Azorius Control (WST)

Control · Modern · April 2026 · Sim-verified · 100 Bo3 per pair

Format

Modern

Control · 6.7% meta

Sim WR (flat)

32.4%

⚖ 30.2% T1/T2 weighted

Rank

#14

T1 · -2.2pp weighted gap

Best / Worst

84%

vs Goryo's Veng / worst 0% vs Eldrazi Tron

Decklist

Mainboard (60)

4Wan Shi Tong, Librariancantrip236 casts · 1147 dmg · #1 finisher (26)

4March of Otherworldly Light220 casts · #4 finisher (12)

4Chalice of the Voidhateprison piece301 casts · #2 finisher (21)

4Wrath of the Skiessweepenergy sweeper208 casts

4Counterspellhate

4Prismatic Endingremoval233 casts

3Supreme Verdictsweep

3Teferi, Time Ravelercantrip

3Sanctifier en-Vecvalue571 dmg · #3 finisher (14)

2Dovin's Vetohate

4Flooded Strandlandfetch land

4Polluted Deltalandfetch land

4Hallowed Fountainland

1Meticulous Archivelandenters tapped

7Islandland

5Plainsland

60 cards · 16 unique

Sideboard (15)

3Subtletyvalue

3Damping Sphere

2Rest in Peacevalue

2Engineered Explosivessweep

2Consign to Memoryhate

1Dovin's Vetohate

1Force of Negationhatevs Ruby, Amulet

1Celestial Purgeremovalvs Ruby

15 cards · 8 unique

Deck Construction Findings

Meta-weighted vs flat WR

Struggles more against popular decks

-2.2pp

Wan Shi Tong, Librarian: #1 damage source

236 casts across 1500 games

1147 dmg

Wan Shi Tong, Librarian: #1 finisher

Primary combat closer (T9.8)

26 kills

Chalice of the Void: most cast card

0.2x per game average — the engine of the deck

301 casts

Best matchup: Goryo's Vengeance

Combo archetype — structural advantage

84%

Worst matchup: Eldrazi Tron

Ramp archetype — structural weakness

0%

Stars of the Sim — 1500 Games

MVP

Wan Shi Tong, Librarian

26 kills

1147 total dmg · Primary combat closer (T9.8)

MVP

Chalice of the Void

21 kills

? total dmg · Primary combat closer (T9.8)

Overperformer

Sanctifier en-Vec

571 dmg

14 kills

Game Plan

Setup

Counter threats, remove early creatures, deploy Chalice to lock 1-drops

Interaction: Chalice of the Void, Counterspell, Dovin's Veto, March of Otherworldly Light

Enablers: Teferi

Develop

Stabilize with sweepers, deploy Sanctifier vs red/black, Teferi for value

Interaction: Supreme Verdict, Wrath of the Skies

Payoffs: Sanctifier en-Vec, Teferi

Engines: Wan Shi Tong

Deploy Wan Shi Tong as finisher — grows from opponent's fetches, draws cards

Mulligan for: Chalice of the Void, Counterspell, Prismatic Ending, March of Otherworldly Light, Teferi

Always deploy T1-T2: Chalice of the Void

Kill Turn Distribution

Azorius Cont

T11.8 62%

Metagame Strategy — Non-Obvious Findings

Weighted gap -2.2pp: This deck underperforms at top tables vs the field. Struggles against popular decks — consider adapting your SB for the T1 field.

Matchup Spread

T1 opponents (≥5% meta)

Boros Energyaggro21.1%

20%

Jeskai Blinktempo9.2%

20%

Eldrazi Tronramp7.1%

4/5c Controlcontrol6.7%

34%

Azorius Controlcontrol6.7%

62%

Ruby Stormcombo6.2%

66%

Affinityaggro6.1%

12%

T2 opponents (3-5%)

Izzet Prowessaggro4.9%

60%

Amulet Titancombo4.1%

30%

Goryo's Vengeancecombo3.6%

84%

Living Endcombo3.6%

26%

4c Omnathmidrange3.5%

10%

Field

Domain Zooaggro2.9%

Dimir Midrangemidrange2.8%

26%

Pinnacle Affinityaggro2.0%

30%

Simulated: 2026-05-02 · 16 decks · 100 Bo3/pair (1500 games for Azorius Control (WST)) · Engine: MTGSimManu@3e74429
Source: metagame_data.jsx (D object) · Card stats: deck_cards[13] · Matchups: matchup_cards["13,*"]
Shell: ManusAI · Strategy + EV scoring: Claude · Owner: DJPieter81