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Kambal, Consul of Allocation deck
Kambal, Consul of Allocation · Colorless · 100 cards · 36 lands
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Bracket 4 - OptimizedCommander 1Creatures 37Instants 6Sorceries 4Artifacts 9Enchantments 5Planeswalkers 1Lands 36
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Strategy
This deck weaponizes lifegain and life-loss triggers around Kambal, Consul of Allocation, who drains 2 life from opponents and gains you 2 whenever they cast a noncreature spell. The core loop pairs 'whenever you gain life' payoffs with lifegain sources to convert every point of life into opponent damage, while taxing effects like Liesa, Shroud of Dusk and Mai, Scornful Striker punish spellcasting. The infamous Exquisite Blood + Bloodthirsty Conqueror pairing forms a game-ending loop.
Early: Ramp with Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Orzhov Signet, Talisman of Hierarchy, Fellwar Stone, Mind Stone, and Commander's Sphere to deploy Kambal early. Prioritize cheap taxing and drip pieces: Blood Seeker and Suture Priest punish opponents' creatures entering, while Authority of the Consuls and Thalia, Heretic Cathar slow opponents by making their permanents enter tapped (Authority also gains you life). Drana's Emissary and Creeping Bloodsucker provide steady upkeep drains. Tithe Drinker, Crypt Ghast, Pontiff of Blight, and Blind Obedience add extort to grind opponents down as you cast spells.
Mid: Build the lifegain engine. Deploy Marauding Blight-Priest, Cliffhaven Vampire, and Starscape Cleric so each life gain event drains opponents; Defiant Bloodlord and Enduring Tenacity make opponents lose life equal to the full amount gained. Rhox Faithmender doubles all your lifegain, amplifying every trigger. Grow threats with Ajani's Pridemate, Voice of the Blessed, Exemplar of Light (which also draws cards), Karlov of the Ghost Council, and Heliod, Sun-Crowned. Draw engines Phyrexian Arena, Necropotence, Erebos, Bleak-Hearted, Sorin the Mirthless, and The Gaffer refill your hand. Protect the board with Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, Anguished Unmaking, and Despark.
Late: With Rhox Faithmender doubling life and payoffs like Defiant Bloodlord, Enduring Tenacity, or the extort/drain suite online, small lifegain triggers snowball into lethal drains. Vizkopa Guildmage's second ability makes all your lifegain that turn also drain each opponent. Twilight Prophet and Bolas's Citadel provide overwhelming card advantage and life-fueled plays. Gray Merchant of Asphodel and mass drains close from a full board. Farewell resets a threatening board, and Teferi's Protection is your safety valve against a lethal turn.
Win conditions: The primary combo is Exquisite Blood plus Bloodthirsty Conqueror: any life an opponent loses triggers Exquisite Blood to gain you that much, and your lifegain triggers Bloodthirsty Conqueror to make them lose it again, looping until all opponents are dead. Exquisite Blood also loops with Defiant Bloodlord or Enduring Tenacity. Aetherflux Reservoir can pay 50 life to deal 50 damage after building a huge life total. Alternatively, Debt to the Deathless, Exsanguinate, and Gray Merchant of Asphodel deliver large single-shot drains, and Karlov of the Ghost Council or the +1/+1 counter beaters can win through combat.
- Exquisite Blood - Combo half: gains you life whenever an opponent loses life
- Bloodthirsty Conqueror - Combo half: gains you life on opponent life loss; loops with Exquisite Blood for the kill
- Rhox Faithmender - Doubles all your lifegain, amplifying every payoff and drain trigger
- Vizkopa Guildmage - Turns all your lifegain that turn into opponent life loss, enabling explosive turns
- Defiant Bloodlord - Makes an opponent lose life equal to each amount you gain, and combos with Exquisite Blood
- Aetherflux Reservoir - Alternate finisher dealing 50 damage after building a large life total
- Teferi's Protection - Protects you from a lethal turn by phasing out and locking your life total
~$379.42
estimated to build this deck
Commander (1)
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
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Creatures (37)
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
$1.71
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to black is less than five, Erebos isn't a creature.
Whenever another creature you control dies, you may pay 2 life. If you do, draw a card.
{1}{B}, Sacrifice another creature: Target creature gets -2/-1 until end of turn.
Cliffhaven Vampire
Creature — Vampire Warrior Ally
$0.78
Flying
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Marauding Blight-Priest
Creature — Vampire Cleric
$0.19
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Defiant Bloodlord
Creature — Vampire
$0.36
Flying
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
Enduring Tenacity
Enchantment Creature — Snake Glimmer
$12.44
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
When Enduring Tenacity dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
Creature — Vampire Knight
$33.91
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Vizkopa Guildmage
Creature — Human Wizard
$0.4
{1}{W}{B}: Target creature gains lifelink until end of turn.
{1}{W}{B}: Whenever you gain life this turn, each opponent loses that much life.
Rhox Faithmender
Creature — Rhino Monk
$1.86
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
$19.77
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to white is less than five, Heliod isn't a creature.
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature or enchantment you control.
{1}{W}: Another target creature gains lifelink until end of turn.
Karlov of the Ghost Council
Legendary Creature — Spirit Advisor
$11.27
Whenever you gain life, put two +1/+1 counters on Karlov.
{W}{B}, Remove six +1/+1 counters from Karlov: Exile target creature.
Ajani's Pridemate
Creature — Cat Soldier
$0.17
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Voice of the Blessed
Creature — Spirit Cleric
$2.26
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
As long as this creature has four or more +1/+1 counters on it, it has flying and vigilance.
As long as this creature has ten or more +1/+1 counters on it, it has indestructible.
Exemplar of Light
Creature — Angel
$0.75
Flying
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on this creature, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
The Gaffer
Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant
$7.13
At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, draw a card.
