Dimir 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
Dimir Control	122	220–197	52.8	0	3	3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	50–66	43.1
Mono Black Aggro	2–4	33.3
Heroic	4–0	100.0
Mono White Heroic	3–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	15–12	55.6
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Goblins	5–5	50.0
Tokens	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–1	50.0
White Weenie	3–1	75.0
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Elves	6–4	60.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–2	0.0
Zombies	2–5	28.6
Gruul Aggro	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	5–6	45.5
Affinity	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	3–6	33.3
Knights	4–3	57.1
AggroSlide	1–16	5.9
Cats	0–3	0.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Combo	50–41	54.9
Storm	10–14	41.7
Dimir Tendrils	2–8	20.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	2–4	33.3
Citadel Storm	6–1	85.7
Reanimator	16–12	57.1
Recurring Nightmare	7–6	53.8
Dragon Nightmare	5–6	45.5
Worldgorger Dragon	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	9–5	64.3
Rakdos Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	5–4	55.6
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Hypergenesis	4–1	80.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	3–2	60.0
Izzet Ascension	5–0	100.0
Ominous Good	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	0–4	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Control	33–20	62.3
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	1–0	100.0
Demonic Rising	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	9–1	90.0
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	5–3	62.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	2–1	66.7
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	3–7	30.0
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	0–1	0.0
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Control	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	6–6	50.0
Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–3	50.0
Aggro-Control	12–13	48.0
Simic Flash	2–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	2–3	40.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–2	60.0
Dimir Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	11–7	61.1
Battle of Wits	2–2	50.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Liliana's Contract	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–2	71.4
Wildfire	5–2	71.4
Thryx-Wildfire	5–1	83.3
Midrange	50–23	68.5
The Rock	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Value Town	3–0	100.0
Jund	2–0	100.0
Blink	1–1	50.0
Wave Blink	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Wave	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	5–4	55.6
Séance	1–2	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	3–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–2	50.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–1	66.7
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–3	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	3–1	75.0
Davriel Braids	1–2	33.3
Dimir Midrange	5–2	71.4
Toughness Matters	7–0	100.0
Mutate	3–2	60.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Ramp	8–21	27.6
Rofellos Ramp	2–9	18.2
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	4–9	30.8
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–4	0.0
Greenpost	1–2	33.3
Simic Post	2–2	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–3	25.0