Archetypes

All known deck archetypes in the Grand Archive meta. Click an archetype to search community decks.

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Crux Warrior

Midrange
Pop.11.2%Entries1344WR51.2%
A midrange deck featuring early protection that does not lose influence, using cards like Fluffy Shopkeep and Stalwart Shieldmate. Lorraine, Blademaster helps board wipe aggro decks while drawing cards with Flame Sweep, and games are finished with Rending Flames combined with Lorraine, Crux Knight. Alternatively, Merlin, Kingslayer provides extra influence and strong protection with The Majestic Spirit, closing games with Fireball.

Water Aetherwing

Aggro
Pop.7.7%Entries920WR59.1%
An aggro deck built around Aquamirage Whisper, enabling floating memories or Languid Toadtroll to reach the graveyard while glimpsing. It leverages graveyard synergies with Frostsworn Paladin, Krustallan Archer, and Carpsong Coda.

Oblation

Combo
Pop.5.2%Entries619WR54.5%
A combo deck built around keeping a single 15-cost card as omen with Ciel, Loyal Valet, then dealing 30 damage by resolving two copies of Baleful Oblation.

Slimes

Midrange
Pop.5.1%Entries608WR43.6%
A deck designed around Silvie, Slime Sovereign, where slimes inherit abilities from other elements. Storm Slime and Ethereal Slime apply pressure, while Lustrous Slime and Twilight Slime provide defense.

Razorgale

Midrange
Pop.4.9%Entries593WR54.3%
A deck built around Razorgale Calling and a high density of wind cards, enabling synergies with Windmill Engineer, Veiling Breeze, and Fairy Whispers.

Luxem Tamer

Midrange
Pop.4.5%Entries547WR54.3%
No description yet.

Exia Warrior

Midrange
Pop.4.5%Entries544WR51.9%
A deck centered on Jin, Undying Resolve, sustaining damage with Berserker Plate and Mend Flesh before finishing with Enrage plus Rending Flames or Hemorrhaging Rend.

Fractals

Midrange
Pop.4.5%Entries540WR51.0%
A deck focused on playing numerous fractals like Fractal of Insight and Fractal of Rain, getting card draw with Zhang Jiao, Way of Peace, then burning opponents with Refracting Missile and Burst Asunder.

Genbu

Control
Pop.4.2%Entries509WR55.6%
A control-combo deck that self-mills to enable the Genbu, Black Tortoise and Resonating Fugue combo, with optional opponent milling via Fractal of Polar Depths.

Suzaku

Aggro
Pop.4.2%Entries499WR49.5%
A burn deck that flips Suzaku, Vermillion Phoenix to finish games, supported by burn spells like Searing Truth, Vermilion Decree, and Demolition.

Rogue Decks

Midrange
Pop.3.8%Entries461WR42.8%
All remaining archetypes that do not fit into established meta categories.

Luxem Assassin

Control
Pop.3.6%Entries438WR50.1%
A deck dealing cheap, incremental damage through allies and the reveal trigger of Lightweaver's Assault with Zander, Blinding Steel, finishing games by scaling influence to amplify Lightweaver's Assault.

Shadowstrike

Midrange
Pop.3.3%Entries399WR46.9%
A midrange deck that uses early allies and self-bounce mechanics to generate value and preparation counters while progressing toward Tristan, Shadowdancer. Ominous Shadow provides strong defense, while Shadow’s Claw enables cheap damage to set up a lethal Shadowstrike.

Umbra Guardian

Midrange
Pop.3.0%Entries367WR51.1%
A midrange umbra deck using flexible tools such as Carter, Synthetic Reaper and Grim Pastiche, finishing games with Beguiling Coup and Feu Awakening.

Arcane

Combo
Pop.2.4%Entries286WR43.0%
A combo deck focused on Rai, Storm Seer, aiming for high levels to play cards like Careful Study for free and finish games with massive damage from Arcane Blast, Advent of the Stormcaller or Arcane Elemental.

Seiryuu

Midrange
Pop.2.3%Entries270WR55.7%
A midrange deck that plays early allies and uses self-bounce mechanics to generate influence while increasing Guo Jia, Heaven’s Favored quest counters. It finishes games with Seiryuu, Azure Dragon alongside Seiryuu’s Command and Byakko’s Command.

Suited

Aggro
Pop.2.2%Entries264WR50.2%
An aggro deck leveraging synergy between suited allies like Three of Hearts, Four of Hearts, and Rouge, Ace of Hearts.

