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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Midrange	6716	13042–13556–34	49.0	359	3128
Blink	942	2433–1737	58.3	123	569
Wave Blink	388	1059–694	60.4	54	243
Cloudpost Wave Blink	32	65–67	49.2	1	21
Esper Wave	22	58–46	55.8	2	10
Azorius Wave	219	629–389	61.8	37	131
Orzhov Wave	85	229–142	61.7	11	63
Abzan Wave	13	36–23	61.0	2	8
Bant Wave	7	18–13	58.1	0	3
Acid Trip	3	6–7	46.2	0	1
Orzhov Blink	315	801–577	58.1	43	206

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	857–489	63.7
Mono Black Aggro	13–10	56.5
Heroic	63–22	74.1
Mono White Heroic	37–10	78.7
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	6–4	60.0
Boros Heroic	13–5	72.2
Selesnya Heroic	6–3	66.7
Red Deck Wins	180–117	60.6
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	3–3	50.0
Goblins	21–9	70.0
Tokens	15–4	78.9
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	8–1	88.9
Orzhov Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	40–11	78.4
White Weenie	83–48	63.4
Odric Keywords	3–2	60.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	24–20	54.5
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	15–6	71.4
Elves	26–14	65.0
Werewolves	3–0	100.0
Warriors	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–1	85.7
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	5–7	41.7
Zombies	67–33	67.0
Gruul Aggro	17–2	89.5
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Swarm	7–5	58.3
8 Whack	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	76–37	67.3
Affinity	39–24	61.9
Hush-finity	1–3	25.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	9–5	64.3
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	30–11	73.2
Mono Blue Architect	2–2	50.0
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	5–2	71.4
Illusions	2–2	50.0
Devastating Dreams	2–0	100.0
Madness	9–5	64.3
Rakdos Madness	9–5	64.3
Voltron	21–7	75.0
Hexproof	4–1	80.0
Boros Auras	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	13–4	76.5
Hateful Auras	3–0	100.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	7–3	70.0
AggroSlide	29–43	40.3
Cats	6–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	6–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–1	80.0
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Humans	29–17	63.0
Selesnya Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	22–12	64.7
Orzhov Humans	3–2	60.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	8–2	80.0
Legends Aggro	86–75	53.4
Boros Legends Aggro	84–74	53.2
Bard Class	1–1	50.0
Permanent Vacation	2–0	100.0
Pirates	9–4	69.2
Rats	3–4	42.9
Combo	289–310	48.2
Storm	21–37	36.2
Dimir Tendrils	4–13	23.5
Dragonstorm	7–12	36.8
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	3–7	30.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–4	20.0
Reanimator	49–52	48.5
Recurring Nightmare	11–10	52.4
Dragon Nightmare	8–8	50.0
Jund Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	10–8	55.6
Double Dragon	1–3	25.0
8 Goyf	3–1	75.0
Living Death	6–10	37.5
Excruciator Combo	2–9	18.2
Traditional Reanimator	19–23	45.2
Rakdos Reanimator	6–5	54.5
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	8–8	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Necro Combo	5–6	45.5
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–10	33.3
Warp World	10–22	31.3
Temur Glimpse	5–5	50.0
Boros Glimpse	5–16	23.8
Four Color Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	11–2	84.6
New Perspectives	2–1	66.7
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	2–0	100.0
Mardu Life	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	20–35	36.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	7–15	31.8
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	12–19	38.7
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	0–2	0.0
Fake-Twin	4–9	30.8
Murderous Mastery	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	2–5	28.6
Naya Fake-Twin	0–3	0.0
Combo Post	4–1	80.0
Metalwork Colossus	12–14	46.2
Anvil Colossus	10–9	52.6
Upheaval Colossus	1–4	20.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	2–1	66.7
Seismic Swans	3–2	60.0
Eggs	7–8	46.7
Saffi Combo	3–2	60.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–4	42.9
Blazing Shoal Combo	10–4	71.4
Taking Turns	4–7	36.4
Izzet Ascension	6–6	50.0
Ominous Good	4–1	80.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	5–1	83.3
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	26–22	54.2
Cephalid Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	2–2	50.0
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	16–12	57.1
Neoform Hermit	4–4	50.0
Unctus	3–2	60.0
Oops All Lands	9–10	47.4
Dredge	5–3	62.5
Insidious Roots Dredge	2–2	50.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	0–2	0.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	5–3	62.5
Ad Nauseam	3–2	60.0
Chain of Acid	2–1	66.7
Tibalt's Trickery	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	0–4	0.0
Restore Balance	7–4	63.6
Gyruda	1–6	14.3
Stuffy Doll	2–1	66.7
Tameshi Bloom	3–2	60.0
Possibility Storm	2–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	6–10	37.5
Phoenix Altar	2–1	66.7
Actual Twin	5–0	100.0
Izzet Twin	5–0	100.0
Nadu Combo	6–3	66.7
Control	309–217	58.7
Mono Black Control	11–3	78.6
Esper Control	17–17	50.0
Demonic Rising	6–0	100.0
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	3–0	100.0
Dimir Control	26–6	81.3
Watery Oath	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	60–51	54.1
Cawblade	6–1	85.7
Turbo Fog	8–4	66.7
Izzet Control	4–4	50.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	2–1	66.7
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	20–36	35.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–9	35.7
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	8–13	38.1
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Grixis Control	17–13	56.7
Cruel Control	12–7	63.2
