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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	36498	60997–62350–18	49.5	416	2700	1643
Necrotic Ooze Combo	967	1916–1402–1	57.7	17	97	70

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	448–347	56.4
Mono Black Aggro	10–23	30.3
Heroic	32–22	59.3
Mono White Heroic	17–14	54.8
Azorius Heroic	8–3	72.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–4	50.0
Boros Heroic	3–1	75.0
Red Deck Wins	71–61	53.8
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Goblins	16–10	61.5
Tokens	10–7	58.8
Selesnya Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono White Tokens	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	11–8	57.9
White Weenie	54–29	65.1
Odric Keywords	3–2	60.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	12–4	75.0
Soldiers	10–6	62.5
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	11–4	73.3
Mono White Humans	1–1	50.0
Elves	22–16	57.9
Selesnya Little Kid	9–7	56.3
Rogues	4–3	57.1
Zombies	7–10	41.2
Gruul Aggro	11–10	52.4
Gruul Landfall	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	11–6	64.7
Mono Red Swarm	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	83–66	55.7
Affinity	38–25	60.3
Hardened Scales Affinity	7–5	58.3
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	40–33	54.8
Mono Blue Architect	2–6	25.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	12–4	75.0
Gruul Madness	3–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Madness	2–1	66.7
Jund Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	13–9	59.1
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	9–6	60.0
Hateful Auras	2–2	50.0
Slivers	2–1	66.7
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	10–7	58.8
AggroSlide	23–11	67.6
Cats	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	7–5	58.3
Rakdos Hellbent	3–5	37.5
Boros Aggro	2–4	33.3
Humans	2–5	28.6
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Humans	0–2	0.0
Shamans	0–2	0.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	10–11	47.6
Boros Legends Aggro	7–9	43.8
Bard Class	3–2	60.0
Permanent Vacation	0–2	0.0
Pirates	1–1	50.0
Rats	2–1	66.7
Combo	348–242–1	59.0
Storm	51–20	71.8
Dimir Tendrils	3–1	75.0
Dragonstorm	2–3	40.0
Hazoret Storm	5–1	83.3
Simic Storm	8–2	80.0
Citadel Storm	10–1	90.9
High Tide	0–1	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Stormpost	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–2	33.3
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	8–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	8–6	57.1
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	38–34–1	52.8
Recurring Nightmare	5–1	83.3
Dragon Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	8–4	66.7
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	22–28–1	44.0
Dimir Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Reanimator	15–22–1	40.5
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	42–42	50.0
Dubious Challenge	0–2	0.0
Warp World	17–12	58.6
Temur Glimpse	5–2	71.4
Boros Glimpse	5–6	45.5
Four Color Glimpse	5–3	62.5
Maniac Combo	5–4	55.6
Hypergenesis	15–6	71.4
New Perspectives	11–5	68.8
Cat Wave	2–1	66.7
Acid Wave	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	12–9	57.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–7	41.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	6–2	75.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Jeskai "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	20–13	60.6
Anvil Colossus	2–1	66.7
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	3–1	75.0
Eggs	13–6	68.4
Saffi Combo	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–0	100.0
Taking Turns	6–4	60.0
Izzet Ascension	5–8	38.5
Jokulhaups Combo	4–0	100.0
Soulflayer	6–6	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	14–20	41.2
Cephalid Breakfast	6–9	40.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	5–9	35.7
Hermit Gond	0–2	0.0
Oops All Spells	6–9	40.0
Oops All Lands	5–4	55.6
Dredge	6–0	100.0
Polymorph	4–3	57.1
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	2–2	50.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Ad Nauseam	5–8	38.5
Ad Swanseam	2–5	28.6
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	4–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	4–4	50.0
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	5–4	55.6
Actual Twin	12–10	54.5
Izzet Twin	10–10	50.0
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	326–257	55.9
Mono Black Control	3–4	42.9
Esper Control	22–18	55.0
Demonic Rising	10–6	62.5
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	7–8	46.7
Dimir Control	24–19	55.8
Azorius Control	62–49	55.9
Cawblade	16–5	76.2
Turbo Fog	6–2	75.0
Izzet Control	8–2	80.0
Mardu Control	1–3	25.0
Mill	15–3	83.3
Boros Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Control	27–24	52.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–14	39.1
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	8–5	61.5
Grixis Control	12–13	48.0
Cruel Control	1–2	33.3
Stax	20–5	80.0
Birthday Stax	3–1	75.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	3–5	37.5
Dragon Control	5–5	50.0
Izzet Dragons	0–3	0.0
Grixis Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	7–8	46.7
Ponza	10–10	50.0
