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Commander

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Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
At the beginning of your end step, each opponent dealt combat damage this game by a creature named Gollum, Obsessed Stalker loses life equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.
Legendary Creature - Horror Halfling
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker (ltc) 109

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Burn

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Syphon Soul
Syphon Soul deals 2 damage to each other player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.
Sorcery
Syphon Soul (ons) 176

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Drain

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Blood Artist
Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Vampire
Blood Artist (voc) 119
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
Flying
If an opponent would lose life during your turn, they lose twice that much life instead. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Creature - Vampire Demon
Bloodletter of Aclazotz (lci) 336
Enduring Tenacity
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
When Enduring Tenacity dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)
Creature Enchantment - Snake Glimmer
Enduring Tenacity (dsk) 95
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Creature - Zombie
Gray Merchant of Asphodel (tsr) 323
Kokusho, the Evening Star
Flying
When Kokusho dies, each opponent loses 5 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Legendary Creature - Dragon Spirit
Kokusho, the Evening Star (ima) 95
Marauding Blight-Priest
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature - Vampire Cleric
Marauding Blight-Priest (j22) 439
Sanguine Bond
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
Enchantment
Sanguine Bond (ltc) 208
Starscape Cleric
Offspring
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
Flying
This creature can't block.
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature - Cleric Bat
Starscape Cleric (blb) 116
Wound Reflection
At the beginning of each end step, each opponent loses life equal to the life they lost this turn. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Enchantment
Wound Reflection (2xm) 113

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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.
Legendary Artifact
Alhammarret's Archive (c21) 233
Bilbo's Ring
During your turn, equipped creature has hexproof and can't be blocked.
Whenever equipped creature attacks alone, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Equip Halfling
(
: Attach to target Halfling you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Bilbo's Ring (ltr) 397
Black Market Connections
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more —
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
Enchantment
Black Market Connections (lcc) 181
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.
, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
Legendary Artifact
Bolas's Citadel (war) 79
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) 79
Clackbridge Troll
Trample, haste
When this creature enters, target opponent creates three 0/1 white Goat creature tokens.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, any opponent may sacrifice a creature of their choice. If a player does, tap this creature, you gain 3 life, and you draw a card.
Creature - Troll
Clackbridge Troll (eld) 353
Dread Presence
Whenever a Swamp you control enters, choose one —
• You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
• This creature deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.
Creature - Nightmare
Dread Presence (m20) 96
Phyrexian Arena
At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Enchantment
Phyrexian Arena (td0) A46
Read the Bones
Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Sorcery
Read the Bones (j25) 479
Reckoner's Bargain
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature.
You gain life equal to the sacrificed permanent's mana value. Draw two cards.
Instant
Reckoner's Bargain (neo) 120
Sign in Blood
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Sorcery
Sign in Blood (m10) 112

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Finisher

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Exsanguinate
Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Sorcery
Exsanguinate (j25) 437

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Land

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Access Tunnel
: Add
.
,
: Target creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Access Tunnel (stx) 262
Bojuka Bog
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, exile target player's graveyard.
: Add
.
Land
Bojuka Bog (ltc) 358
Cabal Coffers
,
: Add
for each Swamp you control.
Land
Cabal Coffers (ltc) 360
Cabal Stronghold
: Add
.
,
: Add
for each basic Swamp you control.
Land
Cabal Stronghold (pdom) 238p
Castle Locthwain
This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp.
: Add
.
,
: Draw a card, then you lose life equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Land
Castle Locthwain (eld) 389
Radiant Fountain
When this land enters, you gain 2 life.
: Add
.
Land
Radiant Fountain (c21) 310
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (ltr) 277
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Each land is a Swamp in addition to its other land types.
Legendary Land
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth (ltc) 375

