New Untitled Deck by Reciprx

Format: Commander

Commander: Aerith Gainsborough

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

Aerith Gainsborough commands a mono-white aggro-midrange deck focused on weaponizing lifegain triggers into substantial +1/+1 counter growth. The deck's primary game plan revolves around deploying low-cost enablers like Soul Warden and Auriok Champion on early turns, casting Aerith on Turn 3, and rapidly converting creature entries and lifelink combat into lethal commander and team-wide damage. Supported by redundant beaters such as Voice of the Blessed and board-wide pump engines like Archangel of Thune and Nykthos Paragon, the deck presents high-pressure combat states by Turn 5. An extensive suite of low-cost protection spells, including Flawless Maneuver, Mother of Runes, and Restoration Magic, shields key permanents from removal while The Ozolith retains counter momentum through board wipes. Although the deck lacks dense fast mana, dedicated tutor chains, and stack interaction against non-creature combo strategies, it delivers consistent board presence, resilient recovery, and decisive combat closers like Akroma's Will to overwhelm opponents in multiplayer pods.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Auriok Champion
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care
  • 1 Brilliant Wings
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Celestine, the Living Saint
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Damning Verdict
  • 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
  • 1 Dazzling Angel
  • 1 Doctor Strange, Surgeon
  • 1 Dr. Beverly Crusher
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Excalibur II
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Extraplanar Lens
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flowering of the White Tree
  • 1 Gandalf the White
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
  • 1 Leonardo, Cutting Edge
  • 1 Leyline of Hope
  • 1 Liliana the Faultless
  • 1 Linden, the Steadfast Queen
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Minwu, White Mage
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Nykthos Paragon
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 27 Plains
  • 1 Prism Ring
  • 1 Pristine Talisman
  • 1 Protection Magic
  • 1 Ravnica at War
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Riot Control
  • 1 Rosa, Resolute White Mage
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sunscorch Regent
  • 1 Suture Priest
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
  • 1 The Gaffer
  • 1 The Ozolith
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 True Conviction
  • 1 Urdnan, Dromoka Warrior
  • 1 Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal
  • 1 Voice of the Blessed
  • 1 Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
  • 1 Zack Fair