Standard Dimir Excruciator
Dimir Excruciator is a Standard midrange strategy that usually features Bitter Triumph, Deceit, and Doomsday Excruciator.
Meta
7.1%
Colors
Shift
+11%
Variability
Low
ApproachesAllOverlord of the Balemurk18 · 13%Superior Spider-Man17 · 12%Quantum Riddler14 · 10%Stock95 · 66%
58 decks in Overlord of the Balemurk
| Date | View Decklist | Player | Event | Place | Record | Uniqueness | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3 | View | Im_Badnewz | Standard Challenge 32 | 22nd | 3-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| May 3 | View | SPyromancer | Standard Rc Super Qualifier | 31st | 6-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 14 | View | Tunaktunak | Standard Challenge 32 | 11th | 4-2 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 14 | View | Tunaktunak | Standard Challenge 32 2026-03-14 | 11th | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Mar 13 | View | RandomOctopus | Standard Challenge 64 2026-03-13 | 18th | 4-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 12 | View | RandomOctopus | Standard Challenge 32 | 11th | 5-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 10 | View | peter780108 | Standard Challenge 64 | 3rd | 6-3 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 9 | View | Scappie | Standard Challenge 64 2026-03-09 | 11th | 5-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 6 | View | kthanakit26 | Standard Challenge 32 | 5th | 5-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 5 | View | Scappie | Standard Challenge 32 2026-03-05 | 2nd | 8-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Mar 5 | View | lilianna1989 | Standard League 2026-03-05 | — | 5-0 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Mar 2 | View | ShadowTitan1 | Standard Challenge 64 | 3rd | 7-2 | Adapted · band 6 of 10 · 6 | |
| Mar 1 | View | ShadowTitan1 | Standard Challenge 32 | 13th | 5-2 | Distinct · band 7 of 10 · 7 | |
| Feb 21 | View | TentacleFan | Standard Challenge 32 2026-02-21 | 11th | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Feb 21 | View | TentacleFan | Standard Challenge 32 | 11th | 4-2 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 21 | View | Tunaktunak | Standard Challenge 32 | 12th | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 21 | View | Tunaktunak | Standard Challenge 32 2026-02-21 | 12th | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Feb 21 | View | scipios | Standard Challenge 32 2026-02-21 | 14th | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Feb 21 | View | scipios | Standard Challenge 32 | 14th | 3-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 21 | View | Dlihchtarw | Standard Challenge 32 | 25th | 1-3 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 21 | View | Dlihchtarw | Standard Challenge 32 2026-02-21 | 25th | — | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Feb 21 | View | nadcar | Standard League 2026-02-21 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Feb 21 | View | Heavenfall | Standard League 2026-02-21 | — | 5-0 | Tuned · band 5 of 10 · 5 | |
| Feb 20 | View | TentacleFan | Standard Challenge 32 | 1st | 8-1 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 | |
| Feb 17 | View | TentacleFan | Standard League | — | 5-0 | Standard · band 4 of 10 · 4 |
Dimir Excruciator has climbed from ~6.0% to 7.1% of the Standard metagame over the last 90 days.
Meta share, last 90 days
Climbed from ~6.0% to 7.1% · trend line is 3-week smoothed
Approaches, last 90 days
Weekly breakdown of lists by automatically detected approach
Rising Dimir Excruciator cards
Cards gaining share within Dimir Excruciator vs the prior 14 days, adjusted for format-wide play rate.
