Historic Brawl: Valentin & Lisette



Valentin, Dean of the Vein / Lisette, Dean of the Root


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Deck (99)

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Commander
1 Valentin, Dean of the Vein

Deck 1 Into the North 1 Coldsteel Heart 1 Cultivate 1 The Great Henge 1 The Celestus 1 Arcane Signet 1 Guardian Idol 1 Mind Stone 1 Follow the Tracks 1 Hedron Archive 1 Phyrexian Arena 1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General 1 Werewolf Pack Leader 1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets 1 Return of the Wildspeaker 1 Savvy Hunter 1 Moldervine Reclamation 1 Tome of Legends 1 A-Cosmos Elixir 1 The Immortal Sun 1 Back to Nature 1 Ritual of Soot 1 Blood on the Snow 1 Maelstrom Pulse 1 Hero's Downfall 1 Casualties of War 1 Binding the Old Gods 1 Deathsprout 1 Mortality Spear 1 Murderous Rider 1 Gifted Aetherborn 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose 1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 1 Shadowspear 1 Leyline Prowler 1 Renata, Called to the Hunt 1 A-Oran-Rief Ooze 1 A-Ochre Jelly 1 Biogenic Ooze 1 Syr Faren, the Hengehammer 1 Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider 1 Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager 1 Garruk, Cursed Huntsman 1 Dina, Soul Steeper 1 Trollbred Guardian 1 A-Hagra Constrictor 1 Bloodthirsty Aerialist 1 Hardened Scales 1 Inscription of Abundance 1 Ranger Class 1 Branching Evolution 1 Fight Rigging 1 Hydra's Growth 1 Inspiring Call 1 Armorcraft Judge 1 Sanctum of Stone Fangs 1 Basilisk Collar 1 Fountain of Renewal 1 Bontu's Monument 1 Aetherflux Reservoir 1 Darkbore Pathway 1 Deathcap Glade 1 Jungle Hollow 1 Overgrown Tomb 1 Temple of Malady 1 Woodland Cemetery 1 Woodland Chasm 1 Blooming Marsh 1 Darkmoss Bridge 5 Snow-Covered Swamp 1 Golgari Guildgate 1 Witherbloom Campus 1 Necroblossom Snarl 1 Evolving Wilds 1 Fabled Passage 1 Terramorphic Expanse 1 Riveteers Overlook 1 Field of Ruin 1 Thriving Grove 5 Snow-Covered Forest 1 Castle Locthwain 1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant 1 Gate of the Black Dragon 1 Boseiju, Who Endures 1 Gate to Manorborn 1 Arch of Orazca 1 Bonders' Enclave 1 Command Tower 1 Karn's Bastion 1 Inventors' Fair 1 Journey to Eternity

Overview

I think Valentin & Lisette are pretty under utilized in Historic Brawl. Valentin is a pretty underwhelming effect in the format, but Lisette is exactly the kind of card I would expect see plenty of play. The combination of two very common synergies (+1/+1 Counters, Life Gain) make for a pretty synergistic deck.

This deck focuses on Lisette, trying to overpower other decks by both keeping it's life total high and pumping up it's creatures to hopefully take over the game.

Life Gain

The deck has two primary focuses, the first one being life gain. This deck tried to gain incremental life gain in as many ways as it can. From lifelink, to artifact based effects, to equipment. This deck can absolutely grind out against more aggressive decks.



+1/+1 Counters

The other major synergy of the deck are cards that add or care about +1/+1 counters. Using Lisette we can add a large quantity of counters so having ways to get payoffs for that is a very important part of the deck.