Lifedrain Casual Commander

Commander / EDH Budget Extort Lifegain Lifelink WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (29)

• 1x Basilica Guards
• 1x Basilica Screecher
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Deathgreeter
• 1x Doomed Traveler
• 1x Drana's Emissary
• 1x Dutiful Thrull
• 1x High Priest of Penance
• 1x Hunted Witness
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Kami of False Hope
• 1x Kingpin's Pet
• 1x Knight of Obligation
• 1x Nip Gwyllion
• 1x Orzhov Enforcer
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Scholar of Athreos
• 1x Smolder Initiate
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Souls of the Faultless
• 1x Suture Spirit
• 1x Syndic of Tithes
• 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
• 1x Thrull Parasite
• 1x Tithe Drinker
• 1x Tithe Taker
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Wall of Bone

Instant (13)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Batwing Brume
• 1x Beckon Apparition
• 1x Cauldron Haze
• 1x Celestial Flare
• 1x Dawn Charm
• 1x Despark
• 1x Faith's Shield
• 1x Feat of Resistance
• 1x Holy Day
• 1x Murder
• 1x Silence
• 1x Unmake

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Blood Reckoning
• 1x Edge of the Divinity
• 1x Journey to Nowhere
• 1x Pacifism
• 1x Pariah
• 1x Pillory of the Sleepless
• 1x Prison Term
• 1x Profane Procession  ^Flip
• 1x Soul Tithe
• 1x Trespasser's Curse

Artifact (4)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Tablet of the Guilds

Commander (1)

Land (32)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Everglades
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Karoo
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 12x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 11x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Castigate
• 1x Gerrard's Verdict
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Raven's Crime
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Spectral Procession
• 1x Syphon Life
• 1x Unearth
• 1x Vicious Rumors

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Sideboard

Creature (4)

• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Goldenglow Moth
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Mistmeadow Skulk

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Divest

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Maybeboard

Creature (7)

• 1x Basilica Bell-Haunt
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Ghost Council of Orzhova
• 1x Goldenglow Moth
• 1x Imperious Oligarch
• 1x Loxodon Gatekeeper
• 1x Martyr of Dusk

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Sanguine Bond

Artifact (5)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Temple Bell
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Land (1)

• 1x Orzhova, the Church of Deals

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Immortal Servitude
• 1x Survival Cache

Instant (2)

• 1x Harsh Sustenance
• 1x Prismatic Strands

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Commander attempt of my lifedrain deck.

Trying for a defensive deck with a theme of outlasting the opponent. Build a defense and whittle down enemies using Extort mechanic. Lots of cheap drops to trigger Extort while keeping blockers. Athreos works well as commander because creatures coming back to the hand means steady drops.

Excluding cards from 2020 or newer, to avoid mixing power creep. Which sadly means no Damn or Afterlife Insurance. Also aiming to be budget, so no expensive cards like Smothering Tithe.

Looking for advice on:

• Ways to keep Extorters alive. Add Hexproof, regenerate, afterlife, persist, extra blockers, indestructable?
• Should the deck have more cheap spells, to set off Extort and other life drain mechanics?
• "Tutor" esque additions to grab late-game cards?

Date added	3 months
Last updated	2 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 1 Mythic Rares 16 - 1 Rares 24 - 1 Uncommons 36 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.37
Tokens	Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB