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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	35648	57047–62828–43	47.6	268	2458	1301
Cloudpost Control	2611	4572–4511–5	50.3	18	192	122
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	812	1389–1411	49.6	5	42	34

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	243–377	39.2
Mono Black Aggro	11–7	61.1
Heroic	19–28	40.4
Mono White Heroic	10–9	52.6
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–14	6.7
Boros Heroic	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Heroic	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	26–97	21.1
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Prisoner	0–2	0.0
Proliferate Red	1–2	33.3
Goblins	5–8	38.5
Tokens	16–3	84.2
Selesnya Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	5–12	29.4
White Weenie	24–31	43.6
Odric Keywords	0–2	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	6–5	54.5
Soldiers	0–6	0.0
Kithkin	2–1	66.7
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	3–3	50.0
Elves	13–37	26.0
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	10–7	58.8
Selesnya Counters	3–4	42.9
Rogues	4–2	66.7
Zombies	12–9	57.1
Gruul Aggro	6–11	35.3
Gruul Landfall	3–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–7	12.5
Mono Red Swarm	3–5	37.5
8 Whack	2–3	40.0
Artifact Aggro	27–46	37.0
Affinity	12–24	33.3
Hardened Scales Affinity	3–2	60.0
Salvage Titan	1–4	20.0
Tempered Steel	11–15	42.3
Mono Blue Architect	2–3	40.0
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Madness	9–8	52.9
Gruul Madness	2–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Madness	4–4	50.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	12–3	80.0
Hexproof	5–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Hateful Auras	4–1	80.0
Slivers	3–2	60.0
Naya Zoo	5–2	71.4
Knights	4–12	25.0
AggroSlide	8–14	36.4
Cats	3–1	75.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	1–3	25.0
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	4–4	50.0
Bant Humans	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Humans	3–1	75.0
Boros Humans	1–1	50.0
Shamans	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	5–11	31.3
Boros Legends Aggro	4–6	40.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Bard Class	0–2	0.0
Combo	270–264	50.6
Storm	56–80	41.2
Dimir Tendrils	8–13	38.1
Dragonstorm	5–7	41.7
Hazoret Storm	3–2	60.0
Simic Storm	1–2	33.3
Citadel Storm	5–7	41.7
High Tide	14–25	35.9
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Stormpost	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–1	66.7
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	5–3	62.5
Izzet Storm	3–7	30.0
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Song Storm	3–1	75.0
Channel Storm	3–9	25.0
Reanimator	39–47	45.3
Recurring Nightmare	13–11	54.2
Dragon Nightmare	8–5	61.5
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–5	28.6
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Living Death	2–3	40.0
Traditional Reanimator	19–28	40.4
Rakdos Reanimator	7–9	43.8
Dimir Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	10–16	38.5
Oriss Genesis	1–3	25.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	14–9	60.9
Dubious Challenge	3–0	100.0
Warp World	4–2	66.7
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	1–2	33.3
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–2	33.3
Hypergenesis	18–4	81.8
New Perspectives	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–15	25.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–13	18.8
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	3–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–3	25.0
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Murderous Mastery	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	8–9	47.1
Anvil Colossus	2–2	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	4–3	57.1
Seismic Swans	2–2	50.0
Eggs	5–3	62.5
Saffi Combo	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–2	0.0
Retraction Helix Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	4–2	66.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	4–1	80.0
Izzet Ascension	4–6	40.0
Ominous Good	1–3	25.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–1	66.7
Soulflayer	4–7	36.4
Reanim8 Rack	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	20–26	43.5
Cephalid Breakfast	2–2	50.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	2–2	50.0
Hermit Gond	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	12–20	37.5
Neoform Hermit	3–3	50.0
Oops All Lands	5–0	100.0
Dredge	6–4	60.0
Polymorph	4–1	80.0
Dice Factory	5–2	71.4
Storm Herald	2–1	66.7
Enduring Ideal	4–2	66.7
Ad Nauseam	4–1	80.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	0–2	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–1	66.7
Gyruda	2–5	28.6
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	4–1	80.0
Possibility Storm	1–1	50.0
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	4–6	40.0
Izzet Twin	4–6	40.0
Control	280–173	61.8
Mono Black Control	8–0	100.0
Esper Control	22–14	61.1
Demonic Rising	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Control	3–3	50.0
Dimir Control	8–9	47.1
Dreadful Inspiration	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	51–30	63.0
Cawblade	9–5	64.3
Turbo Fog	4–0	100.0
Izzet Control	6–2	75.0
Mardu Control	2–2	50.0
Mill	8–8	50.0
Boros Control	5–1	83.3
Cloudpost Control	42–27	60.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	8–1	88.9
Blackpost	8–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	13–13	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	3–4	42.9
Mono White Cloudpost Control	6–3	66.7
Grixis Control	5–5	50.0
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	18–10	64.3
Jeskai Control	9–3	75.0
