Life Gain Defense

by Soloran32 on 18 October 2013

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (65 cards)

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Deck Tags

  • Defender
  • Life Gain
  • Budget

Deck at a Glance

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Life Gain Defense

felidar sovereign. check it out.

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 03:14

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I really like that card a lot, but I'm trying to keep the deck a budget deck. Thank you for the comment though!

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 03:16

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every time I see a life gain deck, I have to make sure people know about it.

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 03:17

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I added it to the side board in case I can ever get a hold of some for cheap.

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 03:18

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yeah I didn't think about the price. that would almost double what you have now. yikes. I search amazon like daily looking for deals. There is a local shop that at least once a month I hit up.

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 03:23

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I have to start looking for some. Thank you for the help!

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 04:03

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felidar ftw! i've won a couple games with it XD and it's also a good combo with angelic accord, since each time you do dmg with felidar, you get an angel.

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 18:53

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wow this deck seems pretty legit. good job.

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 14:44

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Thank you!!

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 22:56

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Have you seen wall of reverence it's like $3 but its really good in this deck. Also wall of glare with spirit mantle. Lastly wall of essence for some more life gain.

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 15:52

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reverence and essence are pretty cool. glare with mantle, eh, why not wall of swords? glare's multi-blocking ability is pretty sweet though.

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 16:48

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The point is to block all of their creatures and take 0 damage.

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 21:10

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I like Wall of Glare/Spirit Mantle combo a lot!! I'll work those two into this deck for sure. I like Wall of Reverence, but it is a little pricey for me. Thank you for the helpful comments!!!

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 23:00

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maybe you should try to to splash some blue into this deck, there are plenty of defenders that are really good like wall of denial, fog bank/ guard gomazoa, gomazoa, and plumeveil. if you did add blue, i would take out armored ascension and put in some counter spells. ooh another addition, although not defender, is Azor's elocutors.

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 19:47

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I thought about blue, I'm going to make a side board for Azorius though. I will be using some of the cards you recommended. Thank you!!!

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 23:03

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also forced worship would be nice since it's reusable. try that with courtly provocateur, then you could force the opponent to make you gain life

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 06:50

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What about Wall of Reverence?

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 21:50

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Thank you for the help. I like Wall of Reverence a lot, but it's a little to pricey for me right now. Thank you for your help!

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 23:05

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Thanks to everyone for your help/comments and likes. Keep em coming!!

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Posted 19 October 2013 at 23:28

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So I'm guessing that your win condition is Angelic Accord? Seems kinda risky :/

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Posted 20 October 2013 at 19:02

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Or chalice of life.....haha

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Posted 20 October 2013 at 20:15

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Very true lol

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Posted 20 October 2013 at 22:53

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Yeah, Chalice of Life, Angelic Accord are the win conditions of the deck, I feel pretty safe at the moment with them. I have a lot of defense in the deck, so getting the chalice flipped or angelic accord out and start pumping angels out.

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 02:37

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Gotcha gotcha c:

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 22:25

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You need to take out ajani's mantra, not a good card

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 06:40

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Luminous wake instead maybe?

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 06:42

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Hey also push the up button to left on all my comments please I want a good reputation :)

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 06:43

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seems solid, maybe add safety sphere or ethereal armor since it is such an enchantment heavy deck.

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 06:46

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Oh yeah I like Luminous Wake a lot!!!! Thanks!

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 08:13

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Maybe try cradle of vitality or vigil for the lost. Well of lost dreams is only 3 if that's not too much.

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 06:50

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if you were to block a 3/3 with guardian of the pride, could you use the cradle of vitality's ability and make it a 3/6 before damage is dealt??

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 06:54

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I don't know but definitely cradle of vitality or luminous wake instead of ajani's mantra.

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 06:59

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Yes you could, as long as you had the mana up. Just have to do it after blockers declared and before damage step.

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 07:01

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Yeah, I went with Luminous Wake. Thanks!

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 08:15

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Unquestioned authority for another copy of spirit mantle.

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 07:25

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Thanks! I'll add it to my side board for sure, my local card shop isn't all that heavy on the older sets yet. It'll be on my look out list for sure though!

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 08:19

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Tcg player has the cards for really cheap if you need them. I would try to use as many field enchantments as possible instead of just targeted enchantments, that way they can't just kill the creatures.

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 14:42

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You should get Riot Control, or Holy Day.

Check my archangel deck, you could get some ideas too =)

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Posted 21 October 2013 at 18:58

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Honestly, if I were you I would think about getting Guardian of the Gateless. Its a 5 drop card that allows you to block an infinite amount of creatures and get +1/+1 for each creature she is blocking. That can be useful in a deck like this. Basilica Guards may also be good, you could play spells and then extort that to cause damage to your opponent. Wall of Reverance should be looked at for sure with this deck. Blind Obedience is kind of cheap, allowing you to Extort your enemies and have them bring creatures and artifacts in the game tapped. Boon Reflection is good for doubling the amount of Life you get to make those effects faster. Conclave Phalanx may be a good addition if you get a lot of creatures out there. Feudkiller's Verdict would be a nice addition for this. Timely Reinforcements, a just in case card.

I also recommend some token generation, as I have found that tokens make a very solid defense if they can continue to keep coming. Then I think if you go blue also, maybe add some Flicker into the deck. Just a thought.

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Posted 22 October 2013 at 17:47

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Wow thanks for the help! I'll look into all of that for sure!

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Posted 23 October 2013 at 20:32

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Depending on whether you want to focus on control or life gain, green is going help alot more with the life gain.

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Posted 22 October 2013 at 22:53

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Atalya, Samite Master another good creature

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Posted 22 October 2013 at 22:57

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Try noble stand instead of luminous wake, field enchantment that gives it to all your creatures

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Posted 23 October 2013 at 20:25

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oracle of nectars would be a nice mana sink

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Posted 23 October 2013 at 20:28

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I'll look into all of those. Thank you!

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Posted 23 October 2013 at 20:30

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Np, you might want some sort of rootborn defense against field wipe. That seams to be a big week spot.

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Posted 23 October 2013 at 21:37

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You can try one of my favorite combos of all time:
Palace Guard + Ghostly Possession

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Posted 06 November 2013 at 05:16

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Wall of Glare + Spirit Mantle is equivalent only difference is zero damage to and from versus zero damage from creatures but still does damage if buffed, for some reason, so they would need damage spells to make yours better, otherwise they are equal.

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Posted 06 November 2013 at 05:36

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cathedral membrane? I like the deck but I was just thinking of things that'd make it modern

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Posted 01 January 2014 at 15:41

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