How to beat Dimir Midrange in Modern
Over the last 90 days of recorded Modern matches, the decks with the best results against Dimir Midrange are Devoted Combo (78% over 9 matches) and Domain Zoo (60% over 5 matches). Devoted Combo's 78% sits in a 95% range of 45%–94%, which is the range a 9-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Consign to Memory, Obsidian Charmaw and Abrupt Decay in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.
Best records against Dimir Midrange
Matches played in the last 90 days, from events that publish round-by-round pairings. Ranked by the bottom of each 95% range, not by the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one.
| Deck | Win rate vs Dimir Midrange | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devoted Combo | 77.8% | 7-2 | 9 | Medium sample | 45%–94% |
| Domain Zoo | 60.0% | 3-2 | 5 | Low sample | 23%–88% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
28 further pairings (44 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. 1 pairing against archetypes that have left the Modern metagame is excluded. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Dimir Midrange's archetype page and in the Modern matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat Dimir Midrange bring
Sideboard cards run by Devoted Combo, Domain Zoo. This is not a sideboard guide for this matchup. We record who beat whom, not what either player boarded, so these are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play — a hint about the kind of card that punishes Dimir Midrange, not a list to bring in.
| Card | Decks running it | Average copies | Which decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consign to Memory | 1 of 2 | 3.1 | Domain Zoo |
| Obsidian Charmaw | 1 of 2 | 2.8 | Domain Zoo |
| Abrupt Decay | 1 of 2 | 1.7 | Devoted Combo |
| Mystical Dispute | 1 of 2 | 1.7 | Domain Zoo |
| Thoughtseize | 1 of 2 | 1.5 | Devoted Combo |
| Vexing Bauble | 1 of 2 | 1.2 | Devoted Combo |
| Endurance | 1 of 2 | 1.1 | Devoted Combo |
| Containment Priest | 1 of 2 | 1.1 | Domain Zoo |
| High Noon | 1 of 2 | 1.1 | Domain Zoo |
| Wear // Tear | 1 of 2 | 1.1 | Domain Zoo |
| Force of Vigor | 1 of 2 | 1.0 | Devoted Combo |
| Wrath of the Skies | 1 of 2 | 0.9 | Domain Zoo |
Average copies is expected copies per deck — average copies played multiplied by the share of that archetype's lists running the card — so a 4-of in half the lists reads as 2.0.
Decks Dimir Midrange beats
The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Dimir Midrange with, the record argues against these.
| Deck | Win rate vs Dimir Midrange | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goryo's Vengeance | 33.3% | 2-4 | 6 | Low sample | 10%–70% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
Questions
What beats Dimir Midrange in Modern?
Across the last 90 days, Devoted Combo (78% over 9 matches) and Domain Zoo (60% over 5 matches) hold the best recorded results against Dimir Midrange. Records come from events that publish round-by-round pairings, and both decks in a match have to be identified for it to count, so these are the pairings we can see rather than every match played.
What should I bring in against Dimir Midrange?
We do not have sideboard choices tied to individual matches, so this is not a sideboard guide. What the data supports is narrower: the 2 decks with the best records against Dimir Midrange — Devoted Combo and Domain Zoo — most commonly run Consign to Memory, Obsidian Charmaw, Abrupt Decay, Mystical Dispute and Thoughtseize in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.
What does Dimir Midrange beat?
Dimir Midrange's best recorded matchups over the same window are Goryo's Vengeance (67% across 6 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Dimir Midrange with, these are the ones the record argues against.
How reliable are these Modern matchup numbers?
Not very, and the page says so per row rather than in aggregate. Every pairing shows its match count, its sample band and a 95% range; the strongest band we award is 20+ matches, which is still roughly a ±20-point range around the figure shown. Pairings under 5 matches are counted but never given a percentage — there are 28 of those for Dimir Midrange right now. Rankings use the bottom of each range rather than the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one it has not earned.
What period does this cover?
Matches played in the last 90 days, filtered on when each match was actually played. Archetypes that have dropped out of the Modern metagame are excluded from the ranking, which removes 1 pairing here — their historical records are still on Dimir Midrange's own archetype page and in the format matchup matrix.
What each number on this site measures, and where it is least reliable, is set out on the methodology page.