Darien, King of PITA ($50)

Commander / EDH Budget Counters Lifegain Mono-White Tokens

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Pump (15)

• 1x Accorder Paladin
• 1x Captain of the Watch
• 1x Crusade
• 1x Dictate of Heliod
• 1x Glorious Anthem
• 1x Goldnight Commander
• 1x Guardians' Pledge
• 1x Honor of the Pure
• 1x Hope Against Hope
• 1x Intangible Virtue
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Paragon of New Dawns
• 1x Path of Bravery
• 1x Phantom General
• 1x Veteran Swordsmith

Tokens (8)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Deploy to the Front
• 1x Entrapment Maneuver
• 1x Gather the Townsfolk
• 1x Increasing Devotion
• 1x Murder Investigation
• 1x Raise the Alarm
• 1x Spectral Procession

Counters (5)

• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Dragonscale General
• 1x Sunbond
• 1x Sunscorch Regent

Utility (14)

• 1x Acolyte's Reward
• 1x Augur il-Vec
• 1x Brave the Elements
• 1x Brave the Sands
• 1x Collective Effort
• 1x Divine Deflection
• 1x Frontline Medic
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Guardian of the Guildpact
• 1x Hero of Iroas
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Pentarch Ward
• 1x Serra Avenger
• 1x Sundering Growth

Land (37)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blighted Steppe
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Grand Coliseum
• 1x Mage-Ring Network
• 1x Nomad Stadium
• 29x Plains
• 1x Salt Flats
• 1x Scabland

HeavyHitters (5)

• 1x Crusader of Odric
• 1x Eidolon of Countless Battles
• 1x Gideon's Avenger
• 1x Hanweir Militia Captain  ^Flip
• 1x Serra Avatar

Commander (1)

Lifegain (12)

• 1x Anointer Priest
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Healer of the Pride
• 1x Path of Bravery
• 1x Pious Evangel  ^Flip
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Spirit Loop
• 1x Sungrace Pegasus
• 1x Sunscorch Regent
• 1x Suture Priest

Ramp (5)

• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Gift of Estates
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Oreskos Explorer
• 1x Worn Powerstone

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Other (93)

• 1x Aerial Responder
• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Ajani Goldmane
• 1x Ajani's Chosen
• 1x Ajani's Sunstriker
• 1x Angel of Jubilation
• 1x Angelic Accord
• 1x Armored Ascension
• 1x Benalish Commander
• 1x Benevolent Offering
• 1x Borrowed Grace
• 1x Brimaz, King of Oreskos
• 1x Captain's Call
• 1x Catapult Master
• 1x Cho-Manno's Blessing
• 1x Commander's Authority
• 1x Condemn
• 1x Conqueror's Pledge
• 1x Consul's Lieutenant
• 1x Court Street Denizen
• 1x Cradle of Vitality
• 1x Crovax, Ascendant Hero
• 1x Cursebreak
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Demystify
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Dragonscale General
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Elspeth Tirel
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Ethereal Armor
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Fairgrounds Warden
• 1x Faith's Reward
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Fiendslayer Paladin
• 1x Geist-Honored Monk
• 1x Gideon's Lawkeeper
• 1x Gift of Estates
• 1x Gleam of Authority
• 1x Immortal Servitude
• 1x Indestructibility
• 1x Intrepid Hero
• 1x Jazal Goldmane
• 1x Launch the Fleet
• 1x Light from Within
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Make a Stand
• 1x March of Souls
• 1x Marshal's Anthem
• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Mass Calcify
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mobilization
• 1x Ninth Bridge Patrol
• 1x Nomads' Assembly
• 1x Odric, Master Tactician
• 1x Oketra's Monument
• 1x Ordeal of Heliod
• 1x Oreskos Explorer
• 1x Phalanx Leader
• 1x Planar Cleansing
• 1x Plea for Guidance
• 1x Precinct Captain
• 1x Pulse of the Fields
• 1x Retreat to Emeria
• 1x Return to the Ranks
• 1x Rootborn Defenses
• 1x Secure the Wastes
• 1x Seraph of the Masses
• 1x Serene Steward
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soltari Champion
• 1x Soltari Foot Soldier
• 1x Soltari Monk
• 1x Soltari Priest
• 1x Soltari Trooper
• 1x Spear of Heliod
• 1x Spectral Rider
• 1x Spirit Bonds
• 1x Stoneforge Masterwork
• 1x Tamiyo's Journal
• 1x Terminus
• 1x True Conviction
• 1x Unruly Mob
• 1x Vanguard of Brimaz
• 1x Veteran Armorsmith
• 1x Victory's Herald
• 1x Ward of Lights
• 1x Windbrisk Heights
• 1x Wrath of God

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Gain tokens, gain life, gain counters, then swing in for the win. Darien forces your opponents to choose whether attacking you is worth the tokens it will create.

We've collected just about every white "ETB lifegain", "token generator", and "board pump" spell under $2, along with plenty of #heavyhitters whose power and toughness are equal to the amount of creatures you control.

When opponents figure out that attacking your Darien board only gains you life and tokens and stronger creatures, we can rely on self damaging lands to generate our own tokens.

Getting Darien and his 6 CMC is a bit of a chore, but this deck excels in multiplayer formats where you can fly under the radar for a few turns.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.08
Tokens	Anointer Priest 1/3 W, Human 1/1 W, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W
Folders	$50 and under