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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37235	62270–63485–18	49.5	428	2776	1687
Reanimator	5483	10409–9086–4	53.4	57	466	275
Worldgorger Dragon	987	2047–1542	57.0	10	77	75
Double Dragon	200	433–354	55.0	1	11	11

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	494–366	57.4
Mono Black Aggro	7–8	46.7
Heroic	53–46	53.5
Mono White Heroic	41–35	53.9
Azorius Heroic	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	9–8	52.9
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	74–66	52.9
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	16–13	55.2
Tokens	14–11	56.0
Selesnya Tokens	5–2	71.4
Mardu Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	3–8	27.3
Mono Green Stompy	26–9	74.3
White Weenie	32–27	54.2
Odric Keywords	5–1	83.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–4	33.3
Soldiers	3–2	60.0
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	42–24	63.6
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	12–6	66.7
Selesnya Counters	6–4	60.0
Rogues	5–1	83.3
Zombies	27–29	48.2
Gruul Aggro	7–4	63.6
Merfolk	12–7	63.2
Mono Red Swarm	4–7	36.4
Artifact Aggro	66–51	56.4
Affinity	44–33	57.1
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	18–12	60.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–4	20.0
Devoid Aggro	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Madness	8–6	57.1
Gruul Madness	2–2	50.0
Golgari Madness	5–1	83.3
Rakdos Madness	0–2	0.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	12–3	80.0
Hexproof	8–3	72.7
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	14–7	66.7
AggroSlide	27–20	57.4
Cats	3–4	42.9
Mono White Cats	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	10–3	76.9
Boros Aggro	2–4	33.3
Humans	1–3	25.0
Bant Humans	0–3	0.0
Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Pirates	2–1	66.7
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	367–289	55.9
Storm	80–71	53.0
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	23–17	57.5
Dragonstorm	5–4	55.6
Hazoret Storm	5–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	16–39	29.1
Grixis Tendrils	1–2	33.3
Stormpost	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	3–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	14–6	70.0
Channel Storm	1–2	33.3
Reanimator	75–61	55.1
Recurring Nightmare	5–0	100.0
Dragon Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	33–33	50.0
Double Dragon	5–4	55.6
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	2–0	100.0
8 Goyf	3–2	60.0
Traditional Reanimator	30–24	55.6
Rakdos Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Dimir Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	16–15	51.6
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	1–3	25.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–8	33.3
Dubious Challenge	2–2	50.0
Warp World	3–4	42.9
Actual Warp World	2–2	50.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–2	33.3
Hypergenesis	7–1	87.5
Monumental Ignus	1–1	50.0
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	8–12	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–6	45.5
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–4	42.9
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–6	14.3
Fake-Twin	8–2	80.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	4–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	4–2	66.7
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–3	62.5
Seismic Swans	1–3	25.0
Eggs	10–13	43.5
Heartless Summoning Combo	4–2	66.7
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–3	40.0
Retraction Helix Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	17–12	58.6
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	16–10	61.5
Ominous Good	8–10	44.4
Jokulhaups Combo	11–4	73.3
Soulflayer	8–3	72.7
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	23–12	65.7
Cephalid Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Hermit Gond	2–2	50.0
Hermit Dredge	3–1	75.0
Oops All Spells	6–4	60.0
Neoform Hermit	9–3	75.0
Dredge	16–12	57.1
Polymorph	2–3	40.0
Protean Hulk Combo	5–1	83.3
Dice Factory	4–1	80.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	5–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	3–3	50.0
Ad Swanseam	1–2	33.3
Chain of Acid	0–3	0.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	2–3	40.0
Belcher	1–2	33.3
Endless Belch	0–2	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	2–4	33.3
Control	339–231	59.5
Mono Black Control	8–7	53.3
Esper Control	9–17	34.6
Demonic Rising	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Control	5–5	50.0
Dimir Control	11–19	36.7
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	55–29	65.5
Cawblade	10–6	62.5
Turbo Fog	11–2	84.6
Izzet Control	4–5	44.4
Mardu Control	4–3	57.1
Mill	13–8	61.9
Boros Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	22–15	59.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	6–5	54.5
Blackpost	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–2	71.4
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	5–1	83.3
Grixis Control	21–13	61.8
Cruel Control	13–3	81.3
Stax	29–15	65.9
Pollute the Planet	5–2	71.4
Birthday Stax	6–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	7–8	46.7
