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The 99 of Mindflayer, The Shadow
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $810.22
Salt Sum: 48.68
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Commander

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Arvinox, the Mind Flail

Arvinox, the Mind Flail isn't a creature unless you control three or more permanents you don't own. At the beginning of your end step, exile the bottom card of each opponent's library face down. For as long as those cards remain exiled, you may look at them, you may cast permanent spells from among them, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells.

Creature Enchantment
Arvinox, the Mind Flail (sld) 340
1

Card Draw

Quantity: 10Price: $175.36
Blood Pact

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.

Instant
Blood Pact (mid) 88
1
Deadly Dispute

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature. Draw two cards and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Instant
Deadly Dispute (afr) 94
1
Demonic Tutor

Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Demonic Tutor (sta) 27
1
Final Parting

Search your library for two cards. Put one into your hand and the other into your graveyard. Then shuffle.

Sorcery
Final Parting (dom) 93
1
Liliana, Dreadhorde General

Whenever a creature you control dies, draw a card. +1: Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. −4: Each player sacrifices two creatures. −9: Each opponent chooses a permanent they control of each permanent type and sacrifices the rest.

Planeswalker
Liliana, Dreadhorde General (war) 97
1
Night's Whisper

You draw two cards and you lose 2 life.

Sorcery
Night's Whisper (plst) EMA-100
1
Phyrexian Arena

At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

Enchantment
Phyrexian Arena (cn2) 144
1
Read the Bones

Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life.

Sorcery
Read the Bones (tsr) 328
1
Sign in Blood

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.

Sorcery
Sign in Blood (sta) 32
1
Well of Knowledge

{2}: Draw a card. Any player may activate this ability but only during their draw step.

Artifact
Well of Knowledge (wth) 162
1

Creature

Quantity: 10Price: $59.20
Crypt Ghast

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional {B}.

Creature
Crypt Ghast (c14) 139
1
Disciple of Bolas

When Disciple of Bolas enters the battlefield, sacrifice another creature. You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is that creature's power.

Creature
Disciple of Bolas (2xm) 85
1
Doomed Necromancer

{B}, {T}, Sacrifice Doomed Necromancer: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Doomed Necromancer (afc) 98
1
Gonti, Lord of Luxury

Deathtouch When Gonti, Lord of Luxury enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of target opponent's library, exile one of them face down, then put the rest on the bottom of that library in a random order. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast it.

Creature
Gonti, Lord of Luxury (afc) 100
1
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.) Lifelink For each {B} in a cost, you may pay 2 life rather than pay that mana. Whenever you cast a black spell, put a +1/+1 counter on K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth.

Creature
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth (c19) 18
1
Phyrexian Obliterator

Trample Whenever a source deals damage to Phyrexian Obliterator, that source's controller sacrifices that many permanents.

Creature
Phyrexian Obliterator (plst) A25-101
1
Rankle, Master of Pranks

Flying, haste Whenever Rankle, Master of Pranks deals combat damage to a player, choose any number — • Each player discards a card. • Each player loses 1 life and draws a card. • Each player sacrifices a creature.

Creature
Rankle, Master of Pranks (eld) 101
1
Sheoldred, Whispering One

Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.) At the beginning of your upkeep, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player sacrifices a creature.

Creature
Sheoldred, Whispering One (jmp) 278
1
Sidisi, Undead Vizier

Deathtouch Exploit (When this creature enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice a creature.) When Sidisi, Undead Vizier exploits a creature, you may search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Sidisi, Undead Vizier (plst) DTK-120
1
Syr Konrad, the Grim

Whenever another creature dies, or a creature card is put into a graveyard from anywhere other than the battlefield, or a creature card leaves your graveyard, Syr Konrad, the Grim deals 1 damage to each opponent. {1}{B}: Each player mills a card. (They each put the top card of their library into their graveyard.)

Creature
Syr Konrad, the Grim (znc) 56
1

Land

Quantity: 36Price: $218.04
Cabal Coffers

{2}, {T}: Add {B} for each Swamp you control.

Land
Cabal Coffers (mh2) 301
1
Cabal Stronghold

{T}: Add {C}. {3}, {T}: Add {B} for each basic Swamp you control.

Land
Cabal Stronghold (dom) 238
1
Crypt of Agadeem

Crypt of Agadeem enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {2}, {T}: Add {B} for each black creature card in your graveyard.

Land
Crypt of Agadeem (c14) 288
1
High Market

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice a creature: You gain 1 life.

Land
High Market (afc) 246
1
Phyrexian Tower

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Add {B}{B}.

Land
Phyrexian Tower (plst) USG-322
1
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (mid) 273
28
Vesuva

You may have Vesuva enter the battlefield tapped as a copy of any land on the battlefield.

Land
Vesuva (tsr) 289
1
Volrath's Stronghold

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{B}, {T}: Put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Volrath's Stronghold (sth) 143
1
War Room

{T}: Add {C}. {3}, {T}, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.

Land
War Room (cmr) 361
1

Mana Ramp

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (mic) 157
1
Black Market

Whenever a creature dies, put a charge counter on Black Market. At the beginning of your precombat main phase, add {B} for each charge counter on Black Market.

Enchantment
Black Market (jmp) 204
1
Bontu's Monument

Black creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast a creature spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Artifact
Bontu's Monument (akh) 225
1
Charcoal Diamond

Charcoal Diamond enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {B}.

Artifact
Charcoal Diamond (mic) 158
1
Fellwar Stone

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Artifact
Fellwar Stone (afc) 206
1
Jet Medallion

Black spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Artifact
Jet Medallion (c14) 243
1
Liliana of the Dark Realms

+1: Search your library for a Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. −3: Target creature gets +X/+X or -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Swamps you control. −6: You get an emblem with "Swamps you control have '{T}: Add {B}{B}{B}{B}.'"

