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My First Commander Deck: Extort/Drain

Commander / EDH* Lifegain Multiplayer WB (Orzhov)

MisterAlex


I'm going for a Drain Life/Lifelink effect as my primary mechanic, so I've got a bunch of Extort creatures to help with that. I've also got various other spells in the same vein.

This being my first Commander deck, I think my main concern is balance. Do I have my bases covered? Enough removal? Counters for common situations? Sufficient card draw? Etc.

--DECK NOTES--
Nothing is written in stone, so I'm open to suggestions pretty much anywhere.

Commander: Athreos
I selected this commander after going through my W/B legends and just figured he'd work well with my relatively weak Extort creatures in lieu of packing a lot of Raise Dead effects. It could also boost the effectiveness of board wipes.

Creatures
I've included Extort creatures galore--maybe more than I really need? I wasn't sure what to fill the stronger ranks with, so present at the moment are things like Avacyn, Bruna, and Platinum Angel. I figure Bloodgift Demon and Erebos could also add useful draw power. Again, I'm totally open to ideas that'll improve synergy in the deck.

Planeswalkers
I like anything that lets me shrink the deck down, so that's the main reason I have Liliana in there. I had initially included Sorin, but that was mainly because he's black and white, to be honest. I removed him from the list since he didn't seem to mesh with the main focus.

Other Permanents
Is Witchbane Orb useful in this format? I'm not sure if that's a waste of a card since I feel like "all opponents" is better (and thus more likely to show up) than "target opponent."
And are there any thoughts on Runes of Protection? Overkill in a deck that gains life?

Instants/Sorceries
I've got some small spells that can be useful but are largely there because 1.)they can be used to trigger extort, and 2.)they replace themselves with cantrip. I'm thinking about maybe swapping in some more little 1- and 2-mana instants with cantrip if any of the current spells don't seem to play well.

Lands
I have a Command Tower, of course. Are there other "staple" lands I should be including? I'll use whatever dual lands I have, but it'll mostly be Swamps and Plains.

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Date added 6 years
Last updated 6 years
Exclude colors URG
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

7 - 0 Mythic Rares

26 - 0 Rares

22 - 0 Uncommons

18 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.51
Tokens Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms
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