Cruel Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Control	5573	10296–11259–43	47.8	259	2373
Grixis Control	278	462–574–2	44.6	10	93
Cruel Control	144	216–290–2	42.7	7	49

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	78–100–2	43.8
Mono Black Aggro	1–2	33.3
Heroic	13–20–1	39.4
Mono White Heroic	11–19–1	36.7
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	11–21–1	34.4
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	1–4	20.0
Tokens	5–6	45.5
Selesnya Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono White Tokens	1–3	25.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–1	50.0
White Weenie	19–13	59.4
Odric Keywords	4–0	100.0
Soldiers	7–1	87.5
Elves	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Zombies	4–1	80.0
Gruul Aggro	5–2	71.4
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	4–6	40.0
Affinity	3–5	37.5
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Voltron	2–2	50.0
Hexproof	2–2	50.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	3–11	21.4
Humans	3–2	60.0
Gruul Humans	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	2–0	100.0
Boros Humans	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Combo	34–39	46.6
Storm	8–9	47.1
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–3	25.0
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–3	25.0
Channel Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	8–14	36.4
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–3	0.0
Starlit Graves	1–2	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	6–9	40.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–2	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	3–3	50.0
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	2–3	40.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	0–2	0.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	3–0	100.0
Izzet Twin	3–0	100.0
Control	33–39	45.8
Mono Black Control	1–2	33.3
Esper Control	2–3	40.0
Demonic Rising	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	1–4	20.0
Watery Oath	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	4–7	36.4
Adam's Ale	3–2	60.0
Cawblade	0–2	0.0
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	4–3	57.1
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	2–1	66.7
Cruel Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	4–1	80.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Control	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	0–2	0.0
Astral Slide	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	2–7	22.2
Aggro-Combo	11–15	42.3
Aristocrats	3–8	27.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–7	12.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–4	20.0
Infect	2–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Turbo Myth	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	3–0	100.0
Goblin Persist	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	8–22	26.7
Izzet Tempo	3–5	37.5
Blue Madness	0–4	0.0
Simic Madness	0–3	0.0
Temur Clues	0–1	0.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–1	75.0
Dimir Tempo	1–2	33.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	8–20	28.6
Curses	0–2	0.0
Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–8	20.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	1–3	25.0
Peregrine Drake	1–2	33.3
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–3	25.0
Wildfire	0–3	0.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	38–36	51.4
Temur Ascendancy	4–0	100.0
The Rock	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	0–2	0.0
Jund	1–6	14.3
Blink	4–2	66.7
Wave Blink	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	1–0	100.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	0–2	0.0
Allies	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Vampires	4–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–3	75.0
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–2	60.0
Dimir Midrange	5–6	45.5
Dimir Vat	1–1	50.0
Angel Tribal	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–3	25.0
Sultai Emerge	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	0–2	0.0
Ramp	5–19	20.8
Rofellos Ramp	2–5	28.6
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	1–8	11.1
Greenpost	0–7	0.0
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0