Azorius Control 
Azorius Control Standard decklist played by ryan counts at ReCQ - Standard - SCG CON Cincinnati - Saturday - 3:00 pm (16 May 2026).
- Player
- ryan counts
- Finish
- #5 of 25, 2-1
- Archetype
- Azorius Control
- Staples
- Azorius Control
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (7)
Instants (21)
Sorceries (6)
Lands (26)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Azorius Control list
Average of 56 decks in the 30 days up to May 16, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Demolition Field (4 vs 0.8)
- +3 Marang River Regent // Coil and Catch (3 vs 0.1)
- +3 Erode (4 vs 1.2)
- +3 Ride's End (3 vs 0.2)
- +2 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian (3 vs 0.8)
- +2 Three Steps Ahead (4 vs 2.0)
- +2 Restless Anchorage (3 vs 1.0)
- +2 Day of Judgment (4 vs 2.1)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Stock Up (0 vs 2.5)
- -2 Get Lost (0 vs 2.2)
- -2 Lightning Helix (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Great Hall of the Biblioplex (0 vs 1.7)
- -2 Jeskai Revelation (0 vs 1.6)
- -2 Meticulous Archive (0 vs 1.6)
- -2 Steam Vents (0 vs 1.6)
- -1 Resonating Lute (0 vs 1.3)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Beza, the Bounding Spring (3 vs 0.4)
- +2 Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall (2 vs 0.3)
- +1 Annul (2 vs 0.6)
- +1 Negate (2 vs 0.8)
Fewer than usual
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Most unusual list in this period: Pawel Makles in [London Sat 09:00] Magic Spotlight: Secrets (40 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.56 average mana value · 2.82 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
26 43.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.8%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 84.6%
- Same, on the draw
- 90.2%
Colors: costs and sources
-
23 symbols (45.1%)
14 sources (48.3%)
-
28 symbols (54.9%)
15 sources (51.7%)
Card types
- Creatures 7 (11.7%)
- Instants 21 (35.0%)
- Sorceries 6 (10.0%)
- Lands 26 (43.3%)