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Midrange

A strategic archetype that plays efficient threats while maintaining interactive elements, sitting between aggro and control on the speed spectrum.

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Adjacent terms

Aggro
A strategic archetype focused on deploying threats quickly and reducing the opponent's life total to zero as fast as possible.
Control
A strategic archetype focused on denying opponent resources — through counterspells, removal, and sweepers — before winning with a powerful late-game threat.
Tempo
The concept of using fewer resources than the opponent to accomplish the same goal, effectively gaining time advantage. Tempo is a central strategic axis in Premodern.

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