Cloudpost Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	33664	54322–59198–43	47.9	259	2373	1263
Cloudpost Control	2059	3590–3604–5	49.9	15	135	94
Azorius Cloudpost Control	470	885–753–5	54.0	4	31	26
Blackpost	197	345–397	46.5	1	7	8
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	734	1251–1299	49.1	5	38	30
Dimir Cloudpost Control	100	190–173	52.3	0	13	5
Izzet Cloudpost Control	94	110–202	35.3	0	11
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	92	224–145	60.7	2	6	9
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	140	298–207	59.0	3	19	12

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	773–947–2	44.9
Mono Black Aggro	27–24	52.9
Heroic	56–71–1	44.1
Mono White Heroic	35–38–1	47.9
Azorius Heroic	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–20	13.0
Boros Heroic	7–4	63.6
Selesnya Heroic	7–8	46.7
Red Deck Wins	125–234–1	34.8
Mono Red Devotion	4–7	36.4
Prisoner	7–11	38.9
Proliferate Red	3–7	30.0
Goblins	17–24	41.5
Tokens	37–13	74.0
Selesnya Tokens	13–1	92.9
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	6–5	54.5
Mono Green Stompy	34–32	51.5
White Weenie	65–70	48.1
Odric Keywords	3–5	37.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	9–11	45.0
Soldiers	8–14	36.4
Kithkin	3–1	75.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	60–74	44.8
Werewolves	7–1	87.5
Minotaurs	2–1	66.7
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	34–22	60.7
Selesnya Counters	3–7	30.0
Rogues	8–6	57.1
Zombies	28–34	45.2
Gruul Aggro	17–24	41.5
Gruul Landfall	3–0	100.0
Merfolk	11–18	37.9
Mono Red Swarm	11–15	42.3
8 Whack	4–4	50.0
Artifact Aggro	68–109	38.4
Affinity	38–60	38.8
Salvage Titan	2–7	22.2
Tempered Steel	18–33	35.3
Mono Blue Architect	5–7	41.7
Devoid Aggro	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–5	28.6
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	23–14	62.2
Gruul Madness	4–1	80.0
Golgari Madness	5–5	50.0
Rakdos Madness	9–6	60.0
Jund Madness	3–1	75.0
Voltron	29–12	70.7
Hexproof	8–4	66.7
Boros Auras	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	8–5	61.5
Hateful Auras	6–1	85.7
Slivers	5–2	71.4
Naya Zoo	8–6	57.1
Knights	11–20	35.5
AggroSlide	21–44	32.3
Cats	6–5	54.5
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	4–4	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	5–10	33.3
Boros Aggro	5–2	71.4
Humans	11–9	55.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Bant Humans	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Humans	4–1	80.0
Boros Humans	4–4	50.0
Shamans	1–3	25.0
Legends Aggro	22–33	40.0
Boros Legends Aggro	15–25	37.5
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–3	40.0
Bard Class	2–2	50.0
Combo	603–640	48.5
Storm	105–124	45.9
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	11–22	33.3
Dragonstorm	12–16	42.9
Hazoret Storm	5–5	50.0
Simic Storm	2–3	40.0
Citadel Storm	4–1	80.0
High Tide	27–39	40.9
Grixis Tendrils	3–1	75.0
Stormpost	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Post Desire	3–2	60.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	12–4	75.0
Izzet Storm	9–11	45.0
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Song Storm	3–1	75.0
Channel Storm	3–12	20.0
Reanimator	141–158	47.2
Recurring Nightmare	47–49	49.0
Dragon Nightmare	19–22	46.3
Jund Nightmare	10–9	52.6
Four Color Powerful Magic	5–6	45.5
Worldgorger Dragon	14–17	45.2
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Living Death	23–17	57.5
Traditional Reanimator	53–74	41.7
Rakdos Reanimator	12–17	41.4
Dimir Reanimator	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	29–45	39.2
Grixis Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Oriss Genesis	5–4	55.6
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	11–15	42.3
Dubious Challenge	3–0	100.0
Warp World	9–10	47.4
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–3	40.0
Hypergenesis	19–6	76.0
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	5–9	35.7
Cat Wave	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	17–37	31.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	6–18	25.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Myr Incubator	3–2	60.0
Umbral Mantle	14–13	51.9
"Twin"	10–7	58.8
Murderous Mastery	5–2	71.4
Naya "Twin"	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	5–5	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	11–16	40.7
