Bilbo's Funky Soul Sisters

Commander / EDH* BGW (Abzan, Junk) Counters Lifelink Tokens

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Creature (35)

• 1x Academy Manufactor
• 1x Accomplished Alchemist
• 1x Angel of Vitality
• 1x Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
• 1x Blossoming Bogbeast
• 1x Creeping Bloodsucker
• 1x Delney, Streetwise Lookout
• 1x Dina, Soul Steeper
• 1x Elenda's Hierophant
• 1x Enduring Tenacity
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Essence Warden
• 1x Haywire Mite
• 1x Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
• 1x Marauding Blight-Priest
• 1x Ocelot Pride
• 1x Prize Pig
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• 1x Sorin of House Markov  ^Flip
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x The Gaffer
• 1x Treebeard, Gracious Host
• 1x Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Voice of the Blessed
• 1x Wall of Reverence
• 1x Witch of the Moors

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride

Land (35)

• 1x Branchloft Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 3x Forest
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Indatha Triome
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 8x Plains
• 1x Restless Cottage
• 1x Restless Fortress
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Instant (8)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Stroke of Midnight
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Damn
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Vindicate

Commanders (2)

Artifact (8)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Tainted Sigil
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Cleric Class
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Revenge of Ravens
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Sylvan Library

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Sideboard

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Boon Reflection
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Test of Endurance

Creature (3)

• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Vona, Butcher of Magan

Artifact (2)

• 1x Cosmos Elixir
• 1x Mithril Coat

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Maybeboard

Creature (13)

• 1x Ageless Entity
• 1x Archivist of Oghma
• 1x Astarion, the Decadent
• 1x Celestine, the Living Saint
• 1x Defiant Bloodlord
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Essence Depleter
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Speaker of the Heavens
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Willowdusk, Essence Seer

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Angelic Accord
• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Lifegift
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Sigarda's Splendor
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Stronghold Arena

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Fumigate

Instant (4)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Despark
• 1x Fracture
• 1x Infernal Grasp

Artifact (2)

• 1x Bontu's Monument
• 1x The Book of Exalted Deeds

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

Land (1)

• 1x Vault of the Archangel

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Just a starting point for a generalist lifegain deck that can dip into a bunch of possible wincons (Felidar Sovereign, Test of Endurance, Aetherflux Reservoir, Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant's activated skill and Ajani, Strength of the Pride's 0 cost ability can all instantly end a game). Also has a healthy amount of direct damage triggers, mana ramp, board control, card draw, and a fair amount of ways to make massive creatures to swing for a kill. Tainted Sigil is also a sneaky wincon with things like Vizkopa Guildmage (i.e. activate Guildmage's second ability, and cast Exsanguinate for X=3; Each opponent takes 3 damage and you gain (at minimum) 9 life, dealing 9 more damage to each opponent. Then activate the Sigil to gain 36 life, dealing 36 more direct damage to each opponent through Vizkopa Guildmage for 48 total damage to each opponent).

Note: when I first listed this deck it was mostly based around souls-sisters ETB lifegain effects, but since then many cards have been released that are hugely beneficial to food-based lifegain decks and this current list represents a halfway compromise between the two. That makes it somewhat unique, but it also makes it somewhat less reliable than a pure food decks so this ends up existing in a spot that's quite strong, but not outrageously so, and I think it's well tuned for my playgroup where this deck is not meant to be competitive EDH tier, but more like a deck I use for a friendly game but when I really want to win.

Originally I ran this deck with Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant as commander, but I've since swapped for Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit + Sam, Loyal Attendant since they generate both life gain and card draw themselves and also combo nicely with the new and amazing Delney, Streetwise Lookout. Bilbo as a commander can only accelerate some other cards' effects so it's harder to recommend, but if you can get to 111 life, it's extremely gratifying to pop off with Bilbo's activated ability, so I swap him in on occasion and the deck still functions just fine.

Also, the lands included here are a bit of a mess, but it's a reflection of what I currently own. It's been working out okay for me but the mana base would be a great place to make improvements for anyone drawing inspiration here.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	4 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 3 Mythic Rares 46 - 5 Rares 17 - 1 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.66
Tokens	Ajani's Pridemate, Beast 3/3 G, Cat 1/1 W, City's Blessing, Clue, Food, Human 1/1 W, The Ring, The Ring Tempts You, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W