"Your Loss, My Gain" (Life Leech Combo)

Modern Combo Lifegain Multiplayer WB (Orzhov)

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Sorcery (16)

• 4x Blood Tithe
• 4x Debt to the Deathless
• 4x Diabolic Tutor
• 4x Exsanguinate

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Blood Reckoning
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Sanguine Bond

Artifact (4)

• 4x Tainted Sigil

Creature (13)

• 4x Agent of Masks
• 3x Crypt Ghast
• 2x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 4x Vizkopa Guildmage

Land (24)

• 4x Godless Shrine
• 4x Isolated Chapel
• 4x Orzhov Guildgate
• 9x Swamp
• 3x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

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Instant (4)

• 4x Dark Ritual

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Wound Reflection

Land (4)

• 4x Tainted Field

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This is a combo deck, which focuses on leeching the life out of all opponents and gaining that life.

Win Conditions

There are two win conditions:

1. Get the combo of Vizkopa Guildmage, Tainted Sigil, and any card which leeches life (there are many).
2. Failing a fast combo, a slow life leech process can still win.

The Combo

There are many variations, and it depends on the available mana. It is also more effective the more opponents you have. A fast win is presented below to illustrate the potential of the combo:

• Turn 1: Play a Swamp.
• Turn 2: Play Isolated Chapel, then Vizkopa Guildmage.
• Turn 3: Play a Swamp, then Tainted Sigil.
• Turn 4: Play Isolated Chapel, then Crypt Ghast.
• Turn 5: Play Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth. You now have five lands that count as Swamps, so via Crypt Ghast, you have 10 mana. Activate Vizkopa Guildmage's second ability twice, then play Blood Tithe. After the stack is clear, sacrifice Tainted Sigil for game:
  • With just one opponent, Blood Tithe deals 3, and you gain 3. For both triggers from Vizkopa Guildmage, that opponent loses an additional 3, for a total of 9. Tainted Sigil thus gains you 9 life, and again the opponent loses 9, then 9 again, for a total of 27.
  • With more opponents, the carnage is even greater, taking care of even very effective life gain decks.
  • Without Crypt Ghast + Urborg, a single activation of Vizkopa Guildmage, combined with two Tainted Sigils, can be just as effective, and can happen at turn 7.

Possible Improvements

The deck is very creature light, and has no removal or prevention, so it may do poorly against aggro, especially once they know what the deck can do. Any suggestions are appreciated!

Some enchantments which may be fun are Exquisite Blood (added), Sanguine Bond (added), and Wound Reflection. Each combos with the deck quite well, as well as with each other. The benefit is that, once out, they require no activation (like Vizkopa Guildmage) and are repeatable (unlike Tainted Sigil). They also are good in multiplayer, because they work just as well when your opponents are beating each other up.

Please leave suggestions and +1s! :)

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.67
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