Aerith Clerics/Lifegain by hilo22

Format: Commander

Commander: Aerith Gainsborough

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 46

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-white lifegain combo-midrange deck commanded by Aerith Gainsborough. The early game focuses on deploying low-cost lifegain creatures like Soul Warden, Soul's Attendant, and Daxos, Blessed by the Sun to trigger Aerith and draw cards through engines like The Gaffer and Haliya, Guided by Light. The primary win condition is the compact two-card infinite combo of Heliod, Sun-Crowned and Walking Ballista, which delivers infinite ping damage to all three opponents on the same turn. The deck protects this combo with premier defensive cards including Grand Abolisher, Silence, Flawless Maneuver, and Teferi's Protection. If the primary combo is disrupted, the deck pivots into resilient alternate finishers such as Aetherflux Reservoir, Felidar Sovereign, or wide combat damage buffed by Archangel of Thune and Akroma's Will.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 An Unexpected Party // At the Door
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Brave the Elements
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Celestine, the Living Saint
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dawn Charm
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Felidar Sovereign
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
  • 1 Get Lost
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Heliod's Intervention
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Judgment of Alexander
  • 1 Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Linden, the Steadfast Queen
  • 1 Mana Tithe
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Mass Calcify
  • 1 Minwu, White Mage
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 26 Plains
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Riot Control
  • 1 Rosa, Resolute White Mage
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Suture Priest
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Gaffer
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Voltaic Key
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 War Room