Starscape Cleric
Creature — Bat Cleric
$1.84
Offspring {2}{B} (You may pay an additional {2}{B} as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
Flying
This creature can't block.
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Indulging Patrician
Creature — Vampire Noble
$0.32
Flying
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, each opponent loses 3 life.
Drana's Emissary
Creature — Vampire Cleric Ally
$0.39
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creeping Bloodsucker
Creature — Vampire
$4.6
At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Creature — Zombie
$0.97
When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Pontiff of Blight
Creature — Zombie Cleric
$0.26
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Other creatures you control have extort. (If a creature has multiple instances of extort, each triggers separately.)
Crypt Ghast
Creature — Spirit
$12.08
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional {B}.
Tithe Drinker
Creature — Vampire
$0.3
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Sunscorch Regent
Creature — Dragon
$0.28
Flying
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and you gain 1 life.
Mai, Scornful Striker
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally
$0.99
First strike
Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell, they lose 2 life.
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
Legendary Creature — Angel
$0.66
Rather than pay {2} for each previous time you've cast this spell from the command zone this game, pay 2 life that many times.
Flying, lifelink
Whenever a player casts a spell, they lose 2 life.
Mangara, the Diplomat
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
$0.31
Lifelink
Whenever an opponent attacks with creatures, if two or more of those creatures are attacking you and/or planeswalkers you control, draw a card.
Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, draw a card.
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
$11.08
Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Suture Priest
Creature — Phyrexian Cleric
$1.49
Whenever another creature you control enters, you may gain 1 life.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls enters, you may have that player lose 1 life.
Blood Seeker
Creature — Vampire Shaman
$0.22
Whenever a creature an opponent controls enters, you may have that player lose 1 life.
Archivist of Oghma
Creature — Halfling Cleric
$6.56
Flash
Whenever an opponent searches their library, you gain 1 life and draw a card.
Drannith Magistrate
Creature — Human Wizard
$9.37
Your opponents can't cast spells from anywhere other than their hands.
Grand Abolisher
Creature — Human Cleric
$17.58
During your turn, your opponents can't cast spells or activate abilities of artifacts, creatures, or enchantments.
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
$1.21
First strike
Creatures and nonbasic lands your opponents control enter tapped.
Twilight Prophet
Creature — Vampire Cleric
$1.6
Flying
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have the city's blessing, reveal the top card of your library and put it into your hand. Each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is that card's mana value.
Sun Titan
Creature — Giant
$0.29
Vigilance
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Windborn Muse
Creature — Spirit
$0.44
Flying
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Soul Warden
Creature — Human Cleric
Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.
Instants (6)
Swords to Plowshares
Instant
$1.42
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Path to Exile
Instant
$1.27
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Enlightened Tutor
Instant
$21.29
Search your library for an artifact or enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Teferi's Protection
Instant
$32.73
Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.)
Exile Teferi's Protection.
Sorceries (4)
Exsanguinate
Sorcery
$0.39
Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Debt to the Deathless
Sorcery
$0.4
Each opponent loses two times X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Grim Tutor
Sorcery
$23.31
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life.
Farewell
Sorcery
$5.21
Choose one or more —
• Exile all artifacts.
• Exile all creatures.
• Exile all enchantments.
• Exile all graveyards.
Artifacts (9)
Aetherflux Reservoir
Artifact
$20.45
Whenever you cast a spell, you gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
Pay 50 life: This artifact deals 50 damage to any target.
Bolas's Citadel
Legendary Artifact
$9.5
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
{T}, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
Arcane Signet
Artifact
$0.43
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Talisman of Hierarchy
Artifact
$0.4
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {W} or {B}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Fellwar Stone
Artifact
$0.87
{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Mind Stone
Artifact
$0.24
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Commander's Sphere
Artifact
$0.2
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Enchantments (5)
Exquisite Blood
Enchantment
$36.32
Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life.
Blind Obedience
Enchantment
$4.57
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Artifacts and creatures your opponents control enter tapped.
Authority of the Consuls
Enchantment
$4.15
Creatures your opponents control enter tapped.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls enters, you gain 1 life.
Necropotence
Enchantment
$23.21
Skip your draw step.
Whenever you discard a card, exile that card from your graveyard.
Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library face down. Put that card into your hand at the beginning of your next end step.
Phyrexian Arena
Enchantment
$3.78
At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Planeswalkers (1)
Sorin the Mirthless
Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
$2.44
+1: Look at the top card of your library. You may reveal that card and put it into your hand. If you do, you lose life equal to its mana value.
−2: Create a 2/3 black Vampire creature token with flying and lifelink.
−7: Sorin deals 13 damage to any target. You gain 13 life.
Lands (36)
Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
Instant // Land
$13.94
Choose target creature. You lose 2 life. Until end of turn, that creature gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."
//
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {B}.
Command Tower
Land
$0.18
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Isolated Chapel
Land
$0.35
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or a Swamp.
{T}: Add {W} or {B}.
Caves of Koilos
Land
$0.72
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {W} or {B}. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Shambling Vent
Land
$0.29
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W} or {B}.
{1}{W}{B}: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 2/3 white and black Elemental creature with lifelink. It's still a land.
Scoured Barrens
Land
$0.12
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {W} or {B}.
Orzhov Basilica
Land
$0.22
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {W}{B}.
Vault of the Archangel
Land
$0.76
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}{W}{B}, {T}: Creatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.
Temple of Silence
Land
$0.13
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
{T}: Add {W} or {B}.
Castle Ardenvale
Land
$0.22
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains.
{T}: Add {W}.
{2}{W}{W}, {T}: Create a 1/1 white Human creature token.
Basic lands: 13 Swamp 12 Plains
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