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Archetype Tree

Archetype # Decks Record Win % ① ⑧ 5–0s
Aggro-Control 13713 24122–22793–3 51.4 89 961 678
Simic Flash 245 391–418–1 48.3 1 22 6
Simic Vat 57 131–97 57.5 0 14 2
Izzet Tempo 3394 6595–5698–1 53.6 15 210 206
Azorius Skies 544 854–945 47.5 3 25 22
Blue Madness 830 1290–1464 46.8 5 42 28
Simic Madness 522 822–884 48.2 4 31 22
Temur Madness 142 245–255 49.0 1 9 3
Grixis Madness 50 74–83 47.1 0 1 2
Lich Aggro-Control 196 344–341 50.2 0 7 11
Temur Clues 37 47–71 39.8 0 9
Wizards 609 838–1013 45.3 3 34 16
Tetsukotog 50 90–91 49.7 0 5 2
12 Pest 71 138–118 53.9 1 5 4
Ninjas 753 1296–1299 49.9 4 40 32
Mono Blue Gush 84 149–151 49.7 1 9 6
Mono Blue Tempo 2308 4535–3533 56.2 26 218 146
Mono Blue Faeries 113 209–178 54.0 0 2 4
Mono Blue Librarians 297 641–397 61.8 8 35 26
Izzet Spells 1418 2640–2348 52.9 16 143 81
Dimir Tempo 1397 2132–2304 48.1 4 55 51
Dimir Faeries 148 212–250 45.9 0 4 2
Dimir Librarians 32 52–63 45.2 1 2 1
Sultai Tempo 56 115–105 52.3 0 4 2
Ensoul Aggro-Control 275 548–412 57.1 4 33 17
Azorius Tempo 364 687–552 55.4 5 40 23

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype Record Win %
Aggro 4858–6024 44.6
Mono Black Aggro 112–174 39.2
Heroic 380–453 45.6
Mono White Heroic 185–267 40.9
Azorius Heroic 34–24 58.6
Mono Red Blitzkrieg 82–103 44.3
Boros Heroic 54–45 54.5
Selesnya Heroic 15–11 57.7
Red Deck Wins 721–1293 35.8
Mono Red Devotion 20–37 35.1
Prisoner 2–7 22.2
Proliferate Red 14–13 51.9
Goblins 175–165 51.5
Tokens 208–180 53.6
Selesnya Tokens 75–47 61.5
Mardu Tokens 8–7 53.3
Mono White Tokens 83–81 50.6
Orzhov Tokens 11–21 34.4
Mono Green Stompy 187–244 43.4
White Weenie 420–542 43.7
Odric Keywords 13–22 37.1
Quest for the Holy Relic 55–83 39.9
Soldiers 77–84 47.8
Kithkin 9–11 45.0
Chroma White 5–12 29.4
Mono White Humans 16–35 31.4
Elves 367–348 51.3
Werewolves 14–22 38.9
Minotaurs 2–2 50.0
Warriors 10–6 62.5
Selesnya Little Kid 85–96 47.0
Selesnya Counters 26–21 55.3
Rogues 31–28 52.5
Zombies 153–253 37.7
Gruul Aggro 95–102 48.2
Gruul Landfall 19–3 86.4
Merfolk 128–109 54.0
Mono Red Swarm 81–84 49.1
8 Whack 19–25 43.2
Artifact Aggro 651–758 46.2
Affinity 321–388 45.3
Hush-finity 5–7 41.7
Hardened Scales Affinity 21–27 43.8
Boros Vehicles 7–8 46.7
Salvage Titan 41–22 65.1
Tempered Steel 197–243 44.8
Mono Blue Architect 63–62 50.4
Devoid Aggro 6–4 60.0
Mono Blue Aggro 28–9 75.7
Illusions 8–1 88.9
Devastating Dreams 11–13 45.8
Madness 75–104 41.9
Gruul Madness 9–12 42.9
Golgari Madness 21–23 47.7
Rakdos Madness 32–58 35.6
Jund Madness 2–0 100.0
Voltron 159–118 57.4
Hexproof 69–49 58.5
Boros Auras 5–2 71.4
