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Mass Land Destruction

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	11114	19323–19088–13	50.3	103	853	522
Mass Land Destruction	4298	7739–7086–6	52.2	33	301	208
Wildfire	1693	2874–3046–6	48.5	6	93	58
Thryx-Wildfire	300	562–552	50.4	1	5	15
Borderpost Wildfire	626	1143–1047–5	52.2	2	41	27
Jokulhaups Control	2605	4865–4040	54.6	27	208	150
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	741	1409–1179	54.4	14	81	34
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	561	1064–739	59.0	2	22	51
Temur Jokulhaups Control	454	842–700	54.6	3	30	28
Jund Jokulhaups Control	202	381–366	51.0	3	22	5
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	241	481–405	54.3	3	19	14
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	229	423–364	53.7	0	16	13

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1510–1688–2	47.2
Mono Black Aggro	54–59	47.8
Heroic	117–166–2	41.3
Mono White Heroic	76–117–2	39.4
Azorius Heroic	7–8	46.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	23–30	43.4
Boros Heroic	8–9	47.1
Red Deck Wins	217–430	33.5
Mono Red Devotion	4–6	40.0
Prisoner	0–4	0.0
Proliferate Red	2–7	22.2
Goblins	66–39	62.9
Tokens	65–31	67.7
Selesnya Tokens	26–12	68.4
Mono White Tokens	23–10	69.7
Orzhov Tokens	3–5	37.5
Mono Green Stompy	39–63	38.2
White Weenie	114–159	41.8
Odric Keywords	7–4	63.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	20–23	46.5
Soldiers	18–12	60.0
Kithkin	4–3	57.1
Chroma White	6–1	85.7
Mono White Humans	1–1	50.0
Elves	152–88	63.3
Werewolves	11–5	68.8
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Warriors	5–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	17–18	48.6
Selesnya Counters	2–3	40.0
Rogues	18–7	72.0
Zombies	48–45	51.6
Gruul Aggro	35–28	55.6
Gruul Landfall	6–3	66.7
Merfolk	37–33	52.9
Mono Red Swarm	11–11	50.0
8 Whack	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	223–244	47.8
Affinity	112–104	51.9
Hush-finity	3–5	37.5
Boros Vehicles	4–1	80.0
Salvage Titan	19–9	67.9
Tempered Steel	69–103	40.1
Mono Blue Architect	16–25	39.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–3	40.0
Illusions	1–2	33.3
Devastating Dreams	0–2	0.0
Madness	24–41	36.9
Gruul Madness	3–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–6	25.0
Rakdos Madness	14–27	34.1
Jund Madness	1–2	33.3
Voltron	48–36	57.1
Hexproof	20–22	47.6
Boros Auras	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	15–6	71.4
Hateful Auras	9–5	64.3
Slivers	18–3	85.7
Naya Zoo	5–0	100.0
Knights	25–30	45.5
AggroSlide	71–68	51.1
Cats	12–7	63.2
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	11–6	64.7
Rakdos Aggro	15–20	42.9
Rakdos Hellbent	3–8	27.3
Boros Aggro	16–11	59.3
Humans	12–8	60.0
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	6–3	66.7
Bant Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	2–0	100.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	10–3	76.9
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	2–6	25.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–5	16.7
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Pirates	2–2	50.0
Rats	1–1	50.0
Combo	1314–1251–1	51.2
Storm	291–289	50.2
Sultai Tendrils	3–3	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	50–57	46.7
Dark Tide	0–5	0.0
Dragonstorm	22–18	55.0
Hazoret Storm	21–16	56.8
Simic Storm	9–17	34.6
Citadel Storm	12–4	75.0
High Tide	55–70	44.0
Grixis Tendrils	7–3	70.0
Stormpost	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–2	33.3
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	10–2	83.3
Izzet Storm	63–66	48.8
Swath Storm	3–0	100.0
Song Storm	4–5	44.4
Channel Storm	4–12	25.0
Reanimator	178–177	50.1
Recurring Nightmare	68–33	67.3
Dragon Nightmare	26–15	63.4
Jund Nightmare	7–3	70.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	3–1	75.0
Worldgorger Dragon	21–26	44.7
Double Dragon	12–12	50.0
