MTG Arena · Standard · Gameplay

Azorius Control: the challenge winner, played on stream

A visual companion to Ashlizzlle’s video “Oh No.. Azorius Control Is BACK in Standard?!” · uploaded Sept 14, 2026 · 53:59

Match record

Two wins from the two matches shown, both 2-1.

Game record

Four wins and two losses, with one win inferred.

Win rate shown

67%, four wins in six games.

Pedigree

The list won an MTGO Standard Challenge with an 8-1 record.

Closest call

Ashlizzlle expects to die in game 3 against Jund Biotech, then wins at 29:41.

Sideboard all-star

Ashlizzlle calls Doorkeeper ThrullDoorkeeper Thrull the all-star against Boros Tokens.

Results come from Ashlizzlle's own calls on stream, such as a concession, a good-game call or a stated record.Inferred marks a result Ashlizzlle never calls aloud, and each row names the evidence.Timestamps jump to where each match starts in the video.Every card named on this sheet shows its art.

The deck in one look

The challenge-winning list, from Ashlizzlle's deck tech

How the list works

By the numbers

2-0
Matches shown
4-2
Games shown
67%
Game win rate in the video

One game win is inferred from the sideboarding at 46:04, and the rest are called on stream.

Finishers and answers

The list

“UW Control Returns” on Moxfield, the challenge list as Ashlizzlle posted it
UW Control Returns
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Decklist on Moxfield
  • Plus 4 Islands and 3 Plains, for 24 lands and 60 cards.
  • Sideboard options include Doorkeeper ThrullDoorkeeper Thrull, Sage of the SkiesSage of the Skies, Spell SnareSpell Snare and Rest in PeaceRest in Peace.
Creatures · 8
Emeritus of Ideation4
Emeritus of Ideation
Emeritus of Truce4
Emeritus of Truce
Planeswalkers · 2
Ugin, Eye of the Storms2
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
Instants and sorceries · 17
No More Lies4
No More Lies
Opt4
Opt
Three Steps Ahead4
Three Steps Ahead
Day of Judgment2
Day of Judgment
Get Lost2
Get Lost
Erode1
Erode
Artifacts and enchantments · 9
Bender's Waterskin4
Bender's Waterskin
Seam Rip4
Seam Rip
The Legend of Kuruk1
The Legend of Kuruk
Lands · 17
Floodfarm Verge4
Floodfarm Verge
Hallowed Fountain4
Hallowed Fountain
Meticulous Archive4
Meticulous Archive
Skycoach Waypoint3
Skycoach Waypoint
Demolition Field1
Demolition Field
Petrified Hamlet1
Petrified Hamlet

Matches

Best of three on the Arena ladder · results as Ashlizzlle calls them
StartOpponentResultCards that matteredWhat happened
02:49
vs Jund Biotech
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Closest win
Win2-1
Wins game 1 at 15:01, concedes game 2 at 21:31, wins game 3 at 29:41.
Emeritus of Ideation
Emeritus of Ideation
No More Lies
No More Lies
The Legend of Kuruk
The Legend of Kuruk
  • Ashlizzlle calls game 1 doomed without Ugin, then wins it at 15:01.
  • No More LiesNo More Lies gets revealed in game 2, the opponent plays around it, and Ashlizzlle concedes.
  • Game 3 comes down to the Kuruk Spirits, and Ashlizzlle wins after expecting to die.
29:56
vs Boros Tokens
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Win2-1
Loses game 1 at 35:03. Game 2 is inferred from the sideboarding at 46:04, and game 3 is won at 53:30.
Doorkeeper Thrull
Doorkeeper Thrull
Emeritus of Truce
Emeritus of Truce
Sage of the Skies
Sage of the Skies
  • Missed land drops hurt all of game 1, and Warleader's CallWarleader's Call ends it at 35:03.
  • After boarding in Doorkeeper ThrullDoorkeeper Thrull, Ashlizzlle goes wider than Boros Tokens in game 2.
  • Ashlizzlle regrets a Seam RipSeam Rip on Stadium HeadlinerStadium Headliner in game 3 and wins as the opponent floods.