Oloro of Life and Death

Commander / EDH Lifegain Tribal WUB (Esper) Zombie

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Land (36)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Blighted Cataract
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 3x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Orzhova, the Church of Deals
• 3x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Transguild Promenade
• 1x Unholy Grotto
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Dark Salvation
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x From Under the Floorboards
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Sleep

Creature (26)

• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Bloodbond Vampire
• 1x Defiant Bloodlord
• 1x Diregraf Captain
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Drogskol Reaver
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Lord of the Accursed
• 1x Necromaster Dragon
• 1x Pious Evangel  ^Flip
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Stitcher Geralf
• 1x The Scarab God
• 1x Undead Alchemist
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Vengeful Pharaoh
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Wayward Servant

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Boon Reflection
• 1x Necromancer's Covenant
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Sanguine Bond

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Commander (1)

Instant (14)

• 1x Ancient Excavation *list*
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Betrayal of Flesh
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Dromar's Charm
• 1x Empty the Pits
• 1x Exclude
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Miraculous Recovery
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Silumgar's Command
• 1x Soul Manipulation
• 1x Unsubstantiate
• 1x Utter End

Artifact (10)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Venser's Journal
• 1x Whip of Erebos

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Creature (3)

• 1x Josu Vess, Lich Knight
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Varina, Lich Queen

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Liliana's Mastery

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Dovin Baan
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

Artifact (1)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern

Land (1)

• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Never / Return

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Oloro, Ageless Ascetic has been one of the constants in my commander deck arsenal since it was released, and I really like this version with a Zombie subtheme, brought together by Necromancer's Covenant which grants your zombies lifelink.

The deck allows you to go wide with zombies or tall with Ajani's Pridemate, Bloodbond Vampire, and Karlov of the Ghost Council which can get huge in short order as you gain life. Archangel of Thune, likewise, lets you buff your whole board at once (bring dice).

Alternately, cards like Defiant Bloodlord and Vizkopa Guildmage let you do high amounts of damage to your opponents from lifegain, especially when combined with something like Gray Merchant of Asphodel or Exsanguinate.

The Scarab God is a great new addition from the zombie angle, giving your opponents another clock as well as keeping your board full.

In addition to these damage sources, there are three alternate win conditions. Two still rely on lifegain: Felidar Sovereign and Aetherflux Reservoir. Alternately, Approach of the Second Sun puts a definite clock on your opponents, especially given the amount of draw available.

Feel free to check out descriptions of my Commander decks here.

The TappedOut folder for these decks are listed here.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 30 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.03
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Sorin, Solemn Visitor, Vampire 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie X/X U
Folders	Oloro, EDH Constructed