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Orzhov Midrange

Tournaments Only
All Time▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Midrange	6716	13042–13556–34	49.0	359	3128
Orzhov Midrange	377	808–738	52.3	28	195
Orzhov Capenna	14	28–28	50.0	2	8

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	212–215	49.6
Mono Black Aggro	5–5	50.0
Heroic	19–12	61.3
Mono White Heroic	8–7	53.3
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Boros Heroic	7–3	70.0
Red Deck Wins	55–58	48.7
Proliferate Red	3–1	75.0
Goblins	3–2	60.0
Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mono White Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	13–5	72.2
White Weenie	35–31	53.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	3–2	60.0
Mono White Humans	2–2	50.0
Elves	8–10	44.4
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	2–3	40.0
Gruul Aggro	3–4	42.9
Gruul Landfall	3–2	60.0
Merfolk	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–2	33.3
8 Whack	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	20–28	41.7
Affinity	14–18	43.8
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	4–7	36.4
Mono Blue Architect	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	3–0	100.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	5–4	55.6
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	3–2	60.0
Knights	8–4	66.7
AggroSlide	14–29	32.6
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	1–3	25.0
Humans	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Humans	3–0	100.0
Shamans	1–2	33.3
Rats	2–0	100.0
Combo	157–119	56.9
Storm	47–29	61.8
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	15–10	60.0
Dark Tide	1–2	33.3
Dragonstorm	4–4	50.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	19–13	59.4
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	6–1	85.7
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	13–10	56.5
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	4–4	50.0
8 Goyf	0–1	0.0
Living Death	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	7–5	58.3
Mono Black Reanimator	7–4	63.6
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–1	66.7
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	2–5	28.6
Boros Glimpse	1–3	25.0
Four Color Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	3–5	37.5
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–7	36.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–4	42.9
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	2–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	0–2	0.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–2	33.3
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	3–3	50.0
Soulflayer	0–4	0.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	46–23	66.7
Oops All Spells	43–22	66.2
Neoform Hermit	1–0	100.0
Unctus	2–1	66.7
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	4–5	44.4
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	3–1	75.0
Ad Nauseam	4–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	3–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
GreenTwin	1–1	50.0
Intruder Alarm	1–2	33.3
Restore Balance	4–6	40.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Belcher	3–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	1–0	100.0
Izzet Twin	1–0	100.0
Nadu Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	105–89	54.1
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	7–9	43.8
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	2–5	28.6
Azorius Control	18–9	66.7
Cawblade	3–1	75.0
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	7–6	53.8
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	14–11	56.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–6	45.5
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	2–3	40.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Control	0–2	0.0
Dragon Control	3–2	60.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	0–2	0.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	5–1	83.3
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	14–18	43.8
Astral Slide	13–18	41.9
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–2	50.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	9–12	42.9
Prison	6–1	85.7
Enchantress	4–1	80.0
Aggro-Combo	69–49	58.5
Aristocrats	8–6	57.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Burn	9–7	56.3
Infect	13–7	65.0
Simic Infect	9–3	75.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	33–19	63.5
Izzet Dreadnought	8–4	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	22–14	61.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Hushnought	3–5	37.5
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–1	66.7
Dirty Kitty	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	65–52	55.6
Izzet Tempo	22–15	59.5
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	5–8	38.5
Ninjas	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Tempo	11–10	52.4
Mono Blue Librarians	2–3	40.0
Izzet Spells	5–3	62.5
Dimir Tempo	4–2	66.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	7–6	53.8
Combo-Control	43–48	47.3
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	3–3	50.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	0–2	0.0
Zur's Weirding	0–3	0.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	5–4	55.6
Mass Land Destruction	27–29	48.2
Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	25–26	49.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	10–17	37.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	4–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	4–3	57.1
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	2–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	135–140	49.1
The Rock	3–2	60.0
Angels and Taxes	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	1–3	25.0
Blink	13–27	32.5
Wave Blink	5–10	33.3
Azorius Wave	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Wave	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Blink	5–14	26.3
Graveyard Value	2–1	66.7
Séance	1–1	50.0
Allies	3–3	50.0
Mardu Allies	1–1	50.0
Azorius Allies	2–2	50.0
Fake-Rack	3–6	33.3
Mardu Midrange	5–0	100.0
Vampires	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–3	76.9
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	12–10	54.5
Mono Black Devotion	6–2	75.0
Heart of Darkness	0–2	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–2	33.3
Angels	6–10	37.5
Orzhov Angels	6–10	37.5
Lifegain Midrange	5–8	38.5
Martyr's Grace	5–7	41.7
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	32–32	50.0
Orzhov Capenna	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	6–4	60.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	3–3	50.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–4	20.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	15–8	65.2
Boros Engineers	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	22–26	45.8
Rofellos Ramp	7–5	58.3
Channel-Rofellos	0–4	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	13–15	46.4
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	12–15	44.4
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	1–1	50.0