Azorius Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	839	1179–1481	44.3	7	55	18
Azorius Control	216	416–337	55.2	4	13	9
Cawblade	69	145–93	60.9	2	3	4

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	96–83	53.6
Mono Black Aggro	0–6	0.0
Heroic	9–5	64.3
Mono White Heroic	4–1	80.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–3	50.0
Boros Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	11–18	37.9
Proliferate Red	1–1	50.0
Goblins	8–3	72.7
Tokens	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Tokens	0–3	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	10–7	58.8
White Weenie	4–7	36.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	0–2	0.0
Elves	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	2–0	100.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	15–17	46.9
Affinity	9–11	45.0
Tempered Steel	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Architect	2–4	33.3
Madness	2–1	66.7
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	12–1	92.3
Hexproof	12–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	6–2	75.0
AggroSlide	0–6	0.0
Cats	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	3–1	75.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Combo	48–42	53.3
Storm	2–4	33.3
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–4	20.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	5–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–0	100.0
Anvil Colossus	2–0	100.0
Eggs	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	7–4	63.6
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	2–2	50.0
Breakfast	7–18	28.0
Oops All Spells	7–18	28.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	2–2	50.0
Polymorph	2–1	66.7
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	3–2	60.0
Restore Balance	2–0	100.0
Control	50–32	61.0
Esper Control	5–1	83.3
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	4–4	50.0
Azorius Control	9–9	50.0
Cawblade	3–6	33.3
Turbo Fog	1–2	33.3
Izzet Control	3–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–2	33.3
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Grixis Control	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Ponza	2–4	33.3
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	3–1	75.0
Astral Slide	3–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	3–0	100.0
Prison	4–1	80.0
Enchantress	3–1	75.0
Aggro-Combo	61–47	56.5
Aristocrats	13–10	56.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Food	6–3	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Burn	4–3	57.1
Infect	13–10	56.5
Simic Infect	11–5	68.8
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–5	28.6
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Hushnought	16–10	61.5
Liquimetal Fishing	6–1	85.7
Combo Goblins	5–10	33.3
Goblin Persist	5–10	33.3
Aggro-Control	34–21	61.8
Izzet Tempo	4–7	36.4
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–5	44.4
Dimir Tempo	7–3	70.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	13–4	76.5
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	45–50	47.4
Burning Vengeance	1–1	50.0
Pickles	1–3	25.0
Mindcrank	3–12	20.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	0–2	0.0
Hive Mind	3–1	75.0
Zur's Weirding	2–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	32–30	51.6
Wildfire	5–6	45.5
Jokulhaups Control	27–24	52.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	16–14	53.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	4–4	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	61–44	58.1
The Rock	0–2	0.0
Golgari Citadel	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	3–0	100.0
Blink	6–11	35.3
Graveyard Value	3–2	60.0
Séance	1–2	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Boros Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–1	83.3
Big Red	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	5–1	83.3
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Martyr's Grace	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	0–2	0.0
Fires of Invention	4–4	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	10–12	45.5
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	8–10	44.4
Boros Hero	1–2	33.3
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	21–18	53.8
Rofellos Ramp	5–6	45.5
Cloudpost Ramp	11–12	47.8
Greenpost	4–4	50.0
Gruul Post	5–7	41.7
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0