Obzedat Life-gain EDH

by WD40 on 02 July 2013

Main Deck (99 cards)

Sideboard (1 card)

Creatures (1)

Submit a list of cards below to bulk import them all into your sideboard. Post one card per line using a format like "4x Birds of Paradise" or "1 Blaze", you can even enter just the card name by itself like "Wrath of God" for single cards.


Deck Description

A lot of people say that life-gain isn't relevant in EDH because you can die to general damage and infect. The latter part is true, but only against decks with the potential to do so. The few voltron decks in my area are played almost exclusively in 1v1, so very rarely do I actually play against one.

This is my first EDH deck. I picked Obzedat, Ghost Council for my general because
1.) It's not Teysa--there are way too many Teysa decks;
2.) Unlike it's predecessor he doesn't need tokens (which I find boring); and
3.) It's an interesting card.

How to Play

The main thing is to always exile Obzedat. By having Lightning Greaves on Abolisher, Obzedat can't be touched unless someone board wipes on their turn to get rid of GA. There's a bit of recursion to get back GA (Sun Titan, Animate Dead, Obzedat's Aid, & Beacon of Unrest) if that does happen.

When Obzedat comes into play he triggers:
-Well of Lost Dreams
-Sanguine Bond
-Exquisite Blood
-Archangel of Thune
-Bloodchief Ascension
-Rhox Faithmender
-Vizkopa Guildmage (if the second ability was activated before Obzedat comes in)

Obvious win con is to go infinite with Sanguine Bond or Vizkopa Guildmage and Exquisite Blood. Originally I didn't want to use this because it's too cheesy, but sometimes I need a way out when the board is locked (and so far I've always had to tutor for one or both). Alternitavley, death grasp/debt to the deathless with a crypt ghast or Sanguine Bond/Vizkopa Guildmage can kill people easily.

A knock-out from general damage isn't that difficult. There are a few anthem effects to pump Obzedat; as well as Elspeth. With Mikaeus & Sword of Light and Shadow both out Obzedat can only be blocked by artifact creatures. Elspeth can give him flying. Rogue's passage and glaring spotlight can make him unblockable.

Deck Tags

  • Obzedat
  • EDH
  • Orzhov
  • Ghost Council

Deck at a Glance

Social Stats

0
Likes

This deck has been viewed 2,327 times.

Mana Curve

Mana Symbol Occurrence

6005200

Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Obzedat Life-gain EDH

Thinking about adding:
Vadalken Orrery
Sunblast Angel
Suture Priest
Fiendslayer Paladin
Scourglass
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
Serra Ascendant

Thinking about removing
Luminarch Ascension
Bloodchief Ascension
Angel of Serenity
Thrull Parasite

0
Posted 09 August 2013 at 22:57

Permalink