Average Deck for Sorin of House Markov - Budget Optimized Lifegain

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Cooper Gottfried
Jan 12, 2026
The Top 40 Two-Mana Commanders
In this latest Top 40 list, Cooper dives into the most popular commanders on EDHREC that you can play for just two mana.
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Jesse Barker Plotkin
Use Your Life Total as a Resource With This Cecil, Dark Knight Brew
What's the old adage? "Winning at full life is the same as winning at one life"? Jesse's got a deck that really puts that notion to the test.
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Average Decklist

Aerith Gainsborough
Aerith Gainsborough
Ajani's Pridemate
Ajani's Pridemate
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
Angel of Vitality
Angel of Vitality
Astarion, the Decadent
Astarion, the Decadent
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
Dazzling Angel
Dazzling Angel
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Enduring Tenacity
Enduring Tenacity
Essence Channeler
Essence Channeler
Exemplar of Light
Exemplar of Light
Fiendish Panda
Fiendish Panda
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Haliya, Guided by Light
Haliya, Guided by Light
Marauding Blight-Priest
Marauding Blight-Priest
Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
Qarsi Revenant
Qarsi Revenant
Rhox Faithmender
Rhox Faithmender
Sanguine Syphoner
Sanguine Syphoner
Soul Warden
Soul Warden
Starscape Cleric
Starscape Cleric
Starseer Mentor
Starseer Mentor
Suture Priest
Suture Priest
Twilight Prophet
Twilight Prophet
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vengeful Bloodwitch
Vengeful Bloodwitch
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Instants (9)
Anguished Unmaking
Anguished Unmaking
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Hazel's Nocturne
Hazel's Nocturne
Merciless Resolve
Merciless Resolve
Mortify
Mortify
Murder
Murder
Path to Exile
Path to Exile
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Take Up the Shield
Take Up the Shield
Sorceries (9)
Blasphemous Edict
Blasphemous Edict
Debt to the Deathless
Debt to the Deathless
Exsanguinate
Exsanguinate
Fell the Mighty
Fell the Mighty
Fumigate
Fumigate
Profane Tutor
Profane Tutor
Read the Bones
Read the Bones
Toxic Deluge
Toxic Deluge
Vindicate
Vindicate
Artifacts (8)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Bolas's Citadel
Bolas's Citadel
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Jet Medallion
Jet Medallion
Pristine Talisman
Pristine Talisman
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
The Darkness Crystal
The Darkness Crystal
The Wind Crystal
The Wind Crystal
Enchantments (9)
Authority of the Consuls
Authority of the Consuls
Blind Obedience
Blind Obedience
Cleric Class
Cleric Class
Dawn of Hope
Dawn of Hope
Exquisite Blood
Exquisite Blood
Leyline of Hope
Leyline of Hope
Meathook Massacre II
Meathook Massacre II
Phyrexian Arena
Phyrexian Arena
Sanguine Bond
Sanguine Bond
Planeswalkers (1)
Sorin Markov
Sorin Markov
Lands (12)
Brightclimb Pathway
Brightclimb Pathway
Caves of Koilos
Caves of Koilos
Command Tower
Command Tower
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Godless Shrine
Godless Shrine
Kabira Crossroads
Kabira Crossroads
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Guildgate
Orzhov Guildgate
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Scoured Barrens
Scoured Barrens
Tainted Field
Tainted Field
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Basics (2)
Plains
11 Plains
Swamp
13 Swamps