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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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Legality is determined a week after the release of a Standard-legal set on Magic Online.

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Orzhov Midrange

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	1215	1912–2086	47.8	12	76	49
Orzhov Midrange	314	707–492	59.0	10	47	25

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	162–102	61.4
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	8–0	100.0
Mono White Heroic	4–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	34–16	68.0
Proliferate Red	3–0	100.0
Goblins	7–5	58.3
Tokens	6–5	54.5
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Tokens	5–3	62.5
Mono Green Stompy	8–5	61.5
White Weenie	6–1	85.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–1	80.0
Elves	6–6	50.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	8–4	66.7
Gruul Landfall	2–2	50.0
Merfolk	4–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	6–1	85.7
8 Whack	6–1	85.7
Artifact Aggro	23–16	59.0
Affinity	14–7	66.7
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Architect	4–6	40.0
Madness	6–0	100.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	8–3	72.7
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	6–3	66.7
Slivers	1–3	25.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	6–7	46.2
AggroSlide	12–16	42.9
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–1	75.0
Boros Aggro	0–3	0.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	3–6	33.3
Combo	110–70	61.1
Storm	14–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–0	100.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	6–4	60.0
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	5–4	55.6
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	13–7	65.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	2–4	33.3
Naya "Twin"	2–4	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	5–1	83.3
Taking Turns	7–7	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	4–6	40.0
Breakfast	19–10	65.5
Oops All Spells	19–10	65.5
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	5–1	83.3
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Ad Nauseam	4–1	80.0
Ad Swanseam	4–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–1	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	5–14	26.3
Gyruda	4–6	40.0
Control	106–74	58.9
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	9–4	69.2
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	4–0	100.0
Azorius Control	20–24	45.5
Cawblade	4–5	44.4
Turbo Fog	4–0	100.0
Izzet Control	9–8	52.9
Mill	6–1	85.7
Cloudpost Control	11–12	47.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	6–8	42.9
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	3–2	60.0
Cruel Control	2–2	50.0
Stax	6–3	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	3–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	6–5	54.5
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	5–8	38.5
Astral Slide	5–8	38.5
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	5–2	71.4
Pox	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	2–2	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	39–18	68.4
Aristocrats	8–4	66.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	8–7	53.3
Infect	4–1	80.0
Simic Infect	3–1	75.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	11–4	73.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–2	77.8
Izzet Blitzkrieg	8–1	88.9
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	99–62	61.5
Izzet Tempo	41–18	69.5
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	17–17	50.0
Ninjas	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Tempo	15–7	68.2
Mono Blue Faeries	2–1	66.7
Dimir Tempo	3–1	75.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	16–14	53.3
Combo-Control	52–56	48.1
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	15–17	46.9
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	9–2	81.8
Mass Land Destruction	26–36	41.9
Wildfire	3–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	23–36	39.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	15–20	42.9
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	4–11	26.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Midrange	112–76	59.6
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	0–1	0.0
Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	2–4	33.3
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	3–7	30.0
Boros Allies	1–2	33.3
Azorius Allies	2–4	33.3
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	4–2	66.7
Vampires	0–4	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–4	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–1	80.0
Big Red	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Midrange	9–3	75.0
Mono Black Devotion	5–1	83.3
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	4–1	80.0
Angels	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Angels	3–6	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	6–6	50.0
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	28–28	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Artifact Midrange	10–3	76.9
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–0	100.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	27–34	44.3
Rofellos Ramp	10–15	40.0
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	8–16	33.3
Greenpost	7–16	30.4
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Defenders	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	3–2	60.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0