Azorius 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
Azorius Control	226	373–378–1	49.7	0	12	10
Adam's Ale	2	0–2	0.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	125–142	46.8
Mono Black Aggro	3–7	30.0
Heroic	5–1	83.3
Mono White Heroic	3–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	30–36	45.5
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Goblins	11–13	45.8
Tokens	13–7	65.0
Selesnya Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mono White Tokens	9–4	69.2
Mono Green Stompy	1–1	50.0
White Weenie	4–5	44.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–3	0.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	6–7	46.2
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–0	100.0
Zombies	8–20	28.6
Gruul Aggro	3–0	100.0
Merfolk	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	7–8	46.7
Affinity	3–2	60.0
Tempered Steel	3–6	33.3
Voltron	5–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	4–0	100.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	4–7	36.4
AggroSlide	8–25	24.2
Cats	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	65–70	48.1
Storm	13–13	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	7–9	43.8
Simic Storm	1–2	33.3
Citadel Storm	4–2	66.7
Reanimator	13–30	30.2
Recurring Nightmare	4–15	21.1
Dragon Nightmare	3–14	17.6
Traditional Reanimator	9–15	37.5
Rakdos Reanimator	1–6	14.3
Dimir Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Reanimator	4–8	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	4–3	57.1
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	2–1	66.7
Naya "Twin"	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–5	54.5
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	5–2	71.4
Ominous Good	2–5	28.6
Jokulhaups Combo	3–1	75.0
Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	4–0	100.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Control	40–48–1	45.5
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	1–1	50.0
Demonic Rising	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	1–9	10.0
Azorius Control	9–9	50.0
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	0–4	0.0
Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	3–3	50.0
Cruel Control	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	8–8	50.0
Mono White Control	5–2	71.4
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	3–3–1	50.0
Astral Slide	3–1	75.0
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	5–7	41.7
Aristocrats	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	3–1	75.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	13–13	50.0
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	2–1	66.7
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	1–4	20.0
Izzet Spells	8–6	57.1
Dimir Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	23–17	57.5
Battle of Wits	2–3	40.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	3–3	50.0
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	12–8	60.0
Wildfire	12–8	60.0
Thryx-Wildfire	8–7	53.3
Borderpost Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Midrange	76–57	57.1
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–6	14.3
Selesnya Value Town	0–4	0.0
Jund	6–2	75.0
Blink	2–3	40.0
Wave Blink	2–3	40.0
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Wave	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	5–10	33.3
Séance	1–5	16.7
Varolz Dreadnought	3–5	37.5
Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	4–2	66.7
Legends Midrange	3–1	75.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Elementals	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–8	27.3
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	17–10	63.0
Mono Black Devotion	13–4	76.5
Davriel Braids	3–2	60.0
Dimir Midrange	3–1	75.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mutate	6–2	75.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	26–24	52.0
Rofellos Ramp	9–5	64.3
Wild Pair	3–3	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	12–10	54.5
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	4–2	66.7
Greenpost	1–2	33.3
Gruul Post	0–2	0.0
Simic Post	3–1	75.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–4	20.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	2–1	66.7