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Azorius Control

Tournaments Only
Season 23▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
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37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1623	2703–2876	48.4	5	77	89
Azorius Control	351	752–509	59.6	1	13	43
Cawblade	3	6–5	54.5

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	172–124	58.1
Mono Black Aggro	0–5	0.0
Heroic	28–16	63.6
Mono White Heroic	3–3	50.0
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	22–13	62.9
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	29–15	65.9
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	4–2	66.7
Tokens	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono White Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–0	100.0
White Weenie	8–9	47.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	17–15	53.1
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–2	33.3
Zombies	5–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	3–0	100.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	3–4	42.9
Mono Red Swarm	2–0	100.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	25–20	55.6
Affinity	9–4	69.2
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	5–9	35.7
Mono Blue Architect	4–5	44.4
Madness	7–3	70.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	6–3	66.7
Voltron	4–0	100.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Slivers	6–2	75.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	2–5	28.6
AggroSlide	0–4	0.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	4–5	44.4
Humans	13–8	61.9
Bant Humans	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Humans	9–3	75.0
Boros Humans	2–2	50.0
Combo	129–104	55.4
Storm	56–69	44.8
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	38–36	51.4
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	12–30	28.6
Reanimator	24–18	57.1
Recurring Nightmare	17–12	58.6
Dragon Nightmare	13–10	56.5
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–3	25.0
Traditional Reanimator	6–2	75.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	3–2	60.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	2–0	100.0
Warp World	8–4	66.7
Four Color Glimpse	8–4	66.7
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	3–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	3–1	75.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	10–2	83.3
Hermit Gond	2–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	3–1	75.0
Dredge	2–3	40.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	4–1	80.0
Control	139–78	64.1
Mono Black Control	8–6	57.1
Esper Control	20–6	76.9
Demonic Rising	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Control	5–1	83.3
Dimir Control	8–1	88.9
Azorius Control	27–27	50.0
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Izzet Control	4–0	100.0
Mill	0–2	0.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–5	28.6
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Grixis Control	4–3	57.1
Cruel Control	1–2	33.3
Stax	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Control	7–4	63.6
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	0–2	0.0
Ponza	4–5	44.4
Mono White Control	8–3	72.7
Life is Ez	4–2	66.7
Cycling Control	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	5–3	62.5
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	13–3	81.3
Seasons Past Control	3–0	100.0
Prison	7–0	100.0
Enchantress	7–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	52–28	65.0
Aristocrats	6–4	60.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	13–10	56.5
Infect	13–3	81.3
Simic Infect	3–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	8–3	72.7
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5–2	71.4
Combo Goblins	8–6	57.1
Goblin Persist	2–3	40.0
Dirty Kitty	6–3	66.7
Aggro-Control	73–67	52.1
Izzet Tempo	14–20	41.2
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Tempo	21–21	50.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	13–13	50.0
Dimir Tempo	9–3	75.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	4–1	80.0
Azorius Tempo	4–2	66.7
Combo-Control	22–22	50.0
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	3–2	60.0
Zur's Weirding	2–0	100.0
Solar Flare	2–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	11–18	37.9
Wildfire	1–3	25.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–3	25.0
Jokulhaups Control	10–15	40.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	6–9	40.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Midrange	151–65	69.9
The Rock	6–7	46.2
Jund	7–5	58.3
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	2–2	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	8–1	88.9
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–3	66.7
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	15–7	68.2
Mono Black Devotion	5–1	83.3
Dimir Midrange	2–1	66.7
Toughness Matters	4–1	80.0
Lifegain Midrange	9–2	81.8
Martyr's Grace	3–1	75.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–2	71.4
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	5–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	5–0	100.0
Party	2–1	66.7
Fires of Invention	18–5	78.3
Hero of Precinct One	8–4	66.7
Five Color Hero	8–3	72.7
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	22–17	56.4
Artifact Midrange	1–1	50.0
Coinflips	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–0	100.0
Game Objects	2–1	66.7
Ramp	14–21	40.0
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	13–20	39.4
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–2	50.0
Greenpost	9–14	39.1
Gruul Post	2–4	33.3