Azorius Control 
Azorius Control Standard decklist played by ThePythonMaximum at $uper $unday RCQ - Standard - SCG CON Richmond - Sunday - 9:30 am (8 Mar 2026).
- Player
- ThePythonMaximum
- Finish
- #14 of 82, 4-2
- Archetype
- Azorius Control
- Staples
- Azorius Control
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (4)
Instants (20)
- 1 Aetherize
- 4 Consult the Star Charts
- 2 Fire Magic
- 1 Inevitable Defeat
- 3 Jeskai Revelation
- 4 Lightning Helix
- 4 No More Lies
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
Sorceries (4)
Artifacts (5)
Lands (27)
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 2 Elegant Parlor
- 2 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 2 Lush Portico
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 2 Multiversal Passage
- 1 Plains
- 2 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 4 Starting Town
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Temple Garden
- 2 Thundering Falls
- 1 Willowrush Verge
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Azorius Control list
Average of 273 decks in the 30 days up to March 8, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Ancient Cornucopia (4 vs 0.3)
- +3 Starting Town (4 vs 1.0)
- +2 Lightning Helix (4 vs 1.8)
- +2 Lush Portico (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 North Wind Avatar (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Fire Magic (2 vs 0.2)
- +1 Thundering Falls (2 vs 0.6)
- +1 Elegant Parlor (2 vs 0.6)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Hallowed Fountain (0 vs 3.4)
- -3 Get Lost (0 vs 2.9)
- -2 Island (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Seam Rip (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Floodfarm Verge (2 vs 3.6)
- -1 Spell Snare (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Steam Vents (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Sunbillow Verge (0 vs 1.2)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Soul-Guide Lantern (2 vs 0.4)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Tishana's Tidebinder (0 vs 1.4)
- -1 Rest in Peace (0 vs 1.2)
Most unusual list in this period: Brian Cusick in Regional Championship - SCG CON Milwaukee - Season 4 - Round 2 - Saturday - 9:00 am (46 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
3.18 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 3 |
Lands
27 45.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.4%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 87.1%
- Same, on the draw
- 92.0%
Colors: costs and sources
-
16 symbols (27.1%)
18 sources (22.8%)
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22 symbols (37.3%)
20 sources (25.3%)
-
1 symbol (1.7%)
10 sources (12.7%)
-
15 symbols (25.4%)
16 sources (20.3%)
-
5 symbols (8.5%)
15 sources (19.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 4 (6.7%)
- Instants 20 (33.3%)
- Sorceries 4 (6.7%)
- Artifacts 5 (8.3%)
- Lands 27 (45.0%)