Starlit Graves	2–1	66.7
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–5	16.7
Living Death	8–6	57.1
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	73–103	41.5
Rakdos Reanimator	16–21	43.2
Dimir Reanimator	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Reanimator	39–66	37.1
Grixis Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Oriss Genesis	10–3	76.9
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Deathmantle Necro	0–1	0.0
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	28–41	40.6
Mono Green Stormless Storm	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	9–13	40.9
Warp World	34–16	68.0
Temur Glimpse	5–3	62.5
Boros Glimpse	0–6	0.0
Actual Warp World	5–1	83.3
Four Color Glimpse	16–6	72.7
Zubera Tribal	3–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	9–5	64.3
Hypergenesis	38–34	52.8
New Perspectives	8–10	44.4
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	34–74	31.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	22–35	38.6
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	8–34	19.0
Myr Incubator	5–2	71.4
Umbral Mantle	8–9	47.1
Fake-Twin	20–8	71.4
Murderous Mastery	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Fake-Twin	4–2	66.7
Naya Fake-Twin	9–4	69.2
Combo Post	2–3	40.0
Metalwork Colossus	22–21	51.2
Anvil Colossus	8–5	61.5
Upheaval Colossus	4–12	25.0
Seismic Swans	4–2	66.7
Cruel Combo	1–2	33.3
Eye of the Storm	2–0	100.0
Eggs	23–17	57.5
Saffi Combo	1–1	50.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	9–11	45.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	4–1	80.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	11–8	57.9
Taking Turns	30–31	49.2
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	51–52	49.5
Ominous Good	12–15	44.4
Jokulhaups Combo	16–15	51.6
Soulflayer	21–25	45.7
Reanim8 Rack	4–5	44.4
Breakfast	173–186	48.2
Cephalid Breakfast	2–10	16.7
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	2–9	18.2
Hermit Gond	8–10	44.4
Hermit Dredge	0–6	0.0
Oops All Spells	153–141	52.0
Neoform Hermit	7–9	43.8
Unctus	1–2	33.3
Oops All Lands	7–5	58.3
Dredge	33–30	52.4
Insidious Roots Dredge	2–3	40.0
Polymorph	11–8	57.9
Protean Hulk Combo	2–1	66.7
Dice Factory	10–9	52.6
Storm Herald	8–3	72.7
Enduring Ideal	17–12	58.6
Ad Nauseam	17–15	53.1
Ad Swanseam	3–1	75.0
Chain of Acid	9–4	69.2
GreenTwin	4–3	57.1
Tibalt's Trickery	10–4	71.4
Intruder Alarm	4–2	66.7
Calibrated Blast	7–5	58.3
Restore Balance	23–25	47.9
Gyruda	7–7	50.0
Stuffy Doll	5–5	50.0
Belcher	17–13	56.7
Endless Belch	1–1	50.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	2–2	50.0
Midnight Mass	2–1	66.7
Phoenix Altar	1–1	50.0
Actual Twin	2–2	50.0
Izzet Twin	2–2	50.0
Control	1371–974–2	58.5
Mono Black Control	42–13	76.4
Esper Control	95–78	54.9
Demonic Rising	25–25	50.0
Paradox Haze Lock	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Control	16–15	51.6
Turbo Xerox	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	69–64–2	51.9
Dreadful Inspiration	1–2–1	33.3
Watery Oath	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	262–216	54.8
Cawblade	30–26	53.6
Turbo Fog	25–9	73.5
Izzet Control	20–15	57.1
Mardu Control	11–12	47.8
Mill	27–24	52.9
Boros Control	13–6	68.4
Cloudpost Control	111–47	70.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	13–18	41.9
Blackpost	8–4	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	35–13	72.9
Dimir Cloudpost Control	6–1	85.7
Izzet Cloudpost Control	10–3	76.9
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	10–2	83.3
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	17–4	81.0
Grixis Control	66–50	56.9
Cruel Control	15–19	44.1
Stax	60–46	56.6
Pollute the Planet	0–3	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	5–3	62.5
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	26–24	52.0
Jeskai Approach	2–5	28.6
Dragon Control	19–10	65.5
Izzet Dragons	7–2	77.8
