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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41477	68098–73086–34	48.2	351	3078	1592
Legends Midrange	758	1190–1288	48.0	3	50	36
Boros Legends Midrange	79	142–125	53.2	0	6	5
Mardu Legends	67	95–120	44.2	0	10	2
Orzhov Legends	229	396–362	52.2	1	17	17
Selesnya Legends	127	230–226	50.4	1	10	6

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	311–323	49.1
Mono Black Aggro	9–11	45.0
Heroic	17–15	53.1
Mono White Heroic	9–9	50.0
Azorius Heroic	5–1	83.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	45–78	36.6
Mono Red Devotion	4–2	66.7
Goblins	19–17	52.8
Tokens	14–8	63.6
Selesnya Tokens	9–3	75.0
Mono White Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	7–6	53.8
White Weenie	36–25	59.0
Odric Keywords	3–1	75.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–0	100.0
Soldiers	3–6	33.3
Kithkin	2–0	100.0
Chroma White	2–3	40.0
Mono White Humans	1–6	14.3
Elves	16–17	48.5
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Minotaurs	1–1	50.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–5	50.0
Selesnya Counters	1–4	20.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	10–11	47.6
Gruul Aggro	8–10	44.4
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	7–6	53.8
Mono Red Swarm	3–3	50.0
8 Whack	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	27–41	39.7
Affinity	9–6	60.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	15–29	34.1
Mono Blue Architect	1–6	14.3
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–1	66.7
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	4–0	100.0
Madness	6–5	54.5
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Madness	1–1	50.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	20–4	83.3
Hexproof	3–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	14–3	82.4
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	1–2	33.3
Knights	7–6	53.8
AggroSlide	2–22	8.3
Cats	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Cats	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Hellbent	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	4–2	66.7
Humans	2–4	33.3
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–3	25.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	7–9	43.8
Boros Legends Aggro	7–7	50.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Permanent Vacation	1–0	100.0
Pirates	1–1	50.0
Rats	2–0	100.0
Combo	182–202	47.4
Storm	27–35	43.5
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	4–9	30.8
Dragonstorm	1–7	12.5
Hazoret Storm	6–6	50.0
Simic Storm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	2–4	33.3
High Tide	6–3	66.7
Grixis Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	3–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	19–31	38.0
Recurring Nightmare	0–3	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–4	33.3
Living Death	0–2	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	17–20	45.9
Rakdos Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	8–10	44.4
Oriss Genesis	0–3	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	9–9	50.0
Warp World	5–5	50.0
Temur Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Boros Glimpse	3–4	42.9
Hypergenesis	2–9	18.2
New Perspectives	1–4	20.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	6–7	46.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–5	37.5
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Naya Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	20–9	69.0
Anvil Colossus	6–4	60.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–3	25.0
Seismic Swans	3–3	50.0
Eggs	7–1	87.5
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–2	60.0
Taking Turns	2–3	40.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–2	50.0
Izzet Ascension	4–4	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–2	60.0
Soulflayer	5–2	71.4
Reanim8 Rack	4–1	80.0
Breakfast	16–21	43.2
Cephalid Breakfast	9–13	40.9
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	3–7	30.0
Grixis Breakfast	4–6	40.0
Oops All Spells	3–3	50.0
Neoform Hermit	4–4	50.0
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	3–3	50.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	3–1	75.0
Storm Herald	3–2	60.0
Enduring Ideal	4–3	57.1
Ad Nauseam	3–3	50.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–1	50.0
Intruder Alarm	1–2	33.3
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Gyruda	2–3	40.0
Belcher	1–6	14.3
Tameshi Bloom	2–6	25.0
Possibility Storm	3–1	75.0
Midnight Mass	2–3	40.0
Phoenix Altar	1–1	50.0
Actual Twin	0–3	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–3	0.0
Nadu Combo	0–2	0.0
Control	186–240	43.7
Mono Black Control	1–3	25.0
Esper Control	11–24	31.4
Demonic Rising	4–11	26.7
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	7–3	70.0
Dimir Control	17–19	47.2
Azorius Control	16–35	31.4
Cawblade	2–4	33.3
Turbo Fog	5–1	83.3
Izzet Control	3–6	33.3
Mardu Control	4–1	80.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Boros Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Control	20–28	41.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–5	16.7
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–4	55.6
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	4–8	33.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Grixis Control	6–8	42.9
Cruel Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	16–5	76.2
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Stagnant Control	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	3–8	27.3
Dragon Control	2–2	50.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Esper Dragons	1–1	50.0
Galleon Control	1–3	25.0
Runeflare	5–6	45.5
Ponza	9–5	64.3
Mono White Control	6–3	66.7
Life is Ez	4–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	6–6	50.0