Stax	18–7	72.0
Pollute the Planet	5–2	71.4
Birthday Stax	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	3–1	75.0
Stagnant Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	12–20	37.5
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	16–7	69.6
Izzet Dragons	2–2	50.0
Esper Dragons	2–1	66.7
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Ponza	13–8	61.9
Mono White Control	7–2	77.8
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	9–11	45.0
Astral Slide	6–11	35.3
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	3–3	50.0
Guildgate Control	3–5	37.5
Bant Control	4–1	80.0
Temur Reclamation	2–0	100.0
Pox	8–7	53.3
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–1	75.0
Seasons Past Control	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	7–3	70.0
Prison	8–3	72.7
Enchantress	6–3	66.7
Aggro-Combo	158–101	61.0
Aristocrats	43–16	72.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–2	80.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Food	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	24–8	75.0
Boros Bombardment	2–2	50.0
Burn	20–15	57.1
Necro Burn	2–4	33.3
Infect	31–25	55.4
Simic Infect	15–8	65.2
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–8	38.5
Golgari Infect	8–7	53.3
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	42–20	67.7
Izzet Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	38–20	65.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–3	25.0
Hushnought	3–9	25.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	12–11	52.2
Goblin Persist	8–7	53.3
Dirty Kitty	4–4	50.0
Aggro-Control	117–97	54.7
Simic Flash	1–5	16.7
Simic Vat	1–2	33.3
Izzet Tempo	20–15	57.1
Azorius Skies	3–2	60.0
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	3–2	60.0
Wizards	7–3	70.0
12 Pest	0–2	0.0
Ninjas	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Tempo	23–15	60.5
Mono Blue Librarians	10–7	58.8
Izzet Spells	9–18	33.3
Dimir Tempo	19–11	63.3
Dimir Faeries	1–2	33.3
Azorius Tempo	10–8	55.6
Spirits	1–0	100.0
Azorius Spirits	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	80–78	50.6
Curses	2–2	50.0
Burning Vengeance	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–5	37.5
Battle of Wits	7–5	58.3
Approach Necro	1–1	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	2–1	66.7
Mindcrank	13–10	56.5
Displace Loop	3–3	50.0
Peregrine Drake	1–1	50.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	2–3	40.0
Hive Mind	1–3	25.0
Zur's Weirding	2–0	100.0
Solar Flare	6–7	46.2
Plasma Swans	7–2	77.8
Mass Land Destruction	17–24	41.5
Wildfire	14–14	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	3–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	6–10	37.5
Jokulhaups Control	3–10	23.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–5	16.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Greasefang	5–7	41.7
Esper Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Greasefang	4–5	44.4
Coveted Falcon Combo	1–2	33.3
Midrange	563–396	58.7
Temur Ascendancy	7–7	50.0
The Rock	13–8	61.9
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	5–1	83.3
Abzan Midrange	34–6	85.0
Selesnya Midrange	10–5	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	6–5	54.5
Jund	11–3	78.6
Blink	181–181	50.0
Wave Blink	54–54	50.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	4–5	44.4
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	25–23	52.1
Orzhov Wave	21–21	50.0
Abzan Wave	2–1	66.7
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	93–95	49.5
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	16–4	80.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	6–1	85.7
Enchantments Matter	8–0	100.0
Constellation	6–0	100.0
Allies	22–22	50.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	9–11	45.0
Boros Allies	2–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	4–3	57.1
Esper Allies	4–4	50.0
BRGW Allies	0–2	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	3–1	75.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–2	66.7
Selvala Morningstar	4–3	57.1
Mardu Midrange	3–3	50.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	9–2	81.8
Mono Black Vampires	8–2	80.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	3–0	100.0
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	21–11	65.6
Naya Midrange	3–3	50.0
Big Red	8–2	80.0
Mono Black Midrange	48–35	57.8
Necro Midrange	15–28	34.9
Mono Black Devotion	17–3	85.0
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	7–2	77.8
Angels	5–2	71.4
Mono White Angels	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Angels	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	4–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	7–7	50.0
Martyr's Grace	3–6	33.3
Sultai Midrange	3–7	30.0
Sultai Emerge	1–1	50.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	27–13	67.5
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	10–15	40.0
Zur the Enchanter	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	2–0	100.0
Neoform	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	7–10	41.2
Hero of Precinct One	8–3	72.7
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	5–2	71.4
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Clerics	7–8	46.7
Simic Snow	6–5	54.5
Artifact Midrange	10–2	83.3
Death Cloud	4–3	57.1
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	1–1	50.0
Laelia Cascade	2–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	6–11	35.3
Golgari Wight	1–1	50.0
Jund Wight	4–9	30.8
Ramp	59–49	54.6
Rofellos Ramp	19–17	52.8
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	4–7	36.4
Cloudpost Ramp	20–22	47.6
Eldrazipost	2–2	50.0
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	15–14	51.7
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	2–3	40.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	3–1	75.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0
Field Ramp	5–4	55.6
Unclassified	1–0	100.0