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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	40789	66950–71916–34	48.2	342	3009	1562
Mono Black Midrange	3926	7152–6605–6	52.0	41	396	181
Necro Midrange	235	526–331–1	61.4	14	65	21
Mono Black Devotion	1619	2895–2688	51.9	11	152	62
Davriel Braids	66	117–105	52.7	0	1	4
Heart of Darkness	133	318–183	63.5	2	12	14

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1709–1624–2	51.3
Mono Black Aggro	38–47	44.7
Heroic	129–103	55.6
Mono White Heroic	57–65	46.7
Azorius Heroic	12–7	63.2
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	39–21	65.0
Boros Heroic	13–8	61.9
Selesnya Heroic	3–1	75.0
Red Deck Wins	305–338–1	47.4
Mono Red Devotion	5–5	50.0
Prisoner	3–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	4–0	100.0
Goblins	59–44	57.3
Tokens	90–75	54.5
Selesnya Tokens	30–20	60.0
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	41–44	48.2
Orzhov Tokens	4–7	36.4
Mono Green Stompy	81–39	67.5
White Weenie	128–138–1	48.1
Odric Keywords	0–4–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	15–15	50.0
Soldiers	22–19	53.7
Kithkin	5–4	55.6
Chroma White	1–2	33.3
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	105–95	52.5
Werewolves	1–3	25.0
Minotaurs	2–1	66.7
Warriors	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	31–26	54.4
Selesnya Counters	5–5	50.0
Rogues	18–9	66.7
Zombies	51–72	41.5
Gruul Aggro	33–16	67.3
Merfolk	52–54	49.1
Mono Red Swarm	41–35	53.9
8 Whack	9–5	64.3
Artifact Aggro	200–204	49.5
Affinity	93–94	49.7
Hardened Scales Affinity	5–8	38.5
Salvage Titan	13–9	59.1
Tempered Steel	68–86	44.2
Mono Blue Architect	21–13	61.8
Devoid Aggro	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	6–5	54.5
Illusions	2–2	50.0
Devastating Dreams	2–1	66.7
Madness	47–29	61.8
Gruul Madness	7–2	77.8
Golgari Madness	7–2	77.8
Rakdos Madness	28–24	53.8
Voltron	52–40	56.5
Hexproof	17–10	63.0
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	9–8	52.9
Hateful Auras	12–17	41.4
Slivers	6–3	66.7
Naya Zoo	3–2	60.0
Knights	39–40	49.4
AggroSlide	65–113	36.5
Cats	15–8	65.2
Mono White Cats	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	13–8	61.9
Rakdos Aggro	8–7	53.3
Boros Aggro	10–8	55.6
Humans	16–17	48.5
Gruul Humans	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Humans	3–2	60.0
Bant Humans	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Humans	2–4	33.3
Boros Humans	6–6	50.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	3–3	50.0
Brushwaggs	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	30–26	53.6
Boros Legends Aggro	29–23	55.8
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Permanent Vacation	1–1	50.0
Pirates	10–3	76.9
Rats	2–1	66.7
Combo	1172–940	55.5
Storm	309–268	53.6
Sultai Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	73–68	51.8
Dark Tide	1–1	50.0
Dragonstorm	25–14	64.1
Hazoret Storm	10–13	43.5
Simic Storm	19–19	50.0
Reclamation Storm	7–5	58.3
Citadel Storm	13–7	65.0
High Tide	57–67	46.0
Grixis Tendrils	13–6	68.4
Stormpost	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	15–1	93.8
Izzet Storm	61–51	54.5
Swath Storm	4–0	100.0
Song Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	7–10	41.2
Reanimator	205–166	55.3
Recurring Nightmare	10–27	27.0
Dragon Nightmare	7–21	25.0
Worldgorger Dragon	40–27	59.7
Double Dragon	10–8	55.6
Starlit Graves	5–5	50.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	6–3	66.7
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Grozoth	1–2	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	143–98	59.3
Rakdos Reanimator	34–40	45.9
Dimir Reanimator	4–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	73–44	62.4
Grixis Reanimator	6–1	85.7
Oriss Genesis	9–8	52.9
