Abzan Lifegain (BFZ Standard)

Standard BGW (Abzan, Junk) Budget Burn Lifegain Vampires

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Creature (22)

• 4x Arashin Cleric
• 2x Defiant Bloodlord
• 1x Dragonlord Dromoka
• 4x Drana's Emissary
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 2x Hidden Dragonslayer
• 4x Jaddi Offshoot
• 4x Siege Rhino

Land (25)

• 1x Blighted Steppe
• 3x Blossoming Sands
• 4x Forest
• 3x Jungle Hollow
• 4x Plains
• 3x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 3x Scoured Barrens
• 4x Swamp

Artifact (1)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive

Instant (9)

• 3x Abzan Charm
• 2x Dromoka's Command
• 4x Feed the Clan

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Languish
• 1x Nissa's Renewal
• 1x Tragic Arrogance

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Sideboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Anafenza, the Foremost
• 1x Felidar Sovereign

Planeswalker (3)

• 2x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Enchantment (3)

• 2x Retreat to Kazandu
• 1x Tainted Remedy

Artifact (1)

• 1x Aligned Hedron Network

Instant (6)

• 1x Become Immense
• 2x Utter End
• 3x Winds of Qal Sisma

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Maybeboard

Creature (5)

• 1x Bloodbond Vampire
• 1x Den Protector
• 1x Kalastria Healer
• 1x Serene Steward
• 1x Warden of the First Tree

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Retreat to Hagra
• 1x Stasis Snare

Artifact (1)

• 1x Orbs of Warding

Instant (3)

• 1x Douse in Gloom
• 1x Foul-Tongue Invocation
• 1x Valorous Stance

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Animist's Awakening

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Life gain. Stall out. Beat down. The most common win condition is just to beat your opponent down with big creatures, or slowly ping them with small creatures, while using life gain to outlast them. If you have enough of a lead, Felidar Sovereign can seal the deal. Defiant Bloodlord turns Feed the Clan into a 10 damage burn spell that can end the game very quickly. Alhammarret's Archive makes any of those conditions easier to reach. Nissa's Renewal helps bridge into the higher cost cards, and with a Jaddi Offshoot or Retreat to Kazandu in play, can easily give you enough life to get you back in the game.

Jaddi Offshoot and Arashin Cleric help keep control of the board for the first two turns, preventing aggro decks from going wide and gaining life, possibly drawing out some removal. Turn three Drana's Emissary gives you presence in the air, drains 1 life each turn it is out, and blocks thopters. Alternately, Abzan Charm can remove an early threat, or Hidden Dragonslayer can enter morphed. Turn four, Siege Rhino...because Siege Rhino...or Languish to reset the board. Once you have a big body in play, Dromoka's Command gives you another source of removal and Feed the Clan keeps your life total out of their reach.

Side board options include Winds of Qal Sisma and Gideon, Ally of Zendikar for red matchups and Jeskai aggro. Utter End gives more removal, and removal for non-creature permanents, like Sphinx's Tutelage. Sorin, Solemn Visitor, another Felidar Sovereign , and Retreat to Kazandu come in against slower matchups, and Aligned Hedron Network can get added for decks playing multiple large threats. Anafenza, the Foremost gets brought in against mega-morph. Tainted Remedy is my surprise for Abzan mirrors, and Become Immense is a general surprise finisher.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 5 Mythic Rares 13 - 4 Rares 11 - 6 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.17
Tokens	Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Knight Ally 2/2 W, Morph 2/2 C, Vampire 2/2 B
Folders	deck idea, Deck, BFZ ideas, Considerations, Abzan, Budget Decks, allies, KTK-BFZ Standard Options, Budget Decks, Life Gain