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Orzhov Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	34931	56172–61528–43	47.7	273	2462	1296
Orzhov Control	979	1974–1561	55.8	27	180	58

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	532–358	59.8
Mono Black Aggro	13–7	65.0
Heroic	23–14	62.2
Mono White Heroic	3–3	50.0
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	15–9	62.5
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	61–47	56.5
Mono Red Devotion	3–1	75.0
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Goblins	11–11	50.0
Tokens	12–7	63.2
Selesnya Tokens	9–4	69.2
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	16–12	57.1
White Weenie	79–39	66.9
Odric Keywords	0–2	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–1	80.0
Soldiers	28–18	60.9
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	6–1	85.7
Elves	19–9	67.9
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	6–7	46.2
Gruul Aggro	10–2	83.3
Merfolk	1–5	16.7
Mono Red Swarm	3–2	60.0
Artifact Aggro	43–30	58.9
Affinity	16–10	61.5
Hardened Scales Affinity	3–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	11–12	47.8
Mono Blue Architect	12–4	75.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–2	60.0
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Madness	4–3	57.1
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–2	50.0
Voltron	16–13	55.2
Equipment Aggro	15–11	57.7
Hateful Auras	1–2	33.3
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	10–7	58.8
AggroSlide	21–23	47.7
Cats	8–3	72.7
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	8–1	88.9
Rakdos Aggro	7–2	77.8
Boros Aggro	1–4	20.0
Humans	24–20	54.5
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	14–12	53.8
Orzhov Humans	2–5	28.6
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	13–3	81.3
Legends Aggro	103–77	57.2
Boros Legends Aggro	96–74	56.5
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–0	100.0
Bard Class	5–2	71.4
Permanent Vacation	2–1	66.7
Pirates	6–1	85.7
Combo	296–314	48.5
Storm	45–54	45.5
Sultai Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	9–9	50.0
Dark Tide	2–1	66.7
Dragonstorm	3–4	42.9
Hazoret Storm	4–6	40.0
Simic Storm	0–4	0.0
Citadel Storm	2–5	28.6
High Tide	16–17	48.5
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–2	0.0
Izzet Storm	4–5	44.4
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	18–20	47.4
Recurring Nightmare	4–10	28.6
Dragon Nightmare	2–4	33.3
Jund Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–0	100.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	12–10	54.5
Rakdos Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	7–6	53.8
Necro Combo	7–9	43.8
Necrotic Ooze Combo	9–11	45.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	7–17	29.2
Temur Glimpse	1–2	33.3
Boros Glimpse	2–11	15.4
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–11	35.3
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–10	23.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–6	14.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	14–11	56.0
Anvil Colossus	6–10	37.5
Seismic Swans	6–2	75.0
Eggs	4–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	27–7	79.4
Taking Turns	4–4	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	6–6	50.0
Soulflayer	3–5	37.5
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	9–24	27.3
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	9–23	28.1
Oops All Lands	8–19	29.6
Dredge	13–12	52.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	2–1	66.7
Polymorph	4–2	66.7
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	8–3	72.7
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	5–1	83.3
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	2–4	33.3
Restore Balance	8–9	47.1
Gyruda	6–8	42.9
Belcher	8–8	50.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–6	14.3
Possibility Storm	3–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	25–22	53.2
Phoenix Altar	5–10	33.3
Actual Twin	7–4	63.6
Izzet Twin	6–4	60.0
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	367–309	54.3
Mono Black Control	3–1	75.0
Esper Control	37–24	60.7
Demonic Rising	0–4	0.0
Mono Blue Control	1–3	25.0
Dimir Control	23–22	51.1
Azorius Control	41–35	53.9
Cawblade	0–2	0.0
Turbo Fog	3–3	50.0
Izzet Control	3–4	42.9
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	7–1	87.5
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	13–8	61.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Grixis Control	18–9	66.7
Cruel Control	10–2	83.3
Stax	9–12	42.9
Necro Stax	0–1	0.0
Pollute the Planet	2–1	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Control	2–4	33.3
Dragon Control	15–6	71.4
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	18–16	52.9
Mono White Control	13–5	72.2
