Dimir Excruciator 
Dimir Excruciator Standard decklist played by Joseph Gearlds at LCQ - Standard - SCG CON Milwaukee - Friday - 4:30 pm (20 Feb 2026).
- Player
- Joseph Gearlds
- Finish
- #35 of 60, 0-1
- Archetype
- Dimir Excruciator
- Staples
- Dimir Excruciator
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (22)
- 2 Cruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up
- 4 Deceit
- 3 Doomsday Excruciator
- 1 Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld
- 2 Harvester of Misery
- 4 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 2 Preacher of the Schism
- 4 Superior Spider-Man
Instants (7)
Sorceries (6)
Lands (25)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Dimir Excruciator list
Average of 153 decks in the 30 days up to Feb. 20, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Overlord of the Balemurk (4 vs 0.4)
- +2 Cruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Preacher of the Schism (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Cruelclaw's Heist (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Winternight Stories (4 vs 2.3)
- +1 Multiversal Passage (3 vs 1.6)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Stock Up (0 vs 2.8)
- -2 Deadly Cover-Up (0 vs 2.2)
- -2 Insatiable Avarice (0 vs 2.1)
- -2 Intimidation Tactics (0 vs 1.7)
- -1 Swamp (9 vs 10.3)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Deadly Cover-Up (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Disdainful Stroke (2 vs 0.4)
- +1 Annul (2 vs 0.9)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Quantum Riddler (0 vs 2.1)
Most unusual list in this period: AnthonyBooth in LCQ - Standard - SCG CON Milwaukee - Friday - 11:00 am (30 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.94 average mana value · 3.63 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
25 41.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.8%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 81.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 88.1%
Colors: costs and sources
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17 symbols (22.7%)
13 sources (37.1%)
-
58 symbols (77.3%)
22 sources (62.9%)
Card types
- Creatures 22 (36.7%)
- Instants 7 (11.7%)
- Sorceries 6 (10.0%)
- Lands 25 (41.7%)