Old Uncle Jank

Commander / EDH Counters Lifegain Pillow Fort WB (Orzhov)

ThePman

Land (35)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x High Market
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 8x Plains
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 1x Strip Mine
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x War Room

Instant (7)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Beacon of Immortality
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Ajani Goldmane
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

Creature (22)

• 1x Astarion, the Decadent
• 1x Auriok Champion
• 1x Creeping Bloodsucker
• 1x Crested Sunmare
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Drana's Emissary
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
• 1x Nyx-Fleece Ram
• 1x Ranger of Eos
• 1x Selfless Glyphweaver  ^Flip
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Sunscorch Regent
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Wall of Reverence

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Ajani's Mantra
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Righteous Aura
• 1x Sanctum of Stone Fangs
• 1x Sigarda's Splendor
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Commander (1)

Artifact (15)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Chalice of Life  ^Flip
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Cosmos Elixir
• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Damn
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Toxic Deluge

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Creature (12)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Celestine, the Living Saint
• 1x Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
• 1x Markov Purifier
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Serene Steward
• 1x Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• 1x Spectrum Sentinel
• 1x Tivash, Gloom Summoner
• 1x Voice of the Blessed
• 1x Witch of the Moors

Instant (5)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Astarion's Thirst
• 1x Despark
• 1x False Cure
• 1x Heliod's Intervention

Land (2)

• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Witch's Clinic

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation

Artifact (3)

• 1x Fountain of Renewal
• 1x Sun Droplet
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

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The idea here is incremental life loss for opponents and life gain for myself, with plenty of shenanigans that revolve around these basic components. Plenty of goofy stuff for one shot kills, and lots of deterrence and removal to encourage everyone to leave me alone while I chip away at their life totals before finishing things off. This is a first attempt at building a commander deck from scratch, help is appreciated!

Update Nov 2018

The aim of this deck has evolved somewhat since its first iteration. Currently the plan involves setting up your pillow fort (Ghostly Prison, Crawlspace, etc. + spot removal), and getting some repeatable life gain going to pump up Karlov of the Ghost Council for commander damage, not necessarily in that order. Other than that you have a couple of goofy combos (my favourite being Beacon of Immortality + False Cure ) and a couple of cards that can get out of control if left unchecked and usually end a game (Luminarch Ascension, Crested Sunmare, Aetherflux Reservoir). I’ve left out the well-known Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond combo as it seems too easy to me, especially in a more casual setting, but I’m willing to throw it back in if things start to get more competitive in my usual playgroup.

There are more finely-tuned versions of this deck out there, but I thoroughly enjoy the shenanigans this list is capable of. As always, comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	1 year
Key combos	Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond Beacon of Immortality + False Cure
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 50 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.97
Tokens	*/* W Creature Avatar, Angel 4/4 W, City's Blessing, Elephant 3-3 G, Horse 5/5 W, Treasure, Vampire Knight 1/1 B