I have this conundrum where I'm playing a control deck, but there are often games where I wanted at least one big life gaining card to sort of put me out of harms danger, when you go deep into the game.
We are not talking about a dedicated life gain deck like Oloro, Ageless Ascetic.
As far as I'm concerned there is no amazing duel purpose card (in Esper at least) that you're happy to have at all times.
There are some powerful cards, but they also draw attention, which is not ideal as you'd prefer them to sit idle and just go ignored, while it keeps you at a manageable life total. For example; Sunscorch Regent Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Palace Siege has some versatility in that if your life total doesn't seem in danger then you can do the 'Khans' recursion instead of the life gain.
Wall of Reverence is like a super safe option, as it's good at blocking and gaining a little bit of life each turn.
Another safe option is Obzedat, Ghost Council, but the life gain is minimal and 5 mana is quite a bit.
Sun Droplet is surprisingly good at keeping a steady flow of life gain, but not great if it comes late in the game and you want to push yourself ahead of a low life total.
Pretty much if you want to get the biggest guaranteed life gain out of a single card then Resolute Archangel or Exquisite Archangel are the most reliable.
I've found the Exquisite Archangel is the worst of them, as opponents can remove it before you get effect, where at least Resolute Archangel you get the life gain.
If your Sen Triplets has some good mana production, then Sphinx's Revelation could be worth a slot.
Thank you! I will definitely look into the Wall and Kambal.
I most definitely forgot I was already running Daxos for steal reasons, but thanks for the Augury Adept! I did not know about that one.
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I'd like to include some lifegain into my deck, but I worry that the effects are either too small, or intended for a more dedicated deck. Are there any sources of lifegain that are not dependent on theme? (I remember there's an Elf that gains life for each Elf in play, but that's not exactly what I'm not looking for). My current context is WUB Sen Triplets (theft theme), but this really applies to any and all colors as well (bonus points for artifacts).
What lifegain do you use? Or is it just stapled to other effects you'd have played regardless?
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Thank you! I will definitely look into the Wall and Kambal.
I most definitely forgot I was already running Daxos for steal reasons, but thanks for the Augury Adept! I did not know about that one.
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Commander - Now Playing
WUBSen Triplets - "If you shake my hand, better count your fingersBUW RHomura, Human AscendantR RGBorborygmos EnragedGR URMelek, Izzet ParagonRU
Commander - Still Brewing
BRGGyrus, Waker of CorpsesGRB URSaheeli, the GiftedRU WRJor Kadeen, the PrevailerRW
I'd like to include some lifegain into my deck, but I worry that the effects are either too small, or intended for a more dedicated deck. Are there any sources of lifegain that are not dependent on theme? (I remember there's an Elf that gains life for each Elf in play, but that's not exactly what I'm not looking for). My current context is WUB Sen Triplets (theft theme), but this really applies to any and all colors as well (bonus points for artifacts).
What lifegain do you use? Or is it just stapled to other effects you'd have played regardless?
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Commander - Now Playing
WUBSen Triplets - "If you shake my hand, better count your fingersBUW RHomura, Human AscendantR RGBorborygmos EnragedGR URMelek, Izzet ParagonRU
Commander - Still Brewing
BRGGyrus, Waker of CorpsesGRB URSaheeli, the GiftedRU WRJor Kadeen, the PrevailerRW