Magic: The Gathering/ Life Gain Deck

In Magic: The gathering, a good way to win games is to keep your life high or at a constant number. For a life gaining deck, it's to keep your life high. The concept is self explanatory, gain life.

Tip #1- Have low mana cost creatures.
Being able to play early defenders is key for any deck, especially a deck that can't hold up too much defense for long.
Goldenglow Moth- It's a 0/1 for 1 mana, and whenever it blocks you gain 4 life.
Soul Warden- It's a 1/1 for 1 mana and you gain a life for each creature that enters the battlefield
Serra Ascendant- It starts off as a 1/1 with lifelink for 1 mana, but if you have over 30 life (which is pretty easy in a life gain deck) then you have yourself a 6/6 with lifelink and flying for 1 mana. Pretty darn good!
Kemba's Skyguard- Kemba is alright. 2/2 with flying for 3 mana. Whenever he enters the battlefield you gain 2 life!
Ajani's Pridemate- It's a 2/2 for 2 mana, and whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on it. In a life gaining deck, he can get massive and become your greatest ally.

Tip #2- Mass Life Gaining.
There are a few cards and combos that I have for mass life gaining. If you can constantly use their abiliies, you'll see your life soar into the hundreds.
Beacon of Immortality- Double your life total. That is amazing. Enough said.
Combo!
Ajani Goldmane +True Conviction+Wall of Reverence- First off you would use Ajani's +1 ability to gain 2 life. When you have enough loyalty counters on Ajani, then use his -6 ability to make a creature with its power and toughness equal to your life total. Then you play True Conviction, which gives your creatures double strike and lifelink. Then you play Wall of Reverence, which allows you to gain life equal to target creature's toughness every turn. So attack with Ajani's creature (let's say he is a 40/40) with double strike he will be dealing 80 damage, so you'll gain 80 life, and Ajani's creature becomes a 120/120. Then using Wall of Reverence's ability, you gain 120 life, and Ajani's creature is now a 240/240. You can do this infinitely until either you win, or your opponent concedes defeat due to such a gap in life.

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