LifeGain - Try Hard Edition

Commander / EDH Control Enchantment Infinite Combo Lifegain Pillow Fort WUB (Esper)

Kashai

Land (35)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Brokers Hideout
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Grand Coliseum
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 1x Island
• 1x Maestros Theater
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Obscura Storefront
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 2x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Raffine's Tower
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Watery Grave

Creature (21)

• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Lone Rider  ^Flip
• 1x Nyx-Fleece Ram
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Voice of the Blessed
• 1x Indulging Patrician
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Marauding Blight-Priest
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Wall of Limbs
• 1x Cliffhaven Vampire
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Twinblade Paladin
• 1x Crested Sunmare
• 1x Witch of the Moors
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Defiant Bloodlord

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Profane Tutor
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Cleansing
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Legions to Ashes
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Revival / Revenge

Artifact (7)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Venser's Journal
• 1x Bolas's Citadel

Commander (1)

Enchantment (19)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Ashes of the Abhorrent
• 1x Overburden
• 1x Banishing Light
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Paradox Haze
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Tainted Remedy
• 1x Vile Consumption
• 1x Land Equilibrium
• 1x Pendrell Mists
• 1x Rising Waters
• 1x Test of Endurance
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Polluted Bonds
• 1x Sanguine Bond

Instant (7)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Jwari Disruption  ^Flip
• 1x Redirect
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Beacon of Immortality

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Enchantment (21)

• 1x Griffin Aerie
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Righteous Aura
• 1x Arcane Laboratory
• 1x Dark Tutelage
• 1x In the Eye of Chaos
• 1x Monologue Tax
• 1x Reparations
• 1x Soul Barrier
• 1x Story Circle
• 1x Web of Inertia
• 1x Words of Worship
• 1x Citadel Siege
• 1x Cloud Cover
• 1x Collective Restraint
• 1x Frozen Aether
• 1x Humility
• 1x Indestructibility
• 1x Night of Souls' Betrayal
• 1x Zur's Weirding
• 1x Lich's Mastery

Land (10)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Blighted Steppe
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Flood Plain
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x New Benalia
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Creature (9)

• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Archivist of Oghma
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Drana's Emissary
• 1x Maralen of the Mornsong
• 1x Gixian Puppeteer
• 1x Queza, Augur of Agonies
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Epicure of Blood

Instant (9)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Divine Offering
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Serene Offering
• 1x Perplex

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Killing Wave
• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Damn
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Merciless Eviction

Artifact (7)

• 1x Implement of Improvement
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Tablet of the Guilds
• 1x Chalice of Life  ^Flip
• 1x Etherwrought Page
• 1x Umbilicus

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Take every advantage, from unfair to unfun as we tilt the deck from kind of frustrating to play against to mind numbing. Changes included are to slow the game down to maximize Oloro's lifegain and add some additional scummy alternate win conditions.

Gain Life Win Game!

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Win Condition

We Gain Life They Lose Life Show

Many cards will serve to either gain life, or transform lifegain into damage

Gain Life

Oloro, Ageless Ascetic, Serra Ascendant, Soul Warden, Nyx-Fleece Ram, Vizkopa Guildmage, Kambal, Consul of Allocation, Twilight Prophet, Felidar Sovereign, Revival / Revenge, Pristine Talisman, Aetherflux Reservoir, Venser's Journal, Authority of the Consuls, Ashes of the Abhorrent, Exquisite Blood, Polluted Bonds, Beacon of Immortality, Brokers Hideout, Maestros Theater, Obscura Storefront, Scoured Barrens, Shambling Vent

Lifegain to Damage

Vizkopa Guildmage, Indulging Patrician, Marauding Blight-Priest, Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, Cliffhaven Vampire, Defiant Bloodlord, Aetherflux Reservoir, Sanguine Bond

Infinite Combo Show

Exquisite Blood + Lifegain to Damage Trigger

Lifegain to Damage Trigger

Vizkopa Guildmage, Marauding Blight-Priest, Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, Cliffhaven Vampire, Defiant Bloodlord, Aetherflux Reservoir, Sanguine Bond

Combat Damage Show

Creatures For It

Serra Ascendant, Ajani's Pridemate, Karlov of the Ghost Council, Lone Rider  , Voice of the Blessed, Cliffhaven Vampire, Twilight Prophet, Twinblade Paladin, Crested Sunmare, Defiant Bloodlord

Format Abuse Show

Felidar Sovereign, Test of Endurance, Serra Ascendant

Control

Pillow Fort Show

Make combat against us difficult

Crested Sunmare, Crawlspace, Authority of the Consuls, Ashes of the Abhorrent, Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, Vile Consumption, Pendrell Mists, Teferi's Protection

Land War Show

Take away resources or make it painful to use them.

Overburden, Land Equilibrium, Rising Waters, Pendrell Mists, Polluted Bonds, Wasteland, Cleansing

Removal & Counters Show

Remove existing threats

Witch of the Moors, Legions to Ashes, Toxic Deluge, Farewell, Banishing Light, Vile Consumption, Pendrell Mists, Counterspell, Jwari Disruption  , Redirect

Synergy/Combos

We Gain Life They Lose Life Show

See Win Conditions

Paradox Haze + Upkeep Trigger Show

Upkeep Trigger

Oloro, Ageless Ascetic, and by extension any lifgain trigger

Dark Confidant, Nyx-Fleece Ram, Twilight Prophet, Venser's Journal, Phyrexian Arena, Vile Consumption, Pendrell Mists

Rising Waters + Pendrell Mists Show

Create a constant drain on mana

Land Equilibrium + Cleansing + Black Market Connections/Bolas's Citadel Show

Sacrifice our land to remove everyone else's while still able to cast spells

One Shot Show

Life Gain to Damage Trigger + Revival / Revenge/Beacon of Immortality Show

So a One Shot, at least most of the time.

Life Gain to Damage Trigger

Sanguine Bond, Defiant Bloodlord, Vizkopa Guildmage, Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, Aetherflux Reservoir

Tainted Remedy + Beacon of Immortality Show

Self explanatory.

Teferi's Protection + Card in Hand Show

{T} all our mana

Cast Teferi's Protection

Cast Card in Hand

Avoid downside or risk

Card in Hand

Land Equilibrium, Test of Endurance, Felidar Sovereign, Cleansing, Farewell

Overburden + Polluted Bonds Show

Self explanatory.

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Let me know what you think and where some replacements can be made to make this deck that much meaner, Suggestions Are Welcome!! Also check out the original version:

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LifeGain

Commander / EDH Kashai

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Date added	11 months
Last updated	10 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.30
Tokens	City's Blessing, Horse 5/5 W, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, Treasure, Treasure
Folders	Commander
Based on	LifeGain Kashai EDH