life gainsborough by MrDuckduck

Format: Commander

Creator: MrDuckduck

Commander: Aerith Gainsborough

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 21

Deck overview

This mono-white midrange deck is helmed by Aerith Gainsborough, focusing on generating life and converting it into +1/+1 counters and token generation. The game plan relies on early enablers such as Daxos, Blessed by the Sun and Impassioned Orator to continuously trigger lifegain, growing Aerith and triggering payoffs like Angelic Accord and Minwu, White Mage. Because the list eschews infinite combos, fast mana, and generic tutors, it plays as a deliberate, honest combat deck. Its primary win condition involves accumulating substantial board pressure and grinding opponents down through aerial attacks with Angels and evasive beaters. While resilient to life-loss strategies due to massive lifegain buffers, the deck suffers from thin ramp and minimal card draw, leaving it vulnerable to mass board removal and prolonged game clocks.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Ajani Resolute
  • 1 Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
  • 1 Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Angelic Accord
  • 1 Angelic Exaltation
  • 1 Archon's Glory
  • 1 Armillary Sphere
  • 1 Aven Interrupter
  • 1 Boon-Bringer Valkyrie
  • 1 Bottle Gnomes
  • 1 Burnished Hart
  • 1 Calamity's Wake
  • 1 Case of the Uneaten Feast
  • 1 Channel Harm
  • 1 Chaplain's Blessing
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Compassionate Healer
  • 1 Congregate
  • 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
  • 1 Dazzling Angel
  • 1 Diamond Mare
  • 1 Distinguished Conjurer
  • 1 Elspeth Tirel
  • 1 Emergency Eject
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Felidar Sovereign
  • 1 Fountain of Cho
  • 1 Frontier Seeker
  • 1 Gleam of Authority
  • 1 Haunted Cloak
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 1 Honor
  • 1 Honor's Reward
  • 1 Impassioned Orator
  • 1 Landroval, Horizon Witness
  • 1 Leyline of Hope
  • 1 Loxodon Gatekeeper
  • 1 Mesa Cavalier
  • 1 Metropolis Reformer
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Minwu, White Mage
  • 1 Mystical Tether
  • 1 Nyx-Fleece Ram
  • 1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
  • 1 Phyrexian Processor
  • 30 Plains
  • 1 Pristine Talisman
  • 1 Radiant Fountain
  • 1 Radiant Strike
  • 1 Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off
  • 1 Rescue Skiff
  • 1 Rhox Faithmender
  • 1 Riot Control
  • 1 Samite Herbalist
  • 1 Sarah Jane Smith
  • 1 Serra's Guardian
  • 1 Siege Veteran
  • 1 Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan
  • 1 Sigarda's Splendor
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Snare
  • 1 Spectrum Sentinel
  • 1 Storm Herd
  • 1 Tax Collector
  • 1 Tegan Jovanka
  • 1 Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
  • 1 The Wanderer
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn