Iconic Cards: Counterspell, Ponder, Damnation, Jace, the Mind Sculptor Popular Decks: UW Control, Jeskai Control, Taking Turns, Esper Control 3 Midrange Midrange decks are popularly said to solve problems, not create them. In other words, these decks are sort of designed to be able to win against every archetype, although they wont bulldoze over anything (the way aggro often wrecks control, for example)
Here are the different permanent types you can remove and the cards that can do it: Single Creature : Multi Creature (Board Wipes): Nonland Permanent : Planeswalker : Artifact : Enchantment : Graveyard : Library (mill) : Control This deck doesnt have many control elements to it
I havent quite found the perfect home for it yet
Most cards in this style nowadays destroy artifacts too, so theres that