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Heroic

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50688	94712–84782–65	52.8	748	5832	2389
Heroic	3896	7840–6415–25	55.0	79	526	234
Mono White Heroic	2120	4718–3423–25	58.0	59	383	132
Azorius Heroic	268	407–557	42.2	2	26	3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	819	1578–1283	55.2	7	59	52
Boros Heroic	441	717–720	49.9	5	29	31
Selesnya Heroic	176	353–293	54.6	6	25	16

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	2130–1602–8	57.1
Mono Black Aggro	35–29	54.7
Heroic	306–306–6	50.0
Mono White Heroic	199–211–6	48.5
Azorius Heroic	23–13	63.9
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	58–57	50.4
Boros Heroic	18–17	51.4
Selesnya Heroic	6–7	46.2
Red Deck Wins	387–334–1	53.7
Mono Red Devotion	18–17	51.4
Prisoner	2–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	6–8	42.9
Goblins	39–32	54.9
Tokens	54–48–1	52.9
Selesnya Tokens	25–16–1	61.0
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	12–16	42.9
Orzhov Tokens	6–6	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	71–36	66.4
White Weenie	151–149	50.3
Odric Keywords	9–14	39.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	17–18	48.6
Soldiers	32–16	66.7
Kithkin	2–3	40.0
Chroma White	3–3	50.0
Mono White Humans	17–11	60.7
Elves	154–70	68.8
Werewolves	20–3	87.0
Minotaurs	3–0	100.0
Warriors	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Little Kid	27–12	69.2
Selesnya Counters	5–1	83.3
Rogues	15–13	53.6
Zombies	72–76	48.6
Gruul Aggro	44–31	58.7
Gruul Landfall	8–4	66.7
Merfolk	63–27	70.0
Mono Red Swarm	25–20	55.6
8 Whack	3–5	37.5
Artifact Aggro	241–182	57.0
Affinity	149–120	55.4
Hush-finity	3–2	60.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	4–3	57.1
Boros Vehicles	8–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	16–4	80.0
Tempered Steel	51–42	54.8
Mono Blue Architect	15–11	57.7
Devoid Aggro	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	20–4	83.3
Illusions	3–3	50.0
Devastating Dreams	1–2	33.3
Madness	33–15	68.8
Gruul Madness	12–4	75.0
Golgari Madness	5–2	71.4
Rakdos Madness	13–5	72.2
Jund Madness	1–2	33.3
Voltron	60–25	70.6
Hexproof	28–11	71.8
Boros Auras	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	21–7	75.0
Hateful Auras	5–4	55.6
Slivers	15–2	88.2
Naya Zoo	7–4	63.6
Knights	21–32	39.6
AggroSlide	89–57	61.0
Cats	19–11	63.3
Mono White Cats	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cats	16–10	61.5
Rakdos Aggro	28–16	63.6
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	9–5	64.3
Humans	28–26	51.9
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	2–1	66.7
Bant Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	6–8	42.9
Boros Humans	8–8	50.0
Orzhov Humans	3–1	75.0
Azorius Humans	5–5	50.0
Shamans	4–3	57.1
Brushwaggs	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	2–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	25–4	86.2
Boros Legends Aggro	20–4	83.3
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Pirates	4–2	66.7
Rats	4–0	100.0
Combo	1396–1060–1	56.8
Storm	357–225–1	61.3
Sultai Tendrils	11–4	73.3
Dimir Tendrils	77–50–1	60.6
Dark Tide	2–3	40.0
Dragonstorm	27–16	62.8
Hazoret Storm	29–4	87.9
Simic Storm	11–6	64.7
Citadel Storm	5–5	50.0
High Tide	101–88	53.4
Grixis Tendrils	7–2	77.8
Stormpost	11–2	84.6
Mono Blue Post Desire	10–1	90.9
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	10–2	83.3
Izzet Storm	20–10	66.7
Swath Storm	2–2	50.0
Song Storm	3–0	100.0
Channel Storm	23–32	41.8
Reanimator	221–200	52.5
Recurring Nightmare	32–29	52.5
Dragon Nightmare	15–12	55.6
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	46–53	46.5
Double Dragon	7–10	41.2
Starlit Graves	1–2	33.3
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	6–3	66.7
8 Goyf	2–0	100.0
Living Death	6–9	40.0
Excruciator Combo	5–2	71.4
Traditional Reanimator	125–101	55.3
Rakdos Reanimator	17–9	65.4
Dimir Reanimator	24–23	51.1
Mono Black Reanimator	45–45	50.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Oriss Genesis	14–12	53.8
Necro Combo	2–2	50.0
Faith Necro	0–2	0.0
Deathmantle Necro	2–0	100.0
Biovisionary	3–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	23–35	39.7
Mono Green Stormless Storm	2–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	6–5	54.5
Warp World	21–10	67.7
Temur Glimpse	3–2	60.0
Boros Glimpse	4–1	80.0
Actual Warp World	4–1	80.0
Four Color Glimpse	8–5	61.5
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	10–13	43.5
Hypergenesis	47–62	43.1
Hyperwave	14–20	41.2
New Perspectives	19–6	76.0
Cat Wave	10–18	35.7
Acid Wave	5–6	45.5
Splendid Reclamation Combo	3–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	0–1	0.0
Mardu Life	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	50–46	52.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	28–37	43.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	16–6	72.7
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	3–3	50.0
Umbral Mantle	5–6	45.5
Fake-Twin	14–19	42.4
Murderous Mastery	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	2–4	33.3
Naya Fake-Twin	4–8	33.3
Combo Post	6–6	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	29–33	46.8
Anvil Colossus	9–16	36.0
Upheaval Colossus	8–11	42.1
Seismic Swans	5–6	45.5
Cruel Combo	0–1	0.0
Eggs	56–33	62.9
Saffi Combo	5–6	45.5
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	8–9	47.1
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	11–5	68.8
Retraction Helix Combo	3–0	100.0
Taking Turns	31–19	62.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	4–2	66.7
Izzet Ascension	19–16	54.3
Ominous Good	22–4	84.6
Jokulhaups Combo	20–7	74.1
Soulflayer	15–13	53.6
Reanim8 Rack	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	69–102	40.4
Cephalid Breakfast	7–11	38.9
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	6–9	40.0
Grixis Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Hermit Gond	4–12	25.0
Hermit Dredge	3–8	27.3
Oops All Spells	43–53	44.8
Neoform Hermit	4–12	25.0
Unctus	2–4	33.3
Oops All Lands	9–8	52.9
Dredge	66–22	75.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	5–0	100.0
Polymorph	10–3	76.9
Protean Hulk Combo	5–3	62.5
Dice Factory	17–4	81.0
Storm Herald	11–3	78.6
Enduring Ideal	15–7	68.2
Ad Nauseam	13–15	46.4
Ad Swanseam	2–5	28.6
Chain of Acid	5–3	62.5
GreenTwin	7–2	77.8
Tibalt's Trickery	3–4	42.9
Intruder Alarm	2–1	66.7
Calibrated Blast	9–2	81.8
Restore Balance	15–10	60.0
Gyruda	4–3	57.1
Stuffy Doll	1–6	14.3
Belcher	6–2	75.0
Tameshi Bloom	3–1	75.0
Midnight Mass	3–1	75.0
Actual Twin	3–7	30.0
Izzet Twin	3–7	30.0
Nadu Combo	3–3	50.0
Amalia Combo	1–0	100.0
Primal Prayers Combo	3–3	50.0
Control	1156–1143–6	50.3
Mono Black Control	34–36–1	48.6
Esper Control	66–109	37.7
Demonic Rising	33–50–1	39.8
Paradox Haze Lock	13–3–1	81.3
Mono Blue Control	20–13	60.6
Turbo Xerox	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	67–68–1	49.6
Dreadful Inspiration	5–2–1	71.4
Azorius Control	140–232	37.6
Adam's Ale	2–5	28.6
Cawblade	10–38	20.8
Turbo Fog	16–31	34.0
Izzet Control	39–29	57.4
Mardu Control	11–10	52.4
Mill	38–10	79.2
Boros Control	7–10	41.2
Cloudpost Control	81–81–1	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	12–12–1	50.0
Blackpost	7–4	63.6
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	28–19	59.6
Dimir Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Izzet Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	3–4	42.9
Mono White Cloudpost Control	8–24	25.0
Grixis Control	82–46–1	64.1
Cruel Control	52–26–1	66.7
Stax	57–33	63.3
Necro Stax	1–0	100.0
Pollute the Planet	2–5	28.6
Birthday Stax	2–2	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	5–4	55.6
Stagnant Control	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	29–38	43.3
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	41–21	66.1
Izzet Dragons	11–3	78.6
Esper Dragons	3–2	60.0
WUBR Dragons	4–1	80.0
Grixis Dragons	6–4	60.0
Dimir Dragons	1–1	50.0
UBRG Dragons	1–1	50.0
Galleon Control	14–9	60.9
Runeflare	24–6	80.0
Ponza	84–36	70.0
Mono White Control	14–38	26.9
Life is Ez	8–19	29.6
Dynavolt Tower	13–12	52.0
