Life Gain, Life Drain

Commander / EDH*

Terry_Dactl

Creature (17)

• 1x Auramancer
• 1x Clone
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Drogskol Reaver
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Prognostic Sphinx
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Royal Assassin
• 1x Serene Master
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Transcendent Master
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Wall of Reverence
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x Xathrid Gorgon

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Ajani Goldmane
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Land (35)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 4x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 8x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Transguild Promenade

Enchantment (16)

• 1x Ajani's Mantra
• 1x Archmage Ascension
• 1x Collective Restraint
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Faith's Fetters
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Greater Auramancy
• 1x Greed
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Paradox Haze
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Words of Worship

Artifact (15)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Chalice of Life  ^Flip
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dreamstone Hedron
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Obelisk of Esper
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Venser's Journal
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Instant (6)

• 1x Beacon of Immortality
• 1x Cancel
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Dromar's Charm
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Vex

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Diabolic Revelation
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Plea for Guidance
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Grand Abolisher

Instant (1)

• 1x Brainstorm

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Supreme Verdict

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This is a life-gain combo/draw deck. Main combo is infinite life drain via Sanguine Bond/Vizkopa Guildmage and Exquisite Blood.

Also there are some nice win-cons with Felidar Sovereign and Celestial Convergence.

Sometimes a win can be procured with Serra Avatar + Whispersilk Cloak. With enough life and Sanguine Bond/Vizkopa Guildmage, Beacon of Immortality or Serra Avatar + Spirit Loop or any other kind of massive amount of life-gain (Ajani's ultimate with Soul Warden on the field) can be game-ending for opponents.

The card draw comes inherently with Oloro's second ability, though it is bolstered by Necropotence, Mesa Enchantress, Alhammarret's Archive, Greed, Rhystic Study and Drogskol Reaver.

Alone, the card advantage is great. However, with Prognostic Sphinx on the field, the ability to draw the cards I want to draw comes into play. Also, the no maximum hand size provided by Venser's Journal/Reliquary Tower/Tamiyo's Emblem/Library of Leng beef up Psychosis Crawler and create a big body, as well as a great way to win via Psychosis Crawler to ping 1 for each card drawn.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.82
Tokens	*/* W Creature Avatar, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited, Emblem Tamiyo, the Moon Sage