Ayli - Mo' Life, Mo' Problems

Commander / EDH Lifegain

Seritath

Creature (25)

• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Battlegrace Angel
• 1x Blood Baron of Vizkopa
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Desecration Demon
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Edgewalker
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x High Priest of Penance
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Magister of Worth
• 1x Mistmeadow Skulk
• 1x Nezumi Graverobber  ^Flip
• 1x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Souls of the Faultless
• 1x Tithe Drinker
• 1x Transcendent Master
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Wall of Essence
• 1x Wall of Hope
• 1x Wall of Reverence

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

Land (30)

• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 13x Plains
• 14x Swamp
• 1x Tower of the Magistrate
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Enchantment (17)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Boon Reflection
• 1x Celestial Mantle
• 1x Cradle of Vitality
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Faith's Fetters
• 1x Greed
• 1x Journey to Nowhere
• 1x Nevermore
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x One Thousand Lashes
• 1x Painful Quandary
• 1x Pillory of the Sleepless
• 1x Quarantine Field
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Stasis Snare
• 1x Underworld Connections

Artifact (10)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Chalice of Life  ^Flip
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Mindcrank
• 1x Orzhov Cluestone
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Tainted Sigil
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (7)

• 1x Condemn
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Murder
• 1x Unmake
• 1x Utter End

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Death Cloud
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Final Judgment
• 1x Heroes Remembered
• 1x Lingering Souls
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Night's Whisper

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Land (2)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arena

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Psuedo-budget (personal) Ayli "Life gain + some taxes" deck. The deck runs on a very simple principle; get life, tax when able, politicize in a multiplayer game to the best of your ability in order not to get hated out for wanting to use and abuse a game mechanic, and then find a way to win.

Obviously if you wished to make such a deck competitive, you'd switch the commander to Karlov and put tutors and other cards in. This, like all my decks, is not meant to be competitive or oppressive, while still interacting with the game and adding to the playgroup experience.

Obvious Sanguine Bond and Exquisite Blood combo for the insta-win, up to the player whether to use it.

Greed is a very important enchantment as late game where your mana may have been augmented by something like Crypt Ghast your drawing for answers/removal can be cruicial.

There are a few life doublers (Rhox Faithmender,Alhammarret's Archive,Boon Reflection), and combined with Felidar Sovereign it is a much a win con as anything.

If you wanted to be rude, Scout's Warning could be added to flash Felidar in at beginning of your turn during untap, in order to achieve a "insta-win".

There's a load of removal, but little enchantment hate. Dust to Dust or Ashes to Ashes could easily be put in to fix, depending on who you play against.

Please let me know any feedback you have!Personally, I was going to add Crypt Incursion but found it too situational. Still, gets rid of an Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre so Mindcrank can do it's work.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.51
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, Spirit 1/1 W, Vampire 1/1 B w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B