Azorius Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	2564	3976–4758	45.5	6	78	89
Azorius Control	435	725–760	48.8	2	17	18
Cawblade	27	61–44	58.1	0	2	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	203–194	51.1
Mono Black Aggro	4–3	57.1
Heroic	21–14	60.0
Mono White Heroic	15–10	60.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	6–4	60.0
Red Deck Wins	33–31	51.6
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	4–4	50.0
Tokens	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	8–7	53.3
White Weenie	11–6	64.7
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	17–14	54.8
Selesnya Little Kid	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Counters	4–1	80.0
Rogues	5–2	71.4
Zombies	2–2	50.0
Gruul Aggro	4–1	80.0
Merfolk	12–15	44.4
Mono Red Swarm	3–3	50.0
Artifact Aggro	46–55	45.5
Affinity	30–41	42.3
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	4–1	80.0
Tempered Steel	7–8	46.7
Mono Blue Architect	4–5	44.4
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–3	40.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	10–0	100.0
Hexproof	7–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	3–0	100.0
Knights	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	8–13	38.1
Cats	0–7	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–7	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–5	28.6
Combo	151–150	50.2
Storm	26–36	41.9
Dimir Tendrils	20–33	37.7
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	26–31	45.6
Worldgorger Dragon	7–20	25.9
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	18–10	64.3
Rakdos Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	12–8	60.0
Oriss Genesis	2–5	28.6
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	5–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	4–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	13–9	59.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	10–3	76.9
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	2–4	33.3
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	3–1	75.0
Eggs	3–1	75.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–2	0.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	4–6	40.0
Izzet Ascension	6–5	54.5
Ominous Good	1–3	25.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–4	33.3
Soulflayer	3–3	50.0
Breakfast	4–4	50.0
Oops All Spells	4–4	50.0
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	20–28	41.7
Protean Hulk Combo	2–1	66.7
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	1–1	50.0
Control	93–104	47.2
Mono Black Control	3–1	75.0
Esper Control	3–6	33.3
Demonic Rising	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	9–8	52.9
Azorius Control	15–15	50.0
Cawblade	1–4	20.0
Turbo Fog	1–3	25.0
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Control	1–4	20.0
Mill	1–14	6.7
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	1–3	25.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Ponza	13–9	59.1
Mono White Control	3–7	30.0
Life is Ez	1–3	25.0
Cycling Control	3–3	50.0
Astral Slide	3–3	50.0
Five Color Control	6–6	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	4–3	57.1
Shrines	2–3	40.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	3–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	9–13	40.9
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–0	100.0
Prison	2–0	100.0
Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	42–43	49.4
Aristocrats	17–21	44.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–9	40.0
Burn	5–5	50.0
Infect	5–9	35.7
Simic Infect	5–6	45.5
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–1	75.0
Izzet Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	3–1	75.0
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	6–6	50.0
Goblin Persist	5–5	50.0
Dirty Kitty	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	58–68	46.0
Izzet Tempo	23–23	50.0
Azorius Skies	2–5	28.6
Blue Madness	3–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	14–25	35.9
Mono Blue Faeries	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	2–2	50.0
Dimir Tempo	4–8	33.3
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	25–30	45.5
Battle of Wits	8–5	61.5
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	5–8	38.5
Dragoncrank	1–3	25.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	6–13	31.6
Solar Flare	3–1	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–1	50.0
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	118–129	47.8
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	3–3	50.0
Grenzo	2–3	40.0
Abzan Midrange	0–2	0.0
Jund	3–1	75.0
Blink	1–1	50.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	4–10	28.6
Séance	0–5	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	3–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–9	30.8
Mardu Midrange	9–18	33.3
Vampires	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–14	41.7
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	19–20	48.7
Mono Black Devotion	8–5	61.5
Heart of Darkness	2–12	14.3
Dimir Midrange	6–8	42.9
Angel Tribal	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–1	80.0
Sultai Midrange	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Midrange	7–12	36.8
Owling Mine	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–1	80.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Neoform	4–7	36.4
Sultai Neoform	1–4	20.0
Simic Neoform	2–2	50.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Ramp	35–42	45.5
Cloudpost Ramp	24–33	42.1
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	16–26	38.1
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	4–5	44.4
Historic Bloom	2–3	40.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0