Lich's Approach

Standard Combo Control Lifegain WB (Orzhov)

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Instant (11)

• 2x Cast Down
• 2x Healing Grace
• 2x Murder
• 3x Revitalize
• 2x Sanguine Sacrament

Sorcery (9)

• 3x Approach of the Second Sun
• 3x Cleansing Nova
• 3x Golden Demise

Artifact (8)

• 2x Azor's Gateway  ^Flip
• 2x Fountain of Renewal
• 2x Gilded Lotus
• 2x Navigator's Compass

Enchantment (7)

• 2x Ashes of the Abhorrent
• 3x Lich's Mastery
• 2x Seal Away

Land (22)

• 4x Forsaken Sanctuary
• 4x Isolated Chapel
• 7x Plains
• 7x Swamp

Creature (3)

• 3x Phylactery Lich

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Sideboard

Instant (4)

• 1x Healing Grace
• 2x Moment of Craving
• 1x Revitalize

Creature (4)

• 3x Lyra Dawnbringer
• 1x Phylactery Lich

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Cleansing Nova
• 2x Mastermind's Acquisition

Enchantment (3)

• 2x Hieromancer's Cage
• 1x Lich's Mastery

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (14)

• 4x Dark Inquiry
• 4x Duress
• 2x Final Parting
• 2x Sphinx's Decree
• 2x Yawgmoth's Vile Offering

Instant (8)

• 4x Ritual of Rejuvenation
• 4x Vona's Hunger

Enchantment (4)

• 2x Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip
• 2x Phyrexian Scriptures

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This is a control-combo deck built around Approach of the Second Sun + Lich's Mastery . The goal of this deck is to control the board state through single target removal and board wipes until you are able to cast Lich's Mastery, and subsequently Approach, to finish the game off. The primary card types in this deck are, removal, life gain, and card draw. Through a lot of playtesting, I have built a deck that is mostly complete, but I am interested in seeing what changes you guys would make to this unique deck, cheers.

My biggest problem in games seems to be the turn that I play lich's mastery, if I do not have a phylactery lich on the board, or am unable to board wipe the turn before, I almost immediately die the next turn due to exiling cards, or at minimum, go into a death spiral by being forced to exile lands, what do you guys suggest I do?

My other problem (happens less often) is getting Approach countered by a blue control deck, I've considered splashing in some blue control solely to counter this problem.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Exclude colors	URG
Key combos	Approach of the Second Sun + Lich's Mastery
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 3 Mythic Rares 22 - 6 Rares 12 - 2 Uncommons 10 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.16
Tokens	City's Blessing
Folders	N2Build