Life and Death

Commander / EDH Multiplayer Primer WUB (Esper)

Marak

Enchantment (29)

• 1x Arrest
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Copy Enchantment
• 1x Crackdown
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Dissipation Field
• 1x Energy Field
• 1x Estrid's Invocation
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Humility
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Lethal Vapors
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Omniscience
• 1x Overburden
• 1x Painful Quandary
• 1x Pestilence
• 1x Prison Term
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Righteous Aura
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Sphinx's Tutelage
• 1x Spreading Plague
• 1x Test of Endurance

Creature (5)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Crested Sunmare
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Magister Sphinx
• 1x Zur the Enchanter

Land (39)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 4x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 6x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scrubland
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Instant (6)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Fated Retribution
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Stroke of Genius

Commander (1)

Artifact (11)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Descend upon the Sinful
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Replenish
• 1x Terminus

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This deck is part of Marak's collection of Commander decks. To learn more about the philosophy behind this deck design you can check out "Marak's Commander Guide" at https://marak.com/magic/commander/guide

Life and Death

An Enchantment pillow fort focused on gaining and taking life. Most games are won without casting Oloro at all. This is a mostly passive deck.

Start by casting just enough Enchantments to keep yourself from being in any real danger. Gain two life on the upkeep of each of your turns. An early game Energy Field , Dissipation Field , No Mercy , or Propaganda will usually be enough of a detterent. Don't worry if you have to take some combat damage early game, you'll be able to establish a stronger pillow fort and gain the life back.

The removal Enchantments like Darksteel Mutation , Arrest , and Prison Term should be saved for enemy Commanders or otherwise game winning threats. Zur the Enchanter is great for fetching these Enchantments during combat.

There are six board wipe spells in total. Terminus , Merciless Eviction , and Descend upon the Sinful can all work remove creatures with Hexproof / Indestructable. Use the board wipes strategically and try to be sure none of the Blue players are going to counterspell. If you have a decent pillow fort up, don't be afraid to hold the board wipe for a few turns.

Righteous Aura can keep you alive almost indefinitely late game if you have enough White mana. Humility + Pestilence is always fun. Estrid's Invocation and Copy Enchantment are extremely versatile and can be used to double the effects of things like Painful Quandary or Rhystic Study . Academy Rector is a great chump blocker and can be used to put Omniscience into play.

To win the game try casting Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood or Debt to Debtless and Exsanguinate for a lot mana. Replenish will usually win when cast late in the game. Magister Sphinx is great for taking down a player who has gained a lot of life. You can also try using Hatred during your opponent's combat phase when they are attacking someone else to get an unexpected killed.

Mostly just sit back and don't worry about doing too much or getting off your chair, just like Oloro, Ageless Ascetic .

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 52 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.87
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Horse 5/5 W, Treasure
Folders	Commander