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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	36176	57871–63727–43	47.6	269	2496	1327
Ponza	2087	3169–3812–1	45.4	2	64	58

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	581–978	37.3
Mono Black Aggro	14–25	35.9
Heroic	36–84	30.0
Mono White Heroic	12–48	20.0
Azorius Heroic	3–6	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	11–20	35.5
Boros Heroic	4–6	40.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–4	33.3
Red Deck Wins	96–189	33.7
Mono Red Devotion	1–2	33.3
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	27–44	38.0
Tokens	22–27	44.9
Selesnya Tokens	5–8	38.5
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	14–14	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	15–37	28.8
White Weenie	38–81	31.9
Odric Keywords	1–1	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	7–22	24.1
Soldiers	6–5	54.5
Kithkin	0–4	0.0
Mono White Humans	1–1	50.0
Elves	36–64	36.0
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	14–13	51.9
Selesnya Counters	6–5	54.5
Rogues	5–7	41.7
Zombies	37–57	39.4
Gruul Aggro	13–15	46.4
Gruul Landfall	3–2	60.0
Merfolk	19–23	45.2
Mono Red Swarm	4–14	22.2
8 Whack	1–7	12.5
Artifact Aggro	74–104	41.6
Affinity	35–55	38.9
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	5–1	83.3
Tempered Steel	27–35	43.5
Mono Blue Architect	4–10	28.6
Devoid Aggro	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–1	66.7
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	1–2	33.3
Madness	13–13	50.0
Gruul Madness	2–3	40.0
Golgari Madness	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Madness	9–5	64.3
Voltron	15–25	37.5
Hexproof	8–13	38.1
Equipment Aggro	1–4	20.0
Hateful Auras	6–8	42.9
Slivers	8–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–2	33.3
Knights	7–34	17.1
AggroSlide	34–64	34.7
Cats	10–14	41.7
Mono White Cats	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cats	6–12	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	4–7	36.4
Boros Aggro	1–3	25.0
Humans	5–6	45.5
Selesnya Humans	2–2	50.0
Bant Humans	1–2	33.3
Boros Humans	2–2	50.0
Brushwaggs	3–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–2	33.3
Legends Aggro	5–9	35.7
Boros Legends Aggro	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–2	50.0
Rats	2–0	100.0
Combo	614–666	48.0
Storm	175–127	57.9
Sultai Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	43–35	55.1
Dragonstorm	6–7	46.2
Hazoret Storm	7–6	53.8
Simic Storm	5–3	62.5
Citadel Storm	12–5	70.6
High Tide	45–42	51.7
Grixis Tendrils	3–2	60.0
Stormpost	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	30–15	66.7
Swath Storm	2–2	50.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	1–5	16.7
Reanimator	75–133	36.1
Recurring Nightmare	12–22	35.3
Dragon Nightmare	11–15	42.3
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	17–27	38.6
Double Dragon	4–7	36.4
Starlit Graves	0–2	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
8 Goyf	1–1	50.0
Living Death	2–5	28.6
Excruciator Combo	1–2	33.3
Grozoth	2–3	40.0
Traditional Reanimator	38–70	35.2
Rakdos Reanimator	8–7	53.3
Dimir Reanimator	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Reanimator	17–47	26.6
Grixis Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Oriss Genesis	6–7	46.2
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	10–11	47.6
Dubious Challenge	3–5	37.5
Warp World	8–6	57.1
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	4–5	44.4
Zubera Tribal	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	8–3	72.7
Hypergenesis	23–16	59.0
Hyperwave	2–2	50.0
New Perspectives	8–2	80.0
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Wave	0–1	0.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	0–2	0.0
Mardu Life	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	15–32	31.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	9–16	36.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–10	28.6
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–5	0.0
Myr Incubator	5–1	83.3
Umbral Mantle	3–4	42.9
Fake-Twin	12–7	63.2
Jeskai Fake-Twin	3–2	60.0
Naya Fake-Twin	4–1	80.0
Combo Post	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	17–21	44.7
Anvil Colossus	2–9	18.2
Upheaval Colossus	8–9	47.1
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	5–2	71.4
Eggs	15–14	51.7
Saffi Combo	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	10–5	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	6–7	46.2
Taking Turns	17–23	42.5
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	15–16	48.4
Ominous Good	9–10	47.4
Jokulhaups Combo	10–14	41.7
