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Combo-Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Combo-Control	1809	3670–3590–13	50.6	103	854
Curses	77	137–155–1	46.9	5	39
Oketra's Monument	4	4–10	28.6	0	3
Azorius Oketra's Monument	2	2–5	28.6	0	1
Mono White Oketra's Monument	2	2–5	28.6	0	2
Burning Vengeance	21	38–43	46.9	0	8
Cruel Combo-Control	139	370–243	60.4	13	82
Battle of Wits	94	113–209	35.1	0	30
Approach Necro	24	64–45–1	58.7	2	16
Shared Fate	15	20–32	38.5	1	5
Swarm Intelligence	16	36–40	47.4	3	10
Sunforger	3	9–7	56.3	0	2
Pickles	21	47–41	53.4	1	11
Mindcrank	186	447–359	55.5	13	101
Dragoncrank	10	23–18	56.1	2	4
Displace Loop	63	136–123–2	52.5	5	38
Peregrine Drake	33	72–65–2	52.6	3	19
Familiars	18	34–31	52.3	2	12
Hedron Alignment	25	21–54	28.0	0	4
Yosei Vat	26	69–50	58.0	4	13
Lich's Mastery	16	20–35	36.4	0	5
Curious Niv-Mizzet	20	27–41–1	39.7	0	10
Hive Mind	52	76–94	44.7	2	13
Zur's Weirding	51	106–110	49.1	2	22
Solar Flare	89	203–174	53.8	9	43
Plasma Swans	95	224–196	53.3	5	46
Liliana's Contract	2	2–5	28.6
Mass Land Destruction	651	1295–1285–6	50.2	33	301
Wildfire	232	443–483–6	47.8	6	93
Thryx-Wildfire	22	47–52	47.5	1	5
Borderpost Wildfire	91	179–178–5	50.1	2	41
Jokulhaups Control	419	852–802	51.5	27	208
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	165	378–313	54.7	14	81
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	57	105–122	46.3	2	22
Temur Jokulhaups Control	62	103–113	47.7	3	30
Jund Jokulhaups Control	38	86–69	55.5	3	22
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	37	63–71	47.0	3	19
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	25	51–47	52.0	0	16
Thopter-Sword	21	31–40	43.7	0	7
Azorius Thopter-Sword	7	14–12	53.8	0	4
Dimir Thopter-Sword	5	4–10	28.6	0	1
Esper Thopter-Sword	8	9–16	36.0	0	1
Archfiend Alteration	4	6–7	46.2	0	1
Resurgent Belief	7	11–13	45.8	1	4
Greasefang	30	69–57	54.8	2	18
Esper Greasefang	6	18–12	60.0	1	3
Orzhov Greasefang	23	49–43	53.3	1	15
Coveted Falcon Combo	6	19–9	67.9	2	4

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1004–1194–4	45.7
Mono Black Aggro	25–33	43.1
Heroic	81–100–4	44.8
Mono White Heroic	58–77–4	43.0
Azorius Heroic	4–6	40.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	10–10	50.0
Boros Heroic	8–4	66.7
Selesnya Heroic	0–3	0.0
Red Deck Wins	236–378	38.4
Mono Red Devotion	8–8	50.0
Prisoner	4–2	66.7
Proliferate Red	3–7	30.0
Goblins	26–36	41.9
Tokens	43–28	60.6
Selesnya Tokens	27–20	57.4
Mono White Tokens	7–4	63.6
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	40–33	54.8
White Weenie	90–114	44.1
Odric Keywords	7–6	53.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–8	38.5
Soldiers	16–15	51.6
Kithkin	3–2	60.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	3–5	37.5
Elves	41–33	55.4
Werewolves	4–0	100.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	14–5	73.7
Rogues	4–4	50.0
Zombies	41–54	43.2
Gruul Aggro	19–11	63.3
Gruul Landfall	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	16–19	45.7
Mono Red Swarm	3–3	50.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	110–167	39.7
Affinity	66–91	42.0
Hush-finity	4–6	40.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	9–2	81.8
Boros Vehicles	1–1	50.0
Salvage Titan	5–1	83.3
Tempered Steel	34–68	33.3
Mono Blue Architect	2–5	28.6
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–3	40.0
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Devastating Dreams	3–5	37.5
Madness	10–9	52.6
Gruul Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	6–7	46.2
Jund Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	26–22	54.2
Hexproof	7–8	46.7
Boros Auras	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	12–8	60.0
Hateful Auras	3–4	42.9
Slivers	6–3	66.7
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	13–9	59.1
AggroSlide	78–64	54.9
Cats	4–5	44.4
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	3–5	37.5
Rakdos Aggro	5–7	41.7
Boros Aggro	6–2	75.0
Humans	10–13	43.5
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	3–0	100.0
Boros Humans	2–6	25.0
Orzhov Humans	4–3	57.1
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	26–16	61.9
Boros Legends Aggro	24–16	60.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Permanent Vacation	2–3	40.0
Pirates	2–3	40.0
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	539–505–2	51.6
Storm	85–95	47.2
Sultai Tendrils	2–3	40.0
Dimir Tendrils	15–33	31.3
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	9–3	75.0
Hazoret Storm	8–4	66.7
Simic Storm	2–1	66.7
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	19–19	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	13–18	41.9
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	1–9	10.0
Reanimator	94–88	51.6
Recurring Nightmare	19–10	65.5
Dragon Nightmare	8–9	47.1
Jund Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	14–13	51.9
Double Dragon	1–5	16.7
Starlit Graves	3–3	50.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	1–1	50.0
Living Death	3–8	27.3
Grozoth	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	51–51	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	10–11	47.6
Dimir Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	20–24	45.5
