Pioneer Dimir Midrange
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| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
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| Jul 23 | View | Kako_Ferrer Challenge Finalist | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 2nd | 7-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 5 | View | itstime Challenge Semifinalist | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 4th | 5-3 | — | |
| Jul 27 | View | Kako_Ferrer | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 30th | 1-4 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 26 | View | Kako_Ferrer | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 9th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 26 | View | jps_17 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 24th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 25 | View | Kako_Ferrer | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 17th | 3-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 25 | View | cicciogire | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 26th | 2-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 24 | View | Kako_Ferrer | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 11th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 24 | View | Venom01 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 24th | 3-3 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 24 | View | Kako_Ferrer | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 30th | 1-4 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 23 | View | Kako_Ferrer | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 2nd | 7-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 20 | View | Xavier_Armer | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 18th | 2-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 20 | View | Kako_Ferrer | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 24th | 2-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 19 | View | Kako_Ferrer | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 6th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 19 | View | TheTokePope | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 31st | 2-4 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 19 | View | Kako_Ferrer | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 32nd | 1-4 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 18 | View | Kako_Ferrer | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 3rd | 6-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 18 | View | Beicodegeia | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 29th | 2-4 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 17 | View | Kako_Ferrer | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 4th | 5-3 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 17 | View | pokerswizard | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 15th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 17 | View | levunga21 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 21st | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Jul 17 | View | Beicodegeia | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 29th | 1-4 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 16 | View | Strongmind | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 5th | 5-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 16 | View | Beicodegeia | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 13th | 4-2 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 13 | View | Strongmind | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 2nd | 8-1 | Familiar · band 3 of 10 · 3 | |
| Jul 13 | View | Venom01 | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 16th | 4-2 | Stock · band 1 of 10 · 1 | |
| Jul 12 | View | MTG_Chemist | Pioneer Challenge 32 | 21st | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 |
Showing 1–25 of 228 all-time decklists
Dimir Midrange has climbed from ~0.0% to 4.4% of the Pioneer metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~0.0% to 4.4% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Dimir Midrange cards
Cards gaining share within Dimir Midrange vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spyglass Siren | 19% | 86% | +67.6% |
| Blade of the Oni | 19% | 86% | +67.6% |
| Brazen Borrower | 13% | 18% | +5.7% |
| Bitter Triumph | 75% | 95% | +20.5% |
| Swamp | 78% | 95% | +17.3% |
| Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber | 88% | 100% | +12.5% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elegy Acolyte | New | 32% | +31.8% |
| Graveyard Trespasser | 69% | 95% | +26.7% |
Typical Pioneer Dimir Midrange maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 166 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Darkslick Shores | 4.0 | 100% |