Necro Combo	0–6	0.0
Faith Necro	0–2	0.0
Biovisionary	3–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	27–23	54.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	7–1	87.5
Dubious Challenge	9–3	75.0
Warp World	16–21	43.2
Temur Glimpse	2–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	2–7	22.2
Actual Warp World	4–1	80.0
Four Color Glimpse	8–8	50.0
Zubera Tribal	6–1	85.7
Maniac Combo	11–4	73.3
Hypergenesis	37–25	59.7
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	37–44	45.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	22–24	47.8
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	13–16	44.8
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–4	33.3
Myr Incubator	4–2	66.7
Umbral Mantle	1–2	33.3
"Twin"	12–4	75.0
Jeskai "Twin"	5–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	5–3	62.5
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	16–26	38.1
Anvil Colossus	5–7	41.7
Upheaval Colossus	1–10	9.1
Seismic Swans	5–3	62.5
Eggs	27–7	79.4
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Turntimber Ranger	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	15–3	83.3
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	9–11	45.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	16–9	64.0
Retraction Helix Combo	2–3	40.0
Taking Turns	31–23	57.4
Quest for Ula's Temple	4–4	50.0
Izzet Ascension	25–17	59.5
Ominous Good	16–9	64.0
Jokulhaups Combo	20–12	62.5
Soulflayer	22–7	75.9
Reanim8 Rack	9–2	81.8
Breakfast	63–71	47.0
Cephalid Breakfast	8–6	57.1
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	8–5	61.5
Hermit Gond	4–6	40.0
Hermit Dredge	3–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	38–48	44.2
Neoform Hermit	7–7	50.0
Unctus	2–1	66.7
Oops All Lands	6–2	75.0
Dredge	35–50	41.2
Polymorph	8–9	47.1
Protean Hulk Combo	5–2	71.4
Dice Factory	5–2	71.4
Storm Herald	5–3	62.5
Enduring Ideal	3–9	25.0
Ad Nauseam	8–3	72.7
Ad Swanseam	3–2	60.0
Chain of Acid	4–5	44.4
GreenTwin	4–1	80.0
Tibalt's Trickery	4–1	80.0
Intruder Alarm	3–1	75.0
Calibrated Blast	4–3	57.1
Restore Balance	19–20	48.7
Gyruda	3–2	60.0
Stuffy Doll	6–2	75.0
Belcher	3–7	30.0
Possibility Storm	4–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	5–6	45.5
Phoenix Altar	3–1	75.0
Actual Twin	7–7	50.0
Izzet Twin	7–6	53.8
Control	1174–1108–4	51.4
Mono Black Control	14–13	51.9
Esper Control	52–82	38.8
Demonic Rising	10–18	35.7
Paradox Haze Lock	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	15–19	44.1
Dimir Control	110–83–1	57.0
Watery Oath	3–0	100.0
Azorius Control	131–203–1	39.2
Adam's Ale	0–1	0.0
Cawblade	10–11	47.6
Turbo Fog	20–23	46.5
Izzet Control	42–33	56.0
Mardu Control	19–6	76.0
Mill	49–20	71.0
Boros Control	3–5	37.5
Cloudpost Control	57–77–1	42.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	7–11–1	38.9
Blackpost	7–8	46.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	22–30	42.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–8	11.1
Mono White Cloudpost Control	7–13	35.0
Grixis Control	62–54	53.4
Cruel Control	22–20	52.4
Stax	42–45	48.3
Necro Stax	2–0	100.0
Pollute the Planet	13–10	56.5
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	4–4	50.0
Jeskai Control	28–33	45.9
Jeskai Approach	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	17–7	70.8
Izzet Dragons	8–2	80.0
Esper Dragons	2–0	100.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	2–1	66.7
Runeflare	19–9	67.9
Ponza	90–51–1	63.8
Mono White Control	24–28	46.2
Life is Ez	12–16	42.9
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	40–44	47.6
Astral Slide	37–42	46.8
Five Color Control	15–10	60.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	7–4	63.6
Shrines	3–1	75.0
Last Stand Control	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	32–19	62.7
