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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Midrange	6509	12626–13143–34	49.0	342	3009
Mono Black Midrange	827	1699–1626–6	51.1	41	396
Necro Midrange	101	260–168–1	60.7	14	65
Mono Black Devotion	382	743–769	49.1	11	152
Davriel Braids	8	10–15	40.0	0	1
Heart of Darkness	27	81–52	60.9	2	12

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	511–479–2	51.6
Mono Black Aggro	10–16	38.5
Heroic	38–31	55.1
Mono White Heroic	20–25	44.4
Azorius Heroic	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	12–1	92.3
Boros Heroic	2–3	40.0
Red Deck Wins	123–122–1	50.2
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	2–0	100.0
Goblins	8–9	47.1
Tokens	39–26	60.0
Selesnya Tokens	14–7	66.7
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	18–17	51.4
Orzhov Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	15–6	71.4
White Weenie	40–38–1	51.3
Odric Keywords	0–2–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	13–8	61.9
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	27–21	56.3
Warriors	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	9–3	75.0
Rogues	6–2	75.0
Zombies	10–18	35.7
Gruul Aggro	10–2	83.3
Merfolk	14–9	60.9
Mono Red Swarm	14–11	56.0
8 Whack	3–2	60.0
Artifact Aggro	35–45	43.8
Affinity	21–25	45.7
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	13–19	40.6
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Devoid Aggro	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	9–3	75.0
Gruul Madness	2–1	66.7
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	5–2	71.4
Voltron	20–9	69.0
Hexproof	6–2	75.0
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Hateful Auras	6–2	75.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Knights	9–4	69.2
AggroSlide	34–65	34.3
Cats	3–1	75.0
Mono White Cats	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	9–9	50.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	1–3	25.0
Boros Humans	6–6	50.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	20–19	51.3
Boros Legends Aggro	20–18	52.6
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Permanent Vacation	1–1	50.0
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Combo	208–178	53.9
Storm	46–59	43.8
Dimir Tendrils	14–12	53.8
Dragonstorm	2–7	22.2
Hazoret Storm	4–3	57.1
Simic Storm	3–4	42.9
Reclamation Storm	2–3	40.0
Citadel Storm	1–2	33.3
High Tide	7–10	41.2
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Stormpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	10–15	40.0
Channel Storm	2–4	33.3
Reanimator	41–36	53.2
Recurring Nightmare	2–10	16.7
Dragon Nightmare	2–8	20.0
Worldgorger Dragon	3–5	37.5
Double Dragon	1–1	50.0
Starlit Graves	2–3	40.0
Grozoth	1–2	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	33–16	67.3
Rakdos Reanimator	7–3	70.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	14–6	70.0
Grixis Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Necro Combo	0–5	0.0
Faith Necro	0–2	0.0
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–3	50.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	4–1	80.0
Dubious Challenge	4–1	80.0
Warp World	2–2	50.0
Boros Glimpse	1–2	33.3
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	4–1	80.0
Hypergenesis	5–3	62.5
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	7–13	35.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–8	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–5	37.5
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–3	62.5
Anvil Colossus	3–2	60.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	3–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	12–3	80.0
Taking Turns	5–1	83.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–2	33.3
Izzet Ascension	5–2	71.4
Ominous Good	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–2	33.3
Soulflayer	3–2	60.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	13–14	48.1
Cephalid Breakfast	4–1	80.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	4–1	80.0
Hermit Gond	0–2	0.0
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	7–9	43.8
Neoform Hermit	1–1	50.0
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	2–2	50.0
Dredge	1–4	20.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	3–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	2–0	100.0
GreenTwin	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	4–3	57.1
Gyruda	2–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Belcher	1–1	50.0
Midnight Mass	1–2	33.3
Phoenix Altar	2–0	100.0
Actual Twin	1–1	50.0
Izzet Twin	1–1	50.0
Control	303–285–4	51.5
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	8–19	29.6
Demonic Rising	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Control	0–3	0.0
Dimir Control	45–28–1	61.6
Watery Oath	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	30–40–1	42.9
Cawblade	2–5	28.6
Turbo Fog	2–4	33.3
Izzet Control	19–8	70.4
Mardu Control	4–0	100.0
Mill	7–3	70.0
Boros Control	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Control	11–18–1	37.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–4–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–7	41.7
