Linden, the Steadfast Queen

Gameplan

Linden is a mono-white go-wide aggro/lifegain commander: flood the board with white tokens, attack every turn while Linden grants you a trickle of life per attacker, then convert that life total and board presence into a payoff. You build a wide army, swing in with vigilance to keep defenses up, and bleverage lifegain triggers to fuel cards like Aetherflux Reservoir or Felidar Sovereign.

Key Cards

• Aetherflux Reservoir — Turns Linden's repeated lifegain into a 50-life storm kill or a steady removal engine.
• Felidar Sovereign — A built-in win condition that triggers off the high life totals Linden generates.
• Anointed Procession — Doubles your token output so you flood the board faster and gain more life per attack.
• Smothering Tithe — Premier mono-white ramp and treasure engine to power out your token producers.
• Heliod, Sun-Crowned — Amplifies lifegain and can turn each gain trigger into incremental advantage or combo enabler.
• Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite — Anthems your team while crippling opposing blockers, closing games with a wide board.

Upgrade Path

Add efficient token doublers (Anointed Procession, Mondrak), strong ramp (Smothering Tithe, Land Tax, mana rocks), and a couple of dedicated payoffs like Aetherflux Reservoir or Felidar Sovereign rather than relying on combat alone. Prioritize board-wipe insurance such as Heroic Intervention's white analogs (Flawless Maneuver, Teferi's Protection) and recursion to rebuild after sweepers. Tighten the curve and add card-draw engines (Welcoming Vampire, Mentor of the Meek, Esper Sentinel) to fight mono-white's card-advantage gap.