I'll help you find top performing Simic Midrange entries in Standard with player names and records. Let me gather this data for you.
I see that the Simic Midrange archetype I found is associated with Modern format, not Standard. Let me search for Standard format and look for Simic-based archetypes there.
Great! I found Simic Midrange in Standard. Now let me get recent tournament sources and query for the top performing entries with player names and records.
Now let me query for the top performing Simic Midrange entries with player names and records:
Perfect! Here are the top performing Simic Midrange entries in Standard with player names and records:
🥇 xfile - 6-0-1 (100% match winrate) - 3rd place
🥈 Raydan - 6-1-1 (85.7% match winrate) - 2nd place
🥉 Hamuda - 5-1-0 (83.3% match winrate) - 3rd place
Notable Performers:
• djbmppwns - 6-2-1 (75.0% match winrate) - 2nd place - https://www.mtgo.com/decklist/standard-challenge-32-2025-08-0312806327
• Kaelan Lux - 3-1-0 (75.0% match winrate) - 12th place - https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/62f02f47-c2dc-4856-9a9f-b3480033ecb7
• TAKENORI FURUICHI - 6-3-0 (66.7% match winrate) - 2nd place - https://melee.gg/Decklist/View/dcdee338-1fb6-48d0-988b-b34200fcf078
Simic Midrange shows a strong 57.7% overall winrate in Standard (excluding draws) with consistent top finishes across MTGO Challenges and larger paper events.
Sources: Data from 22 tournaments: 72.7% MTGO, 27.3% Melee (July-September 2025)
I'll search for Goryo's Reanimator lists in Modern over the past 8 months and look for blue spells that cost U and provide "blink" effects.
Let me also check the sideboard for any blue blink effects:
Based on the cards I see in Goryo's Reanimator lists, I need to search for specific blue spells that cost U and provide blink effects. Let me search for a few potential candidates:
That's not a blink effect. Let me check another spell that might fit:
That's phase-out, not blink. Let me search for another potential candidate:
Let me search more specifically:
That bounces, doesn't blink. Let me check if there's a U-cost blink spell I'm missing by querying the database directly:
Let me fix the SQL syntax (SQLite uses LIKE with UPPER/LOWER, not ILIKE):
Let me check the schema first and then search for U-cost cards in Goryo lists:
Let me use the correct schema:
Now let me search for the specific cards that could be blink effects:
Perfect! Let me verify this card is actually being played in Goryo lists:
Hmm, it's not showing up in Goryo lists. Let me check another potential candidate:
That's not a blink effect and costs 1U, not U. Let me search for another candidate:
Let me try a different approach and search for any blue instant that could provide protection or "blink-like" effects:
That's not what we're looking for. Let me try one more systematic search based on the cards I saw in the list:
That's not U cost. Based on my comprehensive search through Goryo's Reanimator lists from the past 8 months, I cannot find a spell that:
I don't have sufficient tournament data to identify such a card.
The blue spells costing {U} that appear in Goryo's Reanimator lists are primarily:
None of these provide blink effects. The primary blink effect in the archetype remains Ephemerate at {W}, which you specifically excluded.
Sources: Data from 22 tournaments: 72.7% MTGO, 27.3% Melee (January-September 2025)
You're absolutely right! Essence Flux - that's a great catch. Let me verify its presence in Goryo's Reanimator lists from the past 8 months.
Perfect! You're absolutely correct - Essence Flux is indeed being played in Goryo's Reanimator lists. Here's what I found:
Confirmed Usage: 10 tournament entries from 6 different players
Recent Notable Lists:
• Arcbound_Papi - 2 copies mainboard (July 14, 2025 MTGO Challenge)
• TrueHero - 2 copies mainboard (July 10, 2025 MTGO Challenge)
• missflood - 2 copies mainboard (July 7, 2025 MTGO Challenge)
Key Pattern: Most players run 2 copies in the main deck, though some experimentation with 1x and even 4x copies.
Strategic Value:
Peak Usage: Most recent activity in July 2025, with scattered adoption since early 2025.
Great spot! Essence Flux provides that cheap blue blink effect that can protect key creatures or reset enters-the-battlefield triggers in the reanimator strategy.
Sources: Data from 41 tournaments: 95.1% MTGO, 4.9% Melee (January-September 2025)