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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	36176	57871–63727–43	47.6	269	2496	1327
Azorius Control	5849	10646–9110–3	53.9	70	458	351
Adam's Ale	31	62–53	53.9	1	7	1
Cawblade	437	828–682	54.8	9	47	20

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	2524–2212	53.3
Mono Black Aggro	47–78	37.6
Heroic	224–131	63.1
Mono White Heroic	125–68	64.8
Azorius Heroic	19–5	79.2
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	52–37	58.4
Boros Heroic	22–15	59.5
Selesnya Heroic	4–5	44.4
Red Deck Wins	392–543	41.9
Mono Red Devotion	4–20	16.7
Prisoner	4–5	44.4
Proliferate Red	3–5	37.5
Goblins	75–62	54.7
Tokens	87–62	58.4
Selesnya Tokens	32–19	62.7
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	32–24	57.1
Orzhov Tokens	7–11	38.9
Mono Green Stompy	96–72	57.1
White Weenie	196–174	53.0
Odric Keywords	8–6	57.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	21–19	52.5
Soldiers	34–45	43.0
Kithkin	7–1	87.5
Chroma White	3–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	17–11	60.7
Elves	165–105	61.1
Werewolves	12–8	60.0
Minotaurs	3–1	75.0
Warriors	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Little Kid	47–21	69.1
Selesnya Counters	11–5	68.8
Rogues	24–13	64.9
Zombies	105–88	54.4
Gruul Aggro	67–29	69.8
Gruul Landfall	6–0	100.0
Merfolk	60–41	59.4
Mono Red Swarm	22–22	50.0
8 Whack	5–8	38.5
Artifact Aggro	346–290	54.4
Affinity	197–155	56.0
Hush-finity	2–4	33.3
Hardened Scales Affinity	27–16	62.8
Boros Vehicles	2–2	50.0
Salvage Titan	12–5	70.6
Tempered Steel	93–91	50.5
Mono Blue Architect	29–30	49.2
Devoid Aggro	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Aggro	12–12	50.0
Illusions	3–1	75.0
Devastating Dreams	5–6	45.5
Madness	67–40	62.6
Gruul Madness	7–9	43.8
Golgari Madness	14–5	73.7
Rakdos Madness	42–22	65.6
Jund Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	92–39	70.2
Hexproof	42–11	79.2
Boros Auras	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	20–15	57.1
Hateful Auras	22–12	64.7
Slivers	23–13	63.9
Naya Zoo	13–2	86.7
Knights	47–40	54.0
AggroSlide	73–123	37.2
Cats	14–10	58.3
Mono White Cats	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	10–10	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	21–19	52.5
Rakdos Hellbent	0–3	0.0
Boros Aggro	25–15	62.5
Humans	39–50	43.8
Gruul Humans	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Humans	7–6	53.8
Bant Humans	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Humans	9–6	60.0
Boros Humans	12–20	37.5
Orzhov Humans	7–10	41.2
Shamans	7–4	63.6
Brushwaggs	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–2	33.3
Legends Aggro	34–37	47.9
Boros Legends Aggro	25–26	49.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Bard Class	7–7	50.0
Permanent Vacation	4–4	50.0
Pirates	15–13	53.6
Rats	13–5	72.2
Combo	1910–1628–1	54.0
Storm	365–365	50.0
Sultai Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	80–108	42.6
Dark Tide	9–7	56.3
Dragonstorm	31–24	56.4
Hazoret Storm	21–13	61.8
Simic Storm	13–16	44.8
Citadel Storm	27–13	67.5
High Tide	61–87	41.2
Grixis Tendrils	9–1	90.0
Stormpost	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–2	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	12–4	75.0
Izzet Storm	60–47	56.1
Swath Storm	9–7	56.3
Song Storm	3–2	60.0
Channel Storm	12–30	28.6
Reanimator	250–278–1	47.3
Recurring Nightmare	39–53	42.4
Dragon Nightmare	23–30	43.4
Jund Nightmare	3–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	29–55	34.5
Double Dragon	1–7	12.5
Starlit Graves	3–3	50.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3–2	60.0
8 Goyf	5–6	45.5
Living Death	16–13	55.2
Excruciator Combo	10–7	58.8
Grozoth	2–2	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	150–142–1	51.4
Rakdos Reanimator	15–21	41.7
Dimir Reanimator	15–9	62.5
Mono Black Reanimator	90–88	50.6
Grixis Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	5–2	71.4
