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Madness

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50688	94712–84782–65	52.8	748	5832	2389
Madness	889	1471–1623	47.5	4	32	35
Gruul Madness	131	212–249	46.0	1	6	3
Golgari Madness	162	335–314	51.6	0	3	7
Rakdos Madness	457	739–821	47.4	3	23	20
Jund Madness	43	51–73	41.1			1

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	334–398	45.6
Mono Black Aggro	18–8	69.2
Heroic	15–33	31.3
Mono White Heroic	6–18	25.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	5–9	35.7
Boros Heroic	4–5	44.4
Red Deck Wins	52–59	46.8
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	13–18	41.9
Tokens	15–20	42.9
Selesnya Tokens	5–10	33.3
Mono White Tokens	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Tokens	4–1	80.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–9	35.7
White Weenie	36–32	52.9
Odric Keywords	3–3	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–2	60.0
Soldiers	6–6	50.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	3–0	100.0
Elves	16–29	35.6
Minotaurs	2–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	6–0	100.0
Zombies	15–23	39.5
Gruul Aggro	13–16	44.8
Gruul Landfall	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	6–12	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	3–6	33.3
Artifact Aggro	37–47	44.0
Affinity	16–20	44.4
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	1–1	50.0
Salvage Titan	5–4	55.6
Tempered Steel	8–21	27.6
Mono Blue Architect	5–0	100.0
Devoid Aggro	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–1	75.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Madness	30–30	50.0
Gruul Madness	4–4	50.0
Golgari Madness	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Madness	22–20	52.4
Jund Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	7–13	35.0
Hexproof	3–5	37.5
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	3–2	60.0
Hateful Auras	0–5	0.0
Slivers	2–1	66.7
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	3–4	42.9
AggroSlide	7–15	31.8
Cats	3–3	50.0
Mono White Cats	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Aggro	5–1	83.3
Boros Aggro	6–2	75.0
Humans	1–4	20.0
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Azorius Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	1–4	20.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–2	33.3
Bard Class	0–2	0.0
Pirates	1–2	33.3
Combo	248–300	45.3
Storm	72–75	49.0
Sultai Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	24–25	49.0
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	9–7	56.3
Hazoret Storm	5–3	62.5
Simic Storm	3–4	42.9
Citadel Storm	2–2	50.0
High Tide	3–13	18.8
Grixis Tendrils	2–2	50.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	5–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	8–10	44.4
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–5	0.0
Reanimator	43–65	39.8
Recurring Nightmare	4–8	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	2–5	28.6
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	6–8	42.9
Double Dragon	0–3	0.0
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
8 Goyf	2–1	66.7
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	30–47	39.0
Rakdos Reanimator	14–19	42.4
Dimir Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	10–22	31.3
Orzhov Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necro Combo	1–3	25.0
Deathmantle Necro	1–3	25.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–12	25.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–1	50.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	2–7	22.2
Boros Glimpse	0–3	0.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	2–6	25.0
New Perspectives	2–1	66.7
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	9–10	47.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	8–9	47.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Combo Post	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–6	40.0
Anvil Colossus	1–2	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	2–2	50.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–2	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	3–3	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	4–4	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–2	50.0
Taking Turns	12–5	70.6
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–2	0.0
Izzet Ascension	8–2	80.0
Ominous Good	3–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Combo	4–1	80.0
Soulflayer	4–7	36.4
Breakfast	12–25	32.4
Cephalid Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Oops All Spells	10–23	30.3
Neoform Hermit	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	1–3	25.0
Dredge	3–15	16.7
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	2–4	33.3
Storm Herald	3–2	60.0
Enduring Ideal	6–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–1	50.0
Chain of Acid	9–2	81.8
GreenTwin	3–3	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–2	0.0
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	3–3	50.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Belcher	3–3	50.0
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	2–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	3–6	33.3
Izzet Twin	3–5	37.5
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Primal Prayers Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	249–285	46.6
Mono Black Control	5–10	33.3
Esper Control	16–19	45.7
Demonic Rising	7–4	63.6
Mono Blue Control	4–4	50.0
Dimir Control	15–16	48.4
Watery Oath	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	40–67	37.4
Cawblade	6–9	40.0
Turbo Fog	10–3	76.9
Izzet Control	14–2	87.5
Mardu Control	3–3	50.0
Mill	1–2	33.3
Boros Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	15–28	34.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–7	30.0
Blackpost	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	8–9	47.1
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Grixis Control	11–11	50.0
Cruel Control	2–4	33.3
Stax	12–12	50.0
Pollute the Planet	1–3	25.0
