Dominaria's Judgment 90: Midrange Matters

Many moons ago, 'midrange' was an insult you hurled at a deck that couldn't justify its existence - now, midrange is the default dominant strategy in sane formats. We take a deep dive on the theory and practice of midrange past and present and what it says about the state of the game.

1:27:27 Results/Nonsense

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LSV on why midrange sucks (2009)

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