Soulflayer	6–21	22.2
Reanim8 Rack	1–6	14.3
Breakfast	38–61	38.4
Hermit Gond	2–3	40.0
Hermit Dredge	2–1	66.7
Oops All Spells	26–37	41.3
Neoform Hermit	6–15	28.6
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	8–5	61.5
Dredge	18–23	43.9
Polymorph	10–8	55.6
Protean Hulk Combo	6–2	75.0
Dice Factory	3–2	60.0
Storm Herald	4–3	57.1
Enduring Ideal	4–6	40.0
Ad Nauseam	10–4	71.4
Ad Swanseam	2–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
GreenTwin	0–3	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–5	28.6
Restore Balance	5–11	31.3
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	2–5	28.6
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	2–3	40.0
Possibility Storm	4–5	44.4
Midnight Mass	3–4	42.9
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Nadu Combo	0–1	0.0
Primal Prayers Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	640–568	53.0
Mono Black Control	7–16	30.4
Esper Control	42–42	50.0
Demonic Rising	7–9	43.8
Mono Blue Control	13–10	56.5
Dimir Control	29–35	45.3
Azorius Control	96–130	42.5
Adam's Ale	1–0	100.0
Cawblade	7–5	58.3
Turbo Fog	18–6	75.0
Izzet Control	7–8	46.7
Mardu Control	7–5	58.3
Mill	23–16	59.0
Boros Control	6–1	85.7
Cloudpost Control	41–29	58.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–6	33.3
Blackpost	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	19–9	67.9
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	5–6	45.5
Grixis Control	28–19	59.6
Cruel Control	12–6	66.7
Stax	33–26	55.9
Pollute the Planet	1–7	12.5
Birthday Stax	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	3–2	60.0
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	15–16	48.4
Jeskai Approach	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	8–5	61.5
Izzet Dragons	2–2	50.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	15–8	65.2
Ponza	68–68	50.0
Mono White Control	17–12	58.6
Life is Ez	11–5	68.8
Dynavolt Tower	4–1	80.0
Cycling Control	26–12	68.4
Astral Slide	21–10	67.7
Five Color Control	12–9	57.1
Five Color Collected Conjuring	4–2	66.7
Shrines	4–3	57.1
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	18–17	51.4
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	19–10	65.5
Bant Control	10–8	55.6
Temur Reclamation	2–2	50.0
Pox	26–24	52.0
Enchantments Control	0–2	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–2	50.0
Seasons Past Control	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Control	15–6	71.4
Prison	11–4	73.3
Enchantress	7–4	63.6
Aggro-Combo	159–255	38.4
Aristocrats	56–76	42.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	9–19	32.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	11–18	37.9
Golgari Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Abzan Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Mardu Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Food	6–6	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	16–16	50.0
Boros Bombardment	1–3	25.0
Burn	23–23	50.0
Infect	30–35	46.2
Simic Infect	10–15	40.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	7–8	46.7
Golgari Infect	1–7	12.5
Mono Black Infect	1–1	50.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	23–70	24.7
Izzet Dreadnought	0–7	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	19–56	25.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	11–10	52.4
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	2–17	10.5
Liquimetal Fishing	2–3	40.0
Combo Goblins	8–18	30.8
Goblin Persist	3–15	16.7
Dirty Kitty	5–3	62.5
Aggro-Control	155–276	36.0
Simic Flash	1–6	14.3
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	45–81	35.7
Azorius Skies	6–17	26.1
Blue Madness	6–18	25.0
Simic Madness	2–8	20.0
Temur Madness	4–4	50.0
Grixis Madness	0–2	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–5	16.7
Wizards	10–12	45.5
12 Pest	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	9–17	34.6
Mono Blue Gush	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	16–48	25.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	16–26	38.1
Dimir Tempo	27–22	55.1
Dimir Faeries	2–2	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–8	20.0
Azorius Tempo	2–1	66.7
Combo-Control	165–195	45.8
Curses	13–11	54.2
Burning Vengeance	4–1	80.0
Cruel Combo-Control	9–3	75.0
Battle of Wits	15–14	51.7
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	3–0	100.0
Pickles	5–1	83.3
Mindcrank	17–25	40.5
Dragoncrank	2–3	40.0
Displace Loop	6–1	85.7
Peregrine Drake	4–1	80.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–4	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–1	66.7
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	8–4	66.7
