll	9–3	75.0
Belcher	20–23	46.5
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	6–11	35.3
Possibility Storm	7–14	33.3
Midnight Mass	6–8	42.9
Phoenix Altar	1–1	50.0
Actual Twin	3–11	21.4
Izzet Twin	3–10	23.1
Control	2269–2047	52.6
Mono Black Control	39–34	53.4
Esper Control	168–178	48.6
Demonic Rising	31–43	41.9
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	52–40	56.5
Dimir Control	130–148	46.8
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	360–363	49.8
Cawblade	11–19	36.7
Turbo Fog	44–22	66.7
Izzet Control	30–29	50.8
Mardu Control	26–31	45.6
Mill	79–38	67.5
Boros Control	16–8	66.7
Cloudpost Control	173–144	54.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	15–28	34.9
Blackpost	15–8	65.2
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	80–56	58.8
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	5–1	83.3
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	7–9	43.8
Mono White Cloudpost Control	42–31	57.5
Grixis Control	99–108	47.8
Cruel Control	42–42	50.0
Stax	85–81	51.2
Necro Stax	1–0	100.0
Pollute the Planet	3–3	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	5–2	71.4
Stagnant Control	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Control	65–38	63.1
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	25–17	59.5
Izzet Dragons	15–6	71.4
Esper Dragons	0–3	0.0
Grixis Dragons	2–5	28.6
Galleon Control	3–4	42.9
Runeflare	44–29	60.3
Ponza	126–175	41.9
Mono White Control	61–70	46.6
Life is Ez	27–36	42.9
Dynavolt Tower	12–9	57.1
Cycling Control	80–49	62.0
Astral Slide	69–42	62.2
Five Color Control	45–25	64.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	14–10	58.3
Shrines	14–2	87.5
Last Stand Control	8–6	57.1
Sultai Control	43–39	52.4
Sultai Ultimatum	6–6	50.0
Guildgate Control	73–23	76.0
Bant Control	29–24	54.7
Temur Reclamation	12–0	100.0
Pox	78–128	37.9
Enchantments Control	12–17	41.4
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–6	40.0
Seasons Past Control	58–19	75.3
Orzhov Control	65–52	55.6
Prison	67–36	65.0
Enchantress	57–27	67.9
Aggro-Combo	830–1056	44.0
Aristocrats	233–217	51.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	34–41	45.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	59–47	55.7
Golgari Aristocrats	13–14	48.1
Abzan Aristocrats	6–9	40.0
Mardu Aristocrats	6–5	54.5
Food	18–10	64.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	54–63	46.2
Boros Bombardment	22–12	64.7
Burn	140–152	47.9
Necro Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	92–177	34.2
Simic Infect	30–87	25.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	31–53	36.9
Golgari Infect	10–14	41.7
Mono Black Infect	0–4	0.0
Turbo Myth	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	7–2	77.8
Hermit Humans	5–3	62.5
Trickbind Dreadnought	172–290	37.2
Izzet Dreadnought	17–36	32.1
Mono Blue Dreadnought	136–219	38.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	27–31	46.6
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	3–0	100.0
Hushnought	53–72	42.4
Liquimetal Fishing	15–18	45.5
Combo Goblins	68–81	45.6
Goblin Persist	47–46	50.5
Dirty Kitty	21–35	37.5
Aggro-Control	819–1020–1	44.5
Simic Flash	17–12–1	58.6
Simic Vat	2–1	66.7
Izzet Tempo	202–270	42.8
Azorius Skies	32–22	59.3
Blue Madness	44–44	50.0
Simic Madness	29–33	46.8
Temur Madness	6–10	37.5
Grixis Madness	4–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	8–17	32.0
Temur Clues	1–0	100.0
Wizards	37–23	61.7
Tetsukotog	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	62–73	45.9
Mono Blue Gush	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Tempo	137–222	38.2
Mono Blue Faeries	7–13	35.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–15	16.7
Izzet Spells	120–113	51.5
Dimir Tempo	74–123	37.6
Dimir Faeries	6–11	35.3
Dimir Librarians	3–4	42.9
Sultai Tempo	4–3	57.1
Ensoul Aggro-Control	13–12	52.0
Azorius Tempo	8–16	33.3
Combo-Control	660–694	48.7
Curses	38–22	63.3
Burning Vengeance	11–1	91.7
Cruel Combo-Control	35–38	47.9
Battle of Wits	71–41	63.4
Shared Fate	4–5	44.4
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	1–3	25.0
Pickles	11–20	35.5
Mindcrank	26–66	28.3
Dragoncrank	1–10	9.1
Displace Loop	3–7	30.0
Peregrine Drake	1–3	25.0
Familiars	2–3	40.0
Hedron Alignment	2–1	66.7
Yosei Vat	5–10	33.3
Lich's Mastery	2–6	25.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	5–0	100.0
Hive Mind	17–26	39.5
Zur's Weirding	36–42	46.2
Solar Flare	20–45	30.8
Plasma Swans	21–24	46.7
Liliana's Contract	4–4	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	289–291	49.8
Wildfire	92–100	47.9
Thryx-Wildfire	23–27	46.0
Borderpost Wildfire	40–43	48.2
Jokulhaups Control	197–191	50.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	41–45	47.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	42–54	43.8
Temur Jokulhaups Control	40–36	52.6
Jund Jokulhaups Control	17–13	56.7
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	19–20	48.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	16–16	50.0
Thopter-Sword	25–23	52.1
Azorius Thopter-Sword	11–11	50.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	7–8	46.7
Esper Thopter-Sword	7–2	77.8
Archfiend Alteration	1–3	25.0
Resurgent Belief	9–3	75.0
Greasefang	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–4	0.0
Midrange	2565–2452–1	51.1
Temur Ascendancy	26–34	43.3
Prophet Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
The Rock	90–59	60.4
Golgari Citadel	11–8	57.9
Angels and Taxes	2–4	33.3
Grenzo	16–10	61.5
Abzan Midrange	81–80	50.3
Selesnya Midrange	34–38	47.2
Selesnya Value Town	15–17	46.9
Jund	156–109	58.9
Blink	192–185	50.9
Wave Blink	107–94	53.2
Cloudpost Wave Blink	6–4	60.0
Esper Wave	7–6	53.8
Azorius Wave	56–36	60.9
Orzhov Wave	16–24	40.0
Abzan Wave	8–8	50.0
Bant Wave	12–13	48.0
Acid Trip	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Blink	11–12	47.8
Anti-Persecution	3–8	27.3
Graveyard Value	142–101	58.4
Séance	21–10	67.7
Varolz Dreadnought	40–28	58.8
Enchantments Matter	23–12	65.7
Orzhov Enchantress	3–1	75.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	40–72	35.7
Orzhov Allies	5–6	45.5
Mardu Allies	5–21	19.2
Boros Allies	2–3	40.0
Mono White Allies	3–3	50.0
Esper Allies	2–4	33.3
BRGW Allies	2–5	28.6
Azorius Allies	5–11	31.3
Treefolk	19–6	76.0
-1/-1 Counters	6–3	66.7
Fake-Rack	51–97	34.5
Mardu Midrange	34–78	30.4
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–5	16.7
Yisan-Prophet	5–3	62.5
White Jund	2–3	40.0
Vampires	64–56–1	53.3
Mono Black Vampires	47–38–1	55.3
Rakdos Vampires	13–8	61.9
Orzhov Vampires	4–4	50.0
Legends Midrange	33–27	55.0
Boros Legends Midrange	5–2	71.4
Mardu Legends	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Legends	9–9	50.0
Selesnya Legends	4–5	44.4
Elementals	8–6	57.1
Rakdos Midrange	151–134	53.0
Naya Midrange	30–9	76.9
Card Advantage White	0–4	0.0
Big Red	47–39	54.7
Mono Black Midrange	268–309	46.4
Necro Midrange	4–3	57.1
Mono Black Devotion	90–109	45.2
Davriel Braids	3–10	23.1
Heart of Darkness	8–21	27.6
Verdant Succession	2–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	11–17	39.3
Dimir Midrange	72–79	47.7
Dimir Vat	8–3	72.7
Temur Energy	2–2	50.0
Angels	20–13	60.6
Mono White Angels	8–8	50.0
Orzhov Angels	10–4	71.4
Toughness Matters	34–15	69.4
Lifegain Midrange	55–71	43.7
Martyr's Grace	29–46	38.7
Adventures	1–1	50.0
Mutate	6–8	42.9
Sultai Midrange	44–37	54.3
Sultai Emerge	12–7	63.2
Sultai Energy	0–1	0.0
Fight Rigging	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	116–218	34.7
Orzhov Capenna	4–8	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	18–10	64.3
Prophet Glare	3–3	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	20–16	55.6
Zur the Enchanter	8–3	72.7
Ordealbreak	24–12	66.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	23–10	69.7
Mythic Colossification	6–8	42.9
Neoform	24–18	57.1
Temur Neoform	8–7	53.3
Sultai Neoform	8–6	57.1
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
UBRG Neoform	1–1	50.0
Party	3–10	23.1
Fires of Invention	61–28	68.5
Hero of Precinct One	79–118	40.1
Abzan Hero	2–3	40.0
Mardu Hero	13–17	43.3
Esper Hero	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Hero	1–8	11.1
Five Color Hero	27–41	39.7
Naya Hero	11–10	52.4
Boros Hero	4–4	50.0
Gruul Obosh	6–1	85.7
Clerics	17–6	73.9
Simic Snow	111–57	66.1
Artifact Midrange	57–44	56.4
Coinflip Tribal	20–8	71.4
Death Cloud	25–32	43.9
Nissa Company	1–3	25.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	12–2	85.7
Ramp	636–526	54.7
Villainous Wealth	4–4	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	45–92	32.8
Wild Pair	7–7	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	5–34	12.8
Cloudpost Ramp	383–280	57.8
Eldrazipost	16–2	88.9
Locus Awakening	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	24–9	72.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	9–18	33.3
Greenpost	245–185	57.0
Gruul Post	32–22	59.3
Simic Post	19–21	47.5
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Domain	9–3	75.0
Temur Bombardment	0–3	0.0
Selvala Tokens	6–10	37.5
Summer Bloom Ramp	15–19	44.1
Historic Bloom	4–2	66.7
Reclamation at Wake	7–8	46.7
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–3	25.0
Eureka!	13–5	72.2
Defenders	5–1	83.3
Carth Superfriends	37–19	66.1
Jund Carth	5–2	71.4
Applejacks	7–13	35.0
Field Ramp	3–2	60.0
Unclassified	1–2	33.3