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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41504	68119–73124–34	48.2	351	3079	1592
Orzhov Midrange	2097	4001–3410	54.0	28	193	113
Orzhov Capenna	54	116–77	60.1	2	8	8

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	819–838	49.4
Mono Black Aggro	23–25	47.9
Heroic	70–42	62.5
Mono White Heroic	30–25	54.5
Azorius Heroic	10–2	83.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	11–7	61.1
Boros Heroic	17–6	73.9
Selesnya Heroic	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	141–178	44.2
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Proliferate Red	3–3	50.0
Goblins	28–22	56.0
Tokens	21–25	45.7
Selesnya Tokens	3–5	37.5
Mono White Tokens	7–14	33.3
Orzhov Tokens	5–5	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	44–40	52.4
White Weenie	84–81	50.9
Odric Keywords	3–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	9–7	56.3
Soldiers	8–10	44.4
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	1–1	50.0
Mono White Humans	2–6	25.0
Elves	49–56	46.7
Werewolves	3–1	75.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Warriors	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	11–9	55.0
Selesnya Counters	4–2	66.7
Rogues	4–7	36.4
Zombies	10–18	35.7
Gruul Aggro	21–20	51.2
Gruul Landfall	4–3	57.1
Merfolk	22–22	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	14–12	53.8
8 Whack	8–5	61.5
Artifact Aggro	106–120	46.9
Affinity	65–68	48.9
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–3	0.0
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	4–1	80.0
Tempered Steel	27–40	40.3
Mono Blue Architect	9–10	47.4
Mono Blue Aggro	6–1	85.7
Illusions	4–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Madness	18–12	60.0
Gruul Madness	2–2	50.0
Golgari Madness	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Madness	11–9	55.0
Voltron	28–13	68.3
Hexproof	7–3	70.0
Equipment Aggro	13–3	81.3
Hateful Auras	7–7	50.0
Slivers	5–6	45.5
Naya Zoo	1–3	25.0
Knights	14–22	38.9
AggroSlide	23–46	33.3
Cats	3–3	50.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aggro	12–10	54.5
Boros Aggro	15–7	68.2
Humans	10–12	45.5
Gruul Humans	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	2–0	100.0
Bant Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	0–2	0.0
Boros Humans	2–5	28.6
Orzhov Humans	4–2	66.7
Shamans	3–8	27.3
Legends Aggro	3–4	42.9
Boros Legends Aggro	3–3	50.0
Permanent Vacation	0–1	0.0
Pirates	4–1	80.0
Rats	6–0	100.0
Combo	796–566	58.4
Storm	219–117	65.2
Sultai Tendrils	4–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	52–28	65.0
Dark Tide	6–2	75.0
Dragonstorm	20–8	71.4
Hazoret Storm	11–4	73.3
Simic Storm	6–3	66.7
Citadel Storm	9–2	81.8
High Tide	59–44	57.3
Grixis Tendrils	6–2	75.0
Stormpost	4–1	80.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	23–17	57.5
Swath Storm	2–0	100.0
Song Storm	1–2	33.3
Channel Storm	0–5	0.0
Reanimator	85–59	59.0
Recurring Nightmare	8–11	42.1
Dragon Nightmare	1–4	20.0
Jund Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	13–13	50.0
Double Dragon	1–2	33.3
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	0–1	0.0
Living Death	4–2	66.7
Excruciator Combo	1–2	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	59–29	67.0
Rakdos Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	48–23	67.6
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	7–7	50.0
Necro Combo	1–2	33.3
Biovisionary	4–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	11–14	44.0
Dubious Challenge	5–1	83.3
Warp World	27–24	52.9
Temur Glimpse	3–3	50.0
Boros Glimpse	7–8	46.7
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	11–10	52.4
Maniac Combo	4–4	50.0
Hypergenesis	33–20	62.3
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	18–18	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	10–7	58.8
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	6–10	37.5
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Myr Incubator	2–2	50.0
Umbral Mantle	2–3	40.0
Fake-Twin	5–5	50.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	3–4	42.9
Combo Post	2–3	40.0
Metalwork Colossus	13–21	38.2
Anvil Colossus	1–8	11.1
Upheaval Colossus	7–7	50.0
Seismic Swans	0–3	0.0
Cruel Combo	1–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	0–1	0.0
Eggs	5–3	62.5
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	7–3	70.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	9–11	45.0
Taking Turns	15–13	53.6
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–3	50.0
Izzet Ascension	22–14	61.1
Ominous Good	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	7–5	58.3
Soulflayer	10–8	55.6
