Abzan Life Gain Counter aggro midrangeUse life link and life gain cards such as
seeker of the way,
courser of kruphix, dragon lord dromoka and
palace siege while at the same time building those small creatures into monsters with counters from
citadel siege,
hardened scales,
Abzan Charm,
Dromoka's Command and top it off with two creatures that make the whole thing come together..
Siege Rhino's life gain and trample make blocking them nearly pointless with more than 2 counters and
Avatar of the resolute with reach and trample who only costs GG to be a 3/2, but with the added bonus of a counter for each creature with a counter it doesn't matter when they are put in play. Late in the game they can be 8/7 trampling reachers for just GG, or 3/2 trampling reachers on turn 2 that you will build on.
Hero's downfall,
Ultimate Price,
Bile Blight and an
utter end will keep you safe from most of the monsters you will see and
Dromoka's Command and Abzan Charms will give you what you need no matter what your situation (Removal, more cards, more counters, prevent damage.. I have 4 Abzan Charms and 2
Dromoka's Command, but a 3rd
Dromoka's command would be nice to have even at the expense of one of your charms..