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Archetype Tree

Archetype # Decks Record Win % ① ⑧ 5–0s
Aggro-Control 13847 24331–22979–3 51.4 89 965 687
Simic Flash 250 393–428–1 47.9 1 22 6
Simic Vat 57 131–97 57.5 0 14 2
Izzet Tempo 3419 6624–5732–1 53.6 15 212 207
Azorius Skies 535 841–927 47.6 3 25 22
Blue Madness 830 1290–1464 46.8 5 42 28
Simic Madness 522 822–884 48.2 4 31 22
Temur Madness 142 245–255 49.0 1 9 3
Grixis Madness 50 74–83 47.1 0 1 2
Lich Aggro-Control 196 344–341 50.2 0 7 11
Temur Clues 37 47–71 39.8 0 9
Wizards 612 838–1017 45.2 3 34 16
Tetsukotog 50 90–91 49.7 0 5 2
12 Pest 71 138–118 53.9 1 5 4
Ninjas 753 1296–1299 49.9 4 40 32
Mono Blue Gush 84 149–151 49.7 1 9 6
Mono Blue Tempo 2311 4538–3538 56.2 26 218 146
Mono Blue Faeries 113 209–178 54.0 0 2 4
Mono Blue Librarians 298 643–397 61.8 8 35 26
Izzet Spells 1422 2646–2355 52.9 16 143 81
Dimir Tempo 1432 2206–2338 48.5 4 56 53
Dimir Faeries 148 212–250 45.9 0 4 2
Dimir Librarians 32 52–63 45.2 1 2 1
Sultai Tempo 56 115–105 52.3 0 4 2
Ensoul Aggro-Control 275 548–412 57.1 4 33 17
Azorius Tempo 358 680–543 55.6 5 39 23
Spirits 86 132–143 48.0 0 3 7
Azorius Spirits 48 68–84 44.7 0 2 4
Mono Blue Spirits 33 57–44 56.4 0 1 3

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype Record Win %
Aggro 4902–6080 44.6
Mono Black Aggro 112–176 38.9
Heroic 387–469 45.2
Mono White Heroic 186–269 40.9
Azorius Heroic 34–25 57.6
Mono Red Blitzkrieg 82–103 44.3
Boros Heroic 54–45 54.5
Selesnya Heroic 21–24 46.7
Red Deck Wins 725–1296 35.9
Mono Red Devotion 21–38 35.6
Prisoner 2–7 22.2
Proliferate Red 14–13 51.9
Goblins 175–165 51.5
Tokens 209–180 53.7
Selesnya Tokens 75–47 61.5
Mardu Tokens 8–7 53.3
Mono White Tokens 84–82 50.6
Orzhov Tokens 11–21 34.4
Mono Green Stompy 188–244 43.5
White Weenie 415–541 43.4
Odric Keywords 13–22 37.1
Quest for the Holy Relic 55–83 39.9
Soldiers 77–83 48.1
Kithkin 9–11 45.0
Chroma White 5–12 29.4
Mono White Humans 21–47 30.9
Elves 367–349 51.3
Werewolves 16–22 42.1
Minotaurs 2–2 50.0
Warriors 10–6 62.5
Selesnya Little Kid 87–98 47.0
Selesnya Counters 26–22 54.2
Rogues 31–28 52.5
Zombies 153–253 37.7
Gruul Aggro 97–103 48.5
Gruul Landfall 19–3 86.4
Merfolk 132–110 54.5
Mono Red Swarm 82–84 49.4
8 Whack 19–25 43.2
Artifact Aggro 654–759 46.3
Affinity 322–388 45.4
Hush-finity 5–7 41.7
Hardened Scales Affinity 21–27 43.8
Boros Vehicles 7–8 46.7
Salvage Titan 42–22 65.6
Tempered Steel 197–243 44.8
Mono Blue Architect 64–63 50.4
Devoid Aggro 6–4 60.0
Mono Blue Aggro 28–9 75.7
Illusions 8–1 88.9
Devastating Dreams 11–13 45.8
Madness 75–104 41.9
Gruul Madness 9–12 42.9
Golgari Madness 21–23 47.7
Rakdos Madness 32–58 35.6
Jund Madness 2–0 100.0