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Lifegain

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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: This artifact deals 50 damage to any target.
Artifact
Aetherflux Reservoir (plst) KLD-192
Basilica Screecher
Flying
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Creature - Bat
Basilica Screecher (clu) 105
Creeping Bloodsucker
At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.
Creature - Vampire
Creeping Bloodsucker (j25) 415
Exquisite Blood
Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life.
Enchantment
Exquisite Blood (lcc) 195
Gifted Aetherborn
Deathtouch, lifelink
Creature - Vampire Aetherborn
Gifted Aetherborn (plst) AER-61
Pontiff of Blight
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Other creatures you control have extort. (If a creature has multiple instances of extort, each triggers separately.)
Creature - Cleric Zombie
Pontiff of Blight (afc) 108
Prism Ring
As this artifact enters, choose a color.
Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen color, you gain 1 life.
Artifact
Prism Ring (ori) 235
Qarsi Revenant
Flying, deathtouch, lifelink
Renew —
, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a flying counter, a deathtouch counter, and a lifelink counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
Creature - Vampire
Qarsi Revenant (tdm) 86
Sangromancer
Flying
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may gain 3 life.
Whenever an opponent discards a card, you may gain 3 life.
Creature - Vampire Shaman
Sangromancer (cn2) 147
Shard of the Nightbringer
Flying
Drain Life — When this creature enters, if you cast it, target opponent loses half their life, rounded up. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Creature - C'tan
Shard of the Nightbringer (40k) 55
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Deathtouch
Whenever you draw a card, you gain 2 life.
Whenever an opponent draws a card, they lose 2 life.
Legendary Creature - Praetor Phyrexian
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (dmu) 290
Staff of the Death Magus
Whenever you cast a black spell or a Swamp you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Artifact
Staff of the Death Magus (m14) 219
Tavern Swindler
, Pay 3 life: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, you gain 6 life.
Creature - Human Rogue
Tavern Swindler (m21) 124
Thrull Parasite
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
, Pay 2 life: Remove a counter from target nonland permanent.
Creature - Thrull
Thrull Parasite (plst) GTC-81
Vampire Cutthroat
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Creature - Vampire Rogue
Vampire Cutthroat (emn) 110
Vampire Nighthawk
Flying
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Creature - Vampire Shaman
Vampire Nighthawk (j25) 503
Vault Skirge
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Flying
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Creature Artifact - Imp Phyrexian
Vault Skirge (nph) 76

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Protection

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Mithril Coat
Flash
Indestructible
When Mithril Coat enters, attach it to target legendary creature you control.
Equipped creature has indestructible.
Equip
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Mithril Coat (ltr) 245
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 (ltc) 207
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 (brr) 121

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (sld) 201
Bontu's Monument
Black creature spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Legendary Artifact
Bontu's Monument (akh) 225
Commander's Sphere
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Commander's Sphere (ltc) 276
Crypt Ghast
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional
.
Creature - Spirit
Crypt Ghast (rvr) 423
Dark Ritual
Add
.
Instant
Dark Ritual (dvd) 45
Nirkana Revenant
Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional
.
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Vampire Shade
Nirkana Revenant (voc) 134
Pristine Talisman
: Add
. You gain 1 life.
Artifact
Pristine Talisman (ltc) 283
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (ltc) 284

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Recursion

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Palace Siege
As this enchantment enters, choose Khans or Dragons.
• Khans — At the beginning of your upkeep, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Dragons — At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Enchantment
Palace Siege (c17) 119
Veinwitch Coven
Menace
Whenever you gain life, you may pay
. If you do, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature - Vampire Warlock
Veinwitch Coven (otc) 151
Witch of the Moors
Deathtouch
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained life this turn, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice and you return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature - Human Warlock
Witch of the Moors (sld) 1722

