Azorius Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Control	5592	10346–11304–43	47.8	260	2382
Azorius Control	864	1739–1663–3	51.1	56	386
Adam's Ale	15	40–28	58.8	1	7
Cawblade	95	249–179	58.2	9	47

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	554–500	52.6
Mono Black Aggro	8–14	36.4
Heroic	59–38	60.8
Mono White Heroic	45–30	60.0
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	9–7	56.3
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	125–159	44.0
Mono Red Devotion	1–9	10.0
Prisoner	0–4	0.0
Proliferate Red	1–1	50.0
Goblins	9–10	47.4
Tokens	22–5	81.5
Selesnya Tokens	13–2	86.7
Mono White Tokens	5–3	62.5
Mono Green Stompy	19–7	73.1
White Weenie	47–36	56.6
Odric Keywords	3–3	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–2	66.7
Soldiers	6–9	40.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	24–15	61.5
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	6–2	75.0
Zombies	35–28	55.6
Gruul Aggro	10–1	90.9
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	11–11	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–10	16.7
8 Whack	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	66–60	52.4
Affinity	40–37	51.9
Hush-finity	0–2	0.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	22–16	57.9
Mono Blue Architect	2–6	25.0
Devoid Aggro	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–3	50.0
Devastating Dreams	1–3	25.0
Madness	5–5	50.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	5–3	62.5
Voltron	17–5	77.3
Hexproof	10–1	90.9
Equipment Aggro	4–4	50.0
Hateful Auras	3–0	100.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	8–5	61.5
AggroSlide	31–59	34.4
Cats	5–1	83.3
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–3	50.0
Boros Aggro	4–1	80.0
Humans	6–4	60.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	5–4	55.6
Shamans	2–1	66.7
Legends Aggro	9–7	56.3
Boros Legends Aggro	8–7	53.3
Combo	267–290–1	47.9
Storm	48–56	46.2
Dimir Tendrils	15–24	38.5
Dark Tide	2–3	40.0
Dragonstorm	7–4	63.6
Hazoret Storm	3–1	75.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	1–11	8.3
Grixis Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	15–9	62.5
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	2–4	33.3
Reanimator	48–56–1	46.2
Recurring Nightmare	3–6	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	2–5	28.6
Worldgorger Dragon	5–6	45.5
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
8 Goyf	2–5	28.6
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	37–38–1	49.3
Rakdos Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	28–23	54.9
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–2	33.3
Necro Combo	0–2	0.0
Faith Necro	0–2	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	9–9	50.0
Warp World	4–7	36.4
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	14–12	53.8
Hyperwave	1–6	14.3
New Perspectives	4–0	100.0
Cat Wave	3–5	37.5
Acid Wave	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	6–2	75.0
Mardu Life	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	10–19	34.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	7–6	53.8
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–13	13.3
Myr Incubator	2–2	50.0
Umbral Mantle	2–2	50.0
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Jeskai "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–13	13.3
Anvil Colossus	1–8	11.1
Upheaval Colossus	0–4	0.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–3	25.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	10–5	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	8–2	80.0
Taking Turns	0–4	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	5–7	41.7
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	1–2	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	43–34	55.8
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	38–28	57.6
Neoform Hermit	4–5	44.4
Oops All Lands	3–0	100.0
Dredge	7–3	70.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Ad Nauseam	2–3	40.0
Ad Swanseam	1–1	50.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–2	33.3
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–2	50.0
Gyruda	2–3	40.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	3–3	50.0
Actual Twin	6–8	42.9
Izzet Twin	6–8	42.9
Control	244–208–1	54.0
Mono Black Control	17–3	85.0
Esper Control	12–8	60.0
Demonic Rising	4–7	36.4
Paradox Haze Lock	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	7–0	100.0
Dimir Control	19–14	57.6
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	46–46	50.0
Cawblade	4–7	36.4
Turbo Fog	7–7	50.0
Izzet Control	5–1	83.3
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Control	8–14	36.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–9	30.8
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	9–9	50.0
Cruel Control	7–5	58.3
Stax	7–8	46.7
Pollute the Planet	3–3	50.0
Birthday Stax	2–1	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	5–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	15–5	75.0
Jeskai Approach	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	9–12	42.9
Izzet Dragons	3–6	33.3
Esper Dragons	2–1	66.7
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Dimir Dragons	1–1	50.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	10–10	50.0
Mono White Control	9–7	56.3
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	12–19–1	38.7
Astral Slide	12–19	38.7
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	1–2	33.3
Guildgate Control	3–2	60.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	8–4	66.7
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Control	4–10	28.6
Prison	10–6	62.5
Enchantress	10–5	66.7
Aggro-Combo	155–162	48.9
Aristocrats	25–48	34.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–8	20.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	11–17	39.3
Golgari Aristocrats	1–7	12.5
Abzan Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Boros Bombardment	2–1	66.7
Burn	28–24	53.8
Infect	30–17	63.8
Simic Infect	13–6	68.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	10–3	76.9
Golgari Infect	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Infect	1–1	50.0
Turbo Myth	0–2	0.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	42–37	53.2
Izzet Dreadnought	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	33–31	51.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–9	25.0
Hushnought	13–10	56.5
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	10–15	40.0
Goblin Persist	7–11	38.9
Dirty Kitty	3–4	42.9
Aggro-Control	90–95	48.6
Izzet Tempo	24–15	61.5
Azorius Skies	2–2	50.0
Blue Madness	1–4	20.0
Simic Madness	0–4	0.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Clues	1–3	25.0
Wizards	4–8	33.3
Ninjas	5–7	41.7
Mono Blue Tempo	19–14	57.6
Mono Blue Librarians	3–2	60.0
Izzet Spells	10–28	26.3
Dimir Tempo	5–3	62.5
Ensoul Aggro-Control	7–5	58.3
Azorius Tempo	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	80–100	44.4
Curses	1–3	25.0
Burning Vengeance	3–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	8–10	44.4
Battle of Wits	6–5	54.5
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–4	0.0
Mindcrank	9–19	32.1
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	3–1	75.0
Peregrine Drake	1–1	50.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	4–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	3–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	3–2	60.0
Solar Flare	3–2	60.0
Plasma Swans	4–4	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	29–45	39.2
Wildfire	8–8	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	4–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	21–37	36.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	10–14	41.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–7	30.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Thopter-Sword	0–3	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–2	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Midrange	307–256–1	54.5
Temur Ascendancy	10–10	50.0
The Rock	12–7	63.2
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Angels and Taxes	0–3	0.0
Grenzo	1–3	25.0
Abzan Midrange	12–9	57.1
Selesnya Midrange	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–2	33.3
Jund	8–8	50.0
Blink	23–36	39.0
Wave Blink	12–20	37.5
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	7–16	30.4
Orzhov Wave	4–4	50.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	10–8	55.6
Varolz Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	14–13	51.9
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	5–5	50.0
Boros Allies	1–2	33.3
Mono White Allies	2–1	66.7
Esper Allies	2–1	66.7
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	2–1	66.7
Treefolk	3–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–4	50.0
Selvala Morningstar	2–2	50.0
Mardu Midrange	3–9	25.0
Vampires	14–2	87.5
Mono Black Vampires	6–2	75.0
Rakdos Vampires	6–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–2	60.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	24–11	68.6
Naya Midrange	5–2	71.4
Big Red	8–1	88.9
Mono Black Midrange	41–29–1	58.6
Necro Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	19–8	70.4
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Heart of Darkness	1–4	20.0
Hellion Whip	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	10–9	52.6
Angel Tribal	7–4	63.6
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	11–11	50.0
Martyr's Grace	5–10	33.3
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	5–1	83.3
Sultai Emerge	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	10–18	35.7
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	5–5	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	13–6	68.4
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	4–2	66.7
Five Color Hero	5–1	83.3
Naya Hero	2–1	66.7
Gruul Obosh	2–1	66.7
Clerics	6–4	60.0
Simic Snow	2–11	15.4
Artifact Midrange	3–14	17.6
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	42–52	44.7
Rofellos Ramp	12–13	48.0
Wild Pair	2–2	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	2–5	28.6
Cloudpost Ramp	16–31	34.0
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Locus Awakening	1–1	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	9–22	29.0
Gruul Post	0–3	0.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Devoid Cruelty	2–2	50.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–2	50.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0