u/Gjames1985

Abzan life gain has been my absolute favourite thing to play in Standard since SOS release.

In another thread someone pointed out the synergy between [[Twitching Doll]] and [[Blech, Loafing Pest]]

I only had two copies of Twitching Doll available and added them to my deck to see how it played. Ended up crafting the additional two copies because the card plays much better than I first thought.

Twitching Doll tapping for mana of any colour is a good advantage, I often use it to pay the offspring cost for [[Darkstar Augur]] for example.

But even if you don't need the extra mana, tap it anyway to get the nest counters on the card. Then if you have Blech in play and any source of life gain the Twitching Doll will get +1/+1 counters because it's a spider. Sacrifice the Twitching Doll and you will then get a spider token for every nest counter and every +1/+1 counter you have on it.

In turn all of the newly made spider tokens you just created will grow in size thanks to the life gain triggers you get.

I've managed to get the Abzan life gain deck to Mythic this season and this addition to the deck definitely helped. Deck list below for anyone interested.

Deck

1 Plains (THB) 250

2 Moseo, Vein's New Dean (SOS) 91

3 Blech, Loafing Pest (SOS) 176

1 Swamp (THB) 252

2 Sheltered by Ghosts (DSK) 30

4 Essence Channeler (BLB) 12

4 Virulent Emissary (ECL) 202

4 Deep-Cavern Bat (LCI) 102

4 Godless Shrine (RNA) 248

2 Multiversal Passage (OM1) 181

4 Overgrown Tomb (GRN) 253

3 Ruin-Lurker Bat (LCI) 33

4 Temple Garden (ECL) 268

4 Starting Town (FIN) 289

3 Momo, Friendly Flier (TLA) 29

3 Darkstar Augur (BLB) 90

2 Zoraline, Cosmos Caller (BLB) 242

3 Lifecreed Duo (BLB) 20

3 Case of the Uneaten Feast (MKM) 10

4 Twitching Doll (DSK) 201

Been playing an Abzan life gain deck (which granted is basically Orzhov bats).

Had a surprising amount of success with it so far and [[Blech, Loafing Pest]] has been the deck's all star.

Whereas before [[Essence Channeler]] was one of the deck's biggest threats, now even the humble [[Ruin-Lurker Bat]] can become a powerhouse thanks to Blech.

What's everyone else's favourite cards from SOS been so far?

My current deck list below for anyone who might be interested.