Recursion

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Removal

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Consuming Corruption
Consuming Corruption deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
Instant
Consuming Corruption (mh3) 84
Crypt Incursion
Exile all creature cards from target player's graveyard. You gain 3 life for each card exiled this way.
Instant
Crypt Incursion (ltc) 198
Deadly Rollick
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Exile target creature.
Instant
Deadly Rollick (cmm) 147
Erebos's Intervention
Choose one —
• Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You gain X life.
• Exile up to twice X target cards from graveyards.
Instant
Erebos's Intervention (thb) 94
Feed the Swarm
Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.
Sorcery
Feed the Swarm (tdc) 180
Infernal Grasp
Destroy target creature. You lose 2 life.
Instant
Infernal Grasp (inr) 310
March of Wretched Sorrow
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may exile any number of black cards from your hand. This spell costs
less to cast for each card exiled this way.
March of Wretched Sorrow deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life.
Instant
March of Wretched Sorrow (neo) 380
Noxious Gearhulk
Menace
When this creature enters, you may destroy another target creature. If a creature is destroyed this way, you gain life equal to its toughness.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Noxious Gearhulk (moc) 260
The Meathook Massacre
When The Meathook Massacre enters, each creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you gain 1 life.
Legendary Enchantment
The Meathook Massacre (mid) 348
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 (cc2) 6
Withering Torment
Destroy target creature or enchantment. You lose 2 life.
Instant
Withering Torment (dsk) 124

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Maybeboard

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Ayara, First of Locthwain
Whenever Ayara or another black creature you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
, Sacrifice another black creature: Draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Elf Noble
Ayara, First of Locthwain (eld) 75
Blood Tithe
Each opponent loses 3 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Sorcery
Blood Tithe (m11) 84
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Creature - Knight Vampire
Bloodthirsty Conqueror (fdn) 58
Consume Spirit
Spend only black mana on X.
Consume Spirit deals X damage to any target and you gain X life.
Sorcery
Consume Spirit (dvd) 56
Curse of Fool's Wisdom
Enchant player
Whenever enchanted player draws a card, they lose 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Madness
(If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
Enchantment - Aura Curse
Curse of Fool's Wisdom (c19) 16
Damnation
Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.
Sorcery
Damnation (2x2) 73
Deathgreeter
Whenever another creature dies, you may gain 1 life.
Creature - Human Shaman
Deathgreeter (plst) DDD-33
Defile
Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.
Instant
Defile (mh1) 86
Demon's Horn
Whenever a player casts a black spell, you may gain 1 life.
Artifact
Demon's Horn (dvd) 57
Falkenrath Noble
Flying
Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Vampire Noble
Falkenrath Noble (j25) 441
Imp's Mischief
Change the target of target spell with a single target. You lose life equal to that spell's mana value.
Instant
Imp's Mischief (cmm) 167
Jet Medallion
Black spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Jet Medallion (mh3) 292
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Lifelink
For each
in a cost, you may pay 2 life rather than pay that mana.
Whenever you cast a black spell, put a +1/+1 counter on K'rrik.
Legendary Creature - Horror Minion Phyrexian
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth (mh3) 274
Lightning Greaves
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Lightning Greaves (tdc) 102
Night's Whisper
You draw two cards and lose 2 life.
Sorcery
Night's Whisper (eoc) 85
Nighthawk Scavenger
Flying, deathtouch, lifelink
Nighthawk Scavenger's power is equal to 1 plus the number of card types among cards in your opponents' graveyards.
Creature - Vampire Rogue
Nighthawk Scavenger (otc) 144
Nullpriest of Oblivion
Kicker
(You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell.)
Lifelink
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Creature - Vampire Cleric
Nullpriest of Oblivion (j25) 472
Paradise Plume
As this artifact enters, choose a color.
Whenever a player casts a spell of the chosen color, you may gain 1 life.
: Add one mana of the chosen color.
Artifact
Paradise Plume (c21) 255
Prowler's Helm
Equipped creature can't be blocked except by Walls.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Prowler's Helm (ths) 219
Rogue's Passage
: Add
.
,
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Rogue's Passage (ltc) 326
Sorin Markov
+2: Sorin Markov deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.
−3: Target opponent's life total becomes 10.
−7: You control target player during that player's next turn.
Legendary Planeswalker - Sorin
Sorin Markov (plst) M12-109
Tendrils of Agony
Target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Sorcery
Tendrils of Agony (vma) 142
Tendrils of Corruption
Tendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
Instant
Tendrils of Corruption (tsr) 145
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
: Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Vampire Cleric
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose (j25) 71
Well of Lost Dreams
Whenever you gain life, you may pay
, 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 (brr) 125

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