Orzhov Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	963	1841–1459–1	55.8	23	145	67
Orzhov Control	391	939–538	63.6	21	110	39

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	271–146	65.0
Mono Black Aggro	5–3	62.5
Heroic	14–9	60.9
Boros Heroic	14–9	60.9
Red Deck Wins	14–7	66.7
Goblins	8–3	72.7
Tokens	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	7–3	70.0
White Weenie	35–14	71.4
Soldiers	21–12	63.6
Elves	3–0	100.0
Zombies	2–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	5–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	20–3	87.0
Affinity	7–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	8–2	80.0
Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	11–8	57.9
Equipment Aggro	11–8	57.9
Knights	6–3	66.7
AggroSlide	11–5	68.8
Cats	7–1	87.5
Selesnya Cats	7–1	87.5
Rakdos Aggro	4–0	100.0
Humans	16–10	61.5
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	12–9	57.1
Mono Red Eldrazi	13–3	81.3
Legends Aggro	86–70	55.1
Boros Legends Aggro	86–70	55.1
Combo	122–90	57.5
Storm	3–3	50.0
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	2–3	40.0
Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Necro Combo	7–9	43.8
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–4	50.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	4–2	66.7
New Perspectives	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	11–9	55.0
Anvil Colossus	6–8	42.9
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	25–7	78.1
Izzet Ascension	1–2	33.3
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	6–14	30.0
Dredge	3–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	4–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–3	25.0
Restore Balance	7–4	63.6
Gyruda	3–6	33.3
Belcher	3–2	60.0
Possibility Storm	2–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	24–21	53.3
Control	205–132	60.8
Esper Control	22–9	71.0
Dimir Control	20–8	71.4
Azorius Control	8–6	57.1
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	10–2	83.3
Cruel Control	7–2	77.8
Stax	1–3	25.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	10–3	76.9
Ponza	13–2	86.7
Mono White Control	3–1	75.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	4–1	80.0
Seasons Past Control	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Control	87–87	50.0
Prison	10–4	71.4
Enchantress	10–4	71.4
Aggro-Combo	26–8	76.5
Aristocrats	13–3	81.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	5–2	71.4
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–1	85.7
Burn	9–5	64.3
Necro Burn	5–5	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	47–39	54.7
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	1–5	16.7
Mono Blue Tempo	5–1	83.3
Izzet Spells	8–7	53.3
Dimir Tempo	8–3	72.7
Dimir Faeries	7–3	70.0
Azorius Tempo	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	27–22	55.1
Curses	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	3–2	60.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	4–5	44.4
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	7–5	58.3
Wildfire	7–5	58.3
Borderpost Wildfire	7–5	58.3
Resurgent Belief	7–3	70.0
Midrange	229–97	70.2
Temur Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
The Rock	5–4	55.6
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	37–2	94.9
Selesnya Midrange	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Value Town	3–2	60.0
Blink	13–8	61.9
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–1	83.3
Enchantments Matter	2–2	50.0
Allies	3–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Vampires	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	8–3	72.7
Mardu Legends	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Legends	4–0	100.0
Elementals	5–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–2	77.8
Naya Midrange	6–0	100.0
Big Red	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Midrange	21–30	41.2
Necro Midrange	21–30	41.2
Dimir Midrange	6–1	85.7
Angel Tribal	3–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	5–0	100.0
Adventures	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	25–5	83.3
Jeskai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–1	75.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	9–10	47.4
Clerics	7–7	50.0
Artifact Midrange	18–3	85.7
Death Cloud	3–3	50.0
Ramp	10–4	71.4
Unclassified	2–0	100.0