Creature (24)
- 3x Accursed Witch Flip
- 2x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
- 3x Cliffhaven Vampire
- 4x Drana's Emissary
- 4x Kalastria Healer
- 4x Serene Steward
- 4x Zulaport Cutthroat
Enchantment (5)
Planeswalker (2)
Land (23)
- 3x Caves of Koilos
- 3x Forsaken Sanctuary
- 5x Plains
- 2x Rogue's Passage
- 3x Shambling Vent
- 5x Swamp
- 2x Westvale Abbey Flip
Instant (3)
Artifact (3)
Sideboard (15)
- 1x Declaration in Stone
- 1x Hallowed Moonlight
- 2x Infinite Obliteration
- 2x Stasis Snare
- 2x Tragic Arrogance
- 2x Transgress the Mind
- 2x Ultimate Price
- 3x Visions of Brutality
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Forceofnature1 I haven't played it competitively yet, I'm still in need of another Gideon, Ally of Zendikar and another Sorin, Grim Nemesis, as well as a few other cards. I should be getting what I need pretty soon, so I'll be taking it to FNM ASAP to see how it fares.
May 19, 2016 2:11 p.m.
Forceofnature1 says... #3
I have both of those cards lemme know if you wanna borrow them ;)
May 19, 2016 4:50 p.m.
You seem to be about half way to the standard B/W Vampire ally deck that a lot of people are playing currently. If you drop Read the Bones and Gideon, Ally of Zendikar for Alms of the Vein and some instant life gain/drain you will almost be there. Accursed Witch Flip instead of Essence Depleter gives you a creature that can either attack unopposed, at will, or be killed and transform to give more life gain/drain. In my own version of this deck, I drop Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim and March from the Tomb for Always Watching (or Immolating Glare in the side-board).
May 21, 2016 3:27 p.m.
Murphy77 I hadn't considered adding Accursed Witch Flip to the deck, I definitely think I'll switch her out for Essence Depleter. I'm still debating whether to put in Alms of the Vein, and in an earlier version of this deck I made I had Always Watching , so I'll probably end up adding that back in. Still don't really know if I need March from the Tomb, so it might be dropped in favor of something else.
May 21, 2016 4:21 p.m.
People are probably gonna hate, but I love this card in lifegain decks...
June 1, 2016 12:42 p.m.
I would drop Sorin completely and add more Gideon. Gideon's 0 ability synergises so much with kalastria healer and lantern scout (see below). Since most of your cards are 2/3 mana the lifedrain is not much more on Sorin.
I would also consider changing serene steward for lantern scout. The lifelink synergises well with cliffhaven vampire and ayli.
I would swap anguished unmaking for retreat to emeria. In this deck you are not bothered about losing creatures via chump blocking, you either trigger zulaport or are able to sac them to ayli. Also, after turn 4 or 5 your hand is going to be empty and top decking lands is bad. However, with retreat to emeria, it turns another top decked land into an ally (and triggers rally) or a +1/+1 counter. If your plan for anguished unmaking was to deal with ormendahl / avacyn then your side decked stasis snares should be ok. If they were for planeswalkers I would perhaps side deck some ruinous paths.
I would perhaps consider cutting always watching for either avacyn or make a stand, something that grants indestructible so you don't get blown out by removal or bigger creatures etc.
June 7, 2016 9:16 p.m.
BioProfDude says... #9
I get why you have Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim in the deck (because it's an awesome card for a 2 drop!), but I think Pious Evangel Flip would be a better fit. I get it-- deathtouch, she has abilities if you manage to get 30+ life, etc..., but how often do you actually get to 30+ life? If it's like my deck (B/W Ally life gain/drain), not as often as you would like.
While it costs a lot of mana to cast, Felidar Sovereign might also be a good addition.
The problem with both of my suggestions thus far is that they're not allies, and that's what you want most. Vampire Envoy and Ondu War Cleric are both allies and provide a couple of different ways to boost life. Vampire Envoy is just a good card as it is a 1/4 with flying.
Hope these few ideas help!
June 16, 2016 2:58 p.m.
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| Date added | 1 year |
| Last updated | 8 months |
| Legality | This deck is not Standard legal. Highlight illegal cards |
| Illegal cards | Caves of Koilos, Rogue's Passage, Hallowed Moonlight, Infinite Obliteration, Tragic Arrogance, Ultimate Price |
| Cards | 60 |
| Avg. CMC | 2.81 |
| Tokens | 1/1 Kor Ally, Gideon, 1/1 Human Cleric, 2/2 Knight Ally |
| Folders | Keel Aggro, Gain and Drain, Interesting decks, Gain and Drain Deck, Orzhov, control, Inspiration Decks |
| Views | 3726 |
Revision 16 (1 year ago)
| -2 | Transgress the Mind | acquire |
| -1 | Caves of Koilos | acquire |
| -2 | Tragic Arrogance | acquire |
| +2 | Drana's Emissary | acquire |
| +2 | Infinite Obliteration | acquire |
| -1 | Zulaport Cutthroat | acquire |
| -1 | Forsaken Sanctuary | acquire |
| -1 | Rogue's Passage | acquire |
| -2 | Captain's Claws | acquire |
Forceofnature1 says... #1
I like the life drain! I had one of these that mutated into a CoCo allies but that sorta fizzled with the new release and other cards coming out.
Have you played this competitively at all?
May 19, 2016 12:15 p.m.