Voltron 159–118 57.4
Hexproof 69–49 58.5
Boros Auras 5–2 71.4
Equipment Aggro 39–35 52.7
Hateful Auras 18–27 40.0
Slivers 44–13 77.2
Naya Zoo 14–11 56.0
Knights 116–110 51.3
AggroSlide 160–370 30.2
Cats 40–48 45.5
Mono White Cats 5–2 71.4
Selesnya Cats 34–44 43.6
Rakdos Aggro 54–49 52.4
Rakdos Hellbent 4–6 40.0
Boros Aggro 31–29 51.7
Humans 115–114 50.2
Gruul Humans 1–5 16.7
Selesnya Humans 19–14 57.6
Bant Humans 13–12 52.0
Jeskai Humans 21–12 63.6
Boros Humans 21–18 53.8
Orzhov Humans 10–24 29.4
Azorius Humans 15–18 45.5
Shamans 21–26 44.7
Brushwaggs 1–1 50.0
Mono Red Eldrazi 2–3 40.0
Legends Aggro 59–84 41.3
Boros Legends Aggro 40–59 40.4
Selesnya Legends Aggro 4–7 36.4
Bard Class 9–14 39.1
Permanent Vacation 5–2 71.4
Pirates 9–15 37.5
Rats 9–6 60.0
Combo 4433–3628–2 55.0
Storm 1046–839–1 55.5
Sultai Tendrils 6–3 66.7
Dimir Tendrils 185–210–1 46.8
Dark Tide 3–6 33.3
Dragonstorm 75–60 55.6
Hazoret Storm 58–32 64.4
Simic Storm 57–27 67.9
Reclamation Storm 21–7 75.0
Citadel Storm 49–17 74.2
High Tide 286–256 52.8
Grixis Tendrils 31–10 75.6
Stormpost 5–5 50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire 0–3 0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm 41–8 83.7
Izzet Storm 111–88 55.8
Swath Storm 16–6 72.7
Song Storm 5–4 55.6
Channel Storm 56–93 37.6
Reanimator 588–564 51.0
Recurring Nightmare 90–100 47.4
Dragon Nightmare 46–58 44.2
Jund Nightmare 8–5 61.5
Four Color Powerful Magic 2–6 25.0
Worldgorger Dragon 133–111 54.5
Double Dragon 42–31 57.5
Starlit Graves 1–7 12.5
Dimir Cycling Reanimator 7–5 58.3
8 Goyf 1–2 33.3
Living Death 21–29 42.0
Excruciator Combo 13–19 40.6
Grozoth 8–10 44.4
Traditional Reanimator 319–297 51.8
Rakdos Reanimator 44–60 42.3
Dimir Reanimator 22–27 44.9
Mono Black Reanimator 188–146 56.3
Grixis Reanimator 3–7 30.0
Orzhov Reanimator 17–17 50.0
Oriss Genesis 38–39 49.4
Necro Combo 7–4 63.6
Faith Necro 1–0 100.0
Deathmantle Necro 2–1 66.7
Biovisionary 4–0 100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo 81–107 43.1
Mono Green Stormless Storm 3–2 60.0
Dubious Challenge 32–9 78.0
Warp World 103–90 53.4
Temur Glimpse 14–13 51.9
Boros Glimpse 38–32 54.3
Actual Warp World 9–2 81.8
Four Color Glimpse 31–31 50.0
Zubera Tribal 11–0 100.0
Maniac Combo 24–12 66.7
Hypergenesis 154–107 59.0
Hyperwave 5–13 27.8
New Perspectives 22–20 52.4
Cat Wave 5–5 50.0
Acid Wave 1–1 50.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo 1–3 25.0
Monumental Ignus 0–1 0.0
Mardu Life 2–4 33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy 153–150 50.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy 93–93 50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy 31–43 41.9
