The metagame
Premodern deck archetypes
Every tracked archetype, ranked by how many curated decklists are on file. Win rates are mirrored from the Duress Crew MTGO dataset; build cost is priced from a representative list. Open any archetype for its full decklist list and matchup spread — or browse every decklist in the archive.
| # | Archetype | Tier | Win rate | Decks | Build | Guide | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Sligh R | Tier 2 | 53.1% | 633 | $1,544 | |
| 2 |  | Stiflenought UB | Tier 1 | 54.7% | 601 | $1,641 | |
| 3 |  | Oath of Druids UG | Tier 2 | — | 427 | $6,347 | |
| 4 |  | Goblins R | Tier 2 | 49.3% | 403 | $1,629 | |
| 5 |  | The Rock BG | Tier 2 | 41.6% | 374 | $5,337 | |
| 6 |  | Landstill WU | Tier 2 | 49.5% | 318 | $1,308 | |
| 7 |  | Replenish WU | Tier 2 | 58.6% | 286 | $4,028 | |
| 8 |  | GW Enchantress WG | Tier 1 | 57.6% | 257 | $4,189 | |
| 9 |  | BUG Survival UBG | Tier 2 | — | 240 | $2,743 | |
| 10 |  | Elves G | Tier 1 | 57.1% | 234 | $4,699 | |
| 11 |  | UG Madness UG | Tier 2 | — | 188 | $6,053 | |
| 12 |  | Psychatog UB | Tier 2 | 50% | 164 | $1,052 | |
| 13 |  | Mono-Black Discard B | Tier 3 | — | 77 | $767 | |
| 14 |  | Tinker U | Rogue | — | 73 | $2,581 | |
| 15 |  | Mono-White Aggro W | Tier 2 | 48% | 69 | $3,523 | |
| 16 |  | Welder MUD R | Tier 1.5 | — | 42 | $4,091 | |
| 17 |  | Aluren UBG | Tier 1.5 | — | 24 | $3,580 | |
| 18 |  | RG Zoo RG | Tier 3 | — | 11 | $103 | |
| 19 |  | Angry Hermit BRG | Rogue | — | 0 | — | |
| 20 |  | Astral Slide WR | Tier 1.5 | — | 0 | — | |
| 21 |  | Cephalid Breakfast WU | Tier 3 | — | 0 | — | |
| 22 | | Deadguy Ale WB | Tier 1.5 | 37.8% | 0 | — | |
| 23 |  | Devourer UBR | Tier 2 | 56.4% | 0 | — | |
| 24 |  | Discard Rack B | Rogue | — | 0 | — | |
| 25 |  | Doomsday UB | Tier 2 | — | 0 | — | |
| 26 |  | Dragon Stompy R | Tier 2 | — | 0 | — | |
| 27 |  | Enduring Renewal Goblins WR | Rogue | — | 0 | — | |
| 28 |  | Erratic Explosion UR | Rogue | — | 0 | — | |
| 29 | | Full English Breakfast BG | Tier 3 | — | 0 | — | |
| 30 |  | Goblin Bidding BR | Tier 1.5 | — | 0 | — | |
| 31 |  | Hatred B | Tier 2 | — | 0 | — | |
| 32 |  | Living Death BG | Tier 2 | — | 0 | — | |
| 33 | | BUG Madness UBG | Tier 3 | — | 0 | — | |
| 34 |  | Merfolk U | Tier 3 | — | 0 | — | |
| 35 |  | Mono-Black Control B | Tier 2 | — | 0 | — | |
| 36 |  | Mono-Blue Control U | Tier 2 | — | 0 | — | |
| 37 |  | Mono-Blue Stasis U | Tier 1.5 | 55.2% | 0 | — | |
| 38 |  | Mono-Green Stompy G | Tier 2 | — | 0 | — | |
| 39 |  | Mono-White Control W | Tier 1.5 | — | 0 | — | |
| 40 |  | Pande-Burst WUG | Tier 3 | — | 0 | — | |
| 41 |  | Pox B | Tier 2 | — | 0 | — | |
| 42 |  | Reanimator UB | Tier 3 | — | 0 | — | |
| 43 |  | Slivers WUBRG | Tier 2 | — | 0 | — | |
| 44 |  | Sneak Attack R | Tier 3 | — | 0 | — | |
| 45 |  | Squirrel Storm BG | Rogue | — | 0 | — | |
| 46 |  | Terrageddon WR | Tier 2 | 56.4% | 0 | — | |
| 47 |  | UG Threshold UG | Tier 2 | — | 0 | — | |
| 48 |  | Wake WUG | Tier 2 | — | 0 | — | |
| 49 |  | Wizards U | Tier 2 | — | 0 | — |
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