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Applejacks

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Ramp	9878	16502–17956–2	47.9	67	575	354
Applejacks	203	316–363	46.5	2	8	7
Orcish Aids	10	16–17	48.5			1

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	68–86	44.2
Mono Black Aggro	2–2	50.0
Heroic	5–10	33.3
Mono White Heroic	1–6	14.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	7–16	30.4
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	2–3	40.0
Tokens	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–3	40.0
White Weenie	9–8	52.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–3	25.0
Mono White Humans	3–3	50.0
Elves	5–4	55.6
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–3	25.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	7–10	41.2
Affinity	4–4	50.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–2	0.0
Salvage Titan	0–2	0.0
Tempered Steel	0–4	0.0
Mono Blue Architect	3–0	100.0
Madness	1–4	20.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	4–3	57.1
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	1–1	50.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Humans	3–3	50.0
Bant Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	5–3	62.5
Boros Legends Aggro	5–2	71.4
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Combo	43–55	43.9
Storm	13–7	65.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	1–1	50.0
Reclamation Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	5–2	71.4
High Tide	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	3–1	75.0
Reanimator	3–5	37.5
Traditional Reanimator	3–5	37.5
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–3	0.0
Grixis Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–5	50.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	2–5	28.6
Boros Glimpse	2–5	28.6
Hypergenesis	0–1	0.0
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	0–8	0.0
Cephalid Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	0–5	0.0
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Dredge	3–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–3	25.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–1	66.7
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	2–10	16.7
Izzet Twin	0–7	0.0
Boros Twin	2–3	40.0
Amalia Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	51–71	41.8
Mono Black Control	2–3	40.0
Esper Control	2–1	66.7
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	1–7	12.5
Azorius Control	2–9	18.2
Adam's Ale	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	5–3	62.5
Cloudpost Control	3–7	30.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–4	0.0
Grixis Control	2–4	33.3
Cruel Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	1–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	2–2	50.0
Mono White Control	3–3	50.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	6–2	75.0
Astral Slide	6–2	75.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	7–12	36.8
Temur Reclamation	4–2	66.7
Pox	1–2	33.3
Seasons Past Control	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–6	14.3
Prison	1–4	20.0
Enchantress	1–4	20.0
Aggro-Combo	21–23	47.7
Aristocrats	12–14	46.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–4	60.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	3–1	75.0
Infect	1–1	50.0
Simic Infect	0–1	0.0
Turbo Myth	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–2	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	29–28	50.9
Izzet Tempo	11–4	73.3
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	3–0	100.0
Simic Madness	3–0	100.0
Temur Clues	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	6–3	66.7
Mono Blue Librarians	2–1	66.7
Izzet Spells	4–6	40.0
Dimir Tempo	1–7	12.5
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	1–1	50.0
Spirits	0–1	0.0
Azorius Spirits	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	11–16	40.7
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	0–2	0.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	0–2	0.0
Solar Flare	1–3	25.0
Mass Land Destruction	7–9	43.8
Wildfire	2–4	33.3
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	5–5	50.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Midrange	74–73	50.3
The Rock	2–3	40.0
Abzan Midrange	1–2	33.3
Jund	5–4	55.6
Blink	2–5	28.6
Wave Blink	1–2	33.3
Azorius Wave	0–2	0.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	1–1	50.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	3–3	50.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Dimir Graves	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Allies	3–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	3–1	75.0
Vampires	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	0–2	0.0
Elementals	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	5–2	71.4
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	14–11	56.0
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	8–8	50.0
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	0–3	0.0
Angels	2–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	0–7	0.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–1	80.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–2	0.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	3–3	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–2	33.3
Five Color Hero	1–2	33.3
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–2	50.0
Boros Engineers	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	5–1	83.3
Nissa Company	2–0	100.0
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Wight Midrange	2–0	100.0
Golgari Wight	1–0	100.0
Jund Wight	1–0	100.0
Ramp	19–11	63.3
Rofellos Ramp	4–1	80.0
Cloudpost Ramp	5–4	55.6
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	3–2	60.0
Gruul Post	1–2	33.3
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–2	50.0
Field Ramp	1–0	100.0