Birthday Stax	3–1	75.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	4–5	44.4
Izzet Dragons	3–4	42.9
Dimir Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	4–1	80.0
Ponza	13–13	50.0
Mono White Control	4–14	22.2
Life is Ez	1–8	11.1
Dynavolt Tower	2–4	33.3
Cycling Control	10–11	47.6
Astral Slide	9–11	45.0
Five Color Control	3–2	60.0
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Last Stand Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	1–5	16.7
Guildgate Control	2–1	66.7
Bant Control	4–9	30.8
Temur Reclamation	2–1	66.7
Pox	15–7	68.2
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–1	80.0
Seasons Past Control	6–9	40.0
Orzhov Control	2–5	28.6
Prison	9–8	52.9
Enchantress	6–3	66.7
Aggro-Combo	106–119	47.1
Aristocrats	23–29	44.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–7	46.2
Golgari Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	5–1	83.3
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–5	16.7
Boros Bombardment	1–7	12.5
Burn	18–13	58.1
Necro Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	23–20	53.5
Simic Infect	13–11	54.2
Blazing Shoal Infect	6–4	60.0
Golgari Infect	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–1	50.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	10–23	30.3
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–20	23.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–3	50.0
Hushnought	6–6	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	4–2	66.7
Combo Goblins	14–19	42.4
Goblin Persist	6–9	40.0
Dirty Kitty	8–10	44.4
Dwarf Combo	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	104–75	58.1
Simic Flash	5–1	83.3
Izzet Tempo	26–19	57.8
Azorius Skies	4–5	44.4
Blue Madness	5–4	55.6
Simic Madness	5–0	100.0
Temur Madness	0–2	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Wizards	3–2	60.0
Tetsukotog	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	8–9	47.1
Mono Blue Tempo	14–9	60.9
Mono Blue Faeries	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	8–8	50.0
Dimir Tempo	18–11	62.1
Dimir Faeries	3–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	86–82	51.2
Curses	3–9	25.0
Burning Vengeance	0–5	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	5–7	41.7
Swarm Intelligence	0–2	0.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	9–9	50.0
Dragoncrank	4–0	100.0
Displace Loop	0–3	0.0
Peregrine Drake	0–2	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	2–2	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–3	25.0
Zur's Weirding	6–3	66.7
Solar Flare	5–4	55.6
Plasma Swans	5–1	83.3
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	41–24	63.1
Wildfire	9–9	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Control	32–15	68.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	11–5	68.8
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	9–5	64.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	5–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	4–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	2–4	33.3
Midrange	291–310	48.4
Temur Ascendancy	4–10	28.6
The Rock	7–8	46.7
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	3–2	60.0
Abzan Midrange	11–2	84.6
Selesnya Midrange	4–4	50.0
Jund	19–25	43.2
Blink	31–43	41.9
Wave Blink	19–24	44.2
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	11–16	40.7
Orzhov Wave	3–4	42.9
Abzan Wave	2–0	100.0
Bant Wave	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Blink	4–3	57.1
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	8–12	40.0
Séance	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	5–8	38.5
Allies	4–9	30.8
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	1–3	25.0
Treefolk	1–2	33.3
-1/-1 Counters	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	9–4	69.2
Mardu Midrange	8–7	53.3
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	10–10	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	4–7	36.4
Rakdos Vampires	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Vampires	4–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	5–6	45.5
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mardu Legends	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Legends	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–10	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	6–4	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	29–47	38.2
Necro Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	18–19	48.6
Heart of Darkness	1–1	50.0
Hellion Whip	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	17–6	73.9
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Angels	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	3–10	23.1
Martyr's Grace	1–4	20.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	7–8	46.7
Sultai Emerge	3–2	60.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	12–18	40.0
Jeskai Midrange	3–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–5	44.4
Ordealbreak	1–2	33.3
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–2	0.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	3–4	42.9
Hero of Precinct One	9–5	64.3
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–1	50.0
Five Color Hero	4–2	66.7
Naya Hero	2–1	66.7
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–3	25.0
Simic Snow	7–8	46.7
Artifact Midrange	5–2	71.4
Coinflips	3–1	75.0
Death Cloud	3–1	75.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Ramp	53–54	49.5
Villainous Wealth	1–1	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	6–10	37.5
Cloudpost Ramp	23–26	46.9
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Locus Awakening	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–1	66.7
Greenpost	18–13	58.1
Gruul Post	0–4	0.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Temurpost	2–1	66.7
Devoid Cruelty	1–0	100.0
Domain	1–1	50.0
Selvala Tokens	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–3	25.0
Historic Bloom	0–2	0.0
Defenders	2–1	66.7
Carth Superfriends	6–5	54.5
Jund Carth	1–1	50.0
Applejacks	4–1	80.0