Kneel to Demons

Standard* Combo Competitive Counters Lifegain Midrange WB (Orzhov)

Bradmanthegreat

Creature (21)

• 2x Archangel of Thune
• 2x Athreos, God of Passage
• 3x Blood Baron of Vizkopa
• 2x Brain Maggot
• 2x Desecration Demon
• 2x Desecration Demon
• 2x Fiendslayer Paladin
• 3x Master of the Feast
• 1x Master of the Feast
• 2x Obzedat, Ghost Council

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Land (25)

• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 4x Godless Shrine
• 1x Mutavault
• 1x Mutavault
• 1x Plains
• 2x Plains
• 2x Plains
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 2x Swamp
• 4x Temple of Silence
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Artifact (2)

• 2x Whip of Erebos

Instant (6)

• 4x Hero's Downfall
• 2x Ultimate Price

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Thoughtseize

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Sideboard

Creature (4)

• 2x Lifebane Zombie
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Sin Collector

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Blind Obedience

Artifact (2)

• 2x Pithing Needle

Instant (6)

• 2x Bile Blight
• 1x Celestial Flare
• 1x Celestial Flare
• 2x Doom Blade

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Revoke Existence

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Maybeboard

Creature (20)

• 2x Brimaz, King of Oreskos
• 2x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 2x Fate Unraveler
• 2x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 4x Herald of Torment
• 2x Scuttling Doom Engine
• 4x Soldier of the Pantheon
• 2x Soul of New Phyrexia

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Ajani Steadfast

Artifact (2)

• 2x Spear of Heliod

Sorcery (2)

• 2x In Garruk's Wake

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My Orzhov deck that I have been brewing since Theros was spoiled based on lifegain. The maybe board is what I am considering post rotation.

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MAINBOARD

Thoughtseize - Nothing but an amazing card...especially play one.

Ultimate Price - Really good removal.

Archangel of Thune - I love gaining life and I love 1/1 counters...And it has flying!!!

Master of the Feast - Turn three 5/5 flier is worth the drawback of the opponent drawing a card.

Blood Baron of Vizkopa - Stupid good lifegain..sometimes his second set of abilities is relevant too!

Desecration Demon - I've loved this card since it first was printed. 6/6 flier for 4 that can act as soft removal!

Elspeth, Sun's Champion - Need creatures!? Need removal!? Want to make everything bigger and fly!!!?

Fiendslayer Paladin - Dodges relevant removal and gains life...with first strike you end up triggering Archangel before she even swings!!!

Hero's Downfall - Great removal to have mainboard.

Obzedat, Ghost Council - Really good at dodging removal and efficient lifegain. He is also pretty good for taking care of planeswalkers if I don't have removal handy.

Brain Maggot - 2 drop hand disruption that can draw out kill spells that would be better used on my bigger stuff.

Whip of Erebos - Obzedat resurrection and lifegain for all!

Herald of Torment - Solid early game and late game given his bestow ability.

Athreos, God of Passage Solid turn three play that can force the opponent to make a rather difficult decision as well as be pretty capable as a creature. (This one will probably be added later on replacing Herald of Torment .)

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SIDEBOARD

Bile Blight - Excellent removal...especially against Mono-black decks.

Celestial Flare - You will not be swinging with unblockable creatures.

Doom Blade - Clean removal as long as the stuff isn't black.

Pithing Needle - How about you don't use your most relevant activated abilities.

Deicide - Get rid of those pesky gods! (Currently I am running Revoke Existence instead as it removes Godsend. Further playtesting may result in me changing to Deicide]].)

Sin Collector - weaker thoughtseize on a creature!

Lifebane Zombie - get rid of pesky white and green creatures including gods!

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Gain life, destroy creatures, have fun.

Comments, suggestions and +1's are appreciated!

However, if you are going to suggest cards please do not suggest anything from M14 or the Return to Ravnica block. I am not planning on getting any more cards from those blocks.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 5 Rares 8 - 4 Uncommons 0 - 6 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.40
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	Decks to Try