Astral Slide	2–6	25.0
Five Color Control	1–3	25.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	7–22	24.1
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	4–1	80.0
Pox	3–4	42.9
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–3	25.0
Seasons Past Control	6–15	28.6
Orzhov Control	2–3	40.0
Prison	6–4	60.0
Enchantress	4–4	50.0
Aggro-Combo	86–80	51.8
Aristocrats	28–37	43.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	6–20	23.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	5–1	83.3
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Food	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	7–7	50.0
Boros Bombardment	2–1	66.7
Burn	17–6	73.9
Necro Burn	4–0	100.0
Infect	14–12	53.8
Simic Infect	3–3	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–2	71.4
Golgari Infect	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–11	21.4
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–8	27.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–1	80.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	6–4	60.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–3	25.0
Combo Goblins	6–6	50.0
Goblin Persist	3–6	33.3
Dirty Kitty	3–0	100.0
Dwarf Combo	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	59–71	45.4
Simic Flash	4–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	14–10	58.3
Azorius Skies	5–4	55.6
Blue Madness	5–7	41.7
Simic Madness	1–3	25.0
Temur Madness	0–2	0.0
Wizards	3–1	75.0
Ninjas	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Tempo	4–16	20.0
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–6	0.0
Izzet Spells	5–5	50.0
Dimir Tempo	6–7	46.2
Dimir Faeries	1–3	25.0
Sultai Tempo	2–1	66.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Azorius Tempo	2–4	33.3
Combo-Control	47–57	45.2
Curses	1–7	12.5
Cruel Combo-Control	1–5	16.7
Battle of Wits	7–5	58.3
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	2–1	66.7
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	3–4	42.9
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	1–3	25.0
Peregrine Drake	0–3	0.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	3–2	60.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	2–4	33.3
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	15–10	60.0
Wildfire	13–5	72.2
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	4–2	66.7
Jokulhaups Control	2–5	28.6
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	3–2	60.0
Greasefang	2–4	33.3
Esper Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–1	50.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–1	0.0
Midrange	264–259	50.5
Temur Ascendancy	12–6	66.7
Prophet Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	4–6	40.0
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	3–1	75.0
Abzan Midrange	17–17	50.0
Knights of Windgrace	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	14–10	58.3
Blink	14–33	29.8
Wave Blink	2–16	11.1
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–3	0.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	2–8	20.0
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Trip	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	5–12	29.4
Graveyard Value	11–12	47.8
Séance	2–2	50.0
Enchantments Matter	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	3–5	37.5
Mardu Allies	2–3	40.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	3–3	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	6–5	54.5
Mardu Midrange	1–3	25.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
White Jund	1–1	50.0
Vampires	12–10	54.5
Mono Black Vampires	8–6	57.1
Rakdos Vampires	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	3–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	19–19	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Mardu Legends	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Legends	10–9	52.6
Selesnya Legends	3–3	50.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	14–12	53.8
Naya Midrange	4–1	80.0
Stoic Midrange	1–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	3–0	100.0
Big Red	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Midrange	14–17	45.2
Necro Midrange	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	2–5	28.6
Verdant Succession	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	7–12	36.8
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	3–1	75.0
Mono White Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–3	25.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–1	75.0
Martyr's Grace	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–3	25.0
Sultai Midrange	6–6	50.0
Sultai Emerge	2–1	66.7
Sultai Energy	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–7	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	3–3	50.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–4	50.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	12–8	60.0
Hero of Precinct One	9–4	69.2
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Hero	2–1	66.7
Five Color Hero	4–1	80.0
Clerics	1–5	16.7
Simic Snow	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–4	33.3
Death Cloud	3–8	27.3
Nissa Company	0–1	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	3–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	55–56	49.5
Villainous Wealth	5–2	71.4
Rofellos Ramp	3–6	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	19–32	37.3
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	0–5	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	11–16	40.7
Gruul Post	1–3	25.0
Simic Post	1–4	20.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Domain	1–2	33.3
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	4–7	36.4
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	2–0	100.0
Field Ramp	2–2	50.0