Meta archetypes
Dimir Aggro
Dimir Aggro: Blue · Black · Aggro
10.2% of winning MTGO lists · 76 lists from 27 events · 23 Top 8s · 2 wins · 17 League 5-0s
Data as of 2026-10-16 · Every list MTGO published since 2026-10-02 (748 lists from 34 events)
How to play it
- Play 1–2 mana creatures from turn one and attack every turn
- Keep hands with turn 1–2 plays; mulligan hands of expensive cards
- Spend removal on blockers, not on what is attacking you
- Count damage every turn: games end sooner than they look
Core cards
average copies per list, lands excluded
| 4 | Floodpits Drowner |
| 3.9 | Kaito, Bane of Nightmares |
| 3.9 | Enduring Curiosity |
| 3.9 | Dream Beavers |
| 3.3 | Spyglass Siren |
| 3.2 | Requiting Hex |
| 2 | Bitter Triumph |
| 1.9 | We Say Thee Nay! |
| 1.9 | The Wondrous Wasp |
| 1.9 | Shoot the Sheriff |
| 1.6 | Tishana's Tidebinder |
| 1 | Spell Snare |
| 0.8 | Wan Shi Tong, Librarian |
| 0.8 | Strategic Betrayal |
| 0.7 | Theorix Charm |
| 0.6 | Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows |
Typical list
the list closest to this archetype's average
Main
4 Dream Beavers
4 Enduring Curiosity
4 Floodpits Drowner
4 Gloomlake Verge
4 Island
4 Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
4 Watery Grave
3 Requiting Hex
3 Spyglass Siren
3 Swamp
2 Bitter Triumph
2 Hidden Lair
2 Restless Reef
2 Shipwreck Marsh
2 Shoot the Sheriff
2 Soulstone Sanctuary
2 The Wondrous Wasp
2 Tishana's Tidebinder
2 We Say Thee Nay!
1 Spell Snare
1 Strategic Betrayal
1 Theorix Charm
1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
1 Yuriko, Hope from the Shadows
Sideboard4 Duress
3 Strategic Betrayal
2 Day of Black Sun
2 Flashfreeze
1 Negate
1 Tishana's Tidebinder
1 Vren, the Relentless
1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian