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Aristocrats

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	13758	25294–23164–4	52.2	193	1257	658
Aristocrats	4149	7708–6955–3	52.6	56	337	210
Mono Black Aristocrats	913	1851–1401–1	56.9	23	100	55
Orzhov Aristocrats	857	1650–1470	52.9	10	58	52
Golgari Aristocrats	382	679–672–2	50.3	3	26	18
Abzan Aristocrats	266	386–478	44.7	1	18	4
Mardu Aristocrats	93	147–183	44.5	0	6	1
Food	532	858–966	47.0	5	35	15
Rakdos Aristocrats	718	1461–1143	56.1	13	75	43
Boros Bombardment	166	342–244	58.4	1	12	9

Decks

Cards

History

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1828–1809–1	50.3
Mono Black Aggro	76–42	64.4
Heroic	162–155	51.1
Mono White Heroic	89–99	47.3
Azorius Heroic	16–9	64.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	37–32	53.6
Boros Heroic	11–10	52.4
Selesnya Heroic	3–5	37.5
Red Deck Wins	376–398–1	48.6
Mono Red Devotion	13–18	41.9
Prisoner	4–1	80.0
Proliferate Red	8–4	66.7
Goblins	63–54	53.8
Tokens	75–53	58.6
Selesnya Tokens	32–27	54.2
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	26–17	60.5
Mono Green Stompy	80–63	55.9
White Weenie	146–172	45.9
Odric Keywords	13–4	76.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	14–13	51.9
Soldiers	40–44	47.6
Kithkin	4–1	80.0
Chroma White	4–8	33.3
Mono White Humans	9–7	56.3
Elves	63–86	42.3
Werewolves	8–5	61.5
Minotaurs	4–4	50.0
Warriors	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	37–34	52.1
Selesnya Counters	9–13	40.9
Rogues	12–8	60.0
Zombies	67–75	47.2
Gruul Aggro	38–45	45.8
Gruul Landfall	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	37–44	45.7
Mono Red Swarm	49–41	54.4
8 Whack	9–7	56.3
Artifact Aggro	213–224	48.7
Affinity	96–82	53.9
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	3–7	30.0
Boros Vehicles	10–3	76.9
Salvage Titan	15–5	75.0
Tempered Steel	71–103	40.8
Mono Blue Architect	16–19	45.7
Devoid Aggro	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	7–6	53.8
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Devastating Dreams	3–7	30.0
Madness	30–23	56.6
Gruul Madness	7–2	77.8
Golgari Madness	4–4	50.0
Rakdos Madness	15–12	55.6
Jund Madness	2–1	66.7
Voltron	61–58	51.3
Hexproof	15–25	37.5
Boros Auras	1–4	20.0
Equipment Aggro	29–15	65.9
Hateful Auras	9–5	64.3
Slivers	10–2	83.3
Naya Zoo	11–5	68.8
Knights	40–37	51.9
AggroSlide	45–60	42.9
Cats	12–17	41.4
Mono White Cats	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Cats	9–14	39.1
Rakdos Aggro	16–12	57.1
Rakdos Hellbent	5–4	55.6
Boros Aggro	8–7	53.3
Humans	21–23	47.7
Gruul Humans	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Humans	6–1	85.7
Bant Humans	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	2–2	50.0
Boros Humans	6–6	50.0
Orzhov Humans	2–8	20.0
Shamans	2–5	28.6
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	5–12	29.4
Boros Legends Aggro	2–11	15.4
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–0	100.0
Permanent Vacation	3–3	50.0
Pirates	4–3	57.1
Combo	1169–1161	50.2
Storm	204–232	46.8
Sultai Tendrils	4–4	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	51–64	44.3
Dark Tide	0–3	0.0
Dragonstorm	18–18	50.0
Hazoret Storm	8–21	27.6
Simic Storm	18–6	75.0
Reclamation Storm	10–3	76.9
Citadel Storm	12–9	57.1
High Tide	36–48	42.9
Grixis Tendrils	9–1	90.0
Stormpost	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	4–2	66.7
Izzet Storm	20–23	46.5
Swath Storm	5–0	100.0
Song Storm	1–5	16.7
Channel Storm	2–19	9.5
Reanimator	232–220	51.3
Recurring Nightmare	36–52	40.9
Dragon Nightmare	21–29	42.0
Jund Nightmare	2–4	33.3
Four Color Powerful Magic	3–4	42.9
Worldgorger Dragon	29–47	38.2
Double Dragon	2–8	20.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–4	20.0
8 Goyf	2–0	100.0
Living Death	4–13	23.5
Grozoth	2–3	40.0
Traditional Reanimator	153–100	60.5
Rakdos Reanimator	16–18	47.1
