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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro	12078	24603–23549–65	51.1	750	5850
Heroic	1040	2201–1954–25	53.0	80	535
Mono White Heroic	701	1614–1283–25	55.7	59	383
Azorius Heroic	63	121–129	48.4	2	26
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	124	224–243	48.0	7	59
Boros Heroic	81	129–165	43.9	5	29
Selesnya Heroic	58	101–107	48.6	7	34

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	845–621–8	57.6
Mono Black Aggro	8–9	47.1
Heroic	157–157–6	50.0
Mono White Heroic	124–120–6	50.8
Azorius Heroic	5–9	35.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	18–16	52.9
Boros Heroic	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Heroic	6–8	42.9
Red Deck Wins	204–145–1	58.5
Mono Red Devotion	7–6	53.8
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	4–2	66.7
Goblins	7–7	50.0
Tokens	13–10–1	56.5
Selesnya Tokens	6–4–1	60.0
Mono White Tokens	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	18–10	64.3
White Weenie	51–60	45.9
Odric Keywords	5–8	38.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–3	40.0
Soldiers	5–5	50.0
Mono White Humans	16–9	64.0
Elves	44–14	75.9
Werewolves	6–2	75.0
Minotaurs	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	7–3	70.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	7–7	50.0
Zombies	28–34	45.2
Gruul Aggro	15–5	75.0
Gruul Landfall	3–0	100.0
Merfolk	32–11	74.4
Mono Red Swarm	9–5	64.3
Artifact Aggro	81–69	54.0
Affinity	58–55	51.3
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	16–14	53.3
Mono Blue Architect	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	8–1	88.9
Illusions	3–1	75.0
Madness	8–2	80.0
Gruul Madness	4–1	80.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	23–9	71.9
Hexproof	9–6	60.0
Equipment Aggro	13–2	86.7
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	10–6	62.5
AggroSlide	59–29	67.0
Cats	5–2	71.4
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	5–5	50.0
Boros Aggro	3–1	75.0
Humans	8–11	42.1
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	4–4	50.0
Boros Humans	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Humans	1–1	50.0
Azorius Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	13–3	81.3
Boros Legends Aggro	12–3	80.0
Rats	2–0	100.0
Combo	294–309–1	48.8
Storm	68–64–1	51.5
Sultai Tendrils	7–3	70.0
Dimir Tendrils	20–20–1	50.0
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	4–3	57.1
Hazoret Storm	3–1	75.0
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	17–22	43.6
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Stormpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	8–13	38.1
Reanimator	59–63	48.4
Recurring Nightmare	6–4	60.0
Dragon Nightmare	3–3	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	13–18	41.9
Double Dragon	1–4	20.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Living Death	3–3	50.0
Excruciator Combo	3–2	60.0
Traditional Reanimator	36–37	49.3
Rakdos Reanimator	4–3	57.1
Dimir Reanimator	8–11	42.1
Mono Black Reanimator	11–9	55.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Oriss Genesis	2–0	100.0
Necro Combo	0–2	0.0
Faith Necro	0–2	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	9–12	42.9
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	4–1	80.0
Boros Glimpse	3–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	4–6	40.0
Hypergenesis	18–21	46.2
Hyperwave	10–8	55.6
New Perspectives	7–4	63.6
Cat Wave	3–7	30.0
Acid Wave	2–1	66.7
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	9–9	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–7	41.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
Myr Incubator	2–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	2–7	22.2
Naya Fake-Twin	2–5	28.6
Combo Post	2–3	40.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–9	40.0
Anvil Colossus	6–6	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–2	0.0
Eggs	15–15	50.0
Saffi Combo	1–2	33.3
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–4	33.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–4	20.0
Ominous Good	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–2	60.0
Soulflayer	2–4	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	18–34	34.6
Cephalid Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	1–5	16.7
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	13–17	43.3
Neoform Hermit	2–5	28.6
Unctus	1–3	25.0
Oops All Lands	0–3	0.0
Dredge	11–5	68.8
Insidious Roots Dredge	3–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	4–2	66.7
Ad Nauseam	2–4	33.3
Ad Swanseam	1–1	50.0
Chain of Acid	1–1	50.0
GreenTwin	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	3–5	37.5
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	1–2	33.3
Izzet Twin	1–2	33.3
Nadu Combo	1–1	50.0
Primal Prayers Combo	2–0	100.0
Control	308–329–6	48.4
Mono Black Control	15–15–1	50.0
Esper Control	12–26	31.6
Demonic Rising	15–19–1	44.1
Paradox Haze Lock	4–1–1	80.0
Mono Blue Control	9–9	50.0
Dimir Control	28–29–1	49.1
Dreadful Inspiration	4–2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	43–67	39.1
Adam's Ale	2–4	33.3
Cawblade	8–19	29.6
Turbo Fog	3–8	27.3
Izzet Control	21–15	58.3
Mardu Control	0–2	0.0
Mill	3–1	75.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	20–17–1	54.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–3–1	50.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–4	55.6
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	5–7	41.7
Grixis Control	27–19–1	58.7
Cruel Control	21–14–1	60.0
Stax	3–4	42.9
Birthday Stax	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–3	40.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	9–9	50.0
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	16–8	66.7
Izzet Dragons	7–1	87.5
Esper Dragons	2–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	2–2	50.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
UBRG Dragons	1–1	50.0
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–2	60.0
Ponza	13–5	72.2
Mono White Control	3–4	42.9
Life is Ez	2–2	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	12–13	48.0
Astral Slide	11–13	45.8
Five Color Control	3–2	60.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–4	33.3
Guildgate Control	1–2	33.3
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	8–3	72.7
Enchantments Control	2–1	66.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–6	25.0
Seasons Past Control	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	10–24	29.4
Prison	3–4	42.9
Enchantress	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Combo	151–140	51.9
Aristocrats	47–60	43.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	20–21	48.8
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–10	44.4
Golgari Aristocrats	5–13	27.8
Abzan Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	9–6	60.0
Burn	39–19	67.2
Infect	22–23	48.9
Simic Infect	4–9	30.8
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–2	66.7
Golgari Infect	0–3	0.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Turbo Myth	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	12–19	38.7
Izzet Dreadnought	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–14	30.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5–6	45.5
Hushnought	4–6	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	14–5	73.7
Goblin Persist	11–4	73.3
Dirty Kitty	3–1	75.0
Dwarf Combo	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	113–94	54.6
Simic Flash	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	29–23	55.8
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	3–1	75.0
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–1	75.0
Temur Clues	4–3	57.1
Wizards	2–4	33.3
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	29–22	56.9
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	13–15	46.4
Dimir Tempo	6–7	46.2
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Dimir Librarians	0–2	0.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–4	0.0
Azorius Tempo	8–4	66.7
Spirits	3–0	100.0
Azorius Spirits	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Spirits	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	100–81–4	55.2
Curses	4–1	80.0
Oketra's Monument	3–1	75.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	2–1	66.7
Burning Vengeance	1–4	20.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–3	50.0
Battle of Wits	5–1	83.3
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Pickles	2–1	66.7
Mindcrank	6–11	35.3
Dragoncrank	0–2	0.0
Displace Loop	8–6–1	57.1
Peregrine Drake	8–4–1	66.7
Familiars	0–2	0.0
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–0–1
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	5–6	45.5
Solar Flare	4–1	80.0
Plasma Swans	7–10	41.2
Mass Land Destruction	37–28–2	56.9
Wildfire	29–17–2	63.0
Thryx-Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	12–10–2	54.5
Jokulhaups Control	8–11	42.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	5–4	55.6
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Greasefang	2–4	33.3
Esper Greasefang	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Midrange	327–330–6	49.8
Temur Ascendancy	27–11–2	71.1
Prophet Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	4–3	57.1
Angels and Taxes	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	2–3	40.0
Abzan Midrange	12–12–2	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	10–1	90.9
Blink	22–63	25.9
Wave Blink	13–34	27.7
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–3	50.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	6–24	20.0
Orzhov Wave	3–3	50.0
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	4–15	21.1
Anti-Persecution	2–3	40.0
Graveyard Value	7–6	53.8
Dimir Graves	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	4–4	50.0
Indestructible	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	3–3	50.0
Allies	23–25	47.9
Orzhov Allies	3–1	75.0
Mardu Allies	6–8	42.9
Boros Allies	2–1	66.7
Mono White Allies	3–6	33.3
Esper Allies	3–1	75.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	6–1	85.7
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	11–5	68.8
Selvala Morningstar	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	9–12	42.9
Vampires	9–21–1	30.0
Mono Black Vampires	5–21–1	19.2
Rakdos Vampires	3–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–2	60.0
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	2–0	100.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	23–18	56.1
Big Red	6–2	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	32–40	44.4
Necro Midrange	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Devotion	10–18	35.7
Heart of Darkness	9–7	56.3
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	10–9	52.6
Temur Energy	0–2	0.0
Angels	13–14	48.1
Mono White Angels	6–4	60.0
Azorius Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	4–7	36.4
Lifegain Midrange	5–6	45.5
Martyr's Grace	2–4	33.3
Sultai Midrange	8–6	57.1
Sultai Emerge	3–0	100.0
Sultai Energy	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	12–19	38.7
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–1	66.7
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	10–7–1	58.8
Abzan Hero	2–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	5–3	62.5
Jeskai Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	4–1	80.0
Simic Snow	4–5	44.4
Artifact Midrange	4–5	44.4
Boros Engineers	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	0–2	0.0
Nissa Company	3–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Laelia Cascade	0–1	0.0
Wight Midrange	0–3	0.0
Golgari Wight	0–2	0.0
Ramp	62–50	55.4
Villainous Wealth	1–1	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	9–7	56.3
Channel-Rofellos	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	30–30	50.0
Eldrazipost	1–2	33.3
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	24–21	53.3
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	2–4	33.3
Devoid Cruelty	12–6	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0