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Archetype Tree

Archetype # Decks Record Win % 5–0s
Combo 37314 62397–63622–18 49.5 430 2789 1688
Reanimator 5506 10449–9122–4 53.4 58 469 275
Recurring Nightmare 1010 1923–1640 54.0 8 86 51
Dragon Nightmare 563 1170–882 57.0 8 65 34
Jund Nightmare 46 77–96 44.5 0 1 1
Four Color Powerful Magic 39 88–72 55.0 0 3
Worldgorger Dragon 987 2047–1542 57.0 10 77 75
Double Dragon 200 433–354 55.0 1 11 11
Starlit Graves 41 82–76 51.9 1 6 1
Dimir Cycling Reanimator 59 128–99 56.4 0 2 2
8 Goyf 41 70–86 44.9 0 7
Living Death 267 606–428 58.6 5 27 16
Excruciator Combo 117 254–173 59.5 2 14 11
Grozoth 69 121–95 56.0 2 8 3
Traditional Reanimator 2972 5400–5049–4 51.7 32 256 125
Rakdos Reanimator 458 974–796 55.0 2 35 26
Dimir Reanimator 249 396–446 47.0 2 20 3
Mono Black Reanimator 1495 2945–2473–1 54.4 15 130 79
Grixis Reanimator 53 87–95 47.8 1 1 2
Orzhov Reanimator 125 230–189 54.9 2 15 7

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype Record Win %
Aggro 2586–2366–1 52.2
Mono Black Aggro 48–66 42.1
Heroic 200–221 47.5
Mono White Heroic 138–144 48.9
Azorius Heroic 10–9 52.6
Mono Red Blitzkrieg 27–54 33.3
Boros Heroic 14–7 66.7
Selesnya Heroic 6–6 50.0
Red Deck Wins 535–572–1 48.3
Mono Red Devotion 24–14–1 63.2
Prisoner 5–7 41.7
Proliferate Red 2–7 22.2
Goblins 95–83 53.4
Tokens 97–85 53.3
Selesnya Tokens 30–27 52.6
Mardu Tokens 5–4 55.6
Mono White Tokens 31–40 43.7
Orzhov Tokens 1–6 14.3
Mono Green Stompy 127–66 65.8
White Weenie 180–157 53.4
Odric Keywords 19–9 67.9
Quest for the Holy Relic 22–23 48.9
Soldiers 16–19 45.7
Kithkin 6–4 60.0
Chroma White 3–2 60.0
Mono White Humans 9–12 42.9
Elves 187–147 56.0
Werewolves 11–4 73.3
Minotaurs 5–4 55.6
Warriors 4–4 50.0
Selesnya Little Kid 57–38 60.0
Selesnya Counters 16–12 57.1
Rogues 22–15 59.5
Zombies 120–140 46.2
Gruul Aggro 58–45 56.3
Gruul Landfall 2–0 100.0
Merfolk 46–53 46.5
Mono Red Swarm 31–38 44.9
8 Whack 10–5 66.7
Artifact Aggro 252–249 50.3
Affinity 133–127 51.2
Hush-finity 1–1 50.0
Boros Vehicles 4–3 57.1
Salvage Titan 14–10 58.3
Tempered Steel 82–85 49.1
Mono Blue Architect 13–20 39.4
Devoid Aggro 5–1 83.3
Mono Blue Aggro 9–13 40.9
Illusions 4–1 80.0
Devastating Dreams 6–5 54.5
Madness 65–43 60.2
Gruul Madness 10–6 62.5
Golgari Madness 11–13 45.8
Rakdos Madness 39–19 67.2
Jund Madness 1–1 50.0
Voltron 57–35 62.0
Hexproof 27–14 65.9
Boros Auras 4–2 66.7
Equipment Aggro 15–7 68.2
Hateful Auras 7–7 50.0
Slivers 13–5 72.2
Naya Zoo 15–1 93.8
Knights 48–46 51.1
AggroSlide 130–112 53.7
Cats 28–16 63.6
Mono White Cats 5–4 55.6
Selesnya Cats 18–8 69.2
Rakdos Aggro 22–14 61.1
Rakdos Hellbent 1–0 100.0
Boros Aggro 12–16 42.9
Humans 24–15 61.5
Gruul Humans 1–1 50.0
Selesnya Humans 6–0 100.0
Bant Humans 3–5 37.5
Jeskai Humans 4–6 40.0
Boros Humans 2–0 100.0
Orzhov Humans 3–0 100.0
Shamans 5–2 71.4
Brushwaggs 1–1 50.0
Legends Aggro 15–23 39.5
Boros Legends Aggro 12–20 37.5
Selesnya Legends Aggro 1–0 100.0
