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Varolz Dreadnought

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41572	68241–73245–34	48.2	356	3091	1593
Graveyard Value	1802	2783–3155–1	46.9	4	48	67
Varolz Dreadnought	441	864–679	56.0	2	21	28

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	213–169	55.8
Mono Black Aggro	4–2	66.7
Heroic	15–18	45.5
Mono White Heroic	7–14	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	5–3	62.5
Boros Heroic	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	33–23	58.9
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Goblins	13–11	54.2
Tokens	6–5	54.5
Selesnya Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono White Tokens	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	4–4	50.0
White Weenie	19–16	54.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–3	57.1
Soldiers	2–3	40.0
Elves	18–8	69.2
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–1	80.0
Rogues	4–0	100.0
Zombies	8–15	34.8
Gruul Aggro	2–4	33.3
Merfolk	2–7	22.2
Mono Red Swarm	2–4	33.3
8 Whack	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	27–15	64.3
Affinity	12–8	60.0
Hush-finity	1–1	50.0
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	7–5	58.3
Mono Blue Architect	6–1	85.7
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Madness	8–5	61.5
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	7–4	63.6
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	4–2	66.7
Hexproof	4–1	80.0
Slivers	2–1	66.7
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	5–5	50.0
AggroSlide	14–14	50.0
Cats	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	5–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	1–3	25.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	1–1	50.0
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Combo	166–130	56.1
Storm	28–40	41.2
Dimir Tendrils	11–13	45.8
Dragonstorm	4–3	57.1
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	2–4	33.3
Citadel Storm	2–2	50.0
High Tide	5–10	33.3
Stormpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	0–4	0.0
Reanimator	36–22	62.1
Recurring Nightmare	8–1	88.9
Dragon Nightmare	6–1	85.7
Worldgorger Dragon	7–4	63.6
Double Dragon	1–2	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	21–16	56.8
Rakdos Reanimator	8–8	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	12–7	63.2
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	3–2	60.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–1	75.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	3–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	2–4	33.3
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–12	25.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–10	23.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	10–8	55.6
Anvil Colossus	3–4	42.9
Upheaval Colossus	3–3	50.0
Eggs	4–3	57.1
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–4	20.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	10–4	71.4
Ominous Good	2–3	40.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–2	0.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	14–9	60.9
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	10–6	62.5
Neoform Hermit	1–2	33.3
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	5–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	0–3	0.0
Enduring Ideal	3–3	50.0
Ad Nauseam	3–2	60.0
Ad Swanseam	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	6–3	66.7
GreenTwin	4–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	2–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Control	113–98	53.6
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	14–15	48.3
Demonic Rising	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	6–8	42.9
Azorius Control	17–19	47.2
Cawblade	0–4	0.0
Turbo Fog	1–3	25.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	12–3	80.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	6–1	85.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	10–8	55.6
Cruel Control	3–2	60.0
Stax	3–7	30.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	3–1	75.0
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	1–1	50.0
Ponza	9–5	64.3
Mono White Control	4–6	40.0
Life is Ez	4–3	57.1
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	3–8	27.3
Astral Slide	3–5	37.5
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–3	40.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	2–1	66.7
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	4–3	57.1
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	4–0	100.0
Enchantress	4–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	74–52	58.7
Aristocrats	17–11	60.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–2	75.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Boros Bombardment	0–2	0.0
Burn	9–6	60.0
Infect	14–11	56.0
Simic Infect	5–8	38.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–2	66.7
Golgari Infect	3–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–5	58.3
Izzet Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–3	62.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–5	37.5
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	6–3	66.7
Liquimetal Fishing	4–3	57.1
Combo Goblins	11–7	61.1
Goblin Persist	7–4	63.6
Dirty Kitty	4–3	57.1
Aggro-Control	56–55	50.5
Simic Flash	2–2	50.0
Izzet Tempo	10–14	41.7
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	2–1	66.7
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	6–0	100.0
Ninjas	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	10–14	41.7
Mono Blue Faeries	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	5–6	45.5
Dimir Tempo	4–11	26.7
Dimir Faeries	2–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	49–29	62.8
Curses	4–1	80.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	3–2	60.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	7–1	87.5
Zur's Weirding	2–4	33.3
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	5–4	55.6
Mass Land Destruction	18–16	52.9
Wildfire	13–4	76.5
Thryx-Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	8–2	80.0
Jokulhaups Control	5–12	29.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–6	33.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	151–115	56.8
The Rock	4–5	44.4
Golgari Citadel	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	0–2	0.0
Jund	13–3	81.3
Blink	11–18	37.9
Wave Blink	8–14	36.4
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	2–5	28.6
Orzhov Wave	5–2	71.4
Abzan Wave	0–3	0.0
Bant Wave	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	14–7	66.7
Séance	3–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	6–6	50.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	3–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	5–4	55.6
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
Vampires	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–9	52.6
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	7–2	77.8
Mono Black Midrange	25–15	62.5
Mono Black Devotion	15–7	68.2
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	3–3	50.0
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–0	100.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	3–5	37.5
Prophet Glare	0–3	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Neoform	1–3	25.0
Temur Neoform	1–2	33.3
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–4	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	5–8	38.5
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	1–4	20.0
Five Color Hero	1–1	50.0
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	2–3	40.0
Artifact Midrange	2–1	66.7
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	42–31	57.5
Villainous Wealth	2–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	3–10	23.1
Cloudpost Ramp	31–16	66.0
Golgari Post	2–2	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	3–0	100.0
Greenpost	19–11	63.3
Gruul Post	4–1	80.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Eureka!	1–0	100.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0