Azorius 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
Azorius Control	222	358–345	50.9	0	10	11
Cawblade	32	38–34	52.8

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	87–65	57.2
Mono Black Aggro	5–2	71.4
Heroic	13–0	100.0
Mono White Heroic	9–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	7–14	33.3
Goblins	0–5	0.0
Tokens	5–2	71.4
Mono White Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–0	100.0
White Weenie	10–3	76.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–0	100.0
Elves	3–2	60.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	6–1	85.7
Gruul Aggro	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	2–3	40.0
Artifact Aggro	7–12	36.8
Affinity	3–1	75.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	3–8	27.3
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
Madness	19–15	55.9
Gruul Madness	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Madness	18–11	62.1
Voltron	2–0	100.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	73–92	44.2
Storm	21–24	46.7
Dimir Tendrils	9–18	33.3
Dragonstorm	4–3	57.1
Simic Storm	3–1	75.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–1	66.7
Reanimator	18–30	37.5
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	16–29	35.6
Rakdos Reanimator	8–12	40.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	6–13	31.6
Grixis Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–4	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–4	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	2–3	40.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–3	40.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–3	25.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	3–2	60.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	2–5	28.6
Oops All Spells	2–5	28.6
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	7–9	43.8
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	0–2	0.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	3–5	37.5
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–0	100.0
Control	50–47	51.5
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	3–3	50.0
Demonic Rising	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	6–6	50.0
Azorius Control	7–7	50.0
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	1–5	16.7
Mill	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	5–6	45.5
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–6	40.0
Grixis Control	2–2	50.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	0–3	0.0
Ponza	1–2	33.3
Mono White Control	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	4–1	80.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	4–0	100.0
Enchantress	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	26–30	46.4
Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	3–2	60.0
Infect	9–13	40.9
Simic Infect	4–10	28.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	0–2	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Hushnought	1–2	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	3–6	33.3
Goblin Persist	3–3	50.0
Dirty Kitty	0–3	0.0
Aggro-Control	30–23	56.6
Izzet Tempo	6–6	50.0
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Tempo	6–5	54.5
Dimir Tempo	7–7	50.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	10–20	33.3
Curses	1–1	50.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	2–1	66.7
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–17	22.7
Wildfire	0–3	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	5–14	26.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	5–10	33.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Midrange	76–61	55.5
The Rock	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	5–12	29.4
Blink	8–11	42.1
Wave Blink	8–11	42.1
Azorius Wave	5–7	41.7
Orzhov Wave	1–0	100.0
Abzan Wave	2–2	50.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	4–3	57.1
Varolz Dreadnought	3–3	50.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	5–2	71.4
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–2	50.0
Big Red	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	21–14	60.0
Mono Black Devotion	17–12	58.6
Dimir Midrange	2–1	66.7
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–3	40.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	4–7	36.4
Artifact Midrange	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	6–7	46.2
Cloudpost Ramp	4–4	50.0
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	2–4	33.3
Carth Superfriends	2–2	50.0
Jund Carth	2–1	66.7