Bard Class 0–1 0.0
Permanent Vacation 2–0 100.0
Pirates 2–1 66.7
Rats 6–1 85.7
Combo 1961–1607–1 55.0
Storm 456–307 59.8
Sultai Tendrils 9–3 75.0
Dimir Tendrils 137–87 61.2
Dragonstorm 53–23 69.7
Hazoret Storm 34–18 65.4
Simic Storm 25–13 65.8
Reclamation Storm 4–0 100.0
Citadel Storm 17–3 85.0
High Tide 57–93 38.0
Grixis Tendrils 15–9 62.5
Stormpost 2–3 40.0
Mono Blue Post Desire 0–1 0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm 17–1 94.4
Izzet Storm 48–15 76.2
Swath Storm 16–3 84.2
Channel Storm 10–32 23.8
Reanimator 488–488 50.0
Recurring Nightmare 109–100 52.2
Dragon Nightmare 72–75 49.0
Jund Nightmare 6–4 60.0
Four Color Powerful Magic 6–4 60.0
Worldgorger Dragon 61–75 44.9
Double Dragon 8–8 50.0
Starlit Graves 0–2 0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator 7–6 53.8
8 Goyf 4–3 57.1
Living Death 28–30 48.3
Excruciator Combo 15–13 53.6
Grozoth 1–1 50.0
Traditional Reanimator 275–269 50.6
Rakdos Reanimator 43–46 48.3
Dimir Reanimator 20–15 57.1
Mono Black Reanimator 155–163 48.7
Grixis Reanimator 3–4 42.9
Orzhov Reanimator 13–18 41.9
Oriss Genesis 18–17 51.4
Necro Combo 0–6 0.0
Faith Necro 0–1 0.0
Deathmantle Necro 0–5 0.0
Biovisionary 2–1 66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo 35–45–1 43.8
Mono Green Stormless Storm 3–1 75.0
Dubious Challenge 9–6 60.0
Warp World 17–17 50.0
Temur Glimpse 1–3 25.0
Actual Warp World 8–6 57.1
Four Color Glimpse 8–8 50.0
Zubera Tribal 2–0 100.0
Maniac Combo 5–4 55.6
Hypergenesis 48–36 57.1
Hyperwave 8–7 53.3
New Perspectives 8–10 44.4
Cat Wave 6–11 35.3
Acid Wave 0–2 0.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo 1–1 50.0
Monumental Ignus 1–2 33.3
Mardu Life 3–2 60.0
Jeskai Ascendancy 80–67 54.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy 53–34 60.9
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy 14–15 48.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy 4–5 44.4
Myr Incubator 9–14 39.1
Umbral Mantle 10–13 43.5
Fake-Twin 25–12 67.6
Murderous Mastery 1–0 100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin 6–1 85.7
Naya Fake-Twin 10–5 66.7
Combo Post 8–12 40.0
Metalwork Colossus 54–30 64.3
Anvil Colossus 22–5 81.5
Upheaval Colossus 13–6 68.4
Infinite Infinite Combos 2–0 100.0
Seismic Swans 9–8 52.9
Cruel Combo 1–0 100.0
Eye of the Storm 1–0 100.0
Eggs 33–22 60.0
Saffi Combo 0–1 0.0
Turntimber Ranger 4–4 50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo 10–6 62.5
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo 3–1 75.0
Blazing Shoal Combo 10–17 37.0
Retraction Helix Combo 5–2 71.4
Taking Turns 49–28 63.6
Quest for Ula's Temple 4–2 66.7
Izzet Ascension 59–33 64.1
Ominous Good 22–15 59.5
Jokulhaups Combo 33–19 63.5
Soulflayer 20–18 52.6
Reanim8 Rack 3–7 30.0
Breakfast 71–113 38.6
Cephalid Breakfast 5–2 71.4
Druid Cephalid Breakfast 4–2 66.7
Hermit Gond 2–6 25.0
Hermit Dredge 4–1 80.0
Oops All Spells 33–62 34.7
Neoform Hermit 19–23 45.2
Unctus 4–12 25.0
Oops All Lands 15–4 78.9
