ArtiFacts of Life and Death is a Glissa, the Traitor attrition deck with a +1/+1 counter subtheme. The deck has a definitive artifact theme, with 50 artifacts compared to the less-than-20 artifacts usually seen in Glissa, the Traitor decks, and a number of artifacts-matter cards among the artifacts and non-artifacts (e.g., Sly Requisitioner, Phyrexian Scriptures) alike. The +1/+1 counter subtheme is pushed with the modular cards and effects such as Steel Overseer, Corpsejack Menace, Winding Constrictor, and Vigor.

The point of the deck is classic Black/Green: grind out advantage with recursion and removal (e.g., All is Dust; Pentavus with Grave Pact; Pestilence with Vigor) and then win with beaters: for example, Darksteel Colossus, Darksteel Juggernaut, possibly Duplicant, or any creature that has a ton of +1/+1 counters, perhaps pumped from the aforementioned Vigor or the modular-like Death's Presence.

There are likely instances where I chose artifact-matters cards over perhaps better cards. For instance, Pilgrim's Eye over most green ramp; Lux Cannon over say, Woodfall Primus; or Serum Tank over most green and black card draw. While these artifact cards are not always the best options, it was important to me to have the deck at 50% artifacts and have a decent number of artifacts-matter cards. Doing so emphasizes the deck's theme far more than most other Glissa, the Traitor decks and differentiates this deck from them.

I put a lot of thought into my card choices, even the basic lands. I selected my basic lands carefully to fit the artifact theme of the deck. 4 Forests and 4 Swamps are from Mirrodin, 4 Forests and 4 Swamps are from Scars of Mirrodin, 2 Forests and 2 Swamps are from Mirrodin Besieged, and 2 Forests and 2 Swamps are from New Phyrexia.

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Date added 13 years
Last updated 8 months
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

10 - 0 Mythic Rares

30 - 0 Rares

23 - 0 Uncommons

13 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.94
Tokens Goat 0/1 W, Pentavite 1/1 C, Servo 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure
Folders Commander / EDH, WIshlist, Commander Ideas, glissa ideas, Possible Decks, Paper
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