Haliya, Guided by Light

Haliya is a 3cmc 3/3 that drip-generates life off creature/artifact ETBs and converts 3+ life gained per turn into a card draw at end step. She rewards go-wide token strategies, artifact-heavy boards, and ETB-heavy lifegain shells. Warp {W} lets her be cast early for tempo — she enters, triggers her own ETB for 1 life, then can be replayed from exile for recurring value. The draw condition requires accumulating 3 life in a single turn, making her draw inconsistent in slow or low-creature-density decks.

• Haliya's own ETB triggers her life-gain ability, so warping her in repeatedly lets you chain 1-life triggers across multiple turns while keeping her in exile as a safe resource.

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• The draw trigger checks if you have gained 3 or more life 'this turn' at the beginning of your end step — any life gained outside of combat (e.g., from multiple ETBs, lifelink, or other sources) all count cumulatively toward the threshold.

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• In tokens-go-wide or artifact-ETB shells, Haliya can reliably draw a card each turn cycle, making her a surprisingly consistent card-advantage engine despite looking like a fragile lifegain payoff.

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• EDHREC rank: #1,822