Cycling Control	35–41	46.1
Astral Slide	30–39	43.5
Five Color Control	26–10	72.2
Five Color Collected Conjuring	7–7	50.0
Shrines	7–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	5–0	100.0
Sultai Control	25–17	59.5
Sultai Ultimatum	6–2	75.0
Guildgate Control	20–10	66.7
Bant Control	19–10	65.5
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	25–40	38.5
Enchantments Control	5–3	62.5
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–11	26.7
Seasons Past Control	16–8	66.7
Orzhov Control	18–31	36.7
Prison	10–18	35.7
Enchantress	9–14	39.1
Aggro-Combo	529–459	53.5
Aristocrats	167–175	48.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	43–56	43.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	39–40	49.4
Golgari Aristocrats	24–32	42.9
Abzan Aristocrats	24–8	75.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Food	6–5	54.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	25–24	51.0
Boros Bombardment	1–2	33.3
Burn	95–47	66.9
Necro Burn	3–1	75.0
Infect	77–62	55.4
Simic Infect	20–25	44.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	23–15	60.5
Golgari Infect	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Infect	1–1	50.0
Turbo Myth	5–1	83.3
Pummeler	7–4	63.6
Hermit Humans	1–3	25.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	50–73	40.7
Izzet Dreadnought	6–7	46.2
Mono Blue Dreadnought	32–54	37.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	24–20	54.5
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	27–35	43.5
Liquimetal Fishing	9–8	52.9
Combo Goblins	54–24	69.2
Goblin Persist	42–18	70.0
Dirty Kitty	11–6	64.7
Dwarf Combo	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	471–387	54.9
Simic Flash	5–4	55.6
Simic Vat	2–2	50.0
Izzet Tempo	119–109	52.2
Azorius Skies	19–19	50.0
Blue Madness	21–13	61.8
Simic Madness	11–7	61.1
Temur Madness	6–2	75.0
Grixis Madness	3–2	60.0
Lich Aggro-Control	13–6	68.4
Temur Clues	5–3	62.5
Wizards	19–17	52.8
12 Pest	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	19–18	51.4
Mono Blue Gush	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	73–74	49.7
Mono Blue Faeries	5–3	62.5
Mono Blue Librarians	3–5	37.5
Izzet Spells	60–44	57.7
Dimir Tempo	47–37	56.0
Dimir Faeries	6–4	60.0
Dimir Librarians	0–4	0.0
Sultai Tempo	2–2	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–10	16.7
Azorius Tempo	16–10	61.5
Spirits	8–0	100.0
Azorius Spirits	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Spirits	6–0	100.0
Combo-Control	383–317–4	54.7
Curses	20–11	64.5
Oketra's Monument	5–3	62.5
Azorius Oketra's Monument	3–2	60.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	2–1	66.7
Burning Vengeance	7–7	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	10–9	52.6
Battle of Wits	28–19	59.6
Shared Fate	0–3	0.0
Swarm Intelligence	2–3	40.0
Sunforger	3–3	50.0
Pickles	7–4	63.6
Mindcrank	26–38	40.6
Dragoncrank	2–3	40.0
Displace Loop	10–11–1	47.6
Peregrine Drake	9–6–1	60.0
Familiars	0–3	0.0
Hedron Alignment	3–1	75.0
Yosei Vat	1–4	20.0
Lich's Mastery	5–4	55.6
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1–1	0.0
Hive Mind	8–5	61.5
Zur's Weirding	18–25	41.9
Solar Flare	13–6	68.4
Plasma Swans	21–24	46.7
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	166–117–2	58.7
Wildfire	99–61–2	61.9
Thryx-Wildfire	15–6	71.4
Borderpost Wildfire	49–38–2	56.3
Jokulhaups Control	67–56	54.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	22–17	56.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	9–17	34.6
Temur Jokulhaups Control	13–4	76.5
Jund Jokulhaups Control	7–2	77.8
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	4–8	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–7	30.0
Thopter-Sword	7–4	63.6
Azorius Thopter-Sword	4–3	57.1
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	2–1	66.7
Archfiend Alteration	2–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–2	33.3
Greasefang	3–5	37.5
Esper Greasefang	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Midrange	1372–1210–6	53.1
Temur Ascendancy	72–25–2	74.2
Prophet Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
The Rock	36–26	58.1
Golgari Citadel	5–2	71.4
Angels and Taxes	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	9–5	64.3
Abzan Midrange	50–50–2	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	8–6	57.1
Selesnya Value Town	5–4	55.6
Jund	38–28	57.6
Blink	107–182	37.0
Wave Blink	28–78	26.4
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–9	25.0
Esper Wave	0–3	0.0
Azorius Wave	14–45	23.7
Orzhov Wave	7–11	38.9
Abzan Wave	4–3	57.1
Bant Wave	0–5	0.0
Acid Trip	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Blink	20–36	35.7
Anti-Persecution	4–5	44.4
Graveyard Value	69–35	66.3
Séance	6–11	35.3
Dimir Graves	4–2	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	18–15	54.5
Indestructible	4–4	50.0
Enchantments Matter	15–17	46.9
Orzhov Enchantress	2–5	28.6
Constellation	4–1	80.0
Allies	52–51	50.5
Orzhov Allies	8–3	72.7
Mardu Allies	13–9	59.1
Boros Allies	4–3	57.1
Mono White Allies	4–7	36.4
Esper Allies	5–6	45.5
BRGW Allies	3–2	60.0
Azorius Allies	2–8	20.0
Treefolk	17–3	85.0
-1/-1 Counters	7–3	70.0
Fake-Rack	39–23	62.9
Selvala Morningstar	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	28–29	49.1
White Jund	1–1	50.0
Vampires	29–42–1	40.8
Mono Black Vampires	17–33–1	34.0
Rakdos Vampires	8–2	80.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–7	22.2
Legends Midrange	16–17	48.5
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mardu Legends	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Legends	6–5	54.5
Selesnya Legends	3–3	50.0
Elementals	11–3	78.6
Rakdos Midrange	64–59	52.0
Naya Midrange	3–5	37.5
Card Advantage White	2–0	100.0
Big Red	28–23	54.9
Mono Black Midrange	106–133	44.4
Necro Midrange	3–9	25.0
Mono Black Devotion	43–55	43.9
Davriel Braids	0–2	0.0
Heart of Darkness	12–10	54.5
Hellion Whip	3–2	60.0
Dimir Midrange	33–37	47.1
Temur Energy	1–2	33.3
Angels	24–17	58.5
Mono White Angels	13–6	68.4
Azorius Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	7–8	46.7
Toughness Matters	23–14	62.2
Lifegain Midrange	24–32	42.9
Martyr's Grace	5–13	27.8
Mutate	3–1	75.0
Sultai Midrange	36–22	62.1
Sultai Emerge	6–5	54.5
Sultai Energy	6–1	85.7
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	44–71	38.3
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	6–7	46.2
Prophet Glare	5–2	71.4
Heartless Summoning Stompy	10–7	58.8
Zur the Enchanter	3–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	6–5	54.5
Enigmatic Incarnation	5–3	62.5
Mythic Colossification	4–3	57.1
Neoform	12–7	63.2
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	2–7	22.2
Simic Neoform	3–0	100.0
Party	5–3	62.5
Fires of Invention	23–4	85.2
Hero of Precinct One	42–47–1	47.2
Abzan Hero	4–4	50.0
Mardu Hero	6–7	46.2
Esper Hero	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Hero	5–5	50.0
Five Color Hero	16–16	50.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Hero	3–1	75.0
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Clerics	11–9	55.0
Simic Snow	20–24	45.5
Artifact Midrange	30–18	62.5
Boros Engineers	1–2	33.3
Coinflips	10–0	100.0
Death Cloud	10–8	55.6
Nissa Company	3–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	5–1	83.3
Game Objects	8–4	66.7
Laelia Cascade	1–4	20.0
Wight Midrange	4–7	36.4
Golgari Wight	0–3	0.0
Jund Wight	3–1	75.0
Ramp	402–236	63.0
Villainous Wealth	8–3	72.7
Rofellos Ramp	60–51	54.1
Wild Pair	8–3	72.7
Channel-Rofellos	8–18	30.8
Cloudpost Ramp	200–132	60.2
Eldrazipost	4–6	40.0
Locus Awakening	2–1	66.7
Golgari Post	10–22	31.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	4–3	57.1
Greenpost	130–77	62.8
Gruul Post	14–6	70.0
Simic Post	10–11	47.6
Temurpost	2–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	22–9	71.0
Domain	2–2	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	8–5	61.5
Historic Bloom	2–3	40.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–4	0.0
Defenders	5–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	9–6	60.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	10–5	66.7
Orcish Aids	2–2	50.0
Field Ramp	8–1	88.9
Unclassified	1–1	50.0