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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Control	5873	10777–11925–43	47.5	269	2503
Sultai Control	149	290–297	49.4	5	68
Sultai Ultimatum	8	5–20	20.0

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	97–104	48.3
Mono Black Aggro	10–4	71.4
Heroic	4–2	66.7
Mono White Heroic	3–1	75.0
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	8–23	25.8
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	0–2	0.0
Tokens	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–1	50.0
White Weenie	9–5	64.3
Odric Keywords	3–2	60.0
Soldiers	2–1	66.7
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	1–1	50.0
Elves	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Zombies	3–8	27.3
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	37–37	50.0
Affinity	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	36–35	50.7
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Madness	2–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	8–2	80.0
Equipment Aggro	6–2	75.0
Knights	1–3	25.0
AggroSlide	3–7	30.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Combo	34–42	44.7
Storm	5–5	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	1–3	25.0
Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	2–1	66.7
Double Dragon	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–2	66.7
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	1–1	50.0
Mardu Life	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Eggs	0–2	0.0
Taking Turns	1–3	25.0
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	15–20	42.9
Cephalid Breakfast	13–19	40.6
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	9–8	52.9
Grixis Breakfast	4–10	28.6
Oops All Spells	1–0	100.0
Neoform Hermit	1–1	50.0
Control	55–49	52.9
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	1–1	50.0
Demonic Rising	6–3	66.7
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	2–1	66.7
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	4–2	66.7
Mill	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	2–3	40.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	2–3	40.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–2	33.3
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	2–3	40.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	3–2	60.0
Astral Slide	2–2	50.0
Sultai Control	10–10	50.0
Guildgate Control	4–2	66.7
Temur Reclamation	1–2	33.3
Pox	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–3	0.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	9–18	33.3
Aristocrats	7–13	35.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–12	29.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	23–17	57.5
Izzet Tempo	6–3	66.7
Azorius Skies	3–1	75.0
Blue Madness	0–2	0.0
Simic Madness	0–2	0.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	7–4	63.6
Izzet Spells	4–4	50.0
Combo-Control	17–17	50.0
Curses	7–7	50.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–2	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–5	37.5
Wildfire	3–5	37.5
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Midrange	49–43	53.3
Temur Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	3–3	50.0
Blink	3–3	50.0
Wave Blink	0–2	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Trip	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	1–2	33.3
Séance	0–1	0.0
Allies	2–8	20.0
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	1–6	14.3
Esper Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	2–1	66.7
White Jund	1–2	33.3
Vampires	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	1–2	33.3
Legends Midrange	10–2	83.3
Boros Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Legends	5–1	83.3
Rakdos Midrange	6–3	66.7
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	4–7	36.4
Mono Black Devotion	4–7	36.4
Dimir Midrange	2–0	100.0
Angels	3–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Ramp	6–7	46.2
Villainous Wealth	1–1	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	1–4	20.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	1–2	33.3
Eureka!	1–0	100.0