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	129–102	55.8
Bant Control	19–9	67.9
Temur Reclamation	21–18	53.8
Pox	41–31	56.9
Enchantments Control	6–2	75.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	6–3	66.7
Seasons Past Control	17–14	54.8
Orzhov Control	8–15	34.8
Prison	15–16	48.4
Enchantress	10–11	47.6
Aggro-Combo	477–447	51.6
Aristocrats	136–171	44.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	19–27	41.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	20–29	40.8
Golgari Aristocrats	6–8	42.9
Abzan Aristocrats	5–8	38.5
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	41–56	42.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	27–28	49.1
Boros Bombardment	6–9	40.0
Burn	68–61	52.7
Necro Burn	4–4	50.0
Infect	82–31	72.6
Simic Infect	31–8	79.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	30–11	73.2
Golgari Infect	6–5	54.5
Mono Black Infect	2–1	66.7
Turbo Myth	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	1–1	50.0
Hermit Humans	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	110–106	50.9
Izzet Dreadnought	5–2	71.4
Mono Blue Dreadnought	92–99	48.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	16–13	55.2
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	22–18	55.0
Liquimetal Fishing	10–9	52.6
Combo Goblins	21–35	37.5
Goblin Persist	17–24	41.5
Dirty Kitty	4–11	26.7
Aggro-Control	549–505	52.1
Simic Flash	6–2	75.0
Izzet Tempo	134–126	51.5
Azorius Skies	20–33	37.7
Blue Madness	47–27	63.5
Simic Madness	27–14	65.9
Temur Madness	10–6	62.5
Grixis Madness	3–3	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	6–8	42.9
Wizards	10–14	41.7
Ninjas	41–25	62.1
Mono Blue Gush	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	92–102	47.4
Mono Blue Faeries	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–1	75.0
Izzet Spells	77–85	47.5
Dimir Tempo	59–33	64.1
Dimir Faeries	5–1	83.3
Sultai Tempo	0–3	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	5–4	55.6
Azorius Tempo	5–9	35.7
Combo-Control	318–344	48.0
Curses	17–14	54.8
Burning Vengeance	5–3	62.5
Cruel Combo-Control	21–27	43.8
Battle of Wits	34–24	58.6
Approach Necro	10–2	83.3
Shared Fate	3–2	60.0
Swarm Intelligence	5–3	62.5
Sunforger	2–3	40.0
Pickles	5–6	45.5
Mindcrank	17–25	40.5
Dragoncrank	2–3	40.0
Displace Loop	5–1	83.3
Peregrine Drake	3–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	6–2	75.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	4–1	80.0
Hive Mind	9–10	47.4
Zur's Weirding	15–20	42.9
Solar Flare	19–19	50.0
Plasma Swans	11–10	52.4
Liliana's Contract	3–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	101–142	41.6
Wildfire	42–38	52.5
Thryx-Wildfire	6–5	54.5
Borderpost Wildfire	24–23	51.1
Jokulhaups Control	59–104	36.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	7–11	38.9
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	19–22	46.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	10–32	23.8
Jund Jokulhaups Control	6–8	42.9
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	7–17	29.2
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	7–10	41.2
Thopter-Sword	2–9	18.2
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–3	25.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–4	20.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–2	33.3
Resurgent Belief	9–8	52.9
Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–1	0.0
Midrange	1448–1359	51.6
Temur Ascendancy	14–13	51.9
The Rock	46–28	62.2
Golgari Citadel	5–0	100.0
Grenzo	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	45–43	51.1
Selesnya Midrange	11–10	52.4
Selesnya Value Town	1–3	25.0
Jund	74–67	52.5
Blink	119–189	38.6
