mtg commander decks 2012 Green/White Life Gain Deck - Custom Built - Elite - - EDH When Gray Merchant of Asphodel enters the battlefield Winning Ways: Lifegain | Article

Sakura-Tribe Elder can synergize with decks that care about creatures, especially creatures dying

Cards like Tourach, Dread Cantor or Dauthi Voidwalker can substitute Shadow really well giving more midrange quality to the shells while Ragavan and DRC are the turn 1 tempo openers for the decks

Now, they are starting to wake up, driven by a single goal: to restore their ancient ruling dynasty to glory and rule the galaxy once more

Now, I get that not all Magic: The Gathering cards can nail the narrative elements of their mechanics

Descend 4 That creature gets -10/-10 until end of turn instead if there are four or more permanent cards in your graveyard