Oriss Genesis	8–23	25.8
Necro Combo	2–2	50.0
Faith Necro	0–2	0.0
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	51–64	44.3
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	13–1	92.9
Warp World	102–55	65.0
Temur Glimpse	14–15	48.3
Boros Glimpse	39–23	62.9
Actual Warp World	12–1	92.3
Four Color Glimpse	23–9	71.9
Zubera Tribal	4–1	80.0
Maniac Combo	9–4	69.2
Hypergenesis	85–44	65.9
Hyperwave	2–8	20.0
New Perspectives	10–3	76.9
Cat Wave	5–9	35.7
Acid Wave	2–2	50.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	8–3	72.7
Mardu Life	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	51–72	41.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	37–37	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	9–28	24.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–6	33.3
Myr Incubator	8–7	53.3
Umbral Mantle	4–3	57.1
Fake-Twin	28–13	68.3
Jeskai Fake-Twin	8–3	72.7
Naya Fake-Twin	10–8	55.6
Combo Post	1–4	20.0
Metalwork Colossus	37–51	42.0
Anvil Colossus	11–28	28.2
Upheaval Colossus	9–14	39.1
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–3	25.0
Seismic Swans	9–5	64.3
Cruel Combo	1–0	100.0
Eggs	42–24	63.6
Saffi Combo	2–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	14–17	45.2
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	27–10	73.0
Retraction Helix Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	24–42	36.4
Quest for Ula's Temple	9–8	52.9
Izzet Ascension	53–35	60.2
Ominous Good	6–10	37.5
Jokulhaups Combo	13–11	54.2
Soulflayer	34–16	68.0
Reanim8 Rack	7–1	87.5
Breakfast	174–137	55.9
Cephalid Breakfast	3–4	42.9
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	3–4	42.9
Hermit Gond	4–2	66.7
Hermit Dredge	4–3	57.1
Oops All Spells	134–104	56.3
Neoform Hermit	15–18	45.5
Unctus	7–3	70.0
Oops All Lands	38–14	73.1
Dredge	65–72	47.4
Insidious Roots Dredge	6–9	40.0
Polymorph	21–3	87.5
Protean Hulk Combo	2–1	66.7
Dice Factory	10–9	52.6
Storm Herald	17–6	73.9
Enduring Ideal	10–13	43.5
Ad Nauseam	19–15	55.9
Ad Swanseam	2–3	40.0
Chain of Acid	3–5	37.5
GreenTwin	7–1	87.5
Tibalt's Trickery	12–7	63.2
Intruder Alarm	8–5	61.5
Calibrated Blast	5–6	45.5
Restore Balance	38–21	64.4
Gyruda	13–6	68.4
Stuffy Doll	3–4	42.9
Belcher	12–9	57.1
Endless Belch	1–2	33.3
Tameshi Bloom	2–6	25.0
Possibility Storm	11–5	68.8
Midnight Mass	6–7	46.2
Phoenix Altar	9–7	56.3
Actual Twin	23–30	43.4
Izzet Twin	22–29	43.1
Boros Twin	1–1	50.0
Nadu Combo	7–6	53.8
Amalia Combo	3–2	60.0
Primal Prayers Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	1646–1395–1	54.1
Mono Black Control	55–22	71.4
Esper Control	109–91	54.5
Demonic Rising	28–16	63.6
Paradox Haze Lock	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Control	26–9	74.3
Turbo Xerox	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	91–85	51.7
Dreadful Inspiration	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	287–287	50.0
Adam's Ale	1–1	50.0
Cawblade	15–20	42.9
Turbo Fog	38–27	58.5
Izzet Control	45–32	58.4
Mardu Control	22–10	68.8
Mill	35–45	43.8
Boros Control	13–6	68.4
Cloudpost Control	95–112	45.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	21–16	56.8
Blackpost	7–5	58.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	30–51	37.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	3–9	25.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	21–15	58.3
Grixis Control	62–55	53.0
Cruel Control	34–27	55.7
Stax	62–64	49.2
Pollute the Planet	9–15	37.5
Birthday Stax	6–5	54.5
Chandra Nalaar	8–1	88.9
Stagnant Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	53–38	58.2
Jeskai Approach	3–0	100.0
Dragon Control	26–24	52.0
Izzet Dragons	12–12	50.0
Esper Dragons	2–1	66.7
Grixis Dragons	2–2	50.0
Dimir Dragons	2–1	66.7
Galleon Control	1–9	10.0
Runeflare	13–20	39.4
Ponza	130–96	57.5
Mono White Control	45–31	59.2
Life is Ez	10–15	40.0
Dynavolt Tower	16–12	57.1
Cycling Control	54–54–1	50.0
Astral Slide	51–47	52.0
