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EDH Political Science — Guns, Germs, and STEAL - Guns, Germs, and STEAL
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Artifacts

Quantity: 7Price: $37.33
Aetherflux Reservoir

Whenever you cast a spell, you gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn. Pay 50 life: Aetherflux Reservoir deals 50 damage to any target.

Artifact
Aetherflux Reservoir (plst) KLD-192
1
Blade of the Bloodchief

Whenever a creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature. If equipped creature is a Vampire, put two +1/+1 counters on it instead. Equip {1}

Artifact
Blade of the Bloodchief (c17) 204
1
Helm of Possession

You may choose not to untap Helm of Possession during your untap step. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Gain control of target creature for as long as you control Helm of Possession and Helm of Possession remains tapped.

Artifact
Helm of Possession (tmp) 291
1
Lightning Greaves

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Equip {0}

Artifact
Lightning Greaves (scd) 269
1
Orzhov Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Artifact
Orzhov Signet (moc) 369
1
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (plst) CMD-261
1
Vanquisher's Banner

As Vanquisher's Banner enters the battlefield, choose a creature type. Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1. Whenever you cast a creature spell of the chosen type, draw a card.

Artifact
Vanquisher's Banner (moc) 388
1

Commanders

Quantity: 1Price: $0.99
Vona, Butcher of Magan

Vigilance, lifelink {T}, Pay 7 life: Destroy target nonland permanent. Activate only during your turn.

Creature
Vona, Butcher of Magan (moc) 342
1

Creatures

Quantity: 28Price: $104.34
Anowon, the Ruin Sage

At the beginning of your upkeep, each player sacrifices a non-Vampire creature.

Creature
Anowon, the Ruin Sage (voc) 118
1
Bishop of Rebirth

Vigilance Whenever Bishop of Rebirth attacks, you may return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Bishop of Rebirth (xln) 5
1
Bishop of the Bloodstained

When Bishop of the Bloodstained enters the battlefield, target opponent loses 1 life for each Vampire you control.

Creature
Bishop of the Bloodstained (xln) 91
1
Blood Artist

Whenever Blood Artist or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Creature
Blood Artist (j22) 117
1
Blood Baron of Vizkopa

Lifelink, protection from white and from black As long as you have 30 or more life and an opponent has 10 or less life, Blood Baron of Vizkopa gets +6/+6 and has flying.

Creature
Blood Baron of Vizkopa (ima) 195
1
Bloodbond Vampire

Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Bloodbond Vampire.

Creature
Bloodbond Vampire (j22) 380
1
Bloodcrazed Paladin

Flash Bloodcrazed Paladin enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each creature that died this turn.

Creature
Bloodcrazed Paladin (xln) 93
1
Bloodghast

Bloodghast can't block. Bloodghast has haste as long as an opponent has 10 or less life. Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you may return Bloodghast from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Bloodghast (plst) ZEN-83
1
Bloodline Keeper

Creature
Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage (isd) 90Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage (isd) 90
1
Butcher of Malakir

Flying Whenever Butcher of Malakir or another creature you control dies, each opponent sacrifices a creature.

Creature
Butcher of Malakir (clb) 741
1
Captivating Vampire

Other Vampire creatures you control get +1/+1. Tap five untapped Vampires you control: Gain control of target creature. It becomes a Vampire in addition to its other types.

Creature
Captivating Vampire (plst) M11-87
1
Cliffhaven Vampire

Flying Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.

Creature
Cliffhaven Vampire (ogw) 153
1
Dark Impostor

{4}{B}{B}: Exile target creature and put a +1/+1 counter on Dark Impostor. Dark Impostor has all activated abilities of all creature cards exiled with it.

Creature
Dark Impostor (voc) 127
1
Defiant Bloodlord

Flying Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.

Creature
Defiant Bloodlord (c21) 142
1
Drana's Emissary

Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Creature
Drana's Emissary (plst) BFZ-210
1
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief

Flying {X}{B}{B}: Target creature gets -0/-X until end of turn and Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief gets +X/+0 until end of turn.

