There is HOPE by toji711

Format: Commander

Commander: Hope Estheim

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius lifegain and mill hybrid commanded by Hope Estheim. Rather than relying on traditional combat damage or infinite combos, the strategy turns life gained each turn into direct, symmetrical library depletion for all opponents. Early turns focus on deploying soul sister variants like Soul Warden, Soul's Attendant, and Daxos, Blessed by the Sun alongside defensive pillowfort enchantments such as Propaganda and Ghostly Prison. Once the commander is established, mid-game lifegain doublers such as Rhox Faithmender, Alhammarret's Archive, and The Wind Crystal massively amplify life swings. The deck reaches a critical threat state around Turn 6 by resolving huge burst spells like Beacon of Immortality or Heliod's Intervention, instantly milling 40 to 80 cards across the table in a single end step. Opponents are given a single turn cycle to respond before remaining cards are stripped away, forcing draw-step losses.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Absorb
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Ajani's Welcome
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archive Trap
  • 1 Azorius Guildgate
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Beacon of Immortality
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Congregate
  • 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
  • 1 Didn't Say Please
  • 1 Doctor Strange, Surgeon
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drogskol Reaver
  • 1 Excalibur II
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fractured Sanity
  • 1 Fraying Sanity
  • 1 Fumigate
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gold-Forged Thopteryx
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Heliod's Intervention
  • 1 Helping Hand
  • 1 Hinterland Sanctifier
  • 1 Hope Estheim
  • 1 Into the Flood Maw
  • 1 Invoke the Divine
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture
  • 1 Kabira Crossroads
  • 1 Koala-Sheep
  • 1 Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
  • 1 Leyline of Hope
  • 1 Lulu, Stern Guardian
  • 1 Maddening Cacophony
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Perplexing Test
  • 13 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Pristine Talisman
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Radiant Fountain
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rest in Peace
  • 1 Revitalize
  • 1 Rhox Faithmender
  • 1 Ruin Crab
  • 1 Sejiri Refuge
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Partition
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Space-Time Anomaly
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 The Gaffer
  • 1 The Mindskinner
  • 1 The Water Crystal
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Traumatize
  • 1 Venser's Journal
  • 1 War Report
  • 1 Will, Scion of Peace
  • 1 Wizard's Retort
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Y'shtola Rhul