Archetypes
All known deck archetypes in the Grand Archive meta. Click an archetype to search community decks.
| Archetype | Popularity | Win rate | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Crux Warrior Midrange | 11.3%991 entries | 50.6% | 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 | 8.3%734 entries | 60.0% | 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. |
Razorgale Midrange | 5.7%497 entries | 54.7% | A deck built around Razorgale Calling and a high density of wind cards, enabling synergies with Windmill Engineer, Veiling Breeze, and Fairy Whispers. |
Slimes Midrange | 5.5%481 entries | 43.8% | 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. |
Rogue Decks Midrange | 4.7%411 entries | 44.1% | All remaining archetypes that do not fit into established meta categories. |
Oblation Combo | 4.6%405 entries | 55.1% | 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. |
Exia Warrior Midrange | 4.5%393 entries | 52.6% | 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. |
Genbu Control | 4.4%387 entries | 56.1% | 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. |
Fractals Midrange | 4.2%370 entries | 50.3% | 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. |
Luxem Assassin Control | 4.0%347 entries | 49.1% | 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. |
Suzaku Aggro | 3.9%345 entries | 49.6% | A burn deck that flips Suzaku, Vermillion Phoenix to finish games, supported by burn spells like Searing Truth, Vermilion Decree, and Demolition. |
Luxem Tamer Midrange | 3.7%327 entries | 53.8% | No description yet. |
Shadowstrike Midrange | 3.4%294 entries | 47.2% | 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 | 3.1%270 entries | 50.9% | A midrange umbra deck using flexible tools such as Carter, Synthetic Reaper and Grim Pastiche, finishing games with Beguiling Coup and Feu Awakening. |
Seiryuu Midrange | 2.8%244 entries | 55.4% | 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. |
Arcane Combo | 2.3%199 entries | 42.4% | 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. |
Suited Aggro | 2.2%193 entries | 50.2% | An aggro deck leveraging synergy between suited allies like Three of Hearts, Four of Hearts, and Rouge, Ace of Hearts. |
Wakeup Combo Combo | 2.1%183 entries | 59.6% | 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 | 1.8%157 entries | 42.7% | A deck built around Tonoris, Genesis Aegis, generating game objects each turn and finishing games with the Blade of Creation and Archon Broadsword combo. |
Astra Cleric Combo | 1.7%152 entries | 44.4% | 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. |
Tera Mage Control | 1.6%140 entries | 40.6% | A control deck generating long-term influence through Kongming, Ascetic Vice and Tera Sight, sustaining damage with taunts and removal like Leeching Bolt. |
Water Allies Midrange | 1.5%131 entries | 47.1% | 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. |
Fire Aggro Aggro | 1.5%129 entries | 42.7% | 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. |
Chess Aggro | 1.3%112 entries | 32.3% | A deck built around Alice, Golden Queen and Alice, Whim’s Monarch, using chessman allies and command cards to control the board. |
Umbra Alice Midrange | 1.3%111 entries | 43.5% | 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. |
Firebloom Aggro | 1.1%100 entries | 41.2% | A burn deck built around Firebloom Flourish to maintain resources, using tools like Fractal of Sparks, Cinder Geyser, and Rococo, Explosive Maven. |
Fire Ranger Aggro | 1.1%98 entries | 50.0% | 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. |
Astra Ranger Midrange | 1.1%96 entries | 41.3% | No description yet. |
Tera Cleric Control | 1.0%84 entries | 31.2% | 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 | 0.7%63 entries | 40.6% | 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 | 0.7%62 entries | 42.4% | 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. |
Crux Assassin Midrange | 0.6%52 entries | 18.0% | 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 | 0.5%47 entries | 52.2% | 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. |
Wind Allies Aggro | 0.5%40 entries | 41.0% | An aggro deck focused on playing many allies and weapons, with some allies providing buffs to others. |
Cats Aggro | 0.2%18 entries | 30.8% | An aggro deck centered on Wildgrowth Feline, which grows whenever another animal or beast is played. |
Slice & Dice Aggro | 0.2%15 entries | 47.7% | 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. |
Byakko Midrange | 0.1%13 entries | 44.4% | A midrange deck using early allies, self-bounce, and suppress mechanics to generate influence, flipping Byakko, White Tiger and closing with Byakko’s Command. |
Beast Midrange | 0.1%8 entries | 31.0% | No description yet. |
Tera Tamer Midrange | 0.1%7 entries | 34.6% | 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 | 0.1%6 entries | 29.2% | A control deck that aims to mill the opponent in a single turn by stacking multiple copies of Fractal of Polar Depths. |
Overlord Aggro | 0.1%5 entries | 31.6% | An automaton aggro deck focused on generating powercells to deploy Overlord Mk III as a finisher. |
Dawn of Ashes Aggro | 0.1%5 entries | 22.2% | A deck centered on norm cards, punishing opponents by taxing non-norm cards with Dawn of Ashes. |
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. |
Crux Warrior
MidrangeWater Aetherwing
AggroRazorgale
MidrangeSlimes
MidrangeRogue Decks
MidrangeOblation
ComboExia Warrior
MidrangeGenbu
ControlFractals
MidrangeLuxem Assassin
ControlSuzaku
AggroShadowstrike
MidrangeUmbra Guardian
MidrangeSeiryuu
MidrangeArcane
ComboSuited
AggroWakeup Combo
ComboNeos Guardian
MidrangeAstra Cleric
ComboTera Mage
ControlWater Allies
MidrangeFire Aggro
AggroChess
AggroUmbra Alice
MidrangeFirebloom
AggroFire Ranger
AggroTera Cleric
ControlUmbra Ranger
ComboRavishing Mill
MidrangeCrux Assassin
MidrangeFire Vanitas
AggroWind Allies
AggroCats
AggroSlice & Dice
AggroByakko
MidrangeTera Tamer
MidrangePenguin Mill
ControlOverlord
AggroDawn of Ashes
AggroDomains
ControlErupting Rhapsody
ComboTriskit
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Matchup Matrix
Win rate of each archetype (row) vs opponent (column). Min. 5 matches.
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