Rakdos Midrange

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	2305	3425–4010	46.1	3	78	66
Rakdos Midrange	180	313–283	52.5	0	4	8

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	80–72	52.6
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	8–8	50.0
Mono White Heroic	5–7	41.7
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	15–10	60.0
Mono Red Devotion	2–0	100.0
Goblins	2–1	66.7
Tokens	2–3	40.0
Mono White Tokens	1–3	25.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–1	50.0
White Weenie	5–9	35.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	1–2	33.3
Elves	4–2	66.7
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	3–0	100.0
Zombies	12–12	50.0
Gruul Aggro	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	3–2	60.0
Tempered Steel	3–2	60.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	2–1	66.7
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Knights	6–6	50.0
AggroSlide	4–10	28.6
Cats	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Combo	65–66	49.6
Storm	25–24	51.0
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	21–24	46.7
Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–2	50.0
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	0–2	0.0
Dubious Challenge	3–1	75.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
"Twin"	2–2	50.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–0	100.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–2	60.0
Taking Turns	7–5	58.3
Izzet Ascension	2–1	66.7
Ominous Good	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	3–12	20.0
Hermit Gond	1–2	33.3
Hermit Dredge	1–4	20.0
Neoform Hermit	0–5	0.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Control	42–33	56.0
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	2–3	40.0
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–0	100.0
Azorius Control	1–3	25.0
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	7–6	53.8
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	2–1	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–4	20.0
Ponza	6–5	54.5
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	4–7	36.4
Guildgate Control	4–1	80.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	19–11	63.3
Aristocrats	10–2	83.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Burn	7–6	53.8
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	17–19	47.2
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	3–2	60.0
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	0–6	0.0
Simic Madness	0–5	0.0
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–4	60.0
Izzet Spells	2–4	33.3
Combo-Control	20–14	58.8
Curses	4–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	7–1	87.5
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–13	31.6
Wildfire	6–13	31.6
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	5–12	29.4
Midrange	50–54	48.1
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	4–4	50.0
Blink	2–8	20.0
Wave Blink	0–5	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	1–2	33.3
Mardu Midrange	2–3	40.0
Vampires	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–6	50.0
Big Red	6–3	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	6–9	40.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–8	20.0
Dimir Midrange	0–4	0.0
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–0	100.0
Owling Mine	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Midrange	4–2	66.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	2–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	20–14	58.8
Cloudpost Ramp	15–14	51.7
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–1	66.7
Greenpost	7–11	38.9
Simic Post	3–1	75.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	4–0	100.0