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No Pain, All Gain
Deck Size: 100
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Commander

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Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn

Lifelink At the beginning of each end step, if you gained life this turn, distribute up to that many +1/+1 counters among any number of other target creatures.

Creature
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn (cmr) 285

Commander

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Land

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Blossoming Sands

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

Land
Blossoming Sands (ktk) 231
Brushland

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {W}. Brushland deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Brushland (ice) 352
Elfhame Palace

Elfhame Palace enters tapped. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Elfhame Palace (inv) 322
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 (dka) 155
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (cmr) 510
Fortified Village

As Fortified Village enters, you may reveal a Forest or Plains card from your hand. If you don't, Fortified Village enters tapped. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Fortified Village (afc) 239
Grasslands

Grasslands enters tapped. {T}, Sacrifice Grasslands: Search your library for a Forest or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Grasslands (mir) 327
Graypelt Refuge

Graypelt Refuge enters tapped. When Graypelt Refuge enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Graypelt Refuge (zen) 214
Kabira Crossroads

Kabira Crossroads enters tapped. When Kabira Crossroads enters, you gain 2 life. {T}: Add {W}.

Land
Kabira Crossroads (c17) 259
Krosan Verge

Krosan Verge enters tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice Krosan Verge: Search your library for a Forest card and a Plains card, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Krosan Verge (jud) 141
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (cmr) 504
Saltcrusted Steppe

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Put a storage counter on Saltcrusted Steppe. {1}, Remove X storage counters from Saltcrusted Steppe: Add X mana in any combination of {G} and/or {W}.

Land
Saltcrusted Steppe (c17) 273
Selesnya Guildgate

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

Land
Selesnya Guildgate (c17) 279
Selesnya Sanctuary

Selesnya Sanctuary enters tapped. When Selesnya Sanctuary enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Land
Selesnya Sanctuary (cma) 273
Terramorphic Expanse

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

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (c19) 281
Tranquil Expanse

Tranquil Expanse enters tapped. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Tranquil Expanse (ogw) 180

Land

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Recursion

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Pulse of Murasa

Return target creature or land card from a graveyard to its owner's hand. You gain 6 life.

Instant
Pulse of Murasa (uma) 179

Recursion

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Counters

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Abzan Falconer

Outlast {W} ({W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Outlast only as a sorcery.) Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has flying.

Creature
Abzan Falconer (ktk) 2
Ajani, Valiant Protector

+2: Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature. +1: Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card. Put that card into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. −11: Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature, where X is your life total. That creature gains trample until end of turn.

Planeswalker
Ajani, Valiant Protector (aer) 185
Conclave Mentor

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on that creature instead. When Conclave Mentor dies, you gain life equal to its power.

Creature
Conclave Mentor (m21) 216
Kitchen Finks

When Kitchen Finks enters, you gain 2 life. Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Creature
Kitchen Finks (f09) 3
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 (mh2) 22

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Lifegain

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Ageless Entity

Whenever you gain life, put that many +1/+1 counters on Ageless Entity.

Creature
Ageless Entity (c21) 184
Angelic Chorus

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

Enchantment
Angelic Chorus (usg) 3
Blossoming Bogbeast

Whenever Blossoming Bogbeast attacks, you gain 2 life. Then creatures you control gain trample and get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.

Creature
Blossoming Bogbeast (c21) 59
Boon Reflection

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

Enchantment
Boon Reflection (shm) 5
Celestial Force

At the beginning of each upkeep, you gain 3 life.

Creature
Celestial Force (cmd) 10
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 (ala) 7
Evra, Halcyon Witness

Lifelink {4}: Exchange your life total with Evra, Halcyon Witness's power.

Creature
Evra, Halcyon Witness (dom) 16
Fangren Marauder

Whenever an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may gain 5 life.

Creature
Fangren Marauder (mbs) 79
Honor Troll

Vigilance If you would gain life, you gain that much life plus 1 instead. Honor Troll gets +2/+1 as long as you have 25 or more life.

