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Midrange

Tournaments Only
Season 19▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
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31. 7
32. 6
33. 5
34. 4
35. 3
36. 2
37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	2995	5229–5424	49.1	7	125	109
Temur Ascendancy	9	9–15	37.5
The Rock	153	262–292	47.3	0	3	6
Golgari Citadel	21	30–40	42.9	0	1
Grenzo	7	20–14	58.8
Abzan Midrange	292	536–503	51.6	0	8	14
Selesnya Midrange	4	2–5	28.6
Jund	53	101–92	52.3	0	2	2
Blink	238	476–379	55.7	3	11	16
Wave Blink	223	458–349	56.8	3	11	16
Esper Wave	20	24–27	47.1	0	1
Azorius Wave	114	251–175	58.9	3	9	10
Orzhov Wave	9	15–12	55.6
Abzan Wave	36	76–64	54.3			4
Bant Wave	19	37–35	51.4			1
Acid Trip	5	3–15	16.7
Anti-Persecution	2	4–2	66.7
Graveyard Value	120	232–233	49.9	0	1	3
Séance	14	30–26	53.6			1
Varolz Dreadnought	45	86–84	50.6	0	1
Enchantments Matter	14	8–23	25.8
Constellation	2	1–4	20.0
Allies	51	80–80	50.0			2
Orzhov Allies	3	2–4	33.3
Mardu Allies	6	16–10	61.5
Boros Allies	6	10–9	52.6
Mono White Allies	15	27–20	57.4			2
Treefolk	4	2–6	25.0
-1/-1 Counters	3	2–9	18.2
Fake-Rack	101	176–155	53.2	0	1	4
Selvala Morningstar	2	1–3	25.0
Mardu Midrange	40	88–66	57.1	0	10
Vampires	14	24–26	48.0			1
Mono Black Vampires	9	20–15	57.1			1
Rakdos Vampires	3	3–8	27.3
Orzhov Vampires	1	1–2	33.3
Legends Midrange	86	157–153	50.6	0	9	4
Orzhov Legends	2	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Legends	64	124–113	52.3	0	9	4
Elementals	8	13–19	40.6
Rakdos Midrange	294	593–567	51.1	3	39	15
Naya Midrange	9	6–25	19.4
Card Advantage White	4	2–8	20.0
Big Red	56	100–116	46.3	0	1	1
Mono Black Midrange	135	254–236	51.8	0	3	4
Mono Black Devotion	65	136–113	54.6	0	2	3
Hellion Whip	20	39–39	50.0	0	1
Dimir Midrange	93	147–147	50.0	0	1	3
Angels	2	0–5	0.0
Orzhov Angels	1	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	27	42–58	42.0			1
Lifegain Midrange	14	14–30	31.8
Mutate	3	7–7	50.0
Sultai Midrange	88	129–159	44.8	0	3	1
Sultai Emerge	4	8–10	44.4
Orzhov Midrange	106	201–170	54.2	0	5	1
Jeskai Midrange	25	30–44	40.5	0	1
Prophet Glare	22	27–30	47.4			2
Heartless Summoning Stompy	11	9–24	27.3
Zur the Enchanter	7	4–12	25.0
Ordealbreak	37	53–67	44.2	0	1
Enigmatic Incarnation	37	53–67	44.2	0	1
Mythic Colossification	2	4–2	66.7
Neoform	19	37–35	51.4
Temur Neoform	4	7–5	58.3
Sultai Neoform	8	19–14	57.6
Simic Neoform	4	5–8	38.5
Party	12	8–28	22.2
Fires of Invention	293	445–576	43.6	0	6	8
Hero of Precinct One	281	525–506	50.9	1	12	14
Abzan Hero	62	122–98	55.5	0	4	4
Mardu Hero	37	67–61	52.3			2
Esper Hero	46	78–100	43.8	0	1
Orzhov Hero	105	202–187	51.9	1	6	6
Five Color Hero	11	25–24	51.0	0	1	1
Boros Hero	4	4–8	33.3
Gruul Obosh	61	127–112	53.1	0	1	5
Clerics	23	39–48	44.8
Artifact Midrange	1	0–1	0.0
Coinflips	3	0–3	0.0
Death Cloud	39	71–73	49.3	0	2	1
Illness in the Ranks	3	2–8	20.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1088–1219	47.2
Mono Black Aggro	35–39	47.3
Heroic	61–49	55.5
Mono White Heroic	17–16	51.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–6	33.3
Boros Heroic	36–25	59.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	179–239	42.8
Mono Red Devotion	3–1	75.0
Goblins	32–32	50.0
Tokens	48–45	51.6
Selesnya Tokens	15–2	88.2
Mono White Tokens	8–18	30.8
Orzhov Tokens	18–15	54.5
Mono Green Stompy	39–45	46.4
White Weenie	85–83	50.6
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	30–42	41.7
Soldiers	10–8	55.6
Kithkin	2–1	66.7
Chroma White	1–1	50.0
Elves	64–70	47.8
Werewolves	4–7	36.4
Warriors	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Little Kid	33–48	40.7
Selesnya Counters	18–22	45.0
Rogues	18–17	51.4
Zombies	36–52	40.9
Gruul Aggro	13–7	65.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	11–4	73.3
Mono Red Swarm	65–82	44.2
8 Whack	63–81	43.8
Artifact Aggro	83–64	56.5
Affinity	26–23	53.1
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	7–3	70.0
Tempered Steel	38–32	54.3
Mono Blue Architect	2–1	66.7
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	6–2	75.0
Devastating Dreams	7–7	50.0
Madness	4–6	40.0
Golgari Madness	2–2	50.0
Jund Madness	2–4	33.3
Voltron	20–10	66.7
Hexproof	8–5	61.5
Equipment Aggro	8–2	80.0
Hateful Auras	3–2	60.0
Slivers	12–9	57.1
Naya Zoo	12–7	63.2
Knights	20–21	48.8
AggroSlide	91–171	34.7
Cats	22–18	55.0
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	21–17	55.3
Rakdos Aggro	34–36	48.6
Boros Aggro	4–0	100.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Gruul Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	2–1	66.7
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Combo	925–1045	47.0
Storm	135–102	57.0
Dragonstorm	51–42	54.8
Hazoret Storm	3–1	75.0
Simic Storm	3–1	75.0
Citadel Storm	4–0	100.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	33–15	68.8
Izzet Storm	18–33	35.3
Swath Storm	14–33	29.8
Song Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	118–156	43.1
Traditional Reanimator	118–156	43.1
Rakdos Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	6–6	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	109–148	42.4
Oriss Genesis	27–34	44.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–3	25.0
Dubious Challenge	3–0	100.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	2–1	66.7
Maniac Combo	7–3	70.0
Hypergenesis	23–4	85.2
Jeskai Ascendancy	67–94	41.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	30–35	46.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	6–11	35.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	27–48	36.0
Fake-Twin	6–8	42.9
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Naya Fake-Twin	4–7	36.4
Metalwork Colossus	125–195	39.1
Anvil Colossus	78–140	35.8
Upheaval Colossus	36–46	43.9
Seismic Swans	3–4	42.9
Eggs	32–24	57.1
Heartless Summoning Combo	10–4	71.4
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–2	60.0
Izzet Ascension	38–38	50.0
Ominous Good	1–2	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	16–20	44.4
Soulflayer	50–50	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	25–28	47.2
Breakfast	139–229	37.8
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	31–61	33.7
Neoform Hermit	98–156	38.6
Oops All Lands	3–0	100.0
Dredge	17–5	77.3
Polymorph	5–6	45.5
Dice Factory	10–1	90.9
Storm Herald	11–15	42.3
Enduring Ideal	32–18	64.0
Stuffy Doll	17–17	50.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Control	854–860	49.8
Mono Black Control	6–1	85.7
Esper Control	103–103	50.0
Demonic Rising	7–7	50.0
Mono Blue Control	6–3	66.7
Dimir Control	53–45	54.1
Azorius Control	135–192	41.3
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	13–8	61.9
Izzet Control	6–3	66.7
Mardu Control	16–16	50.0
Mill	28–9	75.7
Boros Control	3–6	33.3
Cloudpost Control	71–119	37.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	16–24	40.0
Blackpost	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	20–33	37.7
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	11–22	33.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	17–29	37.0
Grixis Control	55–34	61.8
Cruel Control	10–5	66.7
Stax	17–14	54.8
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	20–12	62.5
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	43–27	61.4
Izzet Dragons	41–27	60.3
Galleon Control	0–2	0.0
Runeflare	12–9	57.1
Ponza	64–65	49.6
Mono White Control	7–3	70.0
Life is Ez	1–3	25.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	10–4	71.4
Astral Slide	9–2	81.8
Five Color Control	23–9	71.9
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	14–3	82.4
Last Stand Control	5–4	55.6
Sultai Control	21–27	43.8
Sultai Ultimatum	19–26	42.2
Guildgate Control	11–15	42.3
Bant Control	23–28	45.1
Pox	76–83	47.8
Four Color Counter Ghazi	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Control	4–2	66.7
Prison	2–0	100.0
Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	411–390	51.3
Aristocrats	104–119	46.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	47–64	42.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	25–18	58.1
Golgari Aristocrats	18–16	52.9
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	12–15	44.4
Burn	63–37	63.0
Infect	77–53	59.2
