The Cycle of Life by NinJoe

Format: Commander

Creator: NinJoe

Commander: Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This Esper list utilizes Oloro, Ageless Ascetic primarily for passive command-zone eminence life gain to fuel resource engines and trigger game-ending combinations. The primary game plan accelerates into a deterministic two-card infinite drain loop combining Exquisite Blood or Bloodthirsty Conqueror with Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, Sanguine Bond, or Enduring Tenacity. Powerful acceleration such as Mana Vault, Sol Ring, and Dark Ritual enables consistent Turn 4 assembly. Once assembled, any life gain—including Oloro's guaranteed upkeep trigger—instantly initiates an infinite damage and life-drain chain that wipes out all opponents simultaneously. The deck protects this setup with efficient interaction, including Silence, Grand Abolisher, and free counterspells like Force of Will and Fierce Guardianship, while leaning on Necropotence and The One Ring for massive card advantage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abzan Battle Priest
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Agent of Masks
  • 1 Ajani, Caller of the Pride
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
  • 1 Alchemist's Gift
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Amalia Benavides Aguirre
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Angelic Chorus
  • 1 Apple of Eden, Isu Relic
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Archfiend of Despair
  • 1 Archnemesis
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Cliffhaven Vampire
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Countersquall
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Enter the God-Eternals
  • 1 Erebos, God of the Dead
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Excalibur II
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Gonti's Machinations
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Hibernation Sliver
  • 1 Hope Estheim
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Magister Sphinx
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Oji, the Exquisite Blade
  • 1 Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Queza, Augur of Agonies
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhox Faithmender
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rodolf Duskbringer
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vela the Night-Clad
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Watery Grave