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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41489	68106–73112–34	48.2	351	3078	1592
Blink	4600	9334–7101	56.8	120	559	339
Wave Blink	1763	3798–2608	59.3	54	243	140
Azorius Wave	809	1841–1206	60.4	37	131	66

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	560–284	66.4
Mono Black Aggro	18–10	64.3
Heroic	45–14	76.3
Mono White Heroic	28–6	82.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	10–4	71.4
Boros Heroic	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Heroic	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	112–77	59.3
Mono Red Devotion	1–2	33.3
Prisoner	1–3	25.0
Proliferate Red	2–0	100.0
Goblins	20–11	64.5
Tokens	15–3	83.3
Selesnya Tokens	6–2	75.0
Mono White Tokens	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	22–5	81.5
White Weenie	49–18	73.1
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–2	60.0
Soldiers	2–2	50.0
Kithkin	3–1	75.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	29–21	58.0
Werewolves	5–2	71.4
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	7–4	63.6
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	3–6	33.3
Zombies	27–13	67.5
Gruul Aggro	11–5	68.8
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	7–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	13–5	72.2
8 Whack	4–3	57.1
Artifact Aggro	63–23	73.3
Affinity	19–4	82.6
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	2–2	50.0
Tempered Steel	39–16	70.9
Mono Blue Aggro	3–2	60.0
Illusions	2–1	66.7
Madness	16–11	59.3
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	14–10	58.3
Voltron	16–3	84.2
Hexproof	4–2	66.7
Equipment Aggro	5–1	83.3
Slivers	3–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	9–3	75.0
AggroSlide	18–28	39.1
Cats	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	6–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	4–1	80.0
Humans	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Humans	5–1	83.3
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	16–11	59.3
Boros Legends Aggro	14–10	58.3
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–1	50.0
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	285–232	55.1
Storm	36–56	39.1
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–15	11.8
Dragonstorm	10–12	45.5
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Simic Storm	2–3	40.0
High Tide	14–15	48.3
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Stormpost	0–5	0.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–5	0.0
Izzet Storm	1–4	20.0
Swath Storm	0–2	0.0
Channel Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	58–36	61.7
Recurring Nightmare	7–8	46.7
Dragon Nightmare	3–6	33.3
Jund Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	7–6	53.8
Double Dragon	3–4	42.9
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Living Death	6–1	85.7
Traditional Reanimator	34–20	63.0
Rakdos Reanimator	12–4	75.0
Dimir Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Reanimator	12–12	50.0
Oriss Genesis	2–1	66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–4	0.0
Dubious Challenge	5–0	100.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	11–1	91.7
New Perspectives	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	11–22	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	8–17	32.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Myr Incubator	3–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–2	33.3
Fake-Twin	5–3	62.5
Murderous Mastery	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Combo Post	7–2	77.8
Metalwork Colossus	12–17	41.4
Anvil Colossus	3–8	27.3
Upheaval Colossus	5–9	35.7
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	11–6	64.7
Saffi Combo	4–2	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–3	25.0
Taking Turns	8–4	66.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	5–3	62.5
Ominous Good	1–3	25.0
Jokulhaups Combo	6–2	75.0
Soulflayer	11–2	84.6
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	26–29	47.3
Cephalid Breakfast	6–7	46.2
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	4–7	36.4
Hermit Gond	2–1	66.7
Hermit Dredge	2–2	50.0
Oops All Spells	5–9	35.7
Neoform Hermit	9–9	50.0
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	7–0	100.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	3–1	75.0
Enduring Ideal	5–5	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	4–5	44.4
Tibalt's Trickery	1–1	50.0
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	3–3	50.0
Stuffy Doll	4–0	100.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	3–6	33.3
Control	265–196	57.5
Mono Black Control	6–5	54.5
Esper Control	30–22	57.7
Demonic Rising	7–1	87.5
Mono Blue Control	3–1	75.0
Dimir Control	10–7	58.8
Azorius Control	33–23	58.9
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	3–3	50.0
Izzet Control	2–2	50.0
Mardu Control	5–2	71.4
Mill	7–4	63.6
Cloudpost Control	31–45	40.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–5	16.7
Blackpost	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	8–17	32.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	8–7	53.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Grixis Control	9–11	45.0
Cruel Control	3–6	33.3
Stax	15–7	68.2
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	8–15	34.8
Jeskai Approach	1–2	33.3
