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Aristocrats

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	14214	26125–23933–4	52.2	204	1345	684
Aristocrats	4484	8396–7478–3	52.9	64	410	235
Mono Black Aristocrats	949	1908–1460–1	56.7	23	106	56
Orzhov Aristocrats	872	1669–1499	52.7	10	58	52
Golgari Aristocrats	452	767–830–2	48.0	3	35	18
Abzan Aristocrats	268	387–481	44.6	1	18	4
Mardu Aristocrats	93	147–183	44.5	0	6	1
Food	421	718–761	48.5	5	34	14
Rakdos Aristocrats	1028	2111–1610	56.7	21	134	68
Boros Bombardment	169	346–249	58.2	1	12	9

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1957–1957–1	50.0
Mono Black Aggro	76–44	63.3
Heroic	175–167	51.2
Mono White Heroic	92–101	47.7
Azorius Heroic	18–10	64.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	36–28	56.3
Boros Heroic	16–16	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	7–12	36.8
Red Deck Wins	408–443–1	47.9
Mono Red Devotion	13–20	39.4
Prisoner	4–1	80.0
Proliferate Red	8–4	66.7
Goblins	63–52	54.8
Tokens	81–56	59.1
Selesnya Tokens	33–27	55.0
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	26–18	59.1
Orzhov Tokens	7–4	63.6
Mono Green Stompy	83–66	55.7
White Weenie	162–180	47.4
Odric Keywords	13–4	76.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	15–14	51.7
Soldiers	42–48	46.7
Kithkin	4–1	80.0
Chroma White	4–8	33.3
Mono White Humans	22–15	59.5
Elves	66–86	43.4
Werewolves	7–6	53.8
Minotaurs	4–4	50.0
Warriors	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	40–39	50.6
Selesnya Counters	9–13	40.9
Rogues	13–11	54.2
Zombies	69–75	47.9
Gruul Aggro	38–47	44.7
Gruul Landfall	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	38–45	45.8
Mono Red Swarm	49–41	54.4
8 Whack	9–7	56.3
Artifact Aggro	227–237	48.9
Affinity	105–93	53.0
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	14–20	41.2
Boros Vehicles	10–3	76.9
Salvage Titan	15–5	75.0
Tempered Steel	71–102	41.0
Mono Blue Architect	21–22	48.8
Devoid Aggro	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	7–5	58.3
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Devastating Dreams	4–7	36.4
Madness	29–23	55.8
Gruul Madness	7–2	77.8
Golgari Madness	4–4	50.0
Rakdos Madness	14–12	53.8
Jund Madness	2–1	66.7
Voltron	60–62	49.2
Hexproof	15–23	39.5
Boros Auras	1–4	20.0
Equipment Aggro	29–16	64.4
Hateful Auras	8–10	44.4
Slivers	10–2	83.3
Naya Zoo	11–5	68.8
Knights	42–39	51.9
AggroSlide	49–64	43.4
Cats	12–17	41.4
Mono White Cats	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Cats	9–14	39.1
Rakdos Aggro	17–13	56.7
Rakdos Hellbent	5–4	55.6
Boros Aggro	8–8	50.0
Humans	37–50	42.5
Gruul Humans	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Humans	7–2	77.8
Bant Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	2–2	50.0
Boros Humans	15–20	42.9
Orzhov Humans	7–13	35.0
Azorius Humans	3–8	27.3
Shamans	2–5	28.6
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	11–22	33.3
Boros Legends Aggro	6–15	28.6
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–0	100.0
Bard Class	0–5	0.0
Permanent Vacation	3–3	50.0
Pirates	5–7	41.7
Rats	4–0	100.0
Combo	1294–1248	50.9
Storm	227–251	47.5
Sultai Tendrils	4–4	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	54–65	45.4
Dark Tide	0–3	0.0
Dragonstorm	19–18	51.4
Hazoret Storm	8–19	29.6
Simic Storm	18–6	75.0
Reclamation Storm	10–3	76.9
Citadel Storm	21–16	56.8
High Tide	43–64	40.2
Grixis Tendrils	9–1	90.0
Stormpost	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–1	66.7
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	5–2	71.4
Izzet Storm	20–21	48.8
Swath Storm	5–0	100.0
Song Storm	1–5	16.7
Channel Storm	2–18	10.0
Reanimator	235–226	51.0
Recurring Nightmare	36–51	41.4
Dragon Nightmare	21–28	42.9
Jund Nightmare	2–4	33.3
Four Color Powerful Magic	3–4	42.9
Worldgorger Dragon	28–47	37.3
Double Dragon	2–8	20.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–4	20.0
8 Goyf	2–0	100.0
Living Death	7–16	30.4
Excruciator Combo	3–3	50.0
Grozoth	2–3	40.0
Traditional Reanimator	155–104	59.8
Rakdos Reanimator	17–18	48.6
Dimir Reanimator	18–10	64.3
Mono Black Reanimator	77–52	59.7
Grixis Reanimator	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Reanimator	2–4	33.3
