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Cycling Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	36176	57871–63727–43	47.6	269	2496	1327
Cycling Control	1310	1925–2353–2	45.0	21	137	34
Astral Slide	1162	1740–2080–1	45.5	21	136	30

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	447–594	42.9
Mono Black Aggro	12–15	44.4
Heroic	41–35	53.9
Mono White Heroic	27–25	51.9
Azorius Heroic	10–3	76.9
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–5	28.6
Boros Heroic	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	82–173	32.2
Mono Red Devotion	2–4	33.3
Prisoner	3–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	3–8	27.3
Goblins	14–10	58.3
Tokens	21–21	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	6–7	46.2
Mardu Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	8–9	47.1
Orzhov Tokens	0–3	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	28–35	44.4
White Weenie	41–48	46.1
Odric Keywords	2–7	22.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–4	42.9
Soldiers	6–8	42.9
Chroma White	2–1	66.7
Elves	13–24	35.1
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Warriors	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	10–6	62.5
Selesnya Counters	2–2	50.0
Rogues	3–2	60.0
Zombies	21–26	44.7
Gruul Aggro	11–11	50.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	7–10	41.2
Mono Red Swarm	11–19	36.7
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	52–65	44.4
Affinity	33–27	55.0
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	0–4	0.0
Salvage Titan	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	10–26	27.8
Mono Blue Architect	4–4	50.0
Devoid Aggro	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–3	25.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	0–4	0.0
Madness	11–10	52.4
Golgari Madness	5–5	50.0
Rakdos Madness	6–4	60.0
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	21–13	61.8
Hexproof	8–4	66.7
Boros Auras	1–2	33.3
Equipment Aggro	4–4	50.0
Hateful Auras	6–2	75.0
Slivers	3–4	42.9
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	9–14	39.1
AggroSlide	7–24	22.6
Cats	4–5	44.4
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	0–4	0.0
Boros Aggro	3–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	294–360	45.0
Storm	49–80	38.0
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	22–36	37.9
Dark Tide	0–2	0.0
Dragonstorm	3–7	30.0
Hazoret Storm	3–1	75.0
Simic Storm	2–3	40.0
Reclamation Storm	1–2	33.3
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	3–13	18.8
Grixis Tendrils	3–4	42.9
Stormpost	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	3–2	60.0
Channel Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	49–50	49.5
Recurring Nightmare	8–10	44.4
Dragon Nightmare	3–6	33.3
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	12–13	48.0
Double Dragon	1–2	33.3
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
8 Goyf	2–0	100.0
Living Death	3–0	100.0
Grozoth	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	22–24	47.8
Rakdos Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Reanimator	14–15	48.3
Oriss Genesis	4–2	66.7
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Biovisionary	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–9	25.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	2–5	28.6
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Actual Warp World	2–1	66.7
Four Color Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Zubera Tribal	3–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	6–14	30.0
New Perspectives	4–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	20–21	48.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	6–11	35.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	10–8	55.6
Myr Incubator	0–4	0.0
Umbral Mantle	3–3	50.0
Fake-Twin	8–3	72.7
Murderous Mastery	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–2	33.3
Naya Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	0–5	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–7	36.4
Anvil Colossus	0–2	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–5	28.6
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–3	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	8–8	50.0
Saffi Combo	1–2	33.3
Turntimber Ranger	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–2	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–3	57.1
Retraction Helix Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	5–10	33.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	6–6	50.0
Ominous Good	5–3	62.5
Jokulhaups Combo	3–2	60.0
Soulflayer	3–6	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	59–57	50.9
Cephalid Breakfast	2–8	20.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–5	16.7
Grixis Breakfast	1–3	25.0
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	55–47	53.9
Neoform Hermit	1–1	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–2	33.3
Dredge	9–7	56.3
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	3–3	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–2	33.3
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	2–1	66.7
Ad Nauseam	4–4	50.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–3	0.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	3–7	30.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Belcher	0–3	0.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Control	352–404–2	46.6
Mono Black Control	7–4–1	63.6
Esper Control	13–20	39.4
Demonic Rising	10–8	55.6
Paradox Haze Lock	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Control	2–4	33.3
Dimir Control	32–26	55.2
Dreadful Inspiration	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	54–54–1	50.0
Adam's Ale	0–1	0.0
Cawblade	1–3	25.0
Turbo Fog	5–3	62.5
Izzet Control	4–9	30.8
Mardu Control	0–2	0.0
Mill	9–11	45.0
Boros Control	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Control	18–25	41.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–5	16.7
Blackpost	1–7	12.5
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	7–2	77.8
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–2	33.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	6–3	66.7
Grixis Control	23–21	52.3
Cruel Control	7–5	58.3
Stax	10–14	41.7
Pollute the Planet	3–2	60.0
Birthday Stax	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Control	11–9	55.0
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	4–5	44.4
Izzet Dragons	3–1	75.0
Esper Dragons	1–1	50.0
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	2–4	33.3
