Esper by user7352512

Format: Commander

Commander: Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

This Esper lifegain/value deck is helmed by the passive engine of Oloro, Ageless Ageless Ascetic. Oloro's command-zone ability gains 2 life each upkeep and, by paying {1}, turns that lifegain into card draw and table drain-the deck never needs to cast him to function. The 99 is a loose collection of Vampire-tribal pieces, token generators, and life-payoff enablers like Starscape Cleric and Preacher of the Schism. A secondary, poorly supported alternate win condition in Laboratory Maniac is present but not realistically achievable. The primary path to victory is grinding out incremental value: build a board of small creatures, use lifegain triggers to drain opponents, and eventually win via combat with anointed tokens or a critical mass of vampires. The mana base is dangerously undersized (33 lands) and acceleration is nearly absent, making the deck extremely slow and inconsistent. ---

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Adorned Crocodile
• 1 Aggressive Negotiations
• 1 Alesha's Legacy
• 1 Angel's Tomb
• 1 Angelic Purge
• 1 Avenger of the Fallen
• 1 Bearer of Glory
• 1 Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage
• 1 Cackling Counterpart
• 1 Canyon Crawler
• 1 Captivating Vampire
• 1 Cathar Commando
• 1 Cathars' Crusade
• 1 Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death
• 1 Clarion Conqueror
• 1 Coordinated Maneuver
• 1 Corroding Dragonstorm
• 1 Delver of Secrets // Insectile Aberration
• 1 Desperate Farmer // Depraved Harvester
• 1 Drunau Corpse Trawler
• 1 Early Winter
• 1 Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
• 1 Elder Deep-Fiend
• 1 Feed the Swarm
• 1 Fleshtaker
• 1 Gather the Townsfolk
• 1 Gurmag Rakshasa
• 1 Heartless Summoning
• 1 Heraldic Banner
• 1 Hydro-Channeler
• 1 Ice Flan
• 1 Indulgent Aristocrat
• 1 Inquisitor Greyfax
• 10 Island
• 1 Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture
• 1 Lantern Bearer // Lanterns' Lift
• 1 Mausoleum Guard
• 1 Mind Drill Assailant
• 1 Nettle Guard
• 1 Olivia's Dragoon
• 1 Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
• 1 Ozai's Cruelty
• 10 Plains
• 1 Plumecreed Mentor
• 1 Poisoner's Apprentice
• 1 Preacher of the Schism
• 1 Ravine Raider
• 1 Razor Rings
• 1 Riverwalk Technique
• 1 Salt Road Skirmish
• 1 Sandbenders' Storm
• 1 Sanitarium Skeleton
• 1 Season of Weaving
• 1 Sephiroth's Intervention
• 1 Sibsig Appraiser
• 1 Siege Zombie
• 1 Slash of Light
• 1 Sneering Shadewriter
• 1 Starscape Cleric
• 1 Stillness in Motion
• 1 Stitched Mangler
• 1 Stone Docent
• 11 Swamp
• 1 Syncopate
• 1 Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror
• 1 Tragic Slip
• 1 Traveler's Amulet
• 1 Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus
• 1 Valorous Stance
• 1 Vana'diel Adventurers
• 1 Watery Grasp
• 1 Wretched Gryff