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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	36498	60997–62350–18	49.5	416	2700	1643
Blazing Shoal Combo	423	616–694	47.0	3	34	12

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	136–191	41.6
Mono Black Aggro	2–6	25.0
Heroic	5–11	31.3
Mono White Heroic	0–6	0.0
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Boros Heroic	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	20–25	44.4
Goblins	3–11	21.4
Tokens	6–2	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	7–3	70.0
White Weenie	12–25	32.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–3	25.0
Soldiers	2–11	15.4
Mono White Humans	1–0	100.0
Elves	15–6	71.4
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Counters	1–1	50.0
Zombies	3–8	27.3
Gruul Aggro	1–3	25.0
Merfolk	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	14–23	37.8
Affinity	5–15	25.0
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–4	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	6–6	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	1–4	20.0
Illusions	1–3	25.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Jund Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	4–3	57.1
Hexproof	3–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	2–5	28.6
AggroSlide	2–6	25.0
Cats	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Cats	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	3–4	42.9
Boros Humans	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Humans	1–1	50.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–3	25.0
Legends Aggro	20–29	40.8
Boros Legends Aggro	18–28	39.1
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Rats	1–1	50.0
Combo	138–117	54.1
Storm	36–21	63.2
Dimir Tendrils	3–4	42.9
Dragonstorm	2–1	66.7
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	5–6	45.5
High Tide	23–8	74.2
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	15–10	60.0
Recurring Nightmare	3–2	60.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	3–2	60.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	8–4	66.7
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necro Combo	0–3	0.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–3	0.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	2–2	50.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	6–8	42.9
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	1–7	12.5
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	3–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–5	54.5
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	7–1	87.5
Anvil Colossus	5–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–3	25.0
Eggs	5–1	83.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	9–9	50.0
Taking Turns	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	0–4	0.0
Ominous Good	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–1	75.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	4–7	36.4
Hermit Dredge	2–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	1–7	12.5
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	3–2	60.0
Dredge	1–3	25.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	3–1	75.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	3–1	75.0
Gyruda	1–4	20.0
Stuffy Doll	2–0	100.0
Belcher	2–2	50.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	4–9	30.8
Phoenix Altar	2–3	40.0
Actual Twin	2–2	50.0
Izzet Twin	2–1	66.7
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	87–112	43.7
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	6–13	31.6
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	4–6	40.0
Azorius Control	9–26	25.7
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	1–2	33.3
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Boros Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Control	11–8	57.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Grixis Control	1–2	33.3
Cruel Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	7–5	58.3
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	0–3	0.0
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Runeflare	3–1	75.0
Ponza	7–6	53.8
Mono White Control	1–3	25.0
Life is Ez	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	3–4	42.9
Astral Slide	3–1	75.0
Five Color Control	1–2	33.3
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	5–1	83.3
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	3–2	60.0
Seasons Past Control	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Control	0–2	0.0
Prison	7–12	36.8
Enchantress	6–11	35.3
Aggro-Combo	37–39	48.7
Aristocrats	12–13	48.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Food	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	7–7	50.0
Burn	8–5	61.5
Necro Burn	3–0	100.0
Infect	11–12	47.8
Simic Infect	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	7–8	46.7
Mono Black Infect	0–3	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–8	27.3
Izzet Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–6	14.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	34–37	47.9
Simic Flash	3–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	6–12	33.3
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	1–2	33.3
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–5	54.5
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	5–7	41.7
Dimir Tempo	2–3	40.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	35–28	55.6
Curses	2–2	50.0
Battle of Wits	9–4	69.2
Mindcrank	3–0	100.0
Dragoncrank	2–0	100.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	2–1	66.7
Solar Flare	4–2	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	8–11	42.1
Wildfire	7–4	63.6
Thryx-Wildfire	0–3	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	7–1	87.5
Jokulhaups Control	1–7	12.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	1–3	25.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–2	0.0
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	119–157	43.1
The Rock	5–4	55.6
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	7–10	41.2
Selesnya Midrange	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	1–7	12.5
Blink	23–38	37.7
Wave Blink	8–6	57.1
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Wave	3–3	50.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	8–28	22.2
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	2–3	40.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Matter	2–1	66.7
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	2–1	66.7
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
White Jund	0–5	0.0
Vampires	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–3	40.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–4	33.3
Naya Midrange	3–1	75.0
Big Red	2–6	25.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–16	36.0
Necro Midrange	3–12	20.0
Mono Black Devotion	4–0	100.0
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	1–3	25.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–3	40.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	10–8	55.6
Jeskai Midrange	1–3	25.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–3	40.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	3–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	6–6	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	2–2	50.0
Clerics	2–2	50.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	4–5	44.4
Coinflip Tribal	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	5–1	83.3
Game Objects	0–2	0.0
Ramp	29–13	69.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	15–6	71.4
Greenpost	8–1	88.9
Gruul Post	2–1	66.7
Simic Post	4–2	66.7
Domain	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	1–2	33.3
Carth Superfriends	4–2	66.7
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	4–0	100.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0