Dimir Reanimator	18–11	62.1
Mono Black Reanimator	78–53	59.5
Grixis Reanimator	4–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	7–10	41.2
Biovisionary	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	16–29	35.6
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	7–5	58.3
Warp World	39–30	56.5
Zubera Tribal	0–2	0.0
Maniac Combo	6–6	50.0
Hypergenesis	43–50	46.2
Hyperwave	9–12	42.9
New Perspectives	20–15	57.1
Cat Wave	10–16	38.5
Acid Wave	2–2	50.0
Runeflare	12–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	3–0	100.0
Mardu Life	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	37–51	42.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	13–18	41.9
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	12–21	36.4
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Myr Incubator	1–5	16.7
Umbral Mantle	12–14	46.2
"Twin"	12–18	40.0
Murderous Mastery	1–1	50.0
Jeskai "Twin"	7–5	58.3
Naya "Twin"	3–8	27.3
Combo Post	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	40–34	54.1
Anvil Colossus	11–11	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	7–8	46.7
Infinite Infinite Combos	2–2	50.0
Seismic Swans	2–5	28.6
Cruel Combo	1–1	50.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	19–11	63.3
Saffi Combo	1–1	50.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	8–7	53.3
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–9	10.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	12–11	52.2
Retraction Helix Combo	6–0	100.0
Taking Turns	23–16	59.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	4–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	33–33	50.0
Ominous Good	11–7	61.1
Jokulhaups Combo	8–9	47.1
Soulflayer	17–17	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	5–1	83.3
Breakfast	94–124	43.1
Cephalid Breakfast	24–37	39.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	15–32	31.9
Grixis Breakfast	7–5	58.3
Hermit Gond	3–4	42.9
Hermit Dredge	4–1	80.0
Oops All Spells	49–63	43.8
Neoform Hermit	11–18	37.9
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	6–9	40.0
Dredge	43–32	57.3
Insidious Roots Dredge	5–2	71.4
Polymorph	13–3	81.3
Protean Hulk Combo	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	7–7	50.0
Storm Herald	5–5	50.0
Enduring Ideal	14–6	70.0
Ad Nauseam	8–6	57.1
Ad Swanseam	1–3	25.0
Chain of Acid	4–6	40.0
GreenTwin	2–3	40.0
Intruder Alarm	1–3	25.0
Calibrated Blast	4–4	50.0
Restore Balance	10–11	47.6
Gyruda	4–6	40.0
Stuffy Doll	7–7	50.0
Belcher	8–8	50.0
Endless Belch	2–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	3–2	60.0
Midnight Mass	2–8	20.0
Phoenix Altar	6–5	54.5
Actual Twin	14–11	56.0
Izzet Twin	13–8	61.9
Boros Twin	1–3	25.0
Control	1450–1096–2	57.0
Mono Black Control	33–16–1	67.3
Esper Control	94–75	55.6
Demonic Rising	46–45	50.5
Paradox Haze Lock	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Control	14–15	48.3
Dimir Control	104–76–1	57.8
Azorius Control	194–162	54.5
Adam's Ale	6–1	85.7
Cawblade	10–12	45.5
Turbo Fog	43–9	82.7
Izzet Control	37–36	50.7
Mardu Control	14–15	48.3
Mill	31–16	66.0
Boros Control	16–3	84.2
Cloudpost Control	72–75	49.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	17–16	51.5
Blackpost	13–13	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	15–20	42.9
Dimir Cloudpost Control	4–8	33.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	6–3	66.7
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	3–9	25.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Grixis Control	72–37	66.1
Cruel Control	26–13	66.7
Stax	54–25	68.4
Pollute the Planet	4–5	44.4
Birthday Stax	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	6–5	54.5
Stagnant Control	7–1	87.5
Jeskai Control	45–40	52.9
Jeskai Approach	5–6	45.5
Dragon Control	24–16	60.0
Izzet Dragons	8–6	57.1
Esper Dragons	3–0	100.0
WUBR Dragons	1–1	50.0
Grixis Dragons	5–2	71.4
