Golgari Midrange 
Golgari Midrange Pioneer decklist played by deadcat at DeadCatCup (9 May 2026).
- Player
- deadcat
- Finish
- #10 of 89, 5-2
- Event
- DeadCatCup,
- Archetype
- Golgari Midrange
- Staples
- Golgari Midrange
- Format
- Pioneer
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Sideboard (15)
Main deck (60)
Creatures (14)
- 4 Badgermole Cub
- 2 Elvish Mystic
- 2 Llanowar Elves
- 4 Sentinel of the Nameless City
- 2 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Planeswalkers (3)
Instants (9)
Sorceries (6)
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
- +3 Sentinel of the Nameless City (4 vs 1.3)
- +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 Elvish Mystic (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Llanowar Elves (2 vs 0.2)
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
- +3 Go Blank (3 vs 0.3)
- +3 Ray of Enfeeblement (4 vs 1.3)
- +1 Duress (2 vs 0.7)
- +1 Unlicensed Hearse (2 vs 1.0)
Fewer than usual
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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
2.86 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 4 |
Lands
24 40.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.5%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 78.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 85.6%
Colors: costs and sources
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26 symbols (54.2%)
16 sources (39.0%)
-
22 symbols (45.8%)
25 sources (61.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 14 (23.3%)
- Planeswalkers 3 (5.0%)
- Instants 9 (15.0%)
- Sorceries 6 (10.0%)
- Enchantments 4 (6.7%)
- Lands 24 (40.0%)