Seasons Past Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	33671	54343–59213–43	47.9	259	2373	1263
Seasons Past Control	393	650–765	45.9	0	11	8

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	125–176	41.5
Mono Black Aggro	4–8	33.3
Heroic	6–16	27.3
Mono White Heroic	4–7	36.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–5	16.7
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–3	0.0
Red Deck Wins	11–32	25.6
Goblins	7–9	43.8
Tokens	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–9	30.8
White Weenie	15–12	55.6
Soldiers	2–2	50.0
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Elves	16–7	69.6
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–3	0.0
Zombies	5–4	55.6
Gruul Aggro	4–2	66.7
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	11–30	26.8
Affinity	1–7	12.5
Salvage Titan	0–4	0.0
Tempered Steel	5–14	26.3
Mono Blue Architect	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	9–6	60.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	8–5	61.5
Voltron	3–2	60.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–2	33.3
Knights	2–6	25.0
AggroSlide	1–5	16.7
Cats	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–3	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	13–8	61.9
Boros Legends Aggro	10–7	58.8
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Combo	122–159	43.4
Storm	19–54	26.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–15	11.8
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	3–3	50.0
Hazoret Storm	2–1	66.7
Simic Storm	0–2	0.0
Citadel Storm	3–4	42.9
High Tide	2–19	9.5
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	3–5	37.5
Song Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	18–20	47.4
Recurring Nightmare	4–7	36.4
Dragon Nightmare	3–2	60.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Starlit Graves	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	9–12	42.9
Rakdos Reanimator	2–8	20.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–4	33.3
Oriss Genesis	1–3	25.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–1	50.0
Warp World	1–3	25.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–3	40.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–2	60.0
Anvil Colossus	1–2	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–4	55.6
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	1–2	33.3
Soulflayer	4–2	66.7
Breakfast	13–13	50.0
Oops All Spells	13–13	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	3–2	60.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Chain of Acid	4–3	57.1
GreenTwin	2–1	66.7
Tibalt's Trickery	4–1	80.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	4–6	40.0
Gyruda	6–9	40.0
Belcher	1–1	50.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–2	0.0
Possibility Storm	2–3	40.0
Midnight Mass	5–10	33.3
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Control	98–113	46.4
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	8–13	38.1
Demonic Rising	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	0–2	0.0
Dimir Control	11–10	52.4
Azorius Control	13–22	37.1
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–3	25.0
Mill	1–2	33.3
Boros Control	4–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	10–10	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Grixis Control	1–5	16.7
Cruel Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	5–7	41.7
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	0–5	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	1–3	25.0
Mono White Control	6–3	66.7
Life is Ez	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	3–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–2	50.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	2–7	22.2
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	8–8	50.0
Orzhov Control	4–6	40.0
Prison	5–1	83.3
Enchantress	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	43–41	51.2
Aristocrats	14–8	63.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	6–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	5–3	62.5
Necro Burn	0–2	0.0
Infect	14–10	58.3
Simic Infect	6–7	46.2
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–1	75.0
Golgari Infect	5–2	71.4
Turbo Myth	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–7	12.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–7	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Hushnought	5–5	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	3–1	75.0
Combo Goblins	0–3	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	41–54	43.2
Simic Flash	1–2	33.3
Izzet Tempo	15–12	55.6
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–7	46.2
Mono Blue Librarians	2–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	5–9	35.7
Dimir Tempo	7–13	35.0
Dimir Faeries	3–6	33.3
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	39–50	43.8
Curses	2–1	66.7
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	5–5	50.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	3–5	37.5
Displace Loop	1–1	50.0
Familiars	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–5	28.6
Zur's Weirding	4–2	66.7
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	15–25	37.5
Wildfire	3–3	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	12–22	35.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–7	36.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	6–6	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Resurgent Belief	3–2	60.0
Midrange	151–140	51.9
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	7–4	63.6
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	8–7	53.3
Blink	9–31	22.5
Wave Blink	5–13	27.8
Azorius Wave	1–7	12.5
Orzhov Wave	4–2	66.7
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	0–3	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–4	20.0
Graveyard Value	9–5	64.3
Séance	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	2–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	6–2	75.0
Mono Black Vampires	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	13–6	68.4
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Legends	3–0	100.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–7	41.7
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Midrange	14–17	45.2
Necro Midrange	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	5–6	45.5
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	5–4	55.6
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–1	83.3
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	4–4	50.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–6	14.3
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	3–1	75.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–1	75.0
Fires of Invention	6–8	42.9
Hero of Precinct One	10–2	83.3
Mardu Hero	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	2–1	66.7
Naya Hero	2–0	100.0
Simic Snow	3–7	30.0
Artifact Midrange	9–6	60.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–5	28.6
Ramp	29–32	47.5
Rofellos Ramp	6–4	60.0
Cloudpost Ramp	8–18	30.8
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	3–7	30.0
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	2–7	22.2
Domain	2–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	4–2	66.7
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–3	0.0
Unclassified	2–0	100.0