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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	36615	58634–64396–43	47.7	277	2555	1349
Dimir Control	2392	3732–3913–10	48.8	15	167	96
Dreadful Inspiration	24	35–31–3	53.0	1	8	1
Watery Oath	9	18–25	41.9	0	5

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	804–1097–3	42.3
Mono Black Aggro	20–29	40.8
Heroic	68–67–1	50.4
Mono White Heroic	40–41–1	49.4
Azorius Heroic	8–6	57.1
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	9–10	47.4
Boros Heroic	7–8	46.7
Selesnya Heroic	4–2	66.7
Red Deck Wins	122–287–2	29.8
Mono Red Devotion	4–6–1	40.0
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	36–33	52.2
Tokens	49–39	55.7
Selesnya Tokens	17–20	45.9
Mardu Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono White Tokens	14–11	56.0
Orzhov Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	43–53	44.8
White Weenie	67–80	45.6
Odric Keywords	5–5	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–10	28.6
Soldiers	10–17	37.0
Kithkin	2–4	33.3
Chroma White	2–5	28.6
Mono White Humans	4–7	36.4
Elves	52–39	57.1
Werewolves	5–2	71.4
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Warriors	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Little Kid	12–8	60.0
Selesnya Counters	3–2	60.0
Rogues	2–3	40.0
Zombies	29–49	37.2
Gruul Aggro	17–25	40.5
Merfolk	11–18	37.9
Mono Red Swarm	16–22	42.1
8 Whack	3–3	50.0
Artifact Aggro	83–123	40.3
Affinity	37–50	42.5
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	3–2	60.0
Boros Vehicles	2–7	22.2
Salvage Titan	3–5	37.5
Tempered Steel	32–42	43.2
Mono Blue Architect	6–12	33.3
Devoid Aggro	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–3	25.0
Devastating Dreams	1–1	50.0
Madness	16–15	51.6
Gruul Madness	5–5	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Madness	7–6	53.8
Voltron	29–27	51.8
Hexproof	12–10	54.5
Boros Auras	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	7–6	53.8
Hateful Auras	6–8	42.9
Slivers	8–2	80.0
Naya Zoo	4–1	80.0
Knights	19–27	41.3
AggroSlide	15–56	21.1
Cats	4–12	25.0
Mono White Cats	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Cats	2–8	20.0
Rakdos Aggro	9–13	40.9
Rakdos Hellbent	0–3	0.0
Boros Aggro	8–4	66.7
Humans	6–14	30.0
Gruul Humans	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Bant Humans	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Humans	1–1	50.0
Shamans	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	17–21	44.7
Boros Legends Aggro	15–18	45.5
Bard Class	1–3	25.0
Permanent Vacation	0–2	0.0
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Rats	2–1	66.7
Combo	684–537	56.0
Storm	152–131	53.7
Sultai Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	32–31	50.8
Dragonstorm	18–5	78.3
Hazoret Storm	19–10	65.5
Simic Storm	10–11	47.6
Reclamation Storm	4–4	50.0
Citadel Storm	14–10	58.3
High Tide	25–30	45.5
Grixis Tendrils	2–5	28.6
Stormpost	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–2	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–4	33.3
Izzet Storm	13–10	56.5
Swath Storm	2–0	100.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	5–9	35.7
Reanimator	109–91	54.5
Recurring Nightmare	12–15	44.4
Dragon Nightmare	5–11	31.3
Jund Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	19–11	63.3
Double Dragon	4–1	80.0
Starlit Graves	1–3	25.0
8 Goyf	3–2	60.0
Living Death	2–8	20.0
Excruciator Combo	2–2	50.0
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	71–51	58.2
Rakdos Reanimator	11–9	55.0
Dimir Reanimator	6–1	85.7
Mono Black Reanimator	37–26	58.7
Grixis Reanimator	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Oriss Genesis	4–3	57.1
Necro Combo	3–2	60.0
Deathmantle Necro	2–1	66.7
Biovisionary	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	19–26	42.2
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–1	50.0
Dubious Challenge	4–1	80.0
Warp World	16–22	42.1
Temur Glimpse	2–1	66.7
Boros Glimpse	5–9	35.7
Actual Warp World	3–4	42.9
Four Color Glimpse	4–5	44.4
Maniac Combo	4–2	66.7
Hypergenesis	20–16	55.6
Hyperwave	0–2	0.0
New Perspectives	4–6	40.0
Cat Wave	1–2	33.3
Acid Wave	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	1–1	50.0
Mardu Life	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	18–17	51.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	13–6	68.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–8	27.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Myr Incubator	3–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	13–3	81.3
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Combo Post	2–2	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	15–18	45.5
Anvil Colossus	4–7	36.4
Upheaval Colossus	4–4	50.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	3–3	50.0
Seismic Swans	5–4	55.6
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	17–6	73.9
Saffi Combo	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	4–2	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	6–4	60.0
Retraction Helix Combo	0–2	0.0
Taking Turns	11–10	52.4
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	12–6	66.7
Ominous Good	8–2	80.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–5	28.6
Soulflayer	6–9	40.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	41–36	53.2
Cephalid Breakfast	6–3	66.7
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	5–3	62.5
Grixis Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Hermit Gond	2–1	66.7
Hermit Dredge	0–2	0.0
Oops All Spells	24–23	51.1
Neoform Hermit	7–4	63.6
Oops All Lands	11–5	68.8
Dredge	22–14	61.1
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–3	0.0
Polymorph	10–4	71.4
Protean Hulk Combo	3–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–3	25.0
Storm Herald	4–2	66.7
Enduring Ideal	11–3	78.6
Ad Nauseam	9–1	90.0
Ad Swanseam	2–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	3–4	42.9
GreenTwin	3–2	60.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–2	50.0
Intruder Alarm	4–3	57.1
Calibrated Blast	3–0	100.0
Restore Balance	10–3	76.9
Gyruda	2–1	66.7
Stuffy Doll	7–0	100.0
Belcher	2–8	20.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–4	20.0
Possibility Storm	2–3	40.0
Midnight Mass	0–6	0.0
Phoenix Altar	2–5	28.6
Actual Twin	12–14	46.2
Izzet Twin	11–12	47.8
Boros Twin	0–2	0.0
Nadu Combo	1–2	33.3
Primal Prayers Combo	3–0	100.0
Control	701–673–2	51.0
Mono Black Control	24–17–1	58.5
Esper Control	36–39	48.0
Demonic Rising	18–18	50.0
Paradox Haze Lock	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	8–15	34.8
Dimir Control	64–64	50.0
Dreadful Inspiration	1–3	25.0
Watery Oath	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	87–92	48.6
Cawblade	5–4	55.6
Turbo Fog	7–5	58.3
Izzet Control	17–15–1	53.1
Mardu Control	11–4	73.3
Mill	25–9	73.5
Boros Control	5–2	71.4
Cloudpost Control	47–43	52.2
Azorius Cloudpost Control	17–13	56.7
Blackpost	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–8	52.9
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–5	28.6
Mono White Cloudpost Control	8–11	42.1
Grixis Control	33–15	68.8
Cruel Control	15–7	68.2
Stax	29–55	34.5
Necro Stax	0–2	0.0
Pollute the Planet	5–12	29.4
Birthday Stax	3–13	18.8
Chandra Nalaar	3–2	60.0
Stagnant Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	12–28	30.0
Dragon Control	12–11	52.2
Izzet Dragons	8–1	88.9
Esper Dragons	1–3	25.0
Grixis Dragons	0–2	0.0
Galleon Control	0–2	0.0
Runeflare	6–7	46.2
Ponza	35–29	54.7
Mono White Control	6–12	33.3
Life is Ez	1–5	16.7
Dynavolt Tower	7–5	58.3
Cycling Control	26–32	44.8
Astral Slide	19–30	38.8
Five Color Control	6–6	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	5–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	15–10	60.0
Sultai Ultimatum	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	47–55	46.1
Bant Control	5–2	71.4
Temur Reclamation	10–9	52.6
Pox	20–14	58.8
Enchantments Control	2–1	66.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–8	11.1
Seasons Past Control	10–11	47.6
Orzhov Control	31–15	67.4
Prison	20–13	60.6
Enchantress	17–11	60.7
Aggro-Combo	217–247–1	46.8
Aristocrats	82–114–1	41.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	8–29–1	21.6
Orzhov Aristocrats	18–23	43.9
Golgari Aristocrats	10–3	76.9
Abzan Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Mardu Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	25–18	58.1
Rakdos Aristocrats	12–31	27.9
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	21–28	42.9
Necro Burn	0–1	0.0
Infect	40–24	62.5
Simic Infect	16–11	59.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	15–5	75.0
Golgari Infect	3–2	60.0
Pummeler	2–4	33.3
Hermit Humans	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	32–34	48.5
Izzet Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	28–32	46.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	6–1	85.7
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–2	33.3
Hushnought	11–15	42.3
Liquimetal Fishing	5–5	50.0
Combo Goblins	12–16	42.9
Goblin Persist	7–3	70.0
Dirty Kitty	5–13	27.8
Dwarf Combo	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	251–254	49.7
Simic Flash	3–3	50.0
Izzet Tempo	81–72	52.9
Azorius Skies	11–10	52.4
Blue Madness	15–23	39.5
Simic Madness	15–18	45.5
Temur Madness	0–3	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–0	100.0
Temur Clues	3–0	100.0
Wizards	10–7	58.8
Tetsukotog	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	11–15	42.3
Mono Blue Gush	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	42–50	45.7
Mono Blue Faeries	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	9–14	39.1
Izzet Spells	21–33	38.9
Dimir Tempo	22–12	64.7
Dimir Faeries	3–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	2–1	66.7
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–6	14.3
Azorius Tempo	6–7	46.2
Spirits	0–3	0.0
Azorius Spirits	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	179–179–3	50.0
Curses	11–6–1	64.7
Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	4–2	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	10–14	41.7
Battle of Wits	19–17	52.8
Approach Necro	1–3	25.0
Shared Fate	2–2	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–1	50.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	10–15	40.0
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	6–10	37.5
Peregrine Drake	6–8	42.9
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	2–1	66.7
Yosei Vat	0–4	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–3	25.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	2–3	40.0
Zur's Weirding	4–2	66.7
Solar Flare	12–13	48.0
Plasma Swans	4–0	100.0
Liliana's Contract	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	64–69–2	48.1
Wildfire	35–20–2	63.6
Thryx-Wildfire	7–2	77.8
Borderpost Wildfire	12–5–2	70.6
Jokulhaups Control	29–49	37.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	14–13	51.9
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	4–11	26.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–7	12.5
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
Thopter-Sword	0–3	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–2	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	3–1	75.0
Resurgent Belief	4–1	80.0
Midrange	760–740–1	50.7
Temur Ascendancy	25–27	48.1
The Rock	25–25	50.0
Golgari Citadel	2–1	66.7
Angels and Taxes	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	3–2	60.0
Abzan Midrange	27–30	47.4
Selesnya Midrange	9–13	40.9
Selesnya Value Town	4–7	36.4
Jund	32–20	61.5
Blink	65–92	41.4
Wave Blink	28–26	51.9
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Esper Wave	2–1	66.7
Azorius Wave	7–10	41.2
Orzhov Wave	9–8	52.9
Abzan Wave	4–4	50.0
Bant Wave	5–2	71.4
Acid Trip	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Blink	11–26	29.7
Anti-Persecution	1–2	33.3
Graveyard Value	32–38	45.7
Séance	3–6	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	8–6	57.1
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	6–9	40.0
Orzhov Enchantress	4–0	100.0
Constellation	2–6	25.0
Allies	25–21	54.3
Orzhov Allies	9–3	75.0
Mardu Allies	0–4	0.0
Boros Allies	3–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	3–2	60.0
Esper Allies	1–3	25.0
BRGW Allies	3–1	75.0
Azorius Allies	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	5–4	55.6
-1/-1 Counters	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	23–10	69.7
Selvala Morningstar	1–2	33.3
Mardu Midrange	12–7	63.2
Yisan-Prophet	1–2	33.3
White Jund	2–0	100.0
Vampires	26–14	65.0
Mono Black Vampires	15–9	62.5
Rakdos Vampires	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Vampires	4–3	57.1
Legends Midrange	19–17	52.8
Boros Legends Midrange	3–2	60.0
Mardu Legends	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Legends	7–7	50.0
Selesnya Legends	3–2	60.0
Elementals	3–5	37.5
Rakdos Midrange	28–28	50.0
Naya Midrange	5–3	62.5
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	9–10	47.4
Mono Black Midrange	84–110–1	43.3
Necro Midrange	5–12	29.4
Mono Black Devotion	41–55	42.7
Davriel Braids	2–3	40.0
Heart of Darkness	4–2	66.7
Hellion Whip	3–3	50.0
Dimir Midrange	27–22	55.1
Dimir Vat	0–3	0.0
Angels	4–4	50.0
Mono White Angels	2–2	50.0
Azorius Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	0–2	0.0
Toughness Matters	20–5	80.0
Lifegain Midrange	17–16	51.5
Martyr's Grace	2–8	20.0
Adventures	2–2	50.0
Mutate	3–3	50.0
Sultai Midrange	15–10	60.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Midrange	28–30	48.3
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Prophet Glare	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–4	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	2–2	50.0
Ordealbreak	2–2	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	4–0	100.0
Neoform	9–6	60.0
Temur Neoform	3–1	75.0
Sultai Neoform	2–2	50.0
Simic Neoform	0–2	0.0
UBRG Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	13–16	44.8
Hero of Precinct One	20–21	48.8
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	3–5	37.5
Esper Hero	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Hero	3–6	33.3
Five Color Hero	6–5	54.5
Naya Hero	3–1	75.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	3–0	100.0
Clerics	4–11	26.7
Simic Snow	6–15	28.6
Artifact Midrange	14–12	53.8
Boros Engineers	0–1	0.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	6–10	37.5
Nissa Company	3–1	75.0
Illness in the Ranks	2–1	66.7
Game Objects	7–2	77.8
Laelia Cascade	0–2	0.0
Wight Midrange	4–0	100.0
Jund Wight	4–0	100.0
Ramp	132–186	41.5
Villainous Wealth	1–1	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	22–47	31.9
Wild Pair	3–4	42.9
Channel-Rofellos	5–10	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	49–97	33.6
Eldrazipost	3–3	50.0
Locus Awakening	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	1–5	16.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–4	33.3
Greenpost	19–53	26.4
Gruul Post	6–9	40.0
Simic Post	8–9	47.1
Temurpost	0–2	0.0
Domain	3–1	75.0
Selvala Tokens	0–4	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	4–4	50.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–3	25.0
Eureka!	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	8–4	66.7
Jund Carth	0–2	0.0
Applejacks	7–1	87.5
Field Ramp	1–6	14.3
Unclassified	4–0	100.0