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Azorius Control

Tournaments Only
Season 19▾
1. All
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	2060	3456–3848	47.3	6	69	69
Azorius Control	327	694–542	56.1	0	15	17
Cawblade	1	0–1	0.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	138–114	54.8
Mono Black Aggro	1–5	16.7
Heroic	8–2	80.0
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	4–2	66.7
Red Deck Wins	29–30	49.2
Goblins	4–0	100.0
Tokens	4–7	36.4
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–6	50.0
White Weenie	6–9	40.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–3	0.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	13–7	65.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–5	44.4
Selesnya Counters	1–2	33.3
Rogues	3–1	75.0
Zombies	6–4	60.0
Gruul Aggro	2–3	40.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–8	27.3
8 Whack	3–7	30.0
Artifact Aggro	10–7	58.8
Affinity	2–4	33.3
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	6–2	75.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Voltron	4–1	80.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Slivers	3–1	75.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	8–1	88.9
AggroSlide	6–7	46.2
Cats	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Cats	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–3	57.1
Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Combo	131–117	52.8
Storm	27–14	65.9
Dragonstorm	10–4	71.4
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	4–3	57.1
Izzet Storm	5–6	45.5
Swath Storm	5–6	45.5
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	26–28	48.1
Traditional Reanimator	26–28	48.1
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	23–25	47.9
Oriss Genesis	0–8	0.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	6–9	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–3	50.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Fake-Twin	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–2	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	7–22	24.1
Anvil Colossus	3–19	13.6
Upheaval Colossus	3–2	60.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	3–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	14–2	87.5
Jokulhaups Combo	3–1	75.0
Soulflayer	3–3	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	2–1	66.7
Breakfast	22–21	51.2
Oops All Spells	6–3	66.7
Neoform Hermit	15–17	46.9
Dredge	4–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–2	33.3
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Control	125–97	56.3
Esper Control	8–5	61.5
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	5–5	50.0
Azorius Control	18–18	50.0
Turbo Fog	1–6	14.3
Mardu Control	4–0	100.0
Mill	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	14–11	56.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–5	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	3–1	75.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Grixis Control	5–4	55.6
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	9–6	60.0
Izzet Dragons	9–6	60.0
Ponza	20–13	60.6
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	5–0	100.0
Astral Slide	4–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	8–2	80.0
Sultai Ultimatum	7–2	77.8
Guildgate Control	2–2	50.0
Bant Control	2–2	50.0
Pox	18–10	64.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	0–1	0.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	38–28	57.6
Aristocrats	6–9	40.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	7–3	70.0
Infect	7–4	63.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	7–3	70.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	10–6	62.5
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	40–33	54.8
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Simic Vat	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	11–9	55.0
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	3–1	75.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	11–7	61.1
Dimir Faeries	3–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	12–4	75.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–1	66.7
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–1	85.7
Wildfire	6–1	85.7
Thryx-Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Midrange	192–135	58.7
The Rock	11–3	78.6
Golgari Citadel	2–1	66.7
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	14–18	43.8
Jund	1–2	33.3
Blink	11–13	45.8
Wave Blink	11–13	45.8
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	4–8	33.3
Abzan Wave	6–4	60.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	6–6	50.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	5–4	55.6
Mardu Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	2–1	66.7
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	6–9	40.0
Selvala Morningstar	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	2–3	40.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Legends	3–2	60.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	29–12	70.7
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	7–4	63.6
Mono Black Midrange	10–5	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	4–4	50.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	3–1	75.0
Angels	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	3–1	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	5–3	62.5
Sultai Emerge	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	10–3	76.9
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Prophet Glare	4–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	17–18	48.6
Hero of Precinct One	13–11	54.2
Abzan Hero	2–3	40.0
Mardu Hero	2–0	100.0
Esper Hero	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	6–7	46.2
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	7–5	58.3
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	2–3	40.0
Ramp	18–14	56.3
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	12–12	50.0
Golgari Post	4–0	100.0
Greenpost	6–9	40.0
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	2–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0