Reanim8 Rack	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	101–69	59.4
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Dredge	2–1	66.7
Oops All Spells	91–55	62.3
Neoform Hermit	2–3	40.0
Unctus	6–8	42.9
Oops All Lands	7–1	87.5
Dredge	39–33	54.2
Insidious Roots Dredge	2–1	66.7
Polymorph	7–5	58.3
Protean Hulk Combo	1–2	33.3
Dice Factory	9–1	90.0
Storm Herald	2–3	40.0
Enduring Ideal	8–3	72.7
Ad Nauseam	10–3	76.9
Ad Swanseam	4–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	0–6	0.0
GreenTwin	1–2	33.3
Tibalt's Trickery	1–1	50.0
Intruder Alarm	1–5	16.7
Calibrated Blast	7–3	70.0
Restore Balance	14–19	42.4
Gyruda	4–9	30.8
Stuffy Doll	3–0	100.0
Belcher	19–9	67.9
Tameshi Bloom	2–2	50.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	4–4	50.0
Phoenix Altar	0–4	0.0
Actual Twin	6–5	54.5
Izzet Twin	5–5	50.0
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Nadu Combo	1–3	25.0
Amalia Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	613–543	53.0
Mono Black Control	11–9	55.0
Esper Control	48–41	53.9
Demonic Rising	8–9	47.1
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	2–7	22.2
Dimir Control	30–28	51.7
Azorius Control	96–121	44.2
Cawblade	8–7	53.3
Turbo Fog	13–3	81.3
Izzet Control	19–17	52.8
Mardu Control	9–7	56.3
Mill	31–11	73.8
Boros Control	4–2	66.7
Cloudpost Control	49–44	52.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	8–9	47.1
Blackpost	6–3	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	17–9	65.4
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–3	25.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	11–12	47.8
Grixis Control	17–22	43.6
Cruel Control	7–10	41.2
Stax	20–14	58.8
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Control	11–10	52.4
Jeskai Approach	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	9–3	75.0
Izzet Dragons	5–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	0–2	0.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	11–6	64.7
Ponza	43–30	58.9
Mono White Control	22–11	66.7
Life is Ez	6–3	66.7
Dynavolt Tower	2–7	22.2
Cycling Control	32–37	46.4
Astral Slide	30–35	46.2
Five Color Control	10–13	43.5
Five Color Collected Conjuring	4–2	66.7
Shrines	4–4	50.0
Last Stand Control	1–5	16.7
Sultai Control	5–3	62.5
Guildgate Control	11–6	64.7
Bant Control	9–7	56.3
Pox	32–16	66.7
Enchantments Control	2–5	28.6
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–4	33.3
Seasons Past Control	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Control	20–26	43.5
Prison	19–15	55.9
Enchantress	16–13	55.2
Aggro-Combo	318–187	63.0
Aristocrats	55–48	53.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	10–7	58.8
Orzhov Aristocrats	13–9	59.1
Golgari Aristocrats	9–2	81.8
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Food	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	14–16	46.7
Boros Bombardment	2–5	28.6
Burn	36–17	67.9
Infect	62–22	73.8
Simic Infect	36–13	73.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	15–3	83.3
Pummeler	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	97–53	64.7
Izzet Dreadnought	20–9	69.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	64–39	62.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	26–6	81.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	3–0	100.0
Hushnought	21–18	53.8
Liquimetal Fishing	3–4	42.9
Combo Goblins	13–16	44.8
Goblin Persist	4–7	36.4
Dirty Kitty	9–9	50.0
Aggro-Control	305–228	57.2
Simic Flash	2–0	100.0
Simic Vat	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	95–63	60.1
Azorius Skies	2–10	16.7
Blue Madness	13–9	59.1
Simic Madness	5–5	50.0
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Grixis Madness	0–2	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Wizards	28–27	50.9
Tetsukotog	0–1	0.0
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	17–17	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	50–39	56.2
Mono Blue Faeries	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Librarians	9–6	60.0
Izzet Spells	16–17	48.5
Dimir Tempo	28–15	65.1
Dimir Faeries	3–3	50.0
Dimir Librarians	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	19–16	54.3
Azorius Tempo	6–3	66.7
Combo-Control	234–225	51.0
Curses	11–4	73.3
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–2	50.0
Battle of Wits	25–18	58.1
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	3–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	25–23	52.1
Dragoncrank	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	0–3	0.0
Peregrine Drake	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	3–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–6	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	5–2	71.4
