Purphoros's Pridemate

by icooper on 04 July 2014

Main Deck (61 cards)

Sideboard (31 cards)

Enchantments (6)

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Deck Description

Ajani's Pridemate is back in standard so now have a reason to bring back angelic accord and have lots of lifegain.
Has backup win-con of token generation from assemble the legion and elspeth for some more beats.
With so much token generation (the two above, angelic accord, and trading post) can go direct damage with purphoros.

3 main non-lifelink sources of lifegain are trading post, warleader's helix, and solemn offering. Each of these give 4 life -> will trigger angelic accord
Sheep just triggers pridemate everyturn.

Feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

**Thoughts on cards in deck**
Trading post - so useful! 4 life for angelic accord and triggering pridemate. create chump blocker and deal 2 damage with purphoros, or sac to draw a card. Pretty much helps hold the deck together. Can just pitch dead cards to this to get value.

Ajani's Pridemate - can get pretty big with a sheep or two, and trading post activations. So much value

Angelic Accord - Ive been wanting to make a deck with this in it for so long. Should be relatively easy to get angels out, but isnt the main win-con. they are just nice to have :D

Assemble the legion - super token generator. enough said. with purphoros can do insane amounts of damage every turn.

Hopeful eidolon - bestow this onto a Pridemate and just enjoy your guy that just keeps getting bigger.

Nyx-Fleece Ram - consistent triggers on pridemate. Also is a big wall against aggro

Purphoros - Also a card I've been wanting to build around. Can win without, but having him and a token generator is just gg.

Boros charm - indestructable everything or 4 damage or doublestrike pridemate? whats not to love. Not sure if enough red sources to use it consistently. but its powerful enough to try anyways

Brave the Elements - All creatures are white so...1 mana protect all creatures is too good. Makes creatures unblockable.

Warleader's Helix - 4 damage, 4 life. trigger pridemate and angelic accord at the same time while killing a creature (or burning them to death). big tempo swinger

Elspeth - Format changer. 3 tokens a turn is awesome. Especially with purphoros. She can win games by herself.

Solemn Offering - flexible spot. Using since theros block is so enchantment heavy. Also triggers pridemate and angelic accord.

**Current Sideboard**
magma jet - Not sure if enough red mana to support it. had it mainboard, but brave the elements is better i think.

Banishing Light - removal for problem non-creatures and gods?

Sheep - board in against aggro.

Gift of Orzhova - turn pridemate into a flying giant lifelinker?

Hall of Triumph - anthem for white creatures

Blind Obedience - tempo and extort... could be good

**more cards considering**
launch the fleet - win more card?
heliod, god of the sun - slow...
boros reckoner - good anti aggro
massive raid - win more card...
archangel of thune - dont feel like dropping 20$ on a card thats rotating out.

**Other M15 cards to consider**
devouring light - looks awesome.. should be 4 of somewhere.
stoke the flames - convoke burn spell... probably doesn't fit in this deck (mostly white, cant support RR cost)
circle of flame - looks like an awesome anti-aggro card. will need to check local meta and see how many decks are running x/1's
soul of shandalar - top of curve creature, looks like one of the more playable soul of's... rather have elspeth and assemble though.
ajani steadfast - looks good, can give pridemate first strike, vigilance, and lifelink(makes self bigger)
return to the ranks - returns all of my creatures except purphoros(who shouldnt die anyways)
mass calcify - Very Expensive, one sided board wipe. probably never get to cast though
Pillar of Light - decent removal for stuff that burn doesnt hit

How to Play

Get an Ajani's Pridemate big and swing for the win. Have multiple sources of lifegain so doing so shouldnt be too hard.
Angelic accord triggers off the lifegain and allows you to swing from the air

late game assemble and elspeth can swarm the board or stall until purphoros's enter the battlefield triggers win the game.

Deck Tags

  • Life Gain
  • Token
  • Standard
  • m15

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

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