Dredge 56–48 53.8
Polymorph 11–10 52.4
Protean Hulk Combo 8–4 66.7
Dice Factory 8–5 61.5
Storm Herald 7–3 70.0
Enduring Ideal 10–5 66.7
Ad Nauseam 9–9 50.0
Ad Swanseam 2–2 50.0
Chain of Acid 7–4 63.6
GreenTwin 4–3 57.1
Tibalt's Trickery 9–3 75.0
Intruder Alarm 2–2 50.0
Calibrated Blast 1–4 20.0
Restore Balance 14–14 50.0
Gyruda 6–3 66.7
Stuffy Doll 11–6 64.7
Belcher 13–9 59.1
Endless Belch 3–5 37.5
Tameshi Bloom 3–4 42.9
Possibility Storm 3–8 27.3
Midnight Mass 0–1 0.0
Phoenix Altar 0–2 0.0
Actual Twin 3–7 30.0
Izzet Twin 3–6 33.3
Boros Twin 0–1 0.0
Nadu Combo 27–14 65.9
Amalia Combo 5–2 71.4
Primal Prayers Combo 2–0 100.0
Control 1729–1495–1 53.6
Mono Black Control 31–43 41.9
Esper Control 86–124 41.0
Demonic Rising 36–41 46.8
Paradox Haze Lock 5–0 100.0
Mono Blue Control 32–28 53.3
Turbo Xerox 0–1 0.0
Dimir Control 91–109 45.5
Dreadful Inspiration 1–0 100.0
Watery Oath 1–1 50.0
Azorius Control 278–251–1 52.6
Adam's Ale 1–2 33.3
Cawblade 18–14 56.3
Turbo Fog 51–14 78.5
Izzet Control 31–34 47.7
Mardu Control 17–16 51.5
Mill 47–20 70.1
Boros Control 11–8 57.9
Cloudpost Control 179–157 53.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control 44–47 48.4
Blackpost 28–16 63.6
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control 49–41 54.4
Dimir Cloudpost Control 10–8 55.6
Izzet Cloudpost Control 5–8 38.5
Cloudy With Sunny Spells 10–16 38.5
Selesnya Cloudpost Control 0–4 0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control 12–8 60.0
Grixis Control 79–76 51.0
Cruel Control 44–33 57.1
Stax 71–56 55.9
Necro Stax 1–2 33.3
Pollute the Planet 12–7 63.2
Birthday Stax 11–1 91.7
Chandra Nalaar 5–4 55.6
Stagnant Control 3–0 100.0
Jeskai Control 56–46 54.9
Jeskai Approach 11–7 61.1
Dragon Control 32–17 65.3
Izzet Dragons 13–6 68.4
Esper Dragons 0–3 0.0
WUBR Dragons 0–1 0.0
Grixis Dragons 4–1 80.0
Dimir Dragons 1–1 50.0
UBRG Dragons 1–0 100.0
Galleon Control 8–4 66.7
Runeflare 28–18 60.9
Ponza 133–75 63.9
Mono White Control 50–45 52.6
Life is Ez 16–22 42.1
Dynavolt Tower 11–4 73.3
Cycling Control 50–49 50.5
Astral Slide 46–42 52.3
Five Color Control 36–20 64.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring 13–2 86.7
Shrines 5–3 62.5
Last Stand Control 4–6 40.0
Sultai Control 29–28 50.9
Sultai Ultimatum 8–3 72.7
Guildgate Control 55–38 59.1
Bant Control 20–16 55.6
Temur Reclamation 7–7 50.0
Pox 50–59 45.9
Enchantments Control 5–2 71.4
Four Color Counter Ghazi 9–12 42.9
Seasons Past Control 23–21 52.3
Orzhov Control 26–19 57.8
Prison 16–19 45.7
Enchantress 13–19 40.6
Aggro-Combo 590–633 48.2
Aristocrats 223–234 48.8
Mono Black Aristocrats 44–45 49.4
Orzhov Aristocrats 60–61 49.6
Golgari Aristocrats 21–22 48.8
Abzan Aristocrats 12–18 40.0
Mardu Aristocrats 2–3 40.0
Food 27–31 46.6
Rakdos Aristocrats 35–36 49.3
Boros Bombardment 4–10 28.6
Burn 90–76 54.2
Infect 80–86 48.2
Simic Infect 34–37 47.9
Blazing Shoal Infect 27–24 52.9
Golgari Infect 3–8 27.3
Mono Black Infect 1–2 33.3