Equipment Aggro 39–35 52.7
Hateful Auras 18–27 40.0
Slivers 44–13 77.2
Naya Zoo 14–11 56.0
Knights 115–110 51.1
AggroSlide 159–370 30.1
Cats 40–48 45.5
Mono White Cats 5–2 71.4
Selesnya Cats 34–44 43.6
Rakdos Aggro 50–47 51.5
Rakdos Hellbent 4–6 40.0
Boros Aggro 31–29 51.7
Humans 101–91 52.6
Gruul Humans 1–4 20.0
Selesnya Humans 19–14 57.6
Bant Humans 13–12 52.0
Jeskai Humans 21–12 63.6
Boros Humans 21–17 55.3
Orzhov Humans 9–18 33.3
Shamans 21–26 44.7
Brushwaggs 1–1 50.0
Mono Red Eldrazi 2–2 50.0
Legends Aggro 57–81 41.3
Boros Legends Aggro 39–57 40.6
Selesnya Legends Aggro 4–7 36.4
Bard Class 9–13 40.9
Permanent Vacation 5–2 71.4
Pirates 9–14 39.1
Rats 9–6 60.0
Combo 4394–3600–2 55.0
Storm 1030–823–1 55.6
Sultai Tendrils 6–3 66.7
Dimir Tendrils 185–210–1 46.8
Dark Tide 3–6 33.3
Dragonstorm 74–60 55.2
Hazoret Storm 58–32 64.4
Simic Storm 57–27 67.9
Reclamation Storm 21–7 75.0
Citadel Storm 49–16 75.4
High Tide 273–241 53.1
Grixis Tendrils 31–10 75.6
Stormpost 5–5 50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire 0–3 0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm 41–8 83.7
Izzet Storm 111–88 55.8
Swath Storm 16–6 72.7
Song Storm 5–4 55.6
Channel Storm 56–93 37.6
Reanimator 588–564 51.0
Recurring Nightmare 90–100 47.4
Dragon Nightmare 46–58 44.2
Jund Nightmare 8–5 61.5
Four Color Powerful Magic 2–6 25.0
Worldgorger Dragon 133–111 54.5
Double Dragon 42–31 57.5
Starlit Graves 1–7 12.5
Dimir Cycling Reanimator 7–5 58.3
8 Goyf 1–2 33.3
Living Death 21–29 42.0
Excruciator Combo 13–19 40.6
Grozoth 8–10 44.4
Traditional Reanimator 319–297 51.8
Rakdos Reanimator 44–60 42.3
Dimir Reanimator 22–27 44.9
Mono Black Reanimator 188–146 56.3
Grixis Reanimator 3–7 30.0
Orzhov Reanimator 17–17 50.0
Oriss Genesis 38–39 49.4
Necro Combo 7–4 63.6
Faith Necro 1–0 100.0
Deathmantle Necro 2–1 66.7
Biovisionary 4–0 100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo 81–107 43.1
Mono Green Stormless Storm 3–2 60.0
Dubious Challenge 32–9 78.0
Warp World 103–90 53.4
Temur Glimpse 14–13 51.9
Boros Glimpse 38–32 54.3
Actual Warp World 9–2 81.8
Four Color Glimpse 31–31 50.0
Zubera Tribal 11–0 100.0
Maniac Combo 24–12 66.7
Hypergenesis 153–107 58.8
Hyperwave 5–13 27.8
New Perspectives 22–20 52.4
Cat Wave 5–5 50.0
Acid Wave 1–1 50.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo 1–3 25.0
Monumental Ignus 0–1 0.0
Mardu Life 2–4 33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy 152–150 50.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy 93–93 50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy 31–43 41.9
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy 13–7 65.0
Myr Incubator 19–14 57.6