Planeswalker
Liliana of the Dark Realms (m14) 102
1
Nirkana Revenant

Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional {B}. {B}: Nirkana Revenant gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Creature
Nirkana Revenant (bbd) 150
1
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (cc2) 7
1
Vessel of Endless Rest

When Vessel of Endless Rest enters the battlefield, put target card from a graveyard on the bottom of its owner's library. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Vessel of Endless Rest (uma) 235
1

Misc

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Junktroller

Defender {T}: Put target card from a graveyard on the bottom of its owner's library.

Creature Artifact
Junktroller (rna) 235
1
Mimic Vat

Imprint — Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you may exile that card. If you do, return each other card exiled with Mimic Vat to its owner's graveyard. {3}, {T}: Create a token that's a copy of a card exiled with Mimic Vat. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Artifact
Mimic Vat (c20) 246
1
Mindcrank

Whenever an opponent loses life, that player mills that many cards. (Damage causes loss of life.)

Artifact
Mindcrank (ima) 220
1
Reito Lantern

{3}: Put target card from a graveyard on the bottom of its owner's library.

Artifact
Reito Lantern (cns) 202
1
Sudden Spoiling

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) Until end of turn, creatures target player controls lose all abilities and have base power and toughness 0/2.

Instant
Sudden Spoiling (tsr) 144
1

Reanimator

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Animate Dead

Enchant creature card in a graveyard When Animate Dead enters the battlefield, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Animate Dead." Return enchanted creature card to the battlefield under your control and attach Animate Dead to it. When Animate Dead leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it. Enchanted creature gets -1/-0.

Enchantment
Animate Dead (plst) EMA-78
1
Beacon of Unrest

Put target artifact or creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. Shuffle Beacon of Unrest into its owner's library.

Sorcery
Beacon of Unrest (2xm) 77
1
Exhume

Each player puts a creature card from their graveyard onto the battlefield.

Sorcery
Exhume (jmp) 230
1
Geth, Lord of the Vault

Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.) {X}{B}: Put target artifact or creature card with mana value X from an opponent's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control tapped. Then that player mills X cards.

Creature
Geth, Lord of the Vault (2xm) 94
1
Ghouls' Night Out

For each player, choose a creature card in that player's graveyard. Put those cards onto the battlefield under your control. They're black Zombies in addition to their other colors and types and they gain decayed. (A creature with decayed can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)

Sorcery
Ghouls' Night Out (mic) 19
1
Reanimate

Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to its mana value.

Sorcery
Reanimate (jmp) 270
1
Rise from the Grave

Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. That creature is a black Zombie in addition to its other colors and types.

Sorcery
Rise from the Grave (znc) 53
1
The Eldest Reborn

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Each opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker. II — Each opponent discards a card. III — Put target creature or planeswalker card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

Enchantment
The Eldest Reborn (plst) DOM-90
1

Removal

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Deadly Rollick

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. Exile target creature.

Instant
Deadly Rollick (c20) 42
1
Dictate of Erebos

Flash Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent sacrifices a creature.

Enchantment
Dictate of Erebos (plst) JOU-65
1
Fleshbag Marauder

When Fleshbag Marauder enters the battlefield, each player sacrifices a creature.

Creature
Fleshbag Marauder (mic) 118
1
Force of Despair

If it's not your turn, you may exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Destroy all creatures that entered the battlefield this turn.

Instant
Force of Despair (mh1) 92
1
Go for the Throat

Destroy target nonartifact creature.

Instant
Go for the Throat (mic) 119
1
Grave Pact

Whenever a creature you control dies, each other player sacrifices a creature.

Enchantment
Grave Pact (cm2) 65
1
Hero's Downfall

Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

Instant
Hero's Downfall (ths) 90
1
Infernal Grasp

Destroy target creature. You lose 2 life.

Instant
Infernal Grasp (mid) 107
1
Massacre Wurm

When Massacre Wurm enters the battlefield, creatures your opponents control get -2/-2 until end of turn. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, that player loses 2 life.

Creature
Massacre Wurm (m21) 114
1
Mutilate

All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.

Sorcery
Mutilate (gvl) 55
1
Plaguecrafter

When Plaguecrafter enters the battlefield, each player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker. Each player who can't discards a card.

Creature
Plaguecrafter (afc) 107
1
Snuff Out

If you control a Swamp, you may pay 4 life rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.

Instant
Snuff Out (gvl) 53
1
Soul Shatter

Each opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker with the highest mana value among creatures and planeswalkers they control.

Instant
Soul Shatter (znr) 127
1
The Meathook Massacre

When The Meathook Massacre enters the battlefield, each creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you gain 1 life.

Enchantment
The Meathook Massacre (mid) 112
1
Toxic Deluge

As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life. All creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.

Sorcery
Toxic Deluge (2xm) 110
1

Steal Stuff

Quantity: 2Price: $10.78
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector

If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead. At the beginning of your upkeep, put all creature cards exiled with Gisa, Glorious Resurrector onto the battlefield under your control. They gain decayed. (A creature with decayed can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)

Creature
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector (mid) 103
1
Tergrid, God of Fright

Creature
Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern (khm) 112Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern (khm) 112
1

Win Con

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Gray Merchant of Asphodel

When Gray Merchant of Asphodel enters the battlefield, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

Creature
Gray Merchant of Asphodel (tsr) 323
1
Revel in Riches

Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.") At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control ten or more Treasures, you win the game.

Enchantment
Revel in Riches (plst) XLN-117
1
Torment of Hailfire

Repeat the following process X times. Each opponent loses 3 life unless that player sacrifices a nonland permanent or discards a card.

Sorcery
Torment of Hailfire (plst) HOU-77
1

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