The Crossroads

Commander / EDH Combo Lifegain Tribal WB (Orzhov)

czarkingrex

Creature (31)

• 1x Arashin Cleric
• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Bishop of Rebirth
• 1x Cathedral Sanctifier
• 1x Children of Korlis
• 1x Crackdown Construct
• 1x Dark Supplicant
• 1x Daru Spiritualist
• 1x Disciple of Griselbrand
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Edgewalker
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x False Prophet
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hanweir Militia Captain  ^Flip
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Ravos, Soultender *f-etch*
• 1x Rotlung Reanimator
• 1x Samite Elder
• 1x Scion of Darkness
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Soul of Innistrad
• 1x Task Force
• 1x Temple Acolyte
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage

Land (37)

• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 11x Plains
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Starlit Sanctum
• 12x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Artifact (8)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Blade of Selves
• 1x Lifeline
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Shuko
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Umbral Mantle

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Test of Endurance

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana Vess

Commander (1)

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Wrath of God

Instant (8)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

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Sideboard

Creature (9)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Celestial Gatekeeper
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Artifact (3)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (1)

• 1x Worthy Cause

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Ajani Goldmane
• 1x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

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Ayli makes a fantastic lifegain utility commander, especially with the old-school Cleric tribal benefits. The Big Combo is a combo of Daru Spiritualist and Task Force (or most other creatures), and Lightning Greaves, Shuko, or Umbra Mantle, playing off of Ayli's sacrifice ability.

As a cheaper Miren, the Moaning Well, she activates infinite lifegain, since ol' Daru up there gets infinite toughness from attaching Greaves as many times as you want during your turn. Since your commander only costs 2, she's accessible even if you need to chump-block!

Adding Cleric tribal tricks like Dark Supplicant makes the deck more versatile in dealing with threats. If you build this yourself, feel free to add more creatures and tribal elements like a Door of Destinies, just to try something new.

There are around 5 lifegain combos in all, each of which has backups. I find playing Hatred on Divinity of Pride particularly amusing. Kokusho, the Evening Star with Blade of Selves always gets a laugh too. If all else fails, Aetherflux Reservoir is your best friend. All told, this deck is one of my favorites to play.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 5 Mythic Rares 34 - 3 Rares 23 - 4 Uncommons 8 - 3 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.21
Tokens	*/* W Creature Avatar, Copy Clone, Demon 5/5 B, Emblem Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Vampire 1/1 B w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Actual Decks