Dimir Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Control	5591	10344–11302–43	47.8	260	2381
Dimir Control	397	687–812–10	45.8	14	157
Dreadful Inspiration	12	27–21–3	56.3	1	8
Watery Oath	7	14–20	41.2	0	5

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	190–269–3	41.4
Mono Black Aggro	1–5	16.7
Heroic	27–26–1	50.9
Mono White Heroic	19–22–1	46.3
Azorius Heroic	3–3	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	3–1	75.0
Red Deck Wins	43–75–2	36.4
Mono Red Devotion	2–3–1	40.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	4–9	30.8
Tokens	10–8	55.6
Selesnya Tokens	2–6	25.0
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono Green Stompy	9–20	31.0
White Weenie	15–20	42.9
Odric Keywords	3–3	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	5–4	55.6
Kithkin	0–2	0.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	8–5	61.5
Werewolves	3–1	75.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–0	100.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	7–14	33.3
Gruul Aggro	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	2–4	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	9–14	39.1
8 Whack	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	12–23	34.3
Affinity	6–13	31.6
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	4–7	36.4
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–2	0.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Gruul Madness	2–2	50.0
Voltron	8–2	80.0
Hexproof	3–1	75.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	3–0	100.0
Slivers	4–1	80.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	4–5	44.4
AggroSlide	2–15	11.8
Cats	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Humans	0–2	0.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	4–5	44.4
Boros Legends Aggro	4–5	44.4
Combo	81–88	47.9
Storm	15–16	48.4
Dimir Tendrils	6–8	42.9
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Simic Storm	2–1	66.7
Reclamation Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	2–3	40.0
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	23–23	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	5–4	55.6
Dragon Nightmare	2–3	40.0
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	4–3	57.1
Starlit Graves	1–1	50.0
8 Goyf	0–1	0.0
Living Death	0–3	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	13–11	54.2
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	8–4	66.7
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Biovisionary	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–2	60.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–1	50.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	0–3	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	1–2	33.3
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	1–2	33.3
Monumental Ignus	0–1	0.0
Mardu Life	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–4	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–2	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–2	0.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	1–2	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	11–8	57.9
Cephalid Breakfast	3–0	100.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	3–0	100.0
Hermit Gond	2–1	66.7
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	6–4	60.0
Neoform Hermit	0–2	0.0
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	3–0	100.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	1–2	33.3
Actual Twin	2–3	40.0
Izzet Twin	2–2	50.0
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	144–149–2	49.1
Mono Black Control	5–5–1	50.0
Esper Control	3–4	42.9
Demonic Rising	9–7	56.3
Mono Blue Control	0–3	0.0
Dimir Control	19–19	50.0
Dreadful Inspiration	1–3	25.0
Watery Oath	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	14–19	42.4
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	3–1	75.0
Izzet Control	4–4–1	50.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	8–10	44.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–6	40.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	9–2	81.8
Cruel Control	6–2	75.0
Stax	6–10	37.5
Pollute the Planet	1–5	16.7
Birthday Stax	0–2	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	4–5	44.4
Dragon Control	5–6	45.5
Izzet Dragons	3–1	75.0
Esper Dragons	1–1	50.0
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Ponza	3–0	100.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	8–11	42.1
Astral Slide	8–11	42.1
Five Color Control	1–2	33.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	22–19	53.7
Temur Reclamation	4–1	80.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–5	0.0
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	3–4	42.9
Prison	0–2	0.0
Enchantress	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Combo	41–53–1	43.6
Aristocrats	20–20–1	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–4–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Golgari Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Food	12–6	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Burn	1–6	14.3
Infect	5–6	45.5
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–1	75.0
Golgari Infect	0–2	0.0
Pummeler	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–10	44.4
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	8–9	47.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	2–6	25.0
Combo Goblins	1–3	25.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	43–41	51.2
Izzet Tempo	13–13	50.0
Azorius Skies	1–4	20.0
Blue Madness	7–4	63.6
Simic Madness	7–4	63.6
Temur Clues	1–0	100.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Tetsukotog	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	14–9	60.9
Mono Blue Librarians	3–2	60.0
Izzet Spells	0–7	0.0
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	43–42–3	50.6
Curses	3–3–1	50.0
Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	3–1	75.0
Cruel Combo-Control	5–6	45.5
Battle of Wits	2–1	66.7
Approach Necro	1–3	25.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	3–4	42.9
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	4–3	57.1
Peregrine Drake	4–2	66.7
Hedron Alignment	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	0–2	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–3	25.0
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	13–10–2	56.5
Wildfire	8–4–2	66.7
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	5–6	45.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	117–144–1	44.8
Temur Ascendancy	7–4	63.6
The Rock	0–3	0.0
Angels and Taxes	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	5–11	31.3
Selesnya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	4–0	100.0
Blink	4–21	16.0
Wave Blink	3–7	30.0
Azorius Wave	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Wave	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	4–4	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Constellation	2–2	50.0
Allies	8–11	42.1
Orzhov Allies	6–3	66.7
Mardu Allies	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–1	50.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Selvala Morningstar	1–2	33.3
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	8–5	61.5
Mono Black Vampires	6–4	60.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–3	50.0
Mardu Legends	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Legends	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–3	40.0
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	27–44–1	38.0
Necro Midrange	0–6	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	20–26	43.5
Heart of Darkness	2–1	66.7
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	6–5	54.5
Angel Tribal	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–2	71.4
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	3–2	60.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Ramp	28–26	51.9
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	8–8	50.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	4–3	57.1
Cloudpost Ramp	13–12	52.0
Eldrazipost	3–1	75.0
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	3–5	37.5
Gruul Post	0–2	0.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0