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{"ops":[{"insert":"Originally a Linden, the Steadfast Queen combat-focused lifegain deck, this Mono-White deck now focuses on creatures entering the battlefield (through Myriad and Tokens), gaining life and placing +1/+1 counters on your creatures. Using the Wind Crystal, Excalibur II, and the Mace of the Valiant, you can turn each creature entering into a huge combat damage win (and if you shell out an extra $20, you can throw in an Aetherflux Reservoir to turn all the life those creatures gain you into a bomb)!\n\nHaliya works great as a commander for this deck, enabling the lifegain while also providing some card draw at the end of most of your turns. Other cards, like Exemplar of Light and Your Temple is Under Attack provide some extra card draw. Sol Ring, Loyal Warhound, and Claim Jumper give some important catch-up ramp (unless you are playing with a ramping Green player, in which case, they provide ramp in general). Myriad, as a mechanic, works great with this commander and strategy, since each token entering is another separate lifegain trigger. Another mechanic that could be added is Mobilize, which, similarly, provides extra entering the battlefield triggers.\n\nThis deck functions at a high bracket 2 level and is able to play against bracket 3 decks as well. At high bracket 3 pods and above, more interaction (specifically removal and protection) may be more favorable than some of the +1/+1 counter lifegain payoffs. Additionally, some clear upgrades would be replacing Perch Protection with Teferi's Protection and adding an Akroma's Will to the deck, as well as token doublers and potentially a Moonshaker Cavalry.\n"}]}
Haliya, Guided by Light
Whenever Haliya or another creature or artifact you control enters, you gain 1 life.
At the beginning of your end step, draw a card if you've gained 3 or more life this turn.
Warp
(You may cast this card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Haliya, Guided by Light (eoe) 289

Commander

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Aerith Gainsborough
Lifelink
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Aerith Gainsborough.
When Aerith Gainsborough dies, put X +1/+1 counters on each legendary creature you control, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Aerith Gainsborough.
Legendary Creature - Human Cleric
Aerith Gainsborough (fin) 4
Leonardo, Cutting Edge
Sneak
(You may cast this spell for
if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step. He enters tapped and attacking.)
Lifelink
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Leonardo.
Legendary Creature - Mutant Ninja Turtle
Leonardo, Cutting Edge (tmt) 15
Skyknight Squire
Whenever another creature you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
As long as this creature has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, it has flying and is a Knight in addition to its other types.
Creature - Scout Cat
Skyknight Squire (fdn) 448

Counters

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Battle Angels of Tyr
Flying, myriad
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card if that player has more cards in hand than each other player. Then you create a Treasure token if that player controls more lands than each other player. Then you gain 3 life if that player has more life than each other player.
Creature - Knight Angel
Battle Angels of Tyr (clb) 370
Enlightened Confidant
Lifelink
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained life this turn, surveil 1. If you put a card with mana value less than or equal to the amount of life you gained this turn into your graveyard this way, put that card into your hand.
Creature - Cleric Kor
Enlightened Confidant (fra) 321
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 - Angel
Exemplar of Light (fdn) 11
The Gaffer
At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Peasant Halfling
The Gaffer (ltc) 12

Draw

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Ancient Den
: Add
.
Artifact Land
Ancient Den (eoc) 148
Castle Ardenvale
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains.
: Add
.
,
: Create a 1/1 white Human creature token.
Land
Castle Ardenvale (tdc) 346
Hall of Echoes
: Add
.
: This land becomes a copy of target creature you control until end of turn. The "legend rule" doesn't apply to permanents you control this turn.
Land
Hall of Echoes (fra) 179
Minas Tirith
Minas Tirith enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
: Add
.
,
: Draw a card. Activate only if you attacked with two or more creatures this turn.
Legendary Land
Minas Tirith (ltr) 256
Monumental Henge
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains.
: Add
.
,
: Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a historic card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Land
Monumental Henge (mh3) 222
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (hob) 194
Temple of the False God
: Add
. Activate only if you control five or more lands.
Land
Temple of the False God (scg) 143

