It Sucks As It Cuts!

Commander / EDH Aggro Casual Flying Lifegain Lifelink Vampires WB (Orzhov)

Optimator

Land (36)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forsaken Sanctuary
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Memorial to Folly
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 2x Plains
• 2x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 2x Plains
• 2x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Silverquill Campus
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Thespian's Stage

Instant (7)

• 1x Astarion's Thirst
• 1x Despark
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Succumb to Temptation
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vona's Hunger

Creature (29)

• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Astarion, the Decadent
• 1x Creeping Bloodsucker
• 1x Duskfang Mentor
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Eradicator Valkyrie
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Gifted Aetherborn
• 1x Henrika Domnathi  ^Flip
• 1x Indulging Patrician
• 1x Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
• 1x Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
• 1x Markov Purifier
• 1x Nighthawk Scavenger
• 1x Nullpriest of Oblivion
• 1x Rodolf Duskbringer
• 1x Scavenged Brawler
• 1x Sephara, Sky's Blade
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Steel Seraph
• 1x Tivash, Gloom Summoner
• 1x Twilight Prophet *f-pre*
• 1x Tymna the Weaver
• 1x Valkyrie Harbinger
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Verrak, Warped Sengir
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Vona, Butcher of Magan *f-pre*

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Test of Endurance

Commander (1)

Artifact (12)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Dolmen Gate
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Stonespeaker Crystal
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Ancient Craving
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Damn
• 1x Damnable Pact
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Search for Glory
• 1x Vindicate

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Maybeboard

Creature (64)

• 3x Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal  ^Flip
• 1x Aerial Responder SL
• 1x Alseid of Life's Bounty SL
• 2x Angel of Invention SL
• 1x Arvad the Cursed *f-pre* SL
• 2x Baneslayer Angel
• 1x Blood Baron of Vizkopa SL
• 1x Bloodline Necromancer SL
• 1x Breathless Knight SL
• 1x Cavalier of Night
• 1x Celestine, the Living Saint
• 1x Chancellor of the Dross SL
• 1x Cliffhaven Vampire SL
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon SL
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 2x Elenda, Saint of Dusk
• 1x Enduring Tenacity
• 1x Evra, Halcyon Witness SL
• 1x Fiendslayer Paladin SL
• 1x Gisela, the Broken Blade  ^Meld
• 1x Hushbringer
• 1x Intrepid Adversary
• 3x Kambal, Consul of Allocation SL
• 1x Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr  ^Flip
• 1x K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
• 1x Lone Rider SL  ^Flip
• 1x Lorcan, Warlock Collector SL
• 1x Loyal Unicorn SL
• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den SL
• 1x Lyra Dawnbringer
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Mother of Runes SL
• 2x Murderous Rider SL
• 1x Necropolis Regent SL
• 1x Regal Bloodlord SL
• 1x Resplendent Angel
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Sadistic Skymarcher SL
• 1x Sangromancer SL
• 2x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Serra Avatar SL
• 1x Solitude
• 1x Speaker of the Heavens SL
• 1x Syr Cadian, Knight Owl
• 1x The Haunt of Hightower
• 1x Tithe Drinker SL
• 1x Transcendent Master
• 1x Vampire of the Dire Moon SL
• 1x Vampire Scrivener SL
• 1x Veinwitch Coven SL
• 1x Vengeant Vampire SL
• 1x Venomcrawler SL
• 1x Victory's Herald SL
• 1x Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter SL
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Enchantment (12)

• 2x Cradle of Vitality SL
• 1x Dawn of Hope
• 2x Duelist's Heritage SL
• 1x Funeral Room / Awakening Hall
• 1x Leyline of Hope
• 1x Midnight Snack
• 1x Oubliette SL
• 1x Smuggler's Share SL
• 1x Spirit Loop SL
• 1x True Conviction

Instant (4)

• 1x Baleful Mastery SL
• 1x Crush Contraband SL
• 1x Patrician's Scorn SL
• 1x Soul Shatter SL

Sorcery (7)

• 2x Ascend from Avernus
• 1x Cleansing Nova SL
• 1x For the Emperor! SL
• 1x Promise of Power SL
• 1x Syphon Mind SL
• 1x Virtus's Maneuver SL

Artifact (7)

• 2x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Haystack
• 1x Netherborn Altar SL
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow SL
• 2x Well of Lost Dreams

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- - - Version 2.3 - - - 5/30/23

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Back out of retirement!

I pulled a pre-release promo Vona and wanted to make a deck back when Ixalan came out. I ended up making a bit of a pile: groupslug, lifegain, life-swapping combos, and voltron aspects. The life-swsapping combos were my favorite part and I gradually increased the focus on that. It worked, but the deck was a bit busy. I took this deck apart and made a dedicated life-swapping combo deck with Selenia, Dark Angel: Blue Fancy Pants (Selenia Life Swapping). After a while I kind of... missed Vona. I have a sentimental soft spot for pre-release cards that I pull.

I decided to make a more dedicated lifegain deck. Lifelink-Flying-Tribal Aggro. Should be okay. Trying to get a lot of flying lifelinkers.

I like to swap the commander around between all the Orzhov legends.

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Cards to likely add: Show

Owned:

Well of Lost Dreams -

Ascend from Avernus -

Not Owned:

Godless Shrine -

Cards to maybe add: Show

Owned:

Angel of Invention - Murderous Rider - Kambal, Consul of Allocation - Arvad the Cursed *f-pre* SL - Lorcan, Warlock Collector - Divinity of Pride - Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter

Duelist's Heritage - Cradle of Vitality

Not Owned:

Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal   - Valgavoth, Terror Eater - Elenda, Saint of Dusk

Alhammarret's Archive -

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Audited 1/13/23

Cards with an SL are cards I own. Cards with MP are potential cuts.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	3 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.31
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, City's Blessing, Demon */* B, Elephant 3-3 G, Vampire 1/1 W
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