Premodern Lifegain Staples
Swords to Plowshares leads Premodern lifegain at 41% of lists, then Exalted Angel (13%) and Warmth (9%). 18 cards ranked over the last 90 days, main deck and sideboard.
Most-played Premodern lifegain cards
| # | Card | Adoption | Δ pp | Avg copies | Top strategies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swords to Plowshares | 41% | — | 3.7 | Enchantress, Replenish, Standstill |
| 2 | Exalted Angel | 13% | — | 2.6 | Replenish, Standstill, Orzhov Control |
| 3 | Warmth | 9% | — | 1.8 | Enchantress, Terrageddon, Oath Ponza |
| 4 | Ravenous Baloth | 7% | — | 2.3 | GR Zoo, Rock, BG Survival |
| 5 | Zuran Orb | 6% | — | 1.4 | Terrageddon, Oath Ponza, TerraOath |
| 6 | Thermokarst | 4% | — | 3.5 | Oath Ponza, Rogue, TerraOath |
| 7 | Crumble | 3% | — | 1.7 | Oath Ponza, Terrageddon, Iggy Pop |
| 8 | Drain Life | 2% | — | 1.3 | Moneyball Black, The Rack |
| 9 | Spinning Darkness | 2% | — | 1.3 | Moneyball Black, The Rack |
| 10 | Spike Feeder | 2% | — | 1.4 | BG Survival, Aluren, Cradle Control |
| 11 | Bottle Gnomes | 1% | — | 2.8 | Sligh, Moneyball Black, Mono-Red Land Destruction |
| 12 | Phantom Nishoba | 1% | — | 2.5 | Reanimator, Elves, Cradle Control |
| 13 | Rejuvenation Chamber | 1% | — | 2.9 | Sligh, Welder Prison |
| 14 | Ivory Tower | 1% | — | 1.0 | UB Psychatog, Parfait, Stasis |
| 15 | Gerrard's Verdict | 1% | — | 4.0 | Orzhov Control, Deadguy Ale, Terrageddon |
| 16 | Reverent Silence | <1% | — | 2.0 | Terrageddon, Rock, Oath Ponza |
| 17 | Absorb | <1% | — | 1.2 | Standstill, UW Control, Parfait |
| 18 | Wellwisher | <1% | — | 1.1 | Elves |
Adoption is the share of Premodern decklists from MTGO Challenges and Leagues in the last 90 days that run at least one copy, main deck or sideboard. Strategies are the archetypes that play the card most often.