Fire Aggro

Aggro
Pop.2.0%Entries236WR42.9%
An aggressive deck aiming to defeat the opponent as quickly as possible. It runs strong allies like Arthur, Young Heir or Red Hare, Unrivaled Stallion alongside burn spells such as Blazing Throw. Kindle cards like Intensified Pyre help maintain pressure when resources run low.

Astra Cleric

Combo
Pop.1.9%Entries231WR46.2%
A deck centered on Arisanna, Astral Zenith, allowing free casts of Cosmic Bolt and Cometfall while glimpsing. Polaris, Twinkling Cauldron buys time as repeated bolts scale damage.

Wakeup Combo

Combo
Pop.1.8%Entries220WR59.0%
A combo deck focused on using Ranger Strides on allies like Cheshire Cat, Impish Grin to deliver massive attack boosts, enabling multiple 7+ damage attacks with wakeup effects such as Second Wind and Rallied Advance.

Neos Guardian

Midrange
Pop.1.8%Entries220WR44.2%
A deck built around Tonoris, Genesis Aegis, generating game objects each turn and finishing games with the Blade of Creation and Archon Broadsword combo.

Water Allies

Midrange
Pop.1.8%Entries210WR49.1%
An allies deck focused on efficient water staples and solid allies such as Frostsworn Paladin. It can run tax effects like Snow White, Weiss Queen or Nia, Mistveiled Scout, which synergize well with cheap counterspells like Frostbind.

Umbra Alice

Midrange
Pop.1.7%Entries207WR42.5%
With Alice, Phantom Monarch enabling early umbra, this deck deploys powerful specter allies like Bandersnatch, Frumious Foe, and Jabberwocky, Calamity's Call. Self-curse effects provide influence and sustain through Abnegation and Alice, Distorted Queen.

Tera Mage

Control
Pop.1.5%Entries178WR39.2%
A control deck generating long-term influence through Kongming, Ascetic Vice and Tera Sight, sustaining damage with taunts and removal like Leeching Bolt.

Astra Ranger

Midrange
Pop.1.4%Entries167WR44.8%
No description yet.

Fire Ranger

Aggro
Pop.1.4%Entries162WR49.2%
An explosive aggro deck using Trivariate Dream and aetherload burn spells like Infernal Manastreak and Manaflare Barrage to end games as early as turn 2.

Chess

Aggro
Pop.1.2%Entries144WR34.5%
A deck built around Alice, Golden Queen and Alice, Whim’s Monarch, using chessman allies and command cards to control the board.

Firebloom

Aggro
Pop.1.1%Entries137WR42.6%
A burn deck built around Firebloom Flourish to maintain resources, using tools like Fractal of Sparks, Cinder Geyser, and Rococo, Explosive Maven.

Tera Cleric

Control
Pop.0.8%Entries102WR31.9%
A phantasia deck that burns opponents using a fractal package or Firebloom Flourish, while slowing them with wither counters and disruption like Blossoming Denial.

Umbra Ranger

Combo
Pop.0.7%Entries84WR40.3%
A deck that uses Shadow's Twin to double Creeping Torment generation from Diana, Duskstalker, closing games with Umbral Tithe or Carter, Synthetic Reaper.

Ravishing Mill

Midrange
Pop.0.7%Entries83WR40.8%
A midrange hybrid damage-and-mill deck centered on Ravishing Finale, using cards like Nico, Whiplash Allure, and Magebane Lash to pressure the opponent while milling.

Wind Allies

Aggro
Pop.0.7%Entries83WR40.5%
An aggro deck focused on playing many allies and weapons, with some allies providing buffs to others.

Crux Assassin

Midrange
Pop.0.6%Entries75WR22.0%
A midrange value deck where Merlin Lineage slows opponents while leveling up, and the Mercenary's Blade plus Ghosts of Pendragon combo generates significant advantage.

Fire Vanitas

Aggro
Pop.0.6%Entries66WR56.7%
An aggro deck combining fire and wind, aiming to reach level 3 quickly using Dungeon Guide or Beseech the Winds with Vanitas, Dominus Rex, unlocking powerful Pride 3 allies like Red Hare, Unrivaled Stallion and Dilu, Auspicious Charger.

Slice & Dice

Aggro
Pop.0.2%Entries27WR49.6%
A tempo deck that chips damage early while building preparation counters, enabling Slice and Dice for 9 damage or up to 15 when combined with Assassin’s Ripper.

Cats

Aggro
Pop.0.2%Entries25WR33.3%
An aggro deck centered on Wildgrowth Feline, which grows whenever another animal or beast is played.

Beast

Midrange
Pop.0.1%Entries15WR31.7%
No description yet.