Creature
Honor Troll (stx) 134
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
Phantom Nishoba

Trample Phantom Nishoba enters with seven +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever Phantom Nishoba deals damage, you gain that much life. If damage would be dealt to Phantom Nishoba, prevent that damage. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Phantom Nishoba.

Creature
Phantom Nishoba (c17) 188
Profane Memento

Whenever a creature card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, you gain 1 life.

Artifact
Profane Memento (m15) 226
Serra Avatar

Serra Avatar's power and toughness are each equal to your life total. When Serra Avatar is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.

Creature
Serra Avatar (usg) 45
Shattered Angel

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

Creature
Shattered Angel (nph) 23
Soldier of the Pantheon

Protection from multicolored Whenever an opponent casts a multicolored spell, you gain 1 life.

Creature
Soldier of the Pantheon (ths) 32
Soul of Eternity

Soul of Eternity's power and toughness are each equal to your life total. Encore {7}{W}{W} ({7}{W}{W}, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)

Creature
Soul of Eternity (cmr) 50
Soul Warden

Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.

Creature
Soul Warden (mm3) 24
Spike Feeder

Spike Feeder enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. {2}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Feeder: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Feeder: You gain 2 life.

Creature
Spike Feeder (sth) 118
Sun Droplet

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

Artifact
Sun Droplet (c13) 261
Sunscorch Regent

Flying Whenever an opponent casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Sunscorch Regent and you gain 1 life.

Creature
Sunscorch Regent (c21) 107
Tree of Redemption

Defender {T}: Exchange your life total with Tree of Redemption's toughness.

Creature
Tree of Redemption (isd) 207
Voice of the Blessed

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

Creature
Voice of the Blessed (vow) 44

Lifegain

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Removal

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Faith's Fetters

Enchant permanent When Faith's Fetters enters, you gain 4 life. Enchanted permanent can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.

Enchantment
Faith's Fetters (rav) 16
Fracturing Gust

Destroy all artifacts and enchantments. You gain 2 life for each permanent destroyed this way.

Instant
Fracturing Gust (shm) 227
Fumigate

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

Sorcery
Fumigate (kld) 15
Inscription of Abundance

Kicker {2}{G} Choose one. If this spell was kicked, choose any number instead. • Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. • Target player gains X life, where X is the greatest power among creatures they control. • Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control.

Instant
Inscription of Abundance (znr) 186
Rashida Scalebane

{T}: Destroy target attacking or blocking Dragon. It can't be regenerated. You gain life equal to its power.

Creature
Rashida Scalebane (mir) 35
Righteous Fury

Destroy all tapped creatures. You gain 2 life for each creature destroyed this way.

Sorcery
Righteous Fury (p02) 21
Scavenging Ooze

{G}: Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a creature card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and you gain 1 life.

Creature
Scavenging Ooze (c16) 166
Steelbane Hydra

Steelbane Hydra enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. {2}{G}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Steelbane Hydra: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Creature
Steelbane Hydra (eld) 322
Swords to Plowshares

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

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (c17) 76

Removal

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Draw

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Basic Conjuration

Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. You gain 3 life.

Sorcery
Basic Conjuration (stx) 120
Dawn of Hope

Whenever you gain life, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card. {3}{W}: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink.

Enchantment
Dawn of Hope (grn) 8
Garruk's Uprising

When this enchantment enters, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card. Creatures you control have trample. (Each of those creatures can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.

Enchantment
Garruk's Uprising (m21) 186
Hunter's Insight

Choose target creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker this turn, draw that many cards.

Instant
Hunter's Insight (cmr) 232
Inspiring Call

Draw a card for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Those creatures gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)

Instant
Inspiring Call (dtk) 191
Shamanic Revelation

Draw a card for each creature you control. Ferocious — You gain 4 life for each creature you control with power 4 or greater.

Sorcery
Shamanic Revelation (c19) 180
Sigarda's Splendor

As Sigarda's Splendor 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 Sigarda's Splendor. Then note your life total. Whenever you cast a white spell, you gain 1 life.

