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Life Gain EDH. Still trying to decide on a good commander. Any recommendations?
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B/W Lifegain was my first EDH deck, and I've run it with a few different commanders that all seem fairly competent at what they do.Tesya, Envoy of Ghosts:Really strong in creature-heavy metas, definitely helps with the 'You're never going to successfully kill me' vibe, but is a large mana investment for no immediate value. Unblockable commander damage can get free wins if she's uninterupted though.Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim:Requires a creature-heavy build in order to have much success, but having utter end on a stick shouldn't be slept on. Also has a lot of potential as a blocker.Athereos, God of Passage:Difficult to interact with, and slowly taxes your opponents out of the game. Has some political potential in multiplayer, since at some point an opponent will have to start giving you your creatures back.Kambal, Consul of Allocation:Underwhelming on its face, Kambal is probably the best BW lifegain commander for multiplayer. It feels bad to remove a 2/3, and feels even worse to skip a ramp or draw spell in order to not get drained for two, so most opponents play into him without complaint. He's also cheap enough to recast post board-wipe and keep the drain train rolling.Karlov of the Ghost Council:Seems utterly insane with the density of lifegain triggers in this deck, but I haven't personally played with him as my commander so I'm less sure.All five of those are solid, and I would consider adding them to the 99 anyway.Non-commander suggestions:Darien, Kingof Kjeldor creates a semi-lock with any Soul Warden type effect, and this list seems to be running all of them. The other big thing I would mention is that the land count seems pretty light for EDH, especially since you aren't including other mana sources. You could probably cut the ten worst creatures and replace them with basics and it will run a lot better. I also highly recommend Greed and Erebos, God of the Dead for extra card drawHope that helps.
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