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Esper Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	36555	58523–64281–43	47.7	276	2543	1347
Esper Control	2505	4461–4213	51.4	19	169	136

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1000–1089	47.9
Mono Black Aggro	21–24	46.7
Heroic	106–65	62.0
Mono White Heroic	57–34	62.6
Azorius Heroic	12–1	92.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	21–21	50.0
Boros Heroic	10–6	62.5
Selesnya Heroic	5–3	62.5
Red Deck Wins	139–266	34.3
Mono Red Devotion	7–12	36.8
Proliferate Red	2–1	66.7
Goblins	36–34	51.4
Tokens	33–25	56.9
Selesnya Tokens	13–3	81.3
Mono White Tokens	12–11	52.2
Orzhov Tokens	1–4	20.0
Mono Green Stompy	25–34	42.4
White Weenie	95–96	49.7
Odric Keywords	8–8	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	15–17	46.9
Soldiers	9–13	40.9
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	4–4	50.0
Mono White Humans	8–6	57.1
Elves	69–55	55.6
Werewolves	11–4	73.3
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	22–9	71.0
Selesnya Counters	3–4	42.9
Rogues	6–6	50.0
Zombies	26–37	41.3
Gruul Aggro	24–21	53.3
Gruul Landfall	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	23–17	57.5
Mono Red Swarm	5–8	38.5
8 Whack	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	107–124	46.3
Affinity	57–68	45.6
Hardened Scales Affinity	8–5	61.5
Boros Vehicles	2–3	40.0
Salvage Titan	6–6	50.0
Tempered Steel	31–40	43.7
Mono Blue Architect	9–5	64.3
Devoid Aggro	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	4–1	80.0
Illusions	2–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	6–6	50.0
Madness	19–16	54.3
Gruul Madness	4–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Madness	11–10	52.4
Jund Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	37–17	68.5
Hexproof	13–3	81.3
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	7–6	53.8
Hateful Auras	8–8	50.0
Slivers	7–4	63.6
Naya Zoo	7–3	70.0
Knights	23–20	53.5
AggroSlide	41–70	36.9
Cats	12–12	50.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	12–11	52.2
Rakdos Aggro	5–10	33.3
Boros Aggro	7–2	77.8
Humans	17–34	33.3
Gruul Humans	0–6	0.0
Selesnya Humans	1–5	16.7
Bant Humans	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Humans	3–2	60.0
Boros Humans	4–10	28.6
Orzhov Humans	3–4	42.9
Azorius Humans	3–1	75.0
Shamans	3–2	60.0
Brushwaggs	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	3–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	28–44	38.9
Boros Legends Aggro	24–36	40.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	3–1	75.0
Bard Class	0–6	0.0
Permanent Vacation	1–0	100.0
Pirates	5–4	55.6
Rats	2–0	100.0
Combo	869–652	57.1
Storm	180–171	51.3
Sultai Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	21–29	42.0
Dark Tide	1–2	33.3
Dragonstorm	23–15	60.5
Hazoret Storm	16–10	61.5
Simic Storm	4–7	36.4
Citadel Storm	6–3	66.7
High Tide	61–46	57.0
Grixis Tendrils	4–0	100.0
Stormpost	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–3	40.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	6–2	75.0
Izzet Storm	17–24	41.5
Swath Storm	2–1	66.7
Song Storm	3–2	60.0
Channel Storm	8–22	26.7
Reanimator	124–86	59.0
Recurring Nightmare	18–23	43.9
Dragon Nightmare	8–18	30.8
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	17–9	65.4
Double Dragon	6–3	66.7
Starlit Graves	1–1	50.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3–1	75.0
8 Goyf	1–0	100.0
Living Death	2–7	22.2
Excruciator Combo	1–2	33.3
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	81–44	64.8
Rakdos Reanimator	7–11	38.9
Dimir Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	49–23	68.1
Grixis Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Oriss Genesis	9–7	56.3
Necro Combo	4–2	66.7
Deathmantle Necro	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	18–24	42.9
Mono Green Stormless Storm	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	13–2	86.7
Warp World	25–18	58.1
Temur Glimpse	3–2	60.0
Boros Glimpse	6–12	33.3
Actual Warp World	6–1	85.7
Four Color Glimpse	9–3	75.0
Zubera Tribal	3–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	10–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	27–17	61.4
New Perspectives	3–6	33.3
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	31–29	51.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	20–15	57.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–4	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
Myr Incubator	2–4	33.3
Umbral Mantle	3–2	60.0
Fake-Twin	9–4	69.2
Murderous Mastery	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	3–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	3–2	60.0
Combo Post	6–1	85.7
Metalwork Colossus	26–37	41.3
Anvil Colossus	14–16	46.7
Upheaval Colossus	6–11	35.3
Seismic Swans	8–2	80.0
Cruel Combo	4–3	57.1
Eye of the Storm	3–0	100.0
Eggs	25–20	55.6
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	7–4	63.6
