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Azorius Control

Tournaments Only
Season 24▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1031	1570–1794	46.7	8	68	37
Azorius Control	288	515–458	52.9	3	18	19
Cawblade	64	114–109	51.1	3	14	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	91–100	47.6
Mono Black Aggro	1–4	20.0
Heroic	7–1	87.5
Mono White Heroic	4–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	16–24	40.0
Goblins	5–5	50.0
Tokens	2–9	18.2
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–4	20.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–3	40.0
White Weenie	1–3	25.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–3	0.0
Elves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	2–1	66.7
Gruul Aggro	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
8 Whack	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	22–14	61.1
Affinity	14–5	73.7
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	3–7	30.0
Madness	4–2	66.7
Gruul Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	2–1	66.7
Voltron	4–6	40.0
Hateful Auras	4–6	40.0
Slivers	1–2	33.3
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–6	25.0
AggroSlide	3–8	27.3
Cats	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Shamans	4–2	66.7
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Combo	116–79	59.5
Storm	14–7	66.7
Dragonstorm	5–3	62.5
Citadel Storm	3–0	100.0
High Tide	1–1	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	7–2	77.8
Warp World	6–1	85.7
Four Color Glimpse	4–1	80.0
Zubera Tribal	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	13–5	72.2
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	2–1	66.7
Fake-Twin	3–1	75.0
Naya Fake-Twin	3–1	75.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–5	16.7
Upheaval Colossus	0–3	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–2	50.0
Taking Turns	2–9	18.2
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	8–10	44.4
Breakfast	19–16	54.3
Oops All Spells	19–16	54.3
Dredge	3–2	60.0
Polymorph	3–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	0–2	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	2–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	4–3	57.1
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	12–6	66.7
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Control	57–51	52.8
Esper Control	7–12	36.8
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	14–14	50.0
Cawblade	2–4	33.3
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	5–0	100.0
Mill	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Control	5–8	38.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–7	22.2
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	3–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	5–2	71.4
Mono White Control	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	4–0	100.0
Astral Slide	4–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	3–1	75.0
Pox	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	3–1	75.0
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	23–29	44.2
Aristocrats	8–13	38.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–8	20.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–2	33.3
Infect	5–2	71.4
Simic Infect	4–1	80.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–2	71.4
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–9	30.8
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	56–52	51.9
Izzet Tempo	25–19	56.8
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Wizards	11–8	57.9
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	7–11	38.9
Mono Blue Faeries	1–2	33.3
Izzet Spells	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tempo	2–3	40.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	7–6	53.8
Combo-Control	46–52	46.9
Curses	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Mindcrank	7–13	35.0
Hive Mind	2–2	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	6–7	46.2
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	26–28	48.1
Wildfire	3–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	23–28	45.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	15–15	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–7	30.0
Midrange	101–57	63.9
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	6–2	75.0
Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	4–2	66.7
Allies	3–4	42.9
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–4	20.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	4–1	80.0
Vampires	8–1	88.9
Mono Black Vampires	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	5–1	83.3
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–2	50.0
Big Red	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–3	75.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–2	50.0
Dimir Midrange	3–1	75.0
Angels	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	9–2	81.8
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	24–20	54.5
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	2–1	66.7
Clerics	2–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	3–6	33.3
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	25–38	39.7
Rofellos Ramp	7–22	24.1
Cloudpost Ramp	13–12	52.0
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	7–8	46.7
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	2–2	50.0