The King in Yellow

Commander / EDH Ad Nauseam Aristocrats Cleric Combo Lifegain WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (30)

• 1x Children of Korlis
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Guide of Souls
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Valgavoth's Faithful
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Archivist of Oghma
• 1x Auriok Champion
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Leonin Relic-Warder
• 1x Shadow-Rite Priest
• 1x Starscape Cleric
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Moon-Blessed Cleric
• 1x Priest of Gix
• 1x Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1x Righteous Valkyrie
• 1x Rotlung Reanimator
• 1x Taborax, Hope's Demise
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
• 1x Angel of Destiny
• 1x Bloodthirsty Conqueror
• 1x Sun Titan

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Damn
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Land (30)

• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 5x Plains
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Shadowy Backstreet
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Spymaster's Vault
• 1x Starlit Sanctum
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions

Instant (9)

• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Enlightened TutorGC
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric TutorGC
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Razorgrass Ambush  ^Flip
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Fell the Profane  ^Flip
• 1x Ad NauseamGC

Commander (1)

Artifact (12)

• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Pyre of Heroes
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Bolas's CitadelGC

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Cleric Class
• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Chthonian Nightmare
• 1x Ripples of Undeath
• 1x The Meathook Massacre
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Smothering TitheGC
• 1x Exquisite Blood

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Creature (14)

• 1x Benevolent Bodyguard
• 1x Bonecaller Cleric
• 1x Dawnbringer Cleric
• 1x Remorseful Cleric
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Demon's Disciple
• 1x Edgewalker
• 1x Marauding Blight-Priest
• 1x Alms Collector
• 1x Luminous Broodmoth
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Skemfar Shadowsage
• 1x Battletide Alchemist
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

Land (11)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Hagra Broodpit  ^Flip
• 1x High Market
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Bastion of Remembrance

Instant (4)

• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Anguished Unmaking

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Wrath of God
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Farewell

Artifact (2)

• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Lifeline

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There is a painless death that awaits us whom can no longer bear the sorrows of this life. If death is welcome, let us seek it. WIP

Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?

Lambs to the Slaughter

This combo generates infinite {C}{WB}, enters the battlefield, and dies triggers.

Step 1: Begin with Bonecaller Cleric, Orah, Skyclave Hierophant, and either Ashnod's Altar or Phyrexian Altar on the battlefield.

Step 2: Priest of Gix should be either on the battlefield or in the graveyard. If Priest of Gix is on the battlefield sacrifice it adding {2} or {WB}.

Step 3: Sacrifice Orah, Skyclave Hierophant to the graveyard returning Priest of Gix to the battlefield adding {B}{B}{B}+{2} or {WB}.

Step 4: Activate Bonecaller Cleric for {3}{B} returning Orah, Skyclave Hierophant to the battlefield.

Step 5: Sacrifice Priest of Gix returning Bonecaller Cleric to the battlefield adding {2} or {WB} then repeat Step 3 onward.

Doomed Prophecies

This combo generates infinite enters the battlefield and dies triggers.

Step 1: Begin with Doomed Necromancer, Lightning Greaves, Phyrexian Altar, and either Orah, Skyclave Hierophant or Sun Titan on the battlefield.

Step 2: If Doomed Necromancer has summoning sickness equip with Lightning Greaves for {0}.

Step 3: Sacrifice either Orah, Skyclave Hierophant or Sun Titan to the graveyard adding {B}.

Step 4: Activate Doomed Necromancer for {B}{T} returning either Orah, Skyclave Hierophant or Sun Titan to the battlefield.

Step 5a: If Sun Titan enters return Doomed Necromancer to the battlefield then repeat Step 2 onward.

Step 5b: Sacrifice Orah, Skyclave Hierophant returning Doomed Necromancer to the battlefield adding {B} then repeat Step 2 onward.

Immortal's Dilemma

This combo generates infinite {C}{WB}, mills, enters the battlefield, and dies triggers.

Step 1: Begin with either Altar of Dementia, Ashnod's Altar, or Phyrexian Altar on the battlefield or in the graveyard.

Step 2: Have either Fiend Hunter or Gift of Immortality in your hand or graveyard.

Step 3: Cast or return Sun Titan to the battlefield.

Step 4: Return either Fiend Hunter, Gift of Immortality, Altar of Dementia, Ashnod's Altar, or Phyrexian Altar to the battlefield.

Step 5: Cast or return Fiend Hunter or Gift of Immortality targeting or enchanting Sun Titan.

Step 6a: Sacrifice Fiend Hunter generating mills trigger, {2}, or {WB} then repeat Step 3 onward.

Step 6b: Sacrifice Sun Titan generating mills trigger, {2}, or {WB} then repeat Step 3 onward.

Delightful Descension

This combo generates infinite life gain, life loss, and damage.

Step 1: Begin with Exquisite Blood and either Marauding Blight-Priest, Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, or Aetherflux Reservoir on the battlefield.

Step 2a: Either gain life or cause an opponent to lose life.

Step 2b: Requiring above 50 life activate Aetherflux Reservoir dealing 50 damage to any target.

Obelisk of Carcosa

This combo generates "limited" infinite draw, life gain, and damage.

Step 1: Begin with Aetherflux Reservoir and Bolas's Citadel on the battlefield.

Step 2: Sensei's Divining Top should be either on top of your library, in your hand, or on the battlefield.

Step 3: Cast then activate Sensei's Divining Top by {T} drawing a card then repeat Step 3.

Open the Tattered Mantle

In general you'd want to cast Ad Nauseam on the end step before your turn begins to untap with full mana.

Option 1: Cast and resolve Ad Nauseam then activate Children of Korlis to gain all life lost this turn.

Option 3: Cast Ad Nauseam then on the stack cast Teferi's Protection to prevent all loss of life.

Top Ranked	Achieved #23 position overall 1 year ago Achieved #20 position in Commander / EDH 1 year ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Aristocrats 1 year ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Lifegain 1 year ago
Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 57 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.50
Tokens	Copy Clone, Energy Reserve, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, Starscape Cleric 1/1 B, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B
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