Five Color Control	30–19	61.2
Five Color Collected Conjuring	7–5	58.3
Shrines	6–6	50.0
Last Stand Control	11–4	73.3
Sultai Control	23–25	47.9
Sultai Ultimatum	7–6	53.8
Guildgate Control	26–13	66.7
Bant Control	21–26	44.7
Temur Reclamation	3–4	42.9
Pox	79–51	60.8
Enchantments Control	5–1	83.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	6–8	42.9
Seasons Past Control	31–16	66.0
Orzhov Control	39–44	47.0
Prison	49–27	64.5
Enchantress	44–23	65.7
Aggro-Combo	772–682	53.1
Aristocrats	175–226	43.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	18–38	32.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	44–48	47.8
Golgari Aristocrats	15–25	37.5
Abzan Aristocrats	15–8	65.2
Mardu Aristocrats	6–4	60.0
Food	12–14	46.2
Rakdos Aristocrats	53–73	42.1
Boros Bombardment	5–8	38.5
Burn	112–76	59.6
Necro Burn	0–1	0.0
Infect	140–99	58.6
Simic Infect	58–46	55.8
Blazing Shoal Infect	55–27	67.1
Golgari Infect	4–9	30.8
Mono Black Infect	8–4	66.7
Turbo Myth	2–5	28.6
Pummeler	4–2	66.7
Hermit Humans	3–1	75.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	158–131	54.7
Izzet Dreadnought	22–15	59.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought	113–103	52.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	31–37	45.6
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	3–2	60.0
Hushnought	56–35	61.5
Liquimetal Fishing	18–6	75.0
Combo Goblins	57–61	48.3
Goblin Persist	37–41	47.4
Dirty Kitty	19–20	48.7
Dwarf Combo	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	648–627	50.8
Simic Flash	6–5	54.5
Simic Vat	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	157–173	47.6
Azorius Skies	19–17	52.8
Blue Madness	38–27	58.5
Simic Madness	19–15	55.9
Temur Madness	10–5	66.7
Grixis Madness	0–2	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	14–3	82.4
Temur Clues	2–3	40.0
Wizards	32–23	58.2
Tetsukotog	1–1	50.0
12 Pest	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	39–49	44.3
Mono Blue Gush	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	109–115	48.7
Mono Blue Faeries	5–6	45.5
Mono Blue Librarians	13–17	43.3
Izzet Spells	60–75	44.4
Dimir Tempo	67–52	56.3
Dimir Faeries	7–4	63.6
Dimir Librarians	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	2–1	66.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	30–14	68.2
Azorius Tempo	24–27	47.1
Combo-Control	525–593	47.0
Curses	28–12	70.0
Burning Vengeance	10–3	76.9
Cruel Combo-Control	15–18	45.5
Battle of Wits	60–45	57.1
Shared Fate	5–3	62.5
Swarm Intelligence	2–2	50.0
Sunforger	4–2	66.7
Pickles	4–14	22.2
Mindcrank	32–92	25.8
Dragoncrank	2–4	33.3
Displace Loop	8–11	42.1
Peregrine Drake	4–5	44.4
Familiars	2–3	40.0
Hedron Alignment	6–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	2–2	50.0
Lich's Mastery	4–10	28.6
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	22–16	57.9
Zur's Weirding	15–15	50.0
Solar Flare	20–16	55.6
Plasma Swans	23–21	52.3
Liliana's Contract	2–2	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	216–262	45.2
Wildfire	70–67	51.1
Thryx-Wildfire	14–12	53.8
Borderpost Wildfire	24–33	42.1
Jokulhaups Control	146–195	42.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	45–49	47.9
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	24–32	42.9
Temur Jokulhaups Control	21–37	36.2
Jund Jokulhaups Control	14–26	35.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	11–26	29.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	16–15	51.6
Thopter-Sword	5–6	45.5
Azorius Thopter-Sword	3–2	60.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Archfiend Alteration	3–5	37.5
Resurgent Belief	6–8	42.9
Greasefang	14–15	48.3
Esper Greasefang	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Greasefang	11–12	47.8
Coveted Falcon Combo	4–5	44.4
Midrange	2229–1499–1	59.8
Temur Ascendancy	32–37	46.4
Prophet Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	73–52	58.4
Golgari Citadel	3–4	42.9
Angels and Taxes	0–3	0.0
