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In general, Aggro tries to kill and Control tries to survive. Those are the primary archetypes and their roles.

Other classifications are typically just variations on the two. For instance, Midrange tends to play Control in the early game and then switch to Aggro when it has gained enough advantage. Tempo is very similar to Midrange, but tends to focus on unique value plays such as Rogue's combo effects or Mage's spell synergies. Hybrid is just fast Midrange, or heavier Aggro. Combo is a little harder to classify since it has more to do with the win condition than the style of play, but it's usually just Control.

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You can't simply define a deck by the turn it wins on. 

Aggro decks generally play a low curve, trying to control the board early in order to gain a larger advantage, taking opportunities to get in more damage. Aggro decks won't play any mid game minions, and instead will play cards in order to close out the game (Doomguard). Just because a deck trades doesn't mean its not an aggro deck (zoo is an aggro deck people, just admit it)

Tempo decks are similar to aggro decks, but have a slightly different curve, usually with a couple of late game cards. The main idea with tempo decks is to take a huge early lead with good tempo cards, in order to significantly improve their position in the midgame. A tempo deck will be so far ahead that it is very hard to come back, and if you can't kill an opponent in the midgame, you have late game minions to finish off your opponent

Midrange decks have a curve that is lower at 1-2 drops, but has lots of 3-6 drops, and a few 7+ drops. Unlike a control deck, a midrange deck relies on most midrange minions to win the game, rather than lots of late game cards. Midrange gives up the ability to gain maximum tempo in the early game in order to play very powerful midgame creatures. Midrange generally control the board early, then wins with big, powerful midgame/lategame.

Control decks use more utility than other decks, relying more on spells to control the board in the early to mid game. Control generally wins with either one specific win conition (Elise) or many powerful late game minions. The main difference between Control and midrange is that control runs less early game drops.

Combo decks are really easy to define, and most combo decks are mainly designed around heavy synergy to do something huge in one turn, often swinging the game in their favor, killing your opponent, or setting up lethal.

Aggro: Aggro shaman, Face Hunter, Smorcadin, Face Warror; Machinegun mage, Fel reaver-druid, MurLock, Aggro rogue.

Tempo: Mech mage, Zoo, Tempo mage, some rogues, token druid

Midrange: New Patron W, Midrange pal, Old druid, Midrange hunter, totem shaman, evolve shaman, raptor-rogue, demonlock

Control: (control) priest, warrior, echo-mage, ramp-druid, astral duid, reincarnate shaman, feign-death hunter, handlock, renolock.

Combo: Freeze mage, Anyfindin, Maly/Leeroy/Oil-miracle rogue, old patron warrior, otk worgan/giant warrior.

About right?

You disappoint me. I thought you made this thread to reprimand all the players calling any deck with an early game "aggro".

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