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy 14–7 66.7
Myr Incubator 19–14 57.6
Umbral Mantle 13–12 52.0
Fake-Twin 40–32 55.6
Murderous Mastery 0–2 0.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin 8–8 50.0
Naya Fake-Twin 14–12 53.8
Combo Post 3–10 23.1
Metalwork Colossus 110–115 48.9
Anvil Colossus 47–68 40.9
Upheaval Colossus 30–17 63.8
Infinite Infinite Combos 2–4 33.3
Seismic Swans 21–14 60.0
Cruel Combo 7–0 100.0
Eye of the Storm 1–0 100.0
Eggs 103–57 64.4
Saffi Combo 4–3 57.1
Turntimber Ranger 3–0 100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo 30–14 68.2
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo 16–7 69.6
Blazing Shoal Combo 46–37 55.4
Retraction Helix Combo 10–0 100.0
Taking Turns 132–51 72.1
Quest for Ula's Temple 22–12 64.7
Izzet Ascension 95–103 48.0
Ominous Good 35–18 66.0
Jokulhaups Combo 67–26 72.0
Soulflayer 71–73 49.3
Reanim8 Rack 9–20 31.0
Breakfast 324–358–1 47.5
Cephalid Breakfast 20–36–1 35.7
Druid Cephalid Breakfast 17–30–1 36.2
Grixis Breakfast 0–3 0.0
Hermit Gond 9–6 60.0
Hermit Dredge 9–13 40.9
Oops All Spells 211–221 48.8
Neoform Hermit 52–57 47.7
Unctus 8–12 40.0
Oops All Lands 51–19 72.9
Dredge 141–178 44.2
Insidious Roots Dredge 15–14 51.7
Polymorph 33–23 58.9
Protean Hulk Combo 13–3 81.3
Dice Factory 51–19 72.9
Storm Herald 35–10 77.8
Enduring Ideal 58–50 53.7
Ad Nauseam 67–40 62.6
Ad Swanseam 11–7 61.1
Chain of Acid 15–7 68.2
GreenTwin 15–9 62.5
Tibalt's Trickery 29–8 78.4
Intruder Alarm 14–11 56.0
Calibrated Blast 24–6 80.0
Restore Balance 82–65 55.8
Gyruda 24–17 58.5
Stuffy Doll 11–8 57.9
Belcher 26–23 53.1
Endless Belch 1–2 33.3
Tameshi Bloom 11–11 50.0
Possibility Storm 7–6 53.8
Midnight Mass 14–23 37.8
Phoenix Altar 12–16 42.9
Actual Twin 46–75 38.0
Izzet Twin 38–65 36.9
Boros Twin 7–9 43.8
Nadu Combo 10–16 38.5
Amalia Combo 2–4 33.3
Primal Prayers Combo 1–2 33.3
Control 4355–3640 54.5
Mono Black Control 80–50 61.5
Esper Control 258–293 46.8
Demonic Rising 75–82 47.8
Paradox Haze Lock 4–3 57.1
Mono Blue Control 86–62 58.1
Turbo Xerox 0–1 0.0
Dimir Control 254–251 50.3
Dreadful Inspiration 1–0 100.0
Azorius Control 638–659 49.2
Adam's Ale 2–0 100.0
Cawblade 36–72 33.3
Turbo Fog 115–31 78.8
Izzet Control 88–110 44.4
Mardu Control 54–34 61.4
Mill 134–50 72.8
Boros Control 25–16 61.0
Cloudpost Control 294–317 48.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control 43–54 44.3
Blackpost 36–25 59.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control 100–108 48.1
Dimir Cloudpost Control 17–12 58.6
Izzet Cloudpost Control 9–12 42.9
Cloudy With Sunny Spells 4–9 30.8
Selesnya Cloudpost Control 14–13 51.9
Mono White Cloudpost Control 53–60 46.9
Grixis Control 202–157 56.3