Oriss Genesis	7–8	46.7
Biovisionary	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	26–31	45.6
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	7–4	63.6
Warp World	66–51	56.4
Temur Glimpse	12–6	66.7
Boros Glimpse	33–33	50.0
Actual Warp World	6–4	60.0
Four Color Glimpse	10–7	58.8
Zubera Tribal	0–2	0.0
Maniac Combo	6–6	50.0
Hypergenesis	51–61	45.5
Hyperwave	9–12	42.9
New Perspectives	20–15	57.1
Cat Wave	10–16	38.5
Acid Wave	2–2	50.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–2	33.3
Monumental Ignus	3–0	100.0
Mardu Life	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	40–54	42.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	18–21	46.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	12–21	36.4
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–6	14.3
Myr Incubator	1–5	16.7
Umbral Mantle	12–14	46.2
Fake-Twin	12–18	40.0
Murderous Mastery	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	7–5	58.3
Naya Fake-Twin	3–8	27.3
Combo Post	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	41–36	53.2
Anvil Colossus	11–13	45.8
Upheaval Colossus	7–8	46.7
Infinite Infinite Combos	2–2	50.0
Seismic Swans	5–5	50.0
Cruel Combo	1–1	50.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	20–12	62.5
Saffi Combo	1–1	50.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	9–7	56.3
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–9	10.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	15–15	50.0
Retraction Helix Combo	6–0	100.0
Taking Turns	23–17	57.5
Quest for Ula's Temple	4–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	31–30	50.8
Ominous Good	11–7	61.1
Jokulhaups Combo	8–8	50.0
Soulflayer	18–16	52.9
Reanim8 Rack	7–1	87.5
Breakfast	97–123	44.1
Cephalid Breakfast	24–37	39.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	15–32	31.9
Grixis Breakfast	7–5	58.3
Hermit Gond	3–4	42.9
Hermit Dredge	4–1	80.0
Oops All Spells	51–61	45.5
Neoform Hermit	11–18	37.9
Unctus	1–1	50.0
Oops All Lands	16–12	57.1
Dredge	47–33	58.8
Insidious Roots Dredge	8–5	61.5
Polymorph	15–8	65.2
Protean Hulk Combo	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	7–6	53.8
Storm Herald	6–6	50.0
Enduring Ideal	14–11	56.0
Ad Nauseam	8–5	61.5
Ad Swanseam	1–2	33.3
Chain of Acid	4–6	40.0
GreenTwin	1–3	25.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–1	50.0
Intruder Alarm	2–3	40.0
Calibrated Blast	6–2	75.0
Restore Balance	18–15	54.5
Gyruda	6–5	54.5
Stuffy Doll	7–7	50.0
Belcher	7–8	46.7
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	5–2	71.4
Midnight Mass	2–9	18.2
Phoenix Altar	7–6	53.8
Actual Twin	19–14	57.6
Izzet Twin	18–9	66.7
Boros Twin	1–5	16.7
Nadu Combo	0–2	0.0
Primal Prayers Combo	3–2	60.0
Control	1628–1210–2	57.4
Mono Black Control	35–21–1	62.5
Esper Control	102–78	56.7
Demonic Rising	46–45	50.5
Paradox Haze Lock	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Control	16–15	51.6
Dimir Control	114–82–1	58.2
Azorius Control	236–188	55.7
Adam's Ale	6–1	85.7
Cawblade	10–11	47.6
Turbo Fog	42–10	80.8
Izzet Control	40–52	43.5
Mardu Control	14–15	48.3
Mill	32–16	66.7
Boros Control	18–4	81.8
Cloudpost Control	107–92	53.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	18–16	52.9
Blackpost	14–12	53.8
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	25–22	53.2
Dimir Cloudpost Control	4–8	33.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	6–3	66.7
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	3–9	25.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	24–16	60.0
Grixis Control	75–39	65.8
Cruel Control	28–15	65.1
Stax	65–31	67.7
Pollute the Planet	4–5	44.4
Birthday Stax	2–1	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	6–5	54.5
Stagnant Control	7–1	87.5
Jeskai Control	44–41	51.8
Jeskai Approach	5–6	45.5
Dragon Control	26–19	57.8
Izzet Dragons	8–7	53.3
Esper Dragons	3–0	100.0
WUBR Dragons	1–1	50.0
Grixis Dragons	5–2	71.4
Dimir Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	11–4	73.3
Runeflare	29–9	76.3
Ponza	77–57	57.5
Mono White Control	35–22	61.4
Life is Ez	12–7	63.2
Dynavolt Tower	19–10	65.5
Cycling Control	74–49	60.2
Astral Slide	70–46	60.3