Byakko

Midrange
Pop.0.1%Entries15WR41.7%
A midrange deck using early allies, self-bounce, and suppress mechanics to generate influence, flipping Byakko, White Tiger and closing with Byakko’s Command.

Overlord

Aggro
Pop.0.1%Entries10WR37.8%
An automaton aggro deck focused on generating powercells to deploy Overlord Mk III as a finisher.

Dawn of Ashes

Aggro
Pop.0.1%Entries10WR29.4%
A deck centered on norm cards, punishing opponents by taxing non-norm cards with Dawn of Ashes.

Tera Tamer

Midrange
Pop.0.1%Entries9WR26.5%
A midrange deck built around Silvie, Loved by All, defensively deploying massive tera allies like Kraal, Stonescale Tyrant that can safely attack thanks to vigor.

Penguin Mill

Control
Pop.0.1%Entries7WR29.6%
A control deck that aims to mill the opponent in a single turn by stacking multiple copies of Fractal of Polar Depths.

Domains

Control
A deck using a domain toolbox strategy enabled by Chamber of Reflections to fetch the most appropriate domain for each situation.

Erupting Rhapsody

Combo
No description yet.

Triskit

Aggro
No description yet.

45 archetypes

Matchup Matrix

Win rate of each archetype (row) vs opponent (column). Min. 5 matches.

