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Temur Ascendancy

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41958	68794–73889–34	48.2	359	3128	1606
Temur Ascendancy	872	1827–1492–4	55.0	8	71	50
Prophet Ascendancy	28	58–49	54.2	0	1	2

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	486–486–2	50.0
Mono Black Aggro	16–12	57.1
Heroic	25–72–2	25.8
Mono White Heroic	16–53–2	23.2
Azorius Heroic	4–7	36.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–10	16.7
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	110–119	48.0
Mono Red Devotion	11–14	44.0
Prisoner	1–1	50.0
Proliferate Red	5–2	71.4
Goblins	36–25	59.0
Tokens	38–25	60.3
Selesnya Tokens	22–16	57.9
Mardu Tokens	7–5	58.3
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	13–16	44.8
White Weenie	37–37	50.0
Odric Keywords	5–6	45.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–3	25.0
Soldiers	3–3	50.0
Kithkin	6–2	75.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	10–9	52.6
Werewolves	7–2	77.8
Minotaurs	1–1	50.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	10–14	41.7
Rogues	0–3	0.0
Zombies	41–53	43.6
Gruul Aggro	6–6	50.0
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	7–8	46.7
Mono Red Swarm	11–2	84.6
Artifact Aggro	34–26	56.7
Affinity	14–5	73.7
Boros Vehicles	2–5	28.6
Salvage Titan	4–1	80.0
Tempered Steel	2–10	16.7
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Devoid Aggro	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Aggro	8–7	53.3
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	4–5	44.4
Madness	10–4	71.4
Gruul Madness	4–2	66.7
Golgari Madness	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Madness	4–0	100.0
Voltron	19–16	54.3
Hexproof	3–5	37.5
Boros Auras	3–2	60.0
Equipment Aggro	9–8	52.9
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	0–2	0.0
Cats	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	3–3	50.0
Humans	6–3	66.7
Gruul Humans	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Humans	2–0	100.0
Shamans	1–1	50.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Pirates	2–1	66.7
Combo	202–178	53.2
Storm	34–26	56.7
Sultai Tendrils	0–3	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	11–8	57.9
Dragonstorm	9–1	90.0
Hazoret Storm	6–7	46.2
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	2–2	50.0
Reanimator	57–68	45.6
Recurring Nightmare	10–12	45.5
Dragon Nightmare	3–5	37.5
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–2	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	9–19	32.1
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3–3	50.0
8 Goyf	4–1	80.0
Living Death	3–13	18.8
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	28–17	62.2
Dimir Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	3–9	25.0
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Deathmantle Necro	1–0	100.0
Biovisionary	2–1	66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–1	75.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–2	33.3
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	1–1	50.0
Zubera Tribal	1–1	50.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	1–9	10.0
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	11–6	64.7
Cat Wave	2–3	40.0
Monumental Ignus	7–1	87.5
Mardu Life	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	15–7	68.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Myr Incubator	1–6	14.3
Umbral Mantle	5–4	55.6
Fake-Twin	13–7	65.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	3–2	60.0
Combo Post	1–6	14.3
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	4–3	57.1
Seismic Swans	1–2	33.3
Cruel Combo	2–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Retraction Helix Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	5–1	83.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Ominous Good	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	0–3	0.0
Breakfast	1–5	16.7
Cephalid Breakfast	1–3	25.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–2	33.3
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	0–2	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–2	0.0
Control	417–287	59.2
Mono Black Control	18–20	47.4
Esper Control	23–23	50.0
Demonic Rising	11–12	47.8
Paradox Haze Lock	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Control	15–6	71.4
Turbo Xerox	3–0	100.0
Dimir Control	27–25	51.9
Dreadful Inspiration	4–2	66.7
Azorius Control	37–32	53.6
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	10–5	66.7
Izzet Control	9–12	42.9
Mardu Control	12–8	60.0
Mill	11–5	68.8
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	22–20	52.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Blackpost	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	5–6	45.5
Grixis Control	24–22	52.2
Cruel Control	10–14	41.7
Stax	27–8	77.1
Pollute the Planet	9–4	69.2
