Tag: Deckbuilding

While a player's life total in *Magic: The Gathering* typically starts at 20, merely adding more life through lifegain doesn't win the game. The true use of lifegain lies in leveraging that higher life total as a resource to enable powerful game-winning strategies, outmaneuver aggressive opponents, and fuel devastating combos.

In many trading card games, gaining life seems like a direct path to victory, but experienced players know it's often a pitfall. Simply gaining life without an accompanying game-winning strategy or board presence is one of the biggest drawbacks of lifegain for new players to overcome.