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Ben Brode's Worst Nightmare
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Est deck cost: $453.49
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Commander

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Rodolf Duskbringer

Flying, deathtouch, lifelink Whenever you gain life, Rodolf Duskbringer gains indestructible until end of turn. At the beginning of your end step, you may pay {1}{W/B}. When you do, return target creature card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.

Creature
Rodolf Duskbringer (j25) 482

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Drain

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Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

Deathtouch Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life. Whenever another creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life.

Creature
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim (dmu) 198

Drain

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Land

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Brightclimb Pathway

Land
Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway (plst) ZNR-259Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway (plst) ZNR-259
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (drc) 59
Emeria's Call

Sorcery
Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave (znr) 12Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave (znr) 12
Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Evolving Wilds (drc) 153
Fabled Passage

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Then if you control four or more lands, untap that land.

Land
Fabled Passage (blb) 252
Fell the Profane

Instant
Fell the Profane // Fell Mire (mh3) 244Fell the Profane // Fell Mire (mh3) 244
Forge of Heroes

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Choose target commander that entered this turn. Put a +1/+1 counter on it if it's a creature and a loyalty counter on it if it's a planeswalker.

Land
Forge of Heroes (cmm) 995
Forsaken Sanctuary

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Forsaken Sanctuary (c18) 247
Glasswing Grace

Enchantment
Glasswing Grace // Age-Graced Chapel (mh3) 254Glasswing Grace // Age-Graced Chapel (mh3) 254
Great Hall of Starnheim

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {W}{W}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice this land and a creature you control: Create a 4/4 white Angel Warrior creature token with flying and vigilance. Activate only as a sorcery.

Land
Great Hall of Starnheim (khm) 259
Kabira Crossroads

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 2 life. {T}: Add {W}.

Land
Kabira Crossroads (j25) 768
Legion's Landing

Enchantment
Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort (plst) XLN-22Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort (plst) XLN-22
Orzhov Basilica

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Land
Orzhov Basilica (2x2) 327
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (dft) 277
Scoured Barrens

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Scoured Barrens (dft) 263
Seraph Sanctuary

When this land enters, you gain 1 life. Whenever an Angel you control enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Seraph Sanctuary (plst) AVR-228
Skyclave Cleric

Creature
Skyclave Cleric // Skyclave Basilica (znr) 40Skyclave Cleric // Skyclave Basilica (znr) 40
Starlit Sanctum

{T}: Add {C}. {W}, {T}, Sacrifice a Cleric creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness. {B}, {T}, Sacrifice a Cleric creature: Target player loses life equal to the sacrificed creature's power.

Land
Starlit Sanctum (clb) 917
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (dft) 285
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 (otc) 339
Westvale Abbey

Land
Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince (inr) 287Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince (inr) 287

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Recursion

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Liesa, Forgotten Archangel

Flying, lifelink Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, return that card to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step. If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead.

Creature
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel (inr) 243
Valkyrie's Call

Whenever a nontoken, non-Angel creature you control dies, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it. It has flying and is an Angel in addition to its other types.

Enchantment
Valkyrie's Call (fdn) 27

Recursion

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Anthem

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Thraben Watcher

Flying, vigilance Other nontoken creatures you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance.

Creature
Thraben Watcher (mh2) 34
True Conviction

Creatures you control have double strike and lifelink.

Enchantment
True Conviction (scd) 38

Anthem

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Draw

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Alhammarret's Archive

If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead. If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.

Artifact
Alhammarret's Archive (c21) 233
Cosmos Elixir

At the beginning of your end step, draw a card if your life total is greater than your starting life total. Otherwise, you gain 2 life.

Artifact
Cosmos Elixir (khm) 237
Exemplar of Light

Flying Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on this creature, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Creature
Exemplar of Light (fdn) 11
Mangara, the Diplomat

Lifelink Whenever an opponent attacks with creatures, if two or more of those creatures are attacking you and/or planeswalkers you control, draw a card. Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, draw a card.

