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Grixis Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	36176	57871–63727–43	47.6	269	2496	1327
Grixis Control	1671	2618–3133–2	45.5	11	97	40
Cruel Control	711	1117–1333–2	45.6	8	52	18

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	619–841–2	42.4
Mono Black Aggro	21–26	44.7
Heroic	43–80–1	35.0
Mono White Heroic	23–54–1	29.9
Azorius Heroic	3–5	37.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	6–10	37.5
Boros Heroic	10–9	52.6
Selesnya Heroic	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	91–172–1	34.6
Mono Red Devotion	7–4	63.6
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	16–32	33.3
Tokens	36–26	58.1
Selesnya Tokens	18–12	60.0
Mono White Tokens	8–6	57.1
Orzhov Tokens	2–3	40.0
Mono Green Stompy	14–26	35.0
White Weenie	70–93	42.9
Odric Keywords	11–2	84.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–5	16.7
Soldiers	18–14	56.3
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Chroma White	2–2	50.0
Mono White Humans	2–5	28.6
Elves	41–42	49.4
Werewolves	3–0	100.0
Minotaurs	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Little Kid	14–12	53.8
Selesnya Counters	8–2	80.0
Rogues	8–2	80.0
Zombies	33–38	46.5
Gruul Aggro	16–16	50.0
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	20–13	60.6
Mono Red Swarm	4–13	23.5
8 Whack	1–4	20.0
Artifact Aggro	59–105	36.0
Affinity	23–43	34.8
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–6	0.0
Boros Vehicles	3–4	42.9
Salvage Titan	6–3	66.7
Tempered Steel	21–39	35.0
Mono Blue Architect	4–14	22.2
Devoid Aggro	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Aggro	5–2	71.4
Illusions	2–1	66.7
Devastating Dreams	2–3	40.0
Madness	11–11	50.0
Gruul Madness	1–2	33.3
Golgari Madness	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Madness	6–4	60.0
Jund Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	21–13	61.8
Hexproof	8–9	47.1
Boros Auras	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	5–1	83.3
Hateful Auras	1–3	25.0
Slivers	5–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–3	25.0
Knights	11–16	40.7
AggroSlide	17–41	29.3
Cats	7–6	53.8
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	6–4	60.0
Rakdos Aggro	5–15	25.0
Rakdos Hellbent	3–4	42.9
Boros Aggro	3–3	50.0
Humans	11–11	50.0
Gruul Humans	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	4–1	80.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Humans	1–2	33.3
Shamans	3–2	60.0
Legends Aggro	1–6	14.3
Boros Legends Aggro	1–5	16.7
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Pirates	1–4	20.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	431–474	47.6
Storm	108–100	51.9
Sultai Tendrils	1–3	25.0
Dimir Tendrils	25–24	51.0
Dragonstorm	10–6	62.5
Hazoret Storm	10–6	62.5
Simic Storm	2–4	33.3
Citadel Storm	6–4	60.0
High Tide	18–29	38.3
Grixis Tendrils	3–5	37.5
Stormpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	6–1	85.7
Izzet Storm	9–6	60.0
Song Storm	2–0	100.0
Channel Storm	3–2	60.0
Reanimator	73–78	48.3
Recurring Nightmare	4–10	28.6
Dragon Nightmare	4–7	36.4
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	13–21	38.2
Double Dragon	3–5	37.5
Starlit Graves	1–2	33.3
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Living Death	2–2	50.0
Excruciator Combo	2–2	50.0
Grozoth	5–1	83.3
Traditional Reanimator	45–38	54.2
Rakdos Reanimator	8–5	61.5
Dimir Reanimator	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Reanimator	16–16	50.0
Grixis Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Oriss Genesis	3–5	37.5
Necro Combo	1–1	50.0
Deathmantle Necro	1–0	100.0
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	13–14	48.1
Dubious Challenge	3–6	33.3
Warp World	6–5	54.5
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Boros Glimpse	1–3	25.0
Actual Warp World	3–1	75.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	17–8	68.0
Hyperwave	3–1	75.0
New Perspectives	3–7	30.0
Cat Wave	10–1	90.9
Acid Wave	2–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	12–30	28.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–15	25.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–5	44.4
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Myr Incubator	2–3	40.0
Umbral Mantle	2–2	50.0
Fake-Twin	6–4	60.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	7–23	23.3
Anvil Colossus	1–10	9.1
Upheaval Colossus	0–6	0.0
Seismic Swans	3–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	5–9	35.7
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	4–4	50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	6–13	31.6
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	6–12	33.3
Ominous Good	6–6	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–8	20.0
Soulflayer	8–7	53.3
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	34–45	43.0
Cephalid Breakfast	7–15	31.8
