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Mono Black Midrange

Tournaments Only
Season 17▾
1. All
2. 33
3. 32
4. 31
5. 30
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	2237	3330–3847	46.4	3	78	64
Mono Black Midrange	277	483–462	51.1	0	12	9
Mono Black Devotion	170	300–279	51.8	0	9	3
Davriel Braids	11	18–17	51.4

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	109–116	48.4
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	15–13	53.6
Mono White Heroic	9–12	42.9
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	5–1	83.3
Red Deck Wins	15–23	39.5
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Goblins	6–4	60.0
Tokens	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–2	75.0
White Weenie	5–5	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–2	0.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	5–8	38.5
Selesnya Little Kid	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	3–0	100.0
Zombies	10–14	41.7
Gruul Aggro	8–1	88.9
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	7–4	63.6
Affinity	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	3–3	50.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Knights	4–11	26.7
AggroSlide	10–23	30.3
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Combo	112–83	57.4
Storm	30–35	46.2
Dragonstorm	0–2	0.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	26–33	44.1
Reanimator	17–9	65.4
Worldgorger Dragon	15–6	71.4
Double Dragon	9–6	60.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–2	33.3
Dubious Challenge	6–2	75.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	7–2	77.8
Jeskai "Twin"	3–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	4–2	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–2	33.3
Retraction Helix Combo	1–2	33.3
Taking Turns	8–6	57.1
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	1–1	50.0
Ominous Good	11–5	68.8
Jokulhaups Combo	2–2	50.0
Soulflayer	2–3	40.0
Breakfast	10–7	58.8
Hermit Gond	2–5	28.6
Hermit Dredge	3–0	100.0
Neoform Hermit	4–2	66.7
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	3–1	75.0
Control	70–73	49.0
Mono Black Control	4–3	57.1
Esper Control	4–10	28.6
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	5–5	50.0
Azorius Control	6–8	42.9
Adam's Ale	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	5–10	33.3
Cruel Control	3–4	42.9
Stax	6–4	60.0
Jeskai Control	2–5	28.6
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–2	33.3
Ponza	11–6	64.7
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Life is Ez	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	1–1	50.0
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	7–8	46.7
Guildgate Control	5–6	45.5
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	20–19	51.3
Aristocrats	6–13	31.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–6	33.3
Burn	8–5	61.5
Infect	3–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	2–0	100.0
Goblin Persist	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	30–45	40.0
Izzet Tempo	4–11	26.7
Azorius Skies	2–4	33.3
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Grixis Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	9–16	36.0
Izzet Spells	8–7	53.3
Dimir Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	27–22	55.1
Curses	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Pickles	1–2	33.3
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	2–3	40.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	15–15	50.0
Wildfire	15–15	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	13–14	48.1
Midrange	90–79	53.3
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	2–0	100.0
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Jund	8–7	53.3
Blink	11–12	47.8
Wave Blink	8–11	42.1
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	2–7	22.2
Orzhov Wave	3–3	50.0
Bant Wave	2–1	66.7
Graveyard Value	3–4	42.9
Varolz Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	3–1	75.0
Fake-Rack	0–2	0.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
Vampires	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	9–6	60.0
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	4–6	40.0
Mono Black Midrange	14–14	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	12–9	57.1
Dimir Midrange	4–5	44.4
Angel Tribal	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	2–2	50.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–3	40.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	0–2	0.0
Neoform	1–3	25.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	1–2	33.3
Coinflip Tribal	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–1	66.7
Ramp	25–25	50.0
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	16–22	42.1
Golgari Post	0–3	0.0
Greenpost	16–14	53.3
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	5–0	100.0