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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	2060	3456–3848	47.3	6	69	69
Mono Black Control	15	6–23	20.7
Esper Control	235	438–428	50.6	4	11	13
Demonic Rising	19	28–29	49.1
Mono Blue Control	12	10–22	31.3
Dimir Control	126	198–197	50.1	0	1	8
Azorius Control	327	694–542	56.1	0	15	17
Cawblade	1	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	36	57–59	49.1
Izzet Control	11	11–23	32.4
Mardu Control	35	51–81	38.6	0	1
Mill	44	40–94	29.9
Boros Control	7	15–16	48.4
Cloudpost Control	242	463–417	52.6	1	18	8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	40	81–73	52.6	0	2	2
Blackpost	5	7–12	36.8
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	73	147–137	51.8	1	3	3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	3	1–4	20.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	30	72–45	61.5	0	1	2
Mono White Cloudpost Control	71	112–112	50.0	0	6	1
Grixis Control	104	143–225	38.9			3
Cruel Control	17	20–39	33.9
Stax	48	72–88	45.0	0	1
Chandra Nalaar	4	4–9	30.8
Jeskai Control	36	38–76	33.3	0	1
Jeskai Approach	1	0–3	0.0
Dragon Control	86	131–198	39.8	1	2	1
Izzet Dragons	84	129–193	40.1	1	2	1
Galleon Control	6	13–11	54.2	0	2
Runeflare	26	34–49	41.0	0	2
Ponza	148	220–292	43.0	0	1	5
Mono White Control	33	41–46	47.1			1
Life is Ez	9	12–9	57.1			1
Dynavolt Tower	1	0–4	0.0
Cycling Control	21	22–48	31.4
Astral Slide	16	16–41	28.1
Five Color Control	45	49–99	33.1
Five Color Collected Conjuring	13	13–24	35.1
Shrines	12	8–34	19.0
Last Stand Control	12	16–25	39.0
Sultai Control	68	108–134	44.6			2
Sultai Ultimatum	61	101–124	44.9			2
Guildgate Control	36	55–81	40.4			1
Bant Control	52	96–95	50.3	0	5	2
Pox	187	357–356	50.1	0	6	8
Four Color Counter Ghazi	14	19–35	35.2	0	3
Orzhov Control	8	12–18	40.0
Prison	5	7–8	46.7
Enchantress	5	7–8	46.7

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	664–911	42.2
Mono Black Aggro	15–23	39.5
Heroic	43–39	52.4
Mono White Heroic	12–12	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	7–3	70.0
Boros Heroic	23–24	48.9
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	105–199	34.5
Mono Red Devotion	4–0	100.0
Goblins	18–20	47.4
Tokens	26–39	40.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–6	25.0
Mono White Tokens	5–16	23.8
Orzhov Tokens	9–11	45.0
Mono Green Stompy	30–45	40.0
White Weenie	44–68	39.3
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	12–32	27.3
Soldiers	2–2	50.0
Kithkin	1–2	33.3
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	50–55	47.6
Werewolves	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Little Kid	31–29	51.7
Selesnya Counters	13–18	41.9
Rogues	13–7	65.0
Zombies	26–36	41.9
Gruul Aggro	10–11	47.6
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	5–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	30–50	37.5
8 Whack	29–48	37.7
Artifact Aggro	46–60	43.4
Affinity	15–14	51.7
Salvage Titan	3–2	60.0
Tempered Steel	20–34	37.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–1	66.7
Devastating Dreams	6–4	60.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Jund Madness	2–1	66.7
Voltron	9–4	69.2
Hexproof	1–3	25.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Slivers	15–8	65.2
Naya Zoo	8–5	61.5
Knights	15–22	40.5
AggroSlide	50–103	32.7
Cats	17–18	48.6
Selesnya Cats	17–18	48.6
Rakdos Aggro	17–26	39.5
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	1–1	50.0
Shamans	6–4	60.0
Pirates	1–1	50.0
Combo	648–721	47.3
Storm	117–78	60.0
Dragonstorm	40–31	56.3
Hazoret Storm	5–2	71.4
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	20–13	60.6
Izzet Storm	22–26	45.8
Swath Storm	19–23	45.2
Song Storm	6–1	85.7
Reanimator	117–139	45.7
Traditional Reanimator	117–139	45.7
Rakdos Reanimator	6–1	85.7
Dimir Reanimator	6–7	46.2
Mono Black Reanimator	104–131	44.3
Oriss Genesis	9–29	23.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–1	66.7
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	3–1	75.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	13–3	81.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	32–60	34.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	13–21	38.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	16–37	30.2
"Twin"	13–9	59.1
Jeskai "Twin"	6–3	66.7
Naya "Twin"	5–4	55.6
Metalwork Colossus	66–135	32.8
Anvil Colossus	47–103	31.3
Upheaval Colossus	16–24	40.0
Seismic Swans	4–1	80.0
Eggs	21–14	60.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–2	33.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–2	60.0
Izzet Ascension	22–22	50.0
Ominous Good	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	12–11	52.2
Soulflayer	25–25	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	14–16	46.7
Breakfast	105–155	40.4
Hermit Dredge	0–2	0.0
Oops All Spells	26–28	48.1
Neoform Hermit	72–119	37.7
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dredge	15–2	88.2
Polymorph	7–3	70.0
Dice Factory	3–2	60.0
Storm Herald	4–6	40.0
Enduring Ideal	19–8	70.4
Stuffy Doll	7–4	63.6
Control	625–625	50.0
Mono Black Control	5–0	100.0
Esper Control	58–84	40.8
Demonic Rising	5–2	71.4
Mono Blue Control	0–3	0.0
Dimir Control	36–34	51.4
Azorius Control	97–125	43.7
Turbo Fog	7–16	30.4
Izzet Control	5–3	62.5
