Golgari Midrange 
Golgari Midrange Pioneer decklist played by Nek1t at DeadCatCup (9 May 2026).
- Player
- Nek1t
- Finish
- #1 of 89, 6-1
- 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 (15)
- 4 Arboreal Grazer
- 1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
- 1 Formidable Speaker
- 1 Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
- 4 Vibrance
- 4 Vizier of Tumbling Sands
Instants (4)
Sorceries (18)
- 2 Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary
- 3 Emergent Ultimatum
- 4 Hidden Strings
- 1 Mastermind's Acquisition
- 1 Peer into the Abyss
- 4 Pore Over the Pages
- 3 Sylvan Scrying
Enchantments (1)
Lands (23)
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
- +4 Hidden Strings (4 vs 0.3)
- +4 Pore Over the Pages (4 vs 0.3)
- +4 Thespian's Stage (4 vs 0.3)
- +4 Vizier of Tumbling Sands (4 vs 0.3)
- +3 Arboreal Grazer (4 vs 0.7)
- +3 Lotus Field (4 vs 0.7)
- +3 Vibrance (4 vs 0.7)
- +3 Emergent Ultimatum (3 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Abrupt Decay (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Thoughtseize (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Badgermole Cub (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Mutavault (0 vs 1.7)
- -2 Professor Dellian Fel (0 vs 1.7)
- -2 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber (0 vs 1.7)
- -2 Culling Ritual (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Sentinel of the Nameless City (0 vs 1.3)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Formidable Speaker (3 vs 0.3)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Ray of Enfeeblement (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Unlicensed Hearse (0 vs 1.0)
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 · 3.51 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 5 |
Lands
23 37.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 76.2%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 74.2%
- Same, on the draw
- 81.6%
Colors: costs and sources
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1 symbol (1.2%)
0 sources (0.0%)
-
28 symbols (34.6%)
3 sources (11.1%)
-
16 symbols (19.8%)
10 sources (37.0%)
-
8 symbols (9.9%)
0 sources (0.0%)
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28 symbols (34.6%)
14 sources (51.9%)
Card types
- Creatures 15 (24.6%)
- Instants 4 (6.6%)
- Sorceries 18 (29.5%)
- Enchantments 1 (1.6%)
- Lands 23 (37.7%)