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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37314	62397–63622–18	49.5	430	2789	1688
Hypergenesis	1205	2042–2041–1	50.0	15	108	32
Hyperwave	66	184–97–1	65.5	5	16	4

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	568–409	58.1
Mono Black Aggro	11–10	52.4
Heroic	58–44	56.9
Mono White Heroic	33–30	52.4
Azorius Heroic	5–3	62.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	12–7	63.2
Boros Heroic	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	141–80	63.8
Mono Red Devotion	4–1	80.0
Goblins	14–16	46.7
Tokens	19–11	63.3
Selesnya Tokens	7–7	50.0
Mono White Tokens	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	12–3	80.0
White Weenie	52–37	58.4
Odric Keywords	9–3	75.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	6–3	66.7
Soldiers	19–12	61.3
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	1–2	33.3
Mono White Humans	2–3	40.0
Elves	29–28	50.9
Werewolves	1–2	33.3
Warriors	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	7–7	50.0
Rogues	7–4	63.6
Zombies	23–14	62.2
Gruul Aggro	10–14	41.7
Gruul Landfall	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	12–19	38.7
Mono Red Swarm	4–1	80.0
8 Whack	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	65–54	54.6
Affinity	40–31	56.3
Hush-finity	0–2	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	4–4	50.0
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	16–18	47.1
Mono Blue Architect	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–3	40.0
Madness	6–2	75.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	4–1	80.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	14–10	58.3
Hexproof	4–5	44.4
Equipment Aggro	4–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	6–5	54.5
Slivers	4–1	80.0
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	12–6	66.7
AggroSlide	28–22	56.0
Cats	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Cats	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–5	44.4
Boros Aggro	3–1	75.0
Humans	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Humans	1–1	50.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	2–0	100.0
Shamans	5–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	6–2	75.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	4–0	100.0
Pirates	1–1	50.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	352–431–1	45.0
Storm	62–69	47.3
Dimir Tendrils	18–18	50.0
Dragonstorm	1–7	12.5
Hazoret Storm	6–2	75.0
Simic Storm	3–1	75.0
Citadel Storm	14–8	63.6
High Tide	2–9	18.2
Grixis Tendrils	0–5	0.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	3–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	8–12	40.0
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	2–3	40.0
Reanimator	36–48	42.9
Recurring Nightmare	3–7	30.0
Dragon Nightmare	2–5	28.6
Worldgorger Dragon	1–7	12.5
Double Dragon	0–2	0.0
Starlit Graves	5–1	83.3
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3–4	42.9
Traditional Reanimator	24–29	45.3
Rakdos Reanimator	0–4	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	6–10	37.5
Mono Black Reanimator	5–12	29.4
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	2–1	66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	6–17	26.1
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Warp World	12–8	60.0
Temur Glimpse	2–1	66.7
Boros Glimpse	2–4	33.3
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	5–2	71.4
Zubera Tribal	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	46–46	50.0
Hyperwave	2–2	50.0
New Perspectives	8–13–1	38.1
Cat Wave	12–14	46.2
Acid Wave	4–3	57.1
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–13	23.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–7	30.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	2–2	50.0
Combo Post	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–5	50.0
Anvil Colossus	3–1	75.0
Seismic Swans	1–2	33.3
Eggs	7–10	41.2
Heartless Summoning Combo	5–1	83.3
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–6	45.5
Taking Turns	7–5	58.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–2	0.0
Izzet Ascension	12–7	63.2
Ominous Good	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–2	60.0
Soulflayer	8–7	53.3
Reanim8 Rack	1–3	25.0
Breakfast	12–34	26.1
Cephalid Breakfast	4–1	80.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	4–1	80.0
Oops All Spells	6–29	17.1
Neoform Hermit	0–2	0.0
Unctus	2–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	4–6	40.0
Dredge	7–6	53.8
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	6–2	75.0
Dice Factory	7–4	63.6
Storm Herald	2–2	50.0
Enduring Ideal	3–6	33.3
Ad Nauseam	9–15	37.5
Ad Swanseam	0–5	0.0
GreenTwin	3–3	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–1	50.0
Intruder Alarm	0–3	0.0
Calibrated Blast	1–3	25.0
Restore Balance	6–13	31.6
Gyruda	0–2	0.0
Belcher	5–3	62.5
Endless Belch	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	1–2	33.3
Midnight Mass	2–6	25.0
Phoenix Altar	2–3	40.0
Actual Twin	8–15	34.8
Izzet Twin	5–13	27.8
Boros Twin	3–2	60.0
Nadu Combo	0–2	0.0
Primal Prayers Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	267–341	43.9
Mono Black Control	9–10	47.4
Esper Control	17–27	38.6
Demonic Rising	14–9	60.9
Mono Blue Control	3–2	60.0
Dimir Control	16–20	44.4
Azorius Control	44–85	34.1
Adam's Ale	4–6	40.0
Cawblade	3–6	33.3
Turbo Fog	6–3	66.7
Izzet Control	7–14	33.3
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	9–3	75.0
Boros Control	1–3	25.0
Cloudpost Control	15–32	31.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Blackpost	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–18	18.2
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	5–5	50.0
Grixis Control	8–17	32.0
Cruel Control	5–10	33.3
Stax	10–7	58.8
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	2–5	28.6
Dragon Control	6–7	46.2
Izzet Dragons	2–2	50.0
Esper Dragons	1–2	33.3
WUBR Dragons	0–2	0.0
Grixis Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	4–4	50.0
Runeflare	4–1	80.0
Ponza	16–23	41.0
Mono White Control	12–8	60.0
Life is Ez	7–3	70.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	14–6	70.0
Astral Slide	14–6	70.0
Five Color Control	4–1	80.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–5	28.6
