Izzet Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	5592	10346–11304–43	47.8	260	2382
Izzet Control	136	229–289–2	44.2	6	52

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	63–89	41.4
Mono Black Aggro	3–2	60.0
Heroic	9–16	36.0
Mono White Heroic	7–14	33.3
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	18–25	41.9
Mono Red Devotion	1–2	33.3
Goblins	3–3	50.0
Tokens	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–2	50.0
White Weenie	3–9	25.0
Odric Keywords	0–2	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–2	33.3
Elves	1–2	33.3
Werewolves	1–3	25.0
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Zombies	2–3	40.0
Gruul Aggro	0–2	0.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	1–4	20.0
Affinity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Madness	1–4	20.0
Gruul Madness	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	2–2	50.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Knights	3–2	60.0
AggroSlide	2–3	40.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Combo	29–47	38.2
Storm	5–10	33.3
Dimir Tendrils	1–7	12.5
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	0–2	0.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	7–6	53.8
Recurring Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–4	55.6
Rakdos Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Necro Combo	1–1	50.0
Faith Necro	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	0–1	0.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	4–7	36.4
New Perspectives	0–2	0.0
Cat Wave	2–1	66.7
Acid Wave	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	0–1	0.0
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	1–2	33.3
Actual Twin	2–3	40.0
Izzet Twin	1–3	25.0
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	39–52–2	42.9
Mono Black Control	3–5	37.5
Esper Control	2–0	100.0
Demonic Rising	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	4–4–1	50.0
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	1–5	16.7
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	1–0–1	100.0
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Control	3–1	75.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	5–4	55.6
Cruel Control	3–4	42.9
Stax	0–4	0.0
Pollute the Planet	0–3	0.0
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	2–2	50.0
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
UBRG Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	0–1	0.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	2–3	40.0
Astral Slide	2–3	40.0
Sultai Control	2–3	40.0
Guildgate Control	3–6	33.3
Pox	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Combo	9–12	42.9
Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	3–2	60.0
Infect	3–4	42.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Golgari Infect	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	18–12	60.0
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	3–2	60.0
Blue Madness	0–3	0.0
Temur Madness	0–3	0.0
Temur Clues	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–3	66.7
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	4–1	80.0
Combo-Control	11–21	34.4
Curses	0–3	0.0
Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–3	0.0
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Approach Necro	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	2–2	50.0
Displace Loop	0–3	0.0
Peregrine Drake	0–3	0.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	3–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–6	25.0
Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Midrange	57–46	55.3
Temur Ascendancy	5–2	71.4
Angels and Taxes	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	4–0	100.0
Blink	3–3	50.0
Wave Blink	3–1	75.0
Esper Wave	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	2–1	66.7
Séance	0–1	0.0
Allies	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Allies	3–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Vampires	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	8–19	29.6
Necro Midrange	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Devotion	7–14	33.3
Dimir Midrange	2–1	66.7
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Sultai Energy	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	6–6	50.0
Fires of Invention	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	3–2	60.0
Ramp	3–10	23.1
Rofellos Ramp	0–4	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–3	40.0
Greenpost	2–2	50.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–2	0.0