How to beat life gain

Muztang · January 09, 2013, 09:12:23 PM

Hi my girlfriend has this really annoying angel life gain deck that's green white, and I can't beat it. I'm looking for some ways to try to beat it something that I am thinking of is destroying her lands. I already know my selenaya Agro doesn't work please reply

Malachiracer · January 09, 2013, 09:30:11 PM

maybe beat fire with fire
maybe im wrong though
try red and white burn and life gain
add angles for defense and get a few {Chalice of Life} {Chalice of Death}

swallowtail · January 09, 2013, 09:33:17 PM

{Havoc Festival} plus some quick aggro...

Keyeto · January 09, 2013, 09:34:01 PM

I built a {B}{R} wither deck with {Stigma Lasher} in it, it tore life gain decks apart. Another option is to burn them fast enough before their life gain can really do much.

Coffee Vampire · January 09, 2013, 09:35:27 PM

{Evelasting Torment}

Keyeto · January 09, 2013, 09:36:54 PM

{False Cure} can be pretty wicked too.

Malachiracer · January 09, 2013, 09:38:56 PM

Quote from: Keyeto on January 09, 2013, 09:34:01 PM
I built a {B}{R} wither deck with {Stigma Lasher} in it, it tore life gain decks apart. Another option is to burn them fast enough before their life gain can really do much.

maybe add chalice of life \ death with this?

Keyeto · January 09, 2013, 09:49:15 PM

Quote from: Malachiracer on January 09, 2013, 09:38:56 PM
Quote from: Keyeto on January 09, 2013, 09:34:01 PM
I built a {B}{R} wither deck with {Stigma Lasher} in it, it tore life gain decks apart. Another option is to burn them fast enough before their life gain can really do much.
maybe add chalice of life \ death with this?

Not a bad idea, but beware of relying on artifacts when facing green. My wither deck didn't run any, and Stigma Lasher combined with the speed of the deck quickly became too much for life gain to handle. The chalice could work out though, I've just never tried it. It also didn't exist when I made the deck lol.

Rass · January 09, 2013, 10:17:59 PM

Poison?

Wally · January 10, 2013, 12:08:21 AM

Infect or mill decks are the most effective against life gain, coz they really don't care

Rass · January 10, 2013, 08:10:32 AM

I couldn't remember infect.

Birdbrain · January 10, 2013, 09:25:39 AM

They should make a card were if target opponent has more than N life, they lose. Maybe it could do that by taking there life force and using it to bear down on the body untill it can't take the pressure anymore and breaks. That could be the top down concept anyway...what color would that be in?

Birdbrain · January 10, 2013, 09:36:49 AM

Actually. Since life gain is primarily in white and green. It would probably be in black. The logic behind it...black is selfish and manipulative. And it seems like a dirty trick as well. Plus black is about instant death

Edit: a card like this would make alms beast insane. And turn it into a win condition

Double-O-Scotch · January 10, 2013, 10:00:51 AM

{havoc festival} {flames of the blood hand}

Ace · January 10, 2013, 11:01:17 AM

I think your best bet is to make a infect deck. Assuming that her deck doesn't really get alot of blockers until turn 3 or 4 u could have her dead by then. The best part is to make a good aggro infect deck is really inexpencive. I think I built mine for a total of about 10 bucks.