Umbral Mantle 13–12 52.0
Fake-Twin 40–32 55.6
Murderous Mastery 0–2 0.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin 8–8 50.0
Naya Fake-Twin 14–12 53.8
Combo Post 3–10 23.1
Metalwork Colossus 109–114 48.9
Anvil Colossus 47–67 41.2
Upheaval Colossus 30–17 63.8
Infinite Infinite Combos 2–4 33.3
Seismic Swans 21–14 60.0
Cruel Combo 7–0 100.0
Eye of the Storm 1–0 100.0
Eggs 103–57 64.4
Saffi Combo 4–3 57.1
Turntimber Ranger 3–0 100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo 30–14 68.2
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo 16–7 69.6
Blazing Shoal Combo 39–35 52.7
Retraction Helix Combo 10–0 100.0
Taking Turns 130–50 72.2
Quest for Ula's Temple 22–12 64.7
Izzet Ascension 95–103 48.0
Ominous Good 35–18 66.0
Jokulhaups Combo 67–26 72.0
Soulflayer 71–72 49.7
Reanim8 Rack 9–20 31.0
Breakfast 323–357–1 47.5
Cephalid Breakfast 20–36–1 35.7
Druid Cephalid Breakfast 17–30–1 36.2
Grixis Breakfast 0–3 0.0
Hermit Gond 9–6 60.0
Hermit Dredge 9–13 40.9
Oops All Spells 210–221 48.7
Neoform Hermit 52–56 48.1
Unctus 8–12 40.0
Oops All Lands 51–19 72.9
Dredge 138–177 43.8
Insidious Roots Dredge 15–14 51.7
Polymorph 33–22 60.0
Protean Hulk Combo 13–3 81.3
Dice Factory 51–19 72.9
Storm Herald 35–10 77.8
Enduring Ideal 57–50 53.3
Ad Nauseam 67–40 62.6
Ad Swanseam 11–7 61.1
Chain of Acid 15–7 68.2
GreenTwin 15–9 62.5
Tibalt's Trickery 29–8 78.4
Intruder Alarm 14–11 56.0
Calibrated Blast 24–6 80.0
Restore Balance 82–63 56.6
Gyruda 24–17 58.5
Stuffy Doll 11–8 57.9
Belcher 26–23 53.1
Endless Belch 1–2 33.3
Tameshi Bloom 11–11 50.0
Possibility Storm 7–6 53.8
Midnight Mass 14–23 37.8
Phoenix Altar 12–16 42.9
Actual Twin 46–75 38.0
Izzet Twin 38–65 36.9
Boros Twin 7–9 43.8
Nadu Combo 10–16 38.5
Amalia Combo 2–4 33.3
Primal Prayers Combo 0–1 0.0
Control 4310–3607 54.4
Mono Black Control 81–49 62.3
Esper Control 254–291 46.6
Demonic Rising 75–82 47.8
Paradox Haze Lock 4–3 57.1
Mono Blue Control 86–62 58.1
Turbo Xerox 0–1 0.0
Dimir Control 252–249 50.3
Dreadful Inspiration 1–0 100.0
Azorius Control 628–651 49.1
Adam's Ale 2–0 100.0
Cawblade 36–72 33.3
Turbo Fog 115–31 78.8
Izzet Control 83–103 44.6
Mardu Control 53–34 60.9
Mill 134–49 73.2
Boros Control 25–17 59.5
Cloudpost Control 293–317 48.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control 43–54 44.3
Blackpost 36–25 59.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control 99–108 47.8
Dimir Cloudpost Control 17–12 58.6
Izzet Cloudpost Control 9–12 42.9
Cloudy With Sunny Spells 4–9 30.8
Selesnya Cloudpost Control 14–13 51.9
Mono White Cloudpost Control 53–60 46.9
Grixis Control 198–156 55.9
Cruel Control 82–60 57.7
