Zoraline, Bats Lifegain by user6595423

Format: Commander

Commander: Zoraline, Cosmos Caller

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

Zoraline, Cosmos Caller commands an Orzhov Bat tribal deck that synergizes evasive aerial combat with steady lifegain and incremental drain. The primary game plan relies on deploying low-cost flying Bats to enable early lifegain triggers, then leveraging Zoraline’s attack trigger to repeatedly reanimate key permanents with mana value 3 or less from the graveyard. As the board develops, mid-range payoffs such as Bloodletter of Aclazotz, Enduring Tenacity, Starseer Mentor, and Indulging Patrician amplify the life loss dealt to opponents while maintaining a healthy life buffer. The deck features built-in counter manipulation through cards like Nesting Grounds and Power Conduit to remove finality counters, allowing permanents to recur indefinitely. A potent non-tutored win condition exists through the classic Exquisite Blood and Sanguine Bond infinite combo. Supported by efficient Orzhov removal and tailored sweepers, the deck steadily exhausts opposing life totals while sustaining long-term graveyard resilience.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
  • 1 Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Basilica Screecher
  • 1 Batwing Brume
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Coiling Rebirth
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Darkstar Augur
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deep-Cavern Bat
  • 1 Desecrated Tomb
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dread Return
  • 1 Dusk // Dawn
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Essence Channeler
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Fain, the Broker
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Flock Impostor
  • 1 Fracture
  • 1 Ghastly Gloomhunter
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Hidden Necropolis
  • 1 Indulging Patrician
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Kingpin's Pet
  • 1 Lifecreed Duo
  • 1 Lunar Convocation
  • 1 Momo, Friendly Flier
  • 1 Momo, Playful Pet
  • 1 Moonrise Cleric
  • 1 Moseo, Vein's New Dean
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Power Conduit
  • 1 Profane Procession // Tomb of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Regal Bloodlord
  • 1 Repel Calamity
  • 1 Ruin-Lurker Bat
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Sinister Monolith
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sonar Strike
  • 1 Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate
  • 1 Starfall Invocation
  • 1 Starscape Cleric
  • 1 Starseer Mentor
  • 1 Sunlit Marsh
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 The Kingpin of Crime
  • 1 Thrull Parasite
  • 1 Valley Questcaller
  • 1 Valley Rotcaller
  • 1 Vault 75: Middle School
  • 1 Wax-Wane Witness
  • 1 Winnowing
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Zoraline, Cosmos Caller