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Aggro-Combo

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Combo	2710	5622–5448–4	50.8	204	1345
Aristocrats	790	1687–1565–3	51.9	64	410
Mono Black Aristocrats	176	443–323–1	57.8	23	106
Orzhov Aristocrats	133	279–274	50.5	10	58
Golgari Aristocrats	76	140–154–2	47.6	3	35
Abzan Aristocrats	37	72–82	46.8	1	18
Mardu Aristocrats	11	25–23	52.1	0	6
Food	71	148–141	51.2	5	34
Rakdos Aristocrats	244	508–481	51.4	21	134
Boros Bombardment	22	44–41	51.8	1	12
Burn	430	800–877	47.7	20	195
Necro Burn	7	13–14	48.1	1	6
Infect	356	631–747	45.8	16	141
Simic Infect	140	260–287	47.5	7	58
Blazing Shoal Infect	76	142–155	47.8	2	29
Golgari Infect	53	141–98	59.0	7	33
Mono Black Infect	11	17–28	37.8	0	4
Turbo Myth	5	8–10	44.4	0	2
Pummeler	27	27–59	31.4	1	3
Hermit Humans	15	24–26	48.0	1	8
Trickbind Dreadnought	596	1395–1131	55.2	68	357
Izzet Dreadnought	66	133–131	50.4	6	38
Mono Blue Dreadnought	489	1206–903	57.2	62	309
Izzet Blitzkrieg	73	139–162	46.2	0	27
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1	0–3	0.0
Hushnought	173	423–341–1	55.4	22	95
Liquimetal Fishing	17	25–41	37.9	0	6
Combo Goblins	182	399–384	51.0	10	87
Goblin Persist	131	285–277	50.7	5	58
Dirty Kitty	51	114–107	51.6	5	29
Dwarf Combo	5	6–9	40.0	1	3

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1483–1577–2	48.5
Mono Black Aggro	36–44	45.0
Heroic	140–151	48.1
Mono White Heroic	96–113	45.9
Azorius Heroic	8–6	57.1
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	16–21	43.2
Boros Heroic	14–8	63.6
Selesnya Heroic	3–3	50.0
Red Deck Wins	375–435–1	46.3
Mono Red Devotion	7–12	36.8
Prisoner	6–1	85.7
Proliferate Red	3–3	50.0
Goblins	30–32	48.4
Tokens	34–31	52.3
Selesnya Tokens	10–15	40.0
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	15–11	57.7
Orzhov Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	53–51	51.0
White Weenie	114–133–1	46.2
Odric Keywords	11–8	57.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–4	50.0
Soldiers	22–34	39.3
Chroma White	1–2	33.3
Mono White Humans	9–5	64.3
Elves	85–82	50.9
Werewolves	3–1	75.0
Minotaurs	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	12–13	48.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	4–4	50.0
Zombies	36–49	42.4
Gruul Aggro	19–14	57.6
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	25–30	45.5
Mono Red Swarm	31–19	62.0
8 Whack	9–1	90.0
Artifact Aggro	200–191	51.2
Affinity	109–109	50.0
Hush-finity	3–4	42.9
Hardened Scales Affinity	2–8	20.0
Boros Vehicles	3–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	6–5	54.5
Tempered Steel	73–63	53.7
Mono Blue Architect	8–13	38.1
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	14–8	63.6
Gruul Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	12–7	63.2
Voltron	29–27	51.8
Hexproof	9–11	45.0
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	11–9	55.0
Hateful Auras	3–3	50.0
Slivers	8–3	72.7
Naya Zoo	2–2	50.0
Knights	24–17	58.5
AggroSlide	136–165	45.2
Cats	18–14	56.3
Mono White Cats	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Cats	15–13	53.6
Rakdos Aggro	6–4	60.0
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	3–1	75.0
Humans	14–26	35.0
Gruul Humans	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Humans	1–1	50.0
Bant Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	4–3	57.1
Boros Humans	5–11	31.3
Orzhov Humans	1–5	16.7
Azorius Humans	1–3	25.0
Shamans	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	21–15	58.3
Boros Legends Aggro	21–13	61.8
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Permanent Vacation	1–2	33.3
Pirates	2–3	40.0
Combo	934–875	51.6
Storm	188–171	52.4
Sultai Tendrils	3–1	75.0
Dimir Tendrils	45–53	45.9
Dark Tide	2–1	66.7
Dragonstorm	21–16	56.8
Hazoret Storm	12–5	70.6
Simic Storm	3–2	60.0
Reclamation Storm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	2–3	40.0
High Tide	32–34	48.5
Grixis Tendrils	5–0	100.0
Stormpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	49–35	58.3
Swath Storm	4–0	100.0
Song Storm	2–1	66.7
Channel Storm	6–18	25.0
Reanimator	138–127	52.1
Recurring Nightmare	34–27	55.7
Dragon Nightmare	17–17	50.0
Jund Nightmare	3–1	75.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	15–22	40.5
Double Dragon	3–1	75.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
8 Goyf	2–1	66.7
Living Death	1–6	14.3
Excruciator Combo	0–2	0.0
Grozoth	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	85–67	55.9
Rakdos Reanimator	8–3	72.7
Dimir Reanimator	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Reanimator	50–39	56.2
Orzhov Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Oriss Genesis	3–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	26–29	47.3
Dubious Challenge	4–1	80.0
Warp World	24–17	58.5
Temur Glimpse	3–4	42.9
Boros Glimpse	14–11	56.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	6–2	75.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	47–42	52.8
Hyperwave	7–7	50.0
New Perspectives	3–7	30.0
Cat Wave	1–4	20.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	2–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	65–58	52.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	27–22	55.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	37–33	52.9
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Myr Incubator	2–1	66.7
Umbral Mantle	3–6	33.3
Fake-Twin	3–3	50.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–2	33.3
Combo Post	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	14–11	56.0
Anvil Colossus	6–6	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	4–3	57.1
Infinite Infinite Combos	3–7	30.0
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Eye of the Storm	0–1	0.0
Eggs	18–23	43.9
Saffi Combo	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	5–2	71.4
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	12–9	57.1
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	14–2	87.5
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–1	75.0
Izzet Ascension	20–12	62.5
Ominous Good	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	15–15	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	4–4	50.0
Breakfast	177–219	44.7
Cephalid Breakfast	8–8	50.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	6–6	50.0
Grixis Breakfast	2–2	50.0
Hermit Gond	1–2	33.3
Oops All Spells	148–194	43.3
Neoform Hermit	15–13	53.6
Unctus	5–2	71.4
Oops All Lands	3–2	60.0
Dredge	16–10	61.5
Insidious Roots Dredge	2–2	50.0
Polymorph	1–3	25.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	6–4	60.0
Enduring Ideal	7–6	53.8
Ad Nauseam	10–5	66.7
Ad Swanseam	1–3	25.0
Chain of Acid	2–2	50.0
GreenTwin	5–3	62.5
Tibalt's Trickery	0–2	0.0
Intruder Alarm	3–3	50.0
Restore Balance	14–8	63.6
Gyruda	5–5	50.0
Stuffy Doll	3–3	50.0
Belcher	8–6	57.1
Tameshi Bloom	4–2	66.7
Possibility Storm	5–4	55.6
Midnight Mass	3–5	37.5
Phoenix Altar	3–5	37.5
Actual Twin	6–12	33.3
Izzet Twin	6–10	37.5
Boros Twin	0–2	0.0
Nadu Combo	1–2	33.3
Primal Prayers Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	864–777–2	52.7
Mono Black Control	17–18–1	48.6
Esper Control	64–55	53.8
Demonic Rising	19–17	52.8
Paradox Haze Lock	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	10–13	43.5
Dimir Control	56–45–1	55.4
Watery Oath	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	176–173	50.4
Adam's Ale	5–3	62.5
Cawblade	14–19	42.4
Turbo Fog	22–14	61.1
Izzet Control	12–16	42.9
Mardu Control	8–5	61.5
Mill	11–3	78.6
Boros Control	15–7	68.2
Cloudpost Control	68–61	52.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–8	20.0
Blackpost	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	21–14	60.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	3–4	42.9
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	12–1	92.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	15–24	38.5
Grixis Control	35–26	57.4
Cruel Control	15–12	55.6
Stax	30–20	60.0
Pollute the Planet	2–6	25.0
