Meta archetypes
Orzhov Lifegain
Orzhov Lifegain: White · Black · Aggro · gaining life grows the board
7.5% of winning MTGO lists · 56 lists from 28 events · 12 Top 8s · 2 wins · 25 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
| 3.9 | Hinterland Sanctifier |
| 3.9 | Case of the Uneaten Feast |
| 3.9 | Amalia Benavides Aguirre |
| 3.5 | Haliya, Guided by Light |
| 3.4 | Lunar Convocation |
| 2.9 | Moseo, Vein's New Dean |
| 2.9 | Enlightened Confidant |
| 2.6 | Erode |
| 2.3 | Ajani Resolute |
| 2 | Liliana the Faultless |
| 1.5 | Starscape Cleric |
| 1.1 | Deep-Cavern Bat |
| 0.8 | Seam Rip |
| 0.7 | Essence Channeler |
Typical list
the list closest to this archetype's average
Main
4 Amalia Benavides Aguirre
4 Case of the Uneaten Feast
4 Godless Shrine
4 Haliya, Guided by Light
4 Hinterland Sanctifier
4 Lunar Convocation
4 Multiversal Passage
4 Starting Town
3 Concealed Courtyard
3 Enlightened Confidant
3 Erode
3 Moseo, Vein's New Dean
3 Plains
2 Ajani Resolute
2 Bleachbone Verge
2 Seam Rip
1 Deep-Cavern Bat
1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
1 Liliana the Faultless
1 Lupinflower Village
1 Shattered Sanctum
1 Starscape Cleric
1 Swamp
Sideboard2 Curious Farm Animals
2 Duress
2 Pyrrhic Strike
2 Seam Rip
2 Strategic Betrayal
1 Ajani Resolute
1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
1 Erode
1 Requisition Raid
1 Starscape Cleric