Five Color Control	26–14	65.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	9–2	81.8
Shrines	7–2	77.8
Last Stand Control	3–2	60.0
Sultai Control	47–23	67.1
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	75–107	41.2
Bant Control	18–15	54.5
Temur Reclamation	6–16	27.3
Pox	36–28	56.3
Enchantments Control	7–3	70.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	13–8	61.9
Seasons Past Control	18–12	60.0
Orzhov Control	35–42	45.5
Prison	31–25	55.4
Enchantress	24–22	52.2
Aggro-Combo	621–560	52.6
Aristocrats	287–287	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	59–57	50.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	43–48	47.3
Golgari Aristocrats	25–22	53.2
Abzan Aristocrats	18–9	66.7
Mardu Aristocrats	10–1	90.9
Food	40–49	44.9
Rakdos Aristocrats	72–76	48.6
Boros Bombardment	11–12	47.8
Burn	78–47	62.4
Necro Burn	3–0	100.0
Infect	69–55	55.6
Simic Infect	29–14	67.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	17–19	47.2
Golgari Infect	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Infect	3–6	33.3
Turbo Myth	3–1	75.0
Pummeler	21–13	61.8
Hermit Humans	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	68–60	53.1
Izzet Dreadnought	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	53–46	53.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	21–8	72.4
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	15–42	26.3
Liquimetal Fishing	9–6	60.0
Combo Goblins	29–30	49.2
Goblin Persist	17–21	44.7
Dirty Kitty	12–9	57.1
Dwarf Combo	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	500–513	49.4
Simic Flash	16–14	53.3
Simic Vat	6–8	42.9
Izzet Tempo	104–147	41.4
Azorius Skies	22–33	40.0
Blue Madness	29–27	51.8
Simic Madness	22–21	51.2
Temur Madness	4–4	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	14–7	66.7
Temur Clues	2–4	33.3
Wizards	13–18	41.9
Tetsukotog	6–0	100.0
12 Pest	9–5	64.3
Ninjas	30–21	58.8
Mono Blue Gush	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	69–100	40.8
Mono Blue Faeries	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	12–16	42.9
Izzet Spells	47–41	53.4
Dimir Tempo	76–40	65.5
Dimir Faeries	3–2	60.0
Dimir Librarians	4–2	66.7
Sultai Tempo	3–1	75.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–5	28.6
Azorius Tempo	11–17	39.3
Spirits	9–9	50.0
Azorius Spirits	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Spirits	5–7	41.7
Combo-Control	427–341	55.6
Curses	27–40	40.3
Oketra's Monument	2–2	50.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	2–1	66.7
Burning Vengeance	2–3	40.0
Cruel Combo-Control	13–14	48.1
Battle of Wits	40–28	58.8
Approach Necro	1–0	100.0
Shared Fate	2–2	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	8–3	72.7
Sunforger	12–2	85.7
Pickles	4–8	33.3
Mindcrank	26–25	51.0
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	17–6	73.9
Peregrine Drake	4–2	66.7
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	3–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	7–6	53.8
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	8–10	44.4
Zur's Weirding	12–12	50.0
Solar Flare	18–16	52.9
Plasma Swans	14–13	51.9
Liliana's Contract	2–2	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	153–124	55.2
Wildfire	73–44	62.4
Thryx-Wildfire	12–6	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	19–13	59.4
Jokulhaups Control	80–80	50.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	24–22	52.2
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	20–19	51.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	11–14	44.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	7–9	43.8
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	6–7	46.2
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	8–6	57.1
Thopter-Sword	2–2	50.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	11–5	68.8
Greasefang	20–13	60.6
Esper Greasefang	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Greasefang	16–6	72.7
Coveted Falcon Combo	4–3	57.1
Midrange	1602–1324	54.8
Temur Ascendancy	43–48	47.3
Prophet Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
The Rock	86–55	61.0
Golgari Citadel	5–1	83.3
Grenzo	7–8	46.7
Abzan Midrange	60–44	57.7