≥ 60%
55–59%
50–54%
45–49%
40–44%
< 40%
Archetype ↓ vs →ArcaneAstra ClericAstra RangerByakkoCatsChessCrux AssassinCrux WarriorExia WarriorFire AggroFire RangerFire VanitasFirebloomFractalsGenbuLuxem AssassinLuxem TamerMordredNeos GuardianOblationRavishing MillRazorgaleRogue DecksSeiryuuShadowstrikeSlice & DiceSlimesSuitedSuzakuTera ClericTera MageUmbra AliceUmbra GuardianUmbra RangerWakeup ComboWater AetherwingWater AlliesWind Allies
Arcane42.1% WR8% tie8.3%tie70%13———40%5—67.4%5337.5%2638.5%1318.2%11——40%2221.4%1736.8%2160%17—66.7%1644.4%28—21.4%3068.8%1842.9%1441.2%21—57.7%2730.8%1334.6%2666.7%6—42.9%850%17—7.1%1516.2%3820%660%5
Astra Cleric48.3% WR16.1% tie33.3%921.4%tie60%5——77.8%9—61.4%5250%1935.3%1771.4%7—25%563.6%1337.5%2037.5%1150%23—66.7%538.1%2475%541.2%2450%1614.3%1063.6%12—45.5%1371.4%1550%1466.7%7—33.3%753.3%19—28.6%930.6%4150%6—
Astra Ranger40.2% WR9.9% tie—60%10———50%5—21.1%2341.7%15————25%1250%728.6%737.5%9—40%650%9—66.7%6——33.3%11—50%1760%550%8——50%5———32%27——
Byakko40% WR0% tie———————40%5——————————————————————————————
Cats20% WR0% tie—————————————————————20%5————————————————
Chess31.3% WR14% tie28.6%7—66.7%6————21.1%2138.5%15————12.5%860%6—25%5—50%622.2%9—30%1366.7%1150%755.6%12—13.3%17—0%7—42.9%7—30%10—0%527.3%14——
Crux Assassin22.5% WR18.4% tie———————11.1%12————————33.3%6————40%625%10———25%5——33.3%5—————0%5——
Crux Warrior53.4% WR11.7% tie40.6%7833.3%5369.2%3240%5—63.3%3384.6%1313.8%tie43.2%13375%4854.3%3654.5%1376.9%2964%12640.5%13753.5%11644.9%178100%657.1%4342.9%17778.6%1555.4%14970.3%10849%5457.1%87—53.6%12672.9%6962%11361.5%3165.8%4643.6%4740.8%8475%1444.3%7749.2%26664.9%4277.8%9
Exia Warrior55.5% WR14.7% tie55.6%1942.9%1637.5%11——36.4%13—56%12716.4%tie56.3%1775%1433.3%962.5%934.3%4033.3%6065.5%3542.5%51100%668.8%2174.1%60—54.5%6865%4463.6%2550%32—74.5%5764.7%1975%4637.5%1343.8%1655.6%1166.7%3766.7%560.9%2340.7%11047.6%2380%5
Fire Aggro42.2% WR5.3% tie44.4%950%983.3%6——33.3%8—32.4%3916.7%120%tie12.5%8——64.3%1450%815.4%1335%21—20%841.2%17—50%1188.9%1045.5%1150%17—47.4%1933.3%650%1280%566.7%5—50%9—33.3%1236.8%4150%10—
Fire Ranger51.3% WR6.5% tie100%680%7—————60%2615.8%2081.8%110%tie—83.3%681.8%1312.5%928.6%730%14——46.7%15—46.2%14—71.4%860%10—85.7%8100%890.9%11——40%542.9%7—40%512.5%2542.9%820%5
Fire Vanitas53.6% WR6.8% tie———————64.3%1528.6%7————16.7%750%583.3%6——75%585.7%7———33.3%6——50%7————————44.4%9——
Firebloom42.7% WR3.8% tie—60%5—————33.3%1850%1450%5——20%tie37.5%846.2%1375%958.3%12——33.3%12—25%962.5%940%5——66.7%1233.3%944.4%9——40%622.2%9—20%525%16——
Fractals51.7% WR8.9% tie66.7%2466.7%1480%5——83.3%675%946.2%10770.4%3928.6%2133.3%650%736.4%110%tie47.7%5260.9%2548.9%4685.7%775%1864.4%5071.4%844.2%4643.2%3733.3%2570%30—50%4439.1%2346.4%28—50%1242.9%1065%4388.9%916.7%1842.4%9476.9%1466.7%7
Genbu57.8% WR13.7% tie50%2564.7%2383.3%13——85.7%7—62.4%15676.3%4553.8%1383.3%12—90%1050%4619.1%tie59.5%4156.1%71—66.7%2441.7%6450%762.7%7745.5%4550%3863.3%41—66.7%4125%2140%5387.5%872.7%1457.1%1173.7%23100%654.5%2652.6%12253.8%1366.7%9
Luxem Assassin49.2% WR11.9% tie61.1%2190.9%13———66.7%8100%550%12148.6%4553.3%1536.4%120%525%1218.8%3350%4712.1%tie48.5%38100%737.5%1841.9%4866.7%639.5%4668.8%3465.2%2965.4%28—55.6%4529.4%1940%4777.8%1066.7%850%1060.7%3350%1133.3%2947.1%7650%13—
Luxem Tamer53.8% WR13.5% tie38.1%2557.9%2654.5%15—66.7%581.3%16—55.6%17245.9%4780%2558.8%17—66.7%1260.5%4652.5%7332.6%4721.4%tie80%554.5%1244.3%93—60.5%5653.1%3346.7%1947.4%48—58.1%3547.1%1854%51100%763.6%1363.2%2157.9%2360%740.5%4152.9%14369.2%2750%7
Mordred13.3% WR3.2% tie———————0%12——————————————————25%8————40%5———0%6——
Neos Guardian42.3% WR10.6% tie0%981.8%11———85.7%7—46.2%4326.7%17—40%5——25%1631.3%1846.2%1530%12—0%tie23.8%23—36.4%1866.7%1618.2%1157.1%8—38.5%1653.8%1462.5%1725%566.7%760%550%12——33.3%2850%8—
