Soul Sisters, EDH style

Commander / EDH Aggro Lifegain Soul Sisters WB (Orzhov)

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Land (36)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Great Hall of Starnheim
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Makindi Mesas  ^Flip
• 1x Mirrorpool
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 7x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Seraph Sanctuary
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Shineshadow Snarl
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Interaction (6)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Gumdrop Poisoner
• 1x Skyclave Apparition
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Unlicensed Hearse
• 1x Witch of the Moors

TokenMakers (5)

• 1x Archangel Elspeth
• 1x Griffin Aerie
• 1x Legion's Landing  ^Flip
• 1x Lunar Convocation
• 1x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

Other (21)

• 1x Celestine, the Living Saint
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
• 1x Isareth the Awakener
• 1x K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 1x Poet's Quill
• 1x Promise of Tomorrow
• 1x Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Sister Repentia
• 1x Sorin of House Markov  ^Flip
• 1x Starscape Cleric
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Tymna the Weaver
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Sisters (11)

• 1x Angelic Chorus
• 1x Auriok Champion
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
• 1x Cosmos Elixir
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Sunscorch Regent
• 1x The Meathook Massacre
• 1x Trespasser's Curse

Commander (1)

Pridemates (15)

• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride
• 1x Amalia Benavides Aguirre
• 1x Angelic Accord
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Bloodthirsty Aerialist
• 1x Crested Sunmare
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Essence Channeler
• 1x Gideon's Company
• 1x Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles
• 1x Resplendent Angel
• 1x Righteous Valkyrie
• 1x Speaker of the Heavens
• 1x Valkyrie Harbinger
• 1x Voice of the Blessed

Gideons (5)

• 1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
• 1x Gideon Blackblade
• 1x Gideon of the Trials
• 1x Gideon, the Oathsworn
• 1x Kytheon, Hero of Akros  ^Flip

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Sideboard

Other (7)

• 1x Academic Probation
• 1x Confront the Past
• 1x Environmental Sciences
• 1x Inkling Summoning
• 1x Introduction to Prophecy
• 1x Mascot Exhibition
• 1x Reduce to Memory

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The next step in my quest to play Soul Sisters in all formats.

For those unfamiliar with the archetype: The deck uses small, frequent lifegain triggers, like the ones from the eponymous Soul Warden + Soul's Attendant , to power aggressive creatures like Ajani's Pridemate. The deck uses its aggressive pressure, life buffer, and a small amount of Orzhov's wide hitting removal to keep from being killed while turning our creatures sideways.

The breaks down into some unusual sections. The "Sisters" are a group of cards that attach lifegain triggers to very common events, getting you life for the group playing magic, and creating many individual triggers. The "Pridemates" are cards that trigger on lifegain to give you power, usually +1/+1 counters. Because the most common trigger among "Sisters" is creatures entering the battlefield, there is a small "TokenMakers" section devoted to creating extra triggers.

The following cards may seem weak or odd choices, so I thought I'd include the reasoning for including them:

Felidar Cub - The deck is built on the basis that I'll gain 1-2 life every turn. The cards that prevent lifegain turn off a lot of the decks power. The cub can handle Havoc Festival, Tainted Remedy, and their like while also being an acceptable body when they aren't present. Flavor-wise, felidars are the lifegain predators if Zendikar, so it's also a sweet card.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 months
Exclude colors	URG
Key combos	Soul Warden + Soul's Attendant
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	22 - 1 Mythic Rares 48 - 2 Rares 9 - 1 Uncommons 7 - 3 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.22
Tokens	Ajani's Pridemate, Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Angel Warrior 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Bat 1/1 B, Bird 3/3 W w/ Grants Flying, Copy Clone, Elemental 4/4 UR, Emblem Gideon of the Trials, Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Emblem Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, Food, Griffin 2/2 W, Horse 5/5 W, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Illusion */* U, Inkling 2/1 WB, Knight Ally 2/2 W, On an Adventure, Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Spirit 3/2 RW, Starscape Cleric 1/1 B, Vampire 1/1 B w/ Lifelink, Vampire 1/1 W
Folders	Commander, Cool stuff, Ideas