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Mono Black Midrange

Tournaments Only
Season 25▾
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	2932	4763–5217	47.7	14	183	117
Mono Black Midrange	632	1255–1119	52.9	6	63	38
Mono Black Devotion	70	115–126	47.7	0	8	3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	289–239	54.7
Mono Black Aggro	5–7	41.7
Heroic	11–3	78.6
Mono White Heroic	1–1	50.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	7–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	51–41	55.4
Goblins	4–0	100.0
Tokens	14–9	60.9
Selesnya Tokens	7–5	58.3
Mono White Tokens	4–3	57.1
Mono Green Stompy	5–3	62.5
White Weenie	30–19	61.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	7–3	70.0
Soldiers	4–4	50.0
Chroma White	1–1	50.0
Elves	21–16	56.8
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	9–6	60.0
Rogues	2–1	66.7
Zombies	5–2	71.4
Gruul Aggro	5–0	100.0
Merfolk	23–17	57.5
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	48–61	44.0
Affinity	13–20	39.4
Salvage Titan	4–4	50.0
Tempered Steel	31–35	47.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Madness	8–4	66.7
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	6–4	60.0
Voltron	7–10	41.2
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Equipment Aggro	1–3	25.0
Hateful Auras	5–5	50.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	5–6	45.5
AggroSlide	20–29	40.8
Cats	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Cats	5–2	71.4
Boros Aggro	3–1	75.0
Pirates	4–1	80.0
Combo	211–138	60.5
Storm	64–54	54.2
Dimir Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	6–1	85.7
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–5	16.7
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	53–47	53.0
Swath Storm	4–0	100.0
Reanimator	12–6	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	3–5	37.5
Double Dragon	1–2	33.3
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	9–0	100.0
Rakdos Reanimator	4–0	100.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	12–12	50.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	3–0	100.0
Warp World	8–5	61.5
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	9–6	60.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	9–6	60.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	7–5	58.3
Myr Incubator	2–1	66.7
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Eggs	4–1	80.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	6–1	85.7
Taking Turns	6–6	50.0
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–3	50.0
Soulflayer	12–1	92.3
Reanim8 Rack	7–0	100.0
Breakfast	18–16	52.9
Oops All Spells	18–16	52.9
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	4–0	100.0
Polymorph	4–1	80.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	3–1	75.0
Enduring Ideal	0–2	0.0
Ad Nauseam	2–1	66.7
Ad Swanseam	1–1	50.0
Intruder Alarm	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	9–13	40.9
Possibility Storm	4–0	100.0
Control	149–174	46.1
Mono Black Control	3–2	60.0
Esper Control	10–15	40.0
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	5–8	38.5
Dimir Control	6–10	37.5
Azorius Control	18–54	25.0
Cawblade	0–2	0.0
Turbo Fog	2–3	40.0
Mill	15–5	75.0
Boros Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	10–6	62.5
Cruel Control	4–1	80.0
Stax	9–11	45.0
Jeskai Control	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–3	50.0
Ponza	22–22	50.0
Mono White Control	4–7	36.4
Life is Ez	1–4	20.0
Cycling Control	3–3	50.0
Astral Slide	2–3	40.0
Five Color Control	0–2	0.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–2	0.0
Bant Control	10–3	76.9
Pox	10–7	58.8
Seasons Past Control	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	3–4	42.9
Prison	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Combo	143–131	52.2
Aristocrats	15–15	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Abzan Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	7–7	50.0
Boros Bombardment	4–3	57.1
Burn	19–20	48.7
Infect	11–6	64.7
Simic Infect	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	6–5	54.5
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	68–74	47.9
Izzet Dreadnought	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	63–72	46.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Hushnought	11–6	64.7
Liquimetal Fishing	5–2	71.4
Combo Goblins	11–7	61.1
Goblin Persist	11–7	61.1
Aggro-Control	84–62	57.5
Izzet Tempo	14–9	60.9
Blue Madness	9–4	69.2
Simic Madness	5–2	71.4
Wizards	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	22–16	57.9
Mono Blue Tempo	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	25–28	47.2
Dimir Tempo	3–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	68–79	46.3
Curses	12–6	66.7
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–1	66.7
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Solar Flare	5–2	71.4
Plasma Swans	2–2	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	37–61	37.8
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	36–61	37.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	6–9	40.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	7–28	20.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	7–11	38.9
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	7–8	46.7
Resurgent Belief	5–5	50.0
Midrange	265–243	52.2
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	11–3	78.6
Abzan Midrange	4–10	28.6
Selesnya Midrange	7–5	58.3
Jund	23–25	47.9
Blink	21–32	39.6
Graveyard Value	3–4	42.9
Séance	1–2	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	4–3	57.1
Allies	5–6	45.5
Mardu Allies	3–1	75.0
Boros Allies	1–2	33.3
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	9–4	69.2
Mardu Midrange	5–4	55.6
Vampires	10–13	43.5
Mono Black Vampires	6–11	35.3
Rakdos Vampires	2–2	50.0
Elementals	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	12–8	60.0
Naya Midrange	4–0	100.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	61–61	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	4–3	57.1
Hellion Whip	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	3–3	50.0
Angel Tribal	2–1	66.7
Toughness Matters	4–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	11–13	45.8
Martyr's Grace	9–13	40.9
Sultai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	6–9	40.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–2	60.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	3–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	18–11	62.1
Mardu Hero	6–2	75.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	9–9	50.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	2–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	8–4	66.7
Coinflip Tribal	5–1	83.3
Death Cloud	1–3	25.0
Ramp	46–53	46.5
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	34–38	47.2
Greenpost	31–36	46.3
Simic Post	2–2	50.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	2–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	2–5	28.6
Applejacks	0–2	0.0