Zur's Weirding	9–12	42.9
Solar Flare	3–5	37.5
Plasma Swans	11–5	68.8
Liliana's Contract	4–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	99–114	46.5
Wildfire	25–16	61.0
Thryx-Wildfire	2–5	28.6
Borderpost Wildfire	12–3	80.0
Jokulhaups Control	74–98	43.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	28–33	45.9
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	11–12	47.8
Temur Jokulhaups Control	6–23	20.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	5–4	55.6
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	9–8	52.9
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	8–9	47.1
Thopter-Sword	19–18	51.4
Azorius Thopter-Sword	7–7	50.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	6–4	60.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	4–5	44.4
Archfiend Alteration	1–4	20.0
Resurgent Belief	4–2	66.7
Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	1–1	50.0
Midrange	730–652	52.8
Temur Ascendancy	5–7	41.7
The Rock	31–17	64.6
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Angels and Taxes	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	2–3	40.0
Abzan Midrange	16–24	40.0
Selesnya Midrange	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–1	66.7
Jund	25–26	49.0
Blink	48–85	36.1
Wave Blink	15–27	35.7
Azorius Wave	4–8	33.3
Orzhov Wave	6–12	33.3
Abzan Wave	2–4	33.3
Bant Wave	1–3	25.0
Acid Trip	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Blink	12–36	25.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	29–19	60.4
Séance	4–4	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	5–3	62.5
Enchantments Matter	4–2	66.7
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	15–22	40.5
Orzhov Allies	3–4	42.9
Mardu Allies	1–3	25.0
Boros Allies	2–2	50.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	3–7	30.0
Treefolk	0–3	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	22–13	62.9
Mardu Midrange	26–15	63.4
Yisan-Prophet	1–2	33.3
Vampires	13–18	41.9
Mono Black Vampires	5–8	38.5
Rakdos Vampires	0–7	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	5–3	62.5
Legends Midrange	7–7	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Legends	0–2	0.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	36–30	54.5
Naya Midrange	2–4	33.3
Big Red	17–10	63.0
Mono Black Midrange	70–49	58.8
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	34–16	68.0
Heart of Darkness	0–11	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	16–13	55.2
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	11–14	44.0
Mono White Angels	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Angels	9–12	42.9
Toughness Matters	8–3	72.7
Lifegain Midrange	22–21	51.2
Martyr's Grace	10–12	45.5
Mutate	4–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	7–7	50.0
Sultai Emerge	2–1	66.7
Fight Rigging	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	88–88	50.0
Orzhov Capenna	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	7–3	70.0
Prophet Glare	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	7–3	70.0
Ordealbreak	5–2	71.4
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–1	80.0
Neoform	6–2	75.0
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	2–0	100.0
UBRG Neoform	0–2	0.0
Party	2–1	66.7
Fires of Invention	11–12	47.8
Hero of Precinct One	39–31	55.7
Abzan Hero	3–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	8–8	50.0
Esper Hero	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Hero	6–4	60.0
Five Color Hero	14–11	56.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Boros Hero	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	1–1	50.0
Clerics	2–11	15.4
Simic Snow	1–2	33.3
Artifact Midrange	43–24	64.2
Coinflips	8–3	72.7
Death Cloud	7–5	58.3
Nissa Company	2–1	66.7
Illness in the Ranks	2–1	66.7
Game Objects	1–2	33.3
Wight Midrange	2–0	100.0
Golgari Wight	1–0	100.0
Jund Wight	1–0	100.0
Ramp	186–171	52.1
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	25–36	41.0
Wild Pair	0–2	0.0
Channel-Rofellos	4–8	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	113–89	55.9
Eldrazipost	5–1	83.3
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	2–1	66.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	76–70	52.1
Gruul Post	12–9	57.1
Simic Post	6–3	66.7
Temurpost	1–3	25.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Temur Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Selvala Tokens	1–1	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	8–3	72.7
Historic Bloom	2–2	50.0
Defenders	4–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	8–11	42.1
Jund Carth	1–2	33.3
Applejacks	1–4	20.0
Field Ramp	4–2	66.7