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GW Chalice of Life

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Post-Rotation Lifegain deck with Chalice of Life as the main win condition. I am VERY open to suggestions/criticisms. Is lifegain even good? Is it good enough that I don't even need chalice?


Chalice of Life: The main focus of the deck. Build around this and kill the opponent

Rhox Faithmender: Big butt blocks most relevant creatures, and helps us gain life faster

Heroes' Reunion: Decent by itself (especially against aggro), 14 life with a Faithmender in play flips a chalice right away

Centaur Healer: A great body for 3 mana that also gains life

Thragtusk: alternate win condition, also gains life

Restoration Angel: Great for blinking Thragtusk/Centaur Healer. Also can beat down if necessary or just save a chump blocker

Tablet of the Guilds: Not impressed with this card yet, hoping to replace it with new cards that are spoiled

Oblivion Ring: Catch-all removal in a deck that has no other removal

Arbor Elf/Avacyn's Pilgrim: To help me hit a turn 2 chalice/centaur healer. They also synergize well with Gavony Township

Temple Garden is a bit awkward to come into play untapped but it's strictly better than Selesnya Guildgate in this deck.

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Celestial Purge for zombies

Dryad Militant for snapcaster decks (if they still exist)

Garruk Relentless for control (not impressed with him so far)

Thalia for Control

Naturalize for random stuff (could easily swap something else in here)

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Elvish Visionary - to shrink my deck/combo with restoration angel?

Garruk, Primal Hunter - Card draw in a deck that has no other ways to do it

Neartheath Pilgrim - Seems bad but only Rhox Faithmender actually has lifelink

Sigarda, Host of Herons - Maybe against Zombies?

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Date added 12 years
Last updated 12 years
Legality

This deck is not Standard legal.

Rarity (main - side)

0 - 3 Mythic Rares

22 - 3 Rares

13 - 6 Uncommons

12 - 3 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 2.78
Tokens Beast 3/3 G, Human 2/2 G, Wolf 1/1 B, Wolf 2/2 G
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