Dimir Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	11–4	73.3
Ponza	80–60	57.1
Mono White Control	38–24	61.3
Life is Ez	12–7	63.2
Dynavolt Tower	17–6	73.9
Cycling Control	77–48	61.6
Astral Slide	73–45	61.9
Five Color Control	23–16	59.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	9–2	81.8
Shrines	7–2	77.8
Sultai Control	46–24	65.7
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	74–107	40.9
Bant Control	18–15	54.5
Temur Reclamation	6–16	27.3
Pox	34–27	55.7
Enchantments Control	7–3	70.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	13–8	61.9
Seasons Past Control	12–14	46.2
Orzhov Control	11–28	28.2
Prison	30–16	65.2
Enchantress	22–13	62.9
Aggro-Combo	588–534	52.4
Aristocrats	254–254	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	52–53	49.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	42–49	46.2
Golgari Aristocrats	16–15	51.6
Abzan Aristocrats	17–9	65.4
Mardu Aristocrats	10–1	90.9
Food	47–52	47.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	50–51	49.5
Boros Bombardment	11–12	47.8
Burn	71–42	62.8
Necro Burn	3–0	100.0
Infect	70–58	54.7
Simic Infect	30–15	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	17–20	45.9
Golgari Infect	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Infect	3–6	33.3
Turbo Myth	3–1	75.0
Pummeler	21–13	61.8
Hermit Humans	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	70–62	53.0
Izzet Dreadnought	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	55–48	53.4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	21–9	70.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	19–43	30.6
Liquimetal Fishing	9–6	60.0
Combo Goblins	29–35	45.3
Goblin Persist	17–26	39.5
Dirty Kitty	12–9	57.1
Aggro-Control	471–486	49.2
Simic Flash	13–14	48.1
Simic Vat	6–8	42.9
Izzet Tempo	103–146	41.4
Azorius Skies	23–33	41.1
Blue Madness	29–27	51.8
Simic Madness	22–21	51.2
Temur Madness	4–4	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	14–7	66.7
Temur Clues	2–4	33.3
Wizards	13–18	41.9
Tetsukotog	6–0	100.0
12 Pest	9–5	64.3
Ninjas	28–22	56.0
Mono Blue Gush	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	64–92	41.0
Mono Blue Faeries	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	5–8	38.5
Izzet Spells	48–44	52.2
Dimir Tempo	65–34	65.7
Dimir Faeries	1–2	33.3
Sultai Tempo	3–1	75.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	4–6	40.0
Azorius Tempo	8–9	47.1
Combo-Control	409–343	54.4
Curses	27–39	40.9
Oketra's Monument	2–2	50.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	2–1	66.7
Burning Vengeance	2–3	40.0
Cruel Combo-Control	14–14	50.0
Battle of Wits	37–22	62.7
Approach Necro	1–0	100.0
Shared Fate	2–2	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	8–3	72.7
Sunforger	12–2	85.7
Pickles	4–8	33.3
Mindcrank	27–29	48.2
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	17–6	73.9
Peregrine Drake	4–2	66.7
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	4–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	8–6	57.1
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	8–12	40.0
Zur's Weirding	12–12	50.0
Solar Flare	4–10	28.6
Plasma Swans	15–15	50.0
Liliana's Contract	2–2	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	158–138	53.4
Wildfire	76–48	61.3
Thryx-Wildfire	12–6	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	12–10	54.5
Jokulhaups Control	82–90	47.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	24–26	48.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	20–21	48.8
Temur Jokulhaups Control	11–14	44.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	9–11	45.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	6–8	42.9
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	8–7	53.3
Thopter-Sword	2–2	50.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	10–5	66.7
Greasefang	16–9	64.0
Midrange	1479–1212	55.0
Temur Ascendancy	43–49	46.7
