Mono Black Midrange

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	1838	3264–3189–1	50.6	15	132	89
Mono Black Midrange	363	681–587	53.7	0	19	18
Mono Black Devotion	276	481–439	52.3	0	16	10

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	161–137	54.0
Mono Black Aggro	6–8	42.9
Heroic	13–7	65.0
Mono White Heroic	10–5	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	23–20	53.5
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Prisoner	2–0	100.0
Goblins	4–5	44.4
Tokens	7–9	43.8
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	5–7	41.7
Mono Green Stompy	9–2	81.8
White Weenie	10–11	47.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–0	100.0
Elves	9–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	3–0	100.0
Zombies	9–17	34.6
Gruul Aggro	7–6	53.8
Merfolk	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–3	40.0
Artifact Aggro	20–20	50.0
Affinity	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	7–18	28.0
Mono Blue Architect	8–1	88.9
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Madness	23–15	60.5
Gruul Madness	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Madness	18–14	56.3
Voltron	1–3	25.0
Hexproof	0–3	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–4	20.0
Combo	130–125	51.0
Storm	35–39	47.3
Dimir Tendrils	15–23	39.5
Dragonstorm	7–7	50.0
Simic Storm	2–6	25.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	4–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	3–2	60.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	43–43	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	5–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	38–41	48.1
Rakdos Reanimator	21–26	44.7
Mono Black Reanimator	15–15	50.0
Grixis Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	2–2	50.0
Warp World	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	9–9	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	9–9	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–3	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–3	0.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–2	33.3
Izzet Ascension	2–1	66.7
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	6–6	50.0
Oops All Spells	6–6	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	5–9	35.7
Enduring Ideal	1–3	25.0
Chain of Acid	4–5	44.4
GreenTwin	2–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	3–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–0	100.0
Control	98–97	50.3
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	10–12	45.5
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	14–11	56.0
Azorius Control	14–21	40.0
Cawblade	2–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	1–3	25.0
Izzet Control	1–2	33.3
Mill	2–2	50.0
Boros Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Control	11–14	44.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	6–12	33.3
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Control	4–1	80.0
Dragon Control	6–1	85.7
Izzet Dragons	3–1	75.0
Ponza	4–1	80.0
Mono White Control	2–2	50.0
Life is Ez	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	0–1	0.0
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	4–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–5	37.5
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	3–2	60.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–2	33.3
Seasons Past Control	6–7	46.2
Prison	4–1	80.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	49–34	59.0
Aristocrats	6–11	35.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–5	16.7
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Boros Bombardment	2–2	50.0
Burn	4–5	44.4
Infect	27–4	87.1
Simic Infect	17–3	85.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Turbo Myth	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–1	80.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	2–2	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–9	18.2
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Dirty Kitty	1–7	12.5
Aggro-Control	64–31	67.4
Simic Flash	4–1	80.0
Izzet Tempo	17–7	70.8
Azorius Skies	2–4	33.3
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–5	28.6
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	7–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	10–7	58.8
Dimir Tempo	15–5	75.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	28–27	50.9
Curses	3–4	42.9
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	0–2	0.0
Zur's Weirding	3–2	60.0
Solar Flare	2–2	50.0
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	15–16	48.4
Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	13–13	50.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	10–7	58.8
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	132–126	51.2
The Rock	5–1	83.3
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Jund	15–18	45.5
Blink	14–29	32.6
Wave Blink	14–29	32.6
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	6–16	27.3
Abzan Wave	3–7	30.0
Bant Wave	3–3	50.0
Graveyard Value	4–13	23.5
Varolz Dreadnought	3–12	20.0
Allies	3–0	100.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–4	50.0
Mardu Midrange	0–3	0.0
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	4–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	12–3	80.0
Naya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Big Red	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	18–18	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	13–16	44.8
Dimir Midrange	4–7	36.4
Angel Tribal	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–3	62.5
Sultai Midrange	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–2	50.0
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	4–2	66.7
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	8–14	36.4
Artifact Midrange	2–1	66.7
Ramp	19–10	65.5
Cloudpost Ramp	12–3	80.0
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	8–3	72.7
Carth Superfriends	3–4	42.9
Jund Carth	0–2	0.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0