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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Combo	5605	11784–10875–18	52.0	416	2701
Storm	1102	2296–2106–4	52.2	94	477
Sultai Tendrils	13	20–25–1	44.4	0	3
Dimir Tendrils	293	680–550–3	55.3	33	128
Dark Tide	6	15–11	57.7	2	4
Dragonstorm	115	221–243	47.6	6	43
Hazoret Storm	54	70–108	39.3	1	22
Simic Storm	31	46–63	42.2	0	11
Reclamation Storm	10	17–23	42.5	0	5
Citadel Storm	25	39–59	39.8	1	10
High Tide	245	577–428	57.4	28	107
Grixis Tendrils	28	33–59	35.9	0	9
Stormpost	7	7–15	31.8	0	2
Mono Blue Post Desire	6	7–13	35.0	0	2
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	5	3–10	23.1
Izzet Storm	139	296–269	52.4	11	80
Swath Storm	8	14–15	48.3	0	2
Song Storm	4	6–11	35.3	0	1
Channel Storm	87	253–144	63.7	14	51

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	673–732–2	47.9
Mono Black Aggro	13–15–1	46.4
Heroic	62–65–1	48.8
Mono White Heroic	44–48–1	47.8
Azorius Heroic	4–4	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	9–11	45.0
Boros Heroic	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	158–207	43.3
Mono Red Devotion	1–8	11.1
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	18–13	58.1
Tokens	19–16	54.3
Selesnya Tokens	7–4	63.6
Mono White Tokens	12–9	57.1
Mono Green Stompy	15–12	55.6
White Weenie	65–96	40.4
Odric Keywords	0–2	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–3	62.5
Soldiers	7–10	41.2
Elves	63–41	60.6
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	7–4	63.6
Selesnya Counters	2–0	100.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	18–44	29.0
Gruul Aggro	4–5	44.4
Merfolk	9–13	40.9
Mono Red Swarm	2–10	16.7
8 Whack	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	63–67	48.5
Affinity	32–32	50.0
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	25–33	43.1
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	0–2	0.0
Madness	7–7	50.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	5–6	45.5
Voltron	12–8	60.0
Hexproof	9–4	69.2
Equipment Aggro	2–2	50.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	6–2	75.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	18–10	64.3
AggroSlide	85–58	59.4
Cats	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	4–2	66.7
Humans	12–16	42.9
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Bant Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	11–11	50.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–2	33.3
Legends Aggro	3–7	30.0
Boros Legends Aggro	2–7	22.2
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	354–365	49.2
Storm	123–123	50.0
Sultai Tendrils	2–2	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	29–37	43.9
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	13–5	72.2
Hazoret Storm	5–3	62.5
Simic Storm	3–4	42.9
Reclamation Storm	2–2	50.0
Citadel Storm	2–1	66.7
High Tide	30–30	50.0
Izzet Storm	16–17	48.5
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	18–21	46.2
Reanimator	52–71	42.3
Recurring Nightmare	26–24	52.0
Dragon Nightmare	22–22	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	5–5	50.0
Double Dragon	3–1	75.0
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	21–41	33.9
Rakdos Reanimator	5–17	22.7
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	9–22	29.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–5	37.5
Dubious Challenge	2–0	100.0
Warp World	4–1	80.0
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	2–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	11–8	57.9
New Perspectives	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	17–16	51.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	12–10	54.5
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	5–6	45.5
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
"Twin"	1–3	25.0
Jeskai "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–5	44.4
Anvil Colossus	0–2	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–1	66.7
Seismic Swans	4–1	80.0
Eggs	3–4	42.9
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–2	60.0
Taking Turns	8–2	80.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	4–3	57.1
Ominous Good	2–3	40.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–1	75.0
Soulflayer	6–5	54.5
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	42–72	36.8
Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	1–2	33.3
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	33–64	34.0
Neoform Hermit	2–3	40.0
Unctus	4–1	80.0
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	13–11	54.2
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–2	50.0
Ad Nauseam	2–1	66.7
Chain of Acid	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	2–2	50.0
Restore Balance	7–1	87.5
Gyruda	3–1	75.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	6–3	66.7
Tameshi Bloom	1–4	20.0
Possibility Storm	4–3	57.1
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	0–2	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–2	0.0
Control	374–251	59.8
Mono Black Control	4–6	40.0
Esper Control	35–23	60.3
Demonic Rising	7–7	50.0
Mono Blue Control	17–10	63.0
Dimir Control	17–15	53.1
Azorius Control	58–49	54.2
Cawblade	2–3	40.0
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Izzet Control	10–5	66.7
Mardu Control	2–3	40.0
Mill	4–1	80.0
Boros Control	6–2	75.0
Cloudpost Control	33–20	62.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	13–9	59.1
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	13–5	72.2
Grixis Control	25–11	69.4
Cruel Control	9–8	52.9
Stax	8–9	47.1
Pollute the Planet	2–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	18–3	85.7
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	4–5	44.4
Izzet Dragons	3–1	75.0
Grixis Dragons	1–2	33.3
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	4–4	50.0
Ponza	17–17	50.0