Anvil Colossus	4–5	44.4
Upheaval Colossus	4–6	40.0
Seismic Swans	5–2	71.4
Eggs	14–6	70.0
Saffi Combo	1–2	33.3
Turntimber Ranger	3–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–5	16.7
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–8	38.5
Retraction Helix Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	11–7	61.1
Quest for Ula's Temple	8–4	66.7
Izzet Ascension	9–17	34.6
Ominous Good	3–4	42.9
Jokulhaups Combo	5–6	45.5
Soulflayer	14–10	58.3
Reanim8 Rack	4–1	80.0
Breakfast	30–52	36.6
Cephalid Breakfast	4–5	44.4
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	4–5	44.4
Hermit Gond	1–1	50.0
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	18–32	36.0
Neoform Hermit	6–13	31.6
Oops All Lands	9–1	90.0
Dredge	14–14	50.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	5–2	71.4
Storm Herald	4–1	80.0
Enduring Ideal	12–8	60.0
Ad Nauseam	8–3	72.7
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	2–2	50.0
GreenTwin	1–2	33.3
Tibalt's Trickery	1–1	50.0
Intruder Alarm	4–1	80.0
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	3–4	42.9
Gyruda	7–6	53.8
Stuffy Doll	3–1	75.0
Tameshi Bloom	6–9	40.0
Possibility Storm	1–1	50.0
Midnight Mass	2–5	28.6
Phoenix Altar	1–12	7.7
Actual Twin	12–17	41.4
Izzet Twin	11–16	40.7
Boros Twin	1–1	50.0
Control	663–534	55.4
Mono Black Control	11–4	73.3
Esper Control	59–37	61.5
Demonic Rising	7–6	53.8
Mono Blue Control	5–5	50.0
Dimir Control	29–33	46.8
Dreadful Inspiration	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	87–67	56.5
Cawblade	13–9	59.1
Turbo Fog	9–7	56.3
Izzet Control	11–10	52.4
Mardu Control	10–9	52.6
Mill	12–16	42.9
Boros Control	9–1	90.0
Cloudpost Control	121–121	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	30–26	53.6
Blackpost	20–10	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	23–34	40.4
Dimir Cloudpost Control	8–9	47.1
Izzet Cloudpost Control	11–4	73.3
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	6–9	40.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	11–19	36.7
Grixis Control	16–14	53.3
Cruel Control	9–5	64.3
Stax	23–21	52.3
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Birthday Stax	2–2	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Control	45–31	59.2
Jeskai Approach	14–10	58.3
Dragon Control	9–1	90.0
Izzet Dragons	4–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	22–36	37.9
Mono White Control	28–17	62.2
Life is Ez	7–10	41.2
Dynavolt Tower	7–4	63.6
Cycling Control	22–12	64.7
Astral Slide	20–10	66.7
Five Color Control	12–9	57.1
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	10–9	52.6
Sultai Ultimatum	2–2	50.0
Guildgate Control	6–6	50.0
Bant Control	11–4	73.3
Pox	20–9	69.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	18–9	66.7
Seasons Past Control	10–10	50.0
Orzhov Control	8–12	40.0
Prison	13–8	61.9
Enchantress	13–8	61.9
Aggro-Combo	212–235	47.4
Aristocrats	75–72	51.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	19–18	51.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	25–24	51.0
Golgari Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Abzan Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	6–5	54.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	8–9	47.1
Boros Bombardment	1–2	33.3
Burn	25–22	53.2
Infect	28–57	32.9
Simic Infect	5–14	26.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–14	22.2
Golgari Infect	8–22	26.7
Mono Black Infect	2–1	66.7
Pummeler	10–5	66.7
Hermit Humans	3–3	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	16–21	43.2
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	10–19	34.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	14–9	60.9
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	16–19	45.7
Liquimetal Fishing	4–6	40.0
Combo Goblins	18–17	51.4
Goblin Persist	12–15	44.4
Dirty Kitty	6–2	75.0
Aggro-Control	251–216	53.7
Simic Flash	10–14	41.7
Simic Vat	5–12	29.4
Izzet Tempo	59–56	51.3
Azorius Skies	4–5	44.4
Blue Madness	15–11	57.7
Simic Madness	9–10	47.4
Temur Madness	3–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–3	40.0
Wizards	14–15	48.3
Tetsukotog	4–6	40.0
12 Pest	9–11	45.0
Ninjas	13–6	68.4
Mono Blue Gush	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	41–36	53.2
Mono Blue Faeries	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	13–12	52.0
Dimir Tempo	33–20	62.3
Dimir Faeries	6–2	75.0