Cruel Control 83–60 58.0
Stax 229–133 63.3
Necro Stax 1–0 100.0
Pollute the Planet 15–17 46.9
Birthday Stax 10–7 58.8
Chandra Nalaar 9–9 50.0
Stagnant Control 3–3 50.0
Jeskai Control 96–89 51.9
Jeskai Approach 4–4 50.0
Dragon Control 50–44 53.2
Izzet Dragons 24–19 55.8
Esper Dragons 4–4 50.0
WUBR Dragons 0–2 0.0
Grixis Dragons 1–2 33.3
Dimir Dragons 2–0 100.0
Galleon Control 11–3 78.6
Runeflare 92–22 80.7
Ponza 277–155 64.1
Mono White Control 87–110 44.2
Life is Ez 45–62 42.1
Dynavolt Tower 11–19 36.7
Cycling Control 155–118 56.8
Astral Slide 145–105 58.0
Five Color Control 89–52 63.1
Five Color Collected Conjuring 27–16 62.8
Shrines 27–4 87.1
Last Stand Control 13–10 56.5
Sultai Control 102–71 59.0
Sultai Ultimatum 21–6 77.8
Guildgate Control 183–202 47.5
Bant Control 79–53 59.8
Temur Reclamation 36–46 43.9
Pox 172–120 58.9
Enchantments Control 16–16 50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi 31–26 54.4
Seasons Past Control 58–48 54.7
Orzhov Control 97–85 53.3
Prison 97–68 58.8
Enchantress 81–49 62.3
Aggro-Combo 1679–1582 51.5
Aristocrats 513–500 50.6
Mono Black Aristocrats 90–102 46.9
Orzhov Aristocrats 85–85 50.0
Golgari Aristocrats 47–40 54.0
Abzan Aristocrats 40–19 67.8
Mardu Aristocrats 13–12 52.0
Food 90–73 55.2
Rakdos Aristocrats 98–124 44.1
Boros Bombardment 12–23 34.3
Burn 210–214 49.5
Necro Burn 7–6 53.8
Infect 297–153 66.0
Simic Infect 107–78 57.8
Blazing Shoal Infect 102–46 68.9
Golgari Infect 17–12 58.6
Mono Black Infect 5–3 62.5
Turbo Myth 2–1 66.7
Pummeler 9–12 42.9
Hermit Humans 8–8 50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought 274–289 48.7
Izzet Dreadnought 20–26 43.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought 203–233 46.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg 71–83 46.1
Chancellor of the Forge Combo 9–6 60.0
Hushnought 98–129 43.2
Liquimetal Fishing 40–26 60.6
Combo Goblins 124–143 46.4
Goblin Persist 80–95 45.7
Dirty Kitty 44–48 47.8
Dwarf Combo 0–2 0.0
Aggro-Control 1720–1720 50.0
Simic Flash 22–16 57.9
Simic Vat 2–4 33.3
Izzet Tempo 425–515 45.2
Azorius Skies 73–53 57.9
Blue Madness 102–96 51.5
Simic Madness 69–69 50.0
Temur Madness 10–17 37.0
Grixis Madness 7–5 58.3
Lich Aggro-Control 16–22 42.1
Temur Clues 1–1 50.0
Wizards 93–64 59.2
Tetsukotog 4–6 40.0
12 Pest 6–8 42.9
Ninjas 91–87 51.1
Mono Blue Gush 20–14 58.8
Mono Blue Tempo 325–306 51.5
Mono Blue Faeries 18–17 51.4
Mono Blue Librarians 16–22 42.1
Izzet Spells 148–179 45.3
Dimir Tempo 168–149 53.0
Dimir Faeries 18–12 60.0
Dimir Librarians 3–1 75.0
Sultai Tempo 12–12 50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control 54–65 45.4
Azorius Tempo 24–36 40.0
Spirits 7–5 58.3
Azorius Spirits 4–1 80.0
