Orzhov Lifegain 
Orzhov Lifegain Standard decklist played by xfile at Standard Challenge 16 (12 Nov 2026).
- Player
- xfile
- Finish
- #4 of 24, 4-3
- Event
- Standard Challenge 16,
- Archetype
- Orzhov Lifegain
- Staples
- Orzhov Lifegain
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- MTGO
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (28)
- 4 Amalia Benavides Aguirre
- 4 Enlightened Confidant
- 4 Haliya, Guided by Light
- 4 Hinterland Sanctifier
- 2 Liliana the Faultless
- 3 Moseo, Vein's New Dean
- 4 Salt Vampire
- 2 Starscape Cleric
- 1 Aunt May
Instants (2)
- 2 Erode
Enchantments (6)
Lands (24)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Orzhov Lifegain list
Average of 355 decks in the 30 days up to Nov. 12, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +4 Federation Outpost (4 vs 0.0)
- +4 Salt Vampire (4 vs 0.0)
- +1 Great Arashin City (2 vs 0.8)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Plains (2 vs 3.7)
- -1 Lunar Convocation (2 vs 3.5)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +2 Refute Destiny (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Erode (2 vs 0.2)
- +2 Lunar Convocation (2 vs 0.3)
- +2 Starscape Cleric (2 vs 0.3)
- +1 Duress (4 vs 2.7)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Seam Rip (0 vs 1.8)
- -1 Strategic Betrayal (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Sheltered by Ghosts (0 vs 1.1)
Most unusual list in this period: Duoace in 标准杯1 / Standard Cup 1 (38 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.83 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | 14 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
24 40.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 77.5%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 78.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 85.6%
Colors: costs and sources
-
27 symbols (64.3%)
18 sources (40.9%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (9.1%)
-
15 symbols (35.7%)
14 sources (31.8%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (9.1%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
4 sources (9.1%)
Card types
- Creatures 28 (46.7%)
- Instants 2 (3.3%)
- Enchantments 6 (10.0%)
- Lands 24 (40.0%)