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Archetype Tree

Archetype # Decks Record Win % 5–0s
Control 36252 57989–63849–43 47.6 269 2504 1331
Grixis Control 1684 2641–3155–2 45.6 11 99 40
Cruel Control 711 1113–1334–2 45.5 8 52 18

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype Record Win %
Aggro 624–848–2 42.4
Mono Black Aggro 21–27 43.8
Heroic 45–81–1 35.7
Mono White Heroic 24–55–1 30.4
Azorius Heroic 3–5 37.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg 6–10 37.5
Boros Heroic 10–9 52.6
Selesnya Heroic 1–2 33.3
Red Deck Wins 91–172–1 34.6
Mono Red Devotion 7–4 63.6
Proliferate Red 1–0 100.0
Goblins 16–32 33.3
Tokens 36–26 58.1
Selesnya Tokens 18–12 60.0
Mono White Tokens 8–6 57.1
Orzhov Tokens 2–3 40.0
Mono Green Stompy 17–26 39.5
White Weenie 71–98 42.0
Odric Keywords 11–2 84.6
Quest for the Holy Relic 1–5 16.7
Soldiers 18–14 56.3
Kithkin 1–1 50.0
Chroma White 2–2 50.0
Mono White Humans 3–10 23.1
Elves 41–42 49.4
Werewolves 3–0 100.0
Minotaurs 5–1 83.3
Selesnya Little Kid 14–12 53.8
Selesnya Counters 8–2 80.0
Rogues 8–2 80.0
Zombies 33–38 46.5
Gruul Aggro 16–16 50.0
Gruul Landfall 0–1 0.0
Merfolk 20–13 60.6
Mono Red Swarm 4–13 23.5
8 Whack 1–4 20.0
Artifact Aggro 59–105 36.0
Affinity 23–43 34.8
Hush-finity 1–0 100.0
Hardened Scales Affinity 0–6 0.0
Boros Vehicles 3–4 42.9
Salvage Titan 6–3 66.7
Tempered Steel 21–39 35.0
Mono Blue Architect 4–14 22.2
Devoid Aggro 1–2 33.3
Mono Blue Aggro 5–2 71.4
Illusions 2–1 66.7
Devastating Dreams 2–3 40.0
Madness 11–11 50.0
Gruul Madness 1–2 33.3
Golgari Madness 2–3 40.0
Rakdos Madness 6–4 60.0
Jund Madness 1–1 50.0
Voltron 21–13 61.8
Hexproof 8–9 47.1
Boros Auras 2–0 100.0
Equipment Aggro 5–1 83.3
Hateful Auras 1–3 25.0
Slivers 5–0 100.0
Naya Zoo 1–3 25.0
Knights 11–16 40.7
AggroSlide 17–41 29.3
Cats 7–6 53.8
Mono White Cats 1–1 50.0
Selesnya Cats 6–4 60.0
Rakdos Aggro 5–15 25.0
Rakdos Hellbent 3–4 42.9
Boros Aggro 3–3 50.0
Humans 11–11 50.0
Gruul Humans 2–0 100.0
Selesnya Humans 4–1 80.0
Bant Humans 0–1 0.0
Jeskai Humans 1–1 50.0
Boros Humans 1–4 20.0
Orzhov Humans 1–2 33.3
Shamans 3–2 60.0
Legends Aggro 1–6 14.3
Boros Legends Aggro 1–5 16.7
Bard Class 0–1 0.0
Pirates 1–4 20.0
Rats 1–0 100.0
Combo 435–477 47.7
Storm 108–100 51.9
Sultai Tendrils 1–3 25.0
Dimir Tendrils 25–24 51.0
Dragonstorm 10–6 62.5
Hazoret Storm 10–6 62.5
Simic Storm 2–4 33.3
Citadel Storm 6–4 60.0
High Tide 18–29 38.3
Grixis Tendrils 3–5 37.5
Stormpost 1–1 50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire 0–1 0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm 6–1 85.7
Izzet Storm 9–6 60.0
Song Storm 2–0 100.0
Channel Storm 3–2 60.0
Reanimator 76–79 49.0
