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Commander

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Verrak, Warped Sengir
Flying, deathtouch, lifelink
Whenever you activate an ability that isn't a mana ability, if life was paid to activate it, you may pay that much life again. If you do, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Legendary Creature - Vampire
Verrak, Warped Sengir (dmc) 16

Commander

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Creature

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Carrion Howler
Pay 1 life: This creature gets +2/-1 until end of turn.
Creature - Zombie Wolf
Carrion Howler (rav) 79
Madame Null, Power Broker
Deathtouch
Whenever another creature you control enters, you may pay life equal to its power. If you do, put that many +1/+1 counters on it.
Legendary Creature - Demon Advisor
Madame Null, Power Broker (tmt) 66

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Drain

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Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
Deathtouch
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Whenever another creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life.
Legendary Creature - Cleric Kor Phyrexian
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim (dmu) 198
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 (dsc) 142
Sinister Monolith
At the beginning of combat on your turn, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
, Pay 2 life, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards. Activate only as a sorcery.
Artifact
Sinister Monolith (blb) 113
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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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
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 (acr) 87
Bloodtracker
Flying
, Pay 2 life: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, draw a card for each +1/+1 counter on it.
Creature - Wizard Vampire
Bloodtracker (lcc) 186
Book of Rass
, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.
Artifact - Book
Book of Rass (chr) 95
Erebos, God of the Dead
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to black is less than five, Erebos isn't a creature. (Each
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Your opponents can't gain life.
, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.
Legendary Creature Enchantment - God
Erebos, God of the Dead (ths) 85
Greed
, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.
Enchantment
Greed (mh2) 274
Gwenom, Remorseless
Deathtouch, lifelink
Whenever Gwenom attacks, until end of turn, you may look at the top card of your library any time and you may play cards 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.
Legendary Creature - Spider Hero Symbiote
Gwenom, Remorseless (spm) 56
Lunar Convocation
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained life this turn, each opponent loses 1 life.
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained and lost life this turn, create a 1/1 black Bat creature token with flying.
, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.
Enchantment
Lunar Convocation (blb) 223
Mister Negative
Vigilance, lifelink
Darkforce Inversion — When Mister Negative enters, you may exchange life totals with target opponent. If you lost life this way, draw that many cards.
Legendary Creature - Human Villain
Mister Negative (spm) 135
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
Ninjutsu
(
, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever Nashi deals combat damage to a player, exile the top card of each player's library. Until end of turn, you may play one of those cards. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than paying its mana cost.
Legendary Creature - Rat Ninja
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion (otc) 143
Street Wraith
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
Cycling—Pay 2 life. (Pay 2 life, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Creature - Wraith
Street Wraith (dmr) 102
Twilight Prophet
Flying
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have the city's blessing, reveal the top card of your library and put it into your hand. Each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is that card's mana value.
Creature - Vampire Cleric
Twilight Prophet (mkc) 143
Underworld Connections
Enchant land
Enchanted land has "
, Pay 1 life: Draw a card."
Enchantment - Aura
Underworld Connections (voc) 138
Vilis, Broker of Blood
Flying
, Pay 2 life: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Whenever you lose life, draw that many cards. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Legendary Creature - Demon
Vilis, Broker of Blood (j25) 70

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Finisher

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Bond of Agony
As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life.
Each other player loses X life.
Sorcery
Bond of Agony (dis) 38
Exsanguinate
Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Sorcery
Exsanguinate (fic) 276
Repay in Kind
Each player's life total becomes the lowest life total among all players.
Sorcery
Repay in Kind (plst) ROE-125

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Land

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Arid Mesa
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Arid Mesa (mh2) 436
Bloodstained Mire
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Bloodstained Mire (mh3) 435
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
Boseiju enters tapped.
, Pay 2 life: Add
. If that mana is spent on an instant or sorcery spell, that spell can't be countered.
Legendary Land
Boseiju, Who Shelters All (chk) 273
Flooded Strand
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Flooded Strand (mh3) 220
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 (mh2) 437
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (hob) 194
Polluted Delta
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Polluted Delta (mh3) 438
Prismatic Vista
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Prismatic Vista (h1r) 40
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (hob) 196
Verdant Catacombs
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Verdant Catacombs (mh2) 440
War Room
: Add
.
,
, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.
Land
War Room (soc) 422
Windswept Heath
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Windswept Heath (mh3) 440

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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
Astarion, the Decadent
Deathtouch, lifelink
At the beginning of your end step, choose one —
• Feed — Target opponent loses life equal to the amount of life they lost this turn.
• Friends — You gain life equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.
Legendary Creature - Vampire Elf Rogue
Astarion, the Decadent (clb) 265
Axis of Mortality
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have two target players exchange life totals.
Enchantment
Axis of Mortality (xln) 3
Children of Korlis
Sacrifice this creature: You gain life equal to the life you've lost this turn. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Creature - Human Cleric Rebel
Children of Korlis (tsr) 14
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
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
Exquisite Blood
Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life.
Enchantment
Exquisite Blood (lcc) 195
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
Profane Transfusion
Two target players exchange life totals. You create an X/X colorless Horror artifact creature token, where X is the difference between those players' life totals.
Sorcery
Profane Transfusion (cmr) 145
Reverse the Sands
Redistribute any number of players' life totals. (Each of those players gets one life total back.)
Sorcery
Reverse the Sands (c16) 75
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
Serra Ascendant
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
As long as you have 30 or more life, this creature gets +5/+5 and has flying.
Creature - Human Monk
Serra Ascendant (plst) M11-28
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) 107
Soul Warden
Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Human Cleric
Soul Warden (plst) MM3-24
Soul's Attendant
Whenever another creature enters, you may gain 1 life.
Creature - Human Cleric
Soul's Attendant (plst) ROE-44
Tainted Sigil
, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain life equal to the total life lost by all players this turn. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Artifact
Tainted Sigil (arb) 83
Tavern Swindler
, Pay 3 life: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, you gain 6 life.
Creature - Human Rogue
Tavern Swindler (snc) 96

