Cruel Combo-Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	248	414–503	45.1	2	33	5
Cruel Combo-Control	71	163–132	55.3	2	27

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	70–49	58.8
Mono Black Aggro	1–5	16.7
Heroic	4–3	57.1
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	2–3	40.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	22–17	56.4
Mono Red Devotion	11–3	78.6
Goblins	5–1	83.3
Tokens	9–1	90.0
Selesnya Tokens	5–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–1	50.0
White Weenie	7–4	63.6
Odric Keywords	4–0	100.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–3	25.0
Merfolk	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	5–4	55.6
Affinity	1–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	0–2	0.0
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Devastating Dreams	4–6	40.0
Voltron	4–1	80.0
Boros Auras	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	17–10	63.0
Storm	5–4	55.6
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–4	33.3
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	7–2	77.8
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	20–27	42.6
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	5–6	45.5
Demonic Rising	6–9	40.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	3–2	60.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	2–3	40.0
Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Control	5–3	62.5
Izzet Tempo	3–1	75.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	13–6	68.4
Cruel Combo-Control	5–5	50.0
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–0	100.0
Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Midrange	26–30	46.4
Temur Ascendancy	5–2	71.4
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–1	66.7
Jund	6–10	37.5
Blink	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	0–1	0.0
Allies	1–4	20.0
Esper Allies	1–2	33.3
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–3	0.0
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–3	0.0
Sultai Emerge	0–3	0.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Ramp	10–4	71.4
Cloudpost Ramp	3–1	75.0
Eldrazipost	2–1	66.7
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Temur Bombardment	0–1	0.0