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Orzhov Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	5959	10977–12079–43	47.6	277	2555
Orzhov Control	204	503–415	54.8	16	135

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	154–96	61.6
Mono Black Aggro	5–3	62.5
Heroic	20–7	74.1
Mono White Heroic	4–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	5–1	83.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Heroic	7–4	63.6
Red Deck Wins	32–23	58.2
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–2	71.4
White Weenie	33–14	70.2
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	3–1	75.0
Mono White Humans	13–3	81.3
Elves	7–5	58.3
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	3–2	60.0
Gruul Aggro	3–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	10–9	52.6
Affinity	6–5	54.5
Hardened Scales Affinity	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Voltron	2–2	50.0
Equipment Aggro	2–2	50.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	12–13	48.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	4–6	40.0
Boros Humans	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Humans	2–4	33.3
Azorius Humans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	7–5	58.3
Boros Legends Aggro	7–5	58.3
Rats	2–0	100.0
Combo	71–74	49.0
Storm	12–12	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	3–2	60.0
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	7–6	53.8
Izzet Storm	2–1	66.7
Reanimator	3–5	37.5
Recurring Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–3	62.5
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	7–6	53.8
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–8	20.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–5	0.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	2–1	66.7
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	3–6	33.3
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	2–3	40.0
Unctus	1–2	33.3
Oops All Lands	2–2	50.0
Dredge	2–3	40.0
Polymorph	3–0	100.0
Storm Herald	4–1	80.0
Enduring Ideal	3–3	50.0
Restore Balance	1–4	20.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Belcher	3–2	60.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–4	20.0
Phoenix Altar	2–5	28.6
Actual Twin	3–3	50.0
Izzet Twin	2–3	40.0
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Nadu Combo	1–2	33.3
Amalia Combo	2–0	100.0
Control	85–105	44.7
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	1–3	25.0
Demonic Rising	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	5–9	35.7
Azorius Control	15–8	65.2
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	4–10	28.6
Cloudpost Control	4–7	36.4
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–7	30.0
Grixis Control	2–2	50.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	3–4	42.9
Pollute the Planet	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–2	33.3
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	0–1	0.0
Mono White Control	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	0–2	0.0
Astral Slide	0–2	0.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Last Stand Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	0–3	0.0
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	1–3	25.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	37–37	50.0
Prison	5–4	55.6
Enchantress	5–4	55.6
Aggro-Combo	33–34	49.3
Aristocrats	18–14	56.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Golgari Aristocrats	5–0	100.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	9–10	47.4
Burn	3–5	37.5
Necro Burn	0–1	0.0
Infect	3–2	60.0
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–12	40.0
Izzet Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–8	38.5
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	25–21	54.3
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	6–4	60.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	4–5	44.4
Dimir Tempo	3–7	30.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Dimir Librarians	1–3	25.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	2–1	66.7
Spirits	2–0	100.0
Azorius Spirits	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Spirits	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	15–20	42.9
Battle of Wits	5–1	83.3
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	5–5	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–11	15.4
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–10	16.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	2–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	2–0	100.0
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	110–56	66.3
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	7–1	87.5
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–2	33.3
Jund	3–1	75.0
Blink	3–7	30.0
Wave Blink	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	0–6	0.0
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	2–1	66.7
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	15–3	83.3
Mono Black Devotion	3–1	75.0
Angels	17–7	70.8
Mono White Angels	4–2	66.7
Azorius Angels	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Angels	4–1	80.0
Lifegain Midrange	11–5	68.8
Martyr's Grace	5–5	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	12–9	57.1
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	3–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–2	60.0
Five Color Hero	3–1	75.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	3–3	50.0
Artifact Midrange	9–2	81.8
Boros Engineers	4–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Nissa Company	1–3	25.0
Laelia Cascade	1–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	1–3	25.0
Golgari Wight	0–1	0.0
Jund Wight	0–2	0.0
Ramp	10–8	55.6
Rofellos Ramp	2–4	33.3
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–2	50.0
Greenpost	2–1	66.7
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–1	66.7
Unclassified	0–1	0.0