Cruel Combo-Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	1731	3512–3433–13	50.6	98	815
Cruel Combo-Control	139	370–243	60.4	13	82

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	125–95	56.8
Mono Black Aggro	5–5	50.0
Heroic	3–3	50.0
Mono White Heroic	2–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	39–45	46.4
Mono Red Devotion	8–3	72.7
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Goblins	8–2	80.0
Tokens	16–3	84.2
Selesnya Tokens	13–2	86.7
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–3	62.5
White Weenie	14–13	51.9
Odric Keywords	3–0	100.0
Soldiers	2–0	100.0
Elves	2–2	50.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–1	75.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	5–3	62.5
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	6–2	75.0
Affinity	1–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	3–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	2–4	33.3
Voltron	5–3	62.5
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Boros Auras	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	3–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	37–21	63.8
Storm	10–4	71.4
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	5–2	71.4
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	12–9	57.1
Recurring Nightmare	3–2	60.0
Dragon Nightmare	3–2	60.0
Starlit Graves	2–0	100.0
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	7–6	53.8
Rakdos Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Faith Necro	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	4–1	80.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Control	63–38	62.4
Esper Control	2–3	40.0
Demonic Rising	5–6	45.5
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	6–5	54.5
Dreadful Inspiration	0–1	0.0
Watery Oath	3–1	75.0
Azorius Control	10–8	55.6
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	3–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	9–2	81.8
Cruel Control	8–2	80.0
Stax	2–4	33.3
Pollute the Planet	2–4	33.3
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	4–4	50.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	1–3	25.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	11–9	55.0
Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–2	33.3
Infect	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	14–9	60.9
Simic Flash	2–0	100.0
Simic Vat	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	5–2	71.4
Azorius Skies	3–0	100.0
Blue Madness	2–3	40.0
Simic Madness	1–3	25.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	27–23	54.0
Cruel Combo-Control	12–12	50.0
Approach Necro	2–3	40.0
Swarm Intelligence	3–3	50.0
Mindcrank	0–2	0.0
Displace Loop	2–1	66.7
Peregrine Drake	2–1	66.7
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–1	66.7
Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Midrange	81–42	65.9
Temur Ascendancy	4–0	100.0
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	10–6	62.5
Blink	5–3	62.5
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Allies	6–4	60.0
Orzhov Allies	4–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–2	33.3
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
Vampires	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	17–10	63.0
Necro Midrange	13–7	65.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	4–1	80.0
Dimir Midrange	3–3	50.0
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Temur Energy	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Sultai Emerge	0–2	0.0
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Ramp	12–6	66.7
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	3–2	60.0
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	0–1	0.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0