Now I'll fetch all the head-to-head matchups for Azorius Control against the top archetypes simultaneously:
Here is the full Azorius Control matchup matrix for Modern, Aug 11 - Sep 15, 2026. Overall record: 529W-518L-45D, 50.5% winrate (excl. draws).
FAVORABLE MATCHUPS
Ruby Storm: 75.0% (27-9, 36 matches) -- best matchup in the field
Neobrand: 76.5% (13-4, 17 matches) -- small sample but dominant
Amulet Titan: 60.0% (12-8, 20 decisive)
Prowess: 59.8% (67-45, 112 decisive) -- largest sample, most reliable
Boros Ponza: 55.9% (19-15, 34 decisive)
Devoted Combo: 54.2% (26-22, 48 matches)
Living End: 54.2% (13-11, 24 decisive)
Grixis Reanimator: 56.3% (9-7, 16 matches)
ROUGHLY EVEN MATCHUPS
Esper Blink: 52.5% (42-38, 80 decisive)
Tron: 52.5% (21-19, 40 decisive)
Boros Energy: 47.5% (19-21, 40 decisive)
Jeskai Energy: 50.0% (8-8, 16 matches)
UNFAVORABLE MATCHUPS
Goryo Reanimator: 44.1% (45-57, 102 decisive)
Broodscale: 42.9% (39-52, 91 decisive)
Hollow One: 43.8% (7-9, 16 matches) -- small sample
Affinity: 41.7% (20-28, 48 matches)
Domain Zoo: 39.1% (9-14, 23 decisive)
Fight Rigging Eldrazi: 40.6% (13-19, 32 decisive)
Dimir Frog: 30.2% (13-30, 43 decisive) -- worst matchup by a wide margin
The clearest pattern: UW Control feasts on spell-based combo (Ruby Storm, Neobrand) and fast aggro (Prowess), where counterspells and sweepers shine. It struggles badly against Dimir Frog (30.2%), which likely attacks on axes Control cannot cleanly answer, and against artifact/resilient strategies like Affinity and Fight Rigging Eldrazi. The two big-mana/reanimator decks (Broodscale, Goryo Reanimator) also sit in unfavorable territory, suggesting graveyard-based strategies that go over the top are a consistent problem.
Sources: Data drawn from 77 Modern tournaments (53% MTGO, 47% Melee) in the Aug 11-Sep 15 window. Sample sizes range from 16 matches (Neobrand, Hollow One, Jeskai Energy, Grixis Reanimator) to 113 matches (Prowess) -- treat the smaller samples with appropriate skepticism.