Oblation57.1% WR7.2% tie37.5%2981.3%1864.7%19——83.3%15—70.5%19334%6257.1%2172.7%2254.5%1157.1%1444.6%6055.4%7255.6%4762.2%88—65%216.9%tie—52.2%7057.5%4163.6%3770.6%40—66%4957.1%2956.1%67100%590%1135.3%1957.9%4150%547.1%3541.3%15172.2%2157.1%7
Ravishing Mill46.4% WR11.8% tie———————38.9%2271.4%10————40%6—75%555.6%9—28.6%755.6%10—60%550%70%6——55.6%10—57.1%7——————16.7%6——
Razorgale56.6% WR12.6% tie78.3%2769%3383.3%7——75%985.7%955.4%15040.7%6760.9%2366.7%1670%1157.9%2059.3%6944.8%7757.8%5154.9%5787.5%860%1663.9%8927.3%1315.7%tie52.9%5553.8%4479.3%31100%666.7%7550%2642.5%4283.3%877.8%2153.8%1750%3890%1242.9%3141.1%12661.1%20100%5
Rogue Decks46% WR6.4% tie66.7%1642.9%1566.7%10——70.6%19—37%10548.8%4616.7%9—28.6%875%1145.9%3943.8%5339.4%3551.4%4081.8%1170.6%1841.4%30—36.4%504.4%tie31.6%1943.5%24—47.9%5147.6%2155.8%4485.7%756.3%1760%1033.3%22—63.6%2434.8%9733.3%850%10
Seiryuu56.1% WR11.9% tie75%855.6%10———83.3%7—65%9040%2430%1225%5—100%665.5%3057.9%2940.7%3142.9%18—80%1127.3%3580%530.6%4263.6%2516.7%tie52.4%23—72.4%3760%1545.5%2292.3%1387.5%9—55%22—36.4%1356%5890.9%11—
Shadowstrike49.3% WR9.5% tie40.9%2244.4%1266.7%9—80%554.5%1257.1%958.4%9952.2%3071.4%1545.5%1180%550%847.8%2840.6%3752.4%2248.5%41100%644.4%1143.9%6083.3%641%4250%4046.7%188.3%tie—26.2%4580%1055.3%3833.3%70%740%740.9%2366.7%652.6%1948.6%7733.3%6—
Slice & Dice54.5% WR8.3% tie———————33.3%7——————80%5———————————————————————
Slimes44% WR9.1% tie63%3056.3%1723.1%13——100%13—53.4%12338.3%5157.9%199.1%11—63.6%1216.2%3933.3%5362.2%4343.2%51100%1357.1%2146.4%6160%734.6%5632.7%5713.6%2651.4%43—7.8%tie38.1%2341.5%5360%1057.9%2366.7%846.3%47—19%2135.4%6743.5%2675%5
Suited50.6% WR5.1% tie70%1077.8%1057.1%7——62.5%8—22%5666.7%2250%6—54.5%11—58.8%1758.3%2573.3%1515.8%22—85.7%839.1%2483.3%646.7%3062.1%3127.3%1156.3%18—77.8%270%tie39.1%23—66.7%11—40%1680%537.5%840%3860%10—
Suzaku50.9% WR3.2% tie70%2057.9%1975%8——80%11100%529.5%11154.2%2454.5%1118.8%1620%541.7%1279.5%4571.4%3762.9%3833.3%61—80%1550%5660%551%5258.1%4351.7%2954.3%36—61.4%4663.2%190%tie75%566.7%6100%648.1%2860%537.5%2534.4%9964.7%19—
Tera Cleric31.5% WR9.2% tie20%5100%6—————28.6%2140%7————0%50%920%6———25%8—33.3%577.8%920%633.3%7—45.5%11————20%5———22.2%9——
Tera Mage39.4% WR9.9% tie50%820%80%5——58.3%1260%535.6%5244.4%10————25%1042.9%1510%1233.3%10——31.3%16—50%1450%830%1161.5%14—40%1760%1033.3%13—14.3%tie20%654.5%12—66.7%627.6%3150%8—
Umbra Alice41.3% WR13.4% tie—60%6—————63.3%3457.1%16————38.5%1340%1257.1%1246.2%15——11.1%9—66.7%1250%722.2%1153.8%15—46.7%150%630%10———40%5——15.6%40——
Umbra Guardian53.7% WR10.7% tie35.7%1564.7%19———33.3%8—48.8%9448.3%3480%2068.8%16—83.3%648.3%3157.1%3029.6%3055.2%33—63.6%1362.1%31—32.4%4283.3%2066.7%1669.6%25—56.1%4572.2%1860.7%3080%550%650%717.4%tie—30.8%1747%7847.4%22—
Umbra Ranger47.1% WR2.9% tie———————61.1%19——————60%60%5———61.5%13—14.3%875%8—62.5%8—60%50%628.6%7—42.9%7—62.5%8——20%5——
Wakeup Combo59.4% WR7.8% tie84.2%21—60%5————59.4%7557.7%2871.4%750%1083.3%640%688.9%2146.4%3158.8%2157.7%28——68.1%51—52.2%2942.1%1940%1246.2%15—83.3%3772.7%1152.9%34—16.7%687.5%845.5%12—0%tie43.8%5262.5%8—
Water Aetherwing63.3% WR11.4% tie82.9%4282.9%4880%20——92.3%14100%1451.3%30974%11771.9%3488.9%2966.7%777.3%2362.2%9761.9%11974.7%9242.4%169100%565.8%4358%14766.7%1358.5%14269.1%10145.7%4851.7%6355.6%969.8%9169%4560.9%117100%1487.5%2675%2962.3%7786.7%1567.3%5411.2%tie65.4%34—
Water Allies50.7% WR8.2% tie66.7%1037.5%10—————42.9%3944.4%1057.1%760%5——50%1237.5%1130%1042.1%21—28.6%831.6%20—71.4%1457.1%730%1075%9—53.3%1544.4%1076.5%18——100%866.7%1460%654.5%1147.4%2011.1%tie—
Wind Allies35.2% WR7.8% tie———————23.5%18—60%11———50%90%7———33.3%6———20%7———50%6————————28.6%750%6—

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