Lifegain

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Proliferate

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Staff of Compleation
, Pay 1 life: Destroy target permanent you own.
, Pay 2 life: Add one mana of any color.
, Pay 3 life: Proliferate.
, Pay 4 life: Draw a card.
: Untap this artifact.
Artifact
Staff of Compleation (tdc) 326

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Protection

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Angel's Grace
Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
You can't lose the game this turn and your opponents can't win the game this turn. Until end of turn, damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.
Instant
Angel's Grace (tsr) 4
Inkshield
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.
Instant
Inkshield (soc) 316
Righteous Aura
, Pay 2 life: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Enchantment
Righteous Aura (mmq) 45

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Pump

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Wall of Blood
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Pay 1 life: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Blood (plst) MRD-82

Pump

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Ramp

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Blood Celebrant
, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color.
Creature - Human Cleric
Blood Celebrant (lgn) 61
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) 322
Forsworn Paladin
Menace
,
, Pay 1 life: Create a Treasure token.
: Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. If mana from a Treasure was spent to activate this ability, that creature also gains deathtouch until end of turn.
Creature - Human Knight
Forsworn Paladin (afr) 104
Marshland Bloodcaster
Flying
,
: Rather than pay the mana cost of the next spell you cast this turn, you may pay life equal to that spell's mana value.
Creature - Vampire Warlock
Marshland Bloodcaster (otc) 139
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

Ramp

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Recursion

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Chainer, Dementia Master
All Nightmares get +1/+1.
, Pay 3 life: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. That creature is black and is a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
When Chainer leaves the battlefield, exile all Nightmares.
Legendary Creature - Human Minion
Chainer, Dementia Master (cmm) 144
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
Flying
Whenever a creature card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, you may pay life equal to its mana value. If you do, put it onto the battlefield under your control. It's a Warlock in addition to its other types.
If a Warlock you control would die, exile it instead.
Legendary Creature - Devil
Lorcan, Warlock Collector (afc) 27
Phyrexian Reclamation
, Pay 2 life: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Enchantment
Phyrexian Reclamation (tdc) 194
Priest of Fell Rites
, Pay 3 life, Sacrifice this creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.
Unearth
(
: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Creature - Human Warlock
Priest of Fell Rites (fic) 328

Recursion

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Removal

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Font of Agonies
Whenever you pay life, put that many blood counters on this enchantment.
, Remove four blood counters from this enchantment: Destroy target creature.
Enchantment
Font of Agonies (rna) 74
Fracture
Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or planeswalker.
Instant
Fracture (soc) 310
Fumigate
Destroy all creatures. You gain 1 life for each creature destroyed this way.
Sorcery
Fumigate (eoc) 65
Vona, Butcher of Magan
Vigilance, lifelink
, Pay 7 life: Destroy target nonland permanent. Activate only during your turn.
Legendary Creature - Knight Vampire
Vona, Butcher of Magan (lcc) 293

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Sac Outlet

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Warren Soultrader
Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature: Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Creature - Wizard Goblin Zombie
Warren Soultrader (mh3) 110

Sac Outlet

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Stax

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Blind Obedience
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Artifacts and creatures your opponents control enter tapped.
Enchantment
Blind Obedience (rvr) 9

Stax

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Theft

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Apple of Eden, Isu Relic
, Pay 4 life, Sacrifice Apple of Eden: Look at target opponent's hand and exile those cards face down. You may play those cards this turn, and mana of any type can be spent to cast them. Until end of turn, whenever you play a land or cast a spell this way, its owner draws a card. At the beginning of the next end step, return the exiled cards to their owner's hand. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Artifact
Apple of Eden, Isu Relic (acr) 70
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
Flying, lifelink
Ward—Sacrifice three nonland permanents.
If a card you didn't control would be put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.
During your turn, you may play cards exiled with Valgavoth. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
Legendary Creature - Elder Demon
Valgavoth, Terror Eater (dsk) 120
Xander's Pact
Casualty 2 (As you cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power 2 or greater. When you do, copy this spell.)
Each opponent exiles the top card of their library. You may cast spells from among those cards this turn. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to that spell's mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
Sorcery
Xander's Pact (ncc) 43

Theft

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Tokens

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Glass-Cast Heart
Whenever one or more Vampires you control attack, create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "
,
, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
,
, Pay 1 life: Create a 1/1 white and black Vampire creature token with lifelink.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact and thirteen Blood tokens: Each opponent loses 13 life and you gain 13 life.
Artifact
Glass-Cast Heart (lcc) 199

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Tutor

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Razaketh, the Foulblooded
Flying, trample
Pay 2 life, Sacrifice another creature: Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Legendary Creature - Demon
Razaketh, the Foulblooded (cmm) 181

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27 pips - 23 cards
16 mana - 16 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
4 mana - 4 cards
71 pips - 50 cards
17 mana - 17 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
4 mana - 4 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
4 mana - 4 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
2 mana - 2 cards
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