Drain & Gain

Commander / EDH* WUB (Esper)

Taggath

Creature (21)

• 1x Arvad the Cursed
• 1x Blood-Cursed Knight
• 1x Bloodthirsty Aerialist
• 1x Cliffhaven Vampire
• 1x Defiant Bloodlord
• 1x Drana's Emissary
• 1x Ertai, the Corrupted
• 1x Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Malakir Bloodwitch
• 1x Sanctum Seeker
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Silversmote Ghoul
• 1x Skymarch Bloodletter
• 1x Speaker of the Heavens
• 1x Tithe Drinker
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Twinblade Paladin
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Vona, Butcher of Magan

Instant (10)

• 1x Absorb
• 1x Annul
• 1x Dawn Charm
• 1x Drown in the Loch
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Hideous End
• 1x Invoke the Divine
• 1x Nightmare's Thirst
• 1x Riot Control
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Land (35)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 9x Plains
• 1x Radiant Fountain
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Serra's Sanctum
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Tranquil Cove

Planeswalker (8)

• 1x Ajani Goldmane
• 1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis
• 1x Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
• 1x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor
• 1x Sorin, Vampire Lord

Artifact (4)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Commander (1)

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Ajani's Mantra
• 1x Ajani's Welcome
• 1x Angelic Accord
• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Lifetap
• 1x Oath of Kaya
• 1x Path of Bravery
• 1x Sanctimony
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Spirit Loop
• 1x Vampiric Link

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Akroma's Vengeance
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Dismantling Wave
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Righteous Confluence
• 1x Storm Herd
• 1x Toxic Deluge

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Sideboard

Instant (13)

• 1x Blue Elemental Blast
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Depose / Deploy
• 1x Dimir Charm
• 1x Disdainful Stroke
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Essence Scatter
• 1x Harsh Sustenance
• 1x Hibernation
• 1x Hindering Light
• 1x Hydroblast

Artifact (4)

• 1x Bontu's Monument
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Obelisk of Esper

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Arenson's Aura
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Deathgrip
• 1x Gate to Phyrexia
• 1x Insight
• 1x Spirit Link
• 1x Warmth
• 1x Yawgmoth's Edict

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Aether Gale
• 1x Consecrate / Consume
• 1x Creeping Chill
• 1x Fragmentize
• 1x Heroes Remembered
• 1x Perish
• 1x Solemn Offering

Land (8)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Boreal Shelf
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Desert of the True
• 1x Drifting Meadow
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Temple of the False God

Creature (5)

• 1x Blood Seeker
• 1x Etrata, the Silencer
• 1x Gloom Sower
• 1x Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
• 1x Serra Avatar

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BUW deck based around gaining and draining life.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 1 Mythic Rares 31 - 8 Rares 19 - 23 Uncommons 18 - 13 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.34
Tokens	*/* W Creature Avatar, Ajani's Pridemate, Angel 4/4 W, Cat 2/2 W, City's Blessing, Emblem Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Pegasus 1/1 W, Thopter 1/1 C, Vampire 1/1 B w/ Lifelink, Vampire 2/2 B, Vampire Knight 1/1 B