Simic Infect	26–10	72.2
Blazing Shoal Infect	40–30	57.1
Golgari Infect	7–10	41.2
Pummeler	3–4	42.9
Hermit Humans	5–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	36–37	49.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	15–23	39.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	20–10	66.7
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	9–7	56.3
Hushnought	69–98	41.3
Combo Goblins	25–25	50.0
Goblin Persist	23–23	50.0
Dirty Kitty	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	360–383	48.5
Simic Flash	1–3	25.0
Simic Vat	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	80–101	44.2
Azorius Skies	8–11	42.1
Blue Madness	12–11	52.2
Simic Madness	9–11	45.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Wizards	14–22	38.9
Ninjas	12–13	48.0
Mono Blue Tempo	59–68	46.5
Mono Blue Faeries	3–3	50.0
Izzet Spells	12–12	50.0
Dimir Tempo	91–87	51.1
Dimir Faeries	4–6	40.0
Sultai Tempo	21–26	44.7
Azorius Tempo	0–3	0.0
Combo-Control	90–79	53.3
Curses	6–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	5–2	71.4
Cruel Combo-Control	4–3	57.1
Battle of Wits	16–6	72.7
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Pickles	1–3	25.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	3–3	50.0
Yosei Vat	1–3	25.0
Lich's Mastery	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	4–1	80.0
Zur's Weirding	2–3	40.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	39–49	44.3
Wildfire	39–49	44.3
Thryx-Wildfire	14–15	48.3
Borderpost Wildfire	16–17	48.5
Midrange	1292–1292	50.0
Temur Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
The Rock	67–65	50.8
Golgari Citadel	7–8	46.7
Grenzo	3–4	42.9
Abzan Midrange	123–145	45.9
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	22–25	46.8
Blink	84–130	39.3
Wave Blink	70–122	36.5
Esper Wave	5–6	45.5
Azorius Wave	39–62	38.6
Orzhov Wave	1–4	20.0
Abzan Wave	10–21	32.3
Bant Wave	5–14	26.3
Acid Trip	6–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	56–51	52.3
Séance	4–6	40.0
Varolz Dreadnought	24–20	54.5
Enchantments Matter	4–2	66.7
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	21–14	60.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–2	33.3
Boros Allies	2–2	50.0
Mono White Allies	6–4	60.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	39–42	48.1
Selvala Morningstar	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	10–19	34.5
Vampires	7–2	77.8
Mono Black Vampires	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	41–32	56.2
Orzhov Legends	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Legends	32–25	56.1
Elementals	6–4	60.0
Rakdos Midrange	128–126	50.4
Naya Midrange	7–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	3–0	100.0
Big Red	23–24	48.9
Mono Black Midrange	58–62	48.3
Mono Black Devotion	35–39	47.3
Hellion Whip	6–8	42.9
Dimir Midrange	36–42	46.2
Toughness Matters	11–11	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	9–2	81.8
Mutate	3–2	60.0
Sultai Midrange	34–26	56.7
Sultai Emerge	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	43–54	44.3
Jeskai Midrange	11–8	57.9
Prophet Glare	5–8	38.5
Heartless Summoning Stompy	5–3	62.5
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	13–14	48.1
Enigmatic Incarnation	13–14	48.1
Neoform	8–13	38.1
Temur Neoform	3–2	60.0
Sultai Neoform	3–5	37.5
Simic Neoform	1–3	25.0
Party	7–5	58.3
Fires of Invention	127–124	50.6
Hero of Precinct One	150–125	54.5
Abzan Hero	29–23	55.8
Mardu Hero	18–17	51.4
Esper Hero	30–27	52.6
Orzhov Hero	61–46	57.0
Five Color Hero	3–7	30.0
Boros Hero	3–1	75.0
Gruul Obosh	26–37	41.3
Clerics	13–7	65.0
Coinflips	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	16–17	48.5
Illness in the Ranks	6–0	100.0
Ramp	209–156	57.3
Villainous Wealth	9–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–0	100.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	140–132	51.5
Golgari Post	17–6	73.9
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	7–1	87.5
Greenpost	88–98	47.3
Gruul Post	3–11	21.4
Simic Post	4–1	80.0
Domain	20–6	76.9
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Defenders	6–5	54.5