Grenzo	12–14	46.2
Abzan Midrange	94–57	62.3
Knights of Windgrace	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	26–15	63.4
Selesnya Value Town	3–12	20.0
Jund	91–67	57.6
Blink	193–213	47.5
Wave Blink	52–64	44.8
Cloudpost Wave Blink	5–1	83.3
Esper Wave	1–3	25.0
Azorius Wave	23–33	41.1
Orzhov Wave	11–14	44.0
Abzan Wave	10–9	52.6
Bant Wave	2–2	50.0
Acid Trip	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Blink	59–53	52.7
Anti-Persecution	3–2	60.0
Graveyard Value	71–57	55.5
Séance	7–14	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	19–17	52.8
Enchantments Matter	14–8	63.6
Orzhov Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Constellation	2–2	50.0
Allies	60–44	57.7
Orzhov Allies	6–3	66.7
Mardu Allies	10–14	41.7
Boros Allies	7–6	53.8
Mono White Allies	8–2	80.0
Esper Allies	6–5	54.5
BRGW Allies	3–2	60.0
Azorius Allies	8–5	61.5
Treefolk	12–3	80.0
-1/-1 Counters	11–3	78.6
Fake-Rack	53–33	61.6
Selvala Morningstar	2–4	33.3
Mardu Midrange	32–30	51.6
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
White Jund	4–2	66.7
Vampires	59–22	72.8
Mono Black Vampires	29–11	72.5
Rakdos Vampires	21–5	80.8
Orzhov Vampires	5–3	62.5
Legends Midrange	35–16	68.6
Boros Legends Midrange	4–5	44.4
Mardu Legends	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Legends	4–7	36.4
Selesnya Legends	8–2	80.0
Elementals	11–6	64.7
Rakdos Midrange	104–67	60.8
Naya Midrange	17–9	65.4
Card Advantage White	0–2	0.0
Big Red	58–23	71.6
Mono Black Midrange	205–131–1	61.0
Necro Midrange	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Devotion	78–49	61.4
Davriel Braids	4–4	50.0
Heart of Darkness	2–12	14.3
Hellion Whip	4–2	66.7
Dimir Midrange	50–30	62.5
Dimir Vat	1–2	33.3
Temur Energy	1–1	50.0
Angels	25–9	73.5
Mono White Angels	9–6	60.0
Orzhov Angels	12–3	80.0
Toughness Matters	30–8	78.9
Lifegain Midrange	63–34	64.9
Martyr's Grace	23–19	54.8
Adventures	2–2	50.0
Mutate	9–2	81.8
Sultai Midrange	40–24	62.5
Sultai Emerge	5–8	38.5
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	121–96	55.8
Orzhov Capenna	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Midrange	8–11	42.1
Prophet Glare	4–1	80.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	59–17	77.6
Zur the Enchanter	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	15–8	65.2
Enigmatic Incarnation	13–6	68.4
Mythic Colossification	3–4	42.9
Neoform	8–8	50.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	3–4	42.9
Simic Neoform	2–2	50.0
UBRG Neoform	1–1	50.0
Party	4–2	66.7
Fires of Invention	49–41	54.4
Hero of Precinct One	101–70	59.1
Abzan Hero	3–4	42.9
Mardu Hero	17–8	68.0
Esper Hero	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	16–20	44.4
Five Color Hero	36–19	65.5
Naya Hero	10–3	76.9
Boros Hero	5–6	45.5
Gruul Obosh	10–6	62.5
Clerics	21–8	72.4
Simic Snow	26–24	52.0
Artifact Midrange	47–50	48.5
Coinflips	13–2	86.7
Death Cloud	23–11	67.6
Nissa Company	7–4	63.6
Illness in the Ranks	14–6	70.0
Game Objects	20–7	74.1
Laelia Cascade	2–4	33.3
Wight Midrange	4–11	26.7
Golgari Wight	1–2	33.3
Jund Wight	2–9	18.2
Ramp	389–473	45.1
Villainous Wealth	3–3	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	67–80	45.6
Wild Pair	7–5	58.3
Channel-Rofellos	4–12	25.0
Cloudpost Ramp	179–274	39.5
Eldrazipost	8–4	66.7
Locus Awakening	2–2	50.0
Golgari Post	7–8	46.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	8–6	57.1
Greenpost	103–189	35.3
Gruul Post	10–25	28.6
Simic Post	15–20	42.9
Temurpost	1–1	50.0
Devoid Cruelty	2–2	50.0
Domain	4–3	57.1
Summer Bloom Ramp	14–9	60.9
Historic Bloom	2–3	40.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–4	20.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	2–1	66.7
Eureka!	1–2	33.3
Defenders	6–2	75.0
Carth Superfriends	19–19	50.0
Jund Carth	3–2	60.0
Applejacks	7–2	77.8
Orcish Aids	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	15–23	39.5
Superfriends	2–1	66.7
Unclassified	3–1	75.0