Lifegain Deck (Budget)

[Kelson]

Howdy, everyone.

I tend to enjoy lifegain decks, so wanted to get advice about which build you would advise. I'm aware it's likely not competitive to use this theme, but want something that wins more than it loses in Ranked/Casual.

Thank you for your help! Here's what I'm using currently:

2 Grenamender (Set3 #204)
1 Sanctuary Priest (Set1 #73)
4 Seek Power (Set1 #408)
2 Water of Life (Set1 #68)
2 Xenan Lifespeaker (Set4 #198)
2 Cabal Slasher (Set2 #147)
2 Living Example (Set4 #64)
1 Rapid Shot (Set1 #259)
2 Temple Scribe (Set1 #502)
1 Amethyst Ring (Set2 #146)
4 Disciplined Amanera (Set2 #47)
2 Extract (Set2 #155)
1 Surgeon's Saw (Set4 #220)
1 Beckoning Lumen (Set2 #59)
2 Corrupted Umbren (Set4 #225)
2 Deathstrike (Set1 #290)
1 Lethrai Falchion (Set1 #285)
2 Xenan Cupbearer (Set2 #210)
1 Lumen Defender (Set1 #115)
1 Umbren Reaper (Set1 #299)
2 Vital Arcana (Set4 #89)
1 Champion of Mystery (Set2 #213)
1 Mystic Ascendant (Set1 #116)
1 Siphon Vitality (Set4 #268)
2 Hall of Lost Kings (Set1 #121)
2 Belching Behemoth (Set2 #68)
13 Time Sigil (Set1 #63)
1 Amber Monument (Set1 #420)
11 Shadow Sigil (Set1 #249)
1 Amethyst Monument (Set1 #426)
4 Seat of Mystery (Set0 #61)

[hyena3000]

I use a totally different life-gain deck. It's doing fine till Gold III, but it's not a real killer. Half of the time games are difficult, because somehow I get flooded/starved or get spells when I need units and vice versa and I draw only the life gainers or none. Buuuuut, when it works out a bit, it's a great deck :-)

4 Ancient Bauble (Set3 #54)
4 Cult Aspirant (Set2 #35)
2 Excavate (Set1 #71)
4 Sanctuary Priest (Set1 #73)
2 Talir's Intervention (Set3 #58)
2 Vara's Favor (Set0 #35)
3 Banish (Set2 #207)
2 Extract (Set2 #155)
4 Premonition Wisp (Set3 #71)
3 Skeeter (Set2 #150)
4 Beckoning Lumen (Set2 #59)
4 Hatecleaver (Set2 #158)
4 In Cold Blood (Set1003 #15)
4 Katra, the Devoted (Set2 #208)
2 Vara, Vengeance-Seeker (Set1004 #19)
6 Time Sigil (Set1 #63)
4 Amber Waystone (Set3 #51)
5 Shadow Sigil (Set1 #249)
4 Amethyst Monument (Set1 #426)
2 Crest of Mystery (Set4 #266)
4 Seat of Mystery (Set0 #61)
4 Xenan Banner (Set2 #201)

I see Disciplined Amarena is with 4 cards one of your deck's cores. I dumped it from my built, because I found them not cost efficient. I prefer Cult aspirants, who have also the advantage of overwhelm.

Putting in Xenan Lifespeakers may improve this build, like it did with 2 Vara Vengeance-Seekers (I'm not so active changing/creating my decks)

I don't see Katra, the Devoted in your deck. This card, played just before an Amber Waystone and the activation of a n Ancient Bubble makes players concede.

Hatecleaver is very useful against decks that clear your board (almost every single turn).

Recently I had some games which make me reconsidering throwing in a Hall of the lost Kings.

You see I've no cards requiring more than 4 power. Still I use 29 power in a 77 deck, because of my Sanctuary Priests and activating Ancient Baubles besides playing cards. And sometimes I want the morphed Amethyst Monument instead of it's power.

tl;dr This deck can be very fun and very frustrating and probably could be majorly improved, but I thought it may give you you some new ideas of the lifegain possibilities.

[Kelson]

Thank you!

I have found the Hall of the Lost Kings is a real game changer assuming I've been able to keep life above 25. Occassionally, I need to cast it below 25 health just to stay afloat.

I will give your deck a look and see wht I can afford to incorporate.

Much appreciated.