Orzhov Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	939	1540–1480	51.0	4	56	43
Orzhov Control	92	166–138	54.6	1	5	5

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	45–24	65.2
Mono Black Aggro	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	2–0	100.0
Goblins	0–1	0.0
Tokens	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–2	50.0
White Weenie	10–6	62.5
Soldiers	6–5	54.5
Elves	6–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	3–3	50.0
Affinity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	4–3	57.1
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	3–1	75.0
Legends Aggro	3–4	42.9
Boros Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Bard Class	1–2	33.3
Combo	31–33	48.4
Storm	2–1	66.7
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–5	16.7
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–2	0.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	5–0	100.0
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	1–1	50.0
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	26–25	51.0
Esper Control	4–1	80.0
Dimir Control	1–5	16.7
Azorius Control	0–3	0.0
Cawblade	0–2	0.0
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	3–2	60.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	3–3	50.0
Prison	6–5	54.5
Enchantress	6–5	54.5
Aggro-Combo	5–5	50.0
Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	3–2	60.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	8–9	47.1
Simic Flash	2–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–4	33.3
Izzet Spells	1–3	25.0
Azorius Tempo	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	4–7	36.4
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–3	25.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–1	50.0
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Midrange	35–18	66.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	6–2	75.0
Graveyard Value	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
White Jund	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–1	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	5–2	71.4
Fight Rigging	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Midrange	1–5	16.7
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	3–4	42.9
Hero of Precinct One	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	3–1	75.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	12–17	41.4
Rofellos Ramp	4–1	80.0
Cloudpost Ramp	7–13	35.0
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	3–2	60.0
Gruul Post	1–4	20.0
Simic Post	2–4	33.3
Temurpost	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0