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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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Legality is determined a week after the release of a Standard-legal set on Magic Online.

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Control

Tournaments Only
Season 23▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1623	2703–2876	48.4	5	77	89
Mono Black Control	62	90–122	42.5			2
Esper Control	197	397–334	54.3	1	11	13
Demonic Rising	28	40–61	39.6			2
Mono Blue Control	104	197–166	54.3	3	22	6
Dimir Control	72	91–144	38.7	0	2	2
Azorius Control	351	752–509	59.6	1	13	43
Cawblade	3	6–5	54.5
Turbo Fog	18	17–40	29.8
Izzet Control	27	42–50	45.7	0	1	1
Mill	32	26–55	32.1			1
Boros Control	13	23–20	53.5			2
Cloudpost Control	79	123–156	44.1	0	3	2
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2	3–5	37.5
Blackpost	11	16–25	39.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	60	102–118	46.4	0	3	2
Mono White Cloudpost Control	4	2–5	28.6
Grixis Control	52	62–100	38.3	0	1
Cruel Control	5	8–13	38.1
Stax	47	80–94	46.0	0	3
Chandra Nalaar	1	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Control	46	77–83	48.1	0	4
Dragon Control	10	13–24	35.1			1
Izzet Dragons	9	13–22	37.1			1
Runeflare	30	27–59	31.4	0	2
Ponza	62	84–121	41.0	0	2
Mono White Control	100	202–123	62.2	0	1	12
Life is Ez	69	145–83	63.6	0	1	11
Dynavolt Tower	1	0–4	0.0
Cycling Control	10	7–23	23.3
Astral Slide	7	4–15	21.1
Five Color Control	24	26–52	33.3	0	4
Five Color Collected Conjuring	6	7–21	25.0
Shrines	3	0–8	0.0
Last Stand Control	2	1–3	25.0
Sultai Control	9	11–20	35.5
Sultai Ultimatum	2	1–5	16.7
Guildgate Control	70	87–151	36.6			1
Bant Control	5	3–9	25.0
Pox	82	113–172	39.6	0	6
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1	3–2	60.0
Seasons Past Control	34	45–68	39.8	0	1	1
Orzhov Control	10	22–22	50.0
Prison	35	38–72	34.5	0	1
Enchantress	34	37–69	34.9	0	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	597–688	46.5
Mono Black Aggro	5–11	31.3
Heroic	87–87	50.0
Mono White Heroic	20–11	64.5
Azorius Heroic	7–5	58.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	59–71	45.4
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	91–99	47.9
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Goblins	10–12	45.5
Tokens	8–14	36.4
Selesnya Tokens	0–4	0.0
Mono White Tokens	8–10	44.4
Mono Green Stompy	13–2	86.7
White Weenie	29–45	39.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	7–7	50.0
Kithkin	2–4	33.3
Elves	77–90	46.1
Selesnya Little Kid	10–3	76.9
Rogues	7–3	70.0
Zombies	13–11	54.2
Gruul Aggro	3–0	100.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	12–21	36.4
Mono Red Swarm	2–0	100.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	76–124	38.0
Affinity	29–35	45.3
Salvage Titan	10–14	41.7
Tempered Steel	18–43	29.5
Mono Blue Architect	10–26	27.8
Mono Blue Aggro	3–3	50.0
Illusions	3–3	50.0
Madness	20–6	76.9
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	18–5	78.3
Voltron	9–2	81.8
Hexproof	6–2	75.0
Equipment Aggro	3–0	100.0
Slivers	14–9	60.9
Naya Zoo	6–6	50.0
Knights	19–25	43.2
AggroSlide	10–22	31.3
Cats	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	12–16	42.9
Humans	51–67	43.2
Bant Humans	8–23	25.8
Jeskai Humans	25–21	54.3
Boros Humans	5–4	55.6
Azorius Humans	12–16	42.9
Shamans	1–1	50.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Combo	505–584	46.4
Storm	245–368	40.0
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	9–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	10–8	55.6
Citadel Storm	5–0	100.0
High Tide	148–199	42.7
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	2–3	40.0
Channel Storm	63–151	29.4
Reanimator	88–94	48.4
Recurring Nightmare	58–76	43.3
Dragon Nightmare	42–63	40.0
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	9–10	47.4
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	18–6	75.0
Dimir Reanimator	6–3	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	8–3	72.7
Oriss Genesis	5–5	50.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	9–2	81.8
Warp World	29–27	51.8
Temur Glimpse	3–1	75.0
Four Color Glimpse	25–26	49.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	5–7	41.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–6	33.3
Anvil Colossus	1–2	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	1–4	20.0
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Eggs	14–5	73.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Ominous Good	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	2–3	40.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	30–15	66.7
Hermit Gond	2–3	40.0
Oops All Spells	11–5	68.8
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	3–5	37.5
Polymorph	2–1	66.7
Protean Hulk Combo	0–4	0.0
Dice Factory	5–7	41.7
