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Five Color Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	36615	58634–64396–43	47.7	277	2555	1349
Five Color Control	651	770–1312	37.0	2	41	9
Five Color Collected Conjuring	148	142–340	29.5	0	1	1
Shrines	120	98–273	26.4	0	1	1
Last Stand Control	137	193–244	44.2	0	10	4

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	168–355	32.1
Mono Black Aggro	7–13	35.0
Heroic	10–26	27.8
Mono White Heroic	5–17	22.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	5–7	41.7
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	27–72	27.3
Mono Red Devotion	0–3	0.0
Prisoner	0–2	0.0
Proliferate Red	1–2	33.3
Goblins	9–4	69.2
Tokens	13–9	59.1
Selesnya Tokens	5–4	55.6
Mono White Tokens	5–4	55.6
Orzhov Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–9	25.0
White Weenie	16–28	36.4
Odric Keywords	3–1	75.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	2–6	25.0
Mono White Humans	0–2	0.0
Elves	8–14	36.4
Werewolves	3–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–10	28.6
Selesnya Counters	0–3	0.0
Rogues	1–3	25.0
Zombies	4–18	18.2
Gruul Aggro	2–8	20.0
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	4–10	28.6
Mono Red Swarm	3–4	42.9
Artifact Aggro	21–64	24.7
Affinity	13–35	27.1
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	0–4	0.0
Tempered Steel	5–18	21.7
Mono Blue Architect	1–6	14.3
Madness	2–3	40.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	4–8	33.3
Hexproof	1–5	16.7
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	2–1	66.7
Slivers	2–1	66.7
Naya Zoo	2–3	40.0
Knights	1–7	12.5
AggroSlide	1–7	12.5
Cats	1–12	7.7
Mono White Cats	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cats	1–10	9.1
Rakdos Aggro	4–3	57.1
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	4–3	57.1
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Azorius Humans	2–0	100.0
Shamans	1–1	50.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	3–9	25.0
Boros Legends Aggro	3–7	30.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	131–211	38.3
Storm	25–45	35.7
Dimir Tendrils	9–23	28.1
Dragonstorm	1–2	33.3
Hazoret Storm	2–3	40.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	3–3	50.0
High Tide	3–7	30.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	2–0	100.0
Song Storm	2–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–3	0.0
Reanimator	20–36	35.7
Recurring Nightmare	4–7	36.4
Dragon Nightmare	1–3	25.0
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–3	25.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–10	9.1
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Starlit Graves	0–1	0.0
Living Death	4–3	57.1
Traditional Reanimator	11–14	44.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	7–8	46.7
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	2–1	66.7
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	6–4	60.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	2–7	22.2
Temur Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Boros Glimpse	0–3	0.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	1–4	20.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–12	20.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–8	20.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Myr Incubator	0–2	0.0
Umbral Mantle	1–4	20.0
Fake-Twin	6–1	85.7
Murderous Mastery	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–7	22.2
Anvil Colossus	1–2	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	0–3	0.0
Eggs	8–7	53.3
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	4–8	33.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	3–3	50.0
Ominous Good	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	6–17	26.1
Cephalid Breakfast	2–1	66.7
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	2–1	66.7
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	3–10	23.1
Neoform Hermit	1–3	25.0
Oops All Lands	1–2	33.3
Dredge	6–24	20.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–2	33.3
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	1–2	33.3
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	3–1	75.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–1	50.0
Phoenix Altar	1–2	33.3
Control	122–201	37.8
Mono Black Control	1–3	25.0
Esper Control	9–19	32.1
Demonic Rising	1–2	33.3
Dimir Control	6–6	50.0
Azorius Control	19–31	38.0
Cawblade	2–3	40.0
Turbo Fog	2–4	33.3
Mardu Control	1–3	25.0
Mill	2–15	11.8
Cloudpost Control	9–15	37.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	5–2	71.4
Blackpost	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–4	0.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	6–8	42.9
Cruel Control	3–6	33.3
Stax	6–7	46.2
Chandra Nalaar	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Control	8–11	42.1
Jeskai Approach	2–5	28.6
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–6	33.3
Ponza	9–12	42.9
Mono White Control	1–10	9.1
Life is Ez	0–3	0.0
Cycling Control	11–4	73.3
Astral Slide	11–4	73.3
Five Color Control	6–6	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–1	66.7
Shrines	3–3	50.0
Sultai Control	3–5	37.5
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	0–2	0.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Pox	0–12	0.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–1	66.7
Seasons Past Control	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Control	2–2	50.0
Prison	7–6	53.8
Enchantress	6–6	50.0
Aggro-Combo	57–98	36.8
Aristocrats	14–26	35.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–4	55.6
Golgari Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–7	30.0
Boros Bombardment	2–1	66.7
Burn	13–10	56.5
Infect	8–15	34.8
Simic Infect	3–2	60.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–7	12.5
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–18	21.7
Izzet Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–14	12.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–7	36.4
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–4	20.0
Hushnought	1–5	16.7
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	4–10	28.6
Goblin Persist	4–8	33.3
Dirty Kitty	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	52–89	36.9
Simic Flash	2–2	50.0
Simic Vat	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	15–31	32.6
Azorius Skies	3–0	100.0
Blue Madness	4–1	80.0
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Wizards	3–5	37.5
12 Pest	3–1	75.0
Ninjas	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Gush	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–22	18.5
Mono Blue Faeries	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–2	33.3
Izzet Spells	8–7	53.3
Dimir Tempo	5–8	38.5
Dimir Faeries	1–2	33.3
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	54–82	39.7
Curses	5–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	11–10	52.4
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	4–15	21.1
Dragoncrank	0–3	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–2	33.3
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–3	0.0
Hive Mind	3–2	60.0
Zur's Weirding	3–3	50.0
Solar Flare	2–7	22.2
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	18–29	38.3
Wildfire	11–7	61.1
Thryx-Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Control	7–22	24.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–9	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–1	0.0
Midrange	141–196	41.8
Temur Ascendancy	2–5	28.6
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	4–8	33.3
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	5–10	33.3
Selesnya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	8–5	61.5
Blink	9–19	32.1
Wave Blink	5–14	26.3
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	3–8	27.3
Orzhov Wave	1–2	33.3
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	0–2	0.0
Acid Trip	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	2–2	50.0
Graveyard Value	3–4	42.9
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–1	50.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–5	16.7
Mardu Midrange	5–9	35.7
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
Vampires	10–6	62.5
Mono Black Vampires	8–2	80.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–13	35.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Midrange	10–15	40.0
Necro Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–7	30.0
Heart of Darkness	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–4	33.3
Temur Energy	0–2	0.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	3–5	37.5
Lifegain Midrange	1–5	16.7
Martyr's Grace	0–4	0.0
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–3	40.0
Sultai Emerge	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	13–10	56.5
Orzhov Capenna	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	4–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–0	100.0
Neoform	3–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	3–5	37.5
Hero of Precinct One	2–10	16.7
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–6	14.3
Naya Hero	0–2	0.0
Gruul Obosh	1–3	25.0
Clerics	1–5	16.7
Simic Snow	1–7	12.5
Artifact Midrange	5–2	71.4
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	2–0	100.0
Laelia Cascade	0–1	0.0
Wight Midrange	0–1	0.0
Golgari Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	45–80	36.0
Rofellos Ramp	9–19	32.1
Channel-Rofellos	7–7	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	23–45	33.8
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Golgari Post	0–2	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–3	0.0
Greenpost	16–30	34.8
Gruul Post	2–3	40.0
Simic Post	2–0	100.0
Selvala Tokens	1–1	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–3	25.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0