

Kindred Dominance - one of the better one sided wipes for the deck I think, although very high in mana cost. Martyr's Bond - I could see this card finding a home hereĪd Nauseam - this isn't explicitly a combo deck, but I feel that a lifegain deck could use this card anyway Shadowspear - this one of the most efficient ways of giving Elenda trample that I can think of. Nim Deathmantle, Reanimate - should work well for what we are doing Vampiric Tutor - big money, but I would drop it for this deck because it's on theme!!Įnlightened Tutor - derp! only goes in every white deck everĪnointed Procession - although not fully utilized here as in other decks, I think it would still be worth having It's one of my newer decks, so I haven't invested much in it yet till I get a good feel for what works and what doesn't. There are a ton of cards that would be good to acquire for this deck. Time will tell what the right number of vamps is for the deck. Honestly, I'm ok with that because Elenda has no direct synergy with the creature type. I started to notice my vampire count dwindle as I brought in more synergistic cards.


Bloodghast and Necropolis Regent both have performed perfectly. Some of them I absolutely love, but others aren't feeling like they contribute to my overall gameplan. My choice of vampires definitely isn't perfect. So, there are one sided or selective board wipes here for that purpose. I found that one of the best ways to get counters on Elenda is to kill my opponents creatures. I relish the opportunity to really find the best ways of getting the most consistent value out of her. She is one of the few commanders that actually want to go to your graveyard rather than the command zone. What are some great ways to spend life?Įlenda felt like she would be a challenging commander to build around. I'd like to find a few more excellent payoffs for a high life count of similar caliber to Bolas's Citadel. I also was very intrigued by building a lifegain deck that used that resource fully and even as a means to win, which didn't seem to require red at all to accomplish. I already own a Mardu deck, and going purely Orzhov felt more flavorful. I wanted to build a vampire tribal deck but didn't want to be like everyone else and build Edgar Markov.
