Mono Black Midrange

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	1548	2437–2771	46.8	5	47	61
Mono Black Midrange	218	373–372	50.1	0	7	13
Mono Black Devotion	123	207–208	49.9	0	7	6
Davriel Braids	44	76–74	50.7			3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	104–106	49.5
Mono Black Aggro	2–3	40.0
Heroic	5–2	71.4
Mono White Heroic	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	15–28	34.9
Mono Red Devotion	1–2	33.3
Goblins	6–12	33.3
Tokens	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	4–1	80.0
Mono White Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–0	100.0
White Weenie	5–5	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Kithkin	2–2	50.0
Elves	5–11	31.3
Zombies	16–9	64.0
Gruul Aggro	3–0	100.0
Merfolk	6–1	85.7
Artifact Aggro	13–3	81.3
Affinity	4–1	80.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	8–2	80.0
Voltron	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Knights	3–2	60.0
AggroSlide	12–24	33.3
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Combo	91–86	51.4
Storm	30–15	66.7
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	16–11	59.3
Simic Storm	7–3	70.0
Citadel Storm	4–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Reanimator	21–38	35.6
Recurring Nightmare	8–16	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	7–14	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	13–22	37.1
Rakdos Reanimator	7–9	43.8
Mono Black Reanimator	6–13	31.6
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–3	25.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	4–4	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	7–10	41.2
Upheaval Colossus	0–3	0.0
Seismic Swans	3–0	100.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	3–2	60.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	4–2	66.7
Ominous Good	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	7–4	63.6
Polymorph	1–2	33.3
Control	45–52	46.4
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	1–2	33.3
Demonic Rising	3–2	60.0
Dimir Control	3–6	33.3
Azorius Control	10–17	37.0
Turbo Fog	4–4	50.0
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–5	28.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–4	0.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	0–6	0.0
Cruel Control	0–5	0.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	7–4	63.6
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–1	66.7
Guildgate Control	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	9–11	45.0
Aristocrats	4–8	33.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	3–1	75.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	12–9	57.1
Izzet Tempo	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–2	33.3
Izzet Spells	4–5	44.4
Dimir Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	16–21	43.2
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	2–4	33.3
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	3–7	30.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–5	37.5
Wildfire	3–5	37.5
Thryx-Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Midrange	67–64	51.1
Temur Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
The Rock	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	9–3	75.0
Blink	4–7	36.4
Wave Blink	4–7	36.4
Esper Wave	4–4	50.0
Azorius Wave	0–3	0.0
Graveyard Value	5–5	50.0
Séance	2–3	40.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Allies	1–2	33.3
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	3–1	75.0
Fake-Rack	2–3	40.0
Mardu Midrange	2–2	50.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–1	50.0
Vampires	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–2	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–5	44.4
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–6	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–4	42.9
Davriel Braids	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	4–2	66.7
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	1–2	33.3
Mutate	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	3–1	75.0
Mythic Colossification	0–2	0.0
Neoform	0–2	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–2	0.0
Coinflip Tribal	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	2–4	33.3
Ramp	29–23	55.8
Rofellos Ramp	5–5	50.0
Wild Pair	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	15–12	55.6
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	3–4	42.9
Greenpost	2–5	28.6
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	3–1	75.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	5–2	71.4
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	2–1	66.7