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
WUBR Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	2–1	66.7
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
UBRG Dragons	0–2	0.0
Galleon Control	1–5	16.7
Runeflare	16–15	51.6
Ponza	88–54	62.0
Mono White Control	60–20	75.0
Life is Ez	28–10	73.7
Dynavolt Tower	8–1	88.9
Cycling Control	51–40	56.0
Astral Slide	48–38	55.8
Five Color Control	29–18	61.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–2	50.0
Shrines	4–1	80.0
Last Stand Control	10–6	62.5
Sultai Control	28–27	50.9
Sultai Ultimatum	5–4	55.6
Guildgate Control	18–7	72.0
Bant Control	22–28	44.0
Temur Reclamation	5–1	83.3
Pox	49–31	61.3
Enchantments Control	5–4	55.6
Four Color Counter Ghazi	8–5	61.5
Seasons Past Control	25–15	62.5
Orzhov Control	23–16	59.0
Prison	28–16	63.6
Enchantress	21–12	63.6
Aggro-Combo	561–776	42.0
Aristocrats	124–153	44.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	20–38	34.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	35–32	52.2
Golgari Aristocrats	11–12	47.8
Abzan Aristocrats	5–11	31.3
Mardu Aristocrats	6–3	66.7
Food	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	22–30	42.3
Boros Bombardment	10–17	37.0
Burn	63–107	37.1
Infect	92–117	44.0
Simic Infect	48–80	37.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	30–27	52.6
Golgari Infect	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Infect	3–0	100.0
Pummeler	4–7	36.4
Hermit Humans	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	91–211	30.1
Izzet Dreadnought	11–22	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	71–175	28.9
Izzet Blitzkrieg	26–24	52.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	58–64	47.5
Liquimetal Fishing	20–14	58.8
Combo Goblins	70–70	50.0
Goblin Persist	53–50	51.5
Dirty Kitty	17–19	47.2
Aggro-Control	418–527–1	44.2
Simic Flash	6–13	31.6
Simic Vat	2–2	50.0
Izzet Tempo	114–137	45.4
Azorius Skies	16–10	61.5
Blue Madness	21–22	48.8
Simic Madness	13–17	43.3
Temur Madness	2–2	50.0
Grixis Madness	3–1	75.0
Lich Aggro-Control	7–11	38.9
Temur Clues	0–2	0.0
Wizards	31–20	60.8
Tetsukotog	2–1	66.7
12 Pest	6–2	75.0
Ninjas	33–41	44.6
Mono Blue Gush	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	52–112	31.7
Mono Blue Faeries	6–6	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	5–14	26.3
Izzet Spells	41–44	48.2
Dimir Tempo	42–39	51.9
Dimir Faeries	2–2	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	17–30	36.2
Azorius Tempo	0–3	0.0
Combo-Control	549–501	52.3
Curses	31–34	47.7
Oketra's Monument	2–1	66.7
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	2–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	5–2	71.4
Cruel Combo-Control	2–11	15.4
Battle of Wits	39–14	73.6
Approach Necro	0–1	0.0
Shared Fate	1–3	25.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–2	0.0
Sunforger	3–1	75.0
Pickles	3–5	37.5
Mindcrank	60–55	52.2
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	7–5	58.3
Peregrine Drake	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	2–1	66.7
Lich's Mastery	11–1	91.7
Curious Niv-Mizzet	5–0	100.0
Hive Mind	17–9	65.4
Zur's Weirding	8–14	36.4
Solar Flare	10–10	50.0
Plasma Swans	21–21	50.0
Liliana's Contract	2–2	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	293–293	50.0
Wildfire	78–73	51.7
Thryx-Wildfire	21–17	55.3
Borderpost Wildfire	38–38	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	215–220	49.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	70–83	45.8
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	43–42	50.6
Temur Jokulhaups Control	33–30	52.4
Jund Jokulhaups Control	17–16	51.5
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	13–21	38.2
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	27–16	62.8
Thopter-Sword	5–4	55.6
Azorius Thopter-Sword	2–3	40.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	2–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	7–5	58.3
