Whenever you gain life..

Commander / EDH* Lifegain WUB (Esper)

MonkeySit

Land (37)

• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Coastal Tower
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 2x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Kabira Crossroads
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 10x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sanctum of Eternity
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Marsh

Card Draw (9)

• 1x Drogskol Reaver
• 1x Greed
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Righteous Authority
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Lifegain (13)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Beacon of Immortality
• 1x Celestial Mantle
• 1x Contemplation
• 1x Noble Purpose
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Shattered Angel
• 1x Spirit Link
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Venser's Journal
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Ramp (11)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Obelisk of Esper
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Smothering TitheGC
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Protect Me (8)

• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Exquisite Archangel
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Hushbringer
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Righteous Aura
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk

Commander (1)

Removal (12)

• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride
• 1x Arrest
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Time Wipe
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vindicate

My life is my weapon (9)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Cradle of Vitality
• 1x Defiant Bloodlord
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Resplendent Angel
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Twilight Prophet

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Other (15)

• 1x Angelic Accord
• 1x Brimaz, King of Oreskos
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Elspeth Tirel
• 1x Entreat the Angels
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Regal Bloodlord
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Spirit Loop
• 1x Storm Herd
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x White Sun's Zenith

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The main focus of this deck is around the text "Whenever you gain life"

I didn't want it to be a typical combo/stax/infinite life/I win Oloro deck. This is not meant to be an overly competitive deck but is more trying to achieve consistency - achieve our own goal whilst simultaneously interacting with our opponents' goal as well. Lifegain = +1/+1 counters = early game defense + late game offence = a lot of fun. In this deck, Oloro is a bit more welcome on the battlefield as his extra draw and ping can be a nice little addition and if he happens to get put back in the command zone then so be it, someone will have wasted a spell on removing a card that's not doing too much more than what it's already doing in the command zone passively. We want Oloro on the battlefield if we can, but his presence isn't crucial. What I think this deck will allow is for you to alter your playstyle however you like; play either somewhat aggressively or defensively if you want to build up a bit of a pillow fort. It obviously will depend on the draw but I think that versatility will make this deck a pretty decent all-rounder.

Any thoughts and feedback is appreciated!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 27 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.62
Tokens	Ajani's Pridemate, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, City's Blessing, Emblem Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, Treasure