Cycling Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Control	5573	10296–11259–43	47.8	259	2373
Cycling Control	277	589–537–2	52.3	21	137
Astral Slide	259	576–493–1	53.9	21	136

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	148–150	49.7
Mono Black Aggro	6–5	54.5
Heroic	13–12	52.0
Mono White Heroic	10–9	52.6
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	25–55	31.3
Mono Red Devotion	1–3	25.0
Proliferate Red	0–3	0.0
Goblins	5–4	55.6
Tokens	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	18–9	66.7
White Weenie	13–11	54.2
Odric Keywords	2–2	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	2–1	66.7
Elves	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–2	33.3
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	9–7	56.3
Gruul Aggro	3–2	60.0
Merfolk	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	4–5	44.4
Artifact Aggro	20–12	62.5
Affinity	13–6	68.4
Tempered Steel	6–5	54.5
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	6–1	85.7
Golgari Madness	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	3–0	100.0
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	5–2	71.4
Hexproof	3–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	0–2	0.0
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	6–11	35.3
Cats	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	92–96	48.9
Storm	11–21	34.4
Dimir Tendrils	10–14	41.7
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	0–2	0.0
Stormpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	11–7	61.1
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	4–5	44.4
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
8 Goyf	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–7	41.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–5	37.5
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	1–2	33.3
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–3	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	1–3	25.0
Saffi Combo	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	1–2	33.3
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	43–30	58.9
Cephalid Breakfast	0–3	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Oops All Spells	43–27	61.4
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	2–0	100.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	3–3	50.0
Belcher	0–3	0.0
Control	86–91–2	48.6
Mono Black Control	3–1–1	75.0
Esper Control	1–4	20.0
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Paradox Haze Lock	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	11–8	57.9
Dreadful Inspiration	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	19–12–1	61.3
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	0–2	0.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	5–6	45.5
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	2–5	28.6
Pollute the Planet	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Control	4–1	80.0
Dragon Control	1–2	33.3
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Ponza	1–4	20.0
Mono White Control	3–1	75.0
Cycling Control	6–6	50.0
Astral Slide	6–6	50.0
Five Color Control	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	2–3	40.0
Guildgate Control	7–19	26.9
Bant Control	0–3	0.0
Temur Reclamation	5–1	83.3
Pox	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	2–0	100.0
Prison	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	67–46	59.3
Aristocrats	10–9	52.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	9–11	45.0
Infect	15–5	75.0
Simic Infect	9–3	75.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	20–11	64.5
Izzet Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	19–7	73.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	6–5	54.5
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	4–2	66.7
Goblin Persist	3–2	60.0
Dirty Kitty	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	40–30	57.1
Izzet Tempo	12–20	37.5
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	10–5	66.7
Mono Blue Librarians	2–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	7–1	87.5
Dimir Tempo	3–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	35–34	50.7
Curses	0–2	0.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Mindcrank	4–4	50.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	7–1	87.5
Mass Land Destruction	19–19	50.0
Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	17–18	48.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	8–9	47.1
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	5–1	83.3
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Midrange	108–76	58.7
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	4–1	80.0
Blink	9–9	50.0
Wave Blink	1–2	33.3
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Wave	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–2	0.0
Anti-Persecution	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	4–2	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	3–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Constellation	0–1	0.0
Allies	3–1	75.0
Boros Allies	2–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–2	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	0–2	0.0
Selvala Morningstar	0–2	0.0
Mardu Midrange	0–3	0.0
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–5	37.5
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	11–8	57.9
Mono Black Devotion	10–6	62.5
Heart of Darkness	0–2	0.0
Angel Tribal	1–2	33.3
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	6–3	66.7
Martyr's Grace	5–2	71.4
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	20–14	58.8
Orzhov Capenna	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	9–2	81.8
Mardu Hero	7–1	87.5
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–1	50.0
Clerics	4–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	9–8	52.9
Ramp	13–14	48.1
Rofellos Ramp	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	4–7	36.4
Eldrazipost	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	1–4	20.0
Gruul Post	1–2	33.3
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–3	25.0