(This is an actual deck I own; I got it from a friend when I traded my green/red ramp deck for this one.)
Lifegain + Heroic + Your face = A good time.
DECK TECH
CREATURES
Archangel of Thune - Big money card, also useful, too. Whenever I gain life, I put a +1/+1 counter on all of my creatures. If I have out all my Soulmender cards, then that's a guaranteed +4/+4 on everything I control, and that gets nasty fast. She has lifelink and flying, too, making her even meaner.
Rhox Faithmender
- A favorite of mine when it comes to lifegain. He doubles up my lifegain and he generally makes cards like Archangel of Thune and Soulmender that much more useful. Having a fat 1/5 body is nice, too.
Setessan Battle Priest
- Typical heroic creature that nets me 2 life whenever it gets triggered. Enough said, really.
Akroan Skyguard
- Typical heroic creature that gets a +1/+1 counter when he triggers. If Archangel of Thune and a Soulmender or two are on the field while he is, the situation can tilt in my favor quickly.
Phalanx Leader
- A very fun heroic creature that gives all my creatures +1/+1 when he triggers. Think a dumbed-down Archangel of Thune, really.
Soulmender - Tap, gain 1 life, yada yada. Works well with
Rhox Faithmender
and Archangel of Thune.
INSTANTS/SORCERIES
Revoke Existence
- Typical artifact/enchantment removal. Good for knocking out enchantments that hurt my creatures or just getting rid of annoying artifacts. Eat that, Erebos!
Celestial Flare
- Really funny to cast when an opponent is swinging with only one creature. It forces them to sac it and might just help me net the board advantage. (It also takes down blockers.)
Battlewise Valor
- It can trigger one of my heroic creatures as well as giving one of my creatures the extra oomph it needs to survive being blocked by a fatty. Being able to scry is nice, too.
Mortal's Ardor
- +1/+1? Lifelink? Potential heroic trigger and way to gain life, too? I'm in!
ENCHANTMENTS/OTHERS
Pacifism
- trololololololol
Path of Bravery - Not only does it buff my creatures if I have 20 or more life, I also gain life whenever I swing with my creatures equal to the number I'm swinging with.
Cathars' Crusade - This card's the oddball when it comes to the mana cost, but it's helpful! My creatures get buffed whenever another creature hits the field, which adds up in the long run.
Spear of Heliod
- Oh boy, it's shiny! In all seriousness, it buffs my creatures, and if something gets by my blockers when I have open mana and no
Celestial Flare
, that attacking creature may as well consider itself dead.
