Cloudpost Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1495	2232–2692	45.3	5	70	50
Cloudpost Control	135	225–244	48.0	0	2	7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	59	96–105	47.8			3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	68	120–122	49.6	0	2	4
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1	2–1	66.7

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	46–58	44.2
Heroic	9–12	42.9
Mono White Heroic	8–7	53.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–5	16.7
Red Deck Wins	0–2	0.0
Goblins	0–1	0.0
Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–0	100.0
White Weenie	6–2	75.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–2	71.4
Elves	8–11	42.1
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Zombies	3–2	60.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–3	25.0
Artifact Aggro	6–19	24.0
Affinity	6–18	25.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–2	33.3
Combo	42–34	55.3
Storm	10–6	62.5
Hazoret Storm	0–2	0.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	8–3	72.7
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	5–7	41.7
Worldgorger Dragon	1–5	16.7
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Hypergenesis	1–1	50.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–8	20.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–8	20.0
Eggs	7–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Dredge	1–2	33.3
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	3–1	75.0
Ad Nauseam	3–2	60.0
Control	40–37	51.9
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	3–1	75.0
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	8–5	61.5
Cawblade	5–3	62.5
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Control	0–2	0.0
Mill	0–4	0.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Grixis Control	2–3	40.0
Cruel Control	1–2	33.3
Stax	5–4	55.6
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	3–2	60.0
Mono White Control	3–6	33.3
Life is Ez	1–6	14.3
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	15–20	42.9
Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	0–2	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–6	14.3
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–6	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Hushnought	6–2	75.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–4	33.3
Combo Goblins	2–3	40.0
Goblin Persist	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Control	14–21	40.0
Izzet Tempo	4–8	33.3
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	0–3	0.0
Simic Madness	0–3	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	3–1	75.0
Combo-Control	19–14	57.6
Mindcrank	3–1	75.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	3–0	100.0
Solar Flare	2–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–6	14.3
Mass Land Destruction	7–7	50.0
Wildfire	7–7	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	6–6	50.0
Midrange	44–43	50.6
The Rock	2–0	100.0
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Blink	4–9	30.8
Graveyard Value	1–2	33.3
Séance	1–2	33.3
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	4–3	57.1
Boros Allies	2–1	66.7
Esper Allies	2–0	100.0
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Legends	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	3–6	33.3
Big Red	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–3	50.0
Dimir Midrange	2–2	50.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–1	75.0
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Ramp	5–17	22.7
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–15	11.8
Greenpost	1–15	6.3