Turbo Myth 2–0 100.0
Pummeler 15–16 48.4
Hermit Humans 6–3 66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought 42–113 27.1
Izzet Dreadnought 2–1 66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought 31–98 24.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg 23–13 63.9
Chancellor of the Forge Combo 6–0 100.0
Hushnought 29–38 43.3
Liquimetal Fishing 14–7 66.7
Combo Goblins 40–36 52.6
Goblin Persist 24–15 61.5
Dirty Kitty 16–20 44.4
Aggro-Control 564–588 49.0
Simic Flash 12–22 35.3
Simic Vat 4–12 25.0
Izzet Tempo 151–158 48.9
Azorius Skies 22–20 52.4
Blue Madness 53–23 69.7
Simic Madness 31–11 73.8
Temur Madness 10–7 58.8
Grixis Madness 4–2 66.7
Lich Aggro-Control 21–10 67.7
Temur Clues 7–1 87.5
Wizards 10–15 40.0
Tetsukotog 2–3 40.0
12 Pest 5–5 50.0
Ninjas 21–26 44.7
Mono Blue Tempo 76–139 35.3
Mono Blue Faeries 3–6 33.3
Mono Blue Librarians 8–11 42.1
Izzet Spells 66–52 55.9
Dimir Tempo 71–61 53.8
Dimir Faeries 5–6 45.5
Sultai Tempo 3–2 60.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control 5–2 71.4
Azorius Tempo 14–21 40.0
Combo-Control 449–460 49.4
Curses 21–27 43.8
Oketra's Monument 1–1 50.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument 1–1 50.0
Burning Vengeance 3–5 37.5
Cruel Combo-Control 18–18 50.0
Battle of Wits 54–32 62.8
Approach Necro 3–5 37.5
Shared Fate 7–3 70.0
Swarm Intelligence 2–4 33.3
Sunforger 4–3 57.1
Pickles 3–6 33.3
Mindcrank 27–46 37.0
Dragoncrank 2–3 40.0
Displace Loop 13–13 50.0
Peregrine Drake 6–8 42.9
Familiars 1–0 100.0
Hedron Alignment 2–7 22.2
Yosei Vat 13–11 54.2
Lich's Mastery 5–3 62.5
Curious Niv-Mizzet 3–1 75.0
Hive Mind 25–11 69.4
Zur's Weirding 19–31 38.0
Solar Flare 9–15 37.5
Plasma Swans 9–13 40.9
Liliana's Contract 2–2 50.0
Mass Land Destruction 177–178 49.9
Wildfire 100–63 61.3
Thryx-Wildfire 14–16 46.7
Borderpost Wildfire 28–14 66.7
Jokulhaups Control 77–115 40.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control 19–22 46.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control 27–49 35.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control 4–18 18.2
Jund Jokulhaups Control 11–10 52.4
WUBR Jokulhaups Control 4–9 30.8
Mardu Jokulhaups Control 8–4 66.7
Thopter-Sword 0–1 0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword 0–1 0.0
Archfiend Alteration 0–2 0.0
Resurgent Belief 8–3 72.7
Greasefang 0–1 0.0
Esper Greasefang 0–1 0.0
Midrange 2053–1651–1 55.4
Temur Ascendancy 68–57 54.4
Prophet Ascendancy 0–1 0.0
The Rock 61–38 61.6
Golgari Citadel 8–0 100.0
Grenzo 8–8 50.0
Abzan Midrange 68–47 59.1
Selesnya Midrange 25–14 64.1
Selesnya Value Town 9–8 52.9
Jund 105–68 60.7
Blink 170–183 48.2
Wave Blink 96–115 45.5
Cloudpost Wave Blink 6–7 46.2
Esper Wave 6–8 42.9
Azorius Wave 36–58 38.3
Orzhov Wave 29–24 54.7
Abzan Wave 8–9 47.1
Bant Wave 2–3 40.0
Acid Trip 3–1 75.0
Orzhov Blink 26–18 59.1
Anti-Persecution 13–6 68.4
Graveyard Value 101–78 56.4
Séance 19–12 61.3
Dimir Graves 2–1 66.7
Varolz Dreadnought 22–36 37.9
