Azorius Control 
Azorius Control Modern decklist played by Zachary McDanel at ReCQ - Modern - SCG CON Milwaukee - Saturday - 4:00 pm (21 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Zachary McDanel
- Finish
- #33 of 82, 1-1
- Archetype
- Azorius Control
- Staples
- Azorius Control
- Format
- Modern
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (7)
- 3 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
Banned - 4 Solitude
Planeswalkers (8)
Instants (15)
- 3 Brainsurge
- 2 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Cosmic Rebirth
- 1 Force of Negation
- 2 Galvanic Discharge
- 2 No More Lies
- 4 Orim's Chant
Sorceries (6)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (23)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Azorius Control list
Average of 19 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 21, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Brainsurge (3 vs 0.6)
- +2 Terminus (3 vs 0.6)
- +2 Wrenn and Six (3 vs 0.8)
- +2 Arid Mesa (4 vs 2.3)
- +2 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury (3 vs 1.4)
- +2 No More Lies (2 vs 0.4)
- +1 Wooded Foothills (2 vs 0.6)
- +1 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria (2 vs 0.6)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Narset, Parter of Veils (0 vs 2.7)
- -2 Counterspell (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Island (0 vs 1.6)
- -2 Prismatic Ending (1 vs 2.5)
- -1 Day's Undoing (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Scalding Tarn (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Meticulous Archive (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Supreme Verdict (0 vs 1.1)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Spell Snare (2 vs 0.4)
- +1 High Noon (2 vs 1.0)
Fewer than usual
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Most unusual list in this period: Andrea Perrotta in Destination Qualifier Modern (28 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.89 average mana value · 2.92 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
23 38.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 76.7%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 75.5%
- Same, on the draw
- 82.8%
Colors: costs and sources
-
34 symbols (56.7%)
17 sources (26.6%)
-
14 symbols (23.3%)
15 sources (23.4%)
-
8 symbols (13.3%)
17 sources (26.6%)
-
4 symbols (6.7%)
15 sources (23.4%)
Card types
- Creatures 7 (11.7%)
- Planeswalkers 8 (13.3%)
- Instants 15 (25.0%)
- Sorceries 6 (10.0%)
- Artifacts 1 (1.7%)
- Lands 23 (38.3%)