Aristocrats of Life and Pain

by s0rinmark0v on 24 September 2014

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (1 card)

Enchantments (1)

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Deck Description

My attempt at the new Aristocrat challenge posted by Jessie. The deck is based around you stealing your opponents life and making it your own

Rules:
1) Decks must contain 60 cards.
2) Decks can have up to 2 rares. Of the two rares, each one must be unique. In other words, a deck can't have two copies of the same rare.
3) Mythic rares are not allowed. Ever! Yes, that means no planeswalkers.
***EDIT: Has been pointed out to me, by me, that there were 5 Planeswalkers that started out Rares, and were converted over to Mythical Rares:
Aristocrat Planeswalkers (Only allowed Planeswalkers in Aristocrat Format)
- Ajani Goldmane
- Jace Beleren
- Liliana Vess
- Chandra Nalaar
- Garruk Wildspeaker
4) Decks can also have up to 12 uncommons. Like the rares, the number of copies you can include of any particular uncommon is restricted. In this case, no more than three copies of any one uncommon are allowed.
5) The rest of your deck is composed of commons, with the restriction that only 4 copies of up to three particular commons are allowed, with the rest of the deck's commons being limited to no more than 3 per unique common.
6) Basic lands are used as normal, with no particular limit on copies.
7) Sideboards are allowed and encouraged, and may include up to 1 rare and 3 uncommons, duplicating perfectly the rarity distribution of a typical booster pack. Additionally, none of the cards in the sideboard can be copies of the cards in the main deck.
8) Sideboards are allowed to have 4 copies of up to two particular commons in the sideboard.

How to Play

Get out an Ajani's Pridemate as soon as possible and hold off your opponent until you have either a massive Pridemate or Avatar

Deck Tags

  • Modern
  • Aristocrat
  • Life Steal
  • Removal

Deck at a Glance

Social Stats

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Mana Curve

Mana Symbol Occurrence

3104000

Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Aristocrats of Life and Pain

Huzzah! Caught you making the mistake I did! Serra Avatar is a mythic rare, so ... it can't be used in this format. Ajani is cool though.

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Posted 25 September 2014 at 02:55

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Sorry, I forgot to use it as the URZA'S SAGA print.
It pays to click on the card if you're not sure. I even checked it before I built the deck around it

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Posted 25 September 2014 at 03:26

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My sincere apologies. I checked it out a second time on gatherer, and it's quite legal. Oh well ... my lifegain deck worked around it.

On another note ... Sanguine Bond looks like it might fit your dastardly schemes better.

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Posted 25 September 2014 at 03:30

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Could be...
Sideboard time!!!

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Posted 25 September 2014 at 03:38

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Just think of the wrecking ball that rest for the weary is with saguine bond. Or divinity of pride.

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Posted 25 September 2014 at 03:51

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Edge of Divinity is brutal with Nip and Tithe Drinker!!
Turn 1. Nip
Turn 2. Edge of Divinity.
Attack with a 4/4 lifelink creature.
Opponent at 16 and you at 24. That is huge early game advantage, there.

I looked at Debt to the Deathless, a few days ago, glad to see someone try to use it in a deck.

I think almost every instant card you have will help your Planeswalker (the 1st one for the Aristocrat Challenge, I think) stay in play. If that was by design, well played!

And of course..the beauty that is Serra Avatar...and the days of Urza Saga...I am getting all teary eyed just thinking about it!

Definitely has my like.

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Posted 25 September 2014 at 04:15

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Damn it man ... why'd you have to bring up the good old days ... now I'm all emotional!

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Posted 25 September 2014 at 04:17

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