Stax 228–129 63.9
Necro Stax 1–0 100.0
Pollute the Planet 15–17 46.9
Birthday Stax 10–7 58.8
Chandra Nalaar 9–9 50.0
Stagnant Control 3–3 50.0
Jeskai Control 96–89 51.9
Jeskai Approach 4–4 50.0
Dragon Control 49–44 52.7
Izzet Dragons 24–19 55.8
Esper Dragons 4–4 50.0
WUBR Dragons 0–2 0.0
Grixis Dragons 1–2 33.3
Dimir Dragons 2–0 100.0
Galleon Control 11–3 78.6
Runeflare 91–22 80.5
Ponza 277–155 64.1
Mono White Control 85–110 43.6
Life is Ez 44–60 42.3
Dynavolt Tower 11–19 36.7
Cycling Control 155–118 56.8
Astral Slide 145–105 58.0
Five Color Control 88–52 62.9
Five Color Collected Conjuring 26–16 61.9
Shrines 27–4 87.1
Last Stand Control 13–10 56.5
Sultai Control 102–71 59.0
Sultai Ultimatum 21–6 77.8
Guildgate Control 183–202 47.5
Bant Control 79–53 59.8
Temur Reclamation 36–46 43.9
Pox 172–120 58.9
Enchantments Control 16–16 50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi 31–26 54.4
Seasons Past Control 58–48 54.7
Orzhov Control 88–79 52.7
Prison 94–66 58.8
Enchantress 78–47 62.4
Aggro-Combo 1663–1564 51.5
Aristocrats 500–484 50.8
Mono Black Aristocrats 89–100 47.1
Orzhov Aristocrats 85–85 50.0
Golgari Aristocrats 41–36 53.2
Abzan Aristocrats 40–19 67.8
Mardu Aristocrats 13–12 52.0
Food 90–73 55.2
Rakdos Aristocrats 93–114 44.9
Boros Bombardment 12–23 34.3
Burn 207–212 49.4
Necro Burn 7–6 53.8
Infect 297–153 66.0
Simic Infect 107–78 57.8
Blazing Shoal Infect 102–46 68.9
Golgari Infect 17–12 58.6
Mono Black Infect 5–3 62.5
Turbo Myth 2–1 66.7
Pummeler 9–12 42.9
Hermit Humans 8–8 50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought 274–289 48.7
Izzet Dreadnought 20–26 43.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought 203–233 46.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg 71–83 46.1
Chancellor of the Forge Combo 9–6 60.0
Hushnought 98–129 43.2
Liquimetal Fishing 40–26 60.6
Combo Goblins 124–143 46.4
Goblin Persist 80–95 45.7
Dirty Kitty 44–48 47.8
Dwarf Combo 0–2 0.0
Aggro-Control 1710–1710 50.0
Simic Flash 22–16 57.9
Simic Vat 2–4 33.3
Izzet Tempo 422–513 45.1
Azorius Skies 74–51 59.2
Blue Madness 102–96 51.5
Simic Madness 69–69 50.0
Temur Madness 10–17 37.0
Grixis Madness 7–5 58.3
Lich Aggro-Control 16–22 42.1
Temur Clues 1–1 50.0
Wizards 93–64 59.2
Tetsukotog 4–6 40.0
12 Pest 6–8 42.9
Ninjas 90–87 50.8
Mono Blue Gush 20–14 58.8
Mono Blue Tempo 325–306 51.5
Mono Blue Faeries 18–17 51.4
Mono Blue Librarians 16–22 42.1
Izzet Spells 148–178 45.4
Dimir Tempo 166–149 52.7
Dimir Faeries 18–12 60.0
Dimir Librarians 3–1 75.0
Sultai Tempo 12–12 50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control 54–65 45.4
Azorius Tempo 25–36 41.0
Combo-Control 1281–1028–1 55.5