Knights of Windgrace	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	13–8	61.9
Selesnya Value Town	5–3	62.5
Jund	77–43	64.2
Blink	99–194	33.8
Wave Blink	33–62	34.7
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–8	11.1
Esper Wave	2–2	50.0
Azorius Wave	17–34	33.3
Orzhov Wave	8–7	53.3
Abzan Wave	1–6	14.3
Bant Wave	3–4	42.9
Acid Trip	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Blink	19–46	29.2
Anti-Persecution	6–2	75.0
Graveyard Value	72–58	55.4
Séance	7–6	53.8
Dimir Graves	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	11–17	39.3
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	22–14	61.1
Orzhov Enchantress	9–1	90.0
Constellation	2–1	66.7
Allies	52–32	61.9
Orzhov Allies	10–4	71.4
Mardu Allies	12–10	54.5
Boros Allies	6–3	66.7
Mono White Allies	2–3	40.0
Esper Allies	3–0	100.0
BRGW Allies	2–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	7–7	50.0
Treefolk	10–4	71.4
-1/-1 Counters	10–7	58.8
Fake-Rack	34–17	66.7
Selvala Morningstar	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	31–28	52.5
Leave // Chance Midrange	4–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	3–3	50.0
White Jund	7–7	50.0
Vampires	55–37	59.8
Mono Black Vampires	39–29	57.4
Rakdos Vampires	9–5	64.3
Orzhov Vampires	3–2	60.0
Legends Midrange	37–28	56.9
Boros Legends Midrange	7–1	87.5
Mardu Legends	6–3	66.7
Orzhov Legends	9–12	42.9
Selesnya Legends	0–5	0.0
Elementals	6–3	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	75–54	58.1
Naya Midrange	7–15	31.8
Card Advantage White	6–5	54.5
Big Red	24–26	48.0
Mono Black Midrange	177–138	56.2
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	92–73	55.8
Davriel Braids	1–4	20.0
Heart of Darkness	6–7	46.2
Hellion Whip	6–3	66.7
Dimir Midrange	43–42	50.6
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Angels	13–16	44.8
Mono White Angels	4–8	33.3
Azorius Angels	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Angels	3–6	33.3
Toughness Matters	20–11	64.5
Lifegain Midrange	28–26	51.9
Martyr's Grace	5–14	26.3
Adventures	9–4	69.2
Mutate	3–3	50.0
Sultai Midrange	28–24	53.8
Sultai Emerge	8–12	40.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	48–56	46.2
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	10–5	66.7
Prophet Glare	5–10	33.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	17–21	44.7
Zur the Enchanter	6–3	66.7
Ordealbreak	0–5	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–2	0.0
Mythic Colossification	3–3	50.0
Neoform	7–8	46.7
Temur Neoform	1–1	50.0
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Simic Neoform	0–2	0.0
UBRG Neoform	3–2	60.0
Party	9–2	81.8
Fires of Invention	23–23	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	31–39	44.3
Abzan Hero	3–5	37.5
Mardu Hero	3–5	37.5
Esper Hero	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Hero	4–6	40.0
Five Color Hero	9–10	47.4
Naya Hero	3–0	100.0
Boros Hero	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Hero	2–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	4–0	100.0
Clerics	13–8	61.9
Simic Snow	13–16	44.8
Artifact Midrange	37–29	56.1
Boros Engineers	2–6	25.0
Coinflips	7–2	77.8
Death Cloud	15–7	68.2
Nissa Company	5–3	62.5
Illness in the Ranks	2–2	50.0
Game Objects	8–2	80.0
Laelia Cascade	1–1	50.0
Wight Midrange	1–2	33.3
Jund Wight	1–2	33.3
Ramp	366–325	53.0
Villainous Wealth	2–3	40.0
Rofellos Ramp	72–71	50.3
Wild Pair	4–2	66.7
Channel-Rofellos	14–23	37.8
Cloudpost Ramp	113–169	40.1
Eldrazipost	3–3	50.0
Locus Awakening	3–3	50.0
Golgari Post	10–2	83.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–5	28.6
Greenpost	62–116	34.8
Gruul Post	7–6	53.8
Simic Post	7–11	38.9
Temurpost	3–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	4–10	28.6
Domain	8–4	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	5–7	41.7
Historic Bloom	0–4	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	3–1	75.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–2	0.0
Defenders	3–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	19–5	79.2
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	14–12	53.8
Field Ramp	34–6	85.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0