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Life is Ez

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	36252	57989–63849–43	47.6	269	2504	1331
Mono White Control	989	1576–1511	51.1	3	37	59
Life is Ez	439	712–596	54.4	1	4	41

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	190–131	59.2
Mono Black Aggro	2–0	100.0
Heroic	19–8	70.4
Mono White Heroic	12–4	75.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	6–4	60.0
Red Deck Wins	16–28	36.4
Goblins	3–4	42.9
Tokens	4–5	44.4
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–4	20.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–3	66.7
White Weenie	21–12	63.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–2	66.7
Soldiers	1–3	25.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	21–14	60.0
Selesnya Little Kid	7–2	77.8
Selesnya Counters	2–0	100.0
Rogues	5–0	100.0
Zombies	3–3	50.0
Gruul Aggro	3–3	50.0
Merfolk	3–3	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–2	33.3
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	43–22	66.2
Affinity	23–5	82.1
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	5–3	62.5
Tempered Steel	9–9	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	6–5	54.5
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Madness	8–1	88.9
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	5–0	100.0
Voltron	2–1	66.7
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Knights	4–2	66.7
AggroSlide	5–6	45.5
Cats	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Cats	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Aggro	7–2	77.8
Rakdos Hellbent	2–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	2–4	33.3
Humans	2–1	66.7
Bant Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Combo	136–102	57.1
Storm	36–28	56.3
Dimir Tendrils	6–6	50.0
Dragonstorm	3–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	2–1	66.7
Simic Storm	4–1	80.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	11–12	47.8
Grixis Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Izzet Storm	4–2	66.7
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	3–4	42.9
Reanimator	22–16	57.9
Recurring Nightmare	5–6	45.5
Dragon Nightmare	3–5	37.5
Worldgorger Dragon	3–4	42.9
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	12–6	66.7
Rakdos Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	7–3	70.0
Oriss Genesis	2–1	66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–3	57.1
Dubious Challenge	3–1	75.0
Warp World	3–3	50.0
Actual Warp World	1–2	33.3
Four Color Glimpse	2–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	4–1	80.0
Hypergenesis	3–7	30.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–7	41.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	6–3	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	3–3	50.0
Izzet Ascension	4–2	66.7
Ominous Good	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	3–1	75.0
Breakfast	6–12	33.3
Cephalid Breakfast	6–6	50.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	5–4	55.6
Grixis Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Oops All Spells	0–6	0.0
Dredge	3–1	75.0
Dice Factory	5–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–2	0.0
Restore Balance	4–0	100.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Belcher	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Control	108–84	56.3
Mono Black Control	4–2	66.7
Esper Control	11–7	61.1
Demonic Rising	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Control	4–2	66.7
Dimir Control	5–1	83.3
Azorius Control	15–10	60.0
Cawblade	3–1	75.0
Turbo Fog	3–1	75.0
Izzet Control	2–4	33.3
Mill	4–2	66.7
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	11–9	55.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–4	55.6
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	4–8	33.3
Cruel Control	3–3	50.0
Stax	5–6	45.5
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	3–1	75.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–3	40.0
Ponza	5–11	31.3
Mono White Control	3–0	100.0
Cycling Control	4–1	80.0
Astral Slide	4–1	80.0
Five Color Control	3–0	100.0
Shrines	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–3	0.0
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Pox	7–2	77.8
Enchantments Control	2–1	66.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Control	0–4	0.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	38–41	48.1
Aristocrats	7–12	36.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–6	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	3–4	42.9
Infect	8–3	72.7
Simic Infect	6–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–2	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–8	27.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–8	20.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5–3	62.5
Hushnought	4–1	80.0
Liquimetal Fishing	4–3	57.1
Combo Goblins	4–7	36.4
Goblin Persist	2–2	50.0
Dirty Kitty	2–5	28.6
Aggro-Control	60–44	57.7
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	24–15	61.5
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	6–1	85.7
Simic Madness	3–1	75.0
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	0–2	0.0
Ninjas	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	10–10	50.0
Mono Blue Faeries	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	3–7	30.0
Dimir Tempo	6–2	75.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	37–52	41.6
Curses	4–1	80.0
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	5–6	45.5
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–2	50.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	7–4	63.6
Solar Flare	2–3	40.0
Plasma Swans	4–2	66.7
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	10–28	26.3
Wildfire	5–8	38.5
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–7	12.5
Jokulhaups Control	5–20	20.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–5	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–6	14.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Midrange	123–97	55.9
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	6–1	85.7
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	4–6	40.0
Blink	10–11	47.6
Wave Blink	2–5	28.6
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	1–3	25.0
Abzan Wave	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Blink	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	8–6	57.1
Séance	3–2	60.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–4	42.9
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–1	66.7
Mardu Midrange	5–5	50.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	4–3	57.1
Mono Black Vampires	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	0–4	0.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	0–2	0.0
Elementals	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–7	58.8
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Midrange	16–12	57.1
Mono Black Devotion	6–9	40.0
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	6–2	75.0
Toughness Matters	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Martyr's Grace	1–2	33.3
Sultai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	3–6	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	0–3	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–1	66.7
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	2–4	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	2–3	40.0
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Mardu Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	6–0	100.0
Coinflips	2–1	66.7
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	20–45	30.8
Villainous Wealth	1–1	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–16	11.1
Channel-Rofellos	2–11	15.4
Cloudpost Ramp	10–24	29.4
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	4–17	19.0
Gruul Post	1–4	20.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–2	0.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	1–0	100.0
Defenders	3–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0