Mono Black Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	5592	10346–11304–43	47.8	260	2382
Mono Black Control	122	199–261–5	43.3	4	32

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	71–71–2	50.0
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	15–14–1	51.7
Mono White Heroic	12–12–1	50.0
Azorius Heroic	3–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	18–19–1	48.6
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	1–2	33.3
Goblins	1–4	20.0
Tokens	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Tokens	4–1	80.0
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–1	66.7
White Weenie	5–7	41.7
Odric Keywords	1–3	25.0
Elves	1–1	50.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–5	28.6
Selesnya Counters	2–0	100.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	4–8	33.3
Gruul Aggro	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	4–0	100.0
Affinity	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Gruul Madness	2–2	50.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	1–1	50.0
Combo	24–30	44.4
Storm	6–4	60.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–3	40.0
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	3–1	75.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	6–7	46.2
Worldgorger Dragon	0–2	0.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	6–4	60.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–3	25.0
Hyperwave	1–2	33.3
New Perspectives	1–1	50.0
Cat Wave	0–2	0.0
Acid Wave	0–1	0.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	3–1	75.0
Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Neoform Hermit	1–0	100.0
Control	41–66–2	38.3
Mono Black Control	4–4	50.0
Esper Control	0–3	0.0
Demonic Rising	3–4	42.9
Paradox Haze Lock	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	5–5–1	50.0
Dreadful Inspiration	1–1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	3–17	15.0
Adam's Ale	0–1	0.0
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	1–3	25.0
Izzet Control	5–3	62.5
Mardu Control	0–2	0.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–1	75.0
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	2–4	33.3
Pollute the Planet	1–3	25.0
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	3–2	60.0
Dragon Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Dimir Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	0–2	0.0
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	1–3–1	25.0
Astral Slide	1–2–1	33.3
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	1–2	33.3
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	13–14–1	48.1
Aristocrats	8–10–1	44.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–6	25.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0–1	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Boros Bombardment	2–0	100.0
Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	1–1	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	8–10	44.4
Izzet Tempo	3–2	60.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–2	33.3
Simic Madness	1–2	33.3
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	3–15	16.7
Curses	0–2	0.0
Battle of Wits	0–2	0.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–8	20.0
Wildfire	2–7	22.2
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	32–44	42.1
Temur Ascendancy	7–8	46.7
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	1–4	20.0
Blink	3–11	21.4
Wave Blink	3–3	50.0
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–1	83.3
Allies	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Vampires	0–7	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–7	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Devotion	1–1	50.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Sultai Emerge	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–2	0.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Ramp	6–11	35.3
Rofellos Ramp	3–5	37.5
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–2	50.0
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0