Cruel Combo-Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	10590	18442–18202–13	50.3	98	815	497
Cruel Combo-Control	396	846–695	54.9	13	82	9

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	257–231	52.7
Mono Black Aggro	8–9	47.1
Heroic	9–10	47.4
Mono White Heroic	3–1	75.0
Azorius Heroic	2–4	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–5	37.5
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	66–83	44.3
Mono Red Devotion	11–5	68.8
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	1–1	50.0
Goblins	14–3	82.4
Tokens	30–7	81.1
Selesnya Tokens	21–4	84.0
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	11–16	40.7
White Weenie	31–37	45.6
Odric Keywords	4–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	4–0	100.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	10–7	58.8
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–3	66.7
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	11–10	52.4
Gruul Aggro	3–4	42.9
Merfolk	5–3	62.5
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	14–9	60.9
Affinity	5–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	0–2	0.0
Salvage Titan	4–3	57.1
Tempered Steel	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–0	100.0
Illusions	3–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	4–6	40.0
Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	12–5	70.6
Hexproof	3–3	50.0
Boros Auras	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–5	0.0
Boros Aggro	4–0	100.0
Humans	1–3	25.0
Gruul Humans	1–3	25.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Combo	100–86	53.8
Storm	38–35	52.1
Sultai Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	5–5	50.0
Dragonstorm	3–3	50.0
Hazoret Storm	18–15	54.5
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	2–3	40.0
Grixis Tendrils	5–5	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	18–18	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	4–2	66.7
Dragon Nightmare	4–2	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	0–2	0.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Starlit Graves	2–0	100.0
Grozoth	4–2	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	8–12	40.0
Rakdos Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	0–4	0.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Oriss Genesis	1–2	33.3
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Faith Necro	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Zubera Tribal	3–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	4–1	80.0
Hypergenesis	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	0–2	0.0
Mardu Life	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	9–7	56.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–2	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	4–1	80.0
Cruel Combo	0–1	0.0
Eye of the Storm	2–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Control	151–121	55.5
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	12–10	54.5
Demonic Rising	12–15	44.4
Mono Blue Control	5–2	71.4
Dimir Control	14–10	58.3
Dreadful Inspiration	0–1	0.0
Watery Oath	3–1	75.0
Azorius Control	18–15	54.5
Turbo Fog	4–0	100.0
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	8–2	80.0
Mill	1–3	25.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–5	37.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	18–9	66.7
Cruel Control	16–8	66.7
Stax	3–7	30.0
Pollute the Planet	2–6	25.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	21–10	67.7
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Dragons	1–1	50.0
Galleon Control	0–3	0.0
Ponza	3–9	25.0
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	3–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	3–2	60.0
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Pox	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–2	60.0
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Combo	33–26	55.9
Aristocrats	14–14	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	8–5	61.5
Infect	4–2	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Golgari Infect	1–1	50.0
Pummeler	2–2	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	41–31	56.9
Simic Flash	4–1	80.0
Simic Vat	2–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	9–3	75.0
Azorius Skies	3–0	100.0
Blue Madness	8–15	34.8
Simic Madness	4–9	30.8
Temur Madness	3–6	33.3
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Tetsukotog	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	8–2	80.0
Dimir Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	50–36	58.1
Curses	0–1	0.0
Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	14–14	50.0
Battle of Wits	2–1	66.7
Approach Necro	3–3	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	4–3	57.1
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–3	0.0
Mindcrank	1–5	16.7
Displace Loop	3–1	75.0
Peregrine Drake	3–1	75.0
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	11–2	84.6
Wildfire	11–2	84.6
Thryx-Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Midrange	191–141	57.5
Temur Ascendancy	11–5	68.8
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	4–1	80.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	5–5	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	18–15	54.5
Blink	9–12	42.9
Wave Blink	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–9	35.7
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Allies	9–9	50.0
Orzhov Allies	5–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–2	33.3
Esper Allies	1–2	33.3
BRGW Allies	1–3	25.0
Treefolk	4–4	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	6–1	85.7
Leave // Chance Midrange	2–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–3	0.0
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	10–7	58.8
Mono Black Vampires	8–5	61.5
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	5–1	83.3
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–4	50.0
Naya Midrange	2–2	50.0
Big Red	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	27–20	57.4
Necro Midrange	15–10	60.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Davriel Braids	0–2	0.0
Hellion Whip	8–4	66.7
Dimir Midrange	6–7	46.2
Dimir Vat	1–4	20.0
Temur Energy	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	2–7	22.2
Sultai Emerge	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–3	40.0
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Ramp	23–23	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–3	40.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	4–7	36.4
Eldrazipost	2–1	66.7
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	0–3	0.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Temur Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Selvala Tokens	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–3	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0