Azorius Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1760	2788–2986	48.3	19	133	74
Azorius Control	554	986–782	55.8	5	34	41
Cawblade	21	36–29	55.4	0	1	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	188–138	57.7
Mono Black Aggro	12–16	42.9
Heroic	27–11	71.1
Mono White Heroic	18–10	64.3
Azorius Heroic	8–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	23–32	41.8
Goblins	3–1	75.0
Tokens	6–5	54.5
Selesnya Tokens	5–1	83.3
Mono White Tokens	1–4	20.0
Mono Green Stompy	8–4	66.7
White Weenie	9–10	47.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	10–6	62.5
Werewolves	7–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–1	66.7
Rogues	3–2	60.0
Zombies	2–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	7–8	46.7
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	8–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	22–10	68.8
Affinity	14–8	63.6
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	8–2	80.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Madness	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Madness	4–2	66.7
Voltron	3–2	60.0
Hexproof	2–2	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	6–7	46.2
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	5–5	50.0
AggroSlide	4–8	33.3
Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	5–1	83.3
Boros Aggro	4–2	66.7
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	1–1	50.0
Combo	188–155	54.8
Storm	65–59	52.4
Dimir Tendrils	33–34	49.3
Dark Tide	9–7	56.3
Dragonstorm	2–3	40.0
Hazoret Storm	3–2	60.0
Simic Storm	5–7	41.7
Citadel Storm	5–0	100.0
High Tide	2–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	9–9	50.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	8–16	33.3
Recurring Nightmare	8–16	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–2	0.0
Warp World	2–2	50.0
Hypergenesis	9–2	81.8
Runeflare	0–7	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–5	37.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–5	28.6
"Twin"	4–0	100.0
Jeskai "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–4	20.0
Anvil Colossus	1–4	20.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–0	100.0
Taking Turns	3–6	33.3
Izzet Ascension	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	7–2	77.8
Breakfast	53–37	58.9
Oops All Spells	53–37	58.9
Dredge	2–1	66.7
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	6–6	50.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	4–2	66.7
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Belcher	4–0	100.0
Control	149–128	53.8
Mono Black Control	5–1	83.3
Esper Control	11–11	50.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	6–5	54.5
Dreadful Inspiration	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	39–39	50.0
Cawblade	3–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	3–2	60.0
Boros Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	3–8	27.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–5	28.6
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	3–5	37.5
Stax	8–3	72.7
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	10–3	76.9
Mono White Control	6–7	46.2
Life is Ez	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	13–19	40.6
Astral Slide	13–19	40.6
Five Color Control	7–1	87.5
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	9–5	64.3
Seasons Past Control	9–3	75.0
Orzhov Control	7–7	50.0
Prison	3–5	37.5
Enchantress	3–5	37.5
Aggro-Combo	103–80	56.3
Aristocrats	14–12	53.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Abzan Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Boros Bombardment	2–5	28.6
Burn	13–12	52.0
Infect	22–17	56.4
Simic Infect	19–15	55.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–1	66.7
Turbo Myth	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	37–28	56.9
Izzet Dreadnought	15–12	55.6
Mono Blue Dreadnought	21–13	61.8
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Hushnought	7–6	53.8
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	6–2	75.0
Dirty Kitty	6–2	75.0
Aggro-Control	47–47	50.0
Izzet Tempo	17–17	50.0
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	1–3	25.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	6–10	37.5
Mono Blue Tempo	8–6	57.1
Izzet Spells	2–3	40.0
Dimir Tempo	1–3	25.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	4–2	66.7
Combo-Control	83–75	52.5
Curses	7–1	87.5
Battle of Wits	19–9	67.9
Mindcrank	7–10	41.2
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	2–4	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	36–48	42.9
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	36–47	43.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	9–11	45.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	5–9	35.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–6	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	8–10	44.4
Archfiend Alteration	2–2	50.0
Resurgent Belief	3–1	75.0
Midrange	204–120	63.0
The Rock	9–5	64.3
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	10–3	76.9
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	7–8	46.7
Blink	4–2	66.7
Anti-Persecution	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	5–1	83.3
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	6–1	85.7
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	4–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	10–3	76.9
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–2	75.0
Naya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Big Red	7–3	70.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–3	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	4–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	2–1	66.7
Angel Tribal	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	3–2	60.0
Lifegain Midrange	11–8	57.9
Martyr's Grace	11–8	57.9
Sultai Midrange	4–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	35–20	63.6
Orzhov Capenna	3–1	75.0
Owling Mine	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–4	33.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–2	60.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	22–15	59.5
Mardu Hero	8–5	61.5
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	9–7	56.3
Artifact Midrange	16–30	34.8
Coinflip Tribal	5–1	83.3
Death Cloud	3–0	100.0
Ramp	24–39	38.1
Cloudpost Ramp	14–33	29.8
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	11–28	28.2
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	2–3	40.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–0	100.0
Defenders	3–1	75.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0