Cloudpost Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1213	1878–2122–2	47.0	5	55	25
Cloudpost Control	111	179–166	51.9	1	3	5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	52	102–79	56.4	1	3	3
Blackpost	14	22–27	44.9			1
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	33	41–43	48.8			1
Dimir Cloudpost Control	3	3–5	37.5
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	6	6–8	42.9

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	56–57	49.6
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	11–14	44.0
Goblins	3–6	33.3
Tokens	5–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	3–3	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–2	50.0
Elves	8–5	61.5
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	9–8	52.9
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	2–2	50.0
Salvage Titan	0–2	0.0
Tempered Steel	2–0	100.0
Knights	3–3	50.0
AggroSlide	2–10	16.7
Cats	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Combo	42–35	54.5
Storm	9–8	52.9
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	4–6	40.0
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
Reanimator	9–17	34.6
Recurring Nightmare	3–10	23.1
Dragon Nightmare	3–10	23.1
Traditional Reanimator	6–7	46.2
Rakdos Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Reanimator	4–4	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–2	0.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–3	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	3–0	100.0
Ominous Good	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	3–0	100.0
Control	19–30	38.8
Esper Control	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Control	0–2	0.0
Dimir Control	3–5	37.5
Azorius Control	2–3	40.0
Izzet Control	0–2	0.0
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–2	60.0
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Ponza	2–2	50.0
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	3–5	37.5
Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	7–6	53.8
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	3–1	75.0
Dimir Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	5–6	45.5
Cruel Combo-Control	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–3	25.0
Wildfire	1–3	25.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Midrange	38–19	66.7
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	2–1	66.7
Blink	4–1	80.0
Wave Blink	4–1	80.0
Esper Wave	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Wave	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	4–4	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	1–2	33.3
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–2	50.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Devotion	2–0	100.0
Davriel Braids	1–2	33.3
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mutate	3–2	60.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Neoform	2–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	9–8	52.9
Rofellos Ramp	4–1	80.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	3–5	37.5
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–2	50.0
Greenpost	0–1	0.0
Gruul Post	1–2	33.3
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–1	50.0