Creature
Mangara, the Diplomat (blc) 145
Sigarda's Splendor

As this enchantment enters, note your life total. At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card if your life total is greater than or equal to the last noted life total for this enchantment. Then note your life total. Whenever you cast a white spell, you gain 1 life.

Enchantment
Sigarda's Splendor (mid) 33
Twilight Prophet

Flying Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.) At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have the city's blessing, reveal the top card of your library and put it into your hand. Each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is that card's mana value.

Creature
Twilight Prophet (mkc) 143

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Lifegain

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Angel of Destiny

Flying, double strike Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you and that player each gain that much life. At the beginning of your end step, if you have at least 15 life more than your starting life total, each player this creature attacked this turn loses the game.

Creature
Angel of Destiny (plst) ZNR-2
Angel of Vitality

Flying If you would gain life, you gain that much life plus 1 instead. This creature gets +2/+2 as long as you have 25 or more life.

Creature
Angel of Vitality (j25) 162
Archangel of Thune

Flying Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Creature
Archangel of Thune (2xm) 5
Auriok Champion

Protection from black and from red Whenever another creature enters, you may gain 1 life.

Creature
Auriok Champion (plst) IMA-9
Beacon of Immortality

Double target player's life total. Shuffle Beacon of Immortality into its owner's library.

Instant
Beacon of Immortality (plst) E02-1
Boon Reflection

If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.

Enchantment
Boon Reflection (2xm) 10
Celestial Mantle

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +3/+3. Whenever enchanted creature deals combat damage to a player, double its controller's life total.

Enchantment
Celestial Mantle (jmp) 96
Cleric Class

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) If you would gain life, you gain that much life plus 1 instead. {3}{W}: Level 2 Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. {4}{W}: Level 3 When this Class becomes level 3, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness.

Enchantment
Cleric Class (afr) 6
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
Leyline of Hope

If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield. If you would gain life, you gain that much life plus 1 instead. As long as you have at least 7 life more than your starting life total, creatures you control get +2/+2.

Enchantment
Leyline of Hope (dsk) 18
Light of Promise

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "Whenever you gain life, put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature."

Enchantment
Light of Promise (m21) 25
Lyra Dawnbringer

Flying First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) Other Angels you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink.

Creature
Lyra Dawnbringer (dmr) 13
Righteous Valkyrie

Flying Whenever another Angel or Cleric you control enters, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness. As long as you have at least 7 life more than your starting life total, creatures you control get +2/+2.

Creature
Righteous Valkyrie (j25) 246
Twinblade Paladin

Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. As long as you have 25 or more life, this creature has double strike. (It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)

Creature
Twinblade Paladin (fdn) 503
Venser's Journal

You have no maximum hand size. At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life for each card in your hand.

Artifact
Venser's Journal (c21) 273
Voice of the Blessed

Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. As long as this creature has four or more +1/+1 counters on it, it has flying and vigilance. As long as this creature has ten or more +1/+1 counters on it, it has indestructible.

Creature
Voice of the Blessed (inr) 50

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Removal

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Eradicator Valkyrie

Flying, lifelink, hexproof from planeswalkers Boast — {1}{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Each opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker. (Activate only if this creature attacked this turn and only once each turn.)

Creature
Eradicator Valkyrie (khm) 94
Exile

Exile target nonwhite attacking creature. You gain life equal to its toughness.

Instant
Exile (plst) VMA-27
Fumigate

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

Sorcery
Fumigate (mkc) 66
Rampage of the Valkyries

When this enchantment enters, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying and vigilance. Whenever an Angel you control dies, each other player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

Enchantment
Rampage of the Valkyries (khm) 393

Removal

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Artifact

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The Golden Throne

Arcane Life-support — If you would lose the game, instead exile The Golden Throne and your life total becomes 1. A Thousand Souls Die Every Day — {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Add three mana in any combination of colors.

