Lifegain relies on incremental value creatures like Amalia Benavides Aguirre and Hinterland Sanctifier alongside threats above mana value 2; while Requiting Hex targets creatures with mana value 2 or less like Amalia and Hinterland Sanctifier, it cannot answer their larger threats, and Shoot the Sheriff misses outlaws like Moseo, Vein's New Dean. Duress proactively strips key enablers like Lunar Convocation or Case of the Uneaten Feast before they generate value, and Qarsi Revenant's lifelink and deathtouch let us race their lifegain plan while trading up. Keep Deadly Cover-Up and Together as One as sweepers/finishers to close out a long grindy game against their incremental life totals.