Cleric Class

Enchantment — Class

(This enters the battlefield at Level 1: You may increase this enchantment's level by one by paying the appropriate costs. Activate to increase the level only as a sorcery.)

Level 1

If you would gain life, you gain that much life plus 1 instead.

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{3}{W}: Level 2

Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

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{4}{W}: Level 3

When this becomes level 3, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. You gain life equal to its toughness.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (43)

Jopling on Pillow Fight at a Slumber Party (Lifegain Primer)

6 months ago

Craeter I'm good with the lifegain at the moment with the sisters, but if I needed more I'd splash green and add Essence Warden.

Same applies to Cleric Class really. The +1 counters are nice, but Voice of the Blessed is usually enough to win me the game on it's own.

Craeter on Pillow Fight at a Slumber Party (Lifegain Primer)

6 months ago

Also maybe Cleric Class for doubled Lifegain and +1 counters for lategame

Craeter on Ode to the Oregon Trail

8 months ago

Cool theme, what a classic and great to see in MtG. Also love how you've assigned roles to your cards, very cool. Cleric Class is a better version of Sunbond, the set came out ~6 years after so it's power creeped. I see you have Soul Warden and Essence Warden, there is also Soul's Attendant if you've got the room for it for extra redundancy. What purpose does Famished Paladin have? Seems like it's just a 3/3 for 2 mana, doesn't seem very useful but maybe I'm missing something. Blood Artist could also be good here, it's basically a better version of Nadier's Nightblade. These are just a few optimization tweaks I think would help, overall the deck looks great.

ClockworkSwordfish on Reckless Feasting [[$25 Polukranos]]

1 year ago

Okay, love the concept - paying one mana for two 3/3s is pretty stellar value! Definitely a fun way to abuse an unorthodox aspect of hydras. Doing so on a budget is especially impressive.

Having said that, is Honor Troll really doing much for you? You call him out in the deck description and he's the only card in the "lifegain" category, but... I dunno, gaining slightly more life whenever you would gain life anyway seems a bit bland. Even if you're hoping to maintain the nod to the lifegain theme, I assume you might rather draw some cards! Even if you do like the effect, Cleric Class might do it better - it can pump up your commander at the same time and also provides another way to reanimate a hydra as a 0/0. Oh yeah, and you might prefer Light of Promise to Sunbond: it's an identical effect for one less mana. Hopefully some ideas here are of use to you!

Icbrgr on Cleric sacrifice

1 year ago

I think you need more plays for turn 1... as of now you just have 2x Ecstatic Awakener  ^Flip, Cleric Class, Loran's Escape.

adding more {1} drops Archfiend's Vessel could have a neat synergy with Nullpriest of Oblivion or even Thoughtseize/Inquisition of Kozilek

king-saproling on 11 and bust

1 year ago

You could have infinite damage by giving S&H lifelink and having a "gain life = +1/+1 counter" ability on board.

E.g. any of these: Ajani's Pridemate, Trelasarra, Moon Dancer, Voice of the Blessed, Celestial Unicorn, Light of Promise, Sunbond, Gideon's Company, Ageless Entity, Cleric Class, etc. (there are more)

Plus anything like these: Lifelink, Spirit Link, Basilisk Collar, Shadowspear, Spirit Loop, Felidar Umbra, Armadillo Cloak

RCD2023 on Lathiel, Who Blots Out the Sun

2 years ago

COMBO CORRECTION :

Lathiel's Gatling Gun : Walking Ballista + Heliod, Sun-Crowned

“Life moves pretty fast..” - Ferris Bueller’s : Spike Feeder + Light of Promise or Cleric Class

... And sorry for my bad english, I'm writing as fast as I can hahaha

RCD2023 on Lathiel, Who Blots Out the Sun

2 years ago

hello rakdosrunner!!

i really enjoyed the enforce that u had describing the deck and the mechanics.

i'm playing Lathiel for a long long time and i'm updating him a lot since then.

all the cards that u described i alredy test it, some of then still in the deck but mostly i had cut from the deck in order to be fastier and be more "Go for the troat" (my playgroup dont play easy haha).

firstly i wanna say the awesome cards that i wouldn't dare to touch that u metion before: Aetherflux Reservoir Authority of the Consuls Mangara, the Diplomat True Conviction Worldly Tutor Teferi's Protection Ozolith, the Shattered Spire Branching Evolution Light of Promise Well of Lost Dreams Scholar of New Horizons Tribute to the World Tree Esper Sentinel

it took me a long time to get this deck better and i still getting some frustations but if you like to consider, here some tips of cards to be implemented in order to have a better experience with it: ( mostly of this cards i proxed it because i dont wanna spend a lot of money and because i dont have a headache changing they every 2 months when wizards bring some new things )

starting with the nasty combos :

God Mode ( infinity mana + infinity draw :D ) : Argothian Elder or Priest of Titania + Quirion Ranger+ Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Beast Whisperer with Eternal Witness in the deck u can even cast your grave again

Lathiel Gatling Gun: Walking Ballista + Heliod, Sun-Crowned or Cleric Class

“Life moves pretty fast..” — Ferris Bueller’s Spike Feeder + Light of Promise

ramp : Marwyn, the Nurturer : counters will get him a good ramp Mirari's Wake : awesome ramp Land Tax: can save you in early game Burgeoning : get ahead Priest of Titania : every elf in the battlefield Exploration : get ahead again Arbor Elf : very good with Selesnya Sanctuary or some mana that u need Mana Reflection: awesome ramp Circle of Dreams Druid : gaeas crandle in creature Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx : why not ? proxy <3 Crop Rotation: get those good lands in battlefield Carpet of Flowers: very good against 2 or more people Smothering Tithe : just perfect

draw : Generous Patron: our green budget risky study, perfect in lathiel Guardian Project : good in general The Great Henge : we have big creatures so probably will cost onle 2 green mana Toski, Bearer of Secrets : unstapable, can't be countered and draw Archivist of Oghma: meh... sometimes good sometimes not, but its 2 mana

tutors: Finale of Devastation : go for the troat Enlightened Tutor: very good tutor in our deck Eladamri's Call : get those pieces that u need Fauna Shaman : get those pieces that u need Defense of the Heart: this is funny, but moste of times works haha Yisan, the Wanderer Bard : good in general Natural Order : to the battlefield! Primal Command : say goodbye to ur grave zombie players

utility: Akroma's Will: defense or end game Alhammarret's Archive : it's 5 mana, but double life gain and double draw Eternal Witness : u have awesome cretures that people wanna destroy so... also good piece of combo God Mode Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines : Hushbringer + Hardened Scales, but better Serra Ascendant: sooooo goood in this deck ... first piece to be tutored by yisan, the wanderer bard Angel of Destiny: go for the troat Ashaya, Soul of the Wild: combo, but also a big creature Overwhelming Stampede : go for the troat Walking Ballista: good in general andd combo Cleric Class: combo but also grave Spike Feeder : Snowball effect, one of the best synergy of lathiel, 'each turn' change counters for life/

Good interactions : Aura Shards , Force of Vigor 2 ducks 1 shot ,Farewell exile :) , Kenrith's Transformation (interaction with draw)