Lifeline Fun Time

Commander / EDH* Lifegain Lifelink WUB (Esper)

Mystroman

Land (31)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Island
• 1x Kabira Crossroads
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 1x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Shadowy Backstreet
• 1x Sheltered Valley
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Watery Grave

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Argivian Restoration
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Kaya's Wrath
• 1x Profane Transfusion
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Creature (20)

• 1x Angel of Destiny
• 1x Bloodletter of Aclazotz
• 1x Children of Korlis
• 1x Crested Sunmare
• 1x Dire Fleet Ravager
• 1x Enduring Tenacity
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Evra, Halcyon Witness
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Magus of the Mirror
• 1x Resplendent Angel
• 1x Roiling Horror
• 1x Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Sorin of House Markov  ^Flip
• 1x Tivash, Gloom Summoner
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Will, Scion of Peace
• 1x Witch Enchanter  ^Flip

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip
• 1x Artifact Possession
• 1x Axis of Mortality
• 1x Boon Reflection
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Forsaken Wastes
• 1x Grievous Wound
• 1x Haunting Wind
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Near-Death Experience
• 1x Power Artifact
• 1x Tainted Remedy
• 1x Test of Endurance
• 1x Triskaidekaphobia

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride
• 1x Serra the Benevolent
• 1x Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge *f-pp*

Commander (1)

Artifact (16)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
• 1x Forsaken Monument
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mirror Universe
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Soul Conduit
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Vedalken Orrery
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Instant (9)

• 1x Argivian Find
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x False Cure
• 1x Fell the Profane  ^Flip
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Permission Denied
• 1x Sink into Stupor  ^Flip
• 1x Stunning Reversal
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

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Rather then manipulate my own life total, I manipulate that of everyone on the board.

The main feature of the deck revolves around one combo: Artifact Possession + Basalt Monolith . Essentially, I enchant my Monolith, then tap/untap it repeatedly, draining me. I then use cards like Near-Death Experience, or I swap life totals with cards like Axis of Mortality, Profane Transfusion, Mirror Universe, et cetera. However, if I can't get handle such a risky strategy, I use cards like Serra Ascendant to smack my opponents with my own big life total, which is primarily where Oloro comes in. A large part of this deck is reliant on using Vedalken Orrery to flash in cards before my upkeep, and stacking upkeep triggers in a way, such as, 1. Drain myself with the combo listed above. 2. Swap life totals, likely with Axis of Mortality. 3. Upkeep life-gain triggers.

Other key combos are Enduring Tenacity + Exquisite Blood (and identical effects), and Tree of Perdition + Triskaidekaphobia .

Date added	4 years
Last updated	2 weeks
Key combos	Tree of Perdition + Triskaidekaphobia Artifact Possession + Basalt Monolith Enduring Tenacity + Exquisite Blood
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	25 - 0 Mythic Rares 53 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.67
Tokens	Ajani's Pridemate, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Demon X/X B, Emblem Serra the Benevolent, Food, Horse 5/5 W, Phyrexian Horror X/X C