LifeGain by user1267959

Format: Commander

Commander: Betor, Ancestor's Voice

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This deck is an Abzan lifegain and +1/+1 counters midrange engine commanded by Betor, Ancestor's Voice. The deck uses early lifegain enablers such as Soul Warden, Authority of the Consuls, and Essence Warden to fuel aggressive +1/+1 counter growth across threats like Karlov of the Ghost Council and Ajani's Pridemate. Betor, Ancestor's Voice bridges life gain and life loss by growing your creatures each end step while reanimating fallen pieces. The primary win condition focuses on trampling over opposing boards with massively buffed creatures enabled by Emil, Vastlands Roamer, Archangel of Thune, and Kodama of the West Tree. As an alternate compact finish, the deck can assemble the infinite damage combo of Heliod, Sun-Crowned and Walking Ballista or execute explosive turns with Bolas's Citadel and Aetherflux Reservoir. High-quality instant removal and repeatable enchantment/artifact suppression via Aura Shards keep opposing strategies in check.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Aerith, Last Ancient
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ajani Resolute
  • 1 Ajani's Pridemate
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Betor, Ancestor's Voice
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Branching Evolution
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conclave Mentor
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Defense of the Heart
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Doom Whisperer
  • 1 Emil, Vastlands Roamer
  • 1 Essence Warden
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Indatha Triome
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Karlov of the Ghost Council
  • 1 Kodama of the West Tree
  • 1 Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
  • 1 Leonardo, Cutting Edge
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Murmuring Bosk
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel
  • 1 Nykthos Paragon
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Ripples of Undeath
  • 1 Rosa, Resolute White Mage
  • 1 Sandsteppe Citadel
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Sphere Grid
  • 1 Spike Feeder
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Terrasymbiosis
  • 1 The Earth Crystal
  • 1 The Gaffer
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Ozolith
  • 1 Ultima
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth