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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	35654	57063–62842–43	47.6	268	2458	1301
Dragon Control	499	729–1031	41.4	6	51	6
Izzet Dragons	177	256–387	39.8	3	10	3
Esper Dragons	54	82–94	46.6	0	6
WUBR Dragons	7	13–15	46.4
Grixis Dragons	44	63–89	41.4	1	4
Dimir Dragons	14	13–28	31.7	0	2
UBRG Dragons	8	19–11	63.3	2	2

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	200–279	41.8
Mono Black Aggro	6–8	42.9
Heroic	21–41	33.9
Mono White Heroic	13–25	34.2
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–7	30.0
Boros Heroic	3–8	27.3
Red Deck Wins	37–57	39.4
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	1–1	50.0
Goblins	13–5	72.2
Tokens	8–11	42.1
Selesnya Tokens	6–4	60.0
Mono White Tokens	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	4–9	30.8
White Weenie	10–25	28.6
Odric Keywords	4–4	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–2	0.0
Soldiers	2–6	25.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	0–2	0.0
Elves	15–7	68.2
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	4–1	80.0
Zombies	7–7	50.0
Gruul Aggro	6–9	40.0
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	3–4	42.9
Mono Red Swarm	2–3	40.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	13–31	29.5
Affinity	6–10	37.5
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	3–19	13.6
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–2	33.3
Devastating Dreams	1–1	50.0
Madness	5–4	55.6
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	4–1	80.0
Voltron	3–3	50.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	0–3	0.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	2–6	25.0
AggroSlide	6–18	25.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	5–4	55.6
Rakdos Hellbent	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	3–2	60.0
Humans	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	4–7	36.4
Boros Legends Aggro	4–7	36.4
Permanent Vacation	1–0	100.0
Pirates	0–2	0.0
Rats	1–1	50.0
Combo	106–171	38.3
Storm	17–25	40.5
Dimir Tendrils	1–3	25.0
Dragonstorm	3–4	42.9
Simic Storm	0–2	0.0
Citadel Storm	3–2	60.0
High Tide	3–3	50.0
Stormpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	4–5	44.4
Swath Storm	0–2	0.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	1–3	25.0
Reanimator	17–32	34.7
Worldgorger Dragon	2–7	22.2
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3–0	100.0
8 Goyf	1–0	100.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	11–23	32.4
Rakdos Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–6	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	6–12	33.3
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necro Combo	2–3	40.0
Deathmantle Necro	0–1	0.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–5	50.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–1	50.0
Dubious Challenge	0–2	0.0
Warp World	2–4	33.3
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–2	33.3
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	7–6	53.8
Hyperwave	1–2	33.3
New Perspectives	5–6	45.5
Cat Wave	3–2	60.0
Acid Wave	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–6	14.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	1–2	33.3
Murderous Mastery	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	3–14	17.6
Anvil Colossus	1–10	9.1
Upheaval Colossus	1–2	33.3
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	3–6	33.3
Saffi Combo	2–2	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–2	33.3
Izzet Ascension	0–6	0.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	11–15	42.3
Cephalid Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	7–12	36.8
Neoform Hermit	2–2	50.0
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
GreenTwin	0–2	0.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–2	0.0
Restore Balance	2–1	66.7
Gyruda	0–2	0.0
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Belcher	1–1	50.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	2–2	50.0
Phoenix Altar	0–2	0.0
Actual Twin	2–1	66.7
Izzet Twin	1–0	100.0
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	126–174	42.0
Mono Black Control	8–2	80.0
Esper Control	4–19	17.4
Demonic Rising	3–6	33.3
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	11–12	47.8
Azorius Control	23–26	46.9
Adam's Ale	2–1	66.7
Cawblade	3–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	4–3	57.1
Izzet Control	7–2	77.8
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	2–2	50.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	2–14	12.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–6	0.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Grixis Control	5–14	26.3
Cruel Control	1–10	9.1
Stax	6–12	33.3
Necro Stax	1–0	100.0
Pollute the Planet	1–2	33.3
Birthday Stax	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Stagnant Control	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	3–1	75.0
Dragon Control	6–6	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Esper Dragons	2–1	66.7
Grixis Dragons	1–1	50.0
Galleon Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	2–2	50.0
Ponza	5–8	38.5
Mono White Control	0–5	0.0
Life is Ez	0–2	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	3–2	60.0
Cycling Control	5–2	71.4
Astral Slide	4–2	66.7
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	4–3	57.1
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Pox	3–7	30.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	4–5	44.4
Prison	2–6	25.0
Enchantress	0–6	0.0
Aggro-Combo	48–77	38.4
Aristocrats	17–25	40.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	6–4	60.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–9	25.0
Golgari Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	4–8	33.3
Infect	12–13	48.0
Simic Infect	6–5	54.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–4	50.0
Golgari Infect	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Turbo Myth	0–2	0.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–8	27.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–8	11.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–5	37.5
Hushnought	6–7	46.2
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	1–5	16.7
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	0–4	0.0
Aggro-Control	43–48	47.3
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	11–9	55.0
Azorius Skies	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	1–3	25.0
Simic Madness	1–3	25.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–3	40.0
Temur Clues	1–0	100.0
Wizards	3–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	9–6	60.0
Mono Blue Faeries	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	3–4	42.9
Dimir Tempo	6–9	40.0
Dimir Faeries	2–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	1–1	50.0
Sultai Tempo	2–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–2	50.0
Combo-Control	26–53	32.9
Curses	1–1	50.0
Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	2–5	28.6
Approach Necro	0–1	0.0
Swarm Intelligence	2–3	40.0
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	0–6	0.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–2	0.0
Solar Flare	0–3	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	10–19	34.5
Wildfire	9–6	60.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–13	7.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–5	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	0–3	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–2	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Midrange	154–197	43.9
Temur Ascendancy	5–7	41.7
The Rock	13–4	76.5
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Angels and Taxes	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	7–10	41.2
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	5–5	50.0
Blink	24–36	40.0
Wave Blink	12–15	44.4
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–2	0.0
Azorius Wave	6–8	42.9
Orzhov Wave	2–2	50.0
Abzan Wave	1–2	33.3
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Acid Trip	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	3–14	17.6
Graveyard Value	9–6	60.0
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Enchantments Matter	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Constellation	0–2	0.0
Allies	7–9	43.8
Orzhov Allies	6–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	0–2	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–3	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–2	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–3	40.0
Selvala Morningstar	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	1–4	20.0
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–2	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–5	16.7
Rakdos Midrange	8–6	57.1
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	2–6	25.0
Mono Black Midrange	7–17	29.2
Necro Midrange	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–7	22.2
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–3	40.0
Angels	0–1	0.0
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	6–4	60.0
Martyr's Grace	1–2	33.3
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Midrange	3–9	25.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–2	0.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–8	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	11–8	57.9
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–3	25.0
Esper Hero	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Hero	2–1	66.7
Five Color Hero	1–1	50.0
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Gruul Obosh	0–2	0.0
Clerics	1–3	25.0
Simic Snow	1–2	33.3
Artifact Midrange	2–4	33.3
Death Cloud	0–2	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Ramp	26–32	44.8
Rofellos Ramp	6–5	54.5
Cloudpost Ramp	11–17	39.3
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	3–11	21.4
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	2–3	40.0
Temurpost	1–1	50.0
Devoid Cruelty	1–3	25.0
Domain	1–1	50.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	2–2	50.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0
Field Ramp	2–1	66.7