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Darien, King of Kjeldor Token/Lifegain EDH

Commander / EDH Bracket 4 Lifegain Mono-White

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Sorcery (4)

Land (36)

Instant (8)

Commander (1)

Commander: foil Darien, King of Kjeldor

Artifact (15)

Enchantment (7)

Maybeboard

Artifact (13)

Creature (9)

Sorcery (3)

Enchantment (6)

Instant (4)

Planeswalker (2)

Six years ago my son Darian was born. Around that time I was beginning to learn how to play Magic with some coworkers. When it came time to build my first deck I went searching on EDHREC for ideas. When I found out that there was a commander of the same name (almost) of my son I knew I had to build a deck around him. The deck has been a joy to play ever since in respect to both how fun it is to pilot and its special meaning to me. Darian is at an age now where he is watching and learning the game, and I can't wait to pass this deck on to him when he gets older.

It is not the most powerful deck, but it's been very consistent for me. The deck is built specifically to be able to handle many different situations and board states. I am aware that there are plenty of infinite combos that work with Darien. I tend to shy away from those when possible. His unique combos are pretty neat, but I am not running anything other than Heliod/Walking Balista at the moment. I do not particularly like to win with that combo. But it is a way to win in a pinch or in a game that is getting long and drawn out. I almost never tutor for either.

I have recently cut my maybeboard by over half. What is left still gets slotted in occasionally to mix it up. The deck as it is listed is how I primarily play it though. Darien is really flexible and swapping out often keeps things fresh and my opponents from knowing what might be slotted in any given week.

I removed Karma, Kormus Bell, Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, Stern Judge, and Royal Decree altogether from the main list and maybeboard. It felt like I had to get most of them out to make them worth running which detracted from the core values of the deck. Funny way to build, but too janky for me.

If you are interested in building Darien on a budget, here is a pretty good intro point for about a tenth of the price of this deck. Please note that I have not kept up on this deck in quite a while. It should still be good though.

Of course any suggestions or feedback are appreciated! Thanks for taking the time to read this and check out the deck.

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R.I.P Mana Crypt — Sept. 24, 2024
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While you were too good to be true you were especially so in this deck. All good things must come to an end I suppose. Angel's Trumpet gets the full time spot now. Our playgroup is aggro heavy so it can be a really fun (and funny) card at times.

June 6, 2024
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