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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	40789	66950–71916–34	48.2	342	3009	1562
Sultai Midrange	820	1342–1502	47.2	6	39	26
Sultai Emerge	211	448–356	55.7	2	17	13
Sultai Energy	29	40–68	37.0	0	1
Fight Rigging	65	112–125	47.3	1	2	1

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	295–382	43.6
Mono Black Aggro	4–8	33.3
Heroic	22–36	37.9
Mono White Heroic	11–19	36.7
Azorius Heroic	4–3	57.1
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–7	36.4
Boros Heroic	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–3	40.0
Red Deck Wins	51–106	32.5
Mono Red Devotion	3–4	42.9
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	2–2	50.0
Goblins	16–10	61.5
Tokens	17–16	51.5
Selesnya Tokens	9–5	64.3
Mardu Tokens	0–3	0.0
Mono White Tokens	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	11–9	55.0
White Weenie	30–37	44.8
Odric Keywords	0–5	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	6–7	46.2
Soldiers	3–6	33.3
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	2–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	2–2	50.0
Elves	15–17	46.9
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Minotaurs	1–2	33.3
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–7	46.2
Selesnya Counters	2–1	66.7
Rogues	5–3	62.5
Zombies	13–15	46.4
Gruul Aggro	8–13	38.1
Gruul Landfall	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	3–6	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	4–6	40.0
8 Whack	0–4	0.0
Artifact Aggro	40–30	57.1
Affinity	25–19	56.8
Hardened Scales Affinity	3–2	60.0
Salvage Titan	6–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	5–6	45.5
Mono Blue Architect	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Aggro	2–1	66.7
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	0–2	0.0
Madness	8–7	53.3
Golgari Madness	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Madness	5–0	100.0
Voltron	9–9	50.0
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Boros Auras	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	3–1	75.0
Hateful Auras	3–1	75.0
Slivers	1–3	25.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	5–4	55.6
AggroSlide	3–12	20.0
Cats	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	2–4	33.3
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	1–6	14.3
Boros Legends Aggro	1–6	14.3
Permanent Vacation	1–0	100.0
Pirates	1–1	50.0
Combo	216–252	46.2
Storm	37–44	45.7
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	10–15	40.0
Dragonstorm	3–2	60.0
Hazoret Storm	5–7	41.7
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	3–5	37.5
Grixis Tendrils	1–2	33.3
Stormpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	4–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–5	28.6
Swath Storm	0–2	0.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	35–42	45.5
Recurring Nightmare	4–12	25.0
Dragon Nightmare	2–7	22.2
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–3	25.0
Worldgorger Dragon	7–5	58.3
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Starlit Graves	1–1	50.0
Living Death	7–1	87.5
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	16–21	43.2
Rakdos Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Dimir Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	8–12	40.0
Oriss Genesis	1–3	25.0
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Deathmantle Necro	0–1	0.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–7	36.4
Dubious Challenge	2–2	50.0
Warp World	1–2	33.3
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–4	20.0
Hypergenesis	6–9	40.0
Hyperwave	0–2	0.0
New Perspectives	0–2	0.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	17–13	56.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	8–4	66.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	2–4	33.3
Umbral Mantle	1–2	33.3
"Twin"	3–4	42.9
Murderous Mastery	2–0	100.0
Jeskai "Twin"	1–3	25.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–6	45.5
Anvil Colossus	4–3	57.1
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo	0–1	0.0
Eggs	1–6	14.3
Saffi Combo	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–2	60.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	8–4	66.7
Izzet Ascension	6–9	40.0
Ominous Good	4–4	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–3	50.0
Soulflayer	2–7	22.2
Reanim8 Rack	1–3	25.0
Breakfast	16–22	42.1
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	1–2	33.3
Oops All Spells	7–13	35.0
Neoform Hermit	6–7	46.2
Oops All Lands	0–2	0.0
Dredge	8–5	61.5
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–2	0.0
Polymorph	3–3	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	3–2	60.0
Enduring Ideal	0–3	0.0
Ad Nauseam	0–2	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	3–1	75.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	3–1	75.0
Restore Balance	5–2	71.4
Gyruda	1–3	25.0
Stuffy Doll	2–3	40.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	1–3	25.0
Actual Twin	1–8	11.1
Izzet Twin	1–8	11.1
Control	259–253	50.6
Mono Black Control	7–1	87.5
Esper Control	28–16	63.6
Demonic Rising	20–15	57.1
Mono Blue Control	6–10	37.5
Dimir Control	10–15	40.0
Azorius Control	24–40	37.5
Adam's Ale	2–0	100.0
Cawblade	1–3	25.0
Turbo Fog	3–3	50.0
Izzet Control	6–6	50.0
Mardu Control	5–2	71.4
Mill	4–5	44.4
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	16–19	45.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–7	22.2
Blackpost	5–2	71.4
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	12–19	38.7
Cruel Control	6–9	40.0
Stax	7–8	46.7
Pollute the Planet	1–2	33.3
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	17–7	70.8
Jeskai Approach	2–2	50.0
Dragon Control	4–3	57.1
Izzet Dragons	2–2	50.0
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–2	50.0