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	13–6	68.4
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	8–10	44.4
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–5	16.7
Izzet Ascension	19–5	79.2
Ominous Good	5–4	55.6
Jokulhaups Combo	8–4	66.7
Soulflayer	19–8	70.4
Reanim8 Rack	8–1	88.9
Breakfast	66–54	55.0
Cephalid Breakfast	7–3	70.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	4–3	57.1
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	1–6	14.3
Oops All Spells	35–30	53.8
Neoform Hermit	15–12	55.6
Unctus	0–2	0.0
Oops All Lands	11–2	84.6
Dredge	24–27	47.1
Insidious Roots Dredge	7–8	46.7
Polymorph	10–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–2	0.0
Dice Factory	8–4	66.7
Storm Herald	9–3	75.0
Enduring Ideal	10–1	90.9
Ad Nauseam	6–6	50.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	3–2	60.0
Tibalt's Trickery	3–2	60.0
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	3–2	60.0
Restore Balance	11–10	52.4
Gyruda	3–4	42.9
Stuffy Doll	4–1	80.0
Belcher	3–4	42.9
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	6–4	60.0
Possibility Storm	3–3	50.0
Midnight Mass	7–7	50.0
Phoenix Altar	4–3	57.1
Actual Twin	6–9	40.0
Izzet Twin	6–8	42.9
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Nadu Combo	3–1	75.0
Primal Prayers Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	695–661	51.3
Mono Black Control	12–7	63.2
Esper Control	71–71	50.0
Demonic Rising	20–17	54.1
Mono Blue Control	19–11	63.3
Dimir Control	39–36	52.0
Azorius Control	94–112	45.6
Cawblade	7–13	35.0
Turbo Fog	15–10	60.0
Izzet Control	10–9	52.6
Mardu Control	7–12	36.8
Mill	9–19	32.1
Boros Control	3–7	30.0
Cloudpost Control	42–64	39.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	5–15	25.0
Blackpost	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	14–22	38.9
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	5–12	29.4
Mono White Cloudpost Control	5–4	55.6
Grixis Control	19–29	39.6
Cruel Control	13–12	52.0
Stax	34–24	58.6
Pollute the Planet	1–1	50.0
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	5–2	71.4
Stagnant Control	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Control	24–13	64.9
Jeskai Approach	1–3	25.0
Dragon Control	19–4	82.6
Izzet Dragons	11–2	84.6
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	12–5	70.6
Ponza	42–42	50.0
Mono White Control	19–20	48.7
Life is Ez	7–11	38.9
Dynavolt Tower	5–2	71.4
Cycling Control	20–13	60.6
Astral Slide	17–11	60.7
Five Color Control	17–9	65.4
Five Color Collected Conjuring	3–3	50.0
Shrines	2–1	66.7
Last Stand Control	6–2	75.0
Sultai Control	17–19	47.2
Sultai Ultimatum	8–3	72.7
Guildgate Control	5–18	21.7
Bant Control	14–15	48.3
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	34–25	57.6
Enchantments Control	3–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	8–4	66.7
Seasons Past Control	14–9	60.9
Orzhov Control	17–10	63.0
Prison	11–14	44.0
Enchantress	10–14	41.7
Aggro-Combo	294–301	49.4
Aristocrats	77–102	43.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	14–17	45.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	13–22	37.1
Golgari Aristocrats	10–8	55.6
Abzan Aristocrats	6–7	46.2
Mardu Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Food	7–2	77.8
Rakdos Aristocrats	20–31	39.2
Boros Bombardment	3–5	37.5
Burn	46–39	54.1
Necro Burn	3–2	60.0
Infect	41–36	53.2
Simic Infect	12–17	41.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	22–7	75.9
Golgari Infect	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Infect	0–2	0.0
Pummeler	7–6	53.8
Hermit Humans	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	45–54	45.5
Izzet Dreadnought	4–5	44.4
Mono Blue Dreadnought	38–44	46.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	13–12	52.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	4–1	80.0
Hushnought	24–16	60.0
Liquimetal Fishing	9–4	69.2
Combo Goblins	20–27	42.6
Goblin Persist	16–19	45.7
Dirty Kitty	4–8	33.3
Aggro-Control	293–258	53.2
Simic Flash	7–2	77.8
Simic Vat	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	85–81	51.2
Azorius Skies	10–9	52.6
Blue Madness	16–16	50.0
Simic Madness	11–6	64.7
Temur Madness	4–6	40.0
Grixis Madness	1–3	25.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–4	42.9
Wizards	13–9	59.1
Tetsukotog	1–1	50.0
12 Pest	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	13–16	44.8
Mono Blue Gush	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	38–38	50.0
Mono Blue Faeries	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–5	37.5
Izzet Spells	35–27	56.5
Dimir Tempo	28–24	53.8
Dimir Faeries	7–3	70.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	6–6	50.0
Azorius Tempo	1–6	14.3
Spirits	2–2	50.0
Azorius Spirits	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Spirits	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	225–210	51.7
Curses	15–5	75.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	10–12	45.5
Battle of Wits	24–19	55.8
