4 {Flooded Strand}
4 {Tundra}
4 {Godless Shrine}
4 {Polluted Delta}
4 {Scrubland}
20 lands
4 {Resolute Archangel}
4 {Laboratory Maniac}
8 creatures
4 {Greater Auramancy}
1 {Lich}
1 {Alhammarret's Archive}
4 {Enlightened Tutor}
3 {Enduring Ideal}
4 {Transcendence}
4 {Dawn of the Dead}
4 {Conjurer's Closet}
4 {Gideon Jura}
3 {Plea for Guidance}
32 other spells
Sideboard
Notes:
Transcendence deck #2, variant with Lich and self-mill.
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Another take on {Transcendency}.
As I was looking for cards that prevent life gain, I spotted {lich}. A very dangerous card indeed, as you will lose board presence for each point of damage, up to the point where you have to sac {lich} and lose. Or simple enchantment removal.
To that point this build aims to use the card draw replacement with the life gain triggers to draw the deck and win with {laboratory maniac}.
{scrubland}s and {godless shrine} provide flexible mana for the {W} and {B} heavy spells.
Once {Lich} hits, your life total becomes 0.
With {transcendence} on the field, this means you'd gain twice your current life total.
{lich} replaces the life gain with a draw.
A {resolute archangel} will cause you to draw 20, and be a nice body to either block, or sacrifice for damage.
{conjurers closet} and {dawn of the dead} allow to recycle this etb ability. Stack the closet trigger on top of the dawn eot to keep your angel (and once again draw 20, your deck should be empty by then).
{alhamarets archive} will make things even more ridiculous. Remember that once {lich} hits you were drawing twice your life total?
Now you get another replacement effect when gaining life. Apply archive before lich, and you'll be drawing 4x your life total.
Then, archive says: you're drawing, draw double, for 8x your life total upon casting {lich}. Should that not be enough, {resolute archangel} will draw you 80 in one trigger. GG?