Kambal, Lifepoint Collector

Commander / EDH Casual Lifegain Multiplayer WB (Orzhov)

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Land (36)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forsaken Sanctuary
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Holdout Settlement
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Leechridden Swamp
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 3x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 1x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Dead Revels
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Dusk / Dawn *f-pre*
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Rout

Creature (22)

• 1x Bloodbond Vampire
• 1x Cliffhaven Vampire
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Defiant Bloodlord
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Drana's Emissary
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Regal Bloodlord
• 1x Restoration Gearsmith
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Ruthless Ripper
• 1x Serene Steward
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Thrull Parasite
• 1x Tithe Drinker
• 1x Treasury Thrull
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Wall of Limbs
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Artifact (9)

• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Manalith
• 1x Orzhov Locket
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spectral Searchlight
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Instant (8)

• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Dazzling Reflection
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Make a Stand
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Wipe Clean

Commanders (2)

Enchantment (17)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Boon Reflection
• 1x Dawn of Hope
• 1x Ethereal Absolution *f-pre*
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Quarantine Field
• 1x Retreat to Hagra
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Soul Link
• 1x Spirit Loop
• 1x Underworld Connections
• 1x Wound Reflection

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Maybeboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Crested Sunmare

Artifact (2)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

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When you play Kambal, you are the helpful hand that remembers your buddies of the fact that living means paying taxes all the time. In this case, taxes consist of your buddies precious life points, and you want them all.

Partner commander?

I sometimes switch the commander between Kambal, Consul of Allocation and Vona, Butcher of Magan, based on personal or play group preferences. The other card ends up in the 99.

General Goal

The general goal is to amass life gain triggers, multiply their strength and turn them against your opponents.

Gaining some life points

Most of the life comes from your permanent’s triggered abilities. Kambal, Consul of Allocation reacts to your opponent’s non-creature spells, remembering them that they can’t cast their stuff for free. Authority of the Consuls gets you some life points out of opponent’s creatures. Always give your opponents a friendly reminder that your turn has just begun, they’ll appreciate it.

Remember: Soul-linking your opponents Stuffy Doll is bonkers.

Being pro-active

A turn 1 dropped Serra Ascendant is a nice way to start the game with some life points ahead. When they get ahead and exile it (preferably after some swings), I think a Divinity of Pride is a sensible replacement. Spirit Loop isn’t Lifelink, so it works with creatures having lifelink, doubling your net gain.

Gaining more life points

Now that you have a steady life income (getting paid in life point is great!), we need to get some more and Rox Faithmender+Boon Reflection will get you some more.

Gaining all the life points

When you gain a constant stream of life points, you use those life gain triggers and start chaining triggered abilities into nice combos. That doesn’t necessarily mean Exquisite Blood+Sanguine Bond|infinite combos, but also other things that react on life gain, like Wall of Limbs, Serene Steward or using Defiant Bloodlord to turn your life gain into life loss for your opponents.

Win the game

Vizkopa Guildmage’s second ability helps taking out opponents and is a nice mana sink, especially when used in combination with Debt to the Deathless. (Gatherer rulings quote):

Each time Vizkopa Guildmage’s second ability resolves, a delayed triggered ability is created. Whenever you gain life that turn, each of those abilities will trigger. For example, if you activate the second ability twice, let those abilities resolve, then gain 2 life, each opponent will lose a total of 4 life.

Cheap common cards?

I built the deck just before Kaladesh was released using cards from the BFZ and KTK sets I had laying around. Later, I refined it and replaced some, but some are still left, like Molting Snakeskin. They can be used as replacement slots for further refinements.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	URG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 30 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.45
Tokens	Bat 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Spirit 1/1 WB, Treasure
Folders	Kamble