Golgari Midrange 

Golgari Midrange Pioneer decklist played by Long Dao at DeadCatCup (9 May 2026).
- Player
- Long Dao
- Finish
- #18 of 89, 4-1
- Event
- DeadCatCup,
- Archetype
- Golgari Midrange
- Staples
- Golgari Midrange
- Format
- Pioneer
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (61)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (61)
Creatures (10)
- 4 Badgermole Cub
- 2 Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth
- 2 Sentinel of the Nameless City
- 2 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Planeswalkers (3)
Instants (10)
Sorceries (9)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (24)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Golgari Midrange list
Average of 12 decks in the 30 days up to May 9, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Mutavault (4 vs 1.7)
- +2 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber (4 vs 1.7)
- +2 Llanowar Wastes (4 vs 1.8)
- +2 Badgermole Cub (4 vs 1.8)
- +2 Thoughtseize (4 vs 2.0)
- +2 Blooming Marsh (4 vs 2.3)
- +2 Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth (2 vs 0.4)
- +2 Duress (2 vs 0.5)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Up the Beanstalk (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Bring to Light (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Fabled Passage (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Leyline Binding (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Sylvan Caryatid (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +1 Invoke Despair (2 vs 0.7)
- +1 Unlicensed Hearse (2 vs 1.0)
Fewer than usual
- –
Most unusual list in this period: HardSci in 第5回みなとみらいオープン (44 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.89 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 4 |
Lands
24 39.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.1%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 77.6%
- Same, on the draw
- 84.5%
Colors: costs and sources
Card types
- Creatures 10 (16.4%)
- Planeswalkers 3 (4.9%)
- Instants 10 (16.4%)
- Sorceries 9 (14.8%)
- Artifacts 1 (1.6%)
- Enchantments 4 (6.6%)
- Lands 24 (39.3%)


































