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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	40789	66950–71916–34	48.2	342	3009	1562
Elementals	209	259–399	39.4	0	4	2

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	54–124	30.3
Mono Black Aggro	2–6	25.0
Heroic	3–10	23.1
Mono White Heroic	2–6	25.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	7–37	15.9
Mono Red Devotion	0–4	0.0
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	5–8	38.5
Tokens	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–8	20.0
White Weenie	4–7	36.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	5–4	55.6
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Zombies	2–4	33.3
Gruul Aggro	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	0–4	0.0
8 Whack	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	7–9	43.8
Affinity	1–6	14.3
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–2	0.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	5–3	62.5
Mono Blue Aggro	0–2	0.0
Devastating Dreams	0–2	0.0
Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	3–3	50.0
Equipment Aggro	3–3	50.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	1–2	33.3
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	3–4	42.9
Boros Legends Aggro	3–3	50.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Combo	48–46	51.1
Storm	6–8	42.9
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	0–4	0.0
Dragonstorm	3–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	8–13	38.1
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	4–7	36.4
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Starlit Graves	0–1	0.0
Living Death	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–0	100.0
Warp World	2–1	66.7
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–1	66.7
New Perspectives	1–1	50.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	2–0	100.0
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–2	33.3
"Twin"	1–1	50.0
Jeskai "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–3	62.5
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	5–4	55.6
Cephalid Breakfast	4–2	66.7
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	3–2	60.0
Grixis Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	1–1	50.0
Dredge	0–3	0.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Actual Twin	1–1	50.0
Izzet Twin	1–1	50.0
Control	56–70	44.4
Mono Black Control	0–2	0.0
Esper Control	3–5	37.5
Demonic Rising	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	5–2	71.4
Azorius Control	6–10	37.5
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	0–2	0.0
Mardu Control	1–2	33.3
Mill	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–5	16.7
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	1–3	25.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	4–4	50.0
Birthday Stax	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–3	0.0
Stagnant Control	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	4–6	40.0
Jeskai Approach	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	5–1	83.3
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	0–2	0.0
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Ponza	1–2	33.3
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Life is Ez	2–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	3–1	75.0
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	4–2	66.7
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Pox	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–4	20.0
Prison	0–1	0.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	9–14	39.1
Aristocrats	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Burn	2–3	40.0
Necro Burn	0–2	0.0
Infect	1–1	50.0
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	1–1	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	15–25	37.5
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	2–7	22.2
Azorius Skies	3–0	100.0
Blue Madness	2–3	40.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Temur Madness	0–2	0.0
Ninjas	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	2–1	66.7
Dimir Tempo	1–3	25.0
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Dimir Librarians	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	9–21	30.0
Curses	4–1	80.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–2	0.0
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	0–4	0.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–4	42.9
Wildfire	3–3	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Midrange	54–76	41.5
Temur Ascendancy	3–3	50.0
The Rock	3–2	60.0
Abzan Midrange	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	3–3	50.0
Blink	4–14	22.2
Wave Blink	0–4	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Trip	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	1–7	12.5
Graveyard Value	1–3	25.0
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–2	50.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–2	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–2	33.3
Selvala Morningstar	2–1	66.7
Mardu Midrange	1–3	25.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–3	25.0
Legends Midrange	0–2	0.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–2	0.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Devotion	1–2	33.3
Dimir Midrange	1–2	33.3
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	0–2	0.0
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–4	20.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	0–2	0.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	14–23	37.8
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–3	25.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	4–11	26.7
Eldrazipost	0–2	0.0
Locus Awakening	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	2–4	33.3
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–2	33.3
Applejacks	2–1	66.7