Sultai Tempo	1–2	33.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	7–4	63.6
Azorius Tempo	3–4	42.9
Combo-Control	164–215	43.3
Curses	5–5	50.0
Burning Vengeance	4–2	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	5–3	62.5
Battle of Wits	35–26	57.4
Shared Fate	1–2	33.3
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	2–0	100.0
Pickles	1–7	12.5
Mindcrank	5–14	26.3
Displace Loop	7–9	43.8
Peregrine Drake	1–2	33.3
Familiars	2–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	7–1	87.5
Yosei Vat	8–5	61.5
Lich's Mastery	2–2	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	6–9	40.0
Zur's Weirding	3–6	33.3
Solar Flare	15–11	57.7
Plasma Swans	3–10	23.1
Liliana's Contract	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	44–94	31.9
Wildfire	31–47	39.7
Thryx-Wildfire	3–4	42.9
Borderpost Wildfire	9–11	45.0
Jokulhaups Control	13–47	21.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	6–21	22.2
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–13	13.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Resurgent Belief	1–2	33.3
Midrange	765–585–1	56.7
Temur Ascendancy	20–22	47.6
The Rock	28–15	65.1
Golgari Citadel	4–0	100.0
Grenzo	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	31–21	59.6
Selesnya Midrange	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Value Town	2–0	100.0
Jund	37–18	67.3
Blink	88–83	51.5
Wave Blink	63–47	57.3
Esper Wave	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	43–29	59.7
Orzhov Wave	13–8	61.9
Abzan Wave	1–6	14.3
Bant Wave	2–3	40.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	12–15	44.4
Anti-Persecution	1–3	25.0
Graveyard Value	38–34	52.8
Séance	6–7	46.2
Varolz Dreadnought	3–11	21.4
Enchantments Matter	2–1	66.7
Allies	22–18	55.0
Orzhov Allies	3–2	60.0
Mardu Allies	4–4	50.0
Boros Allies	7–2	77.8
Mono White Allies	2–2	50.0
Esper Allies	2–1	66.7
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	2–3	40.0
-1/-1 Counters	6–1	85.7
Fake-Rack	16–10	61.5
Mardu Midrange	5–10	33.3
Leave // Chance Midrange	0–1	0.0
White Jund	1–3	25.0
Vampires	35–24	59.3
Mono Black Vampires	21–15	58.3
Rakdos Vampires	6–4	60.0
Orzhov Vampires	7–5	58.3
Legends Midrange	22–16	57.9
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	5–7	41.7
Selesnya Legends	6–6	50.0
Elementals	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Midrange	31–23	57.4
Naya Midrange	6–0	100.0
Big Red	6–13	31.6
Mono Black Midrange	60–50–1	54.5
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	33–14	70.2
Davriel Braids	1–2	33.3
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	18–10	64.3
Temur Energy	3–4	42.9
Angel Tribal	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	7–1	87.5
Lifegain Midrange	8–7	53.3
Martyr's Grace	2–4	33.3
Mutate	3–2	60.0
Sultai Midrange	18–14	56.3
Sultai Emerge	5–7	41.7
Sultai Energy	0–2	0.0
Fight Rigging	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	34–39	46.6
Orzhov Capenna	0–2	0.0
Owling Mine	7–2	77.8
Jeskai Midrange	2–4	33.3
Prophet Glare	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	9–5	64.3
Zur the Enchanter	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	4–4	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–4	42.9
Neoform	4–2	66.7
Temur Neoform	2–1	66.7
Sultai Neoform	2–1	66.7
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	29–17	63.0
Hero of Precinct One	32–26	55.2
Abzan Hero	2–3	40.0
Mardu Hero	5–4	55.6
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	5–6	45.5
Five Color Hero	15–6	71.4
Gruul Obosh	3–1	75.0
Clerics	3–5	37.5
Simic Snow	4–11	26.7
Artifact Midrange	10–2	83.3
Coinflip Tribal	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	12–5	70.6
Ramp	158–232–2	40.5
Villainous Wealth	2–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	39–67	36.8
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	7–17	29.2
Cloudpost Ramp	85–137	38.3
Eldrazipost	14–9	60.9
Locus Awakening	2–8	20.0
Golgari Post	4–6	40.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–2	50.0
Greenpost	25–70	26.3
Gruul Post	9–13	40.9
Simic Post	9–17	34.6
Temurpost	1–1	50.0
Domain	4–0	100.0
Temur Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–2	33.3
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–1	50.0
Defenders	3–1	75.0
Carth Superfriends	9–6	60.0
Jund Carth	3–2	60.0
Applejacks	1–2	33.3
Unclassified	1–0	100.0