Epstein Didn't Kill Himself

Commander / EDH Combo Competitive Jank Lifegain Theme/Gimmick WUB (Esper)

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Land (38)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Blighted Cataract
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Calciform Pools
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Cryptic Caves
• 1x Dromar's Cavern
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 2x Island
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhova, the Church of Deals
• 5x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Radiant Fountain
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Watery Grave

Instant (5)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Erebos's Intervention
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Overrule
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Creature (22)

• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Angel of Destiny
• 1x Angel of Vitality
• 1x Basilica Guards
• 1x Bloodthirsty Aerialist
• 1x Cathedral Sanctifier
• 1x Charming Prince
• 1x Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Healer's Hawk
• 1x Indulging Patrician
• 1x Marauding Blight-Priest
• 1x Nullpriest of Oblivion
• 1x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Shattered Angel
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Twinblade Paladin
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage

Artifact (9)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chalice of Life  ^Flip
• 1x Cosmos Elixir
• 1x Fountain of Renewal
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Profane Memento
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride

Commander (1)

Sorcery (16)

• 1x Coastal Breach
• 1x Consecrate / Consume
• 1x Crush of Tentacles
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Kaya's Wrath
• 1x Phyrexian Rebirth
• 1x Profane Transfusion
• 1x Razaketh's Rite
• 1x Revival / Revenge
• 1x Rhystic Tutor
• 1x River's Rebuke
• 1x Wrath of God

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Celestial Mantle
• 1x Dawn of Hope
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Test of Endurance

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I don't really know what to call this pile of jank. But really, the deck is about lifegain and death. Filled with spicy cards and jank win conditions. Don't play if you like making friends, like Epstein.

Here are just a few of the things you can do to win the game.

1. Cast Felidar Soverign or Test of Endurance - because you constantly gain life and if you are not attacked, these simply win the game.

2. Aetherflux Reservoir - just use it to nuke somebody. It works best in 1 vs. 1 Commander, but you should be able to get to 50+ life and activate this ability.

3. Sanguine Bond and Exquisite Blood are an infinite combo. Vizkopa Guildmage has an activated ability and Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose also has a static ability that does the same thing as Sanguine Bond when it combines with Exquisite Blood .

4. Revel in Riches - combined with a board wipe wins the game. Options to wipe the board are: Kaya's Wrath, Wrath of God, Fumigate and Phyrexian Rebirth.

5. Attack with insanely pushed lifegain creatures. Examples are Ajani's Pridemate , Bloodthirsty Aerialist , Divinity of Pride , Serra Ascendant . There are some aggressive options.

6. Angel of Destiny and Rogue's Passage . Simply attack with Angel of destiny and have over 15 life more than your starting total super easy to do, and you eliminate a player. This can happen on T6. You don't need Rogue's passage, but it is an insurance policy against losing Angel of Destiny in combat.

Because of all these combos, the deck is packed with sone of the best tutors available. Know your combo and dig for the missing piece. Oloro does not even need to be cast for the deck to work. He sits on his throne doing Ascetic things forever. In fact, most of the time I bring him out when there is nothing better to do.

Note! Blue mana is not that important in the deck. It is there to cast your Commander, but Oloro doesn't have to get off his ass for you to win. You will definitely need tempo spells like Crush of Tentacles , Coastal Breach , Cyclonic Rift and River's Rebuke so they are present in addition the Counterspell which helps your lifegain plan, Overrule .

Top Ranked	Achieved #15 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #11 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Competitive 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Jank 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.56
Tokens	Ajani's Pridemate, Octopus 8/8 U, Horror */* C, Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Treasure
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