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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50158	93691–83939–65	52.7	735	5744	2361
Elves	2958	5243–5246–1	50.0	29	216	104

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1223–1266–1	49.1
Mono Black Aggro	38–35	52.1
Heroic	70–154	31.3
Mono White Heroic	34–102	25.0
Azorius Heroic	8–5	61.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	14–37	27.5
Boros Heroic	9–6	60.0
Selesnya Heroic	3–2	60.0
Red Deck Wins	142–294	32.6
Mono Red Devotion	3–6	33.3
Prisoner	1–1	50.0
Proliferate Red	0–2	0.0
Goblins	49–37	57.0
Tokens	36–32	52.9
Selesnya Tokens	13–8	61.9
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	13–12	52.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	58–28	67.4
White Weenie	87–88	49.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	14–4	77.8
Soldiers	10–10	50.0
Kithkin	3–1	75.0
Chroma White	2–0	100.0
Elves	122–122	50.0
Werewolves	4–1	80.0
Minotaurs	5–1	83.3
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	32–13	71.1
Selesnya Counters	8–2	80.0
Rogues	10–5	66.7
Zombies	47–44	51.6
Gruul Aggro	25–15	62.5
Gruul Landfall	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	24–18	57.1
Mono Red Swarm	19–15	55.9
8 Whack	6–5	54.5
Artifact Aggro	198–161	55.2
Affinity	115–87	56.9
Hush-finity	2–4	33.3
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	11–2	84.6
Tempered Steel	53–66	44.5
Mono Blue Architect	18–5	78.3
Devoid Aggro	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	11–3	78.6
Illusions	6–1	85.7
Devastating Dreams	1–3	25.0
Madness	29–16	64.4
Gruul Madness	6–1	85.7
Golgari Madness	5–4	55.6
Rakdos Madness	16–10	61.5
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	25–9–1	73.5
Hexproof	16–3–1	84.2
Equipment Aggro	4–1	80.0
Hateful Auras	5–3	62.5
Slivers	10–5	66.7
Naya Zoo	5–0	100.0
Knights	31–15	67.4
AggroSlide	50–85	37.0
Cats	11–7	61.1
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	9–6	60.0
Rakdos Aggro	13–14	48.1
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	10–5	66.7
Humans	19–13	59.4
Gruul Humans	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	1–4	20.0
Bant Humans	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Humans	7–4	63.6
Boros Humans	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	13–6	68.4
Boros Legends Aggro	9–4	69.2
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–0	100.0
Bard Class	0–2	0.0
Pirates	1–3	25.0
Rats	2–0	100.0
Combo	891–1022	46.6
Storm	220–265	45.4
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	40–61	39.6
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	12–15	44.4
Hazoret Storm	13–10	56.5
Simic Storm	10–6	62.5
Citadel Storm	12–4	75.0
High Tide	59–89	39.9
Grixis Tendrils	2–3	40.0
Stormpost	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–2	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	8–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	30–42	41.7
Swath Storm	5–3	62.5
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	7–25	21.9
Reanimator	147–187	44.0
Recurring Nightmare	39–40	49.4
Dragon Nightmare	22–30	42.3
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	24–42	36.4
Double Dragon	3–10	23.1
Starlit Graves	1–1	50.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	0–1	0.0
Living Death	3–10	23.1
Excruciator Combo	0–6	0.0
Grozoth	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	78–91	46.2
Rakdos Reanimator	12–7	63.2
Dimir Reanimator	6–6	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	45–64	41.3
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Reanimator	4–6	40.0
Oriss Genesis	10–6	62.5
Biovisionary	3–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	18–23	43.9
Dubious Challenge	9–6	60.0
Warp World	14–11	56.0
Temur Glimpse	2–2	50.0
Boros Glimpse	0–5	0.0
Actual Warp World	4–1	80.0
Four Color Glimpse	8–2	80.0
Zubera Tribal	1–2	33.3
Maniac Combo	1–11	8.3
Hypergenesis	28–29	49.1
Hyperwave	1–2	33.3
New Perspectives	5–2	71.4
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Mardu Life	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	27–43	38.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	17–33	34.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	8–7	53.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Myr Incubator	6–4	60.0
Umbral Mantle	2–3	40.0
Fake-Twin	8–13	38.1
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–3	25.0
Naya Fake-Twin	5–4	55.6
Combo Post	4–7	36.4
Metalwork Colossus	27–19	58.7
Anvil Colossus	9–8	52.9
Upheaval Colossus	9–5	64.3
Seismic Swans	4–5	44.4
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	32–26	55.2
Saffi Combo	1–1	50.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	5–4	55.6
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	6–15	28.6
Retraction Helix Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	13–14	48.1
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–1	75.0
Izzet Ascension	20–30	40.0