Birthday Stax	1–2	33.3
Chandra Nalaar	10–9	52.6
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	14–21	40.0
Jeskai Approach	1–2	33.3
Dragon Control	23–21	52.3
Izzet Dragons	6–10	37.5
Esper Dragons	5–2	71.4
Grixis Dragons	2–2	50.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
UBRG Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	3–2	60.0
Runeflare	9–3	75.0
Ponza	38–14	73.1
Mono White Control	9–11	45.0
Life is Ez	2–2	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	46–68	40.4
Astral Slide	44–68	39.3
Five Color Control	11–8	57.9
Shrines	2–1	66.7
Last Stand Control	4–4	50.0
Sultai Control	18–9	66.7
Sultai Ultimatum	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	20–33	37.7
Bant Control	11–6	64.7
Temur Reclamation	5–9	35.7
Pox	23–14	62.2
Enchantments Control	2–3	40.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	11–7	61.1
Seasons Past Control	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Control	34–33	50.7
Prison	16–23	41.0
Enchantress	10–16	38.5
Aggro-Combo	628–628	50.0
Aristocrats	118–135	46.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	27–33	45.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	20–24	45.5
Golgari Aristocrats	8–11	42.1
Abzan Aristocrats	6–4	60.0
Mardu Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Food	9–4	69.2
Rakdos Aristocrats	42–49	46.2
Boros Bombardment	2–7	22.2
Burn	91–89	50.6
Necro Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	93–50	65.0
Simic Infect	48–27	64.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	24–13	64.9
Golgari Infect	9–8	52.9
Mono Black Infect	6–2	75.0
Turbo Myth	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	7–3	70.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	189–222	46.0
Izzet Dreadnought	20–22	47.6
Mono Blue Dreadnought	162–196	45.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	22–18	55.0
Hushnought	42–55	43.3
Liquimetal Fishing	9–7	56.3
Combo Goblins	47–44	51.6
Goblin Persist	36–32	52.9
Dirty Kitty	11–12	47.8
Aggro-Control	326–283	53.5
Simic Flash	6–7	46.2
Simic Vat	3–5	37.5
Izzet Tempo	69–72	48.9
Azorius Skies	5–5	50.0
Blue Madness	6–6	50.0
Simic Madness	5–5	50.0
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	6–0	100.0
Temur Clues	4–7	36.4
Wizards	17–10	63.0
Tetsukotog	1–1	50.0
12 Pest	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	25–14	64.1
Mono Blue Gush	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	70–55	56.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	10–14	41.7
Izzet Spells	29–41	41.4
Dimir Tempo	36–25	59.0
Dimir Faeries	2–1	66.7
Dimir Librarians	3–1	75.0
Sultai Tempo	2–3	40.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	17–10	63.0
Azorius Tempo	7–10	41.2
Spirits	2–0	100.0
Azorius Spirits	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Spirits	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	306–256	54.4
Curses	8–10	44.4
Oketra's Monument	1–2	33.3
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	1–1	50.0
Burning Vengeance	0–2	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	9–11	45.0
Battle of Wits	12–9	57.1
Approach Necro	1–1	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	3–2	60.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	2–0	100.0
Mindcrank	35–37	48.6
Dragoncrank	2–1	66.7
Displace Loop	13–11	54.2
Peregrine Drake	2–4	33.3
Familiars	5–4	55.6
Hedron Alignment	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	9–6	60.0
Zur's Weirding	1–4	20.0
Solar Flare	16–16	50.0
Plasma Swans	20–16	55.6
Mass Land Destruction	164–114	59.0
Wildfire	40–28	58.8
Thryx-Wildfire	3–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	23–14	62.2
Jokulhaups Control	124–86	59.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	48–34	58.5
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	23–10	69.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	14–10	58.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	8–9	47.1
