Orzhov Lifegain 
Orzhov Lifegain Standard decklist played by GKraeft at Magic Spotlight: Fracture - SCG CON Hartford - Saturday - 9:00 am (24 Oct 2026).
- Player
- GKraeft
- Finish
- #372 of 781, 4-4
- Archetype
- Orzhov Lifegain
- Staples
- Orzhov Lifegain
- Format
- Standard
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (61)
Creatures (34)
- 3 Amalia Benavides Aguirre
- 1 Aunt May
- 3 Enlightened Confidant
- 4 Essence Channeler
- 4 Haliya, Guided by Light
- 4 Hinterland Sanctifier
- 2 Leonardo, Cutting Edge
- 3 Liliana the Faultless
- 3 Moseo, Vein's New Dean
- 4 Starscape Cleric
- 3 Unflinching Hortimancer
Sorceries (2)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (20)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Orzhov Lifegain list
Average of 251 decks in the 30 days up to Oct. 24, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Essence Channeler (4 vs 0.5)
- +3 Unflinching Hortimancer (3 vs 0.0)
- +3 Sheltered by Ghosts (3 vs 0.0)
- +2 Raise the Past (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Leonardo, Cutting Edge (2 vs 0.1)
- +2 Starscape Cleric (4 vs 2.4)
- +1 Bleachbone Verge (3 vs 1.5)
- +1 Swamp (2 vs 0.9)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Lunar Convocation (0 vs 3.5)
- -3 Multiversal Passage (0 vs 2.8)
- -3 Erode (0 vs 2.8)
- -2 Case of the Uneaten Feast (2 vs 3.9)
- -1 Ajani Resolute (0 vs 1.1)
- -1 Shattered Sanctum (0 vs 1.1)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer (3 vs 0.0)
- +3 Authority of the Consuls (3 vs 0.0)
- +2 Gideon the Oathless (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Mai, Scornful Striker (2 vs 0.0)
- +2 Way of the Mentor (2 vs 0.0)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Duress (0 vs 2.5)
- -2 Seam Rip (0 vs 1.7)
- -1 Curious Farm Animals (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Pyrrhic Strike (0 vs 1.0)
Most unusual list in this period: Blladnar in Magic Spotlight: Fracture - SCG CON Hartford - Saturday - 9:00 am (25 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.02 average mana value
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | 19 | 3 |
| 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
20 32.8% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 70.9%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 62.3%
- Same, on the draw
- 70.9%
Colors: costs and sources
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36 symbols (78.3%)
18 sources (41.9%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
3 sources (7.0%)
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10 symbols (21.7%)
16 sources (37.2%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
3 sources (7.0%)
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0 symbols (0.0%)
3 sources (7.0%)
Card types
- Creatures 34 (55.7%)
- Sorceries 2 (3.3%)
- Enchantments 5 (8.2%)
- Lands 20 (32.8%)