Creature
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief (plst) C17-112
1
Drana, Liberator of Malakir

Flying, first strike Whenever Drana, Liberator of Malakir deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on each attacking creature you control.

Creature
Drana, Liberator of Malakir (dmc) 111
1
Falkenrath Noble

Flying Whenever Falkenrath Noble or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Creature
Falkenrath Noble (j22) 414
1
Glorifier of Dusk

Pay 2 life: Glorifier of Dusk gains flying until end of turn. Pay 2 life: Glorifier of Dusk gains vigilance until end of turn.

Creature
Glorifier of Dusk (xln) 12
1
Kalastria Highborn

Whenever Kalastria Highborn or another Vampire you control dies, you may pay {B}. If you do, target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Creature
Kalastria Highborn (plst) WWK-59
1
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet

{B}{B}{B}, {T}: Destroy target creature. If that creature dies this way, create a black Vampire creature token. Its power is equal to that creature's power and its toughness is equal to that creature's toughness.

Creature
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet (zen) 99
1
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet

Lifelink If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, instead exile that card and create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. {2}{B}, Sacrifice another Vampire or Zombie: Put two +1/+1 counters on Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet.

Creature
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet (ogw) 86
1
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle

Whenever one or more nontoken Vampires you control attack, create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with lifelink.

Creature
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle (xln) 24
1
Nirkana Revenant

Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional {B}. {B}: Nirkana Revenant gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Creature
Nirkana Revenant (voc) 134
1
Sanctum Seeker

Whenever a Vampire you control attacks, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Creature
Sanctum Seeker (voc) 136
1
Sangromancer

Flying Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may gain 3 life. Whenever an opponent discards a card, you may gain 3 life.

Creature
Sangromancer (scd) 103
1
Vampire Nighthawk

Flying, deathtouch, lifelink

Creature
Vampire Nighthawk (scd) 115
1
Voldaren Pariah

Creature
Voldaren Pariah // Abolisher of Bloodlines (emn) 111Voldaren Pariah // Abolisher of Bloodlines (emn) 111
1

Enchantments

Quantity: 11Price: $66.25
Arguel's Blood Fast

Enchantment
Arguel's Blood Fast // Temple of Aclazotz (xln) 90Arguel's Blood Fast // Temple of Aclazotz (xln) 90
1
Axis of Mortality

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have two target players exchange life totals.

Enchantment
Axis of Mortality (xln) 3
1
Bloodchief Ascension

At the beginning of each end step, if an opponent lost 2 or more life this turn, you may put a quest counter on Bloodchief Ascension. (Damage causes loss of life.) Whenever a card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, if Bloodchief Ascension has three or more quest counters on it, you may have that player lose 2 life. If you do, you gain 2 life.

Enchantment
Bloodchief Ascension (plst) ZEN-82
1
Campaign of Vengeance

Whenever a creature you control attacks, defending player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Enchantment
Campaign of Vengeance (plst) EMN-182
1
Debtors' Knell

({W/B} can be paid with either {W} or {B}.) At the beginning of your upkeep, put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

Enchantment
Debtors' Knell (c21) 215
1
Exquisite Blood

Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life.

Enchantment
Exquisite Blood (plst) JMP-231
1
Grave Pact

Whenever a creature you control dies, each other player sacrifices a creature.

Enchantment
Grave Pact (cm2) 65
1
Ixalan's Binding

When Ixalan's Binding enters the battlefield, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Ixalan's Binding leaves the battlefield. Your opponents can't cast spells with the same name as the exiled card.

Enchantment
Ixalan's Binding (plst) XLN-17
1
Phyrexian Arena

At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

Enchantment
Phyrexian Arena (one) 104
1
Sanguine Bond

Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.

Enchantment
Sanguine Bond (c21) 153
1
Unspeakable Symbol

Pay 3 life: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Enchantment
Unspeakable Symbol (scg) 79
1

Instants

Quantity: 5Price: $13.75
Anguished Unmaking

Exile target nonland permanent. You lose 3 life.

