Ayli, Eternal Annihilator

Commander / EDH* Lifegain WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (32)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Defiant Bloodlord
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Ravos, Soultender
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Land (37)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 11x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 10x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Windbrisk Heights

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x True Conviction

Instant (3)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Rout
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Wrath of God

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Land (4)

• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Scrubland

Creature (2)

• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Leonin Arbiter

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This is my personal Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim EDH deck that has evolved a ton from my very first build which, looking back, played way too many awful cards such as Ajani's Mantra and Temple Acolyte. Initially I was entirely focussed on including creatures that gained some life either on entry or with abilities like lifelink. Back then I didn't fully comprehend the difference in scale between a one on one game with twenty life each versus a pod of four players each starting at forty life. Going through the process of making revisions has been a really cool experience because I really did start from the bottom with my first draft of Ayli. Not surprisingly, there is very little left of the original decklist in this one. If you'd like to see the list I started with, here it is: Ayli EDH Mark One

This deck at heart is looking to get creatures on the board and get a lifegain engine up and running to activate Ayli's exile ability. Recursion is important to rebuild after wraths or alternatively repeatedly exile opponent's nonland permanents. Eventually, I hope to make this deck semi-competitive at the least. If you have any suggestions or critiques to help me improve my deck, feel free to share them with me.

Cards to be Removed:

Mentor of the Meek - Too costly, the mana is better spent curving out. Too often this is just a 2/2 because I may not draw additional creatures with power two or less to trigger the draw ability.

Gisela, the Broken Blade - There are better aggressive, lifegaining creatures. Could be replaced with Baneslayer Angel or Archangel of Thune.

Cards to Added:

Scrubland, Godless Shrine - Will make the mana for the deck much more consistent. Scrubland is obviously better but the price tag will make it one of the last upgrades I purchase.

Marsh Flats - I will run fetches as soon as I have adequate reason. Currently, there are only two orzhov dual lands, neither of which I play currently. Like Scrubland, this will be one of my last upgrades.

Scroll Rack - More card selection to smooth out draws and get the cards I need into hand. Has great synergy with cards with miracle, similar to Sensei's Divining Top.

Altar of Dementia - When damage doesn't kill some opponents, drawing from an empty library can get the job done.

Thalia, Guardian of Thraben - More hate cards are needed to slow opponents down and keep their strategies in check.

Wurmcoil Engine - Like Grave Titan, Wurmcoil is a large value creature that can take over the game quickly. As a bonus, it has lifelink to keep that life total high.

Damnation - Four mana wrath is ideal, will see how low it drops with Modern Masters 2017 reprinting.

Batterskull - Completes an extremely powerful synergy with Stoneforge Mystic. With Stoneforge, it is one of the best ways to start gaining life quickly. Not to mention that it is very powerful card on its own.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	URG
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	3.59
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Morph 2/2 C, Snake 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Other Peoples Decks, Look later on it, EDH