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Ominous Good

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37232	62264–63476–18	49.5	428	2776	1686
Ominous Good	308	432–590	42.3	2	10	7

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	78–180	30.2
Mono Black Aggro	0–2	0.0
Heroic	4–22	15.4
Mono White Heroic	2–12	14.3
Azorius Heroic	0–4	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–5	16.7
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	8–41	16.3
Goblins	6–7	46.2
Tokens	4–10	28.6
Selesnya Tokens	1–3	25.0
Mono White Tokens	1–7	12.5
Mono Green Stompy	2–5	28.6
White Weenie	6–11	35.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–1	75.0
Soldiers	1–2	33.3
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	6–6	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Counters	3–2	60.0
Rogues	0–4	0.0
Zombies	6–17	26.1
Gruul Aggro	2–3	40.0
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	4–4	50.0
8 Whack	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	5–13	27.8
Affinity	3–5	37.5
Tempered Steel	2–6	25.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Madness	2–3	40.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	1–4	20.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	4–10	28.6
AggroSlide	9–11	45.0
Cats	3–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Combo	95–120	44.2
Storm	22–37	37.3
Dimir Tendrils	5–8	38.5
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	3–3	50.0
High Tide	11–21	34.4
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	15–22	40.5
Recurring Nightmare	2–3	40.0
Dragon Nightmare	2–3	40.0
Worldgorger Dragon	10–8	55.6
Double Dragon	5–3	62.5
Traditional Reanimator	1–10	9.1
Rakdos Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–6	14.3
Oriss Genesis	2–3	40.0
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Warp World	1–3	25.0
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	1–2	33.3
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–5	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–4	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–2	33.3
Fake-Twin	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–3	57.1
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	0–2	0.0
Eggs	5–3	62.5
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	4–2	66.7
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Ominous Good	4–4	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	6–2	75.0
Soulflayer	6–3	66.7
Breakfast	4–12	25.0
Hermit Gond	0–2	0.0
Hermit Dredge	1–4	20.0
Neoform Hermit	2–5	28.6
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	2–4	33.3
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	0–2	0.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–2	33.3
Possibility Storm	0–2	0.0
Control	88–76	53.7
Mono Black Control	0–4	0.0
Esper Control	4–5	44.4
Demonic Rising	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	2–8	20.0
Azorius Control	10–6	62.5
Turbo Fog	3–1	75.0
Mardu Control	3–3	50.0
Mill	6–3	66.7
Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Grixis Control	6–6	50.0
Cruel Control	3–3	50.0
Stax	3–5	37.5
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	4–0	100.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–3	25.0
Ponza	10–9	52.6
Mono White Control	3–1	75.0
Life is Ez	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	3–5	37.5
Astral Slide	2–5	28.6
Five Color Control	2–2	50.0
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	5–3	62.5
Guildgate Control	5–1	83.3
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	3–1	75.0
Pox	2–1	66.7
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	14–36	28.0
Aristocrats	7–11	38.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–6	25.0
Burn	1–10	9.1
Infect	2–6	25.0
Simic Infect	0–3	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–3	25.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–5	0.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	4–2	66.7
Goblin Persist	4–2	66.7
Aggro-Control	18–35	34.0
Simic Flash	0–2	0.0
Izzet Tempo	3–9	25.0
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–9	30.8
Izzet Spells	4–5	44.4
Dimir Tempo	2–4	33.3
Combo-Control	28–24	53.8
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Pickles	2–1	66.7
Mindcrank	1–1	50.0
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	0–5	0.0
Solar Flare	2–2	50.0
Plasma Swans	3–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	15–12	55.6
Wildfire	12–9	57.1
Thryx-Wildfire	7–6	53.8
Borderpost Wildfire	4–3	57.1
Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Midrange	77–89	46.4
Temur Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
The Rock	2–3	40.0
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	3–6	33.3
Blink	7–10	41.2
Wave Blink	4–6	40.0
Esper Wave	0–2	0.0
Azorius Wave	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Wave	1–2	33.3
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Trip	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	4–2	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	4–2	66.7
Mardu Midrange	3–1	75.0
Vampires	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–6	50.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Midrange	9–16	36.0
Mono Black Devotion	6–9	40.0
Dimir Midrange	1–5	16.7
Toughness Matters	2–5	28.6
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	4–4	50.0
Sultai Emerge	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–3	40.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	2–0	100.0
Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Coinflips	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	1–2	33.3
Ramp	34–30	53.1
Cloudpost Ramp	22–25	46.8
Golgari Post	0–2	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	18–16	52.9
Simic Post	0–3	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	2–0	100.0
Eureka!	5–3	62.5
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0