A pious sacrifice

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Control Lifegain WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (26)

• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Baird, Steward of Argive
• 1x Blood Baron of Vizkopa
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Children of Korlis
• 1x Crested Sunmare
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Lone Rider  ^Flip
• 1x Magister of Worth
• 1x Peacekeeper
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Shattered Angel
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
• 1x Treasury Thrull
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Consuming Vapors
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Declaration in Stone
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Urza's Ruinous Blast

Artifact (15)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Cosmos Elixir
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Ivory Tower
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Oketra's Monument
• 1x Orzhov Keyrune
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Phyrexian Processor
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Tainted Sigil
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Angelic Accord
• 1x Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Boon Reflection
• 1x Cleric Class
• 1x Font of Agonies
• 1x Greed
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Profane Procession  ^Flip
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Test of Endurance
• 1x Underworld Connections

Commander (1)

Land (36)

• 1x Blighted Fen
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Forsaken Sanctuary
• 1x Goldmire Bridge
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 12x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Spawning Pool
• 1x Starlit Sanctum
• 12x Swamp

Instant (4)

• 1x Beacon of Immortality
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End

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• Introduction:

They were offered salvation. It costed a mere symbolic tax. But they refused. Now they must face the might of the gods. They are heretics. They henceforth must die. All of them. For the night is dark and full of terrors.

The deck's theme:

• The deck:

You are piloting an orzhov control deck. You will use everything, specially your life, as a resource, and grind every possible resource to extinction. You have numerous mini-combos such as sucking an opponent's life and adding it to your own with Tree of Perdition + Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim. You also have valuable lifegain payoffs like Crested Sunmare and Angelic Accord that will both fuel your lifegain (with the first ability Ayli has) and act as shock force against the enemy. However, the most powerful payoff is Ayli herself: if you reach 50 life (quite easy here) you will have vindicates at your disposal as long as you have fodder to sacrifice. That fodder will be provided by Reassembling Skeleton, Oketra's Monument and the aforementioned token producers. Your wincons are various and flexible. You can either outlive your opponents with Test of Endurance or Felidar Sovereign, kill them with all that lifegain with Vizkopa Guildmage or Sanguine Bond, or nuke them with Aetherflux Reservoir. Be diplomatic, use your boardwipes with care and you should be on your way to victory.

• Why is Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim the commander?

Because she offers extremely good stats for a defensive deck. Being cheap and having deathtouch is a deterrent to having to face attackers most of the time, and both of her abilities are extremely relevant, without being essential to the deck: you cans still run the deck if she becomes too expensive to be played, as you have many other wincons.

• The deck's weaknesses:

Being Orzhov, you don't have much ramp. Beware of extremely aggressive decks. You have some cheap ways to fog them, but if you can't clear the board frequently you will be on trouble.

• The deck's strengths:

This deck is pure greedy control, so you will most likely win on the long run if you are largely ignored. play this to your advantage and develop a defensive strategy. Don't hesitate to help other players if you see it might yield profit on the long run. Always think ahead.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.47
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Clue, Horse 5/5 W, Minion X/X B, Spirit 1/1 WB, Warrior 1/1 W w/ Vigilance
Folders	MTG Playgroup