Mono Blue Spirits 2–3 40.0
Combo-Control 1287–1034–1 55.5
Curses 61–46 57.0
Oketra's Monument 1–0 100.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument 1–0 100.0
Burning Vengeance 8–11 42.1
Cruel Combo-Control 31–41 43.1
Battle of Wits 146–47 75.6
Approach Necro 4–11 26.7
Shared Fate 9–4 69.2
Swarm Intelligence 6–0 100.0
Sunforger 12–4 75.0
Pickles 22–19 53.7
Mindcrank 110–133 45.3
Dragoncrank 4–7 36.4
Displace Loop 18–18 50.0
Peregrine Drake 6–8 42.9
Familiars 5–4 55.6
Hedron Alignment 4–4 50.0
Yosei Vat 4–11 26.7
Lich's Mastery 16–17 48.5
Curious Niv-Mizzet 6–4 60.0
Hive Mind 33–31 51.6
Zur's Weirding 61–56 52.1
Solar Flare 39–35 52.7
Plasma Swans 61–43 58.7
Liliana's Contract 10–2 83.3
Mass Land Destruction 528–419–1 55.8
Wildfire 190–150–1 55.9
Thryx-Wildfire 39–33 54.2
Borderpost Wildfire 77–65–1 54.2
Jokulhaups Control 338–269 55.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control 94–88 51.6
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control 70–58 54.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control 73–48 60.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control 26–15 63.4
WUBR Jokulhaups Control 32–29 52.5
Mardu Jokulhaups Control 25–16 61.0
Thopter-Sword 14–25 35.9
Azorius Thopter-Sword 9–15 37.5
Dimir Thopter-Sword 2–5 28.6
Esper Thopter-Sword 3–2 60.0
Archfiend Alteration 3–7 30.0
Resurgent Belief 15–7 68.2
Greasefang 19–15 55.9
Esper Greasefang 4–4 50.0
Orzhov Greasefang 13–10 56.5
Coveted Falcon Combo 1–2 33.3
Midrange 4775–4254 52.9
Temur Ascendancy 48–88 35.3
Prophet Ascendancy 0–5 0.0
The Rock 162–110 59.6
Golgari Citadel 27–8 77.1
Angels and Taxes 0–1 0.0
Grenzo 12–11 52.2
Abzan Midrange 138–140 49.6
Knights of Windgrace 2–1 66.7
Selesnya Midrange 44–42 51.2
Selesnya Value Town 15–19 44.1
Jund 207–172 54.6
Blink 492–469 51.2
Wave Blink 181–183 49.7
Cloudpost Wave Blink 7–5 58.3
Esper Wave 14–6 70.0
Azorius Wave 87–85 50.6
Orzhov Wave 33–52 38.8
Abzan Wave 19–20 48.7
Bant Wave 12–8 60.0
Acid Trip 5–3 62.5
Orzhov Blink 95–118 44.6
Anti-Persecution 10–9 52.6
Graveyard Value 224–175 56.1
Séance 28–21 57.1
Dimir Graves 1–1 50.0
Varolz Dreadnought 55–56 49.5
Indestructible 1–5 16.7
Enchantments Matter 37–33 52.9
Orzhov Enchantress 3–7 30.0
Constellation 5–7 41.7
Allies 120–105 53.3
Orzhov Allies 15–15 50.0
Mardu Allies 32–23 58.2
Boros Allies 7–11 38.9
Mono White Allies 4–5 44.4
Esper Allies 11–10 52.4
BRGW Allies 5–10 33.3
Azorius Allies 15–16 48.4
Treefolk 19–18 51.4
-1/-1 Counters 8–10 44.4
Fake-Rack 137–69 66.5
Selvala Morningstar 0–1 0.0
Mardu Midrange 87–83 51.2
Leave // Chance Midrange 0–2 0.0
Yisan-Prophet 4–6 40.0
White Jund 5–16 23.8
Vampires 97–94 50.8
Mono Black Vampires 45–67 40.2