Ominous Good	6–6	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	12–24	33.3
Soulflayer	24–12	66.7
Reanim8 Rack	3–3	50.0
Breakfast	33–83	28.4
Cephalid Breakfast	0–10	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–9	0.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	2–8	20.0
Hermit Dredge	6–1	85.7
Oops All Spells	20–41	32.8
Neoform Hermit	1–15	6.3
Unctus	1–2	33.3
Oops All Lands	3–2	60.0
Dredge	38–36	51.4
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	5–7	41.7
Protean Hulk Combo	4–2	66.7
Dice Factory	10–7	58.8
Storm Herald	4–5	44.4
Enduring Ideal	15–5	75.0
Ad Nauseam	12–17	41.4
Ad Swanseam	2–3	40.0
Chain of Acid	2–3	40.0
GreenTwin	2–2	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	3–1	75.0
Calibrated Blast	3–2	60.0
Restore Balance	9–17	34.6
Gyruda	8–5	61.5
Stuffy Doll	3–3	50.0
Belcher	8–11	42.1
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	3–1	75.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–5	16.7
Phoenix Altar	2–6	25.0
Actual Twin	5–8	38.5
Izzet Twin	5–8	38.5
Nadu Combo	4–2	66.7
Amalia Combo	0–1	0.0
Primal Prayers Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	813–819	49.8
Mono Black Control	21–11	65.6
Esper Control	55–69	44.4
Demonic Rising	15–29	34.1
Mono Blue Control	23–13	63.9
Dimir Control	39–52	42.9
Azorius Control	105–165	38.9
Adam's Ale	1–0	100.0
Cawblade	12–13	48.0
Turbo Fog	19–20	48.7
Izzet Control	10–14	41.7
Mardu Control	10–8	55.6
Mill	35–9	79.5
Boros Control	1–8	11.1
Cloudpost Control	82–74	52.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	10–25	28.6
Blackpost	6–7	46.2
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	37–13	74.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Cloudpost Control	4–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	3–10	23.1
Mono White Cloudpost Control	7–15	31.8
Grixis Control	42–41	50.6
Cruel Control	23–15	60.5
Stax	53–19	73.6
Pollute the Planet	2–6	25.0
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–3	0.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	14–22	38.9
Jeskai Approach	0–4	0.0
Dragon Control	7–15	31.8
Izzet Dragons	1–12	7.7
Esper Dragons	2–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	18–7	72.0
Ponza	64–36	64.0
Mono White Control	24–35	40.7
Life is Ez	14–21	40.0
Dynavolt Tower	6–2	75.0
Cycling Control	24–13	64.9
Astral Slide	18–12	60.0
Five Color Control	14–8	63.6
Five Color Collected Conjuring	7–5	58.3
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Last Stand Control	3–0	100.0
Sultai Control	10–12	45.5
Sultai Ultimatum	1–4	20.0
Guildgate Control	12–14	46.2
Bant Control	14–3	82.4
Temur Reclamation	0–4	0.0
Pox	47–26	64.4
Enchantments Control	2–10	16.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	6–2	75.0
Seasons Past Control	7–19	26.9
Orzhov Control	9–21	30.0
Prison	16–25	39.0
Enchantress	14–18	43.8
Aggro-Combo	351–374	48.4
Aristocrats	85–66	56.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	18–10	64.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	22–14	61.1
Golgari Aristocrats	5–3	62.5
Abzan Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Food	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	17–20	45.9
Boros Bombardment	7–8	46.7
Burn	57–64	47.1
Necro Burn	0–1	0.0
Infect	28–62	31.1
Simic Infect	14–27	34.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	7–25	21.9
Golgari Infect	0–5	0.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	2–3	40.0
Hermit Humans	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	75–88	46.0
Izzet Dreadnought	7–12	36.8
Mono Blue Dreadnought	55–70	44.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	20–19	51.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	34–25	57.6
Liquimetal Fishing	10–6	62.5
Combo Goblins	30–36	45.5
Goblin Persist	27–22	55.1
Dirty Kitty	2–14	12.5
Aggro-Control	348–367	48.7
Simic Flash	8–0	100.0
Simic Vat	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	63–133	32.1
Azorius Skies	15–12	55.6
Blue Madness	18–7	72.0
Simic Madness	11–4	73.3
Temur Madness	4–2	66.7
Lich Aggro-Control	11–4	73.3
Wizards	11–10	52.4
Tetsukotog	3–1	75.0
12 Pest	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	20–17	54.1
Mono Blue Tempo	82–74	52.6
Mono Blue Faeries	4–9	30.8
Mono Blue Librarians	5–9	35.7
Izzet Spells	28–59	32.2
Dimir Tempo	32–18	64.0
Dimir Faeries	6–1	85.7
Sultai Tempo	5–1	83.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	5–4	55.6
Azorius Tempo	10–8	55.6
Combo-Control	232–315	42.4
Curses	10–14	41.7
Oketra's Monument	2–1	66.7
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	2–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	2–1	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	7–10	41.2
Battle of Wits	28–22	56.0
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	2–0	100.0
Pickles	3–2	60.0
Mindcrank	27–26	50.9
Dragoncrank	3–5	37.5
Displace Loop	5–5	50.0
Peregrine Drake	1–2	33.3
Familiars	3–3	50.0
