Hope Esthiem by thingm0n

Format: Commander

Commander: Hope Estheim

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

An Azorius life-gain mill deck centered on Hope Estheim. It inflates every life-gain event with multipliers such as Alhammarret's Archive, Rhox Faithmender, and Boon Reflection, then converts the turn's total into a large mill via Hope's end-step trigger. The primary finish uses Bruvac the Grandiloquent plus a mass-mill spell (Maddening Cacophony, Fractured Sanity, or Jidoor's Overture) to empty libraries. Secondary wins come from Felidar Sovereign's 40-life trigger and Aetherflux Reservoir. The deck is deliberately slow, using Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, counterspells, and mass removal to reach the engine turn, supported by a high density of draw spells and lifelink attackers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Absorb
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ajani, Strength of the Pride
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Beacon of Immortality
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Boon Reflection
  • 1 Bruvac the Grandiloquent
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Congregate
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drogskol Reaver
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Felidar Sovereign
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Fractured Sanity
  • 1 Fumigate
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gogo, Master of Mimicry
  • 1 Gold-Forged Thopteryx
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Heliod's Intervention
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Hope Estheim
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture
  • 1 Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
  • 1 Leyline of Hope
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Maddening Cacophony
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Pristine Talisman
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Radiant Fountain
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rhox Faithmender
  • 1 Riot Control
  • 1 Riverchurn Monument
  • 1 Ruin Crab
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Space-Time Anomaly
  • 1 Sphinx's Revelation
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Suture Priest
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tasha's Hideous Laughter
  • 1 The Gaffer
  • 1 The Water Crystal
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 War Report
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 Will, Scion of Peace
  • 1 Y'shtola Rhul