Instant
Anguished Unmaking (2x2) 170
1
Debt of Loyalty

Regenerate target creature. You gain control of that creature if it regenerates this way.

Instant
Debt of Loyalty (wth) 11
1
Jabari's Influence

Cast this spell only after combat. Gain control of target nonartifact, nonblack creature that attacked you this turn and put a -1/-0 counter on it.

Instant
Jabari's Influence (mir) 24
1
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (moc) 211
1
Utter End

Exile target nonland permanent.

Instant
Utter End (moc) 341
1

Lands

Quantity: 37Price: $115.85
Cabal Coffers

{2}, {T}: Add {B} for each Swamp you control.

Land
Cabal Coffers (mh2) 301
1
Caves of Koilos

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. Caves of Koilos deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Caves of Koilos (dmu) 244
1
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (moc) 396
1
Concealed Courtyard

Concealed Courtyard enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Concealed Courtyard (kld) 245
1
Godless Shrine

({T}: Add {W} or {B}.) As Godless Shrine enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters the battlefield tapped.

Land
Godless Shrine (rna) 248
1
Isolated Chapel

Isolated Chapel enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Plains or a Swamp. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Isolated Chapel (dmr) 249
1
Orzhov Basilica

Orzhov Basilica enters the battlefield tapped. When Orzhov Basilica enters the battlefield, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Land
Orzhov Basilica (brc) 191
1
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (plst) AKH-256
10
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (mom) 279
16
Tainted Field

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. Activate only if you control a Swamp.

Land
Tainted Field (moc) 429
1
Temple of Silence

Temple of Silence enters the battlefield tapped. When Temple of Silence enters the battlefield, scry 1. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Temple of Silence (moc) 436
1
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Each land is a Swamp in addition to its other land types.

Land
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth (tsr) 287
1
Vault of the Archangel

{T}: Add {C}. {2}{W}{B}, {T}: Creatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.

Land
Vault of the Archangel (moc) 443
1

Sorceries

Quantity: 11Price: $17.61
Barter in Blood

Each player sacrifices two creatures.

Sorcery
Barter in Blood (jmp) 202
1
Blood Tribute

Kicker—Tap an untapped Vampire you control. (You may tap a Vampire you control in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.) Target opponent loses half their life, rounded up. If this spell was kicked, you gain life equal to the life lost this way.

Sorcery
Blood Tribute (c17) 100
1
Death Cloud

Each player loses X life, discards X cards, sacrifices X creatures, then sacrifices X lands.

Sorcery
Death Cloud (mma) 76
1
Evangelize

Buyback {2}{W}{W} (You may pay an additional {2}{W}{W} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Gain control of target creature of an opponent's choice they control.

Sorcery
Evangelize (tsp) 16
1
Fumigate

Destroy all creatures. You gain 1 life for each creature destroyed this way.

Sorcery
Fumigate (onc) 69
1
Merciless Eviction

Choose one — • Exile all artifacts. • Exile all creatures. • Exile all enchantments. • Exile all planeswalkers.

Sorcery
Merciless Eviction (onc) 120
1
New Blood

As an additional cost to cast this spell, tap an untapped Vampire you control. Gain control of target creature. Change the text of that creature by replacing all instances of one creature type with Vampire.

Sorcery
New Blood (c17) 19
1
Reverse the Sands

Redistribute any number of players' life totals. (Each of those players gets one life total back.)

Sorcery
Reverse the Sands (c16) 75
1
Ritual of the Machine

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Gain control of target nonartifact, nonblack creature.

Sorcery
Ritual of the Machine (all) 59
1
Smallpox

Each player loses 1 life, discards a card, sacrifices a creature, then sacrifices a land.

Sorcery
Smallpox (tsr) 139
1
Vindicate

Destroy target permanent.

Sorcery
Vindicate (brc) 131
1

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