| Fatal Push | 4.0 | 100% |
| Floodpits Drowner | 4.0 | 100% |
| Gloomlake Verge | 4.0 | 100% |
| Island | 2.0 | 100% |
| Kaito, Bane of Nightmares | 4.0 | 100% |
| Moon-Circuit Hacker | 4.0 | 100% |
| Mutavault | 4.0 | 100% |
| Thoughtseize | 4.0 | 100% |
| Watery Grave | 4.0 | 100% |
| Otawara, Soaring City | 1.0 | 99% |
| Multiversal Passage | 3.0 | 96% |
| Go for the Throat | 1.7 | 93% |
| Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | 2.2 | 83% |
| Mockingbird | 3.9 | 79% |
| Faerie Miscreant | 4.0 | 78% |
| Takenuma, Abandoned Mire | 1.0 | 77% |
| Swamp | 1.0 | 65% |
| Enduring Curiosity | 1.5 | 55% |
| Nowhere to Run | 1.4 | 52% |
| Brazen Borrower | 1.5 | 51% |
| Bitter Triumph | 1.0 | 46% |
| Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber | 3.4 | 45% |
| Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | 1.0 | 37% |
| Anoint with Affliction | 1.1 | 24% |
| Spyglass Siren | 3.7 | 24% |
| Cecil, Dark Knight | 1.9 | 20% |
| Blade of the Oni | 2.2 | 15% |
| Clearwater Pathway | 1.7 | 6% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.0 | 5% |
| Preacher of the Schism | 1.8 | 4% |
| Duress | 1.0 | 3% |
| Dreams of Steel and Oil | 1.0 | 2% |
| Death in the Family | 1.0 | 2% |
| Elektra, Daughter of the Hand | 1.3 | 2% |
| Flitterwing Nuisance | 1.0 | 2% |
| Underground River | 1.3 | 2% |
| Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal | 1.0 | 1% |
| Tasigur, the Golden Fang | 1.0 | 1% |
| Drown in the Loch | 1.0 | <1% |
Typical Pioneer Dimir Midrange sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 166 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 166 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Disdainful Stroke | 2.0 | 96% |
| Duress | 2.0 | 86% |
| Languish | 1.4 | 86% |
| Leyline of the Void | 3.4 | 81% |
| Path of Peril | 1.5 | 75% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.0 | 71% |
| Bitter Triumph | 1.3 | 61% |
| Graveyard Trespasser | 1.7 | 61% |
| Gix's Command | 1.0 | 49% |
| Anoint with Affliction | 2.0 | 34% |
| Liliana, the Last Hope | 1.0 | 28% |
| Tishana's Tidebinder | 1.9 | 19% |
| Unlicensed Hearse | 2.7 | 19% |
| Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | 1.9 | 18% |
| Qarsi Revenant | 1.0 | 17% |
| Go for the Throat | 1.0 | 15% |
| Ray of Enfeeblement | 1.0 | 13% |
| Ashiok, Dream Render | 1.6 | 5% |
| Elegy Acolyte | 1.0 | 4% |
| Extinction Event | 1.0 | 4% |
| Preacher of the Schism | 1.0 | 4% |
| Sorin the Mirthless | 1.0 | 4% |
| Day of Black Sun | 1.8 | 3% |
| Cut Down | 1.0 | 2% |
| Death in the Family | 2.0 | 2% |
| Deep-Cavern Bat | 2.0 | 2% |
| End of the Hunt | 1.0 | 2% |
| Go Blank | 1.7 | 2% |
| Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet | 1.0 | 2% |
| Nowhere to Run | 2.3 | 2% |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 1.0 | 2% |
| Aether Gust | 1.0 | 1% |
| Annul | 1.0 | 1% |
| Cecil, Dark Knight | 1.0 | 1% |
| Mystical Dispute | 1.5 | 1% |
| Negate | 1.0 | 1% |
| Spell Snare | 1.0 | 1% |
| Disfigure | 2.0 | <1% |
| Elektra, Daughter of the Hand | 1.0 | <1% |
| Requiting Hex | 1.0 | <1% |
Dimir Midrange Pioneer FAQ
Is Dimir Midrange good in Pioneer right now?
Dimir Midrange is 4.4% of Pioneer decklists, though it's fallen sharply (−32%) over the last two weeks, with 5 Top 8s. Over the last 90 days it's still up from ~0.0% to 4.4%, so this looks like a recent pullback rather than a collapse. Best recent finish: 2nd (7-2) at Pioneer Challenge 32 on Jul 23, 2026.
What are the key cards in Pioneer Dimir Midrange?
Nearly every list runs Fatal Push, Floodpits Drowner, Gloomlake Verge, and Kaito, Bane of Nightmares (99%+ of Pioneer Dimir Midrange decklists in the last 90 days). Most lists are Stock (30); variants add Cecil, Dark Knight (16) and Blade of the Oni (7).
What's a typical Pioneer Dimir Midrange sideboard?
The most common Pioneer Dimir Midrange sideboard cards over the last 90 days: Disdainful Stroke (96% of lists), Duress (86% of lists), Languish (86% of lists), and Leyline of the Void (81% of lists). Elegy Acolyte is the fastest riser — new this window at 32% of sideboards.
Are there different builds of Pioneer Dimir Midrange?
Mostly one stock build — recent lists are highly standardized. Recent lists split into Cecil, Dark Knight, Blade of the Oni, and Stock approaches.
What does Uniqueness mean?
Uniqueness rates each list from band 1 (Stock) through band 10 (Unique). Higher means a list is more unusual vs recent peers of this strategy.
How many Pioneer Dimir Midrange decklists are there?
Decklist Data tracks 228 Pioneer Dimir Midrange decklists all-time (22 in the last 14 days) from Magic: The Gathering Online (MTGO) Challenges and Leagues. New results are indexed automatically — latest Dimir Midrange result Jul 27, 2026.