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	2–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–5	28.6
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–2	50.0
Hive Mind	7–12	36.8
Zur's Weirding	9–10	47.4
Solar Flare	8–9	47.1
Plasma Swans	8–25	24.2
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	88–152	36.7
Wildfire	41–65	38.7
Thryx-Wildfire	10–30	25.0
Borderpost Wildfire	21–24	46.7
Jokulhaups Control	47–87	35.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	10–15	40.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	10–22	31.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	6–21	22.2
Jund Jokulhaups Control	9–12	42.9
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	7–6	53.8
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–7	30.0
Thopter-Sword	6–7	46.2
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–4	20.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Esper Thopter-Sword	4–1	80.0
Resurgent Belief	3–5	37.5
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	1035–866	54.4
Temur Ascendancy	9–10	47.4
The Rock	23–17	57.5
Golgari Citadel	4–1	80.0
Angels and Taxes	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	5–4	55.6
Abzan Midrange	35–20	63.6
Selesnya Midrange	10–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	5–0	100.0
Jund	39–31	55.7
Blink	117–106	52.5
Wave Blink	46–47	49.5
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–3	50.0
Esper Wave	4–5	44.4
Azorius Wave	21–29	42.0
Orzhov Wave	10–6	62.5
Abzan Wave	2–4	33.3
Bant Wave	5–0	100.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	13–16	44.8
Anti-Persecution	3–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	40–44	47.6
Séance	4–5	44.4
Varolz Dreadnought	8–18	30.8
Enchantments Matter	10–6	62.5
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Constellation	1–1	50.0
Allies	23–37	38.3
Orzhov Allies	3–2	60.0
Mardu Allies	1–5	16.7
Boros Allies	3–5	37.5
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	6–6	50.0
BRGW Allies	2–1	66.7
Azorius Allies	3–4	42.9
Treefolk	10–4	71.4
-1/-1 Counters	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	21–19	52.5
Mardu Midrange	17–29	37.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
Vampires	27–18	60.0
Mono Black Vampires	14–15	48.3
Rakdos Vampires	7–2	77.8
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	17–16	51.5
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Legends	5–3	62.5
Elementals	4–5	44.4
Rakdos Midrange	35–57	38.0
Naya Midrange	6–1	85.7
Card Advantage White	1–1	50.0
Big Red	10–30	25.0
Mono Black Midrange	96–105	47.8
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	31–32	49.2
Davriel Braids	4–1	80.0
Heart of Darkness	8–7	53.3
Verdant Succession	1–1	50.0
Hellion Whip	3–3	50.0
Dimir Midrange	27–16	62.8
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Temur Energy	2–2	50.0
Angels	10–8	55.6
Mono White Angels	2–1	66.7
Azorius Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	8–6	57.1
Toughness Matters	9–4	69.2
Lifegain Midrange	25–20	55.6
Martyr's Grace	7–15	31.8
Adventures	2–0	100.0
Mutate	1–4	20.0
Sultai Midrange	17–15	53.1
Sultai Emerge	2–3	40.0
Sultai Energy	2–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Midrange	56–49	53.3
Orzhov Capenna	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	8–11	42.1
Prophet Glare	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–3	57.1
Zur the Enchanter	3–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	8–6	57.1
Enigmatic Incarnation	8–5	61.5
Mythic Colossification	3–1	75.0
Neoform	6–13	31.6
Temur Neoform	0–4	0.0
Sultai Neoform	2–7	22.2
Simic Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	5–1	83.3
Fires of Invention	23–31	42.6
Hero of Precinct One	70–31	69.3
Abzan Hero	7–2	77.8
Mardu Hero	8–1	88.9
Esper Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	5–8	38.5
Five Color Hero	31–13	70.5
Naya Hero	6–3	66.7
Boros Hero	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Hero	2–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Clerics	13–6	68.4
Simic Snow	25–11	69.4
Artifact Midrange	15–11	57.7
Coinflips	13–2	86.7
Death Cloud	12–8	60.0
Illness in the Ranks	3–4	42.9
Game Objects	4–2	66.7
Laelia Cascade	0–1	0.0
Wight Midrange	1–1	50.0
Ramp	350–217	61.7
Villainous Wealth	3–1	75.0
Rofellos Ramp	57–51	52.8
Wild Pair	4–3	57.1
Channel-Rofellos	16–29	35.6
Cloudpost Ramp	215–113	65.5
Eldrazipost	5–1	83.3
Locus Awakening	6–0	100.0
Golgari Post	16–5	76.2
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	5–5	50.0
Greenpost	137–77	64.0
Gruul Post	9–7	56.3
Simic Post	20–7	74.1
Domain	7–2	77.8
Selvala Tokens	1–1	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	8–9	47.1
Historic Bloom	3–3	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–2	0.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	4–3	57.1
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	6–6	50.0
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	4–5	44.4
Field Ramp	1–0	100.0