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Izzet Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	34749	55854–61253–43	47.7	267	2441	1285
Izzet Control	687	1133–1195–2	48.7	7	55	22

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History

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	250–301	45.4
Mono Black Aggro	9–11	45.0
Heroic	21–28	42.9
Mono White Heroic	11–20	35.5
Azorius Heroic	5–2	71.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–6	14.3
Boros Heroic	3–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	52–74	41.3
Mono Red Devotion	3–3	50.0
Proliferate Red	2–1	66.7
Goblins	10–7	58.8
Tokens	16–17	48.5
Selesnya Tokens	4–8	33.3
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	10–6	62.5
Mono Green Stompy	11–14	44.0
White Weenie	21–28	42.9
Odric Keywords	0–3	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–1	80.0
Soldiers	6–6	50.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	14–9	60.9
Werewolves	3–4	42.9
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Warriors	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	4–2	66.7
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	6–10	37.5
Gruul Aggro	3–8	27.3
Merfolk	6–1	85.7
Mono Red Swarm	8–1	88.9
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	18–27	40.0
Affinity	4–12	25.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	10–11	47.6
Mono Blue Architect	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–2	60.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–14	12.5
Gruul Madness	1–4	20.0
Golgari Madness	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Madness	1–3	25.0
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	9–7	56.3
Hexproof	3–2	60.0
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Knights	8–7	53.3
AggroSlide	4–9	30.8
Cats	1–3	25.0
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Hellbent	0–1	0.0
Humans	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	3–2	60.0
Shamans	1–2	33.3
Legends Aggro	2–3	40.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–3	0.0
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Combo	169–165	50.6
Storm	29–29	50.0
Sultai Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	7–12	36.8
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	4–2	66.7
Simic Storm	3–2	60.0
Reclamation Storm	3–2	60.0
High Tide	5–6	45.5
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	30–27	52.6
Recurring Nightmare	3–5	37.5
Dragon Nightmare	1–4	20.0
Worldgorger Dragon	5–4	55.6
Living Death	0–2	0.0
Grozoth	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	20–16	55.6
Rakdos Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Dimir Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	7–6	53.8
Grixis Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necro Combo	1–1	50.0
Faith Necro	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–6	14.3
Mono Green Stormless Storm	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	3–1	75.0
Warp World	3–6	33.3
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	3–1	75.0
Hypergenesis	15–8	65.2
New Perspectives	1–2	33.3
Cat Wave	2–1	66.7
Acid Wave	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–5	44.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–2	33.3
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–7	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–2	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–2	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–2	0.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	4–1	80.0
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	4–1	80.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–3	40.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	7–1	87.5
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	2–7	22.2
Soulflayer	0–4	0.0
Breakfast	9–14	39.1
Cephalid Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	5–10	33.3
Neoform Hermit	1–1	50.0
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	3–1	75.0
Dredge	8–4	66.7
Insidious Roots Dredge	2–1	66.7
Polymorph	2–4	33.3
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–1	50.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–2	0.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	1–2	33.3
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	2–0	100.0
Belcher	1–1	50.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–3	0.0
Phoenix Altar	1–3	25.0
Actual Twin	3–3	50.0
Izzet Twin	2–3	40.0
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	200–235–2	46.0
Mono Black Control	8–7	53.3
Esper Control	8–9	47.1
Demonic Rising	7–11	38.9
Mono Blue Control	3–2	60.0
Dimir Control	15–16–1	48.4
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	24–39	38.1
Cawblade	1–6	14.3
Turbo Fog	6–2–1	75.0
Izzet Control	13–13	50.0
Mardu Control	8–5	61.5
Mill	4–7	36.4
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	10–11	47.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	5–2	71.4
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–6	25.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	13–15	46.4
Cruel Control	5–8	38.5
Stax	2–9	18.2
Pollute the Planet	1–4	20.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	5–9	35.7
Dragon Control	2–7	22.2
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Esper Dragons	0–2	0.0