Artifact
The Golden Throne (40k) 157

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Evasion

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Segovian Angel

Flying, vigilance

Creature
Segovian Angel (plst) MH1-25

Evasion

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Protection

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Avacyn, Angel of Hope

Flying, vigilance, indestructible Other permanents you control have indestructible.

Creature
Avacyn, Angel of Hope (cmm) 14
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes

Equipped creature has lifelink. As long as you have 30 or more life, equipped creature gets +5/+5 and has indestructible and "Prevent all damage that would be dealt to this creature." Equip {W}{W}

Artifact
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes (acr) 2
Metropolis Reformer

Flying, vigilance You have hexproof. Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you gain that much life.

Creature
Metropolis Reformer (mat) 4
Sephara, Sky's Blade

You may pay {W} and tap four untapped creatures you control with flying rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Flying, lifelink Other creatures you control with flying have indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)

Creature
Sephara, Sky's Blade (cmm) 54

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Tokens

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Angelic Accord

At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 4 or more life this turn, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying.

Enchantment
Angelic Accord (plst) M14-3
Archangel Elspeth

+1: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink. −2: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. It becomes an Angel in addition to its other types and gains flying. −6: Return all nonland permanent cards with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Planeswalker
Archangel Elspeth (mom) 6
Court of Grace

When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying. If you're the monarch, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying instead.

Enchantment
Court of Grace (onc) 62
Elenda's Hierophant

Flying Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. When this creature dies, create X 1/1 white Vampire creature tokens with lifelink, where X is its power.

Creature
Elenda's Hierophant (lcc) 71
Luminarch Ascension

At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if you didn't lose life this turn, you may put a quest counter on this enchantment. (Damage causes loss of life.) {1}{W}: Create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying. Activate only if this enchantment has four or more quest counters on it.

Enchantment
Luminarch Ascension (a25) 23
Moonsilver Spear

Equipped creature has first strike. Whenever equipped creature attacks, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying. Equip {4}

Artifact
Moonsilver Spear (afc) 212
Resplendent Angel

Flying At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 5 or more life this turn, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying and vigilance. {3}{W}{W}{W}: Until end of turn, this creature gets +2/+2 and gains lifelink.

Creature
Resplendent Angel (lci) 32
Serra the Benevolent

+2: Creatures you control with flying get +1/+1 until end of turn. −3: Create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying and vigilance. −6: You get an emblem with "If you control a creature, damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead."

Planeswalker
Serra the Benevolent (mb2) 17
Speaker of the Heavens

Vigilance, lifelink (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap. Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) {T}: Create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying. Activate only if you have at least 7 life more than your starting life total and only as a sorcery.

Creature
Speaker of the Heavens (j25) 102
Starnheim Unleashed

Create a 4/4 white Angel Warrior creature token with flying and vigilance. If this spell was foretold, create X of those tokens instead. Foretell {X}{X}{W} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)

Sorcery
Starnheim Unleashed (khm) 33
The Book of Exalted Deeds

At the beginning of your end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, create a 3/3 white Angel creature token with flying. {W}{W}{W}, {T}, Exile The Book of Exalted Deeds: Put an enlightened counter on target Angel. It gains "You can't lose the game and your opponents can't win the game." Activate only as a sorcery.

Artifact
The Book of Exalted Deeds (afr) 4
Valkyrie Harbinger

Flying Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 4 or more life this turn, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying and vigilance.

Creature
Valkyrie Harbinger (j25) 275

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Counters

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Duskfang Mentor

When this creature enters, put a lifelink counter on target non-Human creature you control. {1}{B}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with lifelink.

Creature
Duskfang Mentor (iko) 86
Sigarda's Summons

Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them have base power and toughness 4/4, have flying, and are Angels in addition to their other types.