Dragon Control	7–2	77.8
Izzet Dragons	1–2	33.3
Runeflare	8–0	100.0
Ponza	27–17	61.4
Mono White Control	14–5	73.7
Life is Ez	4–3	57.1
Dynavolt Tower	4–1	80.0
Cycling Control	13–12	52.0
Astral Slide	11–10	52.4
Five Color Control	10–1	90.9
Five Color Collected Conjuring	6–0	100.0
Shrines	2–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	11–14	44.0
Sultai Ultimatum	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	6–4	60.0
Bant Control	4–4	50.0
Temur Reclamation	2–2	50.0
Pox	14–11	56.0
Enchantments Control	2–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	3–3	50.0
Enchantress	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Combo	122–90	57.5
Aristocrats	47–28	62.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	9–3	75.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	13–10	56.5
Golgari Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	5–2	71.4
Rakdos Aristocrats	12–6	66.7
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	23–13	63.9
Infect	8–11	42.1
Simic Infect	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Infect	1–2	33.3
Pummeler	2–1	66.7
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	6–13	31.6
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–10	37.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	7–3	70.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	4–0	100.0
Hushnought	3–7	30.0
Liquimetal Fishing	3–5	37.5
Combo Goblins	14–4	77.8
Goblin Persist	10–4	71.4
Dirty Kitty	4–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	111–133	45.5
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	43–40	51.8
Azorius Skies	1–5	16.7
Blue Madness	12–5	70.6
Simic Madness	12–3	80.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Wizards	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	7–13	35.0
Mono Blue Tempo	19–38	33.3
Mono Blue Faeries	1–2	33.3
Izzet Spells	15–9	62.5
Dimir Tempo	6–9	40.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	74–77	49.0
Curses	5–6	45.5
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	8–3	72.7
Shared Fate	0–2	0.0
Sunforger	1–1	50.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	6–17	26.1
Dragoncrank	0–2	0.0
Displace Loop	2–0	100.0
Peregrine Drake	2–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	3–2	60.0
Zur's Weirding	7–7	50.0
Solar Flare	4–5	44.4
Plasma Swans	3–6	33.3
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	26–21	55.3
Wildfire	23–15	60.5
Thryx-Wildfire	6–10	37.5
Borderpost Wildfire	14–4	77.8
Jokulhaups Control	3–6	33.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	414–292	58.6
Temur Ascendancy	19–9	67.9
The Rock	23–7	76.7
Golgari Citadel	5–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	4–5	44.4
Selesnya Midrange	7–1	87.5
Selesnya Value Town	3–0	100.0
Jund	25–14	64.1
Blink	44–35	55.7
Wave Blink	19–16	54.3
Azorius Wave	6–7	46.2
Orzhov Wave	10–8	55.6
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	2–2	50.0
Graveyard Value	24–12	66.7
Séance	7–1	87.5
Varolz Dreadnought	4–7	36.4
Enchantments Matter	2–2	50.0
Constellation	2–1	66.7
Allies	7–7	50.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–2	33.3
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	3–1	75.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	18–18	50.0
Selvala Morningstar	5–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	21–16	56.8
Vampires	15–6	71.4
Mono Black Vampires	7–2	77.8
Rakdos Vampires	7–3	70.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	4–2	66.7
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	7–4	63.6
Rakdos Midrange	21–22	48.8
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	14–4	77.8
Mono Black Midrange	27–40	40.3
Mono Black Devotion	9–20	31.0
Heart of Darkness	4–4	50.0
Dimir Midrange	9–15	37.5
Angels	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Angels	2–2	50.0
Toughness Matters	2–2	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	9–3	75.0
Martyr's Grace	2–2	50.0
Adventures	1–1	50.0
Mutate	2–1	66.7
Sultai Midrange	5–7	41.7
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	13–13	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	4–2	66.7
Prophet Glare	4–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	5–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	3–1	75.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–1	66.7
Mythic Colossification	0–3	0.0
Neoform	4–4	50.0
Sultai Neoform	4–4	50.0
Party	5–1	83.3
Fires of Invention	6–1	85.7
Hero of Precinct One	9–13	40.9
Mardu Hero	1–2	33.3
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–1	50.0
Five Color Hero	4–5	44.4
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	3–1	75.0
Simic Snow	1–2	33.3
Artifact Midrange	1–1	50.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	5–1	83.3
Illness in the Ranks	1–2	33.3
Game Objects	1–1	50.0
Ramp	126–64	66.3
Villainous Wealth	4–2	66.7
Rofellos Ramp	7–9	43.8
Wild Pair	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	85–40	68.0
Eldrazipost	2–1	66.7
Golgari Post	3–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	3–2	60.0
Greenpost	65–28	69.9
Gruul Post	5–1	83.3
Simic Post	4–5	44.4
Domain	1–2	33.3
Summer Bloom Ramp	6–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	4–0	100.0
Eureka!	5–3	62.5
Defenders	1–0	100.0