Land

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Ajani's Pridemate
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Soldier Cat
Ajani's Pridemate (m19) 5
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 - Angel
Archangel of Thune (mar) 41
Aunt May
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life. If it's a Spider, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Legendary Creature - Human Citizen
Aunt May (msc) 768
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
Case of the Uneaten Feast
Whenever a creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
To solve — You've gained 5 or more life this turn. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.)
Solved — Sacrifice this Case: Creature cards in your graveyard gain "You may cast this card from your graveyard" until end of turn.
Enchantment - Case
Case of the Uneaten Feast (mkm) 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.
: Level 2
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
: 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 - Class
Cleric Class (afr) 6
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
Daxos's toughness is equal to your devotion to white. (Each
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to white.)
Whenever another creature you control enters or dies, you gain 1 life.
Legendary Creature Enchantment - Demigod
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun (plst) THB-258
Essence Channeler
As long as you've lost life this turn, this creature has flying and vigilance.
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, put its counters on target creature you control.
Creature - Cleric Bat
Essence Channeler (blb) 12
Guide of Souls
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life and get
(an energy counter).
Whenever you attack, you may pay
. 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 - Human Cleric
Guide of Souls (mh3) 29
Hinterland Sanctifier
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Cleric Rabbit
Hinterland Sanctifier (j25) 5
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
Lifecreed Duo
Flying
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Bird Bat
Lifecreed Duo (blb) 20
Light of Promise
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "Whenever you gain life, put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature."
Enchantment - Aura
Light of Promise (m21) 25
Liliana the Faultless
Whenever another creature or planeswalker you control enters, you gain 1 life.
,
, Discard a card: Another target creature or planeswalker you control gains hexproof until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Cleric
Liliana the Faultless (fra) 200
Loxodon Warhammer
Equipped creature gets +3/+0 and has trample and lifelink.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Loxodon Warhammer (c21) 249
Rhox Faithmender
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.
Creature - Monk Rhino
Rhox Faithmender (tdc) 128
Soul Warden
Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Human Cleric
Soul Warden (plst) MM3-24
Sunscorch Regent
Flying
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Dragon
Sunscorch Regent (fic) 255
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 - Human Knight
Twinblade Paladin (fdn) 503

Lifegain

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Baird, Steward of Argive
Vigilance
Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays
for each of those creatures.
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Baird, Steward of Argive (blc) 135
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
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes (acr) 2
Celestial Armor
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When this Equipment enters, attach it to target creature you control. That creature gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has flying.
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Celestial Armor (fdn) 5
Crystal Barricade
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
You have hexproof. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Prevent all noncombat damage that would be dealt to other creatures you control.
Creature Artifact - Wall
Crystal Barricade (fdn) 7
Dawn Charm
Choose one —
• Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
• Regenerate target creature.
• Counter target spell that targets you.
Instant
Dawn Charm (plc) 4
Ghostly Prison
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays
for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Enchantment
Ghostly Prison (c19) 64
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 - Knight Spirit
Guardian of Faith (afr) 18
Lightning Greaves
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Lightning Greaves (pip) 233
Restoration Magic
Tiered (Choose one additional cost.)
• Cure —
— Target permanent gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
• Cura —
— Target permanent gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. You gain 3 life.
• Curaga —
— Permanents you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. You gain 6 life.
Instant
Restoration Magic (fin) 30
Serene Master
Whenever this creature blocks, exchange its power and the power of target creature it's blocking until end of combat.
Creature - Human Monk
Serene Master (c13) 20
Swiftfoot Boots
Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and
no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Swiftfoot Boots (blc) 286
Your Temple Is Under Attack
Choose one —
• Pray for Protection — Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
• Strike a Deal — You and target opponent each draw two cards.
Instant
Your Temple Is Under Attack (clb) 52

Protection

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Excalibur II
Whenever you gain life, put a charge counter on Excalibur II.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each charge counter on Excalibur II.
Equip
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Excalibur II (fin) 257

Pump

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Claim Jumper
Vigilance
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card and put it onto the battlefield tapped. Then if an opponent controls more lands than you, repeat this process once. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
Creature - Mercenary Rabbit
Claim Jumper (otj) 8
Pearl Medallion
White spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Pearl Medallion (mh3) 294
Pristine Talisman
: Add
. You gain 1 life.
Artifact
Pristine Talisman (brr) 43
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (pip) 239
The Wind Crystal
White spells you cast cost
less to cast.
If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.
,
: Creatures you control gain flying and lifelink until end of turn.
Legendary Artifact
The Wind Crystal (fin) 330

Ramp

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Smile at Death
At the beginning of your upkeep, return up to two target creature cards with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a +1/+1 counter on each of those creatures.
Enchantment
Smile at Death (tdm) 24

