Cycling Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1760	2788–2986	48.3	19	133	74
Cycling Control	199	378–368	50.7	13	60	3
Astral Slide	199	378–368	50.7	13	60	3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	62–84	42.5
Mono Black Aggro	6–4	60.0
Heroic	8–6	57.1
Mono White Heroic	3–5	37.5
Azorius Heroic	3–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	9–22	29.0
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	9–6	60.0
White Weenie	3–6	33.3
Elves	3–7	30.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Gruul Aggro	2–2	50.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	14–10	58.3
Affinity	10–5	66.7
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	0–2	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Slivers	0–4	0.0
Knights	0–4	0.0
AggroSlide	1–2	33.3
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	89–72	55.3
Storm	17–20	45.9
Dimir Tendrils	15–15	50.0
Dark Tide	0–2	0.0
Simic Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Recurring Nightmare	3–2	60.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	7–6	53.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	6–4	60.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–2	33.3
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	49–31	61.3
Oops All Spells	49–31	61.3
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–2	50.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–0	100.0
Belcher	0–3	0.0
Control	53–52	50.5
Esper Control	5–4	55.6
Dimir Control	1–1	50.0
Dreadful Inspiration	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	19–13	59.4
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Blackpost	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	2–2	50.0
Stax	1–4	20.0
Ponza	3–3	50.0
Mono White Control	3–5	37.5
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	7–7	50.0
Astral Slide	7–7	50.0
Five Color Control	0–3	0.0
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–3	25.0
Prison	3–2	60.0
Enchantress	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Combo	59–30	66.3
Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	9–8	52.9
Infect	15–5	75.0
Simic Infect	12–5	70.6
Trickbind Dreadnought	23–14	62.2
Izzet Dreadnought	1–7	12.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought	21–7	75.0
Hushnought	5–1	83.3
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	2–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	13–25	34.2
Izzet Tempo	5–15	25.0
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	1–3	25.0
Ninjas	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	27–35	43.5
Curses	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	3–5	37.5
Mindcrank	2–3	40.0
Plasma Swans	3–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	18–26	40.9
Jokulhaups Control	18–26	40.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	5–7	41.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	6–2	75.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	68–63	51.9
The Rock	1–2	33.3
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	3–3	50.0
Blink	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–3	50.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	2–3	40.0
Lifegain Midrange	6–2	75.0
Martyr's Grace	6–2	75.0
Orzhov Midrange	18–15	54.5
Orzhov Capenna	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–2	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	9–8	52.9
Mardu Hero	7–2	77.8
Five Color Hero	1–6	14.3
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	10–14	41.7
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	7–7	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	6–5	54.5
Greenpost	4–4	50.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0