Oloro Drain

Commander / EDH Combo Lifegain WUB (Esper)

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Beaters (8)

• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Drogskol Reaver
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Magister Sphinx
• 1x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 1x Serra Avatar
• 1x Sphinx of the Steel Wind

Board Wipes (4)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Supreme Verdict

Counters (4)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Dromar's Charm
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Swan Song

Drain (9)

• 1x Agent of Masks
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Death Grasp
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Drana's Emissary
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

Draw (11)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Braingeyser
• 1x Drogskol Reaver
• 1x Dromar's Charm
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Sun Droplet

Equip (1)

• 1x Lightning Greaves

Fetch Lands (6)

• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Windswept Heath

Gain (4)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Wall of Reverence

Lands (27)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 2x Island
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 6x Plains
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave

Pillow Fort (3)

• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Sphere of Safety

Ramp (9)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel

Recursion (1)

• 1x Palace Siege

Targeted Removal (6)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Death Grasp
• 1x Dromar's Charm
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Tutors (5)

• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Plea for Guidance
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Utility Lands (4)

• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Tolaria West

Wincons (8)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Cliffhaven Vampire
• 1x Defiant Bloodlord
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Test of Endurance
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage

Commander (1)

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Get Drained

This deck gains incremental advantage through Oloro's abilities, allowing us to run life gain and life drain effects which would normally be just okay but now draw us cards as well. There are also plenty of straight draw and ramp spells to help us get to and play out our win conditions faster.

Win Conditions

With all of the life gain going on, there are two cards that almost always win the game the turn after they're played:

Felidar Sovereign and Test of Endurance

Aetherflux Reservoir not only kills an opponent of our choice, but while Oloro is out it also tacks on ": Draw a card." to every spell we cast.

With a suite of 5 tutors and some interchangeable pieces, finding our combo win shouldn't be too hard:

Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond/Defiant Bloodlord/Cliffhaven Vampire/Vizkopa Guildmage

Finally there's the beatdown route. With constant life gain, plenty of board wipes and a decent amount of ramp, we should be able to get our expensive beaters out relatively unscathed. Serra Avatar, Divinity of Pride, Magister Sphinx and Sphinx of the Steel Wind can all swing the game in our favor in short order.

Additional Tech

Each of the gain 1 life dual lands (Dismal Backwater, Scoured Barrens and Tranquil Cove) become redraws when Oloro is on the field. Our bounce lands let us replay them as well for additional card advantage.

Wall of Reverence + Serra Avatar = double your life total on each of your turns. With Rhox Faithmender, triple it.

Tolaria West has some great situational targets. Outside of fixing if you're off of white or blue, Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth will ensure you're never screwed out of black mana. Early game and you're getting land screwed? Grab a bounce land to ensure you hit your next two land drops. Low on cards in mid game? Get a life gain land and draw an extra card with Oloro. Got a full hand and card draw is chugging along? Get your Reliquary Tower!

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth + Crypt Ghast makes all of your lands tap for 2.

Vampiric Tutor, Diabolic Tutor and Mystical Tutor can all hit Plea for Guidance, which in turn can grab both Exquisite Blood and Sanguine Bond for the combo kill. If your life total is high enough then obviously Test of Endurance or Felidar Sovereign would be a better choice.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.60
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Vampire Knight 1/1 B
Folders	So Fun, But Not Funny, EDH
Based on	Commander / EDH Starter Deck (The Essentials) CommandCast EDH