No Pain, No Gain

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) Counters Lifegain

Knuckleberry

Land (34)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Deathcap Glade
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 5x Forest
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 13x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Woodland Chasm

Removal (8)

• 1x Font of Agonies
• 1x Retribution of the Ancients
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Ashes to Ashes
• 1x Gumdrop Poisoner
• 1x Khalni Ambush  ^Flip
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Mortality Spear

Player Damage (4)

• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Sanguine Bond

Ensure Damage (3)

• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Blossoming Bogbeast
• 1x Conclave Sledge-Captain

Manaboost / Ramp (12)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Heronblade Elite
• 1x Kami of Whispered Hopes
• 1x Kodama of the West Tree
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Accomplished Alchemist
• 1x Rampant Rejuvenator
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Defiler of Vigor
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

Potential Beaters (8)

• 1x Daggerdrome Imp
• 1x Deep-Cavern Bat
• 1x Ghastly Gloomhunter
• 1x Vault Skirge
• 1x Nighthawk Scavenger
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Aetherborn Marauder
• 1x Eradicator Valkyrie

Draw (5)

• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Bloodtracker
• 1x Greed
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood

Untap / Copy Ability (5)

• 1x Instill Energy
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Seeker of Skybreak
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler

Other (1)

• 1x Reanimate

Commander (1)

Lifegain (10)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Inscription of Abundance
• 1x Rite of Consumption
• 1x Essence Harvest
• 1x Spike Feeder
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Momentous Fall
• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Eternity Vessel

More Counters Plz (5)

• 1x The Ozolith
• 1x Arwen, Weaver of Hope
• 1x Branching Evolution
• 1x Reyhan, Last of the Abzan *f-etch*
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol

Protection (4)

• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Soul Channeling
• 1x Tyrant Guard

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Maybeboard

Manaboost / Ramp (15)

• 1x Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Harrow
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Nissa's Pilgrimage
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Yavimaya Elder
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Crystalline Crawler
• 1x Marshland Bloodcaster
• 1x Ezzaroot Channeler
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Beledros Witherbloom

Non-Budget (6)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star

Land (2)

• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vesuva

Untap / Copy Ability (2)

• 1x Nature's Chosen
• 1x Magewright's Stone

Draw (13)

• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Pain Seer
• 1x Stargaze
• 1x Darkstar Augur
• 1x Mask of Griselbrand
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Mindless Automaton
• 1x Pact Weapon
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams
• 1x Ad Nauseam
• 1x Necrologia
• 1x Peer into the Abyss

Potential Beaters (8)

• 1x Henrika, Infernal Seer  ^Flip
• 1x Leyline Prowler
• 1x Mischievous Poltergeist
• 1x Insatiable Harpy
• 1x Moldering Karok
• 1x Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal  ^Flip
• 1x Froghemoth
• 1x Minion of the Wastes

Protection (2)

• 1x Silkguard
• 1x Inspiring Call

Lifeloss for Profit (1)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir

Removal (10)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Devour in Shadow
• 1x Infernal Grasp
• 1x Kenrith's Transformation
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Murderous Rider
• 1x Reckless Spite
• 1x Wicked Pact *list*
• 1x Mandate of Abaddon
• 1x Snuff Out

Other (9)

• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Arco-Flagellant
• 1x Evolution Witness
• 1x Veinwitch Coven
• 1x Storm the Seedcore
• 1x Tree of Redemption
• 1x Doom Whisperer
• 1x Witch of the Moors
• 1x Triskelion

Lifegain (5)

• 1x Crypt Incursion
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Whip of Erebos
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper *f-etch*

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"Existence is pain." ― Mr. Meeseeks, Rick & Morty

Disclaimer

My decks are non-competitive kitchen table EDH decks, which are designed to primarily play against 2 to 5 enemies. My playgroup is a bunch of mid-30s who want to meet, chill, drink and have fun at a Saturday night, so in general we don't play decks which are just frustrating for the opponents or practically exclude them from the game for the next 2 hours. We got some rules like no massive landhate or poison and we got a small internal banlist. Personally, I only build mid-budget decks. So no fancy cEDH stuff to be seen here. Sorry, not sorry. ;)

General Gameplan

Rules of Interest

In this section I try to collect interesting mechanics, weird interactions and cards that are often mistaken. If I got something wrong here, please feel free to correct me. It is supposed to work as a reminder for myself if needed and it might help other people who stumble across similar issues.

The Ozolith: The Ozolith's first ability doesn't move counters off the creature that's left the battlefield. Rather, you put the same number of each kind of counter the creature had onto The Ozoloith. Notably, if you somehow control a second The Ozolith, each one will receive the same number and kinds of counters that were on the creature that left the battlefield. Similarly, if the creature has an ability that triggers when it leaves the battlefield that refers to the number of counters it had, that ability will use the number of counters that were on the permanent, even if The Ozolith's first ability resolves first.
So combined with Reyhan, Last of the Abzan *f-etch* if a creature you control dies, you will be able to store the number of counters from that creature with The Ozolith and additionally move all +1/+1 counters to another creature.

Eternity Vessel: For your life total to become the number of charge counters on Eternity Vessel, you actually gain or lose the necessary amount of life. For example, if your life total is 4 when Eternity Vessel's landfall ability resolves and Eternity Vessel has 12 charge counters on it, the ability will cause you to gain 8 life. Other cards that interact with life gain or life loss will interact with this effect accordingly.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	6 days
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.17
Tokens	Food, On an Adventure, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, Treasure
Folders	Paper Decks