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Azorius Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Control	5959	10977–12079–43	47.6	277	2555
Azorius Control	998	2029–1910–3	51.5	71	464
Adam's Ale	15	40–28	58.8	1	7
Cawblade	97	249–185	57.4	9	47

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	637–577	52.5
Mono Black Aggro	8–14	36.4
Heroic	67–43	60.9
Mono White Heroic	46–32	59.0
Azorius Heroic	4–2	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	9–7	56.3
Boros Heroic	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Heroic	3–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	140–176	44.3
Mono Red Devotion	1–9	10.0
Prisoner	0–4	0.0
Proliferate Red	1–1	50.0
Goblins	11–11	50.0
Tokens	22–8	73.3
Selesnya Tokens	13–2	86.7
Mono White Tokens	5–4	55.6
Orzhov Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	26–9	74.3
White Weenie	55–57	49.1
Odric Keywords	3–3	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–2	66.7
Soldiers	9–23	28.1
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	6–7	46.2
Elves	24–15	61.5
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	6–2	75.0
Zombies	35–28	55.6
Gruul Aggro	11–1	91.7
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	11–11	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–10	16.7
8 Whack	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	78–67	53.8
Affinity	51–43	54.3
Hush-finity	0–2	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	11–6	64.7
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	22–16	57.9
Mono Blue Architect	3–7	30.0
Devoid Aggro	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Aggro	3–3	50.0
Devastating Dreams	1–3	25.0
Madness	5–5	50.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	5–3	62.5
Voltron	21–5	80.8
Hexproof	10–1	90.9
Equipment Aggro	5–4	55.6
Hateful Auras	6–0	100.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	8–5	61.5
AggroSlide	36–59	37.9
Cats	5–1	83.3
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–3	50.0
Boros Aggro	4–1	80.0
Humans	14–17	45.2
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	5–4	55.6
Boros Humans	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Humans	3–5	37.5
Azorius Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	2–1	66.7
Legends Aggro	13–10	56.5
Boros Legends Aggro	8–7	53.3
Bard Class	3–2	60.0
Pirates	5–3	62.5
Rats	6–2	75.0
Combo	325–332–1	49.5
Storm	49–59	45.4
Dimir Tendrils	16–26	38.1
Dark Tide	2–3	40.0
Dragonstorm	7–4	63.6
Hazoret Storm	3–1	75.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	1–12	7.7
Grixis Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	15–9	62.5
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	2–4	33.3
Reanimator	53–61–1	46.5
Recurring Nightmare	3–6	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	2–5	28.6
Worldgorger Dragon	5–6	45.5
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
8 Goyf	2–5	28.6
Living Death	4–5	44.4
Excruciator Combo	4–4	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	38–39–1	49.4
Rakdos Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	28–23	54.9
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Oriss Genesis	1–2	33.3
Necro Combo	0–2	0.0
Faith Necro	0–2	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	10–16	38.5
Warp World	23–17	57.5
Temur Glimpse	3–9	25.0
Boros Glimpse	18–8	69.2
Actual Warp World	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	19–15	55.9
Hyperwave	1–6	14.3
New Perspectives	4–0	100.0
Cat Wave	3–5	37.5
Acid Wave	1–1	50.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	6–2	75.0
Mardu Life	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	10–21	32.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	7–8	46.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–13	13.3
Myr Incubator	2–2	50.0
Umbral Mantle	2–2	50.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–13	18.8
Anvil Colossus	2–8	20.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–4	0.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–3	25.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	10–5	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	9–2	81.8
Taking Turns	0–4	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	5–7	41.7
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	1–2	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	55–36	60.4
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	48–29	62.3
Neoform Hermit	4–5	44.4
Unctus	2–1	66.7
Oops All Lands	5–2	71.4
Dredge	9–8	52.9
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–5	16.7
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	2–2	50.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Ad Nauseam	2–3	40.0
Ad Swanseam	1–1	50.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–2	50.0
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	4–3	57.1
Gyruda	2–3	40.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	3–3	50.0
Actual Twin	7–8	46.7
Izzet Twin	7–8	46.7
Nadu Combo	0–1	0.0
Amalia Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	284–246–1	53.6
Mono Black Control	17–3	85.0
Esper Control	15–11	57.7
Demonic Rising	4–7	36.4
Paradox Haze Lock	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	7–0	100.0
Dimir Control	19–15	55.9
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	59–59	50.0
Cawblade	4–7	36.4
Turbo Fog	8–8	50.0
Izzet Control	11–3	78.6
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	4–1	80.0
Cloudpost Control	11–23	32.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–9	30.8
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–9	25.0
Grixis Control	10–11	47.6
Cruel Control	7–7	50.0
Stax	7–10	41.2
Pollute the Planet	3–3	50.0
Birthday Stax	2–1	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	6–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	16–5	76.2
Jeskai Approach	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	9–13	40.9
Izzet Dragons	3–7	30.0
Esper Dragons	2–1	66.7
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Dimir Dragons	1–1	50.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–1	66.7
