Dimir Excruciator 
Dimir Excruciator Standard decklist played by James Schlott at ReCQ - Standard - SCG CON Cincinnati - Sunday - 12:30 pm (17 May 2026).
- Player
- James Schlott
- Finish
- #34 of 52, 0-1
- Archetype
- Dimir Excruciator
- Staples
- Dimir Excruciator
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (15)
- 4 Deceit
- 3 Doomsday Excruciator
- 3 Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall
- 1 Harvester of Misery
- 4 Superior Spider-Man
Instants (8)
Sorceries (11)
Lands (26)
Sideboard (15)
- 2 Annul
- 3 Deathmark
- 1 Disdainful Stroke
- 1 Duress
- 2 Flashfreeze
- 2 Ghost Vacuum
- 1 Harvester of Misery
- 1 Negate
- 2 Qarsi Revenant
Compared with the average Dimir Excruciator list
Average of 191 decks in the 30 days up to May 17, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +2 Duress (3 vs 1.4)
- +1 Swamp (10 vs 8.8)
- +1 Bitter Triumph (4 vs 2.9)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Overlord of the Balemurk (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Oildeep Gearhulk (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Deathmark (3 vs 0.4)
- +1 Annul (2 vs 0.6)
- +1 Ghost Vacuum (2 vs 0.8)
Fewer than usual
- -1 Strategic Betrayal (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Duress (1 vs 2.2)
Most unusual list in this period: Cal91 in [London Sat 09:00] Magic Spotlight: Secrets (27 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.74 average mana value · 3.44 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
26 43.3% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.8%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 84.6%
- Same, on the draw
- 90.2%
Colors: costs and sources
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (4.2%)
-
23 symbols (31.9%)
16 sources (33.3%)
-
49 symbols (68.1%)
26 sources (54.2%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (4.2%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (4.2%)
Card types
- Creatures 15 (25.0%)
- Instants 8 (13.3%)
- Sorceries 11 (18.3%)
- Lands 26 (43.3%)