Rakdos Midrange

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	6029	11524–12221–34	48.5	294	2698
Rakdos Midrange	347	696–765	47.6	9	137

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	227–255	47.1
Mono Black Aggro	4–2	66.7
Heroic	14–20	41.2
Mono White Heroic	10–20	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	60–59	50.4
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	5–6	45.5
Tokens	4–7	36.4
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	1–6	14.3
Mono Green Stompy	4–2	66.7
White Weenie	16–15	51.6
Odric Keywords	0–2	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–0	100.0
Soldiers	4–2	66.7
Elves	13–9	59.1
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Counters	2–0	100.0
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	8–14	36.4
Gruul Aggro	3–2	60.0
Merfolk	5–5	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	6–2	75.0
8 Whack	4–2	66.7
Artifact Aggro	27–38	41.5
Affinity	12–24	33.3
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	13–12	52.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Madness	1–2	33.3
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	4–4	50.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	3–1	75.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	4–3	57.1
AggroSlide	35–55	38.9
Cats	2–4	33.3
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	108–145	42.7
Storm	14–31	31.1
Dimir Tendrils	4–10	28.6
Dragonstorm	2–3	40.0
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Reclamation Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	2–9	18.2
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	0–5	0.0
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	19–23	45.2
Recurring Nightmare	1–8	11.1
Dragon Nightmare	0–7	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–3	25.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	16–12	57.1
Rakdos Reanimator	4–4	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	12–7	63.2
Oriss Genesis	2–1	66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–4	50.0
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Warp World	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–1	50.0
New Perspectives	3–1	75.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	7–17	29.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–8	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–7	22.2
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–11	35.3
Anvil Colossus	3–9	25.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–1	66.7
Seismic Swans	0–2	0.0
Eggs	1–3	25.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–5	16.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–1	75.0
Izzet Ascension	6–3	66.7
Ominous Good	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	4–7	36.4
Reanim8 Rack	3–7	30.0
Breakfast	18–19	48.6
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	6–7	46.2
Neoform Hermit	12–10	54.5
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dredge	5–3	62.5
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–1	66.7
Enduring Ideal	1–2	33.3
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	1–0	100.0
Control	74–94	44.0
Esper Control	8–10	44.4
Demonic Rising	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	3–2	60.0
Azorius Control	11–24	31.4
Cawblade	0–5	0.0
Turbo Fog	2–2	50.0
Izzet Control	0–2	0.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	5–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	3–9	25.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	6–8	42.9
Cruel Control	1–3	25.0
Stax	2–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	2–4	33.3
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	3–0	100.0
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	5–3	62.5
Astral Slide	3–3	50.0
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	3–6	33.3
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	2–4	33.3
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	1–6	14.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Control	2–4	33.3
Prison	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	53–39	57.6
Aristocrats	7–4	63.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	4–6	40.0
Infect	12–3	80.0
Simic Infect	4–1	80.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	12–6	66.7
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	9–5	64.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–2	50.0
Hushnought	11–12	47.8
Combo Goblins	3–6	33.3
Goblin Persist	3–6	33.3
Aggro-Control	68–49	58.1
Izzet Tempo	25–8	75.8
Azorius Skies	3–0	100.0
Blue Madness	0–3	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Temur Madness	0–2	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	25–17	59.5
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	2–6	25.0
Dimir Tempo	3–6	33.3
Sultai Tempo	2–2	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–3	0.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	22–23	48.9
Curses	0–3	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	2–2	50.0
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	5–2	71.4
Zur's Weirding	1–3	25.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	5–1	83.3
Liliana's Contract	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–7	41.7
Wildfire	3–3	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–3	25.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	126–139	47.5
Temur Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	3–6	33.3
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	3–3	50.0
Blink	6–16	27.3
Wave Blink	5–12	29.4
Azorius Wave	5–8	38.5
Orzhov Wave	0–3	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	6–1	85.7
Mardu Allies	4–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–3	40.0
Mardu Midrange	2–4	33.3
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Legends	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Midrange	21–21	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Midrange	14–22	38.9
Necro Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	6–10	37.5
Davriel Braids	0–2	0.0
Heart of Darkness	3–3	50.0
Hellion Whip	1–2	33.3
Dimir Midrange	2–5	28.6
Angel Tribal	2–2	50.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–0	100.0
Martyr's Grace	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	7–1	87.5
Sultai Emerge	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–8	27.3
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	2–4	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	12–7	63.2
Abzan Hero	2–1	66.7
Mardu Hero	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Hero	7–2	77.8
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	1–2	33.3
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Clerics	0–3	0.0
Simic Snow	3–8	27.3
Artifact Midrange	3–1	75.0
Ramp	18–21	46.2
Rofellos Ramp	3–1	75.0
Channel-Rofellos	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	9–18	33.3
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	7–18	28.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0