Enchantment
Sigarda's Summons (vow) 36
Youthful Valkyrie

Flying Whenever another Angel you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature
Youthful Valkyrie (fdn) 149

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Finisher

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Angel of Grace

Flash Flying When this creature enters, until end of turn, damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead. {4}{W}{W}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Your life total becomes 10.

Creature
Angel of Grace (rna) 1
Angel's Grace

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) You can't lose the game this turn and your opponents can't win the game this turn. Until end of turn, damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.

Instant
Angel's Grace (tsr) 4
Exquisite Archangel

Flying If you would lose the game, instead exile this creature and your life total becomes equal to your starting life total.

Creature
Exquisite Archangel (aer) 18
Felidar Sovereign

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.) Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 40 or more life, you win the game.

Creature
Felidar Sovereign (j25) 198
Near-Death Experience

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have exactly 1 life, you win the game.

Enchantment
Near-Death Experience (roe) 38
Stunning Reversal

The next time you would lose the game this turn, instead draw seven cards and your life total becomes 1. Exile Stunning Reversal.

Instant
Stunning Reversal (bbd) 51
Test of Endurance

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 50 or more life, you win the game.

Enchantment
Test of Endurance (dmr) 32
Worship

If you control a creature, damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.

Enchantment
Worship (9ed) 55

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Ramp

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Giada, Font of Hope

Flying, vigilance Each other Angel you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it for each Angel you already control. {T}: Add {W}. Spend this mana only to cast an Angel spell.

Creature
Giada, Font of Hope (fdn) 141
Herald of War

Flying Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Angel spells and Human spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature
Herald of War (j25) 207
Starnheim Aspirant

Angel spells you cast cost {2} less to cast.

Creature
Starnheim Aspirant (j22) 250

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Sideboard

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Ajani's Welcome

Whenever a creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.

Enchantment
Ajani's Welcome (plst) M19-6
Angelic Chorus

Whenever a creature you control enters, you gain life equal to its toughness.

Enchantment
Angelic Chorus (bbd) 87
Impassioned Orator

Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.

Creature
Impassioned Orator (pip) 162
Invincible Hymn

Count the number of cards in your library. Your life total becomes that number.

Sorcery
Invincible Hymn (ala) 14
Kor Celebrant

Whenever this creature or another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.

Creature
Kor Celebrant (plst) ZNR-22
Lunarch Veteran

Creature
Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom (inr) 32Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom (inr) 32
Oketra's Last Mercy

Your life total becomes equal to your starting life total. Lands you control don't untap during your next untap step.

Sorcery
Oketra's Last Mercy (hou) 18
Path of Bravery

As long as your life total is greater than or equal to your starting life total, creatures you control get +1/+1. Whenever one or more creatures you control attack, you gain life equal to the number of attacking creatures.

Enchantment
Path of Bravery (jmp) 126
Pious Evangel

Creature
Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple (soi) 34Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple (soi) 34
Resolute Archangel

Flying When this creature enters, if your life total is less than your starting life total, it becomes equal to your starting life total.

Creature
Resolute Archangel (m15) 28
Seraph of Dawn

Flying, lifelink

Creature
Seraph of Dawn (cmr) 44
Soul Warden

Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.

Creature
Soul Warden (plst) MM3-24
Soul's Attendant

Whenever another creature enters, you may gain 1 life.

Creature
Soul's Attendant (plst) ROE-44
Transcendent Master

Level up {1} ({1}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.) LEVEL 6-11 6/6 Lifelink LEVEL 12+ 9/9 Lifelink, indestructible

Creature
Transcendent Master (mb2) 23

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Maybeboard

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Celestial Convergence

This enchantment enters with seven omen counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove an omen counter from this enchantment. If there are no omen counters on this enchantment, the player with the highest life total wins the game. If two or more players are tied for highest life total, the game is a draw.

Enchantment
Celestial Convergence (pcy) 5

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97 pips - 58 cards
23 mana - 21 cards
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0 mana - 2 cards
15 pips - 11 cards
20 mana - 18 cards
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5 mana - 5 cards
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