Long May She Reign

Commander / EDH* Jank RBW (Mardu)

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Enchantment (21)

• 1x Axis of Mortality
• 1x Everlasting Torment
• 1x Forsaken Wastes
• 1x Greater Auramancy
• 1x Havoc Festival
• 1x Indestructibility
• 1x Inner Sanctum
• 1x Leyline of Punishment
• 1x Lich
• 1x Lich's Mastery
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Nefarious Lich
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Phyrexian Unlife
• 1x Purgatory
• 1x Righteous Aura
• 1x Season of the Witch
• 1x Solemnity
• 1x Soul Echo
• 1x Transcendence
• 1x Witch Hunt

Artifact (9)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Lich's Mirror
• 1x Lich's Tomb
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Phyrexian Processor
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring

Land (34)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 7x Mountain
• 7x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 8x Swamp

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Bond of Agony
• 1x Cleansing
• 1x Deadly Tempest
• 1x Death Cloud
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Killing Wave
• 1x Plague of Vermin
• 1x Plea for Guidance
• 1x Repay in Kind
• 1x Replenish
• 1x Reverse the Sands

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Gideon of the Trials

Commander (1)

Creature (13)

• 1x Death's Shadow
• 1x Demon of Death's Gate
• 1x Dire Fleet Ravager
• 1x Heartless Hidetsugu
• 1x Magus of the Mirror
• 1x Minion of the Wastes
• 1x Platinum Angel
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Selenia, Dark Angel
• 1x Souldrinker
• 1x Thraben Doomsayer
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood

Instant (9)

• 1x Ad Nauseam
• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Intervention Pact
• 1x Moonlight Bargain
• 1x Slaughter
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

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I initially had an idea for this deck a long time ago. The purpose was to fully utilize your life as a resource to abuse different effects. For example I thought, " Death's Shadow isn't played in EDH ever because you would never get any real benefit out of it." So then I took it one step further, I thought, What if I could hover my life total as low as possible without losing and take advantage of the Fateful Hour effects. Soon I discovered there were cards that prevented you from losing the game for having 0 life, most notably Phyrexian Unlife . So years past and Amonkeht and Ixalan come out with cards that completed the missing puzzle pieces I assembled years ago. So behold, A deck that's goal is to make it where you cant lose the game for having 0 life, and having fun with it as well.

Main Ways To Stay Alive

The deck focuses around 3 main ways to stay alive after death. •The First one is the well known Phyrexian Unlife + Solemnity combo. It's pretty simple to see why this combo works. If damage is only dealt in infect counters and you can't get infect counter's, you can't lose. •The Second is not one I like to count, but is just as good none the less. It's Indestructibility + Platinum Angel . Your you cant lose the game creature can't die, simple enough. •The third is my favorite way and the most easy to come across. Its the combo of Transcendence and any card that says you can't gain life, such as Havoc Festival or Everlasting Torment .

How to gather your Combos

We are playing Mardu which isn't known for it's excessive card draw, but that's one of the reasons we play Queen Marchesa (Long may she Riegn), since she makes you the monarch. But even better than drawing is tutors, and we have a full line up of as many good tutors as I could find. Vampiric Tutor , Demonic Tutor , and Enlightened Tutor , anything to get your hands on your win conditions.

How to protect your Immortality

Once you have successfully found your pieces of immortality, you will want to protect it. We have a few cards in here that help with that, The best one being Greater Auramancy in addition you can put Indestructibility on any key component if you draw it.

Fail Safes

Fail safes are there since there is no guarantees that will get your combos up before the opponent kills you, so you have a couple Fail Safes to extend the game. The first is Lich's Mirror which gives you a mini do over. A lot of times it's a hard uphill battle if this is your last hope, but it is still possible to win. Another fail safe is Lich's Tomb , Soul Echo , or any Lich card.

Winning the Game

Once all the pieces are assembled, just have fun with the many win conditions with paying life. Cards like Minion of the Wastes or Phyrexian Processor your remaining life into. Or if you have an unblocked creature you can cast Hatred and pay life equal to your opponents life total. And since you are usually at 0 or less life, you may want to cast cards like Axis of Mortality or Magus of the Mirror that swaps your life total with an opponents.

Have fun with the deck and don't be scared to lose life. This deck is not to be competitive since its so much chance, but nothing beats beating someone with 0. Suggestions are always welcome, and I hope you enjoy!!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	5 years
Exclude colors	UG
Key combos	Phyrexian Unlife + Solemnity Indestructibility + Platinum Angel
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 56 - 0 Rares 9 - 0 Uncommons 2 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.95
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Haste, Emblem Gideon of the Trials, Human 1/1 W, Minion X/X B, Rat 1/1 B, The Monarch
Folders	Deck idéas, EDH, dvds