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Fake-Rack

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41886	68686–73758–34	48.2	359	3122	1604
Fake-Rack	923	1247–1754	41.6	1	32	22

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	229–470	32.8
Mono Black Aggro	3–11	21.4
Heroic	23–39	37.1
Mono White Heroic	11–23	32.4
Azorius Heroic	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	7–5	58.3
Boros Heroic	2–7	22.2
Selesnya Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	32–95	25.2
Mono Red Devotion	3–4	42.9
Goblins	8–8	50.0
Tokens	6–11	35.3
Selesnya Tokens	1–4	20.0
Mono White Tokens	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–17	26.1
White Weenie	23–43	34.8
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	7–11	38.9
Soldiers	1–7	12.5
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Mono White Humans	0–3	0.0
Elves	19–21	47.5
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–9	18.2
Selesnya Counters	0–3	0.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	11–28	28.2
Gruul Aggro	7–11	38.9
Gruul Landfall	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	10–14	41.7
Mono Red Swarm	4–6	40.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	33–64	34.0
Affinity	16–33	32.7
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–2	0.0
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	4–1	80.0
Tempered Steel	9–25	26.5
Mono Blue Architect	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Madness	4–9	30.8
Gruul Madness	1–2	33.3
Golgari Madness	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Madness	3–4	42.9
Voltron	3–10	23.1
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	0–7	0.0
Slivers	2–2	50.0
Naya Zoo	1–2	33.3
Knights	5–10	33.3
AggroSlide	11–17	39.3
Cats	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Cats	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–1	80.0
Boros Aggro	1–2	33.3
Humans	1–18	5.3
Selesnya Humans	0–2	0.0
Bant Humans	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Humans	0–2	0.0
Boros Humans	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Humans	0–2	0.0
Azorius Humans	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–5	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–3	0.0
Bard Class	0–2	0.0
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	299–292	50.6
Storm	98–51	65.8
Sultai Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	28–10	73.7
Dark Tide	3–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	9–2	81.8
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	6–2	75.0
Citadel Storm	3–2	60.0
High Tide	12–8	60.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Stormpost	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–2	50.0
Izzet Storm	14–14	50.0
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	4–7	36.4
Reanimator	46–61	43.0
Recurring Nightmare	5–10	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	4–6	40.0
Worldgorger Dragon	18–18	50.0
Double Dragon	1–3	25.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	0–2	0.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	21–29	42.0
Rakdos Reanimator	5–3	62.5
Dimir Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	13–20	39.4
Grixis Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Oriss Genesis	1–3	25.0
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–3	25.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	4–10	28.6
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Boros Glimpse	0–3	0.0
Actual Warp World	2–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–6	25.0
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	6–14	30.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	14–12	53.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	13–6	68.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	14–13	51.9
Anvil Colossus	5–10	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	5–1	83.3
Eggs	5–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	7–1	87.5
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–2	33.3
Taking Turns	8–7	53.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	8–10	44.4
Ominous Good	2–4	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	3–4	42.9
Soulflayer	2–5	28.6
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	21–29	42.0
Cephalid Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Hermit Dredge	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	13–16	44.8
Neoform Hermit	6–6	50.0
Unctus	0–2	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–4	20.0
Dredge	4–11	26.7
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	2–3	40.0
Protean Hulk Combo	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Storm Herald	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	4–3	57.1
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	1–3	25.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	3–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	6–3	66.7
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	0–10	0.0
Endless Belch	0–2	0.0
Possibility Storm	2–0	100.0
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Nadu Combo	1–4	20.0
Amalia Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	220–250	46.8
Mono Black Control	4–5	44.4
Esper Control	15–10	60.0
Demonic Rising	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Control	6–5	54.5
Dimir Control	10–23	30.3
Azorius Control	34–54	38.6
Cawblade	2–2	50.0
Turbo Fog	7–1	87.5
Izzet Control	3–3	50.0
Mardu Control	0–3	0.0
Mill	10–6	62.5
Boros Control	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Control	15–22	40.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–7	22.2
Blackpost	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	8–5	61.5
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–2	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	15–14	51.7
