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Guildgate 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
Guildgate Control	1010	1811–1750	50.9	12	109	44

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	407–410	49.8
Mono Black Aggro	10–8	55.6
Heroic	10–20	33.3
Mono White Heroic	3–10	23.1
Azorius Heroic	4–1	80.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–7	12.5
Boros Heroic	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	97–108	47.3
Goblins	10–14	41.7
Tokens	34–19	64.2
Selesnya Tokens	5–1	83.3
Mono White Tokens	20–18	52.6
Mono Green Stompy	39–27	59.1
White Weenie	33–31	51.6
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–3	25.0
Soldiers	11–6	64.7
Elves	14–12	53.8
Warriors	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Little Kid	15–6	71.4
Selesnya Counters	8–5	61.5
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	14–17	45.2
Gruul Aggro	8–4	66.7
Merfolk	8–8	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	37–36	50.7
8 Whack	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	9–19	32.1
Affinity	3–5	37.5
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	4–9	30.8
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Madness	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	22–19	53.7
Hexproof	8–6	57.1
Boros Auras	2–4	33.3
Equipment Aggro	3–1	75.0
Hateful Auras	3–4	42.9
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Knights	28–24	53.8
AggroSlide	2–12	14.3
Cats	3–3	50.0
Mono White Cats	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–2	0.0
Humans	0–7	0.0
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Bant Humans	0–3	0.0
Azorius Humans	0–2	0.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Combo	141–223	38.7
Storm	23–73	24.0
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–6	25.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	4–14	22.2
Reclamation Storm	4–11	26.7
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	9–32	22.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–2	33.3
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	0–2	0.0
Swath Storm	0–2	0.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	3–8	27.3
Reanimator	38–55	40.9
Recurring Nightmare	1–8	11.1
Dragon Nightmare	1–7	12.5
Worldgorger Dragon	4–6	40.0
Double Dragon	3–4	42.9
8 Goyf	1–0	100.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	32–40	44.4
Mono Black Reanimator	23–37	38.3
Grixis Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	7–2	77.8
Dubious Challenge	3–2	60.0
Warp World	3–1	75.0
Four Color Glimpse	3–1	75.0
Maniac Combo	3–5	37.5
Hypergenesis	0–2	0.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–5	16.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Umbral Mantle	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	5–7	41.7
Jeskai Fake-Twin	4–4	50.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–3	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–4	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–3	0.0
Eggs	2–6	25.0
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	11–6	64.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Retraction Helix Combo	7–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–8	11.1
Izzet Ascension	2–4	33.3
Ominous Good	1–5	16.7
Jokulhaups Combo	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	4–2	66.7
Breakfast	9–17	34.6
Cephalid Breakfast	3–1	75.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	2–1	66.7
Hermit Gond	0–4	0.0
Hermit Dredge	1–3	25.0
Oops All Spells	2–4	33.3
Neoform Hermit	1–4	20.0
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dredge	2–0	100.0
Polymorph	0–2	0.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	2–3	40.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–2	33.3
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	475–413	53.5
Mono Black Control	1–3	25.0
Esper Control	18–5	78.3
Demonic Rising	6–4	60.0
Mono Blue Control	3–2	60.0
Dimir Control	55–47	53.9
Azorius Control	13–26	33.3
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	2–4	33.3
Izzet Control	24–15	61.5
Mardu Control	2–2	50.0
Mill	4–3	57.1
Cloudpost Control	7–6	53.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–4	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	24–16	60.0
Cruel Control	1–3	25.0
Stax	3–5	37.5
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	5–6	45.5
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	0–3	0.0
Ponza	10–19	34.5
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	47–28	62.7
Astral Slide	42–26	61.8
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Shrines	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	16–14	53.3
Sultai Ultimatum	0–2	0.0
Guildgate Control	180–180	50.0
Bant Control	3–2	60.0
Temur Reclamation	29–9	76.3
Pox	6–6	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	3–2	60.0
Prison	2–1	66.7
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	131–117	52.8
Aristocrats	107–75	58.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–4	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	81–56	59.1
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–2	75.0
Burn	11–14	44.0
Infect	6–8	42.9
Simic Infect	0–3	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Infect	0–2	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–11	8.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–7	12.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	3–5	37.5
Goblin Persist	2–3	40.0
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	202–184	52.3
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	66–50	56.9
Azorius Skies	7–12	36.8
Blue Madness	20–7	74.1
Simic Madness	16–7	69.6
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Wizards	1–3	25.0
Ninjas	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Tempo	34–56	37.8
Mono Blue Faeries	0–3	0.0
Izzet Spells	47–28	62.7
Dimir Tempo	9–11	45.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Spirits	0–1	0.0
Azorius Spirits	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	28–39	41.8
Curses	1–2	33.3
Burning Vengeance	2–1	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	2–3	40.0
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Pickles	1–5	16.7
Mindcrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	7–18	28.0
Wildfire	7–10	41.2
Thryx-Wildfire	3–3	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–4	33.3
Jokulhaups Control	0–8	0.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	388–315	55.2
Temur Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
The Rock	7–8	46.7
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	6–1	85.7
Selesnya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	2–1	66.7
Jund	12–6	66.7
Blink	13–19	40.6
Wave Blink	4–8	33.3
Esper Wave	1–2	33.3
Azorius Wave	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Wave	1–2	33.3
Abzan Wave	0–2	0.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	23–13	63.9
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Allies	4–5	44.4
Mardu Allies	1–5	16.7
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	4–2	66.7
Fake-Rack	17–2	89.5
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	8–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	6–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	18–11	62.1
Naya Midrange	2–3	40.0
Big Red	8–3	72.7
Mono Black Midrange	102–129	44.2
Mono Black Devotion	81–117	40.9
Davriel Braids	2–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	26–24	52.0
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	26–7	78.8
Lifegain Midrange	25–7	78.1
Martyr's Grace	2–0	100.0
Adventures	12–2	85.7
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	6–11	35.3
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–2	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	3–1	75.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–2	0.0
Neoform	8–1	88.9
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	4–0	100.0
UBRG Neoform	2–1	66.7
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	2–6	25.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–7	30.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Hero	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	1–8	11.1
Artifact Midrange	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Nissa Company	0–1	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Ramp	39–48	44.8
Villainous Wealth	1–2	33.3
Rofellos Ramp	2–4	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	10–16	38.5
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	5–11	31.3
Gruul Post	1–2	33.3
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Domain	1–1	50.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–1	50.0
Eureka!	0–3	0.0
Defenders	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	0–2	0.0
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	12–7	63.2
Unclassified	0–1	0.0