Orzhov Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1760	2788–2986	48.3	19	133	74
Orzhov Control	74	157–126	55.5	0	10	5

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	21–24	46.7
Mono Black Aggro	2–0	100.0
Heroic	0–3	0.0
Mono White Heroic	0–3	0.0
Red Deck Wins	6–8	42.9
Goblins	0–1	0.0
Tokens	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Elves	1–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	1–3	25.0
Affinity	1–2	33.3
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	1–1	50.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Combo	28–40	41.2
Storm	8–11	42.1
Dimir Tendrils	6–5	54.5
Dark Tide	2–1	66.7
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	0–4	0.0
Izzet Storm	0–2	0.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Recurring Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Hypergenesis	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–6	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–6	0.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	3–0	100.0
Breakfast	8–13	38.1
Oops All Spells	8–13	38.1
Ad Nauseam	2–2	50.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	0–2	0.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Belcher	0–2	0.0
Control	19–19	50.0
Esper Control	1–2	33.3
Dimir Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	7–7	50.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	0–2	0.0
Stax	1–1	50.0
Ponza	2–2	50.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	3–1	75.0
Astral Slide	3–1	75.0
Pox	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	20–10	66.7
Burn	2–0	100.0
Infect	10–3	76.9
Simic Infect	9–2	81.8
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–5	37.5
Izzet Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Hushnought	2–2	50.0
Combo Goblins	3–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	15–10	60.0
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	8–4	66.7
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Wizards	3–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	13–6	68.4
Battle of Wits	5–1	83.3
Mindcrank	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	7–4	63.6
Jokulhaups Control	7–4	63.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Midrange	39–12	76.5
The Rock	3–0	100.0
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–2	60.0
Martyr's Grace	3–2	60.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	12–2	85.7
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–2	33.3
Mardu Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	5–2	71.4
Ramp	2–5	28.6
Cloudpost Ramp	2–5	28.6
Greenpost	2–5	28.6