Mardu Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	33664	54322–59198–43	47.9	259	2373	1263
Mardu Control	417	652–764–1	46.0	2	21	16

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	155–195–1	44.3
Mono Black Aggro	5–3	62.5
Heroic	10–11	47.6
Mono White Heroic	3–7	30.0
Azorius Heroic	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–3	57.1
Red Deck Wins	22–48–1	31.4
Mono Red Devotion	1–1–1	50.0
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	6–10	37.5
Tokens	6–9	40.0
Selesnya Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	0–3	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–6	50.0
White Weenie	15–17	46.9
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–4	0.0
Soldiers	3–0	100.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	1–1	50.0
Elves	7–10	41.2
Minotaurs	3–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–4	42.9
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	9–9	50.0
Gruul Aggro	5–3	62.5
Merfolk	7–6	53.8
Mono Red Swarm	3–3	50.0
8 Whack	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	13–31	29.5
Affinity	5–16	23.8
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	5–13	27.8
Mono Blue Architect	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	3–3	50.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	5–3	62.5
Hexproof	2–3	40.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–2	33.3
Knights	2–3	40.0
AggroSlide	5–2	71.4
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–6	40.0
Rakdos Hellbent	4–4	50.0
Boros Aggro	3–1	75.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	114–123	48.1
Storm	30–26	53.6
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	9–8	52.9
Dragonstorm	4–1	80.0
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Simic Storm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	6–11	35.3
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–1	66.7
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	15–16	48.4
Recurring Nightmare	0–3	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	3–4	42.9
Double Dragon	2–1	66.7
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	11–9	55.0
Rakdos Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	6–3	66.7
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	2–2	50.0
Necro Combo	3–1	75.0
Faith Necro	1–1	50.0
Deathmantle Necro	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–1	75.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	0–4	0.0
Warp World	0–2	0.0
Zubera Tribal	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	4–1	80.0
Runeflare	3–1	75.0
Mardu Life	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	10–6	62.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–6	45.5
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–5	16.7
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Jeskai "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Combo Post	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–4	33.3
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo	0–1	0.0
Eggs	4–3	57.1
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–2	33.3
Ominous Good	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–2	50.0
Soulflayer	1–2	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	9–15	37.5
Cephalid Breakfast	4–8	33.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	4–7	36.4
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Dredge	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	1–5	16.7
Neoform Hermit	3–0	100.0
Dredge	5–7	41.7
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
GreenTwin	2–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	0–2	0.0
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	119–140	45.9
Mono Black Control	4–0	100.0
Esper Control	11–7	61.1
Demonic Rising	3–7	30.0
Paradox Haze Lock	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	3–0	100.0
Dimir Control	3–9	25.0
Azorius Control	10–20	33.3
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	5–8	38.5
Mardu Control	5–5	50.0
Mill	1–5	16.7
Boros Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	9–10	47.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Blackpost	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	10–8	55.6
Cruel Control	5–3	62.5
Stax	6–5	54.5
Pollute the Planet	2–2	50.0
Birthday Stax	1–1	50.0
Stagnant Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	5–7	41.7
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	5–7	41.7
Mono White Control	2–3	40.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–3	40.0
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	3–1	75.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	7–9	43.8
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	2–2	50.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	3–6	33.3
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	36–46	43.9
Aristocrats	15–13	53.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–3	62.5
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Burn	2–8	20.0
Infect	8–5	61.5
Simic Infect	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–1	75.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Hushnought	5–9	35.7
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	3–6	33.3
Goblin Persist	1–5	16.7
Dirty Kitty	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	34–53	39.1
Izzet Tempo	7–16	30.4
Azorius Skies	6–2	75.0
Blue Madness	4–7	36.4
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Temur Madness	2–3	40.0
Grixis Madness	0–3	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–7	30.0
Izzet Spells	7–10	41.2
Dimir Tempo	1–2	33.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	30–42	41.7
Curses	3–2	60.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–8	20.0
Battle of Wits	4–3	57.1
Swarm Intelligence	1–1	50.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	0–2	0.0
Peregrine Drake	0–2	0.0
Hedron Alignment	0–2	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	0–2	0.0
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	2–3	40.0
Mass Land Destruction	12–9	57.1
Wildfire	12–7	63.2
Thryx-Wildfire	6–1	85.7
Borderpost Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Midrange	137–138	49.8
Temur Ascendancy	8–12	40.0
The Rock	2–3	40.0
Grenzo	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	9–4	69.2
Selesnya Midrange	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–3	25.0
Jund	9–9	50.0
Blink	9–12	42.9
Wave Blink	2–6	25.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	2–5	28.6
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	5–2	71.4
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Indestructible	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	4–7	36.4
Orzhov Allies	3–3	50.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–2	0.0
Treefolk	1–3	25.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–0	100.0
Selvala Morningstar	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	4–3	57.1
Yisan-Prophet	0–2	0.0
White Jund	3–0	100.0
Vampires	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Vampires	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–4	20.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	7–3	70.0
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–17	26.1
Necro Midrange	1–6	14.3
Mono Black Devotion	2–3	40.0
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	3–1	75.0
Dimir Midrange	5–2	71.4
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	0–2	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	0–2	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–5	28.6
Sultai Emerge	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–8	46.7
Owling Mine	4–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–1	66.7
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Neoform	1–2	33.3
Sultai Neoform	0–2	0.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–2	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	2–2	50.0
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	27–27	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	3–7	30.0
Cloudpost Ramp	12–11	52.2
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	9–5	64.3
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Domain	0–2	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Eureka!	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0