this is a version of an old favorite of mine. Clerics are alot of fun to play. If you haven't seen this combo before, the way to trigger is to have
Daru Spiritualist
and
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
or
Disciple of Griselbrand
in-play when you play
Lightning Greaves
, then equip the Greaves between two other clerics a million times, then sac the creature using Pilgrim/Disciple and gain a bunch of life. I replaced some copies of
Starlit Sanctum
with
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
and
Disciple of Griselbrand
, but continuously play around with adding one copy back in. It depends on how you want the Mana balancing to play out. When I have starlit sanctum in the deck, I've added copies of
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
so those lands produce black mana when needed.
Daru Spiritualist
+
Lightning Greaves
+
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
OR
Daru Spiritualist
+
Lightning Greaves
+
Disciple of Griselbrand
The combo shown below will keep creatures on your side of the board while you steal life.
Having
Doomed Necromancer
will ensure if you have lost a creature, you can get that cleric back when you need to go infinite. You can epuo
Make sure you target a creature with
Mother of Runes
before equipping
Lightning Greaves
, the shroud ability is great when you need to protect your clerics. While reading rules explanations, you cannot equip at sorcery speed to protect against a targeted instant spell or ability, Mother of Runes ability can be used in response to an instant speed spell or ability.
I've chosen to include
Night's Whisper
as a form of acceleration. Another consideration for an accelerant would be
Dark Ritual
. Either of these cards would speed things up considerably.
I'll also state that these are the cards listed which I actually own and enjoy test drawing hands with. If you have read this far, thank you. I don't want to spend the money right now on copies of
Academy Rector
or
Enlightened Tutor
.
If this wasn't listed for legacy, I would add in
Demonic Tutor
which I have.
Even if
Test of Endurance
becomes comprised after you gain a billion life, you can target important non-land permanents with
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
while you beat them down with zombie tokens.
I'll be adding Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose after m21 drops
