Orzhov Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	5592	10346–11304–43	47.8	260	2382
Orzhov Control	270	658–515	56.1	26	172

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	225–139	61.8
Mono Black Aggro	2–3	40.0
Heroic	9–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	7–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	24–17	58.5
Goblins	4–2	66.7
Tokens	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–1	75.0
White Weenie	35–20	63.6
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	10–7	58.8
Elves	5–5	50.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	3–2	60.0
Gruul Aggro	4–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	9–8	52.9
Affinity	5–4	55.6
Tempered Steel	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Voltron	10–3	76.9
Equipment Aggro	10–3	76.9
Knights	4–1	80.0
AggroSlide	12–11	52.2
Cats	5–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	5–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	12–8	60.0
Boros Humans	10–7	58.8
Mono Red Eldrazi	8–1	88.9
Legends Aggro	67–54	55.4
Boros Legends Aggro	67–54	55.4
Combo	72–91	44.2
Storm	11–10	52.4
Dimir Tendrils	2–2	50.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	6–4	60.0
Izzet Storm	2–1	66.7
Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Necro Combo	5–6	45.5
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Warp World	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–3	25.0
New Perspectives	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–6	14.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–5	0.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–3	66.7
Anvil Colossus	5–3	62.5
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	8–3	72.7
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	2–2	50.0
Breakfast	2–4	33.3
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	2–3	40.0
Oops All Lands	4–9	30.8
Dredge	0–3	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–3	0.0
Restore Balance	3–3	50.0
Gyruda	2–3	40.0
Belcher	3–2	60.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–4	20.0
Midnight Mass	6–10	37.5
Phoenix Altar	2–5	28.6
Actual Twin	3–2	60.0
Izzet Twin	2–2	50.0
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	137–115	54.4
Esper Control	7–5	58.3
Demonic Rising	0–2	0.0
Dimir Control	4–3	57.1
Azorius Control	10–4	71.4
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	8–4	66.7
Cruel Control	7–2	77.8
Stax	1–0	100.0
Pollute the Planet	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	7–2	77.8
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	7–2	77.8
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	0–2	0.0
Astral Slide	0–2	0.0
Five Color Control	1–2	33.3
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	0–3	0.0
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	1–3	25.0
Seasons Past Control	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	74–74	50.0
Prison	7–2	77.8
Enchantress	7–2	77.8
Aggro-Combo	21–22	48.8
Aristocrats	5–3	62.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Burn	4–4	50.0
Necro Burn	2–4	33.3
Infect	3–2	60.0
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–12	40.0
Izzet Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–8	38.5
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	41–34	54.7
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	4–3	57.1
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	6–2	75.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	7–9	43.8
Dimir Tempo	3–2	60.0
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	14–23	37.8
Battle of Wits	3–1	75.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	0–3	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–15	25.0
Wildfire	3–5	37.5
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–4	42.9
Jokulhaups Control	2–10	16.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	2–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	2–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Midrange	142–85	62.6
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	3–2	60.0
Abzan Midrange	18–2	90.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–2	50.0
Jund	3–1	75.0
Blink	8–5	61.5
Wave Blink	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Wave	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–0	100.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–2	66.7
Naya Midrange	5–0	100.0
Big Red	4–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	20–28	41.7
Necro Midrange	13–26	33.3
Mono Black Devotion	2–1	66.7
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	3–1	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–5	50.0
Martyr's Grace	5–5	50.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	21–10	67.7
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	5–5	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–2	60.0
Five Color Hero	3–1	75.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	10–10	50.0
Artifact Midrange	10–3	76.9
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	6–6	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	0–2	0.0
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	3–2	60.0
Greenpost	3–1	75.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0