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	7–13	35.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Hermit Gond	5–1	83.3
Hermit Dredge	2–2	50.0
Oops All Spells	14–17	45.2
Neoform Hermit	4–7	36.4
Unctus	1–3	25.0
Oops All Lands	5–3	62.5
Dredge	8–12	40.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–5	16.7
Polymorph	5–1	83.3
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	2–4	33.3
Enduring Ideal	5–7	41.7
Ad Nauseam	4–7	36.4
Ad Swanseam	3–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	1–1	50.0
GreenTwin	0–3	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–3	40.0
Intruder Alarm	1–2	33.3
Calibrated Blast	1–2	33.3
Restore Balance	4–3	57.1
Gyruda	0–2	0.0
Stuffy Doll	0–2	0.0
Belcher	1–1	50.0
Endless Belch	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	3–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–5	16.7
Phoenix Altar	4–2	66.7
Actual Twin	6–6	50.0
Izzet Twin	5–4	55.6
Boros Twin	1–2	33.3
Nadu Combo	4–1	80.0
Primal Prayers Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	452–490	48.0
Mono Black Control	10–7	58.8
Esper Control	29–19	60.4
Demonic Rising	18–17	51.4
Paradox Haze Lock	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Control	12–12	50.0
Dimir Control	15–33	31.3
Watery Oath	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	55–62	47.0
Adam's Ale	3–3	50.0
Cawblade	2–8	20.0
Turbo Fog	6–9	40.0
Izzet Control	16–14	53.3
Mardu Control	8–10	44.4
Mill	7–12	36.8
Boros Control	3–3	50.0
Cloudpost Control	16–24	40.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Blackpost	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–5	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–7	12.5
Grixis Control	42–42	50.0
Cruel Control	16–20	44.4
Stax	12–23	34.3
Necro Stax	2–2	50.0
Pollute the Planet	0–4	0.0
Birthday Stax	0–2	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	11–21	34.4
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	14–5	73.7
Izzet Dragons	2–1	66.7
Esper Dragons	4–2	66.7
WUBR Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	3–1	75.0
Dimir Dragons	2–1	66.7
Galleon Control	5–4	55.6
Runeflare	9–5	64.3
Ponza	19–28	40.4
Mono White Control	15–12	55.6
Life is Ez	8–4	66.7
Dynavolt Tower	6–4	60.0
Cycling Control	21–23	47.7
Astral Slide	20–20	50.0
Five Color Control	8–6	57.1
Shrines	4–4	50.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	11–17	39.3
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	16–24	40.0
Bant Control	14–11	56.0
Temur Reclamation	3–8	27.3
Pox	7–13	35.0
Enchantments Control	4–3	57.1
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–2	50.0
Seasons Past Control	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Control	8–9	47.1
Prison	4–1	80.0
Enchantress	4–1	80.0
Aggro-Combo	148–189	43.9
Aristocrats	39–75	34.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	7–25	21.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–17	26.1
Golgari Aristocrats	4–5	44.4
Abzan Aristocrats	5–4	55.6
Mardu Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Food	9–6	60.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–11	21.4
Boros Bombardment	3–4	42.9
Burn	16–29	35.6
Infect	29–18	61.7
Simic Infect	6–8	42.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–4	55.6
Golgari Infect	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Infect	2–2	50.0
Turbo Myth	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	4–4	50.0
Hermit Humans	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	20–31	39.2
Izzet Dreadnought	3–7	30.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	10–20	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	6–5	54.5
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	8–9	47.1
Liquimetal Fishing	5–3	62.5
Combo Goblins	13–13	50.0
Goblin Persist	8–10	44.4
Dirty Kitty	5–2	71.4
Aggro-Control	153–195	44.0
Simic Flash	4–2	66.7
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	48–47	50.5
Azorius Skies	17–6	73.9
Blue Madness	16–15	51.6
Simic Madness	9–10	47.4
Temur Madness	3–2	60.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–6	25.0
Temur Clues	0–1	0.0
Wizards	6–5	54.5
Tetsukotog	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	4–9	30.8
Mono Blue Tempo	19–37	33.9
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	15–18	45.5
Dimir Tempo	11–18	37.9
Dimir Faeries	0–3	0.0
Sultai Tempo	0–2	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–3	0.0
Azorius Tempo	2–7	22.2
Combo-Control	143–185	43.6
Curses	9–15	37.5
Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	2–4	33.3
Cruel Combo-Control	9–18	33.3
Battle of Wits	15–10	60.0
Approach Necro	1–0	100.0
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–1	50.0
Sunforger	2–0	100.0
Pickles	0–6	0.0
Mindcrank	5–15	25.0
Dragoncrank	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	6–9	40.0
Peregrine Drake	5–7	41.7
Familiars	1–1	50.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	5–0	100.0
