You believe in infinite life?

Modern* hespio

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Update 2 —Aug. 25, 2012

Im still looking for some creatures with 3 mana or cheap 3-3 creatures, don't have to be some lifegain

hespio says... #1

Thragtusk and conjurers closet make an excellent combo, together with ageless entity would be awesome,,don't you think?

August 24, 2012 7:57 a.m.

BossLeiser says... #2

That would also work really well with four copies of all three different Soul Sisters.

August 24, 2012 8:12 a.m.

hespio says... #3

Whats the tihird then? Soul warden, soul attendant and what? Btw think im gonna make main base the soul sisters and few essence warden

August 24, 2012 8:18 a.m.

BossLeiser says... #4

Essence Warden is technically the third Soul Sister.

August 24, 2012 8:31 a.m.

hespio says... #5

Been working it out, gave angood idea of whats it going to be, ill try to update it as sson as possible

August 24, 2012 11:21 a.m.

Nemesis says... #6

I personally run a casual mono white life gain deck and one of my favorite cards in that deck is Martyr of Sands . She usually comes out turn one, gets used turn two, i play Serra Ascendant also turn two, and she's usually a 6/6 flyer. :P Then if i happen to have a Chalice of Life  Flip , that goes down turn 3. I'm also running a couple Cradle of Vitality for later in the game.

August 24, 2012 2 p.m.

hespio says... #7

I like your idea, but i' more looking for creatures that get buffed up from the life like ajani and ageless,n. I have a lot of 1 mana, but need some more of 3-4 , thats why i choose hero of bladehold and kembas skyguard, especially with elspeth, 1 life for each creature

August 24, 2012 2:05 p.m.

Wabbbit says... #8

I believe :D. Maybe Martyr of Sands ?

August 24, 2012 4 p.m.

hespio says... #9

Martyr is a good card for the beginning, but later in game you dont have a nig hand anymore, so thats not really usefull, and i dont like the idea of showing cards :D

August 24, 2012 4:02 p.m.

shifterfox says... #10

Playtest 1: turn 6 win. you-26, them=-4Could not cast Hero of Bladehold or Felidar Sovereign from hand. Could cast Recumbent Bliss . only 3 lands out.

Playtest 2: Turn 5 win. you-24, them=-6Could not cast both card:Conjurer's Closets, Elspeth Tirel , or Felidar Sovereign from hand. Only had 3 lands out. no disruption present.

Playtest 3: turn 7 win. you=25, them=-4Able to play everything. Still had a Recumbent Bliss in hand. 6 lands on field. Finally could cast Felidar Sovereign .

Alright, I will start off with pointing out how I judge a deck's performance in this type of playtest against no opponent.

The deck runs like an Aggro deck. In my personal opinion, that means you should be able to strike lethal by turn 4 if possible. The deck averages on turn 6. I say "by turn 4" because of goblin decks. Turn 4 Reverberate ed Goblin Grenade means only 3 mana, 1 sacrifice, and 10 dmg plus any dmg they've done already. I still hate my friend for that crap.

Picking the right combination of creatures can create fantastic synergy for this deck. My field was almost always full of 1/1s who just sat there to gain me life or would get chumped, or worse: trampled.

Next, disruption. You have only Recumbent Bliss Its a great card for this deck and I wouldn't take it out unless you found something better. However, even an aggro deck should have more disruption/removal. you would go averaging 6 turns...unable to stop your opponent's actions. That's suicide to me. Cards like Oblivion Ring for artifacts, enchantments, planeswalkers, and creatures is excellent for any deck running white. Also, Fiend Hunter , specifically 3 of them, would grant you an unlimited combo that would net you infinite life, as well as blocker/creature removal.

Thirdly, no draw. I had a hand full of cards I either couldn't cast cause were too expensive, or no hand at all to really play with. Mentor of the Meek might be handy in the deck, as would card:Hunter's Insight. Lead the Stampede might help you keep up the pressure..

Fourthly, mana. I averaged around 4 lands a game. I never had much of a problem with getting the right color. I had a problem actually BUILDING the mana up for the higher stuff. Felidar Sovereign is a great card for the deck, but not if he never sees play. Same goes for the planeswalkers and card:Conjurer's Closet. You might want to look into either some mana acceleration such as Vessel of Endless Rest . Or look into swapping the higher cost cards for cheaper cards with similar abilities..

Final Summary: Maybeboard the Felidar Sovereign for ow. Put in some creatures to net your lifegain faster first. 6-8 minimum 'disruption' spells might help, probably don't need more than 4-8 creatures max that grant you life when other creatures enter the battlefield. Use those slots for disruption/draw/useful creatures to net you faster life, increase survivability, and give you gas to keep going.

August 24, 2012 5:15 p.m.

hespio says... #11

I changed it a bit, unfortanly im not really familiar with the playtest from this site and since im on ipad for one more week i dont even know how this would work, so i wont be able to test this setup ...

August 24, 2012 7:07 p.m.