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Gain and Drain
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Commander

Quantity: 1Price: $7.99
Karlov of the Ghost Council

Whenever you gain life, put two +1/+1 counters on Karlov of the Ghost Council. {W}{B}, Remove six +1/+1 counters from Karlov of the Ghost Council: Exile target creature.

Creature
Karlov of the Ghost Council (rvr) 369
1

Card Advantage

Quantity: 10Price: $48.40
Bolas's Citadel

You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost. {T}, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.

Artifact
Bolas's Citadel (war) 79
1
Call of the Ring

At the beginning of your upkeep, the Ring tempts you. Whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer, you may pay 2 life. If you do, draw a card.

Enchantment
Call of the Ring (ltr) 355
1
Dark Confidant

At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.

Creature
Dark Confidant (rvr) 71
1
Dark Tutelage

At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.

Enchantment
Dark Tutelage (m11) 90
1
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 (scd) 17
1
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 (cmm) 42
1
Necropotence

Skip your draw step. Whenever you discard a card, exile that card from your graveyard. Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library face down. Put that card into your hand at the beginning of your next end step.

Enchantment
Necropotence (5ed) 182
1
Phyrexian Arena

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

Enchantment
Phyrexian Arena (mkc) 133
1
Starving Revenant

When Starving Revenant enters the battlefield, surveil 2. Then for each card you put on top of your library, you draw a card and you lose 3 life. Descend 8 — Whenever you draw a card, if there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Creature
Starving Revenant (lci) 338
1
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 (c21) 275
1

Creature

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Lurrus of the Dream-Den

Companion — Each permanent card in your starting deck has mana value 2 or less. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for {3} as a sorcery.) Lifelink Once during each of your turns, you may cast a permanent spell with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard.

Creature
Lurrus of the Dream-Den (mul) 51
1

Drain

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Creeping Bloodsucker

At the beginning of your upkeep, Creeping Bloodsucker deals 1 damage to each opponent. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.

Creature
Creeping Bloodsucker (j22) 21
1
Debt to the Deathless

Each opponent loses two times X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

Sorcery
Debt to the Deathless (rvr) 176
1
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life. {3}{B}{B}: Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.

Creature
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose (pm21) 127s
1

Evasion

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Dirge of Dread

All creatures gain fear until end of turn. (They can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) Cycling {1}{B} ({1}{B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle Dirge of Dread, you may have target creature gain fear until end of turn.

Sorcery
Dirge of Dread (plst) A25-86
1
Key to the City

{T}, Discard a card: Up to one target creature can't be blocked this turn. Whenever Key to the City becomes untapped, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card.

Artifact
Key to the City (c21) 248
1
Spirit Mantle

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has protection from creatures.

Enchantment
Spirit Mantle (cmr) 385
1
Trailblazer's Boots

Equipped creature has nonbasic landwalk. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a nonbasic land.) Equip {2}

Artifact
Trailblazer's Boots (onc) 144
1
Unquestioned Authority

Enchant creature When Unquestioned Authority enters the battlefield, draw a card. Enchanted creature has protection from creatures.

Enchantment
Unquestioned Authority (j22) 260
1

Karlov Voltron

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Blessing of Leeches

Flash Enchant creature At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life. {0}: Regenerate enchanted creature.

Enchantment
Blessing of Leeches (bok) 62
1
Felidar Umbra

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has lifelink. {1}{W}: Attach Felidar Umbra to target creature you control. Totem armor (If enchanted creature would be destroyed, instead remove all damage from it and destroy this Aura.)

Enchantment
Felidar Umbra (plst) PCA-6
1
Haunted Cloak

Equipped creature has vigilance, trample, and haste. Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Haunted Cloak (cmm) 389
1
Indestructibility

Enchant permanent Enchanted permanent has indestructible. (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy that permanent. A creature with indestructible can't be destroyed by damage.)

Enchantment
Indestructibility (m14) 23
1
Lightning Greaves

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

Artifact
Lightning Greaves (cmm) 398
1
Shielded by Faith

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has indestructible. Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, you may attach Shielded by Faith to that creature.

Enchantment
Shielded by Faith (c15) 8
1
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Equip {1}

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (lcc) 314
1
Umezawa's Jitte

Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage, put two charge counters on Umezawa's Jitte. Remove a charge counter from Umezawa's Jitte: Choose one — • Equipped creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. • Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. • You gain 2 life. Equip {2}

Artifact
Umezawa's Jitte (plst) BOK-163
1
Whispersilk Cloak

Equipped creature can't be blocked and has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Equip {2}

Artifact
Whispersilk Cloak (m10) 221
1

Land

Quantity: 36Price: $25.00
Bojuka Bog

Bojuka Bog enters the battlefield tapped. When Bojuka Bog enters the battlefield, exile target player's graveyard. {T}: Add {B}.

Land
Bojuka Bog (mkc) 250
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 (sld) 1372
1
Evolving Wilds

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

Land
Evolving Wilds (moc) 397
1
Fetid Heath

{T}: Add {C}. {W/B}, {T}: Add {W}{W}, {W}{B}, or {B}{B}.