Shared Fate	2–1	66.7
Swarm Intelligence	5–1	83.3
Sunforger	1–2	33.3
Pickles	2–3	40.0
Mindcrank	12–17	41.4
Dragoncrank	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	5–4	55.6
Peregrine Drake	2–0	100.0
Familiars	2–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	2–3	40.0
Yosei Vat	3–1	75.0
Lich's Mastery	4–1	80.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	10–8	55.6
Zur's Weirding	6–3	66.7
Solar Flare	6–12	33.3
Plasma Swans	10–8	55.6
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	78–95	45.1
Wildfire	38–33	53.5
Thryx-Wildfire	5–4	55.6
Borderpost Wildfire	17–19	47.2
Jokulhaups Control	40–62	39.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	10–15	40.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	12–12	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	6–16	27.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–7	36.4
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	7–5	58.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–7	12.5
Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	7–2	77.8
Greasefang	5–4	55.6
Orzhov Greasefang	4–4	50.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	2–2	50.0
Midrange	920–781	54.1
Temur Ascendancy	23–23	50.0
Prophet Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
The Rock	32–27	54.2
Golgari Citadel	3–2	60.0
Grenzo	3–4	42.9
Abzan Midrange	44–36	55.0
Knights of Windgrace	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	11–7	61.1
Selesnya Value Town	4–3	57.1
Jund	31–19	62.0
Blink	101–125	44.7
Wave Blink	44–55	44.4
Cloudpost Wave Blink	5–6	45.5
Esper Wave	2–1	66.7
Azorius Wave	22–30	42.3
Orzhov Wave	5–9	35.7
Abzan Wave	3–4	42.9
Bant Wave	5–3	62.5
Acid Trip	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	17–37	31.5
Anti-Persecution	2–1	66.7
Graveyard Value	46–38	54.8
Séance	2–7	22.2
Varolz Dreadnought	15–14	51.7
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	9–2	81.8
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	20–20	50.0
Orzhov Allies	3–3	50.0
Mardu Allies	3–4	42.9
Boros Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	0–3	0.0
Esper Allies	7–4	63.6
BRGW Allies	0–2	0.0
Treefolk	9–7	56.3
-1/-1 Counters	6–1	85.7
Fake-Rack	10–15	40.0
Mardu Midrange	9–12	42.9
Yisan-Prophet	2–1	66.7
White Jund	2–2	50.0
Vampires	27–15	64.3
Mono Black Vampires	17–10	63.0
Rakdos Vampires	5–4	55.6
Orzhov Vampires	4–1	80.0
Legends Midrange	24–11	68.6
Mardu Legends	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Legends	13–2	86.7
Selesnya Legends	6–3	66.7
Elementals	5–3	62.5
Rakdos Midrange	43–36	54.4
Naya Midrange	7–3	70.0
Big Red	19–9	67.9
Mono Black Midrange	82–52	61.2
Necro Midrange	12–9	57.1
Mono Black Devotion	27–16	62.8
Verdant Succession	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	2–3	40.0
Dimir Midrange	22–27	44.9
Dimir Vat	0–2	0.0
Temur Energy	2–0	100.0
Angels	5–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	9–2	81.8
Lifegain Midrange	23–11	67.6
Martyr's Grace	5–4	55.6
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–2	33.3
Sultai Midrange	16–28	36.4
Sultai Emerge	1–12	7.7
Sultai Energy	0–4	0.0
Fight Rigging	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	41–48	46.1
Orzhov Capenna	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	7–3	70.0
Prophet Glare	5–3	62.5
Heartless Summoning Stompy	16–9	64.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	8–3	72.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	7–2	77.8
Mythic Colossification	2–2	50.0
Neoform	7–1	87.5
Temur Neoform	2–1	66.7
Sultai Neoform	4–0	100.0
Party	1–3	25.0
Fires of Invention	25–32	43.9
Hero of Precinct One	32–24	57.1
Abzan Hero	2–1	66.7
Mardu Hero	1–5	16.7
Esper Hero	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Hero	4–6	40.0
Five Color Hero	15–6	71.4
Naya Hero	2–1	66.7
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	1–2	33.3
Clerics	4–5	44.4
Simic Snow	6–24	20.0
Artifact Midrange	19–10	65.5
Coinflips	5–0	100.0
Death Cloud	9–15	37.5
Nissa Company	1–1	50.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	4–3	57.1
Wight Midrange	1–2	33.3
Golgari Wight	1–1	50.0
Jund Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	164–259	38.8
Villainous Wealth	6–1	85.7
Rofellos Ramp	36–72	33.3
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	17–44	27.9
Cloudpost Ramp	68–132	34.0
Eldrazipost	3–5	37.5
Locus Awakening	0–2	0.0
Golgari Post	3–11	21.4
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	3–2	60.0
Greenpost	36–80	31.0
Gruul Post	6–17	26.1
Simic Post	9–5	64.3
Temurpost	0–2	0.0
Devoid Cruelty	1–1	50.0
Domain	3–1	75.0
Selvala Tokens	2–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–4	33.3
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	1–3	25.0
Defenders	6–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	7–6	53.8
Applejacks	1–2	33.3
Field Ramp	7–9	43.8
Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Unclassified	1–2	33.3