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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	14000	25826–23541–4	52.3	203	1321	678
Aristocrats	4333	8164–7206–3	53.1	64	391	229
Mono Black Aristocrats	927	1870–1421–1	56.8	23	105	55
Orzhov Aristocrats	863	1656–1482	52.8	10	58	52
Golgari Aristocrats	393	704–698–2	50.2	3	26	18
Abzan Aristocrats	267	387–480	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	971	1993–1529	56.6	21	125	63
Boros Bombardment	168	346–248	58.2	1	12	9

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1896–1890–1	50.1
Mono Black Aggro	76–43	63.9
Heroic	164–156	51.3
Mono White Heroic	89–98	47.6
Azorius Heroic	15–9	62.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	35–28	55.6
Boros Heroic	16–16	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	3–5	37.5
Red Deck Wins	403–432–1	48.3
Mono Red Devotion	13–18	41.9
Prisoner	4–1	80.0
Proliferate Red	8–4	66.7
Goblins	63–52	54.8
Tokens	80–54	59.7
Selesnya Tokens	33–27	55.0
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	25–17	59.5
Orzhov Tokens	7–4	63.6
Mono Green Stompy	76–62	55.1
White Weenie	150–180	45.5
Odric Keywords	13–4	76.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	15–14	51.7
Soldiers	41–49	45.6
Kithkin	4–1	80.0
Chroma White	4–8	33.3
Mono White Humans	10–11	47.6
Elves	65–83	43.9
Werewolves	7–6	53.8
Minotaurs	4–4	50.0
Warriors	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	37–33	52.9
Selesnya Counters	9–13	40.9
Rogues	12–10	54.5
Zombies	69–75	47.9
Gruul Aggro	38–44	46.3
Gruul Landfall	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	38–44	46.3
Mono Red Swarm	48–41	53.9
8 Whack	9–7	56.3
Artifact Aggro	223–236	48.6
Affinity	105–92	53.3
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	70–102	40.7
Mono Blue Architect	18–22	45.0
Devoid Aggro	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	7–5	58.3
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Devastating Dreams	3–7	30.0
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	59–61	49.2
Hexproof	14–23	37.8
Boros Auras	1–4	20.0
Equipment Aggro	29–16	64.4
Hateful Auras	8–9	47.1
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	17–12	58.6
Rakdos Hellbent	5–4	55.6
Boros Aggro	8–8	50.0
Humans	30–35	46.2
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	15–16	48.4
Orzhov Humans	3–10	23.1
Shamans	2–5	28.6
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	7–17	29.2
Boros Legends Aggro	3–11	21.4
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–0	100.0
Bard Class	0–5	0.0
Permanent Vacation	3–3	50.0
Pirates	5–6	45.5
Rats	4–0	100.0
Combo	1256–1197	51.2
Storm	217–233	48.2
Sultai Tendrils	4–4	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	54–65	45.4
Dark Tide	0–3	0.0
Dragonstorm	19–17	52.8
Hazoret Storm	8–18	30.8
Simic Storm	18–6	75.0
Reclamation Storm	10–3	76.9
Citadel Storm	21–16	56.8
High Tide	35–48	42.2
Grixis Tendrils	9–1	90.0
Stormpost	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–1	66.7
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	4–2	66.7
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	231–217	51.6
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	4–13	23.5
Grozoth	2–3	40.0
Traditional Reanimator	153–98	61.0
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
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	51–58	46.8
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	39–51	43.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	17–20	45.9
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	12–21	36.4
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Myr Incubator	1–5	16.7
Umbral Mantle	12–14	46.2
"Twin"	12–18	40.0
Murderous Mastery	1–1	50.0
Jeskai "Twin"	7–5	58.3
Naya "Twin"	3–8	27.3
Combo Post	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	41–34	54.7
Anvil Colossus	11–11	50.0
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	13–12	52.0
Retraction Helix Combo	6–0	100.0
Taking Turns	23–16	59.0
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	97–122	44.3
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	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	12–11	52.2
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	5–5	50.0
Enduring Ideal	14–10	58.3
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	14–12	53.8
Gyruda	5–5	50.0
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