Mono White Control	10–4	71.4
Life is Ez	3–4	42.9
Dynavolt Tower	2–3	40.0
Cycling Control	9–3	75.0
Astral Slide	8–3	72.7
Five Color Control	4–6	40.0
Last Stand Control	4–2	66.7
Sultai Control	16–13	55.2
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	0–4	0.0
Pox	5–7	41.7
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	5–1	83.3
Seasons Past Control	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Control	11–18	37.9
Prison	12–5	70.6
Enchantress	11–4	73.3
Aggro-Combo	121–105	53.5
Aristocrats	31–26	54.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	7–5	58.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	7–14	33.3
Boros Bombardment	3–0	100.0
Burn	11–8	57.9
Infect	14–13	51.9
Simic Infect	6–3	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–7	41.7
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	27–33	45.0
Izzet Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	23–30	43.4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	8–2	80.0
Hushnought	14–9	60.9
Liquimetal Fishing	5–2	71.4
Combo Goblins	10–10	50.0
Goblin Persist	9–4	69.2
Dirty Kitty	1–6	14.3
Aggro-Control	100–73	57.8
Simic Flash	2–1	66.7
Izzet Tempo	24–19	55.8
Azorius Skies	5–1	83.3
Blue Madness	5–1	83.3
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	6–3	66.7
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	5–8	38.5
Mono Blue Tempo	11–14	44.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	5–7	41.7
Izzet Spells	16–8	66.7
Dimir Tempo	8–5	61.5
Dimir Librarians	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	4–3	57.1
Azorius Tempo	2–2	50.0
Combo-Control	108–71	60.3
Curses	6–4	60.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	22–6	78.6
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Pickles	0–2	0.0
Mindcrank	5–11	31.3
Displace Loop	3–0	100.0
Familiars	3–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	4–2	66.7
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	10–7	58.8
Plasma Swans	7–6	53.8
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	41–28	59.4
Wildfire	16–10	61.5
Thryx-Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	7–2	77.8
Jokulhaups Control	25–18	58.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–7	22.2
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	6–4	60.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	8–2	80.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	4–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Midrange	365–249	59.4
Temur Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
The Rock	9–3	75.0
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	22–12	64.7
Selesnya Midrange	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	1–3	25.0
Jund	23–16	59.0
Blink	40–26	60.6
Wave Blink	9–4	69.2
Azorius Wave	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Wave	4–4	50.0
Acid Trip	8–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	8–10	44.4
Anti-Persecution	3–1	75.0
Graveyard Value	12–5	70.6
Séance	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	16–8	66.7
Orzhov Allies	2–2	50.0
Mardu Allies	2–1	66.7
Boros Allies	3–1	75.0
Mono White Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	4–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	11–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	5–4	55.6
White Jund	5–1	83.3
Vampires	7–22	24.1
Mono Black Vampires	4–17	19.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–2	33.3
Legends Midrange	9–8	52.9
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mardu Legends	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–6	14.3
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Elementals	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	15–15	50.0
Naya Midrange	5–1	83.3
Card Advantage White	2–2	50.0
Big Red	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	23–27	46.0
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	7–8	46.7
Dimir Midrange	7–9	43.8
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angels	9–10	47.4
Mono White Angels	6–6	50.0
Azorius Angels	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Angels	1–2	33.3
Toughness Matters	2–3	40.0
Lifegain Midrange	11–2	84.6
Martyr's Grace	9–1	90.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	7–4	63.6
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Midrange	13–10	56.5
Jeskai Midrange	5–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	6–5	54.5
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–6	40.0
Hero of Precinct One	17–10	63.0
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	3–1	75.0
Five Color Hero	6–7	46.2
Naya Hero	4–1	80.0
Clerics	4–2	66.7
Artifact Midrange	2–6	25.0
Coinflip Tribal	2–3	40.0
Death Cloud	5–0	100.0
Nissa Company	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	2–1	66.7
Ramp	99–58	63.1
Villainous Wealth	2–1	66.7
Rofellos Ramp	20–11	64.5
Cloudpost Ramp	52–31	62.7
Eldrazipost	3–1	75.0
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	2–1	66.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	34–19	64.2
Gruul Post	5–4	55.6
Simic Post	3–2	60.0
Temurpost	2–1	66.7
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0
Applejacks	5–4	55.6
Field Ramp	2–2	50.0
Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0