Life, the Leading Cause of Death

Commander / EDH Combo Infinite Combo Lifegain Necropotence WUB (Esper)

Riveyn

Land (31)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Deserted Beach
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Leechridden Swamp
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Obscura Storefront
• 2x Plains
• 1x Raffine's Tower
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x River of Tears
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Urza's Saga

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Damn
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Mastermind's Acquisition
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Profane Tutor
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Thoughtseize

Creature (18)

• 1x Archivist of Oghma
• 1x Children of Korlis
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Speaker of the Heavens
• 1x Tivash, Gloom Summoner
• 1x Vampire of the Dire Moon
• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Witch of the Moors

Artifact (14)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Altar of the Pantheon
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Cosmos Elixir
• 1x Lotus Bloom
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Tantalite
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Dakkon, Shadow Slayer

Commander (1)

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Abiding Grace
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Boon Reflection
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Greed
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Oubliette
• 1x Paradox Haze
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Righteous Cause
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Instant (11)

• 1x Beacon of Immortality
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Insidious Dreams
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

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DECK MACHINATION: LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE YOURSELF BECOME THE ENEMY

WINCONS

1. Exquisite Blood + Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose or Sanguine Bond
2. Aetherflux Reservoir + Exquisite Blood
3. Bolas's Citadel + Sensei's Divining Top into Aetherflux Reservoir

DECK PLAY

Oloro, Ageless Ascetic should stay in the Command Zone; there's no need to cast him. Alhammarret's Archive, Boon Reflection, and Rhox Faithmender can double life gain at upkeep, while Paradox Haze can give a second round of life gain per turn. Only time you might decide to cast Oloro, Ageless Ascetic is for card draw.

There are 11 tutors in the deck: Demonic Tutor, Diabolic Tutor, Grim Tutor, Insidious Dreams, Lim-Dul's Vault, Mastermind's Acquisition (which can pull spells back from exile in casual games only), Profane Tutor, Urza's Saga (which can tutor for Mana Crypt or Sol Ring), Tolaria West, Vampiric Tutor, and Varragoth, the Bloodsky Sire (conditional Vamp Tutor on a creature).

There are 16 draw engines:
- Non-permanent: Night's Whisper
- Permanent: Alhammarret's Archive (this draw engine is dependent on another draw spell to function), Archivist of Oghma, Black Market Connections, Bolas's Citadel (not exactly a draw engine, but able to deck thin and cast lots of spells), Commander's Sphere, Cosmos Elixir (as long as you're above your starting life total), Dark Confidant, Esper Sentinel, Greed, Mangara, the Diplomat, Necropotence, Notion Thief, Phyrexian Arena, Rhystic Study, and Sensei's Divining Top

Game Control Options:
Boardwipes: Austere Command, Cyclonic Rift, and Damn
Removal: Cyclonic Rift, Dakkon, Shadow Slayer, Damn, Karlov of the Ghost Council, Oubliette, Path to Exile, Witch of the Moors
Additional: Authority of the Consuls, Notion Thief, Thoughtseize

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 53 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.91
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Construct 0/0 C, Demon */* B, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, Treasure
Folders	Deck Ideas, Active Decks