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Commander

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The Gaffer

At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, draw a card.

Creature
The Gaffer (ltc) 12

Commander

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Land

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Demolition Field

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. That land's controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. You may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Demolition Field (otc) 283
Emeria, the Sky Ruin

This land enters tapped. At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control seven or more Plains, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. {T}: Add {W}.

Land
Emeria, the Sky Ruin (plst) ZEN-213
Hall of Heliod's Generosity

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{W}, {T}: Put target enchantment card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Hall of Heliod's Generosity (dsc) 283
Kabira Crossroads

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

Land
Kabira Crossroads (j25) 768
Karoo

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Plains you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {C}{W}.

Land
Karoo (plst) C14-303
Minas Tirith

Minas Tirith enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature. {T}: Add {W}. {1}{W}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you attacked with two or more creatures this turn.

Land
Minas Tirith (ltr) 256
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to your devotion to that color. (Your devotion to a color is the number of mana symbols of that color in the mana costs of permanents you control.)

Land
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx (plst) THS-223
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (dft) 279
Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Reliquary Tower (dsc) 295
Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Land
Rogue's Passage (otc) 313
War Room

{T}: Add {C}. {3}, {T}, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.

Land
War Room (mkc) 310

Land

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Removal

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Ajani, Strength of the Pride

+1: You gain life equal to the number of creatures you control plus the number of planeswalkers you control. −2: Create a 2/2 white Cat Soldier creature token named Ajani's Pridemate with "Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this token." 0: If you have at least 15 life more than your starting life total, exile Ajani and each artifact and creature your opponents control.

Planeswalker
Ajani, Strength of the Pride (j22) 141
Austere Command

Choose two — • Destroy all artifacts. • Destroy all enchantments. • Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less. • Destroy all creatures with mana value 4 or greater.

Sorcery
Austere Command (pip) 156
Dawnbringer Cleric

When this creature enters, choose one — • Cure Wounds — You gain 2 life. • Dispel Magic — Destroy target enchantment. • Gentle Repose — Exile target card from a graveyard.

Creature
Dawnbringer Cleric (clb) 15
Hanged Executioner

Flying When this creature enters, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying. {3}{W}, Exile this creature: Exile target creature.

Creature
Hanged Executioner (blc) 139
Keening Apparition

Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target enchantment.

Creature
Keening Apparition (rvr) 21
Light of Hope

Choose one — • You gain 4 life. • Destroy target enchantment. • Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Instant
Light of Hope (j25) 217
Oust

Put target creature into its owner's library second from the top. Its controller gains 3 life.

Sorcery
Oust (clu) 67
Requisition Raid

Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.) + {1} — Destroy target artifact. + {1} — Destroy target enchantment. + {1} — Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature target player controls.

Sorcery
Requisition Raid (otj) 26
Sanctify

Destroy target artifact or enchantment. You gain 3 life.

Sorcery
Sanctify (vow) 33
Swords to Plowshares

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

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (drc) 37

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Counters

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Nykthos Paragon

Whenever you gain life, you may put that many +1/+1 counters on each creature you control. Do this only once each turn.

Creature Enchantment
Nykthos Paragon (j25) 230
Phantom Nomad

This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. If damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage. Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature.

Creature
Phantom Nomad (vma) 38
Serene Steward

Whenever you gain life, you may pay {W}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Creature
Serene Steward (j22) 241

Counters

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Landfall

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Ruin Ghost

{W}, {T}: Exile target land you control, then return it to the battlefield under your control.

Creature
Ruin Ghost (wwk) 19

Landfall

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Tokens

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Clarion Spirit

Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.

Creature
Clarion Spirit (khm) 6
Drogskol Cavalry

Flying Whenever another Spirit you control enters, you gain 2 life. {3}{W}: Create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.

Creature
Drogskol Cavalry (soi) 15
Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles

Flying Whenever Gwaihir attacks, target attacking creature gains flying until end of turn. At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, create a 3/3 white Bird creature token with flying and "Whenever this token attacks, target attacking creature gains flying until end of turn."

Creature
Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles (ltc) 15

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Creature

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Apothecary Geist

Flying When this creature enters, if you control another Spirit, you gain 3 life.

Creature
Apothecary Geist (inr) 10
Guardian of the Guildpact

Protection from monocolored

Creature
Guardian of the Guildpact (dis) 10

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Lifegain

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Ancestor Dragon

Flying Whenever one or more creatures you control attack, you gain 1 life for each attacking creature.

Creature
Ancestor Dragon (plst) GS1-12
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
Angel's Feather

Whenever a player casts a white spell, you may gain 1 life.

Artifact
Angel's Feather (dvd) 23
Auriok Champion

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

Creature
Auriok Champion (plst) IMA-9
Authority of the Consuls

Creatures your opponents control enter tapped. Whenever a creature an opponent controls enters, you gain 1 life.

