Taxation is Theft! (And I am the King of Thieves)

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Combo Competitive Lifegain Stax WB (Orzhov)

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Lands (34)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 9x Snow-Covered Plains
• 10x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Card Draw (7)

• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Dawn of Hope
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Removal (6)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x High Priest of Penance
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End

Board Wipe (3)

• 1x Cleansing Nova
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Synergy (15)

• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Contamination
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Protector of the Crown
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Teysa, Orzhov Scion
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Taxes (9)

• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Cliffhaven Vampire
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Fate Unraveler
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Stax (5)

• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Windborn Muse

Commander (1)

Ramp (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Thought Vessel

Infinite Combos (6)

• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1x Mindcrank
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Walking Ballista

Win Cons (4)

• 1x Angel of Destiny
• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Revel in Riches

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Upgrades (3)

• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

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You are going to have to pay for that!

Want to pad your life total to absurd amounts? Want to make every play your opponents make painful for them? Want multiple infinite combos and win conditions to pull off? Have I got a deck for you!

This deck is focused on taxing your opponents life total by making each spell they cast, creature they attack with, and card they draw damage them. Equally as important is padding out your life total to keep you in the game and causing pain!

I specifically focused on cards that do damage to each player rather than single targets, and of course we include the Monarch mechanic through Protector of the Crown: because you are worth it!

Combos:

• Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond = Infinite life gain for you and life drain for your opponents
• Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista = Your very own solar powered machine gun with infinite ammo
• Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank = Mill your opponents' decks instantly once you get three counters on Ascension
• Pitiless Plunderer/Smothering Tithe + Revel in Riches = 10 Treasures is surprisingly easy when you get either of these card combinations
• Ophiomancer/Bitterblossom + Contamination = Indefinitely stall your opponents out

Comments, suggestions, and (preferably) snide remarks welcome!

Note: If Kambal, Consul of Allocation has a bad rep in your playgroup, you can sub him out with Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim, and the deck will still function just as well!

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	URG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.17
Tokens	Elephant 3-3 G, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Human 1/1 W, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Snake 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Spirit 1/1 W, Monarch Emblem, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W
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