Curses 60–42 58.8
Oketra's Monument 1–0 100.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument 1–0 100.0
Burning Vengeance 8–11 42.1
Cruel Combo-Control 31–41 43.1
Battle of Wits 143–47 75.3
Approach Necro 4–11 26.7
Shared Fate 9–4 69.2
Swarm Intelligence 6–0 100.0
Sunforger 12–4 75.0
Pickles 22–19 53.7
Mindcrank 110–133 45.3
Dragoncrank 4–7 36.4
Displace Loop 18–18 50.0
Peregrine Drake 6–8 42.9
Familiars 5–4 55.6
Hedron Alignment 4–4 50.0
Yosei Vat 4–11 26.7
Lich's Mastery 16–17 48.5
Curious Niv-Mizzet 6–4 60.0
Hive Mind 33–31 51.6
Zur's Weirding 61–56 52.1
Solar Flare 39–35 52.7
Plasma Swans 61–43 58.7
Liliana's Contract 10–2 83.3
Mass Land Destruction 527–418–1 55.8
Wildfire 189–150–1 55.8
Thryx-Wildfire 39–33 54.2
Borderpost Wildfire 77–65–1 54.2
Jokulhaups Control 338–268 55.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control 94–87 51.9
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control 70–58 54.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control 73–48 60.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control 26–15 63.4
WUBR Jokulhaups Control 32–29 52.5
Mardu Jokulhaups Control 25–16 61.0
Thopter-Sword 14–25 35.9
Azorius Thopter-Sword 9–15 37.5
Dimir Thopter-Sword 2–5 28.6
Esper Thopter-Sword 3–2 60.0
Archfiend Alteration 3–7 30.0
Resurgent Belief 15–7 68.2
Greasefang 19–15 55.9
Esper Greasefang 4–4 50.0
Orzhov Greasefang 13–10 56.5
Coveted Falcon Combo 0–2 0.0
Midrange 4727–4216 52.9
Temur Ascendancy 48–88 35.3
Prophet Ascendancy 0–5 0.0
The Rock 162–102 61.4
Golgari Citadel 27–8 77.1
Angels and Taxes 0–1 0.0
Grenzo 12–11 52.2
Abzan Midrange 137–137 50.0
Knights of Windgrace 2–1 66.7
Selesnya Midrange 44–42 51.2
Selesnya Value Town 15–19 44.1
Jund 207–171 54.8
Blink 487–466 51.1
Wave Blink 181–183 49.7
Cloudpost Wave Blink 7–5 58.3
Esper Wave 14–6 70.0
Azorius Wave 87–85 50.6
Orzhov Wave 33–52 38.8
Abzan Wave 19–20 48.7
Bant Wave 12–8 60.0
Acid Trip 5–3 62.5
Orzhov Blink 95–117 44.8
Anti-Persecution 10–9 52.6
Graveyard Value 222–175 55.9
Séance 28–21 57.1
Dimir Graves 1–1 50.0
Varolz Dreadnought 55–56 49.5
Indestructible 1–5 16.7
Enchantments Matter 37–32 53.6
Orzhov Enchantress 3–7 30.0
Constellation 5–7 41.7
Allies 120–105 53.3
Orzhov Allies 15–15 50.0
Mardu Allies 32–23 58.2
Boros Allies 7–11 38.9
Mono White Allies 4–5 44.4
Esper Allies 11–10 52.4
BRGW Allies 5–10 33.3
Azorius Allies 15–16 48.4
Treefolk 19–18 51.4
-1/-1 Counters 8–10 44.4
Fake-Rack 136–69 66.3
Selvala Morningstar 0–1 0.0
Mardu Midrange 86–82 51.2
Leave // Chance Midrange 0–2 0.0
Yisan-Prophet 4–6 40.0
White Jund 5–16 23.8
Vampires 97–94 50.8
Mono Black Vampires 45–67 40.2
