(7.25) I HAVE HOPE!!! by ayjay

Format: Commander

Creator: ayjay

Commander: Hope Estheim

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This Azorius control deck uses Hope Estheim to convert incremental and burst lifegain directly into symmetrical mill. The primary plan establishes a defensive pillowfort with cards like Ghostly Prison and Authority of the Consuls while assembling life-doublers such as Rhox Faithmender, The Wind Crystal, and Alhammarret's Archive. Hope converts every burst of lifegain into massive mill triggers on each of your end steps. Burst lifegain spells like Heliod's Intervention, Sanguine Sacrament, and Congregate close the game rapidly, while dedicated mill payoffs like Space-Time Anomaly, Kitsune's Technique, and Fraying Sanity eliminate libraries directly.

Decklist (102 cards)

  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Congregate
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Daxos of Meletis
  • 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
  • 1 Dramatic Rescue
  • 1 Excalibur II
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fractured Sanity
  • 1 Fraying Sanity
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grafdigger's Cage
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Hedron Crab
  • 1 Heliod's Intervention
  • 1 Honor the Fallen
  • 1 Hope Estheim
  • 1 Irenicus's Vile Duplication
  • 12 Island
  • 1 Ivory Tower
  • 1 Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture
  • 1 Kitsune's Technique
  • 1 Knight of Dawn's Light
  • 1 Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
  • 1 Leonardo, Cutting Edge
  • 1 Leyline of Hope
  • 1 Liliana the Faultless
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Mindcrank
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Nanogene Conversion
  • 1 Negate
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Profane Memento
  • 1 Promise of Loyalty
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
  • 1 Rhox Faithmender
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Riot Control
  • 1 Riverchurn Monument
  • 1 Ruin Crab
  • 1 Sanguine Sacrament
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
  • 1 Space-Time Anomaly
  • 1 Spurnmage Advocate
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Wall of Reverence
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Will, Scion of Peace
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Y'shtola Rhul