Azorius Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1495	2232–2692	45.3	5	70	50
Azorius Control	314	554–557	49.9	3	27	12
Cawblade	135	287–228	55.7	3	21	9

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	169–124	57.7
Mono Black Aggro	1–2	33.3
Heroic	40–8	83.3
Mono White Heroic	37–8	82.2
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	8–13	38.1
Goblins	4–2	66.7
Tokens	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–0	100.0
White Weenie	6–8	42.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–4	42.9
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	20–12	62.5
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Warriors	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–1	66.7
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	3–1	75.0
Gruul Aggro	2–1	66.7
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	42–46	47.7
Affinity	37–42	46.8
Hush-finity	2–3	40.0
Tempered Steel	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–1	66.7
Madness	3–2	60.0
Gruul Madness	1–2	33.3
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	2–2	50.0
AggroSlide	16–16	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Combo	77–97	44.3
Storm	5–5	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	0–2	0.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	9–14	39.1
Worldgorger Dragon	7–12	36.8
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–11	26.7
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	3–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	7–2	77.8
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–20	13.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–17	15.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Eggs	15–13	53.6
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–5	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–2	33.3
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	4–6	40.0
Storm Herald	3–1	75.0
Enduring Ideal	2–5	28.6
Ad Nauseam	7–7	50.0
Ad Swanseam	1–3	25.0
Control	60–64	48.4
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	7–4	63.6
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	14–14	50.0
Cawblade	4–5	44.4
Turbo Fog	1–2	33.3
Izzet Control	0–2	0.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	3–3	50.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	5–8	38.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–6	25.0
Grixis Control	7–4	63.6
Cruel Control	6–2	75.0
Stax	4–4	50.0
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	3–6	33.3
Mono White Control	5–3	62.5
Life is Ez	1–2	33.3
Sultai Control	0–5	0.0
Sultai Ultimatum	0–4	0.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	1–2	33.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Prison	0–1	0.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	57–58	49.6
Aristocrats	4–5	44.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Burn	10–10	50.0
Infect	7–4	63.6
Simic Infect	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–3	62.5
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	6–14	30.0
Hushnought	7–4	63.6
Liquimetal Fishing	3–5	37.5
Combo Goblins	18–13	58.1
Goblin Persist	18–13	58.1
Aggro-Control	53–32	62.4
Izzet Tempo	21–15	58.3
Azorius Skies	3–0	100.0
Blue Madness	2–1	66.7
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	15–6	71.4
Mono Blue Faeries	2–1	66.7
Izzet Spells	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	5–4	55.6
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	26–65	28.6
Curses	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	3–23	11.5
Dragoncrank	1–1	50.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–5	28.6
Hive Mind	2–4	33.3
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	8–6	57.1
Mass Land Destruction	6–21	22.2
Wildfire	6–21	22.2
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	6–20	23.1
Midrange	89–72	55.3
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	5–2	71.4
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	2–1	66.7
Blink	13–17	43.3
Graveyard Value	5–5	50.0
Séance	2–1	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	3–4	42.9
Allies	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	2–3	40.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
Vampires	5–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	4–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	4–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	8–9	47.1
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Midrange	4–6	40.0
Mono Black Devotion	4–6	40.0
Dimir Midrange	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	5–3	62.5
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–4	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–4	20.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–2	66.7
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Ramp	23–45	33.8
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	8–12	40.0
Cloudpost Ramp	12–33	26.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	8–25	24.2
Simic Post	2–3	40.0