Ponza	12–26	31.6
Mono White Control	3–7	30.0
Life is Ez	1–4	20.0
Dynavolt Tower	6–2	75.0
Cycling Control	29–29	50.0
Astral Slide	27–29	48.2
Five Color Control	4–11	26.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–2	50.0
Last Stand Control	1–4	20.0
Sultai Control	12–11	52.2
Guildgate Control	28–47	37.3
Bant Control	5–5	50.0
Temur Reclamation	8–9	47.1
Pox	8–6	57.1
Enchantments Control	0–2	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–2	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Control	7–5	58.3
Prison	8–6	57.1
Enchantress	5–5	50.0
Aggro-Combo	145–201	41.9
Aristocrats	48–74	39.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–17	19.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	14–13	51.9
Golgari Aristocrats	5–3	62.5
Abzan Aristocrats	4–6	40.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	12–25	32.4
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–3	66.7
Boros Bombardment	0–3	0.0
Burn	17–27	38.6
Infect	24–26	48.0
Simic Infect	16–11	59.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–8	20.0
Pummeler	1–3	25.0
Hermit Humans	1–3	25.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	34–27	55.7
Izzet Dreadnought	1–9	10.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	31–17	64.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–5	28.6
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	8–16	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	4–2	66.7
Combo Goblins	6–11	35.3
Goblin Persist	4–9	30.8
Dirty Kitty	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	118–155	43.2
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	31–56	35.6
Azorius Skies	4–7	36.4
Blue Madness	7–9	43.8
Simic Madness	4–4	50.0
Temur Madness	2–2	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–3	50.0
Wizards	4–1	80.0
12 Pest	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	7–5	58.3
Mono Blue Tempo	23–39	37.1
Mono Blue Faeries	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–1	75.0
Izzet Spells	18–16	52.9
Dimir Tempo	7–10	41.2
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Tempo	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	98–115	46.0
Curses	6–8	42.9
Burning Vengeance	1–2	33.3
Cruel Combo-Control	0–2	0.0
Battle of Wits	9–8	52.9
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	2–0	100.0
Pickles	0–4	0.0
Mindcrank	7–15	31.8
Displace Loop	1–5	16.7
Peregrine Drake	0–3	0.0
Hedron Alignment	3–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	2–1	66.7
Lich's Mastery	2–1	66.7
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	2–5	28.6
Solar Flare	1–2	33.3
Plasma Swans	12–5	70.6
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	40–51	44.0
Wildfire	11–12	47.8
Thryx-Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	4–5	44.4
Jokulhaups Control	29–39	42.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	12–16	42.9
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–5	28.6
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	8–3	72.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Thopter-Sword	2–1	66.7
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	410–420	49.4
Temur Ascendancy	6–26	18.8
Prophet Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	11–11	50.0
Grenzo	3–3	50.0
Abzan Midrange	13–11	54.2
Selesnya Midrange	5–7	41.7
Selesnya Value Town	2–6	25.0
Jund	21–11	65.6
Blink	38–49	43.7
Wave Blink	8–13	38.1
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–4	20.0
Esper Wave	2–1	66.7
Azorius Wave	2–5	28.6
Orzhov Wave	2–1	66.7
Bant Wave	1–2	33.3
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	2–5	28.6
Anti-Persecution	3–1	75.0
Graveyard Value	21–20	51.2
Séance	0–4	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	8–3	72.7
Enchantments Matter	6–1	85.7
Orzhov Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Constellation	1–1	50.0
Allies	12–11	52.2
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–5	16.7
Boros Allies	3–1	75.0
Mono White Allies	1–2	33.3
Esper Allies	2–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	2–5	28.6
-1/-1 Counters	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	10–12	45.5
Selvala Morningstar	0–2	0.0
Mardu Midrange	3–9	25.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	12–11	52.2
Mono Black Vampires	7–7	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–2	50.0
Legends Midrange	6–6	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Midrange	15–21	41.7
Naya Midrange	7–5	58.3
Big Red	4–12	25.0
Mono Black Midrange	44–40	52.4
Necro Midrange	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	23–19	54.8
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Heart of Darkness	0–7	0.0
Dimir Midrange	10–8	55.6
Angels	2–2	50.0
Mono White Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	8–6	57.1
Lifegain Midrange	13–9	59.1
Martyr's Grace	6–3	66.7
Adventures	2–1	66.7
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	7–7	50.0
Sultai Emerge	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Midrange	37–32	53.6
Orzhov Capenna	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Prophet Glare	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	5–4	55.6
Zur the Enchanter	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	3–5	37.5
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–1	75.0
Neoform	3–5	37.5
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	0–2	0.0
UBRG Neoform	1–2	33.3
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	0–2	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	15–12	55.6
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Mardu Hero	8–2	80.0
Orzhov Hero	2–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	4–8	33.3
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	6–0	100.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	11–18	37.9
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–4	20.0
Game Objects	1–1	50.0
Ramp	61–104	37.0
Villainous Wealth	1–1	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	8–26	23.5
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–6	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	26–48	35.1
Eldrazipost	2–2	50.0
Golgari Post	0–4	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	14–32	30.4
Gruul Post	3–2	60.0
Simic Post	2–3	40.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Domain	2–1	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–6	14.3
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–3	25.0
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	2–6	25.0