Oriss Genesis	1–0–1	100.0
Necro Combo	1–4	20.0
Faith Necro	0–2	0.0
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	12–17	41.4
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–3	25.0
Dubious Challenge	2–4	33.3
Warp World	13–14	48.1
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	11–14	44.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	14–7	66.7
Hypergenesis	25–7	78.1
New Perspectives	7–7	50.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	2–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	3–0	100.0
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	25–36	41.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	14–13	51.9
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	8–21	27.6
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	2–6	25.0
Fake-Twin	10–3	76.9
Murderous Mastery	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	3–1	75.0
Combo Post	3–2	60.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–5	44.4
Anvil Colossus	1–1	50.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	4–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	3–0	100.0
Eggs	12–11	52.2
Turntimber Ranger	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–5	44.4
Taking Turns	7–6	53.8
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	14–18	43.8
Ominous Good	3–6	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	1–2	33.3
Soulflayer	5–7	41.7
Reanim8 Rack	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	92–92	50.0
Cephalid Breakfast	17–16	51.5
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	8–12	40.0
Grixis Breakfast	9–4	69.2
Hermit Gond	1–2	33.3
Oops All Spells	71–69	50.7
Neoform Hermit	1–2	33.3
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	2–2	50.0
Dredge	7–9	43.8
Insidious Roots Dredge	2–1	66.7
Protean Hulk Combo	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	3–2	60.0
Storm Herald	5–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	7–5	58.3
Ad Nauseam	5–3	62.5
Ad Swanseam	2–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	3–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–2	50.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	10–7	58.8
Gyruda	4–2	66.7
Stuffy Doll	3–2	60.0
Belcher	4–3	57.1
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	3–5	37.5
Midnight Mass	4–2	66.7
Phoenix Altar	1–1	50.0
Actual Twin	2–1	66.7
Izzet Twin	2–1	66.7
Control	641–471–4	57.6
Mono Black Control	16–3	84.2
Esper Control	32–40	44.4
Demonic Rising	16–16	50.0
Paradox Haze Lock	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Control	11–5	68.8
Dimir Control	42–44–3	48.8
Dreadful Inspiration	1–6–1	14.3
Watery Oath	5–5	50.0
Azorius Control	104–88	54.2
Cawblade	14–17	45.2
Turbo Fog	18–6	75.0
Izzet Control	20–11	64.5
Mardu Control	5–4	55.6
Mill	9–7	56.3
Boros Control	7–5	58.3
Cloudpost Control	52–32	61.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	5–7	41.7
Blackpost	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	19–7	73.1
Dimir Cloudpost Control	9–2	81.8
Izzet Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	5–5	50.0
Grixis Control	43–16	72.9
Cruel Control	21–8	72.4
Stax	26–27–1	49.1
Necro Stax	0–1	0.0
Pollute the Planet	6–14–1	30.0
Birthday Stax	2–1	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	7–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	26–21	55.3
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	15–8	65.2
Izzet Dragons	4–1	80.0
Esper Dragons	3–2	60.0
Grixis Dragons	2–1	66.7
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
UBRG Dragons	0–2	0.0
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	4–0	100.0
Ponza	19–12	61.3
Mono White Control	12–4	75.0
Life is Ez	4–1	80.0
Dynavolt Tower	5–2	71.4
Cycling Control	34–35	49.3
Astral Slide	31–35	47.0
Five Color Control	9–8	52.9
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	0–2	0.0
Last Stand Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	17–17	50.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	6–9	40.0
Bant Control	5–3	62.5
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	8–5	61.5
Enchantments Control	4–3	57.1
Four Color Counter Ghazi	12–7	63.2
Seasons Past Control	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Control	20–15	57.1
Prison	9–7	56.3
Enchantress	5–6	45.5
Aggro-Combo	256–306	45.6
Aristocrats	51–81	38.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	14–30	31.8
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–12	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	5–6	45.5
Abzan Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	18–20	47.4
Boros Bombardment	2–5	28.6
Burn	37–59	38.5
Infect	43–32	57.3
Simic Infect	10–12	45.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	11–10	52.4
Golgari Infect	8–9	47.1
Mono Black Infect	3–0	100.0
Pummeler	3–3	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	43–69	38.4
Izzet Dreadnought	6–3	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	32–64	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	10–12	45.5
Hushnought	16–22	42.1
Liquimetal Fishing	5–1	83.3
Combo Goblins	36–27	57.1
Goblin Persist	28–21	57.1
Dirty Kitty	8–6	57.1
Dwarf Combo	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	204–208–1	49.5
