mtg life gain commander deck Magic the Gathering [185] 2019 Single Card Mint / near mint condition trading card MTG Best Commander Lifegain staple

The other two abilities are also helpful, but the goad is the big money play here

Strategy This deck is all about utilizing creatures until your opponents get rid of them for good via exile

You can see my upgrade article for Reap the Tides here, and Kristen Gregorys article for Arm for Battle here for some inspiration

Cards like Blood Petal Celebramt Olivia's Attendants, Dominating Vampire, Welcoming Vampire, and Markov Purifier tend to blur together into one mass of brown and grey, especially when compared to standouts from the style like Cemetery Gatekeeper, Odric Blood Cursed, and Runo Stromkirk

Revered Unicorn still feels unplayable in a normal deck, but you can generate an interesting lifegain loop with Emiel the Blessed