Lifegain Midrange

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Midrange	6032	11532–12228–34	48.5	294	2700
Lifegain Midrange	147	326–291–1	52.8	14	80
Martyr's Grace	96	246–180–1	57.7	13	63

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	102–76–1	57.3
Mono Black Aggro	3–3	50.0
Heroic	6–5	54.5
Mono White Heroic	4–5	44.4
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	20–15–1	57.1
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–2	75.0
White Weenie	15–8	65.2
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	0–4	0.0
Elves	6–5	54.5
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Zombies	6–3	66.7
Gruul Aggro	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	10–14	41.7
Affinity	4–5	44.4
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	6–9	40.0
Madness	2–0	100.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	2–1	66.7
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Knights	3–2	60.0
AggroSlide	10–10	50.0
Cats	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Combo	52–55	48.6
Storm	16–8	66.7
Dimir Tendrils	3–3	50.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Reclamation Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	7–3	70.0
Izzet Storm	3–2	60.0
Channel Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	7–7	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	6–4	60.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–3	0.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–1	50.0
Monumental Ignus	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–7	22.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–7	22.2
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	10–18	35.7
Oops All Spells	10–18	35.7
Dredge	6–3	66.7
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–1	66.7
Belcher	0–3	0.0
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	43–54	44.3
Esper Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	2–6	25.0
Dimir Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Control	11–11	50.0
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	0–2	0.0
Stax	4–2	66.7
Pollute the Planet	1–2	33.3
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–4	20.0
Izzet Dragons	1–3	25.0
Ponza	0–2	0.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	3–6	33.3
Astral Slide	3–6	33.3
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	0–2	0.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	3–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Control	5–5	50.0
Prison	0–3	0.0
Aggro-Combo	38–24	61.3
Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	7–1	87.5
Infect	2–3	40.0
Simic Infect	2–3	40.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	22–14	61.1
Izzet Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	21–12	63.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	3–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	20–14	58.8
Izzet Tempo	6–4	60.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–5	37.5
Izzet Spells	4–2	66.7
Dimir Tempo	2–0	100.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	14–17	45.2
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	0–3	0.0
Displace Loop	1–4	20.0
Peregrine Drake	1–0	100.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	11–6	64.7
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	10–5	66.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–2	66.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Midrange	50–47	51.5
Temur Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
The Rock	1–2	33.3
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Jund	2–1	66.7
Blink	7–7	50.0
Wave Blink	6–5	54.5
Azorius Wave	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Wave	6–1	85.7
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	2–1	66.7
Azorius Allies	2–1	66.7
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–2	0.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–7	46.2
Mono Black Devotion	3–4	42.9
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	7–7	50.0
Martyr's Grace	7–7	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	8–5	61.5
Orzhov Capenna	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–1	0.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	3–2	60.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	7–4	63.6
Rofellos Ramp	1–1	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	4–2	66.7
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	3–1	75.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0