Prophet Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
The Rock	76–46	62.3
Golgari Citadel	5–1	83.3
Grenzo	6–7	46.2
Abzan Midrange	52–39	57.1
Knights of Windgrace	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	9–9	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	5–3	62.5
Jund	75–43	63.6
Blink	79–145	35.3
Wave Blink	32–54	37.2
Esper Wave	2–2	50.0
Azorius Wave	17–34	33.3
Orzhov Wave	8–7	53.3
Abzan Wave	1–6	14.3
Bant Wave	3–4	42.9
Acid Trip	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–8	11.1
Anti-Persecution	4–2	66.7
Graveyard Value	68–55	55.3
Séance	7–5	58.3
Dimir Graves	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	11–17	39.3
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	22–12	64.7
Orzhov Enchantress	9–1	90.0
Constellation	2–1	66.7
Allies	51–33	60.7
Orzhov Allies	10–4	71.4
Mardu Allies	12–10	54.5
Boros Allies	6–4	60.0
Mono White Allies	2–3	40.0
Esper Allies	3–0	100.0
BRGW Allies	2–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	7–7	50.0
Treefolk	10–4	71.4
-1/-1 Counters	10–7	58.8
Fake-Rack	27–17	61.4
Selvala Morningstar	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	31–27	53.4
Leave // Chance Midrange	4–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	3–3	50.0
White Jund	7–7	50.0
Vampires	54–38	58.7
Mono Black Vampires	39–30	56.5
Rakdos Vampires	9–5	64.3
Orzhov Vampires	3–2	60.0
Legends Midrange	35–30	53.8
Boros Legends Midrange	7–1	87.5
Mardu Legends	6–3	66.7
Orzhov Legends	7–14	33.3
Selesnya Legends	0–5	0.0
Elementals	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	74–51	59.2
Naya Midrange	7–15	31.8
Card Advantage White	6–5	54.5
Big Red	23–25	47.9
Mono Black Midrange	169–133	56.0
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	92–74	55.4
Davriel Braids	1–4	20.0
Heart of Darkness	6–7	46.2
Hellion Whip	6–3	66.7
Dimir Midrange	44–42	51.2
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Angel Tribal	6–3	66.7
Toughness Matters	19–8	70.4
Lifegain Midrange	23–28	45.1
Martyr's Grace	5–14	26.3
Adventures	9–4	69.2
Mutate	4–3	57.1
Sultai Midrange	26–24	52.0
Sultai Emerge	8–12	40.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	43–59	42.2
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Owling Mine	13–6	68.4
Jeskai Midrange	10–5	66.7
Prophet Glare	5–10	33.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	12–7	63.2
Zur the Enchanter	6–3	66.7
Ordealbreak	1–5	16.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–2	33.3
Mythic Colossification	3–3	50.0
Neoform	7–8	46.7
Temur Neoform	1–1	50.0
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Simic Neoform	0–2	0.0
UBRG Neoform	3–2	60.0
Party	9–2	81.8
Fires of Invention	22–23	48.9
Hero of Precinct One	30–41	42.3
Abzan Hero	3–5	37.5
Mardu Hero	2–5	28.6
Esper Hero	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Hero	6–9	40.0
Five Color Hero	7–9	43.8
Naya Hero	3–0	100.0
Boros Hero	0–2	0.0
Gruul Obosh	4–0	100.0
Clerics	11–8	57.9
Simic Snow	13–17	43.3
Artifact Midrange	20–15	57.1
Coinflip Tribal	7–3	70.0
Death Cloud	10–6	62.5
Ramp	314–314	50.0
Villainous Wealth	3–3	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	66–67	49.6
Wild Pair	4–2	66.7
Channel-Rofellos	14–23	37.8
Cloudpost Ramp	114–175	39.4
Eldrazipost	3–2	60.0
Locus Awakening	3–3	50.0
Golgari Post	9–2	81.8
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–5	28.6
Greenpost	66–121	35.3
Gruul Post	7–8	46.7
Simic Post	6–11	35.3
Temurpost	2–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	4–10	28.6
Domain	10–4	71.4
Summer Bloom Ramp	5–7	41.7
Historic Bloom	0–4	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	3–1	75.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–2	0.0
Defenders	3–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	13–2	86.7
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	8–7	53.3
Field Ramp	9–4	69.2