Art by Erikas Perl
Saved commander deck
Doctor Strange, Surgeon
Gain life rapidly through soul warden effects and lifelink synergies to exceed 50 life, turning on Doctor Strange's massive team-wide anthem and vigilance on every combat.
Prompt: Doctor Strange, Surgeon commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Doctor Strange, Surgeon
{4}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Doctor Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9 cards
Knight of the White Orchid
{W}{W}Creature — Human Knight
Catches up on plains and provides an early blocker
Loyal Warhound
{1}{W}Creature — Dog
Early creature that tutors a basic plains onto the battlefield
Keeper of the Accord
{3}{W}Creature — Human Soldier
Provides repeated catch-up ramp and creature tokens
Card Draw
10 cards
The Gaffer
{2}{W}Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant
Draws an extra card on end steps when life is gained
Dawn of Hope
{1}{W}Enchantment
Draws cards whenever life is gained and makes lifelink tokens
Well of Lost Dreams
{4}Artifact
Converts massive life gains into immense card advantage
Esper Sentinel
{W}Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
Staple early card draw engine taxing noncreature spells
Tenuous Truce
{1}{W}Enchantment — Aura
Symmetrical draw that keeps cards flowing in mono-white
Secret Rendezvous
{1}{W}{W}Sorcery
Burst draw three for political or proactive card advantage
Mentor of the Meek
{2}{W}Creature — Human Soldier
Triggers off the small lifegain and token creatures
Welcoming Vampire
{2}{W}Creature — Vampire
Reliable once-per-turn draw off low-power creatures
Rumor Gatherer
{1}{W}{W}Creature — Elf Wizard
Scry and card draw when creatures enter
Tocasia's Welcome
{2}{W}Enchantment
Draws extra cards consistently as low-cost creatures and tokens enter the battlefield.
Removal
10 cards
Skyclave Apparition
{1}{W}{W}Creature — Kor Spirit
Exiles problematic low-cost permanents on a body
Austere Command
{4}{W}{W}Sorcery
Flexible board wipe tailored to keep small creatures alive
Sunfall
{3}{W}{W}Sorcery
Sweeper that exiles creatures and leaves an Incubator token
Threats/Wincons
25 cards
Soul Warden
{W}Creature — Human Cleric
Triggers life gain whenever any creature enters
Soul's Attendant
{W}Creature — Human Cleric
Consistent lifegain trigger on creature entry
Auriok Champion
{W}{W}Creature — Human Cleric
Resilient lifegain source with protection from red and black
Suture Priest
{1}{W}Creature — Phyrexian Cleric
Gains life on friendly entries while taxing opponent creatures
Serra Ascendant
{W}Creature — Human Monk
Immediately becomes a 6/6 flying lifelinker at 30+ life
Voice of the Blessed
{W}{W}Creature — Spirit Cleric
Grows quickly from lifegain triggers into an indestructible flyer
Ajani's Pridemate
{1}{W}Creature — Cat Soldier
Classic beater that scales with repeated lifegain instances
Twinblade Paladin
{3}{W}Creature — Human Knight
Grows from lifegain triggers and gains double strike at 25+ life
Archangel of Thune
{3}{W}{W}Creature — Angel
Puts +1/+1 counters on the entire board with every lifegain trigger
Resplendent Angel
{1}{W}{W}Creature — Angel
Generates 4/4 flying Angel tokens when 5+ life is gained
Angelic Accord
{3}{W}Enchantment
Easily triggers off doubled lifegain to produce 4/4 Angels
Speaker of the Heavens
{W}Creature — Human Cleric
Taps to create 4/4 flying Angels once above 47 life
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
{2}{W}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
Distributes +1/+1 counters and grants lifelink to creatures
Linden, the Steadfast Queen
{W}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Noble
Gains life for each attacking white creature
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
{1}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Produces attacking tokens that synergize with warden effects
Ocelot Pride
{W}Creature — Cat
Generates tokens that duplicate if you gained life this turn
Guide of Souls
{W}Creature — Human Cleric
Gains life when creatures enter and buffs attackers
Felidar Sovereign
{4}{W}{W}Creature — Cat Beast
Alternate win condition for reaching 40 or more life
Aetherflux Reservoir
{4}Artifact
Can laser down opponents once life total exceeds 50
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
{4}{W}{W}Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
Spits out multiple Soldier tokens to trigger warden effects
White Sun's Twilight
{X}{W}{W}Sorcery
Gains massive life, wipes the board, and creates toxic Mites
Crested Sunmare
{3}{W}{W}Creature — Horse
Generates 5/5 indestructible Horse tokens whenever you gain life on any player's turn.
Nykthos Paragon
{4}{W}{W}Enchantment Creature — Human Soldier
Pumps the entire board with +1/+1 counters equal to life gained in a single trigger.
Celestine, the Living Saint
{4}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Has lifelink and repeatedly reanimates fallen creatures based on life gained each turn.
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
{2}{W}{W}Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani
Gains life, makes Pridemate tokens, and acts as a one-sided board exile when above your starting life total.
Utility
8 cards
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects Doctor Strange and grants haste
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Hexproof protection for key lifegain pieces
Teferi's Protection
{2}{W}Instant
Ultimate protection spell to preserve board and life total
Flawless Maneuver
{2}{W}Instant
Free protection spell when commander is out to save your board
Alhammarret's Archive
{5}Legendary Artifact
Doubles life gain and card draw for astronomical scaling
Rhox Faithmender
{3}{W}Creature — Rhino Monk
Doubles all lifegain to push life totals to 50+ instantly
Boon Reflection
{4}{W}Enchantment
Enchantment that doubles all life gain alongside the commander
Cleric Class
{W}Enchantment — Class
Increases life gained, distributes counters on lifegain, and reanimates creatures.
