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Boros Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	36252	57989–63849–43	47.6	269	2504	1331
Boros Control	222	299–385	43.7	3	19	7

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	82–72	53.2
Mono Black Aggro	3–3	50.0
Heroic	11–7	61.1
Mono White Heroic	5–4	55.6
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	6–21	22.2
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–2	71.4
White Weenie	9–7	56.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	1–3	25.0
Mono White Humans	2–1	66.7
Elves	8–1	88.9
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Rogues	2–1	66.7
Zombies	3–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	11–9	55.0
Affinity	10–4	71.4
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	3–1	75.0
Tempered Steel	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Madness	2–1	66.7
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	1–3	25.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	0–2	0.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	1–5	16.7
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–2	33.3
Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	1–1	50.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–0	100.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	55–77	41.7
Storm	8–16	33.3
Dimir Tendrils	1–6	14.3
Dragonstorm	0–2	0.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	0–1	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	3–4	42.9
Reanimator	8–11	42.1
Recurring Nightmare	2–4	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	1–2	33.3
Starlit Graves	0–1	0.0
Living Death	1–1	50.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	4–3	57.1
Mono Black Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Necro Combo	1–2	33.3
Faith Necro	1–1	50.0
Deathmantle Necro	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	0–1	0.0
Warp World	1–7	12.5
Temur Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–2	33.3
Zubera Tribal	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	3–1	75.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Cat Wave	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–4	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	2–5	28.6
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	8–7	53.3
Oops All Spells	8–5	61.5
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dredge	1–3	25.0
Polymorph	0–3	0.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	3–3	50.0
Izzet Twin	2–2	50.0
Boros Twin	1–1	50.0
Primal Prayers Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	49–74	39.8
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	7–3	70.0
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	2–7	22.2
Watery Oath	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	6–13	31.6
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	0–2	0.0
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	2–2	50.0
Boros Control	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Control	6–9	40.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–5	16.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–3	50.0
Stax	1–3	25.0
Pollute the Planet	1–2	33.3
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	1–6	14.3
Mono White Control	2–3	40.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	2–2	50.0
Astral Slide	2–2	50.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	4–2	66.7
Seasons Past Control	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Control	2–0	100.0
Prison	2–2	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	21–42	33.3
Aristocrats	4–19	17.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–12	14.3
Burn	6–6	50.0
Infect	4–2	66.7
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–7	22.2
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–6	14.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	2–1	66.7
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	2–4	33.3
Goblin Persist	2–4	33.3
Aggro-Control	17–25	40.5
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	5–8	38.5
Azorius Skies	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	1–3	25.0
Simic Madness	1–2	33.3
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Librarians	3–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	1–6	14.3
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	10–21	32.3
Curses	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Approach Necro	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	0–4	0.0
Familiars	0–4	0.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–13	31.6
Wildfire	3–6	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	0–4	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	3–7	30.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Midrange	59–59	50.0
Temur Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
The Rock	8–6	57.1
Abzan Midrange	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	2–4	33.3
Blink	3–10	23.1
Wave Blink	0–2	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Blink	0–3	0.0
Graveyard Value	1–2	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–2	50.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–3	50.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	5–3	62.5
Necro Midrange	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angels	1–2	33.3
Mono White Angels	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–1	80.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Capenna	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	0–2	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–2	33.3
Mardu Hero	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	3–1	75.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Ramp	6–15	28.6
Rofellos Ramp	3–5	37.5
Channel-Rofellos	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–6	25.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	2–3	40.0
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	0–1	0.0