Birthday Stax	9–2	81.8
Chandra Nalaar	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Control	38–27	58.5
Jeskai Approach	5–3	62.5
Dragon Control	7–5	58.3
Esper Dragons	1–1	50.0
WUBR Dragons	1–0	100.0
Dimir Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	3–2	60.0
Ponza	8–11	42.1
Mono White Control	5–2	71.4
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	21–5	80.8
Cycling Control	26–6	81.3
Astral Slide	23–6	79.3
Five Color Control	5–2	71.4
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	8–7	53.3
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	3–4	42.9
Pox	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	7–5	58.3
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	7–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	90–62	59.2
Aristocrats	48–43	52.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	7–13	35.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	12–13	48.0
Golgari Aristocrats	12–5	70.6
Abzan Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Mardu Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	15–2	88.2
Infect	10–6	62.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Turbo Myth	2–0	100.0
Pummeler	5–6	45.5
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	1–1	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	88–48	64.7
Simic Flash	0–5	0.0
Simic Vat	0–2	0.0
Izzet Tempo	39–14	73.6
Azorius Skies	8–2	80.0
Blue Madness	16–10	61.5
Simic Madness	6–6	50.0
Temur Madness	6–1	85.7
Grixis Madness	1–1	50.0
Temur Clues	2–2	50.0
Wizards	4–2	66.7
Tetsukotog	0–2	0.0
12 Pest	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Gush	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	4–1	80.0
Dimir Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	84–69	54.9
Curses	4–2	66.7
Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	3–1	75.0
Cruel Combo-Control	5–11	31.3
Battle of Wits	12–6	66.7
Shared Fate	3–3	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	2–1	66.7
Sunforger	3–3	50.0
Pickles	1–3	25.0
Mindcrank	6–4	60.0
Displace Loop	8–9	47.1
Peregrine Drake	7–8	46.7
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	5–1	83.3
Yosei Vat	2–2	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	17–16	51.5
Wildfire	15–15	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–4	33.3
Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	370–289–2	56.1
Temur Ascendancy	49–49–2	50.0
Prophet Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
The Rock	10–13	43.5
Grenzo	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	20–17	54.1
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	26–20	56.5
Blink	32–36	47.1
Wave Blink	7–11	38.9
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–5	28.6
Azorius Wave	5–6	45.5
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	0–3	0.0
Graveyard Value	22–9	71.0
Séance	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	8–2	80.0
Orzhov Enchantress	3–1	75.0
Constellation	3–1	75.0
Allies	13–6	68.4
Orzhov Allies	4–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	0–4	0.0
Boros Allies	3–0	100.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–2	33.3
-1/-1 Counters	11–4	73.3
Fake-Rack	5–2	71.4
Selvala Morningstar	1–7	12.5
Mardu Midrange	4–3	57.1
Yisan-Prophet	2–1	66.7
White Jund	2–1	66.7
Vampires	24–9	72.7
Mono Black Vampires	11–5	68.8
Rakdos Vampires	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Vampires	11–2	84.6
Legends Midrange	6–12	33.3
Boros Legends Midrange	2–4	33.3
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	2–3	40.0
Elementals	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–6	50.0
Naya Midrange	3–5	37.5
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	13–14	48.1
Necro Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–2	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–4	20.0
Dimir Midrange	9–3	75.0
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angels	1–1	50.0
Mono White Angels	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	8–3	72.7
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	8–12	40.0
Sultai Emerge	6–10	37.5
Orzhov Midrange	7–5	58.3
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–2	0.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	4–4	50.0
Clerics	3–0	100.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	89–72	55.3
Villainous Wealth	3–1	75.0
Rofellos Ramp	26–32	44.8
Wild Pair	3–2	60.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–6	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	18–22	45.0
Eldrazipost	3–7	30.0
Locus Awakening	5–1	83.3
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	2–7	22.2
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	3–0	100.0
Domain	2–3	40.0
Selvala Tokens	2–1	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Unclassified	1–1	50.0