Mill Lifegain | Hope Estheim

Commander / EDH Bracket 1 Lifegain Mill Pillow Fort WU (Azorius)

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Lands (37)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Blighted Steppe
• 1x Brokers Hideout
• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 1x Deserted Beach
• 1x Floodfarm Verge
• 1x Fountainport
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 2x Island
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Mirrex
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Obscura Storefront
• 6x Plains
• 1x Port Town
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Seachrome Coast
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Study
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Skyclave Cleric  ^Flip
• 1x Glasspool Mimic  ^Flip
• 1x Hydroelectric Specimen  ^Flip
• 1x Witch Enchanter  ^Flip
• 1x Suppression Ray  ^Flip

Boardwipes (4)

• 1x The Battle of Bywater
• 1x Spectacular Pileup
• 1x Vanquish the Horde
• 1x Dusk / Dawn

Draw (18)

• 1x Dawn of Hope
• 1x Dour Port-Mage
• 1x Helpful Hunter
• 1x Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
• 1x Silent Hallcreeper
• 1x Spirited Companion
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Enduring Innocence
• 1x Loyal Drake
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Plagon, Lord of the Beach
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Stock Up
• 1x Tocasia's Welcome
• 1x Welcoming Vampire
• 1x Ephara, God of the Polis
• 1x Ethereal Investigator
• 1x Mulldrifter

Lifegain Enjoyers (10)

• 1x Cleric Class
• 1x Excalibur II
• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Knight of Dawn's Light
• 1x Voice of the Blessed
• 1x Aerith Gainsborough
• 1x Elenda's Hierophant
• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride
• 1x Exemplar of Light

Token Creaters / Grave Benefit (5)

• 1x Summoner's Sending
• 1x Ascend from Avernus
• 1x Endless Evil
• 1x Will of the Mardu
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Protection (2)

• 1x Fog Bank
• 1x Guard Gomazoa

Commander (1)

Lifegain (ETB) (16)

• 1x Ajani's Welcome
• 1x Case of the Uneaten Feast
• 1x Guide of Souls
• 1x Hinterland Sanctifier
• 1x Lunarch Veteran  ^Flip
• 1x Mockingbird
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Auriok Champion
• 1x Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
• 1x Distinguished Conjurer
• 1x Essence Channeler
• 1x Impassioned Orator
• 1x Lifecreed Duo
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Healer of the Pride

Ramp (5)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Hourglass of the Lost

Interaction (2)

• 1x Loran of the Third Path
• 1x Stroke of Midnight

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Sideboard

Other (1)

• 1x Dust Animus

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Maybeboard

Token Creation (13)

• 1x Secure the Wastes
• 1x Griffin Aerie
• 1x Skrelv's Hive
• 1x Cat Collector
• 1x Hop to It
• 1x SOLDIER Military Program
• 1x Canoptek Scarab Swarm
• 1x Felidar Retreat
• 1x Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
• 1x Release the Dogs
• 1x Increasing Devotion
• 1x Moogles' Valor
• 1x Storm Herd

Ramp (8)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Gold Myr
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Silver Myr
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Cloud Key
• 1x Midnight Clock
• 1x Oketra's Monument

Flicker (6)

• 1x Ephemerate
• 1x Disorder in the Court
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Gogo, Master of Mimicry
• 1x Soulherder
• 1x Yorion, Sky Nomad

Lifegain Win-condition (2)

• 1x Test of Endurance
• 1x Felidar Sovereign

Lifegain Enjoyers (1)

• 1x Union of the Third Path

Mill (10)

• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Hedron Crab
• 1x Ruin Crab
• 1x Maddening Cacophony
• 1x Mesmeric Orb
• 1x Riverchurn Monument
• 1x Psychic Corrosion
• 1x Riddlekeeper
• 1x Tasha's Hideous Laughter
• 1x Zellix, Sanity Flayer

Protection (8)

• 1x Crystal Barricade
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Windborn Muse

Boardwipes (7)

• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x White Sun's Twilight
• 1x Slaughter the Strong
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Doomskar
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Farewell

Recursion (3)

• 1x Raise the Past
• 1x Smile at Death
• 1x Valkyrie's Call

Draw (9)

• 1x Ancestral Vision
• 1x Fortune Teller's Talent
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Assemble the Players
• 1x Lunar Insight
• 1x Windfall
• 1x Wojek Investigator
• 1x Struggle for Project Purity
• 1x Nulldrifter

Interaction (9)

• 1x Lucky Offering
• 1x Restoration Magic
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Battle Menu
• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Sanctify
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Invoke the Divine

Lifegain (ETB) (7)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Nyx-Fleece Ram
• 1x Dazzling Angel
• 1x Kor Celebrant
• 1x Riot Control
• 1x Venser's Journal

Copy (1)

• 1x Rite of Replication

Grave hate (1)

• 1x Ghost Vacuum

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Main goal is to gain life and stand strong for a couple of rounds in the beginning. After round 5-7 you start gaining enough life to efficiently mill with Hope Estheim. Even if Hope Estheim gets removed too often, you'll be able to create strong creatures (e.g. Elenda's Hierophant) with help of ETB lifegain creatures (e.g. Hinterland Sanctifier).

You win the game through milling out your opponents, damage with Aetherflux Reservoir, damage with strong creatures like Elenda's Hierophant, and some other weird unlikely but possible combinations (e.g. giving Excalibur II to Silent Hallcreeper before transforming it.)

Even though {W} is a lot more dominant in this deck (like 75% of the cards), I've had few mana troubles with this deck with the current manabase.

Advice is always welcome ❤

Date added	4 months
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 1 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.72
Tokens	Ajani's Pridemate, Clue, Copy Clone, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Energy Reserve, Fish 1/1 U, Food, Human 1/1 W, Phyrexian Mite 1/1 C, Plot, Soldier 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Spirit 1/1 W, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W, Warrior 1/1 R
Folders	TTS Decks