Dimir Excruciator 
Dimir Excruciator Standard decklist played by AnthonyBooth at Regional Championship - SCG CON Milwaukee - Season 4 - Round 2 - Saturday - 9:00 am (21 Feb 2026).
- Player
- AnthonyBooth
- Finish
- #948 of 1193, 1-3
- Archetype
- Dimir Excruciator
- Staples
- Dimir Excruciator
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (26)
- 3 Ardyn, the Usurper
- 4 Bringer of the Last Gift
- 4 Deceit
- 3 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Sire of Seven Deaths
- 2 Steamcore Scholar
- 4 Superior Spider-Man
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 4 Wistfulness
Instants (10)
Lands (24)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Dimir Excruciator list
Average of 289 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 21, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Bringer of the Last Gift (4 vs 0.0)
- +4 Wistfulness (4 vs 0.0)
- +4 Cavern of Souls (4 vs 0.2)
- +3 Ardyn, the Usurper (3 vs 0.0)
- +3 Willowrush Verge (3 vs 0.0)
- +3 Spider-Sense (3 vs 0.0)
- +3 Overlord of the Balemurk (3 vs 0.4)
- +2 Breeding Pool (2 vs 0.0)
Fewer than usual
- -10 Swamp (0 vs 10.4)
- -3 Doomsday Excruciator (0 vs 2.9)
- -3 Stock Up (0 vs 2.8)
- -2 Winternight Stories (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Deadly Cover-Up (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Insatiable Avarice (0 vs 2.1)
- -2 Harvester of Misery (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Requiting Hex (2 vs 3.7)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +4 Doomsday Excruciator (4 vs 0.0)
- +3 Intimidation Tactics (3 vs 0.2)
- +2 Ghost Vacuum (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Strategic Betrayal (2 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Quantum Riddler (0 vs 2.0)
- -1 Soul-Guide Lantern (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Annul (0 vs 1.0)
This is the most unusual list of the archetype in this period: 31 cards away from the average.
Deck stats
Mana curve
3.44 average mana value · 4.67 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 9 | 0 |
Lands
24 40.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.5%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 78.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 85.6%
Colors: costs and sources
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (7.0%)
-
28 symbols (35.9%)
23 sources (40.4%)
-
42 symbols (53.8%)
16 sources (28.1%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (7.0%)
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8 symbols (10.3%)
10 sources (17.5%)
Card types
- Creatures 26 (43.3%)
- Instants 10 (16.7%)
- Lands 24 (40.0%)