No Drain No Gain

by Lm,_the_roomate_agreement on 15 December 2012

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Deck Description

I had a life gain deck but want to improve on the idea

Deck Tags

  • Life Gain

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Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for No Drain No Gain

Before anything else, this deck needs a little land(life?)blood transfusion. Increase that land count to 24, -at least-; even if this were aggro, you could be struggling to play your stuff when you need it to - and it's not an aggro deck! If you have this idea, you could add Orzhova, Church of Deals to your lands (one or two-of?) to have something to pour your mana into late game if you topdeck a land; also, you could use more dual lands - 2 more Fetid Heath, and/or Isolated Chapel x4, even an Orzhov Basillica or two (since you are hardly in a hurry with this deck :P). Vault of the Archangel is great, just like Blind Hunter, Souls and Blood Artist. Deathbringer and Baneslayer need no comment.
The enchantments are a little hazy for me but; Hissing Miasma works against early aggro, but not against other control decks, sideboard something to substitute it with in mirror matches; etc. Instead of Ajani's Mantra, maybe put a copy or two of Sanguine Bond, if it and Exquisite Bond are out, it's automatic win as soon as you gain or lose even 1 life (Orzhov Guildmage?).
Come by to see my decks and Merry draining Christmas :)

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Posted 25 December 2012 at 20:16

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