Ponza	22–19	53.7
Mono White Control	3–7	30.0
Life is Ez	1–2	33.3
Dynavolt Tower	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	7–7	50.0
Astral Slide	4–4	50.0
Five Color Control	3–2	60.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	4–2	66.7
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	4–4	50.0
Bant Control	9–7	56.3
Pox	10–7	58.8
Enchantments Control	1–2	33.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Control	4–11	26.7
Prison	4–3	57.1
Enchantress	3–3	50.0
Aggro-Combo	74–75	49.7
Aristocrats	24–28	46.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	7–9	43.8
Golgari Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–6	40.0
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	8–10	44.4
Necro Burn	0–1	0.0
Infect	17–10	63.0
Simic Infect	4–2	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	7–6	53.8
Golgari Infect	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	4–6	40.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–8	27.3
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–6	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	4–2	66.7
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	7–10	41.2
Goblin Persist	4–5	44.4
Dirty Kitty	3–5	37.5
Aggro-Control	85–95	47.2
Simic Flash	3–3	50.0
Simic Vat	1–2	33.3
Izzet Tempo	22–28	44.0
Azorius Skies	1–5	16.7
Blue Madness	7–2	77.8
Simic Madness	4–2	66.7
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Wizards	8–2	80.0
Tetsukotog	5–0	100.0
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	2–8	20.0
Mono Blue Gush	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–15	21.1
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–5	0.0
Izzet Spells	5–10	33.3
Dimir Tempo	10–8	55.6
Dimir Faeries	2–1	66.7
Sultai Tempo	1–3	25.0
Azorius Tempo	2–4	33.3
Combo-Control	64–47	57.7
Curses	0–4	0.0
Burning Vengeance	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	7–2	77.8
Battle of Wits	6–7	46.2
Approach Necro	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	4–1	80.0
Mindcrank	2–1	66.7
Dragoncrank	2–0	100.0
Displace Loop	2–2	50.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	2–2	50.0
Zur's Weirding	4–4	50.0
Solar Flare	4–1	80.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	15–10	60.0
Wildfire	13–4	76.5
Thryx-Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–6	25.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Thopter-Sword	3–2	60.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	3–2	60.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	1–2	33.3
Greasefang	0–2	0.0
Esper Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	274–314	46.6
Temur Ascendancy	12–8	60.0
The Rock	8–6	57.1
Golgari Citadel	2–1	66.7
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	14–9	60.9
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	14–17	45.2
Blink	30–38	44.1
Wave Blink	14–18	43.8
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–2	33.3
Azorius Wave	8–6	57.1
Orzhov Wave	2–8	20.0
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Bant Wave	1–1	50.0
Acid Trip	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	4–3	57.1
Anti-Persecution	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	10–15	40.0
Séance	1–3	25.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Enchantments Matter	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	6–17	26.1
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	2–8	20.0
Boros Allies	1–2	33.3
Mono White Allies	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–3	25.0
-1/-1 Counters	7–3	70.0
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Mardu Midrange	8–6	57.1
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–2	33.3
White Jund	5–3	62.5
Vampires	9–13	40.9
Mono Black Vampires	4–7	36.4
Rakdos Vampires	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	6–6	50.0
Orzhov Legends	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	11–18	37.9
Naya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	11–4	73.3
Mono Black Midrange	16–21	43.2
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	7–7	50.0
Heart of Darkness	2–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	4–11	26.7
Dimir Vat	0–2	0.0
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angels	3–6	33.3
Mono White Angels	1–5	16.7
Azorius Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–8	11.1
Martyr's Grace	1–1	50.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	17–17	50.0
Sultai Emerge	9–9	50.0
Sultai Energy	1–2	33.3
Fight Rigging	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–7	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Prophet Glare	2–2	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–3	57.1
Zur the Enchanter	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	8–14	36.4
Hero of Precinct One	9–9	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	5–4	55.6
Five Color Hero	1–4	20.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	0–5	0.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	2–1	66.7
Artifact Midrange	2–2	50.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Ramp	75–84	47.2
Villainous Wealth	3–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	12–17	41.4
Channel-Rofellos	0–6	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	25–37	40.3
Eldrazipost	1–1	50.0
Locus Awakening	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	2–4	33.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	12–19	38.7
Gruul Post	2–6	25.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Domain	4–2	66.7
Temur Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Selvala Tokens	1–3	25.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–3	25.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	2–4	33.3