Gain Drain

by holliniv on 06 November 2015

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (61 cards)

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Deck Description

White Lifegain Deck. I'm use the sideboard more to keep a survey of other cards I find interesting. Perhaps you'll find some of those useful.

The 4 ofs are the cards the deck truly revolves around. The 1 ofs are all strong cards that add a fun, less predictable element while still effectively contributing to the strategy. There are other fun, interesting 1 ofs that don't work as well with the synergy.

The sideboard has other cards worth consideration that I elected not to include.

How to Play

The goal is to get as many creatures/creature tokens on the board as possible to maximize the benefit of Soul Warden/Soul's Attendant/Suture Priest and Ajani's Pridemate.

The ideal starting draw gets you Serra Ascendant + Martyr of Sands + 1 White Land card + 4 other white cards, allowing you to play a land + Martyr of Sands, then sacrifice Martyr of Sands for +15 life. The following turn, play Serra Ascendant.

If you can get up to and stay above 30 life, the game is over (Serra Ascendant and Chalce of Life//Chalice of Death). I intentionally exclude Felidar Sovereign and Test of Endurance from the main deck because those aren't fun ways for me to win.

Deck Tags

  • Lifegain
  • Soul Sisters
  • Life
  • Lifedrain

Deck at a Glance

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

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