Azorius Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	904	1565–1419	52.4	13	99	56
Azorius Control	273	543–338	61.6	8	32	28
Cawblade	3	3–4	42.9

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	111–57	66.1
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	4–2	66.7
Mono White Heroic	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	32–23	58.2
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	4–2	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	8–4	66.7
Soldiers	4–1	80.0
Elves	18–9	66.7
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	25–9	73.5
Affinity	15–4	78.9
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	10–4	71.4
Madness	3–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Combo	116–74	61.1
Storm	15–2	88.2
Hazoret Storm	11–1	91.7
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–1	66.7
Reanimator	40–31	56.3
Worldgorger Dragon	5–1	83.3
Traditional Reanimator	35–30	53.8
Mono Black Reanimator	35–30	53.8
Necrotic Ooze Combo	15–10	60.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–4	20.0
Hypergenesis	6–4	60.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–4	42.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–4	42.9
Metalwork Colossus	2–0	100.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	4–3	57.1
Jokulhaups Combo	1–3	25.0
Breakfast	2–1	66.7
Oops All Spells	2–1	66.7
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	3–4	42.9
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Belcher	7–5	58.3
Endless Belch	1–2	33.3
Control	82–51	61.7
Esper Control	6–7	46.2
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	8–0	100.0
Azorius Control	20–20	50.0
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Mill	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	4–1	80.0
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	10–2	83.3
Mono White Control	6–0	100.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	4–3	57.1
Astral Slide	4–3	57.1
Five Color Control	5–3	62.5
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	6–7	46.2
Prison	3–2	60.0
Enchantress	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Combo	78–38	67.2
Aristocrats	12–5	70.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Boros Bombardment	0–2	0.0
Burn	2–2	50.0
Infect	13–3	81.3
Simic Infect	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	10–2	83.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	39–20	66.1
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	30–18	62.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–4	42.9
Hushnought	7–2	77.8
Combo Goblins	2–2	50.0
Dirty Kitty	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	22–14	61.1
Izzet Tempo	3–4	42.9
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Wizards	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	5–1	83.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	31–37	45.6
Battle of Wits	4–5	44.4
Mindcrank	4–2	66.7
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	20–26	43.5
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	19–26	42.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	7–7	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	6–14	30.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Resurgent Belief	1–4	20.0
Midrange	85–31	73.3
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	6–2	75.0
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Vampires	4–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Legends	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–1	83.3
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	4–3	57.1
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Martyr's Grace	1–1	50.0
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	9–6	60.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	13–5	72.2
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	11–4	73.3
Clerics	8–3	72.7
Artifact Midrange	2–0	100.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Ramp	18–36	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	12–32	27.3
Greenpost	10–29	25.6
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Carth Superfriends	2–2	50.0