Lifegain: The Thicc Wurm Story

Modern Combo GW (Selesnya) Lifegain Theme/Gimmick

TheRoaringRegisaur

Creature (14)

• 2x Ajani's Pridemate
• 4x Glory-Bound Initiate
• 4x Lone Rider  ^Flip
• 4x Voracious Wurm

Instant (8)

• 4x Heroes' Reunion
• 4x Life Goes On

Land (21)

• 6x Forest
• 4x Horizon Canopy
• 7x Plains
• 4x Sunpetal Grove

Enchantment (4)

• 4x Spirit Link

Artifact (11)

• 4x Chalice of Life  ^Flip
• 4x Fountain of Renewal
• 3x Shadowspear

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Chaplain's Blessing

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Sideboard

Instant (6)

• 4x Heroic Intervention
• 2x Intervention Pact

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Fumigate

Creature (4)

• 4x Knight of Autumn

Artifact (2)

• 2x Elixir of Immortality

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Maybeboard

Creature (10)

• 1x Aerial Responder
• 1x Ageless Entity
• 2x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1x Nyx-Fleece Ram
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Twinblade Paladin
• 1x Wall of Reverence

Instant (4)

• 1x Feed the Clan
• 1x Predator's Rapport
• 1x Revitalize
• 1x Sheltering Word

Land (1)

• 1x Graypelt Refuge

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Bond of Flourishing

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Ashes of the Abhorrent
• 1x Sunbond

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride

Artifact (1)

• 1x Tablet of the Guilds

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Imagine casting Heroes' Reunion then Voracious Wurm. That's the deck.

Why we gain life

Why we gain life:

• Voracious Wurm can enter the battlefield huge. This can be a wincon for sure.
• Chalice of Life  (or rather Chalice of Death) can deal a lot of damage. This could be a wincon.
• Ajani's Pridemate can be casted turn two and get bigger every turn.

How we gain life

How we gain life:

• Glory-Bound Initiate can swing for 4 with lifelink on turn 3.
• Lone Rider   can transform quickly into a 4/4.
• Fountain of Renewal is life every turn, and in a pinch, it can draw a card.
• Elixir of Immortality is nice because a lot of your lifegain is single-use.
• Chalice of Life   gains 1 every turn (but that's not why it's here lol)
• Heroes' Reunion is the biggest pure lifegain spell in here.
• Life Goes On is great for a 1-drop. Remember that it doesn't have to be one of your creatures to die for you to get the boost.
• Chaplain's Blessing isn't too bad, but Life is probably better.
• Spirit Link. Don't mistake it for Lifelink. You can put this on an opponent's creature and gain life whenever it attacks you. Note: if that creature deals lethal at you, you die before you can gain the life.

Sideboard

Sideboard:

• Alseid of Life's Bounty. Lifelink. Protection.
• Fumigate if they overpower you.
• Heroic Intervention is too iconic not to include.
• Intervention Pact is nice in a pinch.
• Knight of Autumn is versatile. What can I say?

Note: be mindful of how/when you cast Voracious Wurm. Heroes' Reunion is great, but you'd have to wait 'til turn 4 to cast and 5 to swing. With Fountain of Renewal and anything with lifelink, you can get the wurm out faster (though you do get less of a power boost)

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	UBR
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 13 Rares 26 - 2 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.67
Folders	standard/modern, 60 card, Ideas
Based on	The Exponential Wurm Of Life Headers13 MDN