King of Pain

Commander / EDH* Control Lifegain Mono-White Tokens Weenie

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Creature (25)

• 1x Angel of Invention
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Auriok Champion
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Dust Elemental
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hero of Bladehold
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Knight-Captain of Eos
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Ranger of Eos
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Remorseful Cleric
• 1x Restoration Specialist
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Walking Atlas
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Instant (8)

• 1x Comeuppance
• 1x Crush Contraband
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Unexpectedly Absent

Land (34)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Isolated Watchtower
• 1x Kjeldoran Outpost
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nomad Stadium
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 14x Plains
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Terrain Generator
• 1x Thawing Glaciers
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Ajani's Welcome
• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Dawn of Hope
• 1x Intangible Virtue
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mobilization
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Commander (1)

Artifact (17)

• 1x Ankh of Mishra
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Endless Atlas
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Jade Monolith
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Marble Diamond
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The Immortal Sun
• 1x Tormod's Crypt
• 1x Treasure Map  ^Flip
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Dusk / Dawn
• 1x Gift of Estates
• 1x Tragic Arrogance

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Sideboard

Artifact (16)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Ankh of Mishra
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Sun Droplet
• 1x The Immortal Sun
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Instant (7)

• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Brave the Elements
• 1x Dawn Charm
• 1x Lapse of Certainty
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Settle the Wreckage
• 1x Tithe

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Balancing Act
• 1x Cleansing Meditation
• 1x Hour of Revelation
• 1x Rout

Land (2)

• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Grand Coliseum

Creature (5)

• 1x Boreas Charger
• 1x Court Street Denizen
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Crackdown
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Divine Visitation
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Luminarch Ascension

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

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Maybeboard

Creature (10)

• 1x Archangel of Tithes
• 1x Bastion Protector
• 1x Captain of the Watch
• 1x Catapult Master
• 1x Devoted Caretaker
• 1x Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Odric, Master Tactician
• 1x Salvage Scout
• 1x Triskelion

Instant (4)

• 1x Forsake the Worldly
• 1x Make a Stand
• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Rebuff the Wicked

Artifact (10)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Blasting Station
• 1x Conqueror's Galleon  ^Flip
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Slate of Ancestry
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Land (4)

• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Petrified Field
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Tectonic Edge

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Fanatical Devotion
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Sacred Ground
• 1x Weight of Conscience

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Balance
• 1x Decree of Justice
• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Terminus

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My current Darien list. I'm virtually always tweaking it here and there.

Gameplan

Gameplan is a bit of a hodgepodge, and is virtually always changing. I'm running several land tutor cards, like Expedition Map , Weathered Wayfarer , Land Tax , Gift of Estates , and Thawing Glaciers . These are all in to keep up on mana, and to make sure we pull out our self-harm lands like Ancient Tomb and Tarnished Citadel . I don't have many options in the way of actual ramp, apart from Terrain Generator and Walking Atlas . Smothering Tithe and Treasure Map   should work well together, too.

Cards Not Included

Alms Collector was on my radar for a while, but I'm a bit turned off of the card after reading more rulings on how exactly it functions. It reads like it would be a dead draw in most situations barring large draw X spells.

If I find myself hitting high life totals pretty often, I will likely need to re-add Aetherflux Reservoir . I'm not the biggest fan of the card, but I can't argue against its effectiveness.

Suggestions/Comments

I'm always looking for any suggestions on more/better card draw options for monowhite, as well as any other interesting synergies with Darien. Thanks for reading!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 5 Mythic Rares 48 - 21 Rares 24 - 10 Uncommons 4 - 4 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.95
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Servo 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Treasure
Folders	laTER, EDH