Control	1590–1143–2	58.2
Mono Black Control	35–21–1	62.5
Esper Control	100–76	56.8
Demonic Rising	46–45	50.5
Paradox Haze Lock	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Control	16–15	51.6
Dimir Control	113–81–1	58.2
Azorius Control	223–174	56.2
Adam's Ale	6–1	85.7
Cawblade	10–11	47.6
Turbo Fog	42–10	80.8
Izzet Control	37–40	48.1
Mardu Control	14–15	48.3
Mill	32–16	66.7
Boros Control	19–4	82.6
Cloudpost Control	106–92	53.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	17–16	51.5
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	74–39	65.5
Cruel Control	27–15	64.3
Stax	60–26	69.8
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	45–41	52.3
Jeskai Approach	5–6	45.5
Dragon Control	25–17	59.5
Izzet Dragons	8–6	57.1
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	29–7	80.6
Ponza	75–56	57.3
Mono White Control	35–22	61.4
Life is Ez	12–7	63.2
Dynavolt Tower	17–6	73.9
Cycling Control	74–48	60.7
Astral Slide	70–45	60.9
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	74–107	40.9
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	28–28	50.0
Prison	30–16	65.2
Enchantress	23–13	63.9
Aggro-Combo	599–538	52.7
Aristocrats	268–268	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	53–53	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	43–48	47.3
Golgari Aristocrats	17–17	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	17–9	65.4
Mardu Aristocrats	10–1	90.9
Food	40–49	44.9
Rakdos Aristocrats	68–66	50.7
Boros Bombardment	11–12	47.8
Burn	75–44	63.0
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	480–500	49.0
Simic Flash	14–14	50.0
Simic Vat	6–8	42.9
Izzet Tempo	100–146	40.7
Azorius Skies	23–33	41.1
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	68–100	40.5
Mono Blue Faeries	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	12–16	42.9
Izzet Spells	47–42	52.8
Dimir Tempo	70–36	66.0
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
Combo-Control	419–335	55.6
Curses	27–39	40.9
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	38–25	60.3
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	15–14	51.7
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	3–3	50.0
Midrange	1565–1281	55.0
Temur Ascendancy	43–48	47.3
Prophet Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
The Rock	84–52	61.8
Golgari Citadel	5–1	83.3
Grenzo	7–8	46.7
Abzan Midrange	55–41	57.3
Knights of Windgrace	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	12–8	60.0
Selesnya Value Town	5–3	62.5
Jund	77–42	64.7
Blink	97–192	33.6
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	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Blink	18–46	28.1
Anti-Persecution	6–2	75.0
Graveyard Value	71–56	55.9
Séance	7–5	58.3
Dimir Graves	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	11–17	39.3
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	21–11	65.6
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	31–17	64.6
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	72–52	58.1
Naya Midrange	7–15	31.8
Card Advantage White	6–5	54.5
Big Red	24–25	49.0
Mono Black Midrange	171–136	55.7
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	42–42	50.0
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Angels	13–12	52.0
Mono White Angels	4–8	33.3
Azorius Angels	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Angels	3–2	60.0
Toughness Matters	20–9	69.0
Lifegain Midrange	29–26	52.7
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	48–53	47.5
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	10–5	66.7
Prophet Glare	5–10	33.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	15–21	41.7
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	27–38	41.5
Abzan Hero	3–5	37.5
Mardu Hero	2–5	28.6
Esper Hero	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Hero	4–6	40.0
Five Color Hero	7–9	43.8
Naya Hero	3–0	100.0
Boros Hero	0–3	0.0
Gruul Obosh	4–0	100.0
Clerics	13–8	61.9
Simic Snow	13–16	44.8
Artifact Midrange	32–17	65.3
Coinflip Tribal	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
Ramp	359–322	52.7
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	112–169	39.9
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	6–11	35.3
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	18–4	81.8
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	12–10	54.5
Field Ramp	34–6	85.0