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–4	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Grixis Control	15–29	34.1
Cruel Control	3–9	25.0
Stax	13–9	59.1
Necro Stax	1–0	100.0
Pollute the Planet	8–7	53.3
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	6–12	33.3
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	6–3	66.7
Izzet Dragons	3–1	75.0
Runeflare	3–1	75.0
Ponza	12–6–1	66.7
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	8–11	42.1
Astral Slide	7–11	38.9
Five Color Control	1–2	33.3
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	7–4	63.6
Guildgate Control	68–50	57.6
Bant Control	2–3	40.0
Temur Reclamation	10–8	55.6
Pox	3–3	50.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–1	80.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–8	11.1
Prison	1–4	20.0
Enchantress	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Combo	111–118	48.5
Aristocrats	33–51	39.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–7	22.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Food	18–26	40.9
Rakdos Aristocrats	7–11	38.9
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	20–16	55.6
Infect	13–2	86.7
Simic Infect	5–1	83.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	34–35	49.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	31–35	47.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Hushnought	5–4	55.6
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–8	20.0
Goblin Persist	2–4	33.3
Dirty Kitty	0–4	0.0
Aggro-Control	110–133	45.3
Izzet Tempo	27–35	43.5
Azorius Skies	1–13	7.1
Blue Madness	10–5	66.7
Simic Madness	5–2	71.4
Temur Madness	4–3	57.1
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	0–3	0.0
Ninjas	8–3	72.7
Mono Blue Gush	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	28–36	43.8
Mono Blue Librarians	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	17–31	35.4
Dimir Tempo	5–1	83.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	62–73	45.9
Curses	1–1	50.0
Burning Vengeance	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	10–17	37.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Approach Necro	9–1	90.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Swarm Intelligence	4–2	66.7
Sunforger	1–1	50.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	5–6	45.5
Dragoncrank	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–3	25.0
Zur's Weirding	1–5	16.7
Solar Flare	3–5	37.5
Plasma Swans	3–4	42.9
Mass Land Destruction	12–23	34.3
Wildfire	9–4	69.2
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	7–2	77.8
Jokulhaups Control	3–19	13.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–5	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Greasefang	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–1	50.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–1	0.0
Midrange	338–306	52.5
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	5–2	71.4
Abzan Midrange	14–5	73.7
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	16–7	69.6
Blink	35–47	42.7
Wave Blink	4–23	14.8
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–3	25.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	2–15	11.8
Orzhov Wave	1–2	33.3
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	28–16	63.6
Anti-Persecution	4–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	10–5	66.7
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–0	100.0
Indestructible	1–0	100.0
Allies	10–9	52.6
Orzhov Allies	4–3	57.1
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	1–2	33.3
Esper Allies	3–2	60.0
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	7–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–5	0.0
Vampires	6–3	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	4–1	80.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	22–14	61.1
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Midrange	110–110	50.0
Necro Midrange	15–16	48.4
Mono Black Devotion	72–73	49.7
Heart of Darkness	2–1	66.7
Hellion Whip	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	13–14	48.1
Dimir Vat	1–1	50.0
Angels	6–8	42.9
Mono White Angels	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Angels	5–4	55.6
Toughness Matters	6–4	60.0
Lifegain Midrange	7–6	53.8
Martyr's Grace	2–3	40.0
Adventures	3–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	10–12	45.5
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	2–2	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	7–7	50.0
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	2–0	100.0
Naya Hero	3–5	37.5
Clerics	3–5	37.5
Simic Snow	3–14	17.6
Artifact Midrange	1–1	50.0
Coinflip Tribal	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	1–3	25.0
Nissa Company	1–0	100.0
Ramp	56–54	50.9
Rofellos Ramp	20–25	44.4
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Channel-Rofellos	19–22	46.3
Cloudpost Ramp	23–20	53.5
Eldrazipost	1–2	33.3
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	14–16	46.7
Gruul Post	2–1	66.7
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–3	25.0