Leading A Questionable Lifesteal

Standard* Lifegain WB (Orzhov)

andreuswolf

Creature (22)

• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 2x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 2x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 3x Kingpin's Pet
• 4x Syndic of Tithes
• 1x Syndicate Enforcer
• 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
• 4x Tithe Drinker
• 1x Treasury Thrull
• 2x Vizkopa Guildmage

Land (22)

• 1x Godless Shrine
• 9x Plains
• 10x Swamp
• 2x Temple of Silence

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 4x Gift of Orzhova
• 1x Sanguine Bond

Instant (7)

• 3x Crypt Incursion
• 2x Doom Blade
• 2x Riot Control

Sorcery (3)

• 2x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Obzedat's Aid

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 1x Blood Baron of Vizkopa
• 2x Knight of Obligation
• 2x Sin Collector
• 2x Thrull Parasite
• 1x Vizkopa Confessor

Enchantment (1)

• 1x One Thousand Lashes

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Obzedat's Aid
• 2x Purge the Profane

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A very heavily modified version of the preconstructed Orzhov Power deck. When personalising this deck, I stripped it down to bare bones and then had a very long think about what the core application of this deck should be. That function, I decided, was Extort and other forms of offensive lifegain. Ideally I rarely even need to attack my opponent - simply extorting him every time I cast a spell.

Vizkopa Guildmage accelerates the process of draining enemy life. In case the enemy tries to get clever, Smog Elemental devalues their flying creatures, Sin Collector devalues their hands and in an emergency I can use Riot Control to gain life, blunt their offensive, trigger Extort and perhaps even deal damage if Vizkopa Guildmage is up. The two Crypt Ghasts mean I never have to worry about mana for fueling Extort, either.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 8 - 2 Rares 6 - 8 Uncommons 23 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.26
Tokens	Spirit 1/1 WB
Folders	normal