Mardu Control	19–5	79.2
Mill	8–15	34.8
Boros Control	1–4	20.0
Cloudpost Control	73–76	49.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	12–9	57.1
Blackpost	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	18–31	36.7
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	8–9	47.1
Mono White Cloudpost Control	27–19	58.7
Grixis Control	29–28	50.9
Cruel Control	2–4	33.3
Stax	9–14	39.1
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	17–7	70.8
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	31–19	62.0
Izzet Dragons	31–17	64.6
Galleon Control	1–2	33.3
Runeflare	6–3	66.7
Ponza	45–50	47.4
Mono White Control	10–6	62.5
Life is Ez	2–3	40.0
Cycling Control	14–4	77.8
Astral Slide	10–4	71.4
Five Color Control	15–11	57.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	8–4	66.7
Shrines	2–2	50.0
Last Stand Control	3–1	75.0
Sultai Control	28–23	54.9
Sultai Ultimatum	24–21	53.3
Guildgate Control	10–11	47.6
Bant Control	16–11	59.3
Pox	66–58	53.2
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Control	4–4	50.0
Prison	2–1	66.7
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	238–286	45.4
Aristocrats	63–86	42.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	35–50	41.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–15	25.0
Golgari Aristocrats	15–10	60.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–9	40.0
Burn	28–29	49.1
Infect	42–39	51.9
Simic Infect	10–12	45.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	27–21	56.3
Golgari Infect	1–5	16.7
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	18–32	36.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	12–24	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	13–13	50.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	5–8	38.5
Hushnought	53–66	44.5
Combo Goblins	13–12	52.0
Goblin Persist	13–12	52.0
Aggro-Control	227–278	45.0
Simic Flash	1–1	50.0
Simic Vat	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	66–73	47.5
Azorius Skies	7–18	28.0
Blue Madness	6–7	46.2
Simic Madness	6–7	46.2
Lich Aggro-Control	3–1	75.0
Wizards	19–8	70.4
Ninjas	7–6	53.8
Mono Blue Tempo	32–55	36.8
Mono Blue Faeries	2–5	28.6
Izzet Spells	7–9	43.8
Dimir Tempo	44–49	47.3
Dimir Faeries	6–1	85.7
Sultai Tempo	5–14	26.3
Combo-Control	76–40	65.5
Curses	4–2	66.7
Burning Vengeance	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	9–1	90.0
Battle of Wits	13–10	56.5
Shared Fate	3–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	4–2	66.7
Yosei Vat	2–1	66.7
Lich's Mastery	3–1	75.0
Hive Mind	4–1	80.0
Zur's Weirding	3–1	75.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	23–17	57.5
Wildfire	23–17	57.5
Thryx-Wildfire	3–4	42.9
Borderpost Wildfire	11–6	64.7
Midrange	860–854	50.2
Temur Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
The Rock	55–39	58.5
Golgari Citadel	10–3	76.9
Grenzo	1–6	14.3
Abzan Midrange	70–94	42.7
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	14–21	40.0
Blink	63–64	49.6
Wave Blink	61–63	49.2
Esper Wave	5–1	83.3
Azorius Wave	29–35	45.3
Orzhov Wave	2–2	50.0
Abzan Wave	10–14	41.7
Bant Wave	10–6	62.5
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	32–44	42.1
Séance	4–7	36.4
Varolz Dreadnought	9–9	50.0
Enchantments Matter	2–2	50.0
Allies	14–15	48.3
Mardu Allies	1–2	33.3
Boros Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	5–7	41.7
Treefolk	2–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	25–41	37.9
Selvala Morningstar	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	10–14	41.7
Vampires	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Vampires	4–3	57.1
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	17–15	53.1
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	14–12	53.8
Elementals	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Midrange	101–71	58.7
Naya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	22–17	56.4
Mono Black Midrange	45–42	51.7
Mono Black Devotion	19–20	48.7
Hellion Whip	2–5	28.6
Dimir Midrange	19–23	45.2
Angels	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	6–9	40.0
Lifegain Midrange	8–2	80.0
Mutate	0–2	0.0
Sultai Midrange	27–24	52.9
Sultai Emerge	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Midrange	28–40	41.2
Jeskai Midrange	10–7	58.8
Prophet Glare	13–6	68.4
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	3–1	75.0
Ordealbreak	10–6	62.5
Enigmatic Incarnation	10–6	62.5
Mythic Colossification	0–2	0.0
Neoform	6–5	54.5
Temur Neoform	1–3	25.0
Sultai Neoform	4–2	66.7
Party	5–1	83.3
Fires of Invention	82–87	48.5
Hero of Precinct One	83–84	49.7
Abzan Hero	15–15	50.0
Mardu Hero	8–11	42.1
Esper Hero	18–13	58.1
Orzhov Hero	34–36	48.6
Five Color Hero	6–3	66.7
Gruul Obosh	17–18	48.6
Clerics	6–7	46.2
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	8–15	34.8
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Ramp	118–133	47.0
Villainous Wealth	3–1	75.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–0	100.0
Wild Pair	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	77–109	41.4
Golgari Post	7–5	58.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	5–4	55.6
Greenpost	51–83	38.1
Gruul Post	3–7	30.0
Domain	10–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Historic Bloom	1–1	50.0
Defenders	6–0	100.0