How to Level (Up) the battlefield

Modern* Combo Counters Lifegain Theme/Gimmick WU (Azorius)

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Creature (19)

• 1x Lighthouse Chronologist
• 3x Perimeter Captain
• 3x Restoration Angel
• 4x Student of Warfare
• 4x Transcendent Master
• 4x Venerated Teacher

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Land (22)

• 4x Flooded Strand
• 4x Glacial Fortress
• 5x Island
• 9x Plains

Enchantment (6)

• 3x Ghostly Prison
• 3x Time of Heroes

Instant (12)

• 4x Cloudshift
• 4x Path to Exile
• 4x Rune Snag

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Sideboard

Instant (4)

• 4x Surgical Extraction

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Maybeboard

Creature (6)

• 1x Cathedral Membrane
• 1x Jeskai Barricade
• 1x Pride Guardian
• 1x Spellskite
• 1x Thrummingbird
• 1x Wall of Omens

Land (1)

• 1x Hallowed Fountain

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Guard Duty

Artifact (3)

• 1x Contagion Clasp
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Norn's Annex

Instant (6)

• 1x Apostle's Blessing
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Fate Transfer
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Otherworldly Journey
• 1x Turn to Mist

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit

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Description to be updated.

I made this deck because the "level up" mechanic interested me and looked fun.

This deck is pretty straightforward. I get the critters out and quickly ramp up their levels by blinking Venerated Teacher with Cloudshift and Venser, the Sojourner's +2 and proliferating them with Steady Progress.

In my playtests, I found that, most times, my critters ended up with way more level counters than needed. So, I added Fate Transfer to use when either a creature dies to level up a lower level creature, or to steal +1/+1 counters from my opponent's creatures (I can also level up creatures with lower level up costs like Student of Warfare and transfer them to higher level cost creatures like Ikiral Outrider ).

I'm thinking about possibly adding Thrummingbird or Training Grounds. Training Grounds may not be worth it though, seeing as it will only affect three of the creatures. If you have any thoughts on these, please let me know =)

Suggestions and +1's are always welcome! =)

Date added	11 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 15 - 4 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.13
Tokens	Emblem Venser, the Sojourner
Folders	Decks I Like, Cool Decks, Modern (Level Up)