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Bant Midrange Dominates Portland Regional Championship

1 requestsStarted 1/30/2026, 9:46:13 AM
at the regional championship in portland last week, what was the matchup spread of decks that have badgermole cub, brightglass gearhulk and explosive prodigy?

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🛠️QueryPortland SCG CON Tournaments January 2026

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Perfect! At the Regional Championship at SCG CON Portland (Standard format, Saturday January 24th, 2026), there was one Bant Midrange deck that played Badgermole Cub, Brightglass Gearhulk, and Explosive Prodigy together.

Performance: 15-2-1 (rank unspecified, likely Top 8 or finals based on record)

Matchup Spread:
Simic Cub: 5-0 (100% winrate)
Bant Airbending Combo: 2-1 (66.7%)
Reanimator: 1-1 (50%)
Mono Red Aggro: 1-0
Gruul Cub: 1-0
Golgari Cub: 1-0
Esper Self Bounce: 1-0
Dimir Midrange: 1-0
Boros Dragons: 1-0
Azorius Midrange: 1-0
Jeskai Control: 0-0-1 (draw)

The deck had an exceptional tournament, going undefeated or 1-0 against most opponents. Its best matchup by volume was against Simic Cub (5-0), with a slightly closer set against Bant Airbending Combo (2-1) and an even split against Reanimator.

Sources:
Data from the Regional Championship - SCG CON Portland (895 players). Full results: https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/aa5edc72-c76d-4952-9eda-b3dc0017d1a4