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Dimir Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Control	5875	10782–11929–43	47.5	269	2505
Dimir Control	417	725–854–10	45.9	15	167
Dreadful Inspiration	12	27–21–3	56.3	1	8
Watery Oath	7	14–20	41.2	0	5

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	195–290–3	40.2
Mono Black Aggro	1–5	16.7
Heroic	29–28–1	50.9
Mono White Heroic	19–22–1	46.3
Azorius Heroic	3–5	37.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	3–1	75.0
Red Deck Wins	44–82–2	34.9
Mono Red Devotion	2–3–1	40.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	4–9	30.8
Tokens	10–8	55.6
Selesnya Tokens	2–6	25.0
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono Green Stompy	9–20	31.0
White Weenie	17–22	43.6
Odric Keywords	3–3	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	5–4	55.6
Kithkin	0–2	0.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	2–2	50.0
Elves	8–5	61.5
Werewolves	3–1	75.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–0	100.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	7–14	33.3
Gruul Aggro	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	2–4	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	9–14	39.1
8 Whack	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	12–23	34.3
Affinity	6–13	31.6
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	4–7	36.4
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–2	0.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Gruul Madness	2–2	50.0
Voltron	8–3	72.7
Hexproof	3–1	75.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	3–1	75.0
Slivers	4–1	80.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	4–5	44.4
AggroSlide	2–21	8.7
Cats	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	0–3	0.0
Humans	0–2	0.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	4–7	36.4
Boros Legends Aggro	4–6	40.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Combo	87–92	48.6
Storm	15–17	46.9
Dimir Tendrils	6–8	42.9
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Simic Storm	2–1	66.7
Reclamation Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	2–3	40.0
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	24–24	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	5–4	55.6
Dragon Nightmare	2–3	40.0
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	4–3	57.1
Starlit Graves	1–1	50.0
8 Goyf	0–1	0.0
Living Death	1–4	20.0
Excruciator Combo	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	13–11	54.2
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	8–4	66.7
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Biovisionary	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–3	50.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–1	50.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–3	25.0
Boros Glimpse	1–3	25.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	2–2	50.0
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	1–2	33.3
Monumental Ignus	0–1	0.0
Mardu Life	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–4	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–2	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–2	0.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	1–2	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	11–8	57.9
Cephalid Breakfast	3–0	100.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	3–0	100.0
Hermit Gond	2–1	66.7
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	6–4	60.0
Neoform Hermit	0–2	0.0
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	3–0	100.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	1–2	33.3
Actual Twin	2–4	33.3
Izzet Twin	2–3	40.0
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	157–152–2	50.8
Mono Black Control	5–5–1	50.0
Esper Control	4–4	50.0
Demonic Rising	9–7	56.3
Mono Blue Control	0–3	0.0
Dimir Control	19–19	50.0
Dreadful Inspiration	1–3	25.0
Watery Oath	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	15–19	44.1
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	3–1	75.0
Izzet Control	4–4–1	50.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	10–12	45.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–6	40.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Grixis Control	10–2	83.3
Cruel Control	7–2	77.8
Stax	6–10	37.5
Pollute the Planet	1–5	16.7
Birthday Stax	0–2	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	4–5	44.4
Dragon Control	5–6	45.5
Izzet Dragons	3–1	75.0
Esper Dragons	1–1	50.0
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	3–0	100.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	8–11	42.1
Astral Slide	8–11	42.1
Five Color Control	1–2	33.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	22–19	53.7
Temur Reclamation	4–1	80.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	2–1	66.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–5	0.0
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	9–5	64.3
Prison	0–2	0.0
Enchantress	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Combo	45–56–1	44.6
Aristocrats	22–22–1	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–4–1	20.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Golgari Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Food	12–6	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Burn	3–7	30.0
Infect	5–6	45.5
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–1	75.0
Golgari Infect	0–2	0.0
Pummeler	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–10	44.4
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	8–9	47.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	2–6	25.0
Combo Goblins	1–3	25.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	44–42	51.2
Izzet Tempo	13–13	50.0
Azorius Skies	1–4	20.0
Blue Madness	7–4	63.6
Simic Madness	7–4	63.6
Temur Clues	1–0	100.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Tetsukotog	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	14–10	58.3
Mono Blue Librarians	3–3	50.0
Izzet Spells	0–7	0.0
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	44–42–3	51.2
Curses	3–3–1	50.0
Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	3–1	75.0
Cruel Combo-Control	5–6	45.5
Battle of Wits	2–1	66.7
Approach Necro	1–3	25.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	3–4	42.9
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	4–3	57.1
Peregrine Drake	4–2	66.7
Hedron Alignment	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	0–2	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–3	25.0
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	13–10–2	56.5
Wildfire	8–4–2	66.7
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–2–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Control	5–6	45.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Midrange	124–152–1	44.9
Temur Ascendancy	7–4	63.6
The Rock	0–3	0.0
Angels and Taxes	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	5–11	31.3
Selesnya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	4–0	100.0
Blink	6–26	18.8
Wave Blink	3–8	27.3
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Wave	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Blink	2–5	28.6
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	4–4	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Constellation	2–2	50.0
Allies	8–11	42.1
Orzhov Allies	6–3	66.7
Mardu Allies	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–1	50.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Selvala Morningstar	1–2	33.3
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	8–5	61.5
Mono Black Vampires	6–4	60.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–3	50.0
Mardu Legends	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Legends	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–3	40.0
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	28–45–1	38.4
Necro Midrange	0–6	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	20–26	43.5
Heart of Darkness	2–1	66.7
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	6–5	54.5
Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–3	40.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–2	71.4
Fires of Invention	3–2	60.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–3	40.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Nissa Company	3–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund Wight	1–0	100.0
Ramp	29–28	50.9
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	8–9	47.1
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	4–3	57.1
Cloudpost Ramp	13–12	52.0
Eldrazipost	3–1	75.0
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	3–5	37.5
Gruul Post	0–2	0.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	0–1	0.0