Dimir Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1299	1930–2309–1	45.5	2	56	34
Dimir Control	142	228–217	51.2	0	3	6

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	45–48	48.4
Mono Black Aggro	3–2	60.0
Heroic	4–0	100.0
Mono White Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	1–13	7.1
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Goblins	1–2	33.3
Tokens	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	0–2	0.0
White Weenie	1–2	33.3
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Elves	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Zombies	3–3	50.0
Gruul Aggro	5–4	55.6
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	7–7	50.0
Affinity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Madness	6–6	50.0
Gruul Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	3–3	50.0
Voltron	2–0	100.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	0–2	0.0
Combo	58–44	56.9
Storm	19–10	65.5
Dimir Tendrils	8–8	50.0
Dragonstorm	3–0	100.0
Simic Storm	2–1	66.7
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	6–0	100.0
Reanimator	12–14	46.2
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	11–13	45.8
Rakdos Reanimator	8–8	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Grixis Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Warp World	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–4	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	1–1	50.0
Naya "Twin"	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	3–2	60.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	3–2	60.0
Oops All Spells	3–2	60.0
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dredge	5–1	83.3
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	2–4	33.3
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Control	34–24	58.6
Esper Control	5–1	83.3
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	4–4	50.0
Azorius Control	6–6	50.0
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–3	25.0
Stax	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Ponza	3–2	60.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	2–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	12–17	41.4
Aristocrats	1–6	14.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	1–2	33.3
Infect	4–3	57.1
Simic Infect	2–3	40.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	2–3	40.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	13–12	52.0
Izzet Tempo	6–1	85.7
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–5	28.6
Dimir Tempo	1–3	25.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	8–13	38.1
Curses	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	6–10	37.5
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	5–9	35.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–7	22.2
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Midrange	51–51	50.0
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	4–4	50.0
Blink	8–7	53.3
Wave Blink	8–7	53.3
Azorius Wave	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Wave	1–0	100.0
Abzan Wave	2–3	40.0
Bant Wave	2–1	66.7
Graveyard Value	2–2	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Allies	1–1	50.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–1	80.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	11–14	44.0
Mono Black Devotion	9–8	52.9
Dimir Midrange	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	6–11	35.3
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	7–8	46.7
Cloudpost Ramp	4–5	44.4
Greenpost	3–4	42.9
Carth Superfriends	1–2	33.3
Jund Carth	0–2	0.0