Golgari Midrange 
Golgari Midrange Pioneer decklist played by Ulukbek Korganbekov at DeadCatCup (9 May 2026).
- Player
- Ulukbek Korganbekov
- Finish
- #42 of 89, 3-4
- Event
- DeadCatCup,
- Archetype
- Golgari Midrange
- Staples
- Golgari Midrange
- Format
- Pioneer
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (80)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (80)
Creatures (16)
- 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
- 1 Knight of Autumn
- 1 Niv-Mizzet Reborn
- 1 Niv-Mizzet, Supreme
- 4 North Wind Avatar
- 2 Omnath, Locus of Creation
- 4 Sylvan Caryatid
- 1 Tolsimir, Friend to Wolves
- 1 Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor
Instants (8)
Sorceries (9)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (8)
Lands (35)
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Clifftop Retreat
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Forest
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 2 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 2 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savai Triome
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Steam Vents
- 2 Stomping Ground
- 1 Sunpetal Grove
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple Garden
- 2 Zagoth Triome
- 2 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard (15)
- 1 Blood Baron of Vizkopa
- 1 Culling Ritual
- 1 Dovin's Veto
- 1 High Noon
- 1 Kenrith, the Returned King
- 1 Nahiri, the Harbinger
- 1 Niv-Mizzet Reborn
- 1 Omnath, Locus of Creation
- 1 Rest in Peace
- 1 Slaughter Games
- 1 Surrak Dragonclaw
- 1 The Scarab God
- 1 Thoughtseize
- 1 Yasharn, Implacable Earth
- 1 Yorion, Sky Nomad
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
- +3 North Wind Avatar (4 vs 0.6)
- +3 Ancient Cornucopia (4 vs 0.8)
- +3 Bring to Light (4 vs 1.0)
- +3 Fabled Passage (4 vs 1.0)
- +3 Leyline Binding (4 vs 1.0)
- +3 Sylvan Caryatid (4 vs 1.0)
- +3 Up the Beanstalk (4 vs 1.3)
- +2 Lightning Helix (3 vs 0.8)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Fatal Push (0 vs 2.6)
- -3 Overgrown Tomb (0 vs 2.5)
- -2 Blooming Marsh (0 vs 2.3)
- -2 Thoughtseize (0 vs 2.0)
- -2 Badgermole Cub (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Llanowar Wastes (0 vs 1.8)
- -2 Mutavault (0 vs 1.7)
- -2 Professor Dellian Fel (0 vs 1.7)
Sideboard
More than usual
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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
3.29 average mana value · 3.56 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
35 43.8% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.0%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 84.7%
- Same, on the draw
- 90.1%
Colors: costs and sources
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19 symbols (21.8%)
28 sources (20.4%)
-
17 symbols (19.5%)
27 sources (19.7%)
-
10 symbols (11.5%)
23 sources (16.8%)
-
14 symbols (16.1%)
29 sources (21.2%)
-
27 symbols (31.0%)
30 sources (21.9%)
Card types
- Creatures 16 (20.0%)
- Instants 8 (10.0%)
- Sorceries 9 (11.3%)
- Artifacts 4 (5.0%)
- Enchantments 8 (10.0%)
- Lands 35 (43.8%)