Greasefang	2–0	100.0
Esper Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Midrange	1585–1086	59.3
Temur Ascendancy	16–17	48.5
Prophet Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
The Rock	42–32	56.8
Golgari Citadel	5–7	41.7
Grenzo	5–2	71.4
Abzan Midrange	51–31	62.2
Selesnya Midrange	21–5	80.8
Selesnya Value Town	3–1	75.0
Jund	70–42	62.5
Blink	163–145	52.9
Wave Blink	68–48	58.6
Cloudpost Wave Blink	5–7	41.7
Esper Wave	1–3	25.0
Azorius Wave	26–16	61.9
Orzhov Wave	18–9	66.7
Abzan Wave	7–10	41.2
Bant Wave	8–1	88.9
Acid Trip	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Blink	25–23	52.1
Anti-Persecution	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	56–52	51.9
Séance	9–12	42.9
Dimir Graves	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	16–18	47.1
Indestructible	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	13–6	68.4
Orzhov Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Constellation	2–0	100.0
Allies	40–26	60.6
Orzhov Allies	9–4	69.2
Mardu Allies	1–3	25.0
Boros Allies	1–3	25.0
Mono White Allies	3–2	60.0
Esper Allies	3–1	75.0
BRGW Allies	1–1	50.0
Azorius Allies	7–5	58.3
Treefolk	4–12	25.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	44–27	62.0
Mardu Midrange	19–14	57.6
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
White Jund	2–0	100.0
Vampires	52–25	67.5
Mono Black Vampires	36–15	70.6
Rakdos Vampires	5–8	38.5
Orzhov Vampires	5–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	10–15	40.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Legends	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Legends	0–5	0.0
Elementals	4–3	57.1
Rakdos Midrange	70–36	66.0
Naya Midrange	9–5	64.3
Card Advantage White	2–1	66.7
Big Red	34–14	70.8
Mono Black Midrange	142–101	58.4
Necro Midrange	1–6	14.3
Mono Black Devotion	53–32	62.4
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	3–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	47–38	55.3
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Temur Energy	2–3	40.0
Angels	11–2	84.6
Orzhov Angels	11–2	84.6
Toughness Matters	14–6	70.0
Lifegain Midrange	58–51	53.2
Martyr's Grace	36–29	55.4
Mutate	7–4	63.6
Sultai Midrange	10–15	40.0
Sultai Emerge	2–7	22.2
Orzhov Midrange	114–99	53.5
Orzhov Capenna	7–3	70.0
Jeskai Midrange	8–11	42.1
Prophet Glare	5–3	62.5
Heartless Summoning Stompy	12–8	60.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	11–2	84.6
Enigmatic Incarnation	11–2	84.6
Mythic Colossification	5–6	45.5
Neoform	8–3	72.7
Temur Neoform	2–1	66.7
Sultai Neoform	3–2	60.0
Simic Neoform	2–0	100.0
Party	6–3	66.7
Fires of Invention	23–16	59.0
Hero of Precinct One	71–47	60.2
Abzan Hero	2–2	50.0
Mardu Hero	11–14	44.0
Esper Hero	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	15–5	75.0
Five Color Hero	17–10	63.0
Naya Hero	6–7	46.2
Boros Hero	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	3–1	75.0
Clerics	26–13	66.7
Simic Snow	23–15	60.5
Artifact Midrange	54–32	62.8
Coinflips	18–1	94.7
Death Cloud	18–10	64.3
Illness in the Ranks	3–2	60.0
Game Objects	17–5	77.3
Wight Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	431–283	60.4
Villainous Wealth	5–2	71.4
Rofellos Ramp	61–62	49.6
Wild Pair	2–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	247–138	64.2
Eldrazipost	6–3	66.7
Locus Awakening	7–4	63.6
Golgari Post	12–5	70.6
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	6–5	54.5
Greenpost	160–89	64.3
Gruul Post	22–13	62.9
Simic Post	20–12	62.5
Devoid Cruelty	0–2	0.0
Domain	2–1	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	11–5	68.8
Historic Bloom	4–1	80.0
Reclamation at Wake	2–3	40.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–3	25.0
Eureka!	3–7	30.0
Defenders	4–1	80.0
Carth Superfriends	22–11	66.7
Jund Carth	3–3	50.0
Applejacks	9–7	56.3
Orcish Aids	2–0	100.0
Field Ramp	2–0	100.0