Enchantment
Sigarda's Splendor (mid) 33
Survival Cache

You gain 2 life. Then if you have more life than an opponent, draw a card. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Sorcery
Survival Cache (ima) 34
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer

Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Trelasarra, Moon Dancer and scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Creature
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer (afr) 236
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 (c17) 231

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Protection

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Blossoming Calm

You gain hexproof until your next turn. You gain 2 life. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Instant
Blossoming Calm (mh2) 7
Gift of Immortality

Enchant creature When enchanted creature dies, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. Return Gift of Immortality to the battlefield attached to that creature at the beginning of the next end step.

Enchantment
Gift of Immortality (ths) 14
Respite

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. You gain 1 life for each attacking creature.

Instant
Respite (tmp) 249
Tamiyo's Safekeeping

Target permanent you control gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. You gain 2 life. (A permanent with hexproof and indestructible can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Instant
Tamiyo's Safekeeping (neo) 211
Thrun, the Last Troll

This spell can't be countered. Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) {1}{G}: Regenerate Thrun, the Last Troll.

Creature
Thrun, the Last Troll (mbs) 92

Protection

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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 (ima) 7
Sporeweb Weaver

Reach, hexproof from blue Whenever Sporeweb Weaver is dealt damage, you gain 1 life and create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Creature
Sporeweb Weaver (m21) 208

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Evasion

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Vigorous Charge

Kicker {W} (You may pay an additional {W} as you cast this spell.) Target creature gains trample until end of turn. Whenever that creature deals combat damage this turn, if this spell was kicked, you gain life equal to that damage.

Instant
Vigorous Charge (inv) 222

Evasion

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Ramp

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Accomplished Alchemist

{T}: Add one mana of any color. {T}: Add X mana of any one color, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.

Creature
Accomplished Alchemist (stx) 119
Avacyn's Pilgrim

{T}: Add {W}.

Creature
Avacyn's Pilgrim (isd) 170
Fertilid

Fertilid enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. {1}{G}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Fertilid: Target player searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffles.

Creature
Fertilid (mor) 122
Fyndhorn Elves

{T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Fyndhorn Elves (cmr) 228
Gyre Sage

Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) {T}: Add {G} for each +1/+1 counter on Gyre Sage.

Creature
Gyre Sage (gtc) 123
Pristine Talisman

{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.

Artifact
Pristine Talisman (ima) 225
Selvala, Explorer Returned

Parley — {T}: Each player reveals the top card of their library. For each nonland card revealed this way, add {G} and you gain 1 life. Then each player draws a card.

Creature
Selvala, Explorer Returned (dmc) 167
Steward of Valeron

Vigilance {T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Steward of Valeron (ala) 198

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Maybeboard

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Canopy Vista

({T}: Add {G} or {W}.) Canopy Vista enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Canopy Vista (bfz) 234
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
Hidden Courtyard

Hidden Courtyard enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}. {4}{W}, {T}, Sacrifice Hidden Courtyard: Discover 4. Activate only as a sorcery. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 4 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)

Land
Hidden Courtyard (lci) 274
Hidden Nursery

Hidden Nursery enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}. {4}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice Hidden Nursery: Discover 4. Activate only as a sorcery. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 4 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)

Land
Hidden Nursery (lci) 276
Kami of Whispered Hopes

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a permanent you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on that permanent instead. {T}: Add X mana of any one color, where X is Kami of Whispered Hopes's power.

Creature
Kami of Whispered Hopes (mom) 196
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar

Your opponents can't cast spells during your turn. Whenever one or more creatures you control each with power greater than its base power deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Creature
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar (lci) 232
Radiant Grove

({T}: Add {G} or {W}.) Radiant Grove enters tapped.

Land
Radiant Grove (dmu) 253
Scattered Groves

({T}: Add {G} or {W}.) Scattered Groves enters tapped. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Scattered Groves (akh) 247
Tuskguard Captain

Outlast {G} ({G}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Outlast only as a sorcery.) Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample.

Creature
Tuskguard Captain (ktk) 156

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24 mana - 23 cards
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0 mana - 1 card
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0 mana - 1 card
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43 pips - 34 cards
25 mana - 24 cards
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4 mana - 4 cards
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