Life is Ez	3–0	100.0
Cycling Control	7–7	50.0
Astral Slide	6–5	54.5
Five Color Control	4–3	57.1
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–4	33.3
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–3	40.0
Bant Control	5–2	71.4
Temur Reclamation	1–3	25.0
Pox	3–3	50.0
Enchantments Control	2–5	28.6
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	6–6	50.0
Orzhov Control	102–102	50.0
Prison	20–9	69.0
Enchantress	19–9	67.9
Aggro-Combo	101–61	62.3
Aristocrats	29–14	67.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	5–2	71.4
Rakdos Aristocrats	15–10	60.0
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	17–8	68.0
Necro Burn	5–5	50.0
Infect	22–8	73.3
Simic Infect	9–2	81.8
Blazing Shoal Infect	6–1	85.7
Golgari Infect	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	17–23	42.5
Izzet Dreadnought	2–7	22.2
Mono Blue Dreadnought	14–16	46.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–0	100.0
Hushnought	5–4	55.6
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	5–2	71.4
Goblin Persist	2–2	50.0
Dirty Kitty	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	112–107	51.1
Simic Flash	3–3	50.0
Izzet Tempo	21–13	61.8
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	4–3	57.1
Simic Madness	3–2	60.0
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Wizards	8–6	57.1
Ninjas	3–9	25.0
Mono Blue Tempo	11–18	37.9
Mono Blue Librarians	1–7	12.5
Izzet Spells	15–16	48.4
Dimir Tempo	13–6	68.4
Dimir Faeries	7–3	70.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Tempo	4–4	50.0
Combo-Control	78–83	48.4
Curses	5–1	83.3
Cruel Combo-Control	2–1	66.7
Battle of Wits	16–7	69.6
Approach Necro	0–1	0.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	1–2	33.3
Peregrine Drake	0–2	0.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	4–8	33.3
Solar Flare	1–4	20.0
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	25–31	44.6
Wildfire	10–13	43.5
Thryx-Wildfire	0–3	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	8–6	57.1
Jokulhaups Control	15–18	45.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Thopter-Sword	2–5	28.6
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–4	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	2–1	66.7
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	9–4	69.2
Greasefang	4–8	33.3
Esper Greasefang	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–5	16.7
Midrange	433–263	62.2
Temur Ascendancy	3–7	30.0
The Rock	15–7	68.2
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	44–10	81.5
Selesnya Midrange	8–7	53.3
Selesnya Value Town	3–4	42.9
Jund	14–5	73.7
Blink	19–20	48.7
Wave Blink	4–10	28.6
Azorius Wave	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Wave	3–5	37.5
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	13–5	72.2
Séance	2–1	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Allies	3–6	33.3
Mono White Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	1–2	33.3
Mardu Midrange	3–4	42.9
Leave // Chance Midrange	0–1	0.0
White Jund	2–1	66.7
Vampires	6–5	54.5
Mono Black Vampires	5–3	62.5
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	8–5	61.5
Mardu Legends	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Legends	3–0	100.0
Elementals	7–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–7	58.8
Naya Midrange	10–0	100.0
Big Red	14–6	70.0
Mono Black Midrange	34–39	46.6
Necro Midrange	22–30	42.3
Mono Black Devotion	3–2	60.0
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	9–3	75.0
Angel Tribal	6–2	75.0
Toughness Matters	6–1	85.7
Lifegain Midrange	8–7	53.3
Martyr's Grace	7–7	50.0
Adventures	1–1	50.0
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	8–4	66.7
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Fight Rigging	7–2	77.8
Orzhov Midrange	52–31	62.7
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	3–2	60.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	7–4	63.6
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	15–15	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	8–6	57.1
Mardu Hero	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	5–1	83.3
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Boros Hero	1–1	50.0
Clerics	13–11	54.2
Simic Snow	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	31–10	75.6
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	6–6	50.0
Ramp	53–66	44.5
Rofellos Ramp	7–6	53.8
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	19–36	34.5
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	9–15	37.5
Gruul Post	2–5	28.6
Simic Post	3–6	33.3
Temurpost	2–1	66.7
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	4–3	57.1
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–0	100.0
Field Ramp	5–8	38.5
Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Unclassified	2–0	100.0