Maindeck
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bender's Waterskin | New | 13% | +13% |
| Kavaero, Mind-Bitten | 83% | 89% | +6.3% |
Sideboard
| Card | Was | Now | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negate | 9% | 59% | +50.1% |
| Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel | 14% | 48% | +33.5% |
| Preacher of the Schism | 17% | 48% | +30.7% |
| M.O.D.O.K. | 17% | 46% | +28.5% |
| Petrified Hamlet | New | 13% | +13% |
| Stab | New | 13% | +13% |
| Spell Pierce | New | 11% | +10.9% |
Typical Standard Dimir Excruciator maindeck cards
Maindeck adoption across 289 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Bitter Triumph | 2.9 | 100% |
| Deceit | 4.0 | 100% |
| Doomsday Excruciator | 2.8 | 100% |
| Gloomlake Verge | 4.0 | 100% |
| Requiting Hex | 4.0 | 100% |
| Restless Reef | 4.0 | 100% |
| Swamp | 9.1 | 100% |
| Watery Grave | 4.0 | 100% |
| Winternight Stories | 2.5 | 100% |
| Cavern of Souls | 1.9 | 99% |
| Emeritus of Ideation | 2.1 | 98% |
| Day of Black Sun | 2.2 | 95% |
| Undercity Sewers | 1.5 | 92% |
| Kavaero, Mind-Bitten | 4.0 | 91% |
| Duress | 3.5 | 91% |
| Deadly Cover-Up | 1.2 | 87% |
| Strategic Betrayal | 1.1 | 83% |
| Stock Up | 2.8 | 83% |
| Multiversal Passage | 1.1 | 57% |
| Shoot the Sheriff | 1.3 | 33% |
| Hidden Lair | 2.2 | 28% |
| Insatiable Avarice | 1.5 | 25% |
| M.O.D.O.K. | 1.0 | 20% |
| Starting Town | 1.1 | 18% |
| Harvester of Misery | 1.5 | 17% |
| Nowhere to Run | 1.0 | 11% |
| Intimidation Tactics | 1.1 | 10% |
| Oildeep Gearhulk | 1.8 | 10% |
| Superior Spider-Man | 3.8 | 10% |
| Overlord of the Balemurk | 2.7 | 9% |
| Quantum Riddler | 2.2 | 9% |
| Malboro | 1.0 | 3% |
| Bender's Waterskin | 3.0 | 2% |
| Steamcore Scholar | 3.0 | 1% |
| Island | 2.0 | 1% |
| Bounce Off | 1.0 | <1% |
| Qarsi Revenant | 2.0 | <1% |
| The Terminus of Return | 1.5 | <1% |
| Agna Qel'a | 1.0 | <1% |
| Flow State | 4.0 | <1% |
Typical Standard Dimir Excruciator sideboard
Built from sideboard adoption across 289 decklists in the last 90 days.
Full sideboard card play rate
Per-card sideboard adoption across 289 decklists in the last 90 days. Click a row to filter decklists.
| Card | Avg copies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Strategic Betrayal | 1.2 | 94% |
| Flashfreeze | 2.2 | 88% |
| Qarsi Revenant | 2.1 | 84% |
| Ghost Vacuum | 1.1 | 77% |
| Oildeep Gearhulk | 2.8 | 67% |
| Quantum Riddler | 1.6 | 65% |
| Disdainful Stroke | 1.5 | 63% |
| Duress | 1.5 | 53% |
| Deadly Cover-Up | 1.2 | 44% |
| Deathmark | 1.4 | 41% |
| Doomsday Excruciator | 1.0 | 38% |
| Decorum Dissertation | 1.0 | 28% |
| Negate | 1.2 | 27% |
| Shoot the Sheriff | 1.4 | 19% |
| Intimidation Tactics | 1.5 | 17% |
| Emeritus of Ideation | 1.0 | 17% |
| Annul | 1.5 | 13% |
| The End | 1.0 | 13% |
| M.O.D.O.K. | 1.0 | 11% |
| Harvester of Misery | 1.0 | 10% |
| Preacher of the Schism | 3.8 | 10% |
| Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel | 2.6 | 9% |
| Petrified Hamlet | 1.0 | 8% |
| Sunderflock | 2.0 | 8% |
| Island | 1.0 | 6% |
| Cruelclaw's Heist | 1.8 | 6% |
| Dauntless Scrapbot | 1.0 | 6% |
| Day of Black Sun | 1.4 | 5% |
| Nowhere to Run | 1.2 | 4% |
| Agatha's Soul Cauldron | 1.0 | 4% |
| Soul-Guide Lantern | 1.0 | 3% |
| Ancient Vendetta | 1.0 | 2% |
| Stab | 1.7 | 2% |
| Spell Pierce | 1.0 | 2% |
| Wrench, Speedway Saboteur | 1.4 | 2% |
| Bitter Triumph | 1.0 | 1% |
| Spell Snare | 1.7 | 1% |
| Stock Up | 1.0 | 1% |
| Wan Shi Tong, Librarian | 1.0 | 1% |
| Zero Point Ballad | 1.0 | <1% |