Hive Mind	5–3	62.5
Zur's Weirding	6–7	46.2
Solar Flare	2–4	33.3
Plasma Swans	8–7	53.3
Liliana's Contract	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	50–66	43.1
Wildfire	32–31	50.8
Thryx-Wildfire	11–9	55.0
Borderpost Wildfire	6–10	37.5
Jokulhaups Control	18–35	34.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–13	23.5
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–8	20.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	4–7	36.4
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	3–1	75.0
Greasefang	1–4	20.0
Esper Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Greasefang	0–2	0.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–2	0.0
Midrange	573–612	48.4
Temur Ascendancy	22–24	47.8
Prophet Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	14–17	45.2
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	11–28	28.2
Selesnya Midrange	2–6	25.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–4	20.0
Jund	39–50	43.8
Blink	40–65	38.1
Wave Blink	17–19	47.2
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	11–9	55.0
Orzhov Wave	4–6	40.0
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Bant Wave	1–1	50.0
Acid Trip	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Blink	6–15	28.6
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	24–33	42.1
Séance	5–4	55.6
Varolz Dreadnought	8–10	44.4
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	9–4	69.2
Orzhov Enchantress	4–0	100.0
Constellation	0–2	0.0
Allies	13–13	50.0
Orzhov Allies	5–2	71.4
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	1–2	33.3
Mono White Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	2–2	50.0
BRGW Allies	2–1	66.7
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	4–3	57.1
-1/-1 Counters	4–1	80.0
Fake-Rack	13–15	46.4
Mardu Midrange	9–10	47.4
Yisan-Prophet	2–1	66.7
White Jund	2–4	33.3
Vampires	20–14	58.8
Mono Black Vampires	16–10	61.5
Rakdos Vampires	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	8–6	57.1
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mardu Legends	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Legends	2–1	66.7
Elementals	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Midrange	39–30	56.5
Naya Midrange	8–5	61.5
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	8–6	57.1
Mono Black Midrange	54–62	46.6
Necro Midrange	3–11	21.4
Mono Black Devotion	29–25	53.7
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Verdant Succession	0–3	0.0
Hellion Whip	2–7	22.2
Dimir Midrange	27–25	51.9
Dimir Vat	2–1	66.7
Temur Energy	1–3	25.0
Angels	4–2	66.7
Mono White Angels	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Angels	2–1	66.7
Toughness Matters	8–4	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	8–7	53.3
Martyr's Grace	1–2	33.3
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Mutate	3–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	19–12	61.3
Sultai Emerge	7–4	63.6
Fight Rigging	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	22–17	56.4
Orzhov Capenna	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–5	16.7
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–2	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	2–2	50.0
Ordealbreak	2–3	40.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–3	40.0
Neoform	6–1	85.7
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	2–1	66.7
Party	3–1	75.0
Fires of Invention	7–16	30.4
Hero of Precinct One	13–15	46.4
Abzan Hero	2–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	2–1	66.7
Esper Hero	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Hero	5–7	41.7
Five Color Hero	2–1	66.7
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	3–11	21.4
Artifact Midrange	4–3	57.1
Coinflips	4–3	57.1
Death Cloud	1–3	25.0
Illness in the Ranks	2–1	66.7
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Laelia Cascade	1–5	16.7
Wight Midrange	1–5	16.7
Golgari Wight	0–3	0.0
Jund Wight	1–2	33.3
Ramp	98–147	40.0
Villainous Wealth	3–2	60.0
Rofellos Ramp	11–20	35.5
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–5	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	33–82	28.7
Eldrazipost	1–2	33.3
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–2	33.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–3	25.0
Greenpost	18–61	22.8
Gruul Post	5–3	62.5
Simic Post	3–11	21.4
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Domain	6–2	75.0
Temur Bombardment	2–0	100.0
Selvala Tokens	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–3	40.0
Historic Bloom	0–2	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–3	0.0
Eureka!	1–3	25.0
Defenders	3–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	0–2	0.0
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	4–2	66.7
Orcish Aids	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	4–3	57.1
Unclassified	1–0	100.0