Ayli's Enchanting Pilgrimage

Commander / EDH*

BlackChaosRuin

Human (28)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Auramancer
• 1x Cartel Aristocrat
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Heliod's Pilgrim
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Loyal Retainers
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Mesa Enchantress
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Monk Idealist
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist
• 1x Selfless Squire
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Thraben Standard Bearer
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Xathrid Necromancer
• 1x Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Dusk / Dawn
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Replenish
• 1x Retribution of the Meek
• 1x Victimize

Enchantment (22)

• 1x Angelic Renewal
• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Attrition
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Carnival of Souls
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Greater Auramancy
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Martyr's Cause
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Oath of Lieges
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Saving Grace

Cleric (9)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Heliod's Pilgrim
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Monk Idealist
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Instant (1)

• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Land (36)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x High Market
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 10x Plains
• 1x Serra's Sanctum
• 10x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

NonHuman (5)

• 1x Angel of Glory's Rise
• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
• 1x Sun Titan

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Sideboard

Cleric (24)

• 1x Alms Collector
• 1x Ancestor's Prophet
• 1x Battletide Alchemist
• 1x Bishop of Binding
• 1x Bygone Bishop
• 1x Celestial Gatekeeper
• 1x Custodi Lich
• 1x Devout Chaplain
• 1x Edgewalker
• 1x Field Surgeon
• 1x Kor Sanctifiers
• 1x Leonin Relic-Warder
• 1x Master Apothecary
• 1x Order of Whiteclay
• 1x Preacher
• 1x Reliquary Monk
• 1x Rotlung Reanimator
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
• 1x Thraben Doomsayer
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Witch Hunter

Human (11)

• 1x Ancestor's Prophet
• 1x Devout Chaplain
• 1x Edgewalker
• 1x Field Surgeon
• 1x Master Apothecary
• 1x Preacher
• 1x Reliquary Monk
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Thraben Doomsayer
• 1x Witch Hunter

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Maybeboard

Other (45)

• 1x Bog Witch
• 1x Bonehoard
• 1x Boon Reflection
• 1x Call the Bloodline
• 1x Casting of Bones
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Crackdown
• 1x Deadeye Tracker
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Field of Souls
• 1x Hero of Iroas
• 1x Ironclad Slayer
• 1x Lotus-Eye Mystics
• 1x Mark of the Oni
• 1x Mind Slash
• 1x Mine Excavation
• 1x Minions' Murmurs
• 1x Murder Investigation
• 1x Necromancer's Stockpile
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Promise of Bunrei
• 1x Reprocess
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Rootborn Defenses
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Sinister Concoction
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Spirit Cairn
• 1x Spiritual Asylum
• 1x Sylvok Lifestaff
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Teysa, Orzhov Scion
• 1x Thalia's Lancers
• 1x Tomb Robber
• 1x Tortured Existence
• 1x Unearth
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vampiric Rites
• 1x Words of Waste
• 1x Yoke of the Damned

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Huge retooling lately and this is basically Ayli V2.

A brief history:My first BW deck started as Ghost Council of Orzhova, which sought to abuse the sac outlet as a commander. The deck felt too slow, even back then, even during my nascent deckbuilding years. Years after I had taken that deck apart, Ayli was spoiled and I got my hands on a foil copy as fast as possible and essentially rebuilt a more modern version. Times had changed, at the time I had a card:Karador and a monoblack deck and Ayli just felt like a mashup of the two. I really liked her, so I decided on a theme to differentiate her. I thought about clerics, but everybody does Ayli clerics. After searching for a bit, I decided on humans. I kept the reanimator feel and changed most of the creatures to humans. The deck did well, it wasn't fast, but I was winning more than I was losing. I went through a period where I was looking for 'hidden gems' or decent cards that aren't well known, and while listening to an episode of 'Commanderin' they mentioned that Mesa Enchantress could be a decent draw engine for white, and the final piece of the current iteration of this deck fell into place. I already had quite a few enchantments, but I started swapping out as many nonessential artifacts as I could for humans and enchantments that did similar things. The last real change was to turn this into a combo deck rather than a slow drain because it was stronger and a lot of the pieces were already there.

So I now have a human/enchantress/reanimator deck with a light hatebear package. The deck works quite well, especially in my meta, where threatening generals are plentiful and people making aggressive plays in the beginning are the ones targeted, and decks like this that sit back and don't pick fights have a bit of an easier time. The sac outlet and lifegain that Ayli provides are the main pulls for me, I'd still play her if she didn't have the exile ability, which isn't something I use all that often. That being said, I stay very conscious of where my life total is at and if I'm able to use that ability. The four paths to victory in this deck are Angel of Glory's Rise, Monastery Mentor, Sadistic Hypnotist, and Xathrid Necromancer. These cards very quickly accrue huge value and do lots of work to set up whatever win condition I have.

Added

Crackdown

Demonic Tutor

Diabolic Intent

Elenda, the Dusk Rose

Ghostly Prison

Grasp of Fate

Greater Auramancy

Karmic Justice

Land Tax

Pitiless Plunderer

Sanguine Bond

Slaughter the Strong

Vampiric Tutor

Victimize

Weight of Conscience

Anointed Procession

Replenish

1x Authority of the Consuls (KLD)1x Carnival of Souls (UDS)1x Cartel Aristocrat (GTC)1x Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker (BOK)1x Soul Warden (MM3)1x Soul's Attendant (ROE)1x Thraben Standard Bearer (EMN) F1x Vizkopa Guildmage (C13)

Removed

Anguished Unmaking

Authority of the Consuls

Fellwar Stone

Mind Stone

Orzhov Signet

Path to Exile

Phyrexian Reclamation

Pillar of Origins

Serra Ascendant

Skullclamp

Sol Ring

Soul Warden

Soul's Attendant

Thought Vessel

Ethersworn Canonist

Crackdown

Slaughter the Strong

1x Ashnod's Altar1x Ghostly Prison1x Peacekeeper1x Phyrexian Altar1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar1x Tocatli Honor Guard1x Weight of Conscience

Date added	8 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 1 Mythic Rares 42 - 15 Rares 21 - 4 Uncommons 8 - 4 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.97
Tokens	City's Blessing, Clue, Demon 5/5 B, Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Human 1/1 W, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Monk 1/1 W, Morph 2/2 C, Snake 1/1 B, Monarch Emblem, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	EDH