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
UBRG Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	0–2	0.0
Runeflare	1–2	33.3
Ponza	8–7	53.3
Mono White Control	10–8	55.6
Life is Ez	4–2	66.7
Dynavolt Tower	2–4	33.3
Cycling Control	9–4	69.2
Astral Slide	9–4	69.2
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	5–4	55.6
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	15–24	38.5
Bant Control	4–2	66.7
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	3–1	75.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–2	0.0
Seasons Past Control	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Control	4–3	57.1
Prison	1–2	33.3
Enchantress	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Combo	75–78	49.0
Aristocrats	39–37	51.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–10	9.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–4	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Food	13–10	56.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–6	45.5
Boros Bombardment	1–2	33.3
Burn	7–6	53.8
Infect	19–12	61.3
Simic Infect	6–4	60.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–2	66.7
Golgari Infect	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Infect	1–1	50.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–9	18.2
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–8	20.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–4	20.0
Hushnought	3–7	30.0
Combo Goblins	3–1	75.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	96–76	55.8
Simic Flash	0–3	0.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	18–23	43.9
Azorius Skies	5–2	71.4
Blue Madness	9–9	50.0
Simic Madness	6–2	75.0
Temur Madness	1–6	14.3
Grixis Madness	2–1	66.7
Lich Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Clues	0–2	0.0
Wizards	2–5	28.6
Tetsukotog	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Tempo	12–8	60.0
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	17–5	77.3
Dimir Tempo	7–4	63.6
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	5–5	50.0
Azorius Tempo	2–2	50.0
Combo-Control	54–68	44.3
Curses	2–6	25.0
Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	2–1	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	2–3	40.0
Battle of Wits	9–9	50.0
Approach Necro	0–1	0.0
Shared Fate	0–2	0.0
Pickles	1–2	33.3
Mindcrank	3–4	42.9
Displace Loop	3–4	42.9
Peregrine Drake	2–3	40.0
Hedron Alignment	4–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–2	33.3
Solar Flare	2–3	40.0
Plasma Swans	4–2	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	15–22	40.5
Wildfire	7–7	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Jokulhaups Control	8–15	34.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–7	12.5
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Thopter-Sword	2–3	40.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	253–215	54.1
Temur Ascendancy	12–9	57.1
Prophet Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	8–8	50.0
Angels and Taxes	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	7–9	43.8
Selesnya Midrange	4–2	66.7
Jund	10–16	38.5
Blink	20–13	60.6
Wave Blink	8–7	53.3
Esper Wave	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Wave	1–3	25.0
Abzan Wave	2–1	66.7
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–1	50.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	13–9	59.1
Séance	3–2	60.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	7–4	63.6
Orzhov Allies	3–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	1–2	33.3
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	2–2	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	2–3	40.0
Mardu Midrange	2–3	40.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–2	33.3
Vampires	7–6	53.8
Mono Black Vampires	4–3	57.1
Rakdos Vampires	3–2	60.0
Legends Midrange	3–2	60.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	2–0	100.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	8–4	66.7
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Midrange	33–40	45.2
Necro Midrange	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Devotion	23–30	43.4
Dimir Midrange	11–4	73.3
Toughness Matters	5–1	83.3
Lifegain Midrange	12–4	75.0
Martyr's Grace	1–0	100.0
Adventures	2–2	50.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	6–7	46.2
Sultai Emerge	2–3	40.0
Sultai Energy	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	19–18	51.4
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–3	40.0
Ordealbreak	3–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Neoform	5–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	2–0	100.0
UBRG Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	4–4	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–5	28.6
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Simic Snow	1–5	16.7
Artifact Midrange	4–3	57.1
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–2	50.0
Ramp	35–57	38.0
Rofellos Ramp	4–13	23.5
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	10–23	30.3
Eldrazipost	2–1	66.7
Golgari Post	0–3	0.0
Greenpost	7–13	35.0
Gruul Post	0–2	0.0
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–3	0.0
Domain	3–3	50.0
Temur Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	3–2	60.0
Jund Carth	2–0	100.0
Applejacks	3–3	50.0
Orcish Aids	1–0	100.0
Field Ramp	3–1	75.0