A Matter of Life and Death

Commander / EDH* Lifegain UB (Dimir) WB (Orzhov) WU (Azorius) WUB (Esper)

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Instant (10)

• 1x Crypt Incursion
• 1x Far / Away
• 1x Murder
• 1x Overrule
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Psychic Strike
• 1x Ray of Dissolution
• 1x Scatter to the Winds
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Healing Hands
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Treasure Cruise

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Divine Favor
• 1x Leyline of Sanctity
• 1x Murder Investigation
• 1x One Thousand Lashes
• 1x Ordeal of Heliod
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Quarantine Field
• 1x Stasis Snare
• 1x Steel of the Godhead

Artifact (6)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
• 1x Gideon, Champion of Justice
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Creature (29)

• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Ajani's Sunstriker
• 1x Angelic Skirmisher
• 1x Basilica Screecher
• 1x Bloodbond Vampire
• 1x Child of Night
• 1x Defiant Bloodlord
• 1x Drana's Emissary
• 1x Drogskol Reaver
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Gerrard Capashen
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Heliod's Pilgrim
• 1x Hidden Dragonslayer
• 1x Lone Missionary
• 1x Malakir Familiar
• 1x Markov Patrician
• 1x Nightveil Specter
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Serene Steward
• 1x Serra Avatar
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Soulmender
• 1x Student of Ojutai
• 1x Sunscorch Regent
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Vampire Outcasts
• 1x War Oracle

Land (33)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Blighted Steppe
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Dromar's Cavern
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flood Plain
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 4x Island
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 6x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Radiant Fountain
• 1x Sandstone Bridge
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Tranquil Cove

Commander (1)

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My newly reformed Oloro deck, with some fresh new additions from Battle For Zendikar! When I initially built this deck I was very new to the game and didn't have much to work with so I ended up running a token subtheme in addition to what little life gain I had at the time. Didn't work the greatest so I scrapped 99% of that (the 1% I kept was a very important combo to the deck I discovered during construction) and rebuilt it. Now, with BFZ on the loose, I finally got to add some of those sweet new life gain synergies to this deck (seriously, that B/W Intro deck was MADE for this thing).

Anywho...that combo I was speaking of: Murder Investigation + Serra Avatar = massive token spam equal to your life total. Combine it with Sidisi, Undead Vizier and you can sac the Avatar, get your tokens, then tutor the Avatar right back up to play again. In doing so, you not only get a HUGE amount of 1/1 Soldiers, but you also get your giant creature right back and ready for round two.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	2 years
Key combos	Murder Investigation + Serra Avatar
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 20 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 32 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.52
Tokens	Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Morph 2/2 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Vampire 2/2 B