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Mono Black Midrange

Tournaments Only
Season 18▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	2858	4990–5097	49.5	7	131	143
Mono Black Midrange	390	739–638	53.7	2	20	24
Mono Black Devotion	140	243–256	48.7	0	7	6
Heart of Darkness	133	318–183	63.5	2	12	14

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	165–201	45.1
Mono Black Aggro	4–2	66.7
Heroic	19–29	39.6
Mono White Heroic	12–27	30.8
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–2	66.7
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	19–24	44.2
Mono Red Devotion	2–0	100.0
Goblins	4–2	66.7
Tokens	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–5	50.0
White Weenie	11–8	57.9
Soldiers	2–0	100.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	14–19	42.4
Selesnya Little Kid	6–7	46.2
Selesnya Counters	2–2	50.0
Rogues	1–3	25.0
Zombies	1–4	20.0
Gruul Aggro	0–2	0.0
Merfolk	12–22	35.3
Mono Red Swarm	0–3	0.0
Artifact Aggro	39–42	48.1
Affinity	32–32	50.0
Salvage Titan	2–2	50.0
Tempered Steel	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Architect	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Aggro	0–3	0.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	7–1	87.5
Hexproof	5–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–3	40.0
AggroSlide	8–12	40.0
Cats	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Cats	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–2	60.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Combo	143–92	60.9
Storm	40–26	60.6
Dimir Tendrils	30–22	57.7
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Stormpost	0–2	0.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	33–24	57.9
Worldgorger Dragon	12–11	52.2
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	20–13	60.6
Rakdos Reanimator	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Reanimator	17–8	68.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	6–3	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Eggs	4–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	7–2	77.8
Izzet Ascension	8–3	72.7
Ominous Good	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	5–1	83.3
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	2–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	2–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	11–23	32.4
Protean Hulk Combo	5–2	71.4
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Control	129–85	60.3
Mono Black Control	3–2	60.0
Esper Control	2–4	33.3
Demonic Rising	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	5–8	38.5
Azorius Control	20–19	51.3
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	3–1	75.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	7–7	50.0
Cloudpost Control	6–5	54.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Blackpost	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	5–1	83.3
Cruel Control	3–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–2	60.0
Ponza	22–6	78.6
Mono White Control	5–5	50.0
Life is Ez	2–3	40.0
Cycling Control	9–2	81.8
Astral Slide	9–2	81.8
Five Color Control	10–2	83.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	6–2	75.0
Shrines	3–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	3–1	75.0
Pox	14–11	56.0
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	0–2	0.0
Enchantress	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Combo	42–32	56.8
Aristocrats	17–17	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–8	20.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	9–4	69.2
Burn	5–3	62.5
Infect	6–3	66.7
Simic Infect	3–2	60.0
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–1	88.9
Izzet Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–1	83.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–3	0.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	4–5	44.4
Goblin Persist	2–4	33.3
Dirty Kitty	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	57–50	53.3
Izzet Tempo	25–23	52.1
Azorius Skies	3–1	75.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	17–13	56.7
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	1–3	25.0
Dimir Tempo	3–4	42.9
Azorius Tempo	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	31–31	50.0
Curses	1–1	50.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	6–3	66.7
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	6–7	46.2
Dragoncrank	2–2	50.0
Displace Loop	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	8–14	36.4
Solar Flare	2–4	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	3–0	100.0
Wildfire	3–0	100.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	132–114	53.7
The Rock	7–6	53.8
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	5–0	100.0
Blink	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	2–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	10–8	55.6
Séance	5–5	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Allies	3–1	75.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	9–5	64.3
Mardu Midrange	7–13	35.0
Vampires	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–1	75.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–14	33.3
Naya Midrange	4–0	100.0
Big Red	3–6	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	15–15	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	4–4	50.0
Heart of Darkness	7–9	43.8
Dimir Midrange	2–8	20.0
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	4–1	80.0
Mono White Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	3–1	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–4	50.0
Sultai Midrange	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Midrange	17–12	58.6
Prophet Glare	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Neoform	2–1	66.7
Temur Neoform	1–1	50.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	2–1	66.7
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Death Cloud	4–2	66.7
Ramp	40–33	54.8
Cloudpost Ramp	24–27	47.1
Greenpost	19–23	45.2
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	3–1	75.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	7–3	70.0
Historic Bloom	4–1	80.0