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{"ops":[{"insert":"Uncle Istvan is a mono black human from the dark age of Dominaria. He lived secluded in the woods and eventually became insane, deciding to hunt and kill any who neared him as the closest thing he could get to company. \nGoing trick or treating to his home would go something like this: Firstly, he would of course hand out treats such as a Jinxed Chocker or Trojan Horse. Once the feeling of receiving a gift wore off, you might decide to take a closer inspection, slowly realizing the gifts are not treats at all (more like tricks). Looking up from your candy basket you see the same tree you swear you've walked by three times already. Deciding to turn back for a little while brings you to the realization that its getting awfully dark and you may just be lost. You then hear a loud shriek from the thicket, not thinking you sprint in the other direction finally coming to a clearing. Standing in the center is the same man who gave you the terrible candy wielding a massive ax. Before you can even think of running you have already taken 21 commander damage.\n\nTricks and treats: The deck gives many tiny creature to your opponents. Hopefully to be forcibly sacrificed in order to trigger our commander.\n\nKing Sized candy bar: The decks focus is to make Istvan extremely large and then give him away to our opponents with cards like Fateful Handoff or Assault Suit. We can then use cards like Vow of Malice and Torment to force Itsvan against our other opponents. This synergies well with Itsvans ability forcing him to attack. Making sure points of damage are never missed. \n\nStatic Treats: Cards like Gonti and Gix help the whole table by using their static abilities to give card draw, these abilities help point damage away from us and to our opponents with incentive. We also have a few cards that add the Monarch mechanic to the game for more universal card draw.\n\nHorror theme: The deck includes many slasher-movie like axes and cards from The Dark set. Adding to the spooky feel of playing Istvan.\n\nMy Favorite card, Season of the Witch: Another card from The Dark Season of the Witch forces opponents to aways swing out. This combined with our static effects to point damage a away from us can put us in a healthy position. Also causing lots of death triggers for our commander.\n"}]}

Commander

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Istvan, Butcher of Eln
Istvan attacks each combat if able.
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to Istvan by creatures.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put two +1/+1 counters on Istvan.
Legendary Creature - Human
Istvan, Butcher of Eln (mbc) 14

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Altar

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Altar of Dementia
Sacrifice a creature: Target player mills cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power.
Artifact
Altar of Dementia (mh1) 218

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Draw

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Bounty Board
: Add one mana of any color.
,
: Put a bounty counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
Whenever a creature with a bounty counter on it dies, each of its controller's opponents draws a card and gains 2 life.
Artifact
Bounty Board (otc) 37
Emeritus of Woe
This creature enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
At the beginning of your end step, if two or more creatures died this turn, this creature becomes prepared.
Creature - Vampire Warlock
Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor (sos) 80
Fateful Handoff
Draw cards equal to the mana value of target artifact or creature you control. An opponent gains control of that permanent.
Sorcery
Fateful Handoff (bro) 94
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to one of your opponents, its controller may pay 1 life. If they do, they draw a card.
, Discard X cards: Exile the top X cards of target opponent's library. You may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.
Legendary Creature - Praetor Phyrexian
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor (tdc) 181
Gonti, Night Minister
Whenever a player casts a spell they don't own, that player creates a Treasure token.
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to one of your opponents, its controller looks at the top card of that opponent's library and exiles it face down. They may play that card for as long as it remains exiled. Mana of any type can be spent to cast a spell this way.
Legendary Creature - Rogue Aetherborn
Gonti, Night Minister (dft) 87
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
Flying
Whenever a permanent owned by another player is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Legendary Creature - Demon
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder (j22) 431
Marchesa's Decree
When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch.
Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, that creature's controller loses 1 life.
Enchantment
Marchesa's Decree (cn2) 44
Morbid Opportunist
Whenever one or more other creatures die, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Creature - Human Rogue
Morbid Opportunist (soc) 219
Rise of the Deathbringer
Choose one —
• Draw cards equal to the greatest power among creatures you control. You lose life equal to the number of cards drawn this way.
• All creatures get -3/-3 until end of turn.
Instant
Rise of the Deathbringer (fra) 63

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Istvan's woods

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Swamp
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Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (ptk) 173

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Assault Suit
Equipped creature gets +2/+2, has haste, can't attack you or planeswalkers you control, and can't be sacrificed.
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you may have that player gain control of equipped creature until end of turn. If you do, untap it.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Assault Suit (cmm) 369
Bloodthirsty Blade
Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
: Attach this Equipment to target creature an opponent controls. Activate only as a sorcery.
Artifact - Equipment
Bloodthirsty Blade (mkc) 225
Butcher's Cleaver
Equipped creature gets +3/+0.
As long as equipped creature is a Human, it has lifelink.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Butcher's Cleaver (inr) 256
Butcher's Glee
Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains lifelink until end of turn. Regenerate it. (Damage dealt by a creature with lifelink also causes its controller to gain that much life.)
Instant
Butcher's Glee (ima) 84
Commander's Plