Dimir Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	2024	3405–3781	47.4	6	67	69
Dimir Control	126	198–197	50.1	0	1	8

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	34–46	42.5
Mono Black Aggro	1–3	25.0
Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	5–12	29.4
Goblins	1–2	33.3
Tokens	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–2	33.3
White Weenie	4–6	40.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–4	20.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–2	0.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–3	50.0
8 Whack	3–3	50.0
Artifact Aggro	3–1	75.0
Tempered Steel	3–1	75.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	2–5	28.6
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	44–32	57.9
Storm	10–2	83.3
Dragonstorm	4–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–2	0.0
Izzet Storm	2–0	100.0
Swath Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	6–7	46.2
Traditional Reanimator	6–7	46.2
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	5–7	41.7
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–11	26.7
Anvil Colossus	3–7	30.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–2	33.3
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	10–6	62.5
Oops All Spells	3–2	60.0
Neoform Hermit	6–4	60.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	3–0	100.0
Control	34–36	48.6
Esper Control	2–12	14.3
Dimir Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Control	5–5	50.0
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	0–4	0.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	2–1	66.7
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	5–1	83.3
Izzet Dragons	5–0	100.0
Ponza	2–1	66.7
Mono White Control	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	3–3	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–1	50.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	14–12	53.8
Aristocrats	5–6	45.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	0–2	0.0
Infect	4–2	66.7
Simic Infect	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	12–11	52.2
Izzet Tempo	4–3	57.1
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	2–3	40.0
Dimir Tempo	0–1	0.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	6–1	85.7
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–1	75.0
Wildfire	3–1	75.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Midrange	45–53	45.9
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	3–0	100.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–6	25.0
Jund	2–1	66.7
Blink	5–4	55.6
Wave Blink	5–3	62.5
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	2–1	66.7
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Bant Wave	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	0–2	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	0–2	0.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	8–4	66.7
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Devotion	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	0–3	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	1–2	33.3
Prophet Glare	1–1	50.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–6	40.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–7	22.2
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Hero	2–4	33.3
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Ramp	9–6	60.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–0	100.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–6	25.0
Greenpost	1–5	16.7
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	2–0	100.0