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Grenzo

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2. 36
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41572	68241–73245–34	48.2	356	3091	1593
Grenzo	198	328–358–3	47.8	3	26	1

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	82–109–2	42.9
Mono Black Aggro	4–2	66.7
Heroic	5–9	35.7
Mono White Heroic	4–8	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	16–29–2	35.6
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	4–8	33.3
Tokens	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–3	0.0
White Weenie	9–10	47.4
Odric Keywords	1–3	25.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–2	33.3
Soldiers	2–1	66.7
Mono White Humans	2–0	100.0
Elves	4–5	44.4
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	6–7	46.2
Gruul Aggro	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	8–7	53.3
Affinity	4–3	57.1
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	4–3	57.1
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–3	25.0
Madness	2–3	40.0
Gruul Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–2	33.3
Voltron	4–4	50.0
Hexproof	2–2	50.0
Equipment Aggro	2–2	50.0
Slivers	3–0	100.0
Knights	0–2	0.0
AggroSlide	1–4	20.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Hellbent	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	46–57–1	44.7
Storm	10–16	38.5
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	3–7	30.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	1–5	16.7
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	8–8	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	6–6	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	4–3	57.1
Oriss Genesis	1–0–1	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–2	33.3
Boros Glimpse	1–2	33.3
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Fake-Twin	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–2	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo	2–0	100.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–2	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	2–4	33.3
Cephalid Breakfast	2–2	50.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Grixis Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	0–2	0.0
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dredge	2–3	40.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	65–51	56.0
Mono Black Control	3–0	100.0
Esper Control	4–3	57.1
Demonic Rising	1–6	14.3
Mono Blue Control	3–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–3	40.0
Azorius Control	14–12	53.8
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	4–0	100.0
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	2–2	50.0
Stax	3–5	37.5
Pollute the Planet	1–3	25.0
Birthday Stax	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Ponza	2–2	50.0
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	3–3	50.0
Astral Slide	3–3	50.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Pox	3–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–1	50.0
Prison	0–3	0.0
Enchantress	0–3	0.0
Aggro-Combo	18–14	56.3
Aristocrats	8–7	53.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Burn	3–0	100.0
Infect	2–3	40.0
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	11–12	47.8
Izzet Tempo	3–4	42.9
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	2–3	40.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	13–20	39.4
Curses	1–3	25.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	3–2	60.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	1–3	25.0
Dragoncrank	0–2	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–5	28.6
Wildfire	2–5	28.6
Borderpost Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Midrange	65–82	44.2
Temur Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Angels and Taxes	2–1	66.7
Grenzo	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	6–7	46.2
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	6–7	46.2
Blink	4–11	26.7
Wave Blink	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Blink	1–3	25.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	1–5	16.7
Séance	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Constellation	0–1	0.0
Allies	6–7	46.2
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	4–3	57.1
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Selvala Morningstar	0–4	0.0
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
Yisan-Prophet	0–2	0.0
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Vampires	4–2	66.7
Legends Midrange	1–3	25.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–2	60.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Devotion	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	2–2	50.0
Angels	0–2	0.0
Azorius Angels	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–0	100.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–2	60.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	3–1	75.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	3–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	0–1	0.0
Golgari Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	28–13	68.3
Rofellos Ramp	3–3	50.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	18–5	78.3
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	13–2	86.7
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Domain	0–2	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0