Enchantment
Authority of the Consuls (fdn) 137
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
Cradle of Vitality

Whenever you gain life, you may pay {1}{W}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature for each 1 life you gained.

Enchantment
Cradle of Vitality (jmp) 98
Dawnhart Geist

Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, you gain 2 life.

Creature
Dawnhart Geist (vow) 8
Diamond Mare

As this creature enters, choose a color. Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen color, you gain 1 life.

Creature Artifact
Diamond Mare (plst) M19-231
Ghost-Lit Redeemer

{W}, {T}: You gain 2 life. Channel — {1}{W}, Discard this card: You gain 4 life.

Creature
Ghost-Lit Redeemer (sok) 10
Goldenglow Moth

Flying Whenever this creature blocks, you may gain 4 life.

Creature
Goldenglow Moth (plst) SHM-6
Guide of Souls

Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life and get {E} (an energy counter). Whenever you attack, you may pay {E}{E}{E}. When you do, put two +1/+1 counters and a flying counter on target attacking creature. It becomes an Angel in addition to its other types.

Creature
Guide of Souls (mh3) 29
Healer of the Pride

Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 2 life.

Creature
Healer of the Pride (plst) M13-19
Kindly Ancestor

Creature
Kindly Ancestor // Ancestor's Embrace (vow) 22Kindly Ancestor // Ancestor's Embrace (vow) 22
Leonin Elder

Whenever an artifact enters, you may gain 1 life.

Creature
Leonin Elder (mrd) 10
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
Luminous Wake

Enchant creature Whenever enchanted creature attacks or blocks, you gain 4 life.

Enchantment
Luminous Wake (roe) 35
Moonlit Wake

Whenever a creature dies, you gain 1 life.

Enchantment
Moonlit Wake (mmq) 29
Orim's Prayer

Whenever one or more creatures attack you, you gain 1 life for each attacking creature.

Enchantment
Orim's Prayer (tmp) 32
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
Pride Guardian

Defender Whenever this creature blocks, you gain 3 life.

Creature
Pride Guardian (cns) 77
Righteous Cause

Whenever a creature attacks, you gain 1 life.

Enchantment
Righteous Cause (plst) CMA-21
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
Shattered Angel

Flying Whenever a land an opponent controls enters, you may gain 3 life.

Creature
Shattered Angel (moc) 206
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
Spirit Link

Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters attached to that creature.) Whenever enchanted creature deals damage, you gain that much life.

Enchantment
Spirit Link (dmr) 29
Spirit Loop

Enchant creature you control Whenever enchanted creature deals damage, you gain that much life. When this Aura is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return it to its owner's hand.

Enchantment
Spirit Loop (tsp) 42
Sun Droplet

Whenever you're dealt damage, put that many charge counters on this artifact. At the beginning of each upkeep, you may remove a charge counter from this artifact. If you do, you gain 1 life.

Artifact
Sun Droplet (c21) 268
Sunbond

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

Enchantment
Sunbond (bng) 28
Sylvok Lifestaff

Equipped creature gets +1/+0. Whenever equipped creature dies, you gain 3 life. Equip {1}

Artifact
Sylvok Lifestaff (som) 209
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
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
Wall of Reverence

Defender, flying At the beginning of your end step, you may gain life equal to the power of target creature you control.

Creature
Wall of Reverence (uma) 41

Lifegain

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Draw

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Revitalize

You gain 3 life. Draw a card.

Instant
Revitalize (j25) 244
Well of Lost Dreams

Whenever you gain life, you may pay {X}, where X is less than or equal to the amount of life you gained. If you do, draw X cards.

Artifact
Well of Lost Dreams (ltc) 291

Draw

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Protection

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Acolyte's Reward

Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn, where X is your devotion to white. If damage is prevented this way, Acolyte's Reward deals that much damage to any target. (Each {W} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to white.)

Instant
Acolyte's Reward (bng) 1
Guardian of Faith

Flash Vigilance When this creature enters, any number of other target creatures you control phase out. (Treat them and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)

Creature
Guardian of Faith (afr) 18
Metropolis Reformer

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

Creature
Metropolis Reformer (mat) 4
Mother of Runes

{T}: Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Creature
Mother of Runes (clb) 702
Samite Pilgrim

Domain — {T}: Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control.

Creature
Samite Pilgrim (pls) 15
Selfless Spirit

Flying Sacrifice this creature: Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

Creature
Selfless Spirit (blc) 153

Protection

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Evasion

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Niblis of the Urn

Flying Whenever this creature attacks, you may tap target creature.

Creature
Niblis of the Urn (inr) 35

Evasion

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Recursion

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Pillardrop Rescuer

Flying When this creature enters, return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Pillardrop Rescuer (j22) 226
Sword of Light and Shadow

Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from white and from black. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you gain 3 life and you may return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Equip {2}

Artifact
Sword of Light and Shadow (acr) 100

Recursion

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