Sultai Ultimatum	0–4	0.0
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	2–3	40.0
Pox	6–9	40.0
Enchantments Control	1–2	33.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–2	0.0
Seasons Past Control	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Control	16–19	45.7
Prison	5–8	38.5
Enchantress	4–7	36.4
Aggro-Combo	163–165	49.7
Aristocrats	58–51	53.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	12–14	46.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	10–4	71.4
Golgari Aristocrats	10–8	55.6
Abzan Aristocrats	2–6	25.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Food	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	13–16	44.8
Boros Bombardment	3–1	75.0
Burn	26–13	66.7
Necro Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	20–19	51.3
Simic Infect	6–4	60.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	7–7	50.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Turbo Myth	1–1	50.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	2–3	40.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	21–41	33.9
Izzet Dreadnought	5–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	13–36	26.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	17–6	73.9
Hushnought	4–12	25.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–7	0.0
Combo Goblins	10–12	45.5
Goblin Persist	7–12	36.8
Dirty Kitty	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	107–153	41.2
Izzet Tempo	38–29	56.7
Azorius Skies	3–6	33.3
Blue Madness	8–7	53.3
Simic Madness	8–6	57.1
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	5–6	45.5
Temur Clues	3–3	50.0
Wizards	5–6	45.5
Ninjas	3–9	25.0
Mono Blue Gush	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	15–30	33.3
Mono Blue Faeries	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–6	25.0
Izzet Spells	10–19	34.5
Dimir Tempo	5–10	33.3
Dimir Faeries	0–2	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–8	27.3
Azorius Tempo	0–8	0.0
Combo-Control	88–109	44.7
Curses	3–3	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	10–7	58.8
Shared Fate	2–0	100.0
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Pickles	2–1	66.7
Mindcrank	8–12	40.0
Displace Loop	1–2	33.3
Familiars	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	1–3	25.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	3–3	50.0
Zur's Weirding	0–4	0.0
Solar Flare	5–11	31.3
Plasma Swans	7–8	46.7
Mass Land Destruction	34–38	47.2
Wildfire	13–9	59.1
Thryx-Wildfire	3–1	75.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–6	14.3
Jokulhaups Control	21–29	42.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–5	28.6
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	4–6	40.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	6–2	75.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–9	18.2
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Thopter-Sword	3–6	33.3
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–4	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–6	14.3
Resurgent Belief	2–3	40.0
Midrange	386–321	54.6
Temur Ascendancy	9–1	90.0
The Rock	9–9	50.0
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–1	66.7
Jund	25–9	73.5
Blink	17–48	26.2
Wave Blink	3–19	13.6
Esper Wave	1–5	16.7
Azorius Wave	1–11	8.3
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	4–14	22.2
Anti-Persecution	3–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	27–13	67.5
Séance	8–6	57.1
Dimir Graves	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	4–2	66.7
Indestructible	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–2	33.3
Constellation	2–2	50.0
Allies	15–17	46.9
Orzhov Allies	5–5	50.0
Mardu Allies	2–2	50.0
Boros Allies	0–3	0.0
Mono White Allies	2–1	66.7
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	2–4	33.3
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	14–6	70.0
Mardu Midrange	6–2	75.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	15–8	65.2
Mono Black Vampires	6–7	46.2
Rakdos Vampires	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	9–2	81.8
Orzhov Legends	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Legends	5–1	83.3
Elementals	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	13–13	50.0
Naya Midrange	2–2	50.0
Big Red	5–1	83.3
Mono Black Midrange	25–37	40.3
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	5–9	35.7
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	8–10	44.4
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angels	10–7	58.8
Mono White Angels	4–5	44.4
Azorius Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	9–3	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	13–10	56.5
Martyr's Grace	4–3	57.1
Mutate	3–1	75.0
Sultai Midrange	9–6	60.0
Sultai Emerge	2–0	100.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Midrange	20–33	37.7
Orzhov Capenna	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–3	25.0
Prophet Glare	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–4	42.9
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	2–3	40.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–3	0.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	0–2	0.0
Fires of Invention	10–6	62.5
Hero of Precinct One	13–17	43.3
Mardu Hero	6–3	66.7
Orzhov Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	4–10	28.6
Naya Hero	3–0	100.0
Boros Hero	0–2	0.0
Clerics	4–1	80.0
Simic Snow	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	10–2	83.3
Coinflips	5–0	100.0
Death Cloud	6–6	50.0
Nissa Company	0–2	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	6–2	75.0
Laelia Cascade	1–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund Wight	1–0	100.0
Ramp	111–111	50.0
Villainous Wealth	2–1	66.7
Rofellos Ramp	34–38	47.2
Wild Pair	2–2	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	10–30	25.0
Cloudpost Ramp	44–47	48.4
Eldrazipost	5–1	83.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	31–37	45.6
Gruul Post	3–2	60.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	6–8	42.9
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–2	50.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	2–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	4–3	57.1
Applejacks	1–0	100.0
Orcish Aids	1–0	100.0
Field Ramp	0–2	0.0
Unclassified	0–1	0.0