Jeskai Approach	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	6–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	3–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Ponza	9–19	32.1
Mono White Control	8–7	53.3
Life is Ez	4–5	44.4
Dynavolt Tower	3–1	75.0
Cycling Control	2–7	22.2
Astral Slide	1–6	14.3
Five Color Control	4–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–2	60.0
Guildgate Control	4–0	100.0
Bant Control	6–4	60.0
Pox	14–3	82.4
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–3	40.0
Seasons Past Control	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Control	12–8	60.0
Prison	6–1	85.7
Enchantress	6–1	85.7
Aggro-Combo	91–92	49.7
Aristocrats	22–25	46.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–8	38.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–3	62.5
Golgari Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–9	30.8
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	15–13	53.6
Infect	14–18	43.8
Simic Infect	5–7	41.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–5	16.7
Golgari Infect	3–3	50.0
Pummeler	2–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	2–2	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	9–8	52.9
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–7	46.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	9–5	64.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	5–10	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	3–1	75.0
Combo Goblins	9–8	52.9
Goblin Persist	4–6	40.0
Dirty Kitty	5–2	71.4
Aggro-Control	108–96	52.9
Simic Flash	4–1	80.0
Simic Vat	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	17–29	37.0
Azorius Skies	3–3	50.0
Blue Madness	6–5	54.5
Simic Madness	4–5	44.4
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	7–9	43.8
Tetsukotog	0–1	0.0
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	8–2	80.0
Mono Blue Gush	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	23–21	52.3
Mono Blue Faeries	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	3–2	60.0
Dimir Tempo	17–11	60.7
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Dimir Librarians	0–1	0.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	7–3	70.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	56–80	41.2
Curses	4–3	57.1
Burning Vengeance	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–1	66.7
Battle of Wits	7–9	43.8
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	2–8	20.0
Displace Loop	1–2	33.3
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	2–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	4–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	7–7	50.0
Plasma Swans	2–5	28.6
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	13–35	27.1
Wildfire	5–9	35.7
Thryx-Wildfire	1–3	25.0
Borderpost Wildfire	4–3	57.1
Jokulhaups Control	8–26	23.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–10	23.1
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–9	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	4–1	80.0
Midrange	277–238	53.8
Temur Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
The Rock	8–4	66.7
Golgari Citadel	3–0	100.0
Grenzo	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	8–9	47.1
Selesnya Midrange	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	16–8	66.7
Blink	32–25	56.1
Wave Blink	26–19	57.8
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–4	20.0
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	17–8	68.0
Orzhov Wave	4–3	57.1
Abzan Wave	0–2	0.0
Bant Wave	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Blink	0–2	0.0
Anti-Persecution	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	9–17	34.6
Séance	3–5	37.5
Varolz Dreadnought	1–6	14.3
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	6–7	46.2
Mardu Allies	1–1	50.0
Boros Allies	2–1	66.7
Mono White Allies	2–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	5–8	38.5
Mardu Midrange	1–3	25.0
Vampires	7–7	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Legends	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Legends	1–3	25.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	11–9	55.0
Naya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Big Red	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Midrange	30–22	57.7
Mono Black Devotion	21–5	80.8
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	11–5	68.8
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	10–6	62.5
Mono White Angels	6–4	60.0
Azorius Angels	3–1	75.0
Toughness Matters	5–1	83.3
Lifegain Midrange	4–3	57.1
Martyr's Grace	1–3	25.0
Sultai Midrange	5–4	55.6
Sultai Energy	0–2	0.0
Fight Rigging	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	9–18	33.3
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–2	33.3
Prophet Glare	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–2	60.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Neoform	2–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	10–5	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	15–14	51.7
Abzan Hero	2–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	3–1	75.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–3	0.0
Five Color Hero	6–3	66.7
Clerics	3–2	60.0
Simic Snow	3–9	25.0
Artifact Midrange	3–5	37.5
Coinflip Tribal	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	3–3	50.0
Nissa Company	1–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	64–91	41.3
Rofellos Ramp	13–29	31.0
Channel-Rofellos	4–7	36.4
Cloudpost Ramp	31–49	38.8
Eldrazipost	5–2	71.4
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	3–4	42.9
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	10–31	24.4
Gruul Post	3–6	33.3
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Temur Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Defenders	3–1	75.0
Carth Superfriends	8–1	88.9
Jund Carth	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	0–1	0.0