Pain & Gain

Commander / EDH* Counterspell Lifelink Spirits WUB (Esper)

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Creature (22)

• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Celestial Unicorn
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Clarion Spirit
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Drana's Emissary
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Keeper of the Accord
• 1x Patron of the Valiant
• 1x Prava of the Steel Legion
• 1x Righteous Valkyrie
• 1x Serra Avatar
• 1x Serra Avenger
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Squad Captain
• 1x Thalisse, Reverent Medium
• 1x Thraben Watcher
• 1x Wall of Essence
• 1x Wall of Limbs
• 1x Wall of Reverence
• 1x Warden of Evos Isle

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Captain's Call
• 1x Damn
• 1x Lingering Souls
• 1x Minions' Murmurs
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Spectral Procession
• 1x Starnheim Unleashed
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant

Land (38)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Azorius Guildgate
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Great Hall of Starnheim
• 5x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 8x Plains
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Windbrisk Heights

Artifact (9)

• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Obelisk of Esper
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Shrine of Loyal Legions
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spear of Heliod
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Commander (1)

Instant (12)

• 1x Condemn
• 1x Congregate
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Hallowed Moonlight
• 1x Harsh Sustenance
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Raise the Alarm
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Court of Ambition
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Cradle of Vitality
• 1x Greed
• 1x Intangible Virtue
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Teleportation Circle

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Creature (1)

• 1x Felidar Sovereign

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I had the Oloro precon from way back when. I've been getting back into MTG after a long time. Went through my old stuff, bought some newer stuff, and threw some cards in here that I thought would work well but I'm sure it could be more focused. Basically posted to give myself a better visual of the stats and if anyone wants to make some suggestions, it's appreciated.

This deck is trying to go wide and get big, gain a bunch of life to pay for spells, while pinging opponent's health down indirectly. Felidar Sovereign is included more as a back up plan if the game runs super long and I am going to add Exquisite Blood for the combo for the same reason. I'm not trying to make this a $1000 deck or anything but would like feedback on if I should lean into the token generating more (tokens with lifegain/deathtouch?), maybe add some anthem ideas to pump them up. I plan on add some budget tutors and have some other cards in mind to help with indirect damage but suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!

Date added	3 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 26 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 0 Commons
Cards	99
Avg. CMC	3.21
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Angel Warrior 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Phyrexian Myr 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Squid 1/1 U, The Monarch, Treasure