Lifegain Deck

Commander
No commander provided
3.3±0.3
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
High confidence(196 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (36% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks5
2Charcoal Diamond+4
2Mind Stone+4
2Thought Vessel+4
3Worn Powerstone+5
6Coveted Jewel+3
Land ramp4
1Wayfarer's Bauble+5
3Burnished Hart+3
4Ghirapur Orrery+2
4Solemn Simulacrum+2
Other acceleration1
4B/PB/PB/PK'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+10
Tutors1
1Expedition Map+5
Draw engines10
1BBPhyrexian Arena+5
1BBMaster of the Feast+1
4Ghirapur Orrery+2
3BGixian Puppeteer+1
3BBOb Nixilis Reignited+4
3BBSeizan, Perverter of Truth+1
3BBBloodgift Demon+1
3BBIndulgent Tormentor+1
6Coveted Jewel+3
2B3BBUnholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+2
Cantrips & burst draw2
XBBDamnable Pact+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
Recursion3
1BEmperor of Bones+1
3BBCoiling Rebirth+2
4BYawgmoth's Vile Offering+1
Value engines1
5BBElder Brain+6
Spot removal8
1BBitter Triumph+5
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BGo for the Throat+5
BBConsuming Corruption+1
1BSheoldred's Edict+1
3BBOb Nixilis Reignited+4
3BBOb Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted+2
4BYawgmoth's Vile Offering+1
Graveyard hate1
1BEmperor of Bones+1
Board wipes4
3BBNightmare Unmaking+6
3BBZenos yae Galvus+4
4BBInvasion of Fiora+6
6BBDecree of Pain+3
Stax & hate3
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
2BBRankle, Master of Pranks+1
3BBGrievous Wound+1
Protection3
BNot Dead After All+4
BSupernatural Stamina+1
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
Utility lands3
Geier Reach Sanitarium+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Witch's Cottage+2
Taplands3
2BBoggart Trawler+2
Bojuka Bog+2
Mortuary Mire+2
Basic lands1
Swamp+33
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+6.2ⓘ
Combo pieces1
4B/PB/PB/PK'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+8
Win conditions2
XBBExsanguinate+5
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
Combat threats5
1BBMaster of the Feast+1
1BBVampire Nighthawk+1
2BBRankle, Master of Pranks+1
3BBZenos yae Galvus+4
4BBInvasion of Fiora+6
Drain effects5
BKederekt Parasite+1
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
3BGixian Puppeteer+1
5Psychosis Crawler+4
2B3BBUnholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+2
Reanimation3
1BEmperor of Bones+1
3BBCoiling Rebirth+2
4BYawgmoth's Vile Offering+1

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.3 → Bracket 2
Interaction56Threats51Mana base45

0.3 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

1.2 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

✕Game changers — none
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes7 total

Lifegain13 cards

13 lifegain synergies. Gain life to trigger payoffs and outlast opponents.

Consuming Corruption,Curse of Fool's Wisdom,Exsanguinate,Gixian Puppeteer,Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Aristocrats11 cards

11 sacrifice/death synergies. Drains opponents while generating value from deaths.

Burnished Hart,Emperor of Bones,Gixian Puppeteer,Indulgent Tormentor,Not Dead After All
Stompy / Big Mana11 cards

11 high-impact creatures. Ramp into massive threats that dominate the board.

Seizan, Perverter of Truth,Bloodgift Demon,Doomsday Excruciator,Elder Brain,Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.