Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim

Commander / EDH Budget Casual Cleric Combo Kor Lifegain Sacrifice Tokens WB (Orzhov)

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Cleric (24)

• 1x Ancestor's Prophet
• 1x Bygone Bishop
• 1x Daru Spiritualist
• 1x Disciple of Griselbrand
• 1x Edgewalker
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Glarecaster
• 1x Glowrider
• 1x Hanweir Militia Captain  ^Flip
• 1x Loxodon Lifechanter
• 1x Nova Cleric
• 1x Order of Whiteclay
• 1x Pious Evangel  ^Flip
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Rotlung Reanimator
• 1x Shaman en-Kor
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Whipgrass Entangler
• 1x Whisper, Blood Liturgist

ManaRamp (13)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Dreamstone Hedron
• 1x Edgewalker
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Kor Cartographer
• 1x Orzhov Keyrune
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Paradise Mantle
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Tokens (7)

• 1x Angelic Accord
• 1x Hanweir Militia Captain  ^Flip
• 1x March of Souls
• 1x Phyrexian Processor
• 1x Rotlung Reanimator
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Soul Foundry

LifeLoss (6)

• 1x Abundant Maw
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Pious Evangel  ^Flip
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Starlit Sanctum

TapOutlet (3)

• 1x Ancestor's Prophet
• 1x Paradise Mantle
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest

Tutors (3)

• 1x Diabolic Revelation
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Heirloom Blade

Land (38)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forsaken Sanctuary
• 1x Kabira Crossroads
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 10x Plains
• 1x Radiant Fountain
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Starlit Sanctum
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

CardDraw (14)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Bygone Bishop
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Dreamstone Hedron
• 1x Dregs of Sorrow
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Underworld Connections
• 1x Village Rites
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Denial (9)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Distended Mindbender
• 1x Glarecaster
• 1x Glowrider
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Shaman en-Kor
• 1x Whipgrass Entangler

BoardWipe (5)

• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Dregs of Sorrow
• 1x Fell the Mighty
• 1x March of Souls
• 1x Nova Cleric

Removal (5)

• 1x Dregs of Sorrow
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Kor Sanctifiers
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Solemn Offering

Extort (2)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Pontiff of Blight

Commander (1)

LifeGain (16)

• 1x Abundant Maw
• 1x Ancestor's Prophet
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Disciple of Griselbrand
• 1x Kabira Crossroads
• 1x Loxodon Lifechanter
• 1x Pious Evangel  ^Flip
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Radiant Fountain
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Solemn Offering
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Starlit Sanctum

Creature (9)

• 1x Abundant Maw
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Distended Mindbender
• 1x Kor Cartographer
• 1x Kor Sanctifiers
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Serra Avatar
• 1x Stuffy Doll

SacOutlet (9)

• 1x Abundant Maw
• 1x Blood for Bones
• 1x Disciple of Griselbrand
• 1x Distended Mindbender
• 1x Pious Evangel  ^Flip
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Starlit Sanctum
• 1x Village Rites
• 1x Whisper, Blood Liturgist

Recursion (5)

• 1x Blood for Bones
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Order of Whiteclay
• 1x Whisper, Blood Liturgist

Combo (4)

• 1x Daru Spiritualist
• 1x Shaman en-Kor
• 1x Starlit Sanctum
• 1x Transmutation

Support (2)

• 1x Heirloom Blade
• 1x Stuffy Doll

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Other (23)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Doubtless One
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Fountain of Renewal
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 2x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Moonsilver Spear
• 1x Orah, Skyclave Hierophant
• 1x Pariah's Shield
• 1x Preacher
• 1x Rout
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Springjack Pasture
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Wall of Reverence
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

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This 75% EDH deck uses Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim as an engine for removal and lifegain. Flavor-wise, it is a Cleric-tribal deck w/ a soft Kor theme.

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The goal of this deck is to amass life through sac-effects like Starlit Sanctum and our clerics like Soul Warden and Soul's Attendant, while also removing our opponents' stuff and stalling for time.

The primary win-condition for this deck is a one-hit combo that uses Shaman en-Kor's {0} activated ability an infinite number of times at instant-speed to trigger Daru Spiritualist's ability. Then, using Transmutation, we swap its power and toughness and either swing for massive damage, or sacrifice it to Starlit Sanctum to instantly body a single opponent.

Tutor cards like Diabolic Revelation and Diabolic Tutor let us search for our combo pieces. Recursion engines like Order of Whiteclay and Mistveil Plains let us recycle those combo pieces back into our deck, hand, or the battlefield to do the combo again.

Heavy hitters like Tree of Perdition and Phyrexian Processor help us maintain a strong board-state, while we use cards like Dictate of Erebos and Rotlung Reanimator to weaponize our sacrifice effects.

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Possible Card Replacements:

Replace Pious Evangel   w/ Preacher — Preacher is far too expensive for our budget, but is a strong upgrade to this deck. Its ability to steal creatures is a great way of weaponizing our sacrifice effects, allowing us to sacrifice an opponent's creature instead of one of our own. I recommend making a proxy if your playgroup allows them.

Replace Hanweir Militia Captain   w/ Luminarch Ascension — Luminarch Ascension is another very powerful card, as it can rapidly pump out huge creatures at a very cheap rate; fueling our sacrifice effects and life gain. However, its price is far too high for this deck's budget.

Replace Soul Foundry w/ Anointed Procession — Anointed Procession is a far more consistent choice, but is very expensive for this budget.

Replace Abundant Maw w/ Sanguine Bond — Sanguine Bond is a strong source of weaponizing our lifegain. As its main strength draws from its combo with Exquisite Blood. However, together, the cards will run us an extra $40 in our budget. That being said, this deck could run perfectly fine with only Sanguine Bond, as we already have an abundance of life gain effects, but few ways to weaponize them.

Replace Distended Mindbender w/ Exquisite Blood — Extremely pricey for little gain outside of its infinite combo with Sanguine Bond.

Replace Stuffy Doll w/ Lightning Greaves — Stuffy Doll actually does have some niche use in this deck. It works well as a target to redirect damage away from Shaman en-Kor, can be a decent blocker, and can ping opponents down each turn. However, Lightning Greaves has much more utility in this deck: not only as a support card to protect our creatures, but as a secondary combo piece for our win-condition with Shaman en-Kor, albeit at sorcery-speed. Note: I already own a Stuffy Doll, so that's why its included over Lightning Greaves, even though its market price is higher.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	2 months
Exclude colors	URG
Splash colors	WB
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 25 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.52
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Clue, Copy Clone, Demon 5/5 B, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Minion X/X B, Spirit 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	EDH3.0 Decks