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	4–3	57.1
Ad Nauseam	9–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	3–5	37.5
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	16–11	59.3
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Control	508–508	50.0
Mono Black Control	25–25	50.0
Esper Control	73–64	53.3
Demonic Rising	19–7	73.1
Mono Blue Control	31–28	52.5
Dimir Control	28–16	63.6
Azorius Control	78–139	35.9
Turbo Fog	6–2	75.0
Izzet Control	12–4	75.0
Mill	5–10	33.3
Boros Control	5–3	62.5
Cloudpost Control	25–32	43.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Blackpost	6–3	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	14–29	32.6
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	16–7	69.6
Cruel Control	4–3	57.1
Stax	13–21	38.2
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	15–12	55.6
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Dragons	2–1	66.7
Runeflare	11–6	64.7
Ponza	15–17	46.9
Mono White Control	21–35	37.5
Life is Ez	14–26	35.0
Cycling Control	2–3	40.0
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Five Color Control	9–4	69.2
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–2	50.0
Shrines	3–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	4–2	66.7
Guildgate Control	20–27	42.6
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	39–24	61.9
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	10–9	52.6
Orzhov Control	2–6	25.0
Prison	17–4	81.0
Enchantress	17–4	81.0
Aggro-Combo	166–166	50.0
Aristocrats	34–48	41.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	9–26	25.7
Golgari Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–4	60.0
Boros Bombardment	3–4	42.9
Burn	34–47	42.0
Infect	33–16	67.3
Simic Infect	7–1	87.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	19–14	57.6
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	4–1	80.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	11–9	55.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	17–13	56.7
Combo Goblins	26–27	49.1
Goblin Persist	7–7	50.0
Dirty Kitty	19–20	48.7
Aggro-Control	280–327	46.1
Izzet Tempo	79–90	46.7
Azorius Skies	3–5	37.5
Blue Madness	11–11	50.0
Simic Madness	10–11	47.6
Lich Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	9–9	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	79–89	47.0
Mono Blue Faeries	8–7	53.3
Izzet Spells	39–63	38.2
Dimir Tempo	23–23	50.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	8–14	36.4
Azorius Tempo	16–9	64.0
Combo-Control	77–113	40.5
Curses	4–2	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Pickles	1–4	20.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	7–7	50.0
Zur's Weirding	9–4	69.2
Solar Flare	6–2	75.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	42–90	31.8
Wildfire	6–10	37.5
Borderpost Wildfire	6–10	37.5
Jokulhaups Control	36–80	31.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	20–38	34.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	9–32	22.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	4–4	50.0
Resurgent Belief	3–1	75.0
Midrange	526–421	55.5
The Rock	24–22	52.2
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	16–13	55.2
Blink	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	5–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	19–14	57.6
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	14–11	56.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	10–6	62.5
Mardu Allies	2–0	100.0
Esper Allies	2–2	50.0
Azorius Allies	3–1	75.0
Treefolk	3–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	19–16	54.3
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
Vampires	8–4	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	6–2	75.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	34–34	50.0
Big Red	13–7	65.0
Mono Black Midrange	48–32	60.0
Mono Black Devotion	9–7	56.3
Dimir Midrange	10–3	76.9
Toughness Matters	10–1	90.9
Lifegain Midrange	20–10	66.7
Martyr's Grace	10–7	58.8
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	14–6	70.0
Orzhov Midrange	20–17	54.1
Jeskai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Zur the Enchanter	3–1	75.0
Ordealbreak	15–9	62.5
Enigmatic Incarnation	15–9	62.5
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Party	3–4	42.9
Fires of Invention	52–47	52.5
Hero of Precinct One	47–42	52.8
Five Color Hero	32–19	62.7
Jeskai Hero	3–8	27.3
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	62–104	37.3
Artifact Midrange	5–1	83.3
Coinflips	10–2	83.3
Death Cloud	5–3	62.5
Game Objects	5–2	71.4
Ramp	44–69	38.9
Rofellos Ramp	1–3	25.0
Wild Pair	1–3	25.0
Cloudpost Ramp	34–56	37.8
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	6–5	54.5
Greenpost	19–36	34.5
Gruul Post	9–15	37.5
Domain	1–0	100.0
Defenders	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–5	16.7