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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	36176	57871–63727–43	47.6	269	2496	1327
Mono Blue Control	676	876–1154	43.2	6	47	21
Turbo Xerox	4	8–7	53.3

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	200–340	37.0
Mono Black Aggro	7–13	35.0
Heroic	13–20	39.4
Mono White Heroic	6–10	37.5
Azorius Heroic	4–2	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–7	30.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	42–65	39.3
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	6–10	37.5
Tokens	6–13	31.6
Selesnya Tokens	1–8	11.1
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–3	40.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–7	22.2
White Weenie	27–42	39.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–5	28.6
Soldiers	4–2	66.7
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	1–1	50.0
Elves	13–23	36.1
Werewolves	0–2	0.0
Minotaurs	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	5–8	38.5
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	6–14	30.0
Gruul Aggro	0–5	0.0
Merfolk	7–13	35.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–7	0.0
Artifact Aggro	23–37	38.3
Affinity	8–13	38.1
Boros Vehicles	0–2	0.0
Salvage Titan	2–2	50.0
Tempered Steel	8–17	32.0
Mono Blue Architect	3–3	50.0
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	0–2	0.0
Madness	4–4	50.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Madness	2–1	66.7
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	10–4	71.4
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	6–3	66.7
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	0–3	0.0
Knights	5–7	41.7
AggroSlide	3–15	16.7
Cats	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Hellbent	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	3–1	75.0
Humans	7–5	58.3
Selesnya Humans	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Humans	4–1	80.0
Boros Humans	2–0	100.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	148–171	46.4
Storm	40–53	43.0
Sultai Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	3–11	21.4
Dragonstorm	2–2	50.0
Hazoret Storm	7–3	70.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	6–12	33.3
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	7–6	53.8
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	8–14	36.4
Reanimator	28–32	46.7
Recurring Nightmare	7–6	53.8
Dragon Nightmare	3–4	42.9
Worldgorger Dragon	5–5	50.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	1–0	100.0
Living Death	1–0	100.0
Excruciator Combo	1–0	100.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	12–20	37.5
Rakdos Reanimator	0–3	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	2–9	18.2
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–3	25.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	8–7	53.3
Warp World	2–6	25.0
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Boros Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	0–3	0.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–3	40.0
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	2–2	50.0
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–7	22.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	2–6	25.0
Murderous Mastery	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–5	16.7
Metalwork Colossus	2–3	40.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–2	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo	1–0	100.0
Eggs	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–2	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	3–1	75.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	4–3	57.1
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	7–13	35.0
Cephalid Breakfast	0–4	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–4	0.0
Oops All Spells	5–7	41.7
Neoform Hermit	1–1	50.0
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Dredge	2–3	40.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	2–2	50.0
Storm Herald	0–2	0.0
Enduring Ideal	4–1	80.0
Ad Nauseam	3–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	3–2	60.0
Restore Balance	3–2	60.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Nadu Combo	0–1	0.0
Amalia Combo	1–1	50.0
Control	165–178	48.1
Mono Black Control	5–4	55.6
Esper Control	11–19	36.7
Demonic Rising	7–7	50.0
Mono Blue Control	12–12	50.0
Dimir Control	15–8	65.2
Azorius Control	9–26	25.7
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	9–2	81.8
Izzet Control	2–3	40.0
Mardu Control	0–3	0.0
Mill	3–3	50.0
Cloudpost Control	6–9	40.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Grixis Control	12–12	50.0
Cruel Control	6–7	46.2
Stax	10–9	52.6
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Birthday Stax	3–2	60.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	7–6	53.8
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
WUBR Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	2–1	66.7
Runeflare	4–3	57.1
Ponza	10–13	43.5
Mono White Control	3–8	27.3
Life is Ez	2–4	33.3
Cycling Control	4–2	66.7
Astral Slide	4–1	80.0
Sultai Control	6–8	42.9
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–3	40.0
Bant Control	4–5	44.4
Pox	4–4	50.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	6–4	60.0
Prison	2–1	66.7
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	50–60	45.5
Aristocrats	15–16	48.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–5	44.4
Golgari Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	4–10	28.6
Infect	5–9	35.7
Simic Infect	0–2	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–2	66.7
Golgari Infect	0–4	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	12–9	57.1
Mono Blue Dreadnought	9–9	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–5	44.4
Hushnought	3–4	42.9
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	6–4	60.0
Goblin Persist	4–3	57.1
Dirty Kitty	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	62–86	41.9
Izzet Tempo	15–21	41.7
Azorius Skies	1–4	20.0
Blue Madness	5–8	38.5
Simic Madness	1–6	14.3
Temur Madness	0–2	0.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	0–3	0.0
Tetsukotog	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	1–5	16.7
Mono Blue Tempo	20–17	54.1
Mono Blue Faeries	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	8–13	38.1
Dimir Tempo	3–5	37.5
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–3	25.0
Combo-Control	39–60	39.4
Curses	3–7	30.0
Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–5	28.6
Battle of Wits	4–5	44.4
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	1–11	8.3
Dragoncrank	0–2	0.0
Displace Loop	3–4	42.9
Peregrine Drake	3–3	50.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	3–0	100.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–3	25.0
Solar Flare	2–1	66.7
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Liliana's Contract	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	15–16	48.4
Wildfire	5–10	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	1–4	20.0
Jokulhaups Control	10–6	62.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Thopter-Sword	0–2	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Midrange	191–214	47.2
Temur Ascendancy	6–15	28.6
The Rock	8–5	61.5
Grenzo	0–3	0.0
Abzan Midrange	8–5	61.5
Selesnya Midrange	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–2	0.0
Jund	13–13	50.0
Blink	15–20	42.9
Wave Blink	1–3	25.0
Azorius Wave	1–3	25.0
Acid Trip	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	1–2	33.3
Graveyard Value	3–5	37.5
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	2–1	66.7
Constellation	2–0	100.0
Allies	6–7	46.2
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	2–3	40.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	3–3	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	5–6	45.5
Selvala Morningstar	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	0–4	0.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–2	0.0
White Jund	1–1	50.0
Vampires	6–13	31.6
Mono Black Vampires	2–11	15.4
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	3–7	30.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Legends	0–3	0.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–7	41.7
Naya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	0–5	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	19–16	54.3
Mono Black Devotion	4–5	44.4
Dimir Midrange	6–2	75.0
Dimir Vat	1–1	50.0
Angels	1–1	50.0
Mono White Angels	1–0	100.0
Azorius Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	9–5	64.3
Martyr's Grace	8–3	72.7
Sultai Midrange	10–6	62.5
Sultai Emerge	1–3	25.0
Sultai Energy	0–2	0.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–2	77.8
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	1–2	33.3
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–2	33.3
Mythic Colossification	1–2	33.3
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	2–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	13–9	59.1
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	6–3	66.7
Naya Hero	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	3–9	25.0
Artifact Midrange	3–3	50.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Laelia Cascade	1–1	50.0
Wight Midrange	0–3	0.0
Jund Wight	0–3	0.0
Ramp	21–45	31.8
Rofellos Ramp	1–9	10.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–3	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	9–21	30.0
Golgari Post	0–3	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	6–15	28.6
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Devoid Cruelty	1–0	100.0
Domain	0–2	0.0
Temur Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Selvala Tokens	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–2	50.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	0–2	0.0
Field Ramp	1–1	50.0
Superfriends	0–1	0.0