Cruel Control	6–6	50.0
Stax	4–9	30.8
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	3–6	33.3
Dragon Control	3–2	60.0
Izzet Dragons	3–2	60.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	7–2	77.8
Ponza	18–12	60.0
Mono White Control	3–6	33.3
Life is Ez	1–2	33.3
Dynavolt Tower	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	12–10	54.5
Astral Slide	9–8	52.9
Five Color Control	5–1	83.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Shrines	3–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–4	42.9
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	2–17	10.5
Bant Control	6–3	66.7
Temur Reclamation	1–2	33.3
Pox	14–10	58.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	7–9	43.8
Enchantress	3–6	33.3
Aggro-Combo	95–102	48.2
Aristocrats	17–34	33.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–8	20.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–9	10.0
Golgari Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–10	33.3
Boros Bombardment	1–3	25.0
Burn	18–11	62.1
Infect	21–13	61.8
Simic Infect	7–8	46.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	8–5	61.5
Mono Black Infect	2–0	100.0
Pummeler	2–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	12–27	30.8
Izzet Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	11–22	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Hushnought	5–5	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	5–2	71.4
Combo Goblins	14–8	63.6
Goblin Persist	6–6	50.0
Dirty Kitty	8–2	80.0
Aggro-Control	69–137	33.5
Simic Flash	4–3	57.1
Izzet Tempo	18–32	36.0
Azorius Skies	0–3	0.0
Blue Madness	3–7	30.0
Simic Madness	2–5	28.6
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–3	0.0
Temur Clues	1–0	100.0
Wizards	3–4	42.9
Tetsukotog	0–1	0.0
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	9–16	36.0
Mono Blue Tempo	15–28	34.9
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–5	0.0
Izzet Spells	5–14	26.3
Dimir Tempo	7–13	35.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Tempo	1–6	14.3
Spirits	0–2	0.0
Azorius Spirits	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Spirits	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	68–85	44.4
Curses	4–1	80.0
Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	7–6	53.8
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	6–8	42.9
Dragoncrank	0–3	0.0
Displace Loop	2–0	100.0
Peregrine Drake	2–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	3–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	7–7	50.0
Solar Flare	1–3	25.0
Plasma Swans	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	27–44	38.0
Wildfire	5–9	35.7
Thryx-Wildfire	0–4	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	22–35	38.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–4	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	7–8	46.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	8–13	38.1
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Greasefang	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–4	0.0
Midrange	206–342	37.6
Temur Ascendancy	2–5	28.6
The Rock	10–11	47.6
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	8–11	42.1
Selesnya Midrange	3–8	27.3
Selesnya Value Town	1–2	33.3
Jund	9–18	33.3
Blink	11–35	23.9
Wave Blink	4–15	21.1
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	3–11	21.4
Bant Wave	0–3	0.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	3–5	37.5
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	11–15	42.3
Séance	3–3	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	4–5	44.4
Enchantments Matter	2–1	66.7
Allies	4–9	30.8
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–5	16.7
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	8–8	50.0
Mardu Midrange	3–13	18.8
Vampires	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Vampires	5–4	55.6
Legends Midrange	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	8–24	25.0
Naya Midrange	3–4	42.9
Big Red	8–10	44.4
Mono Black Midrange	26–41	38.8
Mono Black Devotion	12–23	34.3
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Heart of Darkness	3–5	37.5
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	4–8	33.3
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Angels	0–2	0.0
Toughness Matters	2–4	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	1–4	20.0
Martyr's Grace	1–1	50.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Midrange	13–22	37.1
Orzhov Capenna	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	1–4	20.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	6–6	50.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–2	33.3
Temur Neoform	1–1	50.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	10–5	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	4–13	23.5
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–2	33.3
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	0–2	0.0
Naya Hero	0–4	0.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	0–2	0.0
Clerics	3–0	100.0
Simic Snow	1–9	10.0
Artifact Midrange	1–4	20.0
Coinflips	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	4–2	66.7
Nissa Company	0–1	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Wight Midrange	3–5	37.5
Golgari Wight	1–1	50.0
Jund Wight	2–4	33.3
Ramp	61–76	44.5
Villainous Wealth	2–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–16	11.1
Wild Pair	0–4	0.0
Channel-Rofellos	1–4	20.0
Cloudpost Ramp	40–38	51.3
Golgari Post	2–4	33.3
Greenpost	26–26	50.0
Gruul Post	2–3	40.0
Simic Post	3–4	42.9
Domain	0–2	0.0
Selvala Tokens	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–2	50.0
Historic Bloom	1–2	33.3
Eureka!	1–1	50.0
Defenders	0–2	0.0
Carth Superfriends	0–2	0.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0
Field Ramp	0–4	0.0