Meta archetypes
Azorius Control
Azorius Control: White · Blue · Control
6.7% of winning MTGO lists · 50 lists from 28 events · 7 Top 8s · 0 wins · 17 League 5-0s
Data as of 2026-10-16 · Every list MTGO published since 2026-10-02 (748 lists from 34 events)
How to play it
- Answer every threat until they run out of cards, then win with a few finishers
- Keep hands with 3–4 lands and cheap interaction
- Do not spend removal on harmless small creatures; save it for what wins games
- Play your finisher when they cannot answer it
Core cards
average copies per list, lands excluded
| 3.9 | Consult the Star Charts |
| 3.5 | The Theorist, Jace Beleren |
| 3.5 | Countersculpt |
| 3.4 | Get Lost |
| 3.1 | No More Lies |
| 2.8 | Seam Rip |
| 2.8 | Jace's Machinations |
| 2 | Erode |
| 1.9 | Day of Judgment |
| 1.7 | Three Steps Ahead |
| 1.5 | Pinnacle Starcage |
| 1.1 | Fatehold Charm |
| 0.7 | Spell Snare |
| 0.5 | Stock Up |
Typical list
the list closest to this archetype's average
Main
4 Consult the Star Charts
4 Countersculpt
4 Deserted Beach
4 Floodfarm Verge
4 Get Lost
4 Hallowed Fountain
4 The Theorist, Jace Beleren
3 Island
3 Jace's Machinations
3 No More Lies
3 Petrified Hamlet
3 Plains
3 Seam Rip
2 Day of Judgment
2 Erode
2 Pinnacle Starcage
2 Restless Anchorage
2 Theorist's Sanctum
1 Fatehold Charm
1 Fountainport
1 Spell Snare
1 Three Steps Ahead
Sideboard3 Sphinx of False Conclusions
2 Beza, the Bounding Spring
2 Disdainful Stroke
2 Flashfreeze
2 Ultima
1 Captain Marvel, Earth's Protector
1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
1 Pinnacle Starcage
1 Rest in Peace