Recurring Nightmare 4–10 28.6
Dragon Nightmare 4–7 36.4
Four Color Powerful Magic 0–1 0.0
Worldgorger Dragon 13–21 38.2
Double Dragon 3–5 37.5
Starlit Graves 1–2 33.3
Dimir Cycling Reanimator 1–3 25.0
Living Death 2–2 50.0
Excruciator Combo 2–2 50.0
Grozoth 5–1 83.3
Traditional Reanimator 48–39 55.2
Rakdos Reanimator 8–5 61.5
Dimir Reanimator 6–5 54.5
Mono Black Reanimator 16–16 50.0
Grixis Reanimator 2–0 100.0
Orzhov Reanimator 3–2 60.0
Oriss Genesis 3–5 37.5
Necro Combo 1–1 50.0
Deathmantle Necro 1–0 100.0
Biovisionary 2–0 100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo 13–14 48.1
Dubious Challenge 3–6 33.3
Warp World 6–5 54.5
Temur Glimpse 0–1 0.0
Boros Glimpse 1–3 25.0
Actual Warp World 3–1 75.0
Four Color Glimpse 2–0 100.0
Maniac Combo 1–1 50.0
Hypergenesis 17–8 68.0
Hyperwave 3–1 75.0
New Perspectives 3–7 30.0
Cat Wave 10–1 90.9
Acid Wave 2–0 100.0
Monumental Ignus 1–0 100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy 12–30 28.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy 5–15 25.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy 4–5 44.4
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy 0–3 0.0
Myr Incubator 2–3 40.0
Umbral Mantle 2–2 50.0
Fake-Twin 6–4 60.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin 1–1 50.0
Naya Fake-Twin 1–1 50.0
Metalwork Colossus 7–23 23.3
Anvil Colossus 1–10 9.1
Upheaval Colossus 0–6 0.0
Seismic Swans 3–0 100.0
Eye of the Storm 1–0 100.0
Eggs 5–9 35.7
Saffi Combo 0–1 0.0
Turntimber Ranger 0–2 0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo 4–4 50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo 1–1 50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo 2–1 66.7
Taking Turns 6–13 31.6
Quest for Ula's Temple 1–0 100.0
Izzet Ascension 6–12 33.3
Ominous Good 6–6 50.0
Jokulhaups Combo 2–8 20.0
Soulflayer 8–7 53.3
Reanim8 Rack 2–0 100.0
Breakfast 34–45 43.0
Cephalid Breakfast 7–15 31.8
Druid Cephalid Breakfast 7–13 35.0
Grixis Breakfast 0–2 0.0
Hermit Gond 5–1 83.3
Hermit Dredge 2–2 50.0
Oops All Spells 14–17 45.2
Neoform Hermit 4–7 36.4
Unctus 1–3 25.0
Oops All Lands 5–3 62.5
Dredge 8–12 40.0
Insidious Roots Dredge 1–5 16.7
Polymorph 5–1 83.3
Protean Hulk Combo 0–1 0.0
Dice Factory 1–1 50.0
Storm Herald 2–4 33.3
Enduring Ideal 5–7 41.7
Ad Nauseam 4–7 36.4
Ad Swanseam 3–0 100.0
Chain of Acid 1–1 50.0
GreenTwin 0–3 0.0
Tibalt's Trickery 2–3 40.0
Intruder Alarm 1–2 33.3
Calibrated Blast 1–2 33.3
Restore Balance 4–3 57.1
Gyruda 0–2 0.0
Stuffy Doll 0–2 0.0
Belcher 1–1 50.0
Endless Belch 0–1 0.0
Tameshi Bloom 0–1 0.0
Possibility Storm 3–0 100.0
Midnight Mass 1–5 16.7
Phoenix Altar 4–2 66.7
Actual Twin 6–7 46.2
Izzet Twin 5–5 50.0
Boros Twin 1–2 33.3
Nadu Combo 5–2 71.4
Primal Prayers Combo 1–0 100.0
Control 454–492 48.0
Mono Black Control 10–7 58.8
Esper Control 29–19 60.4
Demonic Rising 18–17 51.4
Paradox Haze Lock 3–1 75.0
Mono Blue Control 12–12 50.0
Dimir Control 15–33 31.3
Watery Oath 0–1 0.0
Azorius Control 55–64 46.2
Adam's Ale 3–3 50.0
Cawblade 2–8 20.0
Turbo Fog 6–9 40.0
Izzet Control 16–14 53.3
Mardu Control 8–10 44.4
Mill 7–12 36.8
Boros Control 3–3 50.0
Cloudpost Control 17–24 41.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control 4–5 44.4
Blackpost 4–3 57.1
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control 5–5 50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control 0–1 0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells 1–1 50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control 2–0 100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control 1–7 12.5
Grixis Control 42–42 50.0
Cruel Control 16–20 44.4
Stax 13–23 36.1
Necro Stax 2–2 50.0
Pollute the Planet 0–4 0.0
Birthday Stax 0–2 0.0
Chandra Nalaar 2–0 100.0
Stagnant Control 1–1 50.0
Jeskai Control 11–21 34.4
Jeskai Approach 0–1 0.0
Dragon Control 14–5 73.7
Izzet Dragons 2–1 66.7
Esper Dragons 4–2 66.7
WUBR Dragons 1–0 100.0
Grixis Dragons 3–1 75.0
Dimir Dragons 2–1 66.7
Galleon Control 5–4 55.6
Runeflare 9–5 64.3
Ponza 19–28 40.4
Mono White Control 15–12 55.6
Life is Ez 8–4 66.7
Dynavolt Tower 6–4 60.0
Cycling Control 21–23 47.7
Astral Slide 20–20 50.0
Five Color Control 8–6 57.1
Shrines 4–4 50.0
Last Stand Control 1–0 100.0
Sultai Control 11–17 39.3
Sultai Ultimatum 1–1 50.0
Guildgate Control 16–24 40.0
Bant Control 14–11 56.0
Temur Reclamation 3–8 27.3
Pox 7–13 35.0
Enchantments Control 4–3 57.1
Four Color Counter Ghazi 2–2 50.0
Seasons Past Control 5–2 71.4
Orzhov Control 8–9 47.1
Prison 4–1 80.0
Enchantress 4–1 80.0
Aggro-Combo 149–190 44.0
Aristocrats 39–75 34.2
Mono Black Aristocrats 7–25 21.9
Orzhov Aristocrats 6–17 26.1
Golgari Aristocrats 4–5 44.4
Abzan Aristocrats 5–4 55.6
Mardu Aristocrats 2–1 66.7
Food 9–6 60.0
Rakdos Aristocrats 3–11 21.4
Boros Bombardment 3–4 42.9
Burn 17–29 37.0
Infect 29–18 61.7
Simic Infect 6–8 42.9
Blazing Shoal Infect 5–4 55.6
Golgari Infect 2–1 66.7
Mono Black Infect 2–2 50.0
Turbo Myth 1–0 100.0
Pummeler 4–4 50.0
Hermit Humans 2–1 66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought 20–31 39.2
Izzet Dreadnought 3–7 30.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought 10–20 33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg 6–5 54.5
Chancellor of the Forge Combo 2–0 100.0
Hushnought 8–9 47.1
Liquimetal Fishing 5–4 55.6
Combo Goblins 13–13 50.0
