Orzhov Lifegain Standard Winrate Matrix Two Weeks

Lifegain (Orzhov) in Standard, Sept 22 – Oct 6, 2026

I mapped "Orzhov Lifegain" to the database's Lifegain archetype and saved it as an alias. Its key cards are Hinterland Sanctifier, Amalia, Haliya, Case of the Uneaten Feast and Godless Shrine.

Overall it went 46-46 (50%) excluding mirrors, across 20 entries.

Opponent	W-L	WR
Dimir Midrange	8-5	61.5%
Boros Dragons	5-6	45.5%
Jund Sacrifice	5-3	62.5%
Izzet Spellementals	5-3	62.5%
Mono Green Landfall	2-5	28.6%
Rakdos Lizards	4-2	66.7%
Azorius Control	2-4	33.3%
Izzet Aggro	4-1	80%
4c Control	2-3	40%
Golgari Midrange	3-0	100%
Dimir Excruciator	1-2	33.3%

Smaller samples (2 matches or fewer):

Simic Landfall 1-1
Izzet Control 1-1
Selesnya Landfall 0-2
Orzhov Sacrifice 0-2
Temur Elementals 0-1
Selesnya Aggro 0-1
Reanimator 0-1
Mono Black Aggro 0-1
Jund Control 0-1
Jeskai Artifacts 0-1
Mono Black Midrange 1-0
Jeskai Control 1-0
Azorius Momo 1-0

Takeaways:

It matches up well against Dimir Midrange, Jund Sacrifice and Izzet Spellementals, which are three of the four most-played decks.
It struggles against the landfall decks (Mono Green 2-5, Selesnya 0-2) and Azorius Control.
Most matchups have fewer than 10 matches, so treat these rates as noisy.

Sources
Data from 11 tournaments: 82% MTGO, 18% Melee. Examples:

Opponent

W-L

Dimir Midrange

8-5

61.5%

Boros Dragons

5-6

45.5%

Jund Sacrifice

5-3

62.5%

Izzet Spellementals

5-3

62.5%

Mono Green Landfall

2-5

28.6%

Rakdos Lizards

4-2

66.7%

Azorius Control

2-4

33.3%

Izzet Aggro

4-1

80%

4c Control

2-3

40%

Golgari Midrange

3-0

100%

Dimir Excruciator

1-2

33.3%