Indestructible 4–1 80.0
Enchantments Matter 19–10 65.5
Orzhov Enchantress 4–3 57.1
Constellation 3–2 60.0
Allies 39–33 54.2
Orzhov Allies 5–7 41.7
Mardu Allies 5–5 50.0
Boros Allies 5–3 62.5
Mono White Allies 0–1 0.0
Esper Allies 8–3 72.7
BRGW Allies 0–1 0.0
Azorius Allies 1–4 20.0
Treefolk 14–7 66.7
-1/-1 Counters 11–3 78.6
Fake-Rack 61–46 57.0
Selvala Morningstar 7–3 70.0
Mardu Midrange 54–36 60.0
Leave // Chance Midrange 1–0 100.0
Yisan-Prophet 2–4 33.3
White Jund 1–2 33.3
Vampires 59–47–1 55.7
Mono Black Vampires 37–33–1 52.9
Rakdos Vampires 12–9 57.1
Orzhov Vampires 8–4 66.7
Legends Midrange 31–19 62.0
Boros Legends Midrange 2–1 66.7
Mardu Legends 1–0 100.0
Orzhov Legends 6–7 46.2
Selesnya Legends 4–4 50.0
Elementals 13–8 61.9
Rakdos Midrange 117–108 52.0
Naya Midrange 11–7 61.1
Card Advantage White 0–1 0.0
Big Red 50–31 61.7
Mono Black Midrange 168–210 44.4
Necro Midrange 9–11 45.0
Mono Black Devotion 100–119 45.7
Davriel Braids 5–4 55.6
Heart of Darkness 5–10 33.3
Hellion Whip 5–1 83.3
Dimir Midrange 48–58 45.3
Dimir Vat 1–3 25.0
Temur Energy 3–2 60.0
Angels 7–12 36.8
Mono White Angels 3–2 60.0
Orzhov Angels 4–10 28.6
Toughness Matters 14–14 50.0
Lifegain Midrange 47–27 63.5
Martyr's Grace 16–10 61.5
Adventures 4–1 80.0
Mutate 14–11 56.0
Sultai Midrange 42–35 54.5
Sultai Emerge 15–13 53.6
Fight Rigging 1–0 100.0
Orzhov Midrange 59–85 41.0
Orzhov Capenna 2–0 100.0
Jeskai Midrange 8–4 66.7
Prophet Glare 13–7 65.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy 21–6 77.8
Zur the Enchanter 4–2 66.7
Ordealbreak 14–12 53.8
Enigmatic Incarnation 13–12 52.0
Mythic Colossification 8–10 44.4
Neoform 14–15 48.3
Temur Neoform 5–4 55.6
Sultai Neoform 5–7 41.7
Simic Neoform 3–1 75.0
UBRG Neoform 1–2 33.3
Party 9–6 60.0
Fires of Invention 51–22 69.9
Hero of Precinct One 60–60 50.0
Mardu Hero 5–9 35.7
Esper Hero 1–2 33.3
Orzhov Hero 9–3 75.0
Five Color Hero 31–33 48.4
Naya Hero 2–2 50.0
Boros Hero 1–1 50.0
Jeskai Hero 4–4 50.0
Gruul Obosh 7–4 63.6
Clerics 20–14 58.8
Simic Snow 42–43 49.4
Artifact Midrange 11–11 50.0
Coinflips 4–8 33.3
Death Cloud 21–20 51.2
Nissa Company 2–0 100.0
Illness in the Ranks 4–3 57.1
Game Objects 6–2 75.0
Laelia Cascade 8–7 53.3
Wight Midrange 17–6 73.9
Golgari Wight 4–0 100.0
Jund Wight 7–6 53.8
Ramp 517–322 61.6
Villainous Wealth 10–3 76.9
Rofellos Ramp 63–54 53.8
Wild Pair 4–10 28.6
Channel-Rofellos 1–1 50.0
Cloudpost Ramp 286–191 60.0
Eldrazipost 12–10 54.5
Locus Awakening 5–0 100.0
Golgari Post 12–5 70.6
Arcum's Not Astrolabe 14–10 58.3
Greenpost 178–120 59.7
Gruul Post 21–7 75.0
Simic Post 16–16 50.0
Devoid Cruelty 6–5 54.5
Domain 7–6 53.8
Temur Bombardment 1–1 50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp 12–2 85.7
Historic Bloom 8–0 100.0
Reclamation at Wake 8–4 66.7
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp 3–3 50.0
Eureka! 7–5 58.3
Defenders 2–0 100.0
Carth Superfriends 11–4 73.3
Jund Carth 2–1 66.7
Applejacks 5–3 62.5
Orcish Aids 0–2 0.0