Goblin Persist 8–10 44.4
Dirty Kitty 5–2 71.4
Aggro-Control 156–198 44.1
Simic Flash 4–2 66.7
Simic Vat 0–1 0.0
Izzet Tempo 48–47 50.5
Azorius Skies 17–6 73.9
Blue Madness 16–15 51.6
Simic Madness 9–10 47.4
Temur Madness 3–2 60.0
Grixis Madness 1–0 100.0
Lich Aggro-Control 2–6 25.0
Temur Clues 0–1 0.0
Wizards 6–5 54.5
Tetsukotog 2–1 66.7
Ninjas 4–9 30.8
Mono Blue Tempo 19–37 33.9
Mono Blue Faeries 1–0 100.0
Mono Blue Librarians 0–2 0.0
Izzet Spells 15–18 45.5
Dimir Tempo 11–18 37.9
Dimir Faeries 0–3 0.0
Sultai Tempo 0–2 0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control 0–3 0.0
Azorius Tempo 5–10 33.3
Combo-Control 143–185 43.6
Curses 9–15 37.5
Oketra's Monument 1–0 100.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument 1–0 100.0
Burning Vengeance 2–4 33.3
Cruel Combo-Control 9–18 33.3
Battle of Wits 15–10 60.0
Approach Necro 1–0 100.0
Shared Fate 1–1 50.0
Swarm Intelligence 1–1 50.0
Sunforger 2–0 100.0
Pickles 0–6 0.0
Mindcrank 5–15 25.0
Dragoncrank 1–1 50.0
Displace Loop 6–9 40.0
Peregrine Drake 5–7 41.7
Familiars 1–1 50.0
Hedron Alignment 1–0 100.0
Yosei Vat 1–1 50.0
Lich's Mastery 5–0 100.0
Hive Mind 5–3 62.5
Zur's Weirding 6–7 46.2
Solar Flare 2–4 33.3
Plasma Swans 8–7 53.3
Liliana's Contract 2–1 66.7
Mass Land Destruction 50–66 43.1
Wildfire 32–31 50.8
Thryx-Wildfire 11–9 55.0
Borderpost Wildfire 6–10 37.5
Jokulhaups Control 18–35 34.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control 4–13 23.5
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control 2–8 20.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control 4–7 36.4
Jund Jokulhaups Control 2–0 100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control 2–2 50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control 3–3 50.0
Thopter-Sword 1–1 50.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword 0–1 0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword 1–0 100.0
Resurgent Belief 3–1 75.0
Greasefang 1–4 20.0
Esper Greasefang 1–2 33.3
Orzhov Greasefang 0–2 0.0
Coveted Falcon Combo 0–2 0.0
Midrange 581–618 48.5
Temur Ascendancy 22–24 47.8
Prophet Ascendancy 1–1 50.0
The Rock 14–17 45.2
Golgari Citadel 2–0 100.0
Grenzo 2–2 50.0
Abzan Midrange 11–28 28.2
Selesnya Midrange 2–6 25.0
Selesnya Value Town 1–4 20.0
Jund 39–50 43.8
Blink 45–66 40.5
Wave Blink 17–19 47.2
Cloudpost Wave Blink 0–1 0.0
Esper Wave 0–1 0.0
Azorius Wave 11–9 55.0
Orzhov Wave 4–6 40.0
Abzan Wave 1–1 50.0
Bant Wave 1–1 50.0
Acid Trip 1–1 50.0
Orzhov Blink 10–16 38.5
Anti-Persecution 0–1 0.0
Graveyard Value 24–33 42.1
Séance 5–4 55.6
Varolz Dreadnought 8–10 44.4
Indestructible 0–1 0.0
Enchantments Matter 9–4 69.2