Mono White Control	10–3	76.9
Life is Ez	3–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	5–0	100.0
Cycling Control	21–11	65.6
Astral Slide	18–11	62.1
Five Color Control	4–4	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	5–5	50.0
Guildgate Control	6–1	85.7
Bant Control	2–2	50.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	10–5	66.7
Enchantments Control	4–7	36.4
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	8–2	80.0
Orzhov Control	10–11	47.6
Prison	11–9	55.0
Enchantress	9–3	75.0
Aggro-Combo	169–186	47.6
Aristocrats	34–31	52.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	14–7	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	10–12	45.5
Boros Bombardment	3–0	100.0
Burn	38–31	55.1
Infect	16–24	40.0
Simic Infect	7–11	38.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–6	33.3
Golgari Infect	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Infect	0–2	0.0
Pummeler	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	51–77	39.8
Izzet Dreadnought	7–11	38.9
Mono Blue Dreadnought	41–63	39.4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5–4	55.6
Hushnought	8–7	53.3
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	14–8	63.6
Goblin Persist	7–5	58.3
Dirty Kitty	7–3	70.0
Aggro-Control	149–135–1	52.5
Simic Flash	1–1–1	50.0
Simic Vat	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	41–29	58.6
Azorius Skies	5–0	100.0
Blue Madness	5–5	50.0
Simic Madness	5–3	62.5
Temur Madness	0–2	0.0
Temur Clues	1–0	100.0
Wizards	3–1	75.0
Tetsukotog	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	6–1	85.7
Mono Blue Tempo	32–41	43.8
Mono Blue Faeries	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–2	50.0
Izzet Spells	28–23	54.9
Dimir Tempo	9–13	40.9
Dimir Librarians	1–2	33.3
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	6–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	1–10	9.1
Combo-Control	95–85	52.8
Curses	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	4–10	28.6
Battle of Wits	11–3	78.6
Pickles	0–3	0.0
Mindcrank	3–11	21.4
Displace Loop	0–3	0.0
Peregrine Drake	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–2	0.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	2–3	40.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	7–1	87.5
Zur's Weirding	5–5	50.0
Solar Flare	3–11	21.4
Plasma Swans	4–4	50.0
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	49–26	65.3
Wildfire	12–6	66.7
Thryx-Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Jokulhaups Control	37–20	64.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–4	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	4–2	66.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	13–4	76.5
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–5	16.7
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	7–4	63.6
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
Thopter-Sword	3–1	75.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	2–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	430–303–1	58.7
Temur Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	12–8	60.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Angels and Taxes	2–4	33.3
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	11–4	73.3
Selesnya Midrange	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	2–2	50.0
Jund	20–15	57.1
Blink	36–21	63.2
Wave Blink	27–13	67.5
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Esper Wave	5–1	83.3
Azorius Wave	19–7	73.1
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–2	0.0
Bant Wave	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Blink	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	18–10	64.3
Séance	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	6–3	66.7
Enchantments Matter	6–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	9–11	45.0
Orzhov Allies	3–1	75.0
Mardu Allies	0–3	0.0
Boros Allies	2–1	66.7
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–1	50.0
Azorius Allies	2–1	66.7
Treefolk	3–1	75.0
Fake-Rack	4–10	28.6
Mardu Midrange	2–7	22.2
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
Vampires	14–6–1	70.0
Mono Black Vampires	12–5–1	70.6
Orzhov Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	4–5	44.4
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	31–14	68.9
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	7–5	58.3
Mono Black Midrange	59–46	56.2
Necro Midrange	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	18–15	54.5
Davriel Braids	2–1	66.7
Heart of Darkness	3–6	33.3
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	12–14	46.2
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angels	14–3	82.4
Mono White Angels	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Angels	10–2	83.3
Toughness Matters	4–2	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	8–16	33.3
Martyr's Grace	6–11	35.3
Sultai Midrange	3–3	50.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	28–46	37.8
Orzhov Capenna	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	2–1	66.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–1	66.7
Neoform	2–1	66.7
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	6–2	75.0
Hero of Precinct One	11–10	52.4
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Hero	1–1	50.0
Five Color Hero	1–2	33.3
Naya Hero	3–1	75.0
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Clerics	4–1	80.0
Simic Snow	37–8	82.2
Artifact Midrange	21–10	67.7
Coinflip Tribal	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	2–1	66.7
Ramp	52–49	51.5
Rofellos Ramp	7–11	38.9
Wild Pair	1–2	33.3
Channel-Rofellos	1–7	12.5
Cloudpost Ramp	25–22	53.2
Eldrazipost	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	16–15	51.6
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	3–3	50.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0