No Pain, No Lifegain

Commander / EDH Lifelink WB (Orzhov)

KingL0nsur

Creature (32)

• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Archivist of Oghma
• 1x Auriok Champion
• 1x Celestine, the Living Saint
• 1x Creeping Bloodsucker
• 1x Crested Sunmare
• 1x Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• 1x Elenda's Hierophant
• 1x Enduring Tenacity
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Exemplar of Light
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Nyx-Fleece Ram
• 1x Ocelot Pride
• 1x Ranger of Eos
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Sunscorch Regent
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x The Gaffer
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Tymna the Weaver *f-etch*
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Voice of the Blessed
• 1x Wall of Reverence

Land (34)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Desolate Mire
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 6x Plains
• 1x Radiant Fountain
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shadowy Backstreet
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Shineshadow Snarl
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 1x Strip Mine
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Instant (8)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Artifact (11)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Ajani's Welcome
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Test of Endurance

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Damn
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Insatiable Avarice
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Sign in Blood

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Hello and welcome to my take on a Karlov Lifegain deck. Omitting infinite combos and fast mana is how I make sure I keep this deck casual. However, this deck can definitely do some powerful stuff. I try to keep this deck around a power level 7, not strong enough for high power, but too strong for precon level decks. At this power level this deck has a win percentage of 18% with the average win taking place around turn 10.

The goal of this deck is to gain a lot of life. However your commander triggers based on the amount of Lifegain triggers rather than the amount of life itself. Getting Karlov to commander damage range is really easy so use cards like Rogue's Passage and Shizo, Death's Storehouse to make it unblockable.

Some cards I’d like to highlight include Test of Endurance and Felidar Sovereign which will win you the game during your upkeep if you have a certain amount of life. Also Aetherflux Reservoir is not only a great wincon but also a deterrent. If you have more than 50 life you can hold it as a threat to make sure people don’t mess with you. Cards like Rhox Faithmender make sure every instance of Lifegain gets doubled. And finally you can use Sanguine Bond and Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose to weaponize that Lifegain by draining your opponents.

If you like my take on this orzhov Lifegain deck then leave an upvote. If you have any questions or feedback then also feel free to leave a comment. I love to talk magic and would love to hear what you guys think!

Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.64
Tokens	Cat 1/1 W, City's Blessing, Elephant 3-3 G, Horse 5/5 W, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W
Folders	decks, possible, Commander