Core Sets Only, Vito Lifegain

Commander / EDH* Mono-Black

sneekygoblin

Artifact (36)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Bubbling Cauldron
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Defense Grid
• 1x Demon's Horn
• 1x Desecrated Tomb
• 1x Doubling Cube
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Fountain of Renewal
• 1x Fountain of Youth
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Ivory Tower
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Manalith
• 1x Mazemind Tome
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Pendulum of Patterns
• 1x Prism Ring
• 1x Profane Memento
• 1x Sisay's Ring
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of the Death Magus
• 1x Star Compass
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Sundial of the Infinite
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Tanglebloom
• 1x Throne of Bone
• 1x Ur-Golem's Eye
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x Witch's Cauldron

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Sorin Markov

Land (38)

• 1x Radiant Fountain
• 37x Swamp

Creature (34)

• 1x Archfiend's Vessel
• 1x Blood Burglar
• 1x Blood Glutton
• 1x Bloodhunter Bat
• 1x Bloodthirsty Aerialist
• 1x Bottle Gnomes
• 1x Cavalier of Night
• 1x Child of Night
• 1x Diamond Mare
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Dread Presence
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Gnawing Zombie
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Gravewaker
• 1x Guardian Automaton
• 1x Hooded Blightfang
• 1x Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
• 1x Liliana's Reaver
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Meteor Golem
• 1x Mortivore
• 1x Onulet
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Silversmote Ghoul
• 1x Tavern Swindler
• 1x Vampire Neonate
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Vampire Opportunist
• 1x Vampire Outcasts
• 1x Vampire of the Dire Moon
• 1x Wall of Limbs

Instant (6)

• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Infernal Reckoning
• 1x Murder
• 1x Nightmare's Thirst
• 1x Sorin's Thirst
• 1x Tendrils of Corruption

Commander (1)

Sorcery (20)

• 1x Agonizing Syphon
• 1x Ambition's Cost
• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Blood Tithe
• 1x Consume Spirit
• 1x Corrupt
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Drain Life
• 1x Languish
• 1x Lich's Caress
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Sanguine Indulgence
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Sorin's Vengeance
• 1x Soul Feast
• 1x Sovereign's Bite
• 1x Syphon Soul
• 1x Vicious Hunger

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Eternal Thirst
• 1x Greed
• 1x Mark of the Vampire
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sanctum of Stone Fangs
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Shadows of the Past
• 1x Strands of Night

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This is a Vito life gain build where only cards printed in any core set are allowed.

The idea of a "core sets only" format is inspired by the fact that my playgroup has really enjoyed playing "old school '95" edh decks. Old school '95 decks make it very easy to teach people how to play magic since there aren't a lot of confusing mechanics or keywords. It's really fun to sort of go back in time and play with the iconic classics.

The unchanging nature of the old school format can leave it feeling a little "board gamey" though. I wanted something with a similar limitation so that games play out more like "magic as richard garfield intended," but this way the format still gets new blood from time to time in the form of new core sets.

Any thoughts welcome!

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 31 - 0 Rares 41 - 0 Uncommons 32 - 0 Commons
Cards	148
Avg. CMC	2.98
Tokens	Bat 1/1 B, Demon 5/5 B, Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Zombie 2/2 B