Simic Flash	5–3	62.5
Simic Vat	2–2	50.0
Izzet Tempo	48–46	51.1
Azorius Skies	17–6	73.9
Blue Madness	14–9	60.9
Simic Madness	6–7	46.2
Temur Madness	7–2	77.8
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–3	0.0
Temur Clues	0–1	0.0
Wizards	19–11	63.3
Tetsukotog	1–2	33.3
12 Pest	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	6–12	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	24–49	32.9
Mono Blue Faeries	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Librarians	5–7	41.7
Izzet Spells	24–28	46.2
Dimir Tempo	14–10	58.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	10–7	58.8
Azorius Tempo	6–7	46.2
Spirits	1–2	33.3
Azorius Spirits	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Spirits	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	247–247	50.0
Curses	7–9	43.8
Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	6–4	60.0
Cruel Combo-Control	23–27	46.0
Battle of Wits	11–3	78.6
Approach Necro	4–7	36.4
Shared Fate	1–2	33.3
Swarm Intelligence	8–10	44.4
Sunforger	1–1	50.0
Pickles	0–2	0.0
Mindcrank	29–36	44.6
Displace Loop	8–9	47.1
Peregrine Drake	7–4	63.6
Familiars	0–3	0.0
Hedron Alignment	3–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–4	20.0
Lich's Mastery	4–2	66.7
Curious Niv-Mizzet	3–0	100.0
Hive Mind	5–7	41.7
Zur's Weirding	0–3	0.0
Solar Flare	8–8	50.0
Plasma Swans	17–12	58.6
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	96–94	50.5
Wildfire	24–25	49.0
Thryx-Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	10–13	43.5
Jokulhaups Control	72–69	51.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	43–44	49.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	7–4	63.6
Temur Jokulhaups Control	7–5	58.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	6–4	60.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Thopter-Sword	2–2	50.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Midrange	647–550–2	54.1
Temur Ascendancy	17–14	54.8
Prophet Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
The Rock	8–8	50.0
Golgari Citadel	3–0	100.0
Grenzo	5–6	45.5
Abzan Midrange	17–14	54.8
Selesnya Midrange	9–5	64.3
Selesnya Value Town	6–3	66.7
Jund	29–26	52.7
Blink	78–80	49.4
Wave Blink	27–29	48.2
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–2	60.0
Esper Wave	0–3	0.0
Azorius Wave	21–17	55.3
Orzhov Wave	2–6	25.0
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	21–17	55.3
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	12–19	38.7
Séance	4–3	57.1
Varolz Dreadnought	3–6	33.3
Indestructible	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	5–5	50.0
Orzhov Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Constellation	0–1	0.0
Allies	41–29	58.6
Orzhov Allies	14–3	82.4
Mardu Allies	12–14	46.2
Boros Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	9–6	60.0
BRGW Allies	0–2	0.0
Azorius Allies	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	6–3	66.7
-1/-1 Counters	6–2	75.0
Fake-Rack	6–10	37.5
Selvala Morningstar	0–4	0.0
Mardu Midrange	2–7	22.2
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
White Jund	1–2	33.3
Vampires	39–19–1	67.2
Mono Black Vampires	26–15–1	63.4
Rakdos Vampires	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Vampires	6–1	85.7
Legends Midrange	10–3	76.9
Boros Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Legends	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	23–22	51.1
Naya Midrange	5–4	55.6
Stoic Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	13–10	56.5
Mono Black Midrange	73–62	54.1
Necro Midrange	18–28	39.1
Mono Black Devotion	26–17	60.5
Davriel Braids	0–2	0.0
Heart of Darkness	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	5–1	83.3
Dimir Midrange	13–13	50.0
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Temur Energy	3–2	60.0
Angels	14–13	51.9
Mono White Angels	2–4	33.3
Azorius Angels	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Angels	11–7	61.1
Toughness Matters	4–3	57.1
Lifegain Midrange	17–14	54.8
Martyr's Grace	11–9	55.0
Sultai Midrange	5–8	38.5
Sultai Emerge	0–5	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	48–43	52.7
Orzhov Capenna	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	6–2	75.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–2	33.3
Fires of Invention	4–5	44.4
Hero of Precinct One	20–26	43.5
Mardu Hero	0–7	0.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	6–5	54.5
Five Color Hero	10–8	55.6
Naya Hero	2–5	28.6
Clerics	15–5	75.0
Simic Snow	9–9	50.0
Artifact Midrange	20–16	55.6
Boros Engineers	0–1	0.0
Coinflips	3–0	100.0
Death Cloud	3–2	60.0
Game Objects	2–1	66.7
Ramp	132–109	54.8
Rofellos Ramp	21–28	42.9
Wild Pair	3–2	60.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–6	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	79–55	59.0
Eldrazipost	5–3	62.5
Locus Awakening	2–0	100.0
Golgari Post	4–2	66.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	49–39	55.7
Gruul Post	13–5	72.2
Simic Post	3–2	60.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–3	0.0
Domain	2–1	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	3–2	60.0
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0
Field Ramp	2–3	40.0