(retired) The Goal of All Life is Death

Commander / EDH* Aristocrats Cleric Lifegain Sacrifice WB (Orzhov)

Rivel

Creature (28)

• 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1x Bishop of Rebirth
• 1x Cabal Archon
• 1x Children of Korlis
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Demon's Disciple
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Drana's Emissary
• 1x Edgewalker
• 1x Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Marauding Blight-Priest
• 1x Orah, Skyclave Hierophant
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Priest of Gix
• 1x Remorseful Cleric
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Shadow-Rite Priest
• 1x Skemfar Shadowsage
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Taborax, Hope's Demise
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Whisper, Blood Liturgist

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Ascend from Avernus
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Kaya's Wrath
• 1x Patriarch's Bidding
• 1x Profane Tutor
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Vindicate

Land (36)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Great Hall of Starnheim
• 1x Malakir Mire  ^Flip
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Obscura Storefront
• 1x Ondu Skyruins  ^Flip
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 4x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Secluded Courtyard
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Snowfield Sinkhole
• 1x Sunlit Marsh
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Unclaimed Territory
• 1x Vesuva

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Sanguine Bond

Commander (1)

Artifact (15)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Marble Diamond
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Pyre of Heroes
• 1x Relic Vial
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Instant (9)

• 1x Altar's Reap
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Despark
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Village Rites

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Enchantment (10)

• 1x Black Market
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Remembrance
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Sign in Blood

Artifact (2)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Elixir of Immortality

Land (2)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Tainted Field

Instant (3)

• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Path to Exile

Creature (3)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

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This is my second attempt at a blend between a life gain/drain, aristocrats and a cleric tribal themed deck. Once again, relatively cheap is my goal. Unlike my Oloro deck, this one leans more on the aristocrat theme w/ more emphasis on sacrifice and resurrection than life gain. Game plan: Play, sacrifice, and resurrect clerics. Life-gain//Drain from the etb and death triggers. From death, draw cards to keep the cycle flowing until opponents are drained out.

When building the deck, I made sure to touch all my bases. 8 hard removal, 9th removal is conditional Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim, 10th removal is a force sac via Demon's Disciple, 2 board wipes, 12 sources of ramp, (14 if including two mana generating clerics), 15 cards that can draw, ranging from single use to multiple, and 4 of which are tutors.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 27 - 0 Rares 32 - 0 Uncommons 27 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.68
Tokens	Angel Warrior 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Elephant 3-3 G, Morph 2/2 C, Treasure
Folders	Tribes