Zur's Weirding	10–12	45.5
Solar Flare	4–10	28.6
Plasma Swans	2–11	15.4
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	54–88	38.0
Wildfire	29–39	42.6
Thryx-Wildfire	10–16	38.5
Borderpost Wildfire	10–18	35.7
Jokulhaups Control	25–49	33.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	11–12	47.8
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	5–13	27.8
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–9	25.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–5	44.4
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–6	0.0
Thopter-Sword	0–2	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	2–3	40.0
Midrange	665–737–1	47.4
Temur Ascendancy	11–8	57.9
The Rock	8–18	30.8
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Angels and Taxes	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	39–25	60.9
Selesnya Midrange	5–7	41.7
Selesnya Value Town	3–2	60.0
Jund	37–26	58.7
Blink	72–95	43.1
Wave Blink	35–38	47.9
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–2	33.3
Esper Wave	6–8	42.9
Azorius Wave	16–15	51.6
Orzhov Wave	9–6	60.0
Abzan Wave	0–4	0.0
Bant Wave	2–1	66.7
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	5–17	22.7
Anti-Persecution	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	28–39	41.8
Séance	3–4	42.9
Varolz Dreadnought	5–9	35.7
Enchantments Matter	6–3	66.7
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	16–28	36.4
Orzhov Allies	2–2	50.0
Mardu Allies	4–12	25.0
Boros Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	2–2	50.0
Esper Allies	1–4	20.0
BRGW Allies	2–1	66.7
Azorius Allies	0–3	0.0
Treefolk	4–5	44.4
-1/-1 Counters	1–3	25.0
Fake-Rack	12–18	40.0
Selvala Morningstar	2–2	50.0
Mardu Midrange	25–14	64.1
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
Vampires	16–15	51.6
Mono Black Vampires	10–9	52.6
Rakdos Vampires	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Vampires	1–2	33.3
Legends Midrange	5–9	35.7
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Legends	0–3	0.0
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	29–37	43.9
Naya Midrange	4–2	66.7
Big Red	20–22	47.6
Mono Black Midrange	51–90–1	36.2
Necro Midrange	1–1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	12–28	30.0
Davriel Braids	2–4	33.3
Heart of Darkness	2–7	22.2
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	18–18	50.0
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Angels	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Angels	3–1	75.0
Toughness Matters	13–8	61.9
Lifegain Midrange	18–16	52.9
Martyr's Grace	8–14	36.4
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Mutate	4–3	57.1
Sultai Midrange	19–22	46.3
Sultai Emerge	2–8	20.0
Sultai Energy	2–1	66.7
Fight Rigging	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	30–43	41.1
Orzhov Capenna	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	5–8	38.5
Prophet Glare	6–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	6–12	33.3
Zur the Enchanter	2–1	66.7
Ordealbreak	6–2	75.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	5–1	83.3
Mythic Colossification	2–9	18.2
Neoform	13–7	65.0
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	6–3	66.7
Simic Neoform	2–3	40.0
Party	3–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	13–9	59.1
Hero of Precinct One	25–29	46.3
Abzan Hero	1–2	33.3
Mardu Hero	2–3	40.0
Esper Hero	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Hero	8–4	66.7
Five Color Hero	3–8	27.3
Naya Hero	3–3	50.0
Boros Hero	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Hero	0–2	0.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Clerics	3–8	27.3
Simic Snow	1–2	33.3
Artifact Midrange	6–5	54.5
Coinflips	3–1	75.0
Death Cloud	7–8	46.7
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	4–6	40.0
Laelia Cascade	1–1	50.0
Wight Midrange	0–1	0.0
Golgari Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	190–137	58.1
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	17–30	36.2
Wild Pair	4–2	66.7
Channel-Rofellos	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	114–69	62.3
Eldrazipost	1–3	25.0
Golgari Post	4–2	66.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	9–4	69.2
Greenpost	75–43	63.6
Gruul Post	11–6	64.7
Simic Post	7–4	63.6
Devoid Cruelty	1–0	100.0
Domain	3–1	75.0
Temur Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	9–3	75.0
Historic Bloom	5–3	62.5
Reclamation at Wake	1–4	20.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–1	50.0
Eureka!	5–3	62.5
Defenders	2–2	50.0
Carth Superfriends	4–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–2	50.0