Ayli Clerics

Commander / EDH* Tribal WB (Orzhov)

Blacksagres

Creatures (27)

• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Auriok Champion
• 1x Banisher Priest
• 1x Battletide Alchemist
• 1x Cabal Archon
• 1x Children of Korlis
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Drana's Emissary
• 1x Edgewalker
• 1x Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
• 1x False Prophet
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Order of Whiteclay
• 1x Rotlung Reanimator
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x War Priest of Thune
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Withered Wretch

Boardwipes (2)

• 1x Living Death
• 1x Merciless Eviction

Mana Rocks / Card Draw (2)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Mind Stone

Lands (38)

• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 10x Plains
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Starlit Sanctum
• 13x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Mana Rocks (5)

• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy

Graveyard Use (4)

• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Lifeline
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Drain (2)

• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Exsanguinate

Artifact (1)

• 1x Phyrexian Processor

Commander (1)

Removal (7)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Despark
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Utter End

Card Draw (4)

• 1x Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Promise of Power
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Sanguine Bond

Lifegain (3)

• 1x Ashes of the Abhorrent
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Beacon of Immortality

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Other (8)

• 1x Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip
• 1x Beacon of Immortality
• 1x Dawn of Hope
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Greed
• 1x Lifeline
• 1x Order of Whiteclay
• 1x Twilight Prophet

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Trying to bring an old tribe to a somewhat competitive shape. Not sure if Ayli is worth more than Ravos & Tymna, but I'd like to see if it have legs.

The idea is to try abusing the clerics synergy to keep up lifegain, and use Ayli's ability to Vindicate whatever is onboard, while keeping the pressure.

Updates 18/11/2018

-1 Profane Prayers
+1 The Eldest Reborn

Having such an expensive spell depending on the amount of clerics is definitely not worth it. The Eldest Reborn provides a nice toolkit for almost the same price, reanimating is the icing on the cake.

-1 Whipgrass Entangler
+1 Master Apothecary

Swapped Whipgrass Entangler for Master Apothecary for skill quality, taxing a single creature for attacking doesn't seem efficient, while having anything to tap and prevent damage it's more powerful.

-1 Battlefield Medic
+1 Skirsdag High Priest

Depending on amount of clerics in play to activate and profit from it seems unlikely, while popping demons every now and again is way better.

-1 Death Grasp
+1 Beacon of Immortality

Gain all the life. Also, possible to 1HKO someone if Sanguine Bond is in play

-1 Sensei's Divining Top
+1 Prismatic Lens

Deck is becoming more mana hungry, gotta pay for it.

-1 Immortal Servitude
+1 Debtors' Knell

Better reanimation with this, also targeting any graveyard is sweet.

-1 Shaman en-Kor
+1 Drana's Emissary

More lifegain for free, and a bit of evasion.

-1 Ghostly Prison
+1 Underworld Connections

Card draw is more important than taxing.

-1 Daru Spiritualist
+1 Frontline Medic

Medic is better to keep the clerics alive, and keep up pressure when needed.

Updates 24/11/2018

-1 Custodi Lich
+1 Living Death

The edict effect for 5 mana and Monarch mechanic weren't worth it, because: 1 - There's more room for board wipes for the same amount of mana
2 - I can't keep the Monarch crown because my deck isn't aggro enough

-1 True Believer
+1 Fellwar Stone

Having shroud is counterintuitive since I play Beacon of Immortality , and it doesn't shut down many things in commander in general. This deck can be pretty mana hungry with the activated abilities I'm running.

-1 Disciple of Griselbrand
+1 War Priest of Thune

There's already enough sac abilities in the deck, so Disciple isn't that much worth it, ETB destroying enchantments is definitely more valuable

-1 Palace Siege +1 Greed

There's enough reanimator effects in the deck to capitalize Siege. After playtesting, lack of card draw was definitely an issue, so gotta add more of that.

-1 Stoneforge Masterwork
+1 Children of Korlis

Stoneforge doesn't add much value, since I barely attack with this deck. Keeping my lifepoints up is definitely more important.

Updates 03/12/2018

-1 Plains
+1 Miren, the Moaning Well

Nice utility land to help the sac theme to keep up.

-1 Children of Korlis
+1 Weathered Wayfarer

Couldn't reliably use the lifegain ability to convince me on using this card for now. Maybe in future iterations of the deck.

-1 Ancestor's Prophet
+1 Promise of Power

I'm trimming down cards that depend on dicey conditions to do something, I rather tap for 5 and get something going right away.

-1 Vile Deacon
+1 Exsanguinate

Same reason as the one above. Card looks cute, but tapping for immediate results is better.

-1 High Priest of Penance
+1 Selfless Spirit

It's hard to control whether the ability of the Priest is gonna happen or not, Selfless Spirit has evasion, and can protect my dudes and dudettes, which is more relevant.

-1 Underworld Connections
+1 Phyrexian Arena

Arena is a no brainer for black decks. Connections is more card draw, but requires too much.

-1 The Eldest Reborn
+1 Palace Siege

Siege lets me sac more creature and get them back, or keep draining the table, the saga takes too much to be relevant.

-1 Rite of Belzenok
+1 Sun Titan

Titan can reanimate permanents, and it's a big boi that swings for a lot. Mother of Runes and other clerics can keep him alive to get that #walue.

Updates 09/08/2019

Moving more into a life gain theme, and abusing life to do things and win.

-1 Heliod, God of the Sun
+1 Twilight Prophet

-1 Grand Abolisher
+1 Ashes of the Abhorrent

-1 Devoted Caretaker
+1 Children of Korlis

-1 Celestial Gatekeeper
+1 Lifeline

-1 Doubtless One
+1 Felidar Sovereign

-1 Master Apothecary
+1 Talisman of Hierarchy

-1 Dark Supplicant
+1 Authority of the Consuls

-1 Scion of Darkness
+1 Phyrexian Processor

-1 Greed
+1 Arguel's Blood Fast  

-1 Debtors' Knell
+1 Gift of Immortality

-1 Frontline Medic
+1 Despark

-1 Bishop of Rebirth
+1 Karmic Guide

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	City's Blessing, Demon 5/5 B, Demon X/X B, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Minion X/X B, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Commander