Vitalbane

Modern Combo Lifegain

LoneSword

Creature (16)

• 4x Ajani's Pridemate
• 4x Soul Warden
• 4x Tithe Drinker
• 4x Vampire Nighthawk

Land (23)

• 10x Plains
• 13x Swamp

Enchantment (11)

• 2x Exquisite Blood
• 3x Phyrexian Arena
• 4x Recumbent Bliss
• 2x Sanguine Bond

Instant (5)

• 1x Beacon of Immortality
• 4x Mortify

Sorcery (6)

• 2x Diabolic Tutor
• 3x Sign in Blood
• 1x Sorin's Vengeance

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Sideboard

Land (3)

• 3x Swamp

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Oblivion Ring

Instant (4)

• 4x Dash Hopes

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Spirit Mantle

Instant (2)

• 1x Apostle's Blessing
• 1x Dash Hopes

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This deck is quite a lot of fun.

It basically works by using Soul Warden, Recumbent Bliss, and Tithe Drinker to gain incremental amounts of life, buffing Ajani's Pridemate all the while, and helping maintain your life total against cards such as Read the Bones and Phyrexian Arena. Meanwhile, the hunt is on to find Sanguine Bond or Exquisite Blood, and hopefully both because it triggers an infinite damage/life combo!

Beacon of Immortality works splendidly with Sanguine Bond as another win condition, and, of course, let's not forget the almighty Sorin's Vengeance - the card that has probably won me more rounds than any card in the entire game. If I ever find myself getting backed into a corner, BOOM. Even by itself it's totally brutal, but with Sanguine Bond you're looking at 20 damage and +10 life and the other way around with Exquisite Blood. Get all three to add insult to injury! :]

It's one of my oldest decks and most finely tuned. I can't get enough of this thing. It needs a sideboard so I can try it out in Modern.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Rares 14 - 3 Uncommons 16 - 4 Commons
Cards	61
Avg. CMC	2.95