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Commander

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Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
Rather than pay
for each previous time you've cast this spell from the command zone this game, pay 2 life that many times.
Flying, lifelink
Whenever a player casts a spell, they lose 2 life.
Legendary Creature - Angel
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk (cmr) 286

Commander

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A 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: This artifact deals 50 damage to any target.
Artifact
Aetherflux Reservoir (plst) KLD-192
Ajani Goldmane
+1: You gain 2 life.
−1: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Those creatures gain vigilance until end of turn.
−6: Create a white Avatar creature token. It has "This token's power and toughness are each equal to your life total."
Legendary Planeswalker - Ajani
Ajani Goldmane (m11) 1
Ajani's Mantra
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may gain 1 life.
Enchantment
Ajani's Mantra (m11) 2
Chalice of Life
: You gain 1 life. Then if you have at least 10 life more than your starting life total, transform this artifact.
Artifact
Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death (dka) 146Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death (dka) 146
Drana's Emissary
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Vampire Cleric Ally
Drana's Emissary (bfz) 210
Heliod's Intervention
Choose one —
• Destroy X target artifacts and/or enchantments.
• Target player gains twice X life.
Instant
Heliod's Intervention (otc) 81
Renewed Faith
You gain 6 life.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, you may gain 2 life.
Instant
Renewed Faith (dmr) 23
Soul Warden
Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Human Cleric
Soul Warden (exo) 21
Suture Priest
Whenever another creature you control enters, you may gain 1 life.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls enters, you may have that player lose 1 life.
Creature - Cleric Phyrexian
Suture Priest (moc) 210
Tavern Swindler
, Pay 3 life: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, you gain 6 life.
Creature - Human Rogue
Tavern Swindler (rtr) 79

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A life gain & loss

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Alms of the Vein
Target opponent loses 3 life and you gain 3 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.)
Sorcery
Alms of the Vein (soi) 98
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
Exsanguinate
Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Sorcery
Exsanguinate (fdn) 173
Indulging Patrician
Flying
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, each opponent loses 3 life.
Creature - Vampire Noble
Indulging Patrician (tdc) 292
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Kambal, Consul of Allocation (2x2) 237
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) 435
Vizkopa Guildmage
: Target creature gains lifelink until end of turn.
: Whenever you gain life this turn, each opponent loses that much life.
Creature - Human Wizard
Vizkopa Guildmage (gk2) 47

A life gain & loss

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A life loss

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Leech Collector
Whenever you gain life for the first time each turn, this creature becomes prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
Creature - Human Warlock
Leech Collector // Bloodletting (sos) 88
Painful Quandary
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.
Enchantment
Painful Quandary (fdn) 179

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B life gain payoff

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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
Angel of Vitality (j25) 162
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
Karlov of the Ghost Council
Whenever you gain life, put two +1/+1 counters on Karlov.
, Remove six +1/+1 counters from Karlov: Exile target creature.
Legendary Creature - Spirit Advisor
Karlov of the Ghost Council (rvr) 193
Marauding Blight-Priest
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Creature - Vampire Cleric
Marauding Blight-Priest (fdn) 178
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
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 - Cleric Angel
Righteous Valkyrie (plst) KHM-24
Sanguine Bond
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
Enchantment
Sanguine Bond (ima) 107
Sorin of House Markov
Lifelink
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
At the beginning of each of your postcombat main phases, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, exile Sorin, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control.
Legendary Creature - Human Noble
Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate (mh3) 245Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate (mh3) 245
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) 43
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

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B life loss payoff

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Bloodchief Ascension
At the beginning of each end step, if an opponent lost 2 or more life this turn, you may put a quest counter on this enchantment. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Whenever a card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, if this enchantment has three or more quest counters on it, you may have that player lose 2 life. If you do, you gain 2 life.
Enchantment
Bloodchief Ascension (cmm) 139
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 (sld) 2502

B life loss payoff

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C Draw

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Ad Nauseam
Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value. You may repeat this process any number of times.
Instant
Ad Nauseam (soa) 25
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
Greed
, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.
Enchantment
Greed (6ed) 135
Phyrexian Arena
At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Enchantment
Phyrexian Arena (one) 283
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
Revitalize
You gain 3 life.
Draw a card.
Instant
Revitalize (sta) 72
Risky Shortcut
Draw two cards. Each player loses 2 life.
Sorcery
Risky Shortcut (dft) 103
Sign in Blood
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Sorcery
Sign in Blood (dsc) 156
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

C Draw

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C life x2

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Beacon of Immortality
Double target player's life total. Shuffle Beacon of Immortality into its owner's library.
Instant
Beacon of Immortality (plst) E02-1
Revival
Return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Sorcery
Revival // Revenge (rvr) 241

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C Ramp

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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 (sld) 169
Dark Ritual
Add
.
Instant
Dark Ritual (a25) 82
Liliana of the Dark Realms
+1: Search your library for a Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
−3: Target creature gets +X/+X or -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
−6: You get an emblem with "Swamps you control have '
: Add
.'"
Legendary Planeswalker - Liliana
Liliana of the Dark Realms (m14) 102
Monologue Tax
Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, you create a Treasure token.
Enchantment
Monologue Tax (msc) 139
Orzhov Locket
: Add
or
.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards.
Artifact
Orzhov Locket (moc) 368
Orzhov Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Orzhov Signet (rvr) 263
Pristine Talisman
: Add
. You gain 1 life.
Artifact
Pristine Talisman (c13) 255
Treasure Dredger
,
, Pay 1 life: Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Creature - Human Rogue
Treasure Dredger (otj) 110

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C Removal

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Anguished Unmaking
Exile target nonland permanent. You lose 3 life.
Instant
Anguished Unmaking (soc) 293
Death Grasp
Death Grasp deals X damage to any target. You gain X life.
Sorcery
Death Grasp (c15) 215
Despark
Exile target permanent with mana value 4 or greater.
Instant
Despark (tdc) 284
Fracture
Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or planeswalker.
Instant
Fracture (stx) 378
Infernal Grasp
Destroy target creature. You lose 2 life.
Instant
Infernal Grasp (mar) 18
Swords to Plowshares
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Instant
Swords to Plowshares (3ed) 41

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D Board wipes

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Pox Plague
Each player loses half their life, then discards half the cards in their hand, then sacrifices half the permanents they control of their choice. Round down each time.
Sorcery
Pox Plague (sos) 94

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E Protection

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Lich's Mirror
If you would lose the game, instead shuffle your hand, your graveyard, and all permanents you own into your library, then draw seven cards and your life total becomes 20.
Artifact
Lich's Mirror (plst) ALA-210

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F just good cards that work well

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Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
During your turn, creatures and planeswalkers you control have lifelink.
+2: Sorin deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
−X: Return target creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature is a Vampire in addition to its other types.
Legendary Planeswalker - Sorin
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord (war) 217

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G Land

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Evolving Wilds
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land
Evolving Wilds (fdn) 262
Fetid Heath
: Add
.
,
: Add
,
, or
.
Land
Fetid Heath (otc) 295
Godless Shrine
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Swamp
Godless Shrine (rna) 248
Kabira Crossroads
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 2 life.
: Add
.
Land
Kabira Crossroads (ddf) 33
Marsh Flats
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Marsh Flats (mm3) 239
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (fdn) 273
Radiant Fountain
When this land enters, you gain 2 life.
: Add
.
Land
Radiant Fountain (m21) 248
Rhystic Cave
: Choose a color. Add one mana of that color unless any player pays
. Activate only as an instant.
Land
Rhystic Cave (pcy) 142
Scoured Barrens
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
: Add
or
.
Land
Scoured Barrens (mom) 272
Seraph Sanctuary
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
Whenever an Angel you control enters, you gain 1 life.
: Add
.
Land
Seraph Sanctuary (avr) 228
Shattered Sanctum
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Shattered Sanctum (sos) 260
Snowfield Sinkhole
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Snow Land - Plains Swamp
Snowfield Sinkhole (clb) 915
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (fdn) 276
Terramorphic Expanse
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land
Terramorphic Expanse (one) 261
Vault of Champions
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Vault of Champions (cmm) 436

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Tutor

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Demonic Tutor
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Demonic Tutor (plst) DDC-49

Tutor

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23 mana - 21 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
1 mana - 1 card
57 pips - 39 cards
33 mana - 26 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
1 mana - 1 card
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1 mana - 1 card
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4 mana - 4 cards
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