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Arcum's Not Astrolabe

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Ramp	9878	16502–17956–2	47.9	67	575	354
Cloudpost Ramp	4517	7913–8348	48.7	23	195	155
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	156	295–292	50.3	0	1	5

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	76–87	46.6
Mono Black Aggro	1–1	50.0
Heroic	3–4	42.9
Mono White Heroic	3–3	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	10–21	32.3
Goblins	3–5	37.5
Tokens	7–1	87.5
Mono White Tokens	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–0	100.0
White Weenie	6–7	46.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Elves	5–5	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Zombies	5–11	31.3
Gruul Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–2	0.0
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	13–10	56.5
Affinity	12–4	75.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	1–2	33.3
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–1	50.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Knights	8–1	88.9
AggroSlide	6–9	40.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Azorius Humans	1–1	50.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Combo	66–51	56.4
Storm	18–9	66.7
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	6–3	66.7
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	7–6	53.8
Reanimator	10–14	41.7
Recurring Nightmare	0–5	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–5	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–3	40.0
Double Dragon	2–2	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	8–6	57.1
Rakdos Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–5	37.5
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–1	80.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	1–2	33.3
Naya Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–2	71.4
Anvil Colossus	1–1	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	3–1	75.0
Taking Turns	2–3	40.0
Izzet Ascension	2–1	66.7
Ominous Good	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	3–3	50.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	3–4	42.9
Hermit Dredge	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	0–1	0.0
Neoform Hermit	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	2–1	66.7
Storm Herald	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Control	48–42	53.3
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	2–3	40.0
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	4–2	66.7
Azorius Control	6–8	42.9
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Mill	2–1	66.7
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	3–1	75.0
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	3–1	75.0
Pollute the Planet	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–1	66.7
Ponza	4–9	30.8
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	3–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	4–3	57.1
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	0–4	0.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	9–13	40.9
Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Infect	2–3	40.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–3	25.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–4	0.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	20–22	47.6
Simic Flash	2–1	66.7
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	1–6	14.3
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	2–1	66.7
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–6	25.0
Izzet Spells	4–4	50.0
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	15–13	53.6
Curses	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	3–1	75.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–6	45.5
Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Midrange	50–58	46.3
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	2–0	100.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	3–4	42.9
Blink	4–8	33.3
Wave Blink	1–7	12.5
Azorius Wave	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	2–4	33.3
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–4	20.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Elementals	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	5–6	45.5
Mono Black Devotion	0–5	0.0
Davriel Braids	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	0–2	0.0
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Neoform	2–1	66.7
Temur Neoform	2–1	66.7
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	1–2	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	2–1	66.7
Abzan Hero	2–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	3–3	50.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Ramp	11–6	64.7
Rofellos Ramp	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	5–3	62.5
Greenpost	2–1	66.7
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	2–0	100.0
Eureka!	2–0	100.0