Land
Fetid Heath (moc) 399
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 (dom) 241
1
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (mkm) 277
12
Restless Fortress

Restless Fortress enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. {2}{W}{B}: Restless Fortress becomes a 1/4 white and black Nightmare creature until end of turn. It's still a land. Whenever Restless Fortress attacks, defending player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Land
Restless Fortress (woe) 259
1
Rogue's Passage

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

Land
Rogue's Passage (mkc) 284
1
Scoured Barrens

Scoured Barrens enters the battlefield tapped. When Scoured Barrens enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Scoured Barrens (mom) 272
1
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (mkm) 282
12
Tainted Field

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

Land
Tainted Field (lcc) 356
1
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 (moc) 439
1

Life Gain

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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
Exsanguinate

Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

Sorcery
Exsanguinate (cmm) 156
1
Kambal, Consul of Allocation

Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Creature
Kambal, Consul of Allocation (2x2) 237
1
Revenge of Ravens

Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, that creature's controller loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Enchantment
Revenge of Ravens (eld) 104
1
Spectrum Sentinel

Protection from multicolored (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything multicolored.) Whenever a nonbasic land enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, you gain 1 life.

Creature Artifact
Spectrum Sentinel (bro) 244
1
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 (c21) 268
1
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 (moc) 209
1
Tablet of the Guilds

As Tablet of the Guilds enters the battlefield, choose two colors. Whenever you cast a spell, if it's at least one of the chosen colors, you gain 1 life for each of the chosen colors it is.

Artifact
Tablet of the Guilds (rtr) 235
1

Life is a Resouce

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Phyrexian Processor

As Phyrexian Processor enters the battlefield, pay any amount of life. {4}, {T}: Create an X/X black Phyrexian Minion creature token, where X is the life paid as Phyrexian Processor entered the battlefield.

Artifact
Phyrexian Processor (dde) 29
1

Protection

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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
1

Ramp

Quantity: 8Price: $18.98
Arcane Signet

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

Artifact
Arcane Signet (mkc) 223
1
Dark Ritual

Add {B}{B}{B}.

Instant
Dark Ritual (plst) DDE-18
1
Expedition Map

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Expedition Map: Search your library for a land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Artifact
Expedition Map (j22) 765
1
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff

Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Creature
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff (ltr) 370
1
Orzhov Signet

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

Artifact
Orzhov Signet (clu) 225
1
Pristine Talisman

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

Artifact
Pristine Talisman (c21) 258
1
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (mkc) 237
1
Talisman of Hierarchy

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

Artifact
Talisman of Hierarchy (lcc) 315
1

Soul Sistas

Quantity: 8Price: $29.78
Auriok Champion

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

Creature
Auriok Champion (ima) 9
1
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun

Daxos's toughness is equal to your devotion to white. (Each {W} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to white.) Whenever another creature you control enters the battlefield or dies, you gain 1 life.

Creature Enchantment
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun (thb) 9
1
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

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

Creature
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim (dmu) 198
1
Impassioned Orator

Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 1 life.

Creature
Impassioned Orator (rna) 12
1
Lunarch Veteran

Creature
Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom (mid) 27Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom (mid) 27
1
Soul Warden

Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life.

Creature
Soul Warden (plst) MM3-24
1
Soul's Attendant

Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, you may gain 1 life.

Creature
Soul's Attendant (plst) ROE-44
1
Suture Priest

Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may gain 1 life. Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, you may have that player lose 1 life.

Creature
Suture Priest (moc) 210
1

Spot Removal

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Anguished Unmaking

Exile target nonland permanent. You lose 3 life.

Instant
Anguished Unmaking (2x2) 170
1
Damn

Destroy target creature. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated. Overload {2}{W}{W} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Sorcery
Damn (lcc) 191
1
Hero's Downfall

Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

Instant
Hero's Downfall (dmc) 112
1
Orzhov Charm

Choose one — • Return target creature you control and all Auras you control attached to it to their owner's hand. • Destroy target creature and you lose life equal to its toughness. • Return target creature card with mana value 1 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Instant
Orzhov Charm (gtc) 185
1
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 (mkc) 78
1
Rebuff the Wicked

Counter target spell that targets a permanent you control.

Instant
Rebuff the Wicked (tsr) 35
1
Recumbent Bliss

Enchant creature Enchanted creature can't attack or block. At the beginning of your upkeep, you may gain 1 life.

Enchantment
Recumbent Bliss (ddh) 26
1
Return to Dust

Exile target artifact or enchantment. If you cast this spell during your main phase, you may exile up to one other target artifact or enchantment.

Instant
Return to Dust (lcc) 136
1
Swords to Plowshares

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

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (mkc) 88
1
Vindicate

Destroy target permanent.

Sorcery
Vindicate (brc) 131
1

Stompy Bois

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Ajani's Pridemate

Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Ajani's Pridemate.

Creature
Ajani's Pridemate (tsr) 290
1
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 Ajani's Pridemate." 0: If you have at least 15 life more than your starting life total, exile Ajani, Strength of the Pride and each artifact and creature your opponents control.

Planeswalker
Ajani, Strength of the Pride (j22) 141
1
Bloodthirsty Aerialist

Flying Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Bloodthirsty Aerialist.

Creature
Bloodthirsty Aerialist (j22) 381
1
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
1

Sweepers

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Toxic Deluge

As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life. All creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.

Sorcery
Toxic Deluge (mkc) 142
1
Wrath of God

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.

Sorcery
Wrath of God (cmm) 70
1

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