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Dimir Tempo and Midrange Legacy Matchups

1 requestsStarted 9/12/2026, 2:28:00 PM
what are dimir tempo and dimir midrange good and bad matchups in legacy?

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Here's a full matchup breakdown for both archetypes over the last 2 months in Legacy. Both sit around 52–54% overall winrate, but they have very different matchup profiles:

⚡ Dimir Tempo (53.95% WR overall)

✅ Good Matchups:

OpponentWRMatches
Izzet Delver69.4%36
Doomsday64.2%68
Grixis Reanimator63.0%27
Azorius Midrange61.2%51
Show and Tell56.3%32
Blue Artifacts54.3%35

❌ Bad Matchups:

OpponentWRMatches
Lands36.7%30
Death & Taxes42.0%53
Tron42.9%28
Energy47.4%38

🗡️ Dimir Midrange (52.72% WR overall)

✅ Good Matchups:

OpponentWRMatches
Show and Tell68.4%19
Tron62.2%37
Death & Taxes58.8%34
Energy57.9%19
Grixis Reanimator57.9%19
Doomsday56.8%44

❌ Bad Matchups:

OpponentWRMatches
Azorius Midrange35.7%28
Blue Artifacts41.7%13
Izzet Delver45.5%11
Lands50.0%23 (even)

🔍 Key Takeaways

  • Dimir Tempo crushes other blue tempo/combo decks (Izzet Delver, Doomsday) but struggles badly against non-blue permanent-based strategies (Lands, Death & Taxes, Tron) that don't care about counterspells.
  • Dimir Midrange is nearly the opposite — it beats those same grindy/permanent strategies (D&T, Tron, Energy) but gets outclassed by Azorius Midrange in the fair-game mirror and Blue Artifacts.
  • Show and Tell is exploitable for both — Tempo handles it reasonably (Force of Will), Midrange absolutely dominates it (68.4%).
  • The Lands matchup is a key differentiator: Tempo gets crushed (36.7%), Midrange grinds to a coin flip (50%).

Sources: Data from 80 Legacy tournaments (Jul 8 – Sep 7, 2026): 59% MTGO, 41% Melee.