How to beat Dimir Midrange in Standard
Over the last 90 days of recorded Standard matches, the decks with the best results against Dimir Midrange are Boros Dragons (83% over 6 matches), Mono-Green Landfall (63% over 16 matches) and Izzet Spellementals (60% over 15 matches). Boros Dragons's 83% sits in a 95% range of 44%–97%, which is the range a 6-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Surrak, Elusive Hunter, Seam Rip and Colorstorm Stallion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boros Dragons | 83.3% | 5-1 | 6 | Low sample | 44%–97% |
| Mono-Green Landfall | 62.5% | 10-6 | 16 | Medium sample | 39%–82% |
| Izzet Spellementals | 60.0% | 9-6 | 15 | Medium sample | 36%–80% |
| Jund Sacrifice | 62.5% | 5-3 | 8 | Medium sample | 31%–86% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
26 further pairings (43 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Dimir Midrange's archetype page and in the Standard matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat Dimir Midrange bring
Sideboard cards run by Boros Dragons, Mono-Green Landfall, Izzet Spellementals, Jund Sacrifice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surrak, Elusive Hunter | 2 of 4 | 1.0 | Mono-Green Landfall, Jund Sacrifice |
| Seam Rip | 1 of 4 | 3.7 | Boros Dragons |
| Colorstorm Stallion | 1 of 4 | 3.1 | Izzet Spellementals |
| Strategic Betrayal | 1 of 4 | 3.1 | Jund Sacrifice |
| Rest in Peace | 1 of 4 | 3.0 | Boros Dragons |
| Duress | 1 of 4 | 2.6 | Jund Sacrifice |
| Meltstrider's Resolve | 1 of 4 | 2.6 | Mono-Green Landfall |
| Torpor Orb | 1 of 4 | 2.2 | Mono-Green Landfall |
| Pyroclasm | 1 of 4 | 1.8 | Boros Dragons |
| Professor Dellian Fel | 1 of 4 | 1.6 | Jund Sacrifice |
| Mossborn Hydra | 1 of 4 | 1.6 | Mono-Green Landfall |
| Shoot the Sheriff | 1 of 4 | 1.5 | Jund Sacrifice |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mardu Discard | 40.0% | 2-3 | 5 | Low sample | 12%–77% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
Questions
What beats Dimir Midrange in Standard?
Across the last 90 days, Boros Dragons (83% over 6 matches), Mono-Green Landfall (63% over 16 matches) and Izzet Spellementals (60% over 15 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 4 decks with the best records against Dimir Midrange — Boros Dragons, Mono-Green Landfall, Izzet Spellementals and Jund Sacrifice — most commonly run Surrak, Elusive Hunter, Seam Rip, Colorstorm Stallion, Strategic Betrayal and Rest in Peace 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 Mardu Discard (60% across 5 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Dimir Midrange with, these are the ones the record argues against.
How reliable are these Standard 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 26 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 Standard metagame are excluded from the ranking — 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.