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Carth Superfriends

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Ramp	9878	16502–17956–2	47.9	67	575	354
Carth Superfriends	369	512–682	42.9	1	8	7
Jund Carth	56	70–91	43.5	0	1	3

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	103–137	42.9
Mono Black Aggro	1–3	25.0
Heroic	6–9	40.0
Mono White Heroic	1–3	25.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–5	16.7
Selesnya Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	17–36	32.1
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	2–2	50.0
Tokens	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–6	45.5
White Weenie	10–13	43.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–1	75.0
Soldiers	1–2	33.3
Mono White Humans	0–3	0.0
Elves	6–6	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–1	80.0
Rogues	2–3	40.0
Zombies	1–2	33.3
Gruul Aggro	2–2	50.0
Merfolk	4–2	66.7
Artifact Aggro	10–14	41.7
Affinity	5–7	41.7
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Madness	5–6	45.5
Golgari Madness	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Madness	3–3	50.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	5–6	45.5
Hexproof	2–3	40.0
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	3–2	60.0
Knights	3–1	75.0
AggroSlide	2–4	33.3
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–4	20.0
Humans	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	1–2	33.3
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	7–7	50.0
Boros Legends Aggro	4–6	40.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Permanent Vacation	0–1	0.0
Pirates	2–1	66.7
Combo	82–149	35.5
Storm	19–38	33.3
Dimir Tendrils	2–4	33.3
Dragonstorm	1–4	20.0
Hazoret Storm	2–1	66.7
Simic Storm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	2–3	40.0
High Tide	3–16	15.8
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	6–6	50.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	4–11	26.7
Recurring Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–9	25.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–7	12.5
Mono Black Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–1	66.7
Warp World	6–7	46.2
Boros Glimpse	2–5	28.6
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Maniac Combo	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	3–4	42.9
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–6	33.3
Anvil Colossus	1–5	16.7
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–4	33.3
Taking Turns	1–2	33.3
Izzet Ascension	4–5	44.4
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–4	0.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	4–16	20.0
Oops All Spells	4–13	23.5
Unctus	0–2	0.0
Oops All Lands	2–5	28.6
Dredge	7–7	50.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	0–2	0.0
Enduring Ideal	0–2	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–1	50.0
Chain of Acid	1–2	33.3
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	2–1	66.7
Gyruda	1–3	25.0
Belcher	0–5	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–3	0.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	1–3	25.0
Izzet Twin	1–2	33.3
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	96–95	50.3
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	6–7	46.2
Dimir Control	4–8	33.3
Azorius Control	19–19	50.0
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	3–5	37.5
Mardu Control	0–2	0.0
Mill	4–2	66.7
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	10–16	38.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–8	11.1
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Grixis Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	3–5	37.5
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–1	50.0
Ponza	1–4	20.0
Mono White Control	6–1	85.7
Cycling Control	3–1	75.0
Astral Slide	3–1	75.0
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	3–2	60.0
Pox	7–7	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Control	4–4	50.0
Prison	7–1	87.5
Enchantress	6–1	85.7
Aggro-Combo	23–75	23.5
Aristocrats	5–19	20.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–7	30.0
Boros Bombardment	0–5	0.0
Burn	4–5	44.4
Infect	6–14	30.0
Simic Infect	3–5	37.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–1	66.7
Golgari Infect	1–6	14.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–26	16.1
Izzet Dreadnought	0–4	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–22	4.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	0–7	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–3	0.0
Dirty Kitty	0–4	0.0
Aggro-Control	25–56	30.9
Simic Flash	1–3	25.0
Izzet Tempo	3–17	15.0
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–12	25.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–5	16.7
Izzet Spells	1–5	16.7
Dimir Tempo	5–6	45.5
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Tempo	2–1	66.7
Combo-Control	27–44	38.0
Curses	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	6–2	75.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	1–2	33.3
Hive Mind	0–2	0.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	3–5	37.5
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	11–22	33.3
Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	9–22	29.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–9	18.2
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–6	25.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Thopter-Sword	3–1	75.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Greasefang	1–5	16.7
Esper Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–2	0.0
Midrange	127–97	56.7
The Rock	6–1	85.7
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	8–3	72.7
Blink	14–22	38.9
Wave Blink	7–13	35.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	2–7	22.2
Orzhov Wave	3–2	60.0
Bant Wave	0–4	0.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	4–6	40.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	4–2	66.7
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–5	16.7
Azorius Allies	1–3	25.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–2	33.3
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	7–4	63.6
Boros Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	3–3	50.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	12–6	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	2–2	50.0
Dimir Midrange	2–5	28.6
Angels	2–2	50.0
Mono White Angels	1–2	33.3
Toughness Matters	2–2	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–2	60.0
Martyr's Grace	1–0	100.0
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	11–8	57.9
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–4	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	7–3	70.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–5	37.5
Mardu Hero	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	2–0	100.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	2–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Nissa Company	0–1	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	3–0	100.0
Laelia Cascade	0–1	0.0
Ramp	29–29	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	3–5	37.5
Cloudpost Ramp	13–15	46.4
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	10–9	52.6
Gruul Post	1–3	25.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	6–6	50.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	2–0	100.0