Guildgate Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	2038	3122–3584	46.6	3	60	59
Guildgate Control	108	150–197	43.2	0	2	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	34–53	39.1
Heroic	6–9	40.0
Mono White Heroic	3–7	30.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	3–13	18.8
Goblins	3–4	42.9
Tokens	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–2	50.0
White Weenie	3–3	50.0
Soldiers	2–1	66.7
Elves	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Zombies	2–8	20.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	2–4	33.3
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–4	20.0
Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Knights	2–2	50.0
AggroSlide	0–1	0.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Combo	24–51	32.0
Storm	4–21	16.0
High Tide	3–21	12.5
Reanimator	4–5	44.4
Worldgorger Dragon	3–5	37.5
Double Dragon	3–4	42.9
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	1–2	33.3
"Twin"	1–3	25.0
Jeskai "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	0–3	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	1–4	20.0
Taking Turns	1–4	20.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	1–2	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	2–1	66.7
Breakfast	3–7	30.0
Hermit Gond	0–3	0.0
Hermit Dredge	1–1	50.0
Neoform Hermit	1–2	33.3
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Control	33–24	57.9
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	4–1	80.0
Dimir Control	3–0	100.0
Azorius Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	2–1	66.7
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Ponza	5–6	45.5
Cycling Control	4–1	80.0
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–2	50.0
Guildgate Control	4–4	50.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	1–10	9.1
Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	0–4	0.0
Infect	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Infect	0–2	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	7–15	31.8
Izzet Tempo	2–3	40.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–4	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–3	50.0
Dimir Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	8–7	53.3
Curses	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	4–5	44.4
Wildfire	4–5	44.4
Thryx-Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	1–4	20.0
Midrange	38–30	55.9
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	7–2	77.8
Blink	2–4	33.3
Wave Blink	2–2	50.0
Azorius Wave	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–2	50.0
Fake-Rack	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–4	20.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–5	54.5
Mono Black Devotion	3–2	60.0
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–1	50.0
Owling Mine	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	3–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	2–0	100.0
Ramp	5–7	41.7
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	5–3	62.5
Greenpost	4–3	57.1
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	0–3	0.0