Recursion

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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
Day of Judgment
Destroy all creatures.
Sorcery
Day of Judgment (fdn) 140
Leave No Trace
Radiance — Destroy target enchantment and each other enchantment that shares a color with it.
Instant
Leave No Trace (rav) 23
Path to Exile
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Instant
Path to Exile (cmm) 49
Planar Disruption
Enchant artifact, creature, or planeswalker
Enchanted permanent can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
Enchantment - Aura
Planar Disruption (one) 28
Requisition Raid
Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+
— Destroy target artifact.
+
— Destroy target enchantment.
+
— Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature target player controls.
Sorcery
Requisition Raid (otj) 26
Sheltered by Ghosts
Enchant creature you control
When this Aura enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this Aura leaves the battlefield.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 and has lifelink and ward
.
Enchantment - Aura
Sheltered by Ghosts (soc) 171
Swords to Plowshares
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Instant
Swords to Plowshares (dmr) 31
Witch Enchanter
When this creature enters, destroy target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls.
Creature - Human Warlock
Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow (mh3) 239Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow (mh3) 239

Removal

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Endless Foot Assault
Squad
(As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay
any number of times. When this enchantment enters, create that many tokens that are copies of it.)
Whenever you attack, for each opponent, create a 1/1 black Ninja creature token that's tapped and attacking that player.
Enchantment
Endless Foot Assault (tmc) 8
Exalted Sunborn
Flying, lifelink
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.
Warp
(You may cast this card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)
Creature - Wizard Angel
Exalted Sunborn (eoe) 15
Hammers of Moradin
Myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent, tap up to one target creature that player controls.
Creature - Cleric Dwarf
Hammers of Moradin (clb) 25
Ironwill Forger
Lieutenant — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, target nonlegendary creature you control gains myriad until end of turn. (Whenever it attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Creature - Artificer Orc
Ironwill Forger (tdc) 53
Legion Loyalty
Creatures you control have myriad. (Whenever a creature with myriad attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Enchantment
Legion Loyalty (clb) 371
Myr Battlesphere
When this creature enters, create four 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature tokens.
Whenever this creature attacks, you may tap X untapped Myr you control. If you do, this creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn and deals X damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.
Creature Artifact - Construct Myr
Myr Battlesphere (tdc) 322
Skrelv's Hive
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life and create a 1/1 colorless Phyrexian Mite artifact creature token with toxic 1 and "This token can't block."
Corrupted — As long as an opponent has three or more poison counters, creatures you control with toxic have lifelink.
Enchantment
Skrelv's Hive (one) 34
Wyrm's Crossing Patrol
Myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Creature - Human Soldier
Wyrm's Crossing Patrol (clb) 51

Tokens

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Moon-Blessed Cleric
Divine Intervention — When this creature enters, you may search your library for an enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Creature - Human Cleric Elf
Moon-Blessed Cleric (afr) 26
The Seriema
When The Seriema enters, search your library for a legendary creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery. It's an artifact creature at 7+.)
7+ | Flying
Other tapped legendary creatures you control have indestructible.
Legendary Artifact - Spacecraft
The Seriema (eoe) 35

Tutor

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Deck Info

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72 pips - 57 cards
33 mana - 33 cards
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Description

{"ops":[{"insert":"Originally a Linden, the Steadfast Queen combat-focused lifegain deck, this Mono-White deck now focuses on creatures entering the battlefield (through Myriad and Tokens), gaining life and placing +1/+1 counters on your creatures. Using the Wind Crystal, Excalibur II, and the Mace of the Valiant, you can turn each creature entering into a huge combat damage win (and if you shell out an extra $20, you can throw in an Aetherflux Reservoir to turn all the life those creatures gain you into a bomb)!\n\nHaliya works great as a commander for this deck, enabling the lifegain while also providing some card draw at the end of most of your turns. Other cards, like Exemplar of Light and Your Temple is Under Attack provide some extra card draw. Sol Ring, Loyal Warhound, and Claim Jumper give some important catch-up ramp (unless you are playing with a ramping Green player, in which case, they provide ramp in general). Myriad, as a mechanic, works great with this commander and strategy, since each token entering is another separate lifegain trigger. Another mechanic that could be added is Mobilize, which, similarly, provides extra entering the battlefield triggers.\n\nThis deck functions at a high bracket 2 level and is able to play against bracket 3 decks as well. At high bracket 3 pods and above, more interaction (specifically removal and protection) may be more favorable than some of the +1/+1 counter lifegain payoffs. Additionally, some clear upgrades would be replacing Perch Protection with Teferi's Protection and adding an Akroma's Will to the deck, as well as token doublers and potentially a Moonshaker Cavalry.\n"}]}
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