Rakdos Vampires 30–11 73.2
Orzhov Vampires 10–7 58.8
Legends Midrange 71–59 54.6
Boros Legends Midrange 8–7 53.3
Mardu Legends 5–3 62.5
Orzhov Legends 27–22 55.1
Selesnya Legends 9–13 40.9
Elementals 25–17 59.5
Rakdos Midrange 223–253 46.8
Naya Midrange 27–9 75.0
Stoic Midrange 1–0 100.0
Card Advantage White 0–3 0.0
Big Red 75–81 48.1
Mono Black Midrange 510–551 48.1
Necro Midrange 20–23 46.5
Mono Black Devotion 261–265 49.6
Davriel Braids 1–4 20.0
Heart of Darkness 17–27 38.6
Verdant Succession 0–1 0.0
Hellion Whip 20–13 60.6
Dimir Midrange 155–126 55.2
Dimir Vat 4–8 33.3
Temur Energy 7–6 53.8
Angels 33–31 51.6
Mono White Angels 7–17 29.2
Azorius Angels 1–2 33.3
Orzhov Angels 22–12 64.7
Toughness Matters 88–39 69.3
Lifegain Midrange 114–118 49.1
Martyr's Grace 24–56 30.0
Adventures 17–6 73.9
Mutate 10–8 55.6
Sultai Midrange 95–85 52.8
Sultai Emerge 10–29 25.6
Fight Rigging 6–9 40.0
Orzhov Midrange 228–305 42.8
Orzhov Capenna 3–12 20.0
Jeskai Midrange 25–27 48.1
Prophet Glare 9–5 64.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy 62–34 64.6
Zur the Enchanter 3–2 60.0
Ordealbreak 41–24 63.1
Enigmatic Incarnation 40–24 62.5
Mythic Colossification 9–9 50.0
Neoform 27–26 50.9
Temur Neoform 7–5 58.3
Sultai Neoform 8–10 44.4
Simic Neoform 3–3 50.0
UBRG Neoform 2–1 66.7
Party 16–14 53.3
Fires of Invention 130–76 63.1
Hero of Precinct One 153–151 50.3
Abzan Hero 7–14 33.3
Mardu Hero 20–24 45.5
Esper Hero 8–5 61.5
Orzhov Hero 18–37 32.7
Five Color Hero 45–39 53.6
Naya Hero 11–10 52.4
Boros Hero 7–6 53.8
Jeskai Hero 7–3 70.0
Gruul Obosh 9–11 45.0
Clerics 37–25 59.7
Simic Snow 43–99 30.3
Artifact Midrange 73–73 50.0
Coinflips 26–5 83.9
Death Cloud 49–22 69.0
Nissa Company 2–4 33.3
Illness in the Ranks 9–7 56.3
Game Objects 17–17 50.0
Laelia Cascade 10–6 62.5
Wight Midrange 17–32 34.7
Golgari Wight 7–5 58.3
Jund Wight 8–25 24.2
Ramp 1164–1036 52.9
Villainous Wealth 16–6 72.7
Rofellos Ramp 217–311 41.1
Wild Pair 16–9 64.0
Channel-Rofellos 60–140 30.0
Cloudpost Ramp 555–478 53.7
Eldrazipost 10–10 50.0
Locus Awakening 4–0 100.0
Golgari Post 16–19 45.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe 22–20 52.4
Greenpost 361–336 51.8
Gruul Post 37–26 58.7
Simic Post 40–30 57.1
Temurpost 1–4 20.0
Devoid Cruelty 7–8 46.7
Domain 13–8 61.9
Temur Bombardment 1–1 50.0
Selvala Tokens 3–1 75.0
Summer Bloom Ramp 47–20 70.1
Historic Bloom 15–7 68.2
Reclamation at Wake 6–6 50.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp 2–5 28.6
Eureka! 17–14 54.8
Defenders 7–9 43.8
Carth Superfriends 56–25 69.1
Jund Carth 6–6 50.0
Applejacks 24–29 45.3
Orcish Aids 1–0 100.0
Field Ramp 26–18 59.1
Unclassified 8–3 72.7