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Umbral Mantle

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37603	62853–64148–18	49.5	433	2821	1694
Umbral Mantle	173	333–263	55.9	2	11	16

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	86–75	53.4
Mono Black Aggro	1–2	33.3
Heroic	6–5	54.5
Mono White Heroic	2–3	40.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	24–40	37.5
Mono Red Devotion	2–1	66.7
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Goblins	2–2	50.0
Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	7–3	70.0
White Weenie	9–5	64.3
Odric Keywords	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	1–2	33.3
Elves	3–2	60.0
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Zombies	3–4	42.9
Gruul Aggro	4–1	80.0
Merfolk	3–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	9–4	69.2
Affinity	6–3	66.7
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–1	50.0
Voltron	3–1	75.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	3–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	0–1	0.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Combo	63–37	63.0
Storm	7–2	77.8
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	3–1	75.0
Reanimator	13–10	56.5
Recurring Nightmare	7–5	58.3
Dragon Nightmare	1–4	20.0
Jund Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Four Color Powerful Magic	3–0	100.0
Living Death	5–4	55.6
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	12–2	85.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	5–5	50.0
Fake-Twin	3–4	42.9
Murderous Mastery	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–3	25.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–2	33.3
Izzet Ascension	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	4–3	57.1
Oops All Spells	4–3	57.1
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	3–1	75.0
Gyruda	2–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Control	50–58	46.3
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	3–4	42.9
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	0–2	0.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	13–14	48.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	5–5	50.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–4	20.0
Grixis Control	2–2	50.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	1–3	25.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	8–8	50.0
Jeskai Approach	3–5	37.5
Ponza	4–3	57.1
Dynavolt Tower	3–2	60.0
Cycling Control	3–3	50.0
Astral Slide	2–2	50.0
Five Color Control	4–1	80.0
Sultai Control	0–2	0.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	19–20	48.7
Aristocrats	14–12	53.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	12–6	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	2–5	28.6
Simic Infect	0–2	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	2–1	66.7
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	12–13	48.0
Simic Flash	1–1	50.0
Simic Vat	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	1–4	20.0
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–2	33.3
12 Pest	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–1	66.7
Izzet Spells	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	22–13	62.9
Curses	0–2	0.0
Battle of Wits	3–0	100.0
Sunforger	1–1	50.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	2–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	9–8	52.9
Wildfire	7–5	58.3
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	59–39	60.2
Temur Ascendancy	4–5	44.4
The Rock	5–2	71.4
Abzan Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	2–1	66.7
Blink	3–4	42.9
Wave Blink	2–1	66.7
Azorius Wave	2–1	66.7
Anti-Persecution	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Allies	4–4	50.0
Mardu Allies	2–2	50.0
Boros Allies	2–1	66.7
-1/-1 Counters	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Selvala Morningstar	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	6–6	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	4–4	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–1	66.7
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	1–1	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–1	66.7
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	2–1	66.7
Ramp	22–8	73.3
Rofellos Ramp	14–3	82.4
Cloudpost Ramp	4–4	50.0
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	2–2	50.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0