Wave Blink	31–76	29.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–6	14.3
Esper Wave	5–5	50.0
Azorius Wave	9–41	18.0
Orzhov Wave	3–9	25.0
Abzan Wave	6–7	46.2
Bant Wave	5–5	50.0
Orzhov Blink	37–31	54.4
Anti-Persecution	6–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	59–58	50.4
Séance	11–11	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	15–25	37.5
Indestructible	1–2	33.3
Enchantments Matter	6–3	66.7
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	34–38	47.2
Orzhov Allies	6–6	50.0
Mardu Allies	6–8	42.9
Boros Allies	4–5	44.4
Mono White Allies	2–5	28.6
Esper Allies	3–4	42.9
BRGW Allies	2–2	50.0
Azorius Allies	4–1	80.0
Treefolk	14–5	73.7
Fake-Rack	40–25	61.5
Mardu Midrange	20–26	43.5
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–1	50.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–1	50.0
White Jund	0–2	0.0
Vampires	30–30	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	19–24	44.2
Rakdos Vampires	8–5	61.5
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	17–14	54.8
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mardu Legends	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Legends	7–1	87.5
Elementals	2–5	28.6
Rakdos Midrange	69–59	53.9
Naya Midrange	18–6	75.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	22–21	51.2
Mono Black Midrange	297–297	50.0
Necro Midrange	32–33	49.2
Mono Black Devotion	164–167	49.5
Davriel Braids	1–1	50.0
Heart of Darkness	7–9	43.8
Verdant Succession	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	9–1	90.0
Dimir Midrange	54–45	54.5
Dimir Vat	1–3	25.0
Temur Energy	1–1	50.0
Angels	9–14	39.1
Mono White Angels	2–3	40.0
Azorius Angels	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Angels	6–5	54.5
Toughness Matters	30–11	73.2
Lifegain Midrange	40–41	49.4
Martyr's Grace	15–18	45.5
Adventures	5–1	83.3
Mutate	4–1	80.0
Sultai Midrange	21–16	56.8
Sultai Emerge	2–3	40.0
Fight Rigging	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	49–69	41.5
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	7–4	63.6
Prophet Glare	1–3	25.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	10–10	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	5–1	83.3
Ordealbreak	5–8	38.5
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–8	33.3
Mythic Colossification	6–4	60.0
Neoform	6–6	50.0
Temur Neoform	2–4	33.3
Sultai Neoform	2–2	50.0
UBRG Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	3–1	75.0
Fires of Invention	20–14	58.8
Hero of Precinct One	34–31	52.3
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	7–3	70.0
Esper Hero	6–1	85.7
Orzhov Hero	5–2	71.4
Five Color Hero	2–10	16.7
Naya Hero	9–9	50.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	2–1	66.7
Clerics	8–9	47.1
Simic Snow	11–28	28.2
Artifact Midrange	19–15	55.9
Coinflip Tribal	10–4	71.4
Death Cloud	14–17	45.2
Nissa Company	1–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	4–1	80.0
Game Objects	3–3	50.0
Ramp	305–277	52.4
Villainous Wealth	3–4	42.9
Rofellos Ramp	59–63	48.4
Wild Pair	1–5	16.7
Channel-Rofellos	29–35	45.3
Cloudpost Ramp	136–145	48.4
Eldrazipost	2–3	40.0
Locus Awakening	2–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–3	25.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	6–5	54.5
Greenpost	98–110	47.1
Gruul Post	5–10	33.3
Simic Post	10–7	58.8
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Domain	2–3	40.0
Selvala Tokens	1–1	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	15–4	78.9
Historic Bloom	6–1	85.7
Reclamation at Wake	6–2	75.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	2–1	66.7
Eureka!	6–0	100.0
Defenders	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	6–12	33.3
Jund Carth	1–3	25.0
Applejacks	11–14	44.0
Field Ramp	0–2	0.0
Unclassified	0–1	0.0