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Hive Mind

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	11151	19375–19156–13	50.3	103	854	523
Hive Mind	381	592–639	48.1	2	13	18

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	132–165	44.4
Mono Black Aggro	3–2	60.0
Heroic	5–8	38.5
Mono White Heroic	3–4	42.9
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	26–31	45.6
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	5–7	41.7
Tokens	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–5	37.5
White Weenie	14–19	42.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–2	50.0
Soldiers	3–2	60.0
Kithkin	3–1	75.0
Mono White Humans	3–5	37.5
Elves	12–7	63.2
Werewolves	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Counters	2–0	100.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	4–7	36.4
Gruul Aggro	4–3	57.1
Merfolk	2–4	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	2–5	28.6
Artifact Aggro	12–28	30.0
Affinity	8–16	33.3
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	1–5	16.7
Mono Blue Architect	3–6	33.3
Madness	3–1	75.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	0–2	0.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	4–5	44.4
AggroSlide	11–12	47.8
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–3	0.0
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	3–6	33.3
Boros Legends Aggro	2–6	25.0
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Rats	1–1	50.0
Combo	90–99	47.6
Storm	26–17	60.5
Dimir Tendrils	12–9	57.1
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	9–4	69.2
Izzet Storm	3–1	75.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	11–25	30.6
Recurring Nightmare	4–4	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	2–2	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–3	40.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–18	21.7
Rakdos Reanimator	4–7	36.4
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–9	0.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necro Combo	3–0	100.0
Biovisionary	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Warp World	7–2	77.8
Boros Glimpse	3–1	75.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	3–3	50.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Naya Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–1	75.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–3	25.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–2	50.0
Taking Turns	2–2	50.0
Izzet Ascension	5–4	55.6
Jokulhaups Combo	1–2	33.3
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	3–6	33.3
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	2–5	28.6
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	3–0	100.0
Dredge	1–2	33.3
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	0–3	0.0
Storm Herald	3–1	75.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–3	25.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	1–2	33.3
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–2	0.0
Midnight Mass	1–2	33.3
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	1–5	16.7
Izzet Twin	1–5	16.7
Control	90–83	52.0
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	8–10	44.4
Demonic Rising	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	3–2	60.0
Azorius Control	16–22	42.1
Cawblade	2–1	66.7
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	11–6	64.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–4	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–5	37.5
Cruel Control	1–2	33.3
Stax	4–6	40.0
Jeskai Control	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	0–2	0.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	4–8	33.3
Mono White Control	7–2	77.8
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	1–2	33.3
Astral Slide	1–2	33.3
Five Color Control	2–3	40.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	1–2	33.3
Sultai Ultimatum	0–2	0.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Pox	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Control	4–0	100.0
Prison	4–2	66.7
Enchantress	3–2	60.0
Aggro-Combo	45–40	52.9
Aristocrats	10–8	55.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Burn	9–6	60.0
Necro Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	5–9	35.7
Simic Infect	1–3	25.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–3	50.0
Golgari Infect	0–3	0.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–4	55.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–3	57.1
Hushnought	1–2	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	8–7	53.3
Goblin Persist	5–6	45.5
Dirty Kitty	3–1	75.0
Aggro-Control	31–33	48.4
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	7–6	53.8
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	2–1	66.7
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Wizards	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–7	36.4
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	4–3	57.1
Dimir Tempo	3–6	33.3
Dimir Faeries	0–2	0.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	36–51	41.4
Curses	0–2	0.0
Battle of Wits	8–3	72.7
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	0–6	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	9–9	50.0
Zur's Weirding	0–3	0.0
Solar Flare	2–2	50.0
Plasma Swans	2–4	33.3
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	9–17	34.6
Wildfire	3–7	30.0
Thryx-Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–5	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	6–10	37.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	2–1	66.7
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Midrange	124–122	50.4
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	2–2	50.0
Grenzo	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	4–4	50.0
Blink	21–25	45.7
Wave Blink	11–8	57.9
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–1	50.0
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Wave	3–4	42.9
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	4–8	33.3
Graveyard Value	9–11	45.0
Séance	4–3	57.1
Varolz Dreadnought	1–7	12.5
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–4	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–2	0.0
Fake-Rack	0–3	0.0
Mardu Midrange	3–1	75.0
Vampires	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–2	0.0
Legends Midrange	4–2	66.7
Mardu Legends	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	9–10	47.4
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Midrange	10–9	52.6
Necro Midrange	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	5–6	45.5
Davriel Braids	2–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	2–4	33.3
Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	5–2	71.4
Martyr's Grace	2–1	66.7
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Fight Rigging	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–5	28.6
Jeskai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	7–4	63.6
Hero of Precinct One	2–6	25.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–1	50.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	3–1	75.0
Death Cloud	4–2	66.7
Game Objects	2–0	100.0
Ramp	44–46	48.9
Villainous Wealth	0–2	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	8–12	40.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	23–27	46.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–3	25.0
Greenpost	14–12	53.8
Gruul Post	4–4	50.0
Simic Post	4–6	40.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	3–1	75.0
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–0	100.0