Mardu Midrange

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	2899	5013–5185	49.2	7	131	143
Mardu Midrange	317	689–538	56.2	0	19	25

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	156–174	47.3
Mono Black Aggro	2–2	50.0
Heroic	14–15	48.3
Mono White Heroic	14–15	48.3
Red Deck Wins	12–27	30.8
Mono Red Devotion	1–2	33.3
Goblins	8–2	80.0
Tokens	6–2	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	3–11	21.4
White Weenie	10–7	58.8
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	13–8	61.9
Selesnya Little Kid	4–6	40.0
Selesnya Counters	2–3	40.0
Rogues	1–2	33.3
Zombies	5–3	62.5
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	8–13	38.1
Mono Red Swarm	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	36–42	46.2
Affinity	31–37	45.6
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	2–4	33.3
Madness	5–5	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Madness	4–1	80.0
Voltron	8–1	88.9
Hexproof	5–1	83.3
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	7–13	35.0
Cats	6–6	50.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	6–5	54.5
Rakdos Aggro	4–3	57.1
Combo	147–78	65.3
Storm	42–13	76.4
Dimir Tendrils	29–12	70.7
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	4–0	100.0
Reanimator	25–36	41.0
Worldgorger Dragon	13–19	40.6
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	12–15	44.4
Rakdos Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	12–11	52.2
Oriss Genesis	0–3	0.0
Warp World	4–1	80.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–2	33.3
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–0	100.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	6–3	66.7
Izzet Ascension	9–5	64.3
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	6–1	85.7
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	4–1	80.0
Oops All Spells	4–1	80.0
Dredge	11–7	61.1
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	4–2	66.7
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	3–0	100.0
Control	103–76	57.5
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	7–4	63.6
Demonic Rising	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–7	22.2
Azorius Control	18–9	66.7
Cawblade	2–1	66.7
Turbo Fog	4–2	66.7
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	12–6	66.7
Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	2–1	66.7
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	7–4	63.6
Cruel Control	6–3	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	6–14	30.0
Mono White Control	6–4	60.0
Life is Ez	5–2	71.4
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	8–2	80.0
Astral Slide	8–2	80.0
Five Color Control	4–3	57.1
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Shrines	3–2	60.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	6–13	31.6
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	45–17	72.6
Aristocrats	17–9	65.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Golgari Aristocrats	4–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Food	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Burn	7–4	63.6
Infect	9–0	100.0
Simic Infect	3–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	9–2	81.8
Goblin Persist	3–2	60.0
Dirty Kitty	6–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	44–42	51.2
Izzet Tempo	12–12	50.0
Azorius Skies	4–0	100.0
Blue Madness	4–2	66.7
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Temur Madness	2–1	66.7
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	11–21	34.4
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	5–2	71.4
Dimir Tempo	6–3	66.7
Combo-Control	35–27	56.5
Curses	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	7–5	58.3
Dragoncrank	2–0	100.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	18–18	50.0
Solar Flare	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	2–2	50.0
Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	126–99	56.0
Temur Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
The Rock	2–4	33.3
Grenzo	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	0–1	0.0
Blink	3–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–12	29.4
Séance	3–8	27.3
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	4–1	80.0
Fake-Rack	9–2	81.8
Mardu Midrange	20–20	50.0
Vampires	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	8–11	42.1
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	13–7	65.0
Mono Black Devotion	8–3	72.7
Heart of Darkness	2–4	33.3
Dimir Midrange	7–3	70.0
Angel Tribal	2–1	66.7
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	10–16	38.5
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	6–3	66.7
Neoform	4–1	80.0
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	2–0	100.0
Party	4–2	66.7
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–1	66.7
Ramp	33–25	56.9
Cloudpost Ramp	22–22	50.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	18–20	47.4
Simic Post	2–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	6–2	75.0
Historic Bloom	4–2	66.7