Rakdos Vampires 30–11 73.2
Orzhov Vampires 10–7 58.8
Legends Midrange 71–60 54.2
Boros Legends Midrange 8–7 53.3
Mardu Legends 5–3 62.5
Orzhov Legends 27–22 55.1
Selesnya Legends 9–13 40.9
Elementals 25–17 59.5
Rakdos Midrange 226–255 47.0
Naya Midrange 29–9 76.3
Stoic Midrange 1–0 100.0
Card Advantage White 0–3 0.0
Big Red 77–81 48.7
Mono Black Midrange 513–552 48.2
Necro Midrange 20–23 46.5
Mono Black Devotion 261–265 49.6
Davriel Braids 1–4 20.0
Heart of Darkness 17–27 38.6
Verdant Succession 0–1 0.0
Hellion Whip 20–14 58.8
Dimir Midrange 156–127 55.1
Dimir Vat 4–8 33.3
Temur Energy 7–6 53.8
Angels 38–32 54.3
Mono White Angels 10–17 37.0
Azorius Angels 1–2 33.3
Orzhov Angels 23–13 63.9
Toughness Matters 88–39 69.3
Lifegain Midrange 114–118 49.1
Martyr's Grace 24–56 30.0
Adventures 17–6 73.9
Mutate 10–8 55.6
Sultai Midrange 96–85 53.0
Sultai Emerge 10–29 25.6
Fight Rigging 6–9 40.0
Orzhov Midrange 231–307 42.9
Orzhov Capenna 3–12 20.0
Jeskai Midrange 25–27 48.1
Prophet Glare 9–5 64.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy 62–34 64.6
Zur the Enchanter 3–2 60.0
Ordealbreak 41–24 63.1
Enigmatic Incarnation 40–24 62.5
Mythic Colossification 9–9 50.0
Neoform 27–26 50.9
Temur Neoform 7–5 58.3
Sultai Neoform 8–10 44.4
Simic Neoform 3–3 50.0
UBRG Neoform 2–1 66.7
Party 16–14 53.3
Fires of Invention 130–76 63.1
Hero of Precinct One 154–154 50.0
Abzan Hero 7–14 33.3
Mardu Hero 20–24 45.5
Esper Hero 8–5 61.5
Orzhov Hero 18–37 32.7
Five Color Hero 47–42 52.8
Naya Hero 11–10 52.4
Boros Hero 7–6 53.8
Jeskai Hero 7–3 70.0
Gruul Obosh 10–11 47.6
Clerics 37–25 59.7
Simic Snow 43–99 30.3
Artifact Midrange 82–81 50.3
Boros Engineers 3–3 50.0
Coinflips 26–5 83.9
Death Cloud 49–22 69.0
Nissa Company 2–4 33.3
Illness in the Ranks 9–7 56.3
Game Objects 19–18 51.4
Laelia Cascade 11–6 64.7
Wight Midrange 17–32 34.7
Golgari Wight 7–5 58.3
Jund Wight 8–25 24.2
Ramp 1172–1038 53.0
Villainous Wealth 16–6 72.7
Rofellos Ramp 217–311 41.1
Wild Pair 16–9 64.0
Channel-Rofellos 60–140 30.0
Cloudpost Ramp 556–479 53.7
Eldrazipost 10–10 50.0
Locus Awakening 4–0 100.0
Golgari Post 16–19 45.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe 22–20 52.4
Greenpost 362–336 51.9
Gruul Post 37–26 58.7
Simic Post 40–31 56.3
Temurpost 1–4 20.0
Devoid Cruelty 7–8 46.7
Domain 13–8 61.9
Temur Bombardment 1–1 50.0
Selvala Tokens 3–1 75.0
Summer Bloom Ramp 47–20 70.1
Historic Bloom 15–7 68.2
Reclamation at Wake 6–6 50.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp 2–5 28.6
Eureka! 17–14 54.8
Defenders 7–9 43.8
Carth Superfriends 56–25 69.1
Jund Carth 6–6 50.0
Applejacks 26–29 47.3
Orcish Aids 1–0 100.0
Field Ramp 26–18 59.1
Unclassified 8–3 72.7