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	14–7	66.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	7–10	41.2
Thopter-Sword	1–3	25.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Greasefang	6–5	54.5
Esper Greasefang	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Greasefang	4–1	80.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–2	0.0
Midrange	900–938	49.0
Temur Ascendancy	20–13	60.6
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	33–33	50.0
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Angels and Taxes	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	2–4	33.3
Abzan Midrange	17–17	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	8–2	80.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–0	100.0
Jund	32–21	60.4
Blink	101–158	39.0
Wave Blink	53–105	33.5
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–4	33.3
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	25–55	31.3
Orzhov Wave	16–35	31.4
Abzan Wave	6–7	46.2
Bant Wave	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Blink	11–26	29.7
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	27–22	55.1
Séance	6–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	5–10	33.3
Indestructible	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	11–3	78.6
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	37–28	56.9
Orzhov Allies	5–2	71.4
Mardu Allies	8–6	57.1
Boros Allies	4–3	57.1
Esper Allies	8–8	50.0
Azorius Allies	6–5	54.5
Treefolk	3–6	33.3
-1/-1 Counters	5–2	71.4
Fake-Rack	13–12	52.0
Selvala Morningstar	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	16–18	47.1
Yisan-Prophet	2–1	66.7
Vampires	38–32	54.3
Mono Black Vampires	28–25	52.8
Rakdos Vampires	5–4	55.6
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	16–14	53.3
Boros Legends Midrange	4–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	7–3	70.0
Selesnya Legends	1–7	12.5
Elementals	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	40–57	41.2
Naya Midrange	5–3	62.5
Card Advantage White	2–1	66.7
Big Red	14–16	46.7
Mono Black Midrange	121–113	51.7
Mono Black Devotion	65–52	55.6
Heart of Darkness	1–4	20.0
Hellion Whip	11–1	91.7
Dimir Midrange	19–23	45.2
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Angels	19–27	41.3
Mono White Angels	2–8	20.0
Azorius Angels	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Angels	13–17	43.3
Toughness Matters	7–1	87.5
Lifegain Midrange	24–38	38.7
Martyr's Grace	18–37	32.7
Sultai Midrange	5–11	31.3
Sultai Emerge	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Midrange	49–69	41.5
Orzhov Capenna	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	3–4	42.9
Prophet Glare	2–5	28.6
Heartless Summoning Stompy	5–7	41.7
Zur the Enchanter	3–2	60.0
Ordealbreak	3–1	75.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–1	75.0
Mythic Colossification	1–1	50.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	12–14	46.2
Hero of Precinct One	53–42	55.8
Abzan Hero	1–5	16.7
Mardu Hero	7–6	53.8
Esper Hero	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Hero	14–14	50.0
Five Color Hero	15–10	60.0
Naya Hero	12–2	85.7
Gruul Obosh	1–3	25.0
Clerics	6–6	50.0
Simic Snow	17–18	48.6
Artifact Midrange	33–36	47.8
Boros Engineers	1–3	25.0
Coinflips	4–0	100.0
Death Cloud	5–5	50.0
Nissa Company	1–2	33.3
Game Objects	2–1	66.7
Laelia Cascade	1–1	50.0
Wight Midrange	2–5	28.6
Jund Wight	1–4	20.0
Ramp	179–114	61.1
Villainous Wealth	1–3	25.0
Rofellos Ramp	34–26	56.7
Wild Pair	2–1	66.7
Channel-Rofellos	12–13	48.0
Cloudpost Ramp	89–58	60.5
Eldrazipost	3–2	60.0
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	63–40	61.2
Gruul Post	15–9	62.5
Simic Post	1–5	16.7
Devoid Cruelty	3–9	25.0
Domain	2–1	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Defenders	3–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	6–2	75.0
Jund Carth	3–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–2	50.0
Field Ramp	7–1	87.5
Unclassified	2–0	100.0