Orzhov Enchantress 4–0 100.0
Constellation 0–2 0.0
Allies 13–13 50.0
Orzhov Allies 5–2 71.4
Mardu Allies 0–1 0.0
Boros Allies 1–2 33.3
Mono White Allies 1–1 50.0
Esper Allies 2–2 50.0
BRGW Allies 2–1 66.7
Azorius Allies 0–1 0.0
Treefolk 4–3 57.1
-1/-1 Counters 4–1 80.0
Fake-Rack 14–15 48.3
Mardu Midrange 9–10 47.4
Yisan-Prophet 2–1 66.7
White Jund 2–4 33.3
Vampires 20–14 58.8
Mono Black Vampires 16–10 61.5
Rakdos Vampires 1–3 25.0
Orzhov Vampires 2–1 66.7
Legends Midrange 8–6 57.1
Boros Legends Midrange 1–1 50.0
Mardu Legends 1–2 33.3
Selesnya Legends 2–1 66.7
Elementals 3–1 75.0
Rakdos Midrange 39–30 56.5
Naya Midrange 8–5 61.5
Card Advantage White 0–1 0.0
Big Red 8–6 57.1
Mono Black Midrange 54–62 46.6
Necro Midrange 3–11 21.4
Mono Black Devotion 29–25 53.7
Davriel Braids 0–1 0.0
Verdant Succession 0–3 0.0
Hellion Whip 2–7 22.2
Dimir Midrange 27–25 51.9
Dimir Vat 2–1 66.7
Temur Energy 1–3 25.0
Angels 4–2 66.7
Mono White Angels 2–1 66.7
Orzhov Angels 2–1 66.7
Toughness Matters 9–4 69.2
Lifegain Midrange 8–7 53.3
Martyr's Grace 1–2 33.3
Adventures 0–1 0.0
Mutate 3–0 100.0
Sultai Midrange 19–12 61.3
Sultai Emerge 7–4 63.6
Fight Rigging 1–1 50.0
Orzhov Midrange 22–17 56.4
Orzhov Capenna 1–0 100.0
Jeskai Midrange 1–5 16.7
Prophet Glare 0–1 0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy 2–2 50.0
Zur the Enchanter 2–2 50.0
Ordealbreak 2–3 40.0
Enigmatic Incarnation 2–3 40.0
Neoform 6–1 85.7
Temur Neoform 2–0 100.0
Sultai Neoform 2–1 66.7
Party 3–1 75.0
Fires of Invention 7–16 30.4
Hero of Precinct One 13–15 46.4
Abzan Hero 2–0 100.0
Mardu Hero 2–1 66.7
Esper Hero 1–4 20.0
Orzhov Hero 5–7 41.7
Five Color Hero 2–1 66.7
Naya Hero 1–0 100.0
Clerics 1–0 100.0
Simic Snow 3–11 21.4
Artifact Midrange 4–3 57.1
Coinflips 4–3 57.1
Death Cloud 1–3 25.0
Illness in the Ranks 2–1 66.7
Game Objects 1–0 100.0
Laelia Cascade 1–5 16.7
Wight Midrange 2–10 16.7
Golgari Wight 0–4 0.0
Jund Wight 2–6 25.0
Ramp 98–147 40.0
Villainous Wealth 3–2 60.0
Rofellos Ramp 11–20 35.5
Wild Pair 1–1 50.0
Channel-Rofellos 0–5 0.0
Cloudpost Ramp 33–82 28.7
Eldrazipost 1–2 33.3
Locus Awakening 1–0 100.0
Golgari Post 1–2 33.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe 1–3 25.0
Greenpost 18–61 22.8
Gruul Post 5–3 62.5
Simic Post 3–11 21.4
Temurpost 1–0 100.0
Devoid Cruelty 0–1 0.0
Domain 6–2 75.0
Temur Bombardment 2–0 100.0
Selvala Tokens 1–0 100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp 2–3 40.0
Historic Bloom 0–2 0.0
Reclamation at Wake 0–3 0.0
Eureka! 1–3 25.0
Defenders 3–0 100.0
Carth Superfriends 0–2 0.0
Jund Carth 0–1 0.0
Applejacks 4–2 66.7
Orcish Aids 0–1 0.0
Field Ramp 4–3 57.1
Unclassified 1–0 100.0