A Cleric, A Cat, and Two Chalices

Commander / EDH* Control Lifegain Lurrus of the Dream-Den Reanimator Tribal WB (Orzhov)

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Land (35)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mirrorpool
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 10x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Blood Funnel
• 1x Dawn of Hope
• 1x Hidden Stockpile
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Mark of Asylum
• 1x Spirit Bonds
• 1x Vampiric Rites

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Conqueror's Pledge
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Lingering Souls
• 1x Pain's Reward
• 1x Revival / Revenge
• 1x Rousing of Souls
• 1x Scheming Symmetry

Creature (22)

• 1x Apprentice Necromancer
• 1x Archfiend's Vessel
• 1x Children of Korlis
• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Daru Spiritualist
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Hanweir Militia Captain  ^Flip
• 1x Hunted Horror
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Phyrexian Dreadnought
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Shield Sphere
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Speaker of the Heavens
• 1x Sustaining Spirit
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Wall of Shards
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Instant (9)

• 1x Ad Nauseam
• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Benevolent Offering
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Kaya's Guile
• 1x Necrologia
• 1x Orim's Chant
• 1x Righteousness

Commander (1)

Companion (1)

Artifact (15)

• 1x Aether Vial
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chalice of the Void
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Idol of Oblivion
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Promise of Power

Creature (1)

• 1x Mesmeric Fiend

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This is a mostly cleric tribal deck. Ayli is going to be our primary removal tool in pretty much every game, and Lurrus will recur some of our strongest effects.

To set up, we want Ayli on the field as soon as we can - preferably turn 1 so we can start gaining life asap. Our lucky pieces for this are Wall of Shards, Phyrexian Dreadnought, Shield Sphere, and Righteousness that can help us hit the 10 life threshold very quickly, especially with Lurrus. Dreadnought can also act as a huge body lategame.

Once we're over the treshhold, we need to load Ayli with ammunition in the form of tokens. To do this we have Hangarback Walker, Benevolent Offering, Spirit Bonds,and later on we can load up with Conqueror's Pledge. Each token is going to help Ayli send a permanent to the shadow realm.

Going into the midgame, we fill our board with our clerics. Daru Spiritualist helps keep our life up and Selfless Spirit gives us recurrent board protection. Containment Priest is amazing because it misses Lurrus. Luminarch Ascenscion could be online by this point too.

If the game goes long, we can get big and win by hitting face. Karlov of the Ghost Council consistently gets big, Serene Steward and Mikaeus, the Lunarch help other creatures buff up. With mana to dump, we can invoke some lore and use Idol of Oblivion. At this point we can have Dreadnought reanimated and we have some huge bodies while our opponents struggle to maintain their boards.

Combo to win: Necrologia/Ad Nauseam/Pain's Reward and Children of Korlis + Vizkopa Guildmage . Activate Vizkopa's second ability, cast one of the draw spells to drain all your life, and then sacrifice the Children. If all that resolves, you should have started with higher life so you should win on the spot.

Combo tags: Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim + Spirit Bonds for constant control

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Key combos	Children of Korlis + Vizkopa Guildmage Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim + Spirit Bonds
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 48 - 1 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.02
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Centaur 3/3 G w/ Pro Black, Companion Zone, Copy Clone, Demon 5/5 B, Eldrazi 10/10 C, Human 1/1 W, Human Cleric 1/1 WB, Kor Soldier 1/1 W, Servo 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, Thopter 1/1 C