Ponza	10–10	50.0
Mono White Control	7–1	87.5
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	13–19–1	40.6
Astral Slide	13–19	40.6
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–2	33.3
Guildgate Control	3–2	60.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Pox	8–4	66.7
Enchantments Control	2–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–5	16.7
Seasons Past Control	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Control	8–15	34.8
Prison	11–7	61.1
Enchantress	10–5	66.7
Aggro-Combo	173–176	49.6
Aristocrats	39–62	38.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–8	20.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	11–17	39.3
Golgari Aristocrats	3–7	30.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	16–19	45.7
Boros Bombardment	2–1	66.7
Burn	31–24	56.4
Infect	30–17	63.8
Simic Infect	13–6	68.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	10–3	76.9
Golgari Infect	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Infect	1–1	50.0
Turbo Myth	0–2	0.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	42–37	53.2
Izzet Dreadnought	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	33–31	51.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–9	25.0
Hushnought	13–10	56.5
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	10–15	40.0
Goblin Persist	7–11	38.9
Dirty Kitty	3–4	42.9
Dwarf Combo	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	103–106	49.3
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	24–16	60.0
Azorius Skies	2–2	50.0
Blue Madness	1–4	20.0
Simic Madness	0–4	0.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Clues	1–3	25.0
Wizards	4–8	33.3
Ninjas	5–7	41.7
Mono Blue Tempo	25–18	58.1
Mono Blue Librarians	8–6	57.1
Izzet Spells	10–26	27.8
Dimir Tempo	7–5	58.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	7–5	58.3
Azorius Tempo	5–6	45.5
Spirits	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Spirits	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	88–104	45.8
Curses	1–3	25.0
Burning Vengeance	3–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	8–10	44.4
Battle of Wits	7–5	58.3
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–4	0.0
Mindcrank	9–19	32.1
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	3–1	75.0
Peregrine Drake	1–1	50.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	4–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	3–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	3–2	60.0
Solar Flare	4–3	57.1
Plasma Swans	4–4	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	28–44	38.9
Wildfire	8–8	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	4–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	20–36	35.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	10–14	41.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–7	30.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Thopter-Sword	0–3	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–2	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Greasefang	3–2	60.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	4–2	66.7
Midrange	367–315–1	53.8
Temur Ascendancy	10–10	50.0
The Rock	13–9	59.1
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Angels and Taxes	0–3	0.0
Grenzo	1–4	20.0
Abzan Midrange	12–10	54.5
Selesnya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–2	33.3
Jund	9–9	50.0
Blink	51–60	45.9
Wave Blink	13–20	39.4
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	7–16	30.4
Orzhov Wave	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Blink	23–23	50.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	10–8	55.6
Varolz Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	15–13	53.6
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	5–5	50.0
Boros Allies	1–2	33.3
Mono White Allies	2–1	66.7
Esper Allies	3–1	75.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	2–1	66.7
Treefolk	3–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–4	50.0
Selvala Morningstar	2–2	50.0
Mardu Midrange	3–9	25.0
Vampires	14–2	87.5
Mono Black Vampires	6–2	75.0
Rakdos Vampires	6–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–2	60.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	25–13	65.8
Naya Midrange	5–2	71.4
Big Red	9–1	90.0
Mono Black Midrange	43–32–1	57.3
Necro Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	17–8	68.0
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Heart of Darkness	1–4	20.0
Hellion Whip	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	10–9	52.6
Angels	9–5	64.3
Mono White Angels	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Angels	7–3	70.0
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	11–11	50.0
Martyr's Grace	5–10	33.3
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	5–1	83.3
Sultai Emerge	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	9–18	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	19–6	76.0
Ordealbreak	1–3	25.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–2	33.3
Fires of Invention	6–5	54.5
Hero of Precinct One	14–7	66.7
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	4–2	66.7
Five Color Hero	6–2	75.0
Naya Hero	2–1	66.7
Gruul Obosh	2–1	66.7
Clerics	6–4	60.0
Simic Snow	2–11	15.4
Artifact Midrange	4–17	19.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–3	25.0
Nissa Company	0–2	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Laelia Cascade	0–3	0.0
Wight Midrange	1–4	20.0
Jund Wight	1–4	20.0
Ramp	52–54	49.1
Rofellos Ramp	12–13	48.0
Wild Pair	2–2	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	2–5	28.6
Cloudpost Ramp	17–31	35.4
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Locus Awakening	1–1	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	9–22	29.0
Gruul Post	0–3	0.0
Simic Post	2–2	50.0
Devoid Cruelty	2–2	50.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–2	50.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0
Field Ramp	5–1	83.3