Dragon Control	8–6	57.1
Izzet Dragons	2–4	33.3
Esper Dragons	2–2	50.0
Runeflare	4–0	100.0
Ponza	15–16	48.4
Mono White Control	8–1	88.9
Life is Ez	3–1	75.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	5–2	71.4
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Five Color Control	8–3	72.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	4–2	66.7
Sultai Control	5–3	62.5
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	2–2	50.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	16–5	76.2
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–3	50.0
Seasons Past Control	7–1	87.5
Orzhov Control	4–1	80.0
Prison	3–2	60.0
Enchantress	3–2	60.0
Aggro-Combo	116–68	63.0
Aristocrats	34–17	66.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	12–4	75.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	13–7	65.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–1	85.7
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	16–8	66.7
Infect	27–21	56.3
Simic Infect	8–10	44.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–3	62.5
Golgari Infect	10–7	58.8
Pummeler	2–2	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	16–11	59.3
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	14–9	60.9
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–2	60.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	3–1	75.0
Liquimetal Fishing	3–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	8–6	57.1
Goblin Persist	8–1	88.9
Dirty Kitty	0–5	0.0
Aggro-Control	85–87	49.4
Simic Flash	3–9	25.0
Simic Vat	1–2	33.3
Izzet Tempo	17–17	50.0
Azorius Skies	2–7	22.2
Blue Madness	4–2	66.7
Simic Madness	4–2	66.7
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	3–2	60.0
Tetsukotog	1–1	50.0
12 Pest	0–3	0.0
Ninjas	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Gush	8–6	57.1
Mono Blue Tempo	8–12	40.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	13–7	65.0
Dimir Tempo	17–11	60.7
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	48–63	43.2
Curses	2–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	6–9	40.0
Sunforger	1–1	50.0
Pickles	1–3	25.0
Displace Loop	3–4	42.9
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–3	25.0
Hive Mind	1–5	16.7
Zur's Weirding	5–1	83.3
Solar Flare	7–8	46.7
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	16–26	38.1
Wildfire	14–16	46.7
Thryx-Wildfire	5–3	62.5
Borderpost Wildfire	2–4	33.3
Jokulhaups Control	2–10	16.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–8	20.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	395–199	66.5
Temur Ascendancy	6–5	54.5
The Rock	10–3	76.9
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	22–16	57.9
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	15–9	62.5
Blink	55–50	52.4
Wave Blink	50–50	50.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	5–5	50.0
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	28–28	50.0
Orzhov Wave	10–8	55.6
Abzan Wave	3–4	42.9
Bant Wave	1–4	20.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	18–7	72.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	5–2	71.4
Enchantments Matter	4–0	100.0
Allies	20–7	74.1
Orzhov Allies	5–1	83.3
Mardu Allies	6–1	85.7
Boros Allies	3–3	50.0
Mono White Allies	3–1	75.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	3–4	42.9
-1/-1 Counters	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	11–3	78.6
Mardu Midrange	6–2	75.0
Vampires	11–6	64.7
Mono Black Vampires	9–4	69.2
Rakdos Vampires	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	8–2	80.0
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	3–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	22–7	75.9
Naya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	41–9	82.0
Mono Black Devotion	21–7	75.0
Dimir Midrange	11–2	84.6
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	1–1	50.0
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	11–1	91.7
Lifegain Midrange	9–0	100.0
Martyr's Grace	2–0	100.0
Mutate	1–2	33.3
Sultai Midrange	6–8	42.9
Sultai Emerge	1–2	33.3
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	8–4	66.7
Jeskai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Prophet Glare	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	3–1	75.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–1	75.0
Neoform	2–2	50.0
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	14–12	53.8
Hero of Precinct One	15–7	68.2
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Hero	4–2	66.7
Five Color Hero	6–3	66.7
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Boros Hero	2–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	4–0	100.0
Clerics	2–2	50.0
Simic Snow	11–7	61.1
Artifact Midrange	1–1	50.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–2	33.3
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Ramp	83–77	51.9
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	21–39	35.0
Channel-Rofellos	12–29	29.3
Cloudpost Ramp	44–31	58.7
Eldrazipost	2–1	66.7
Golgari Post	2–3	40.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	5–1	83.3
Greenpost	21–14	60.0
Gruul Post	3–6	33.3
Simic Post	4–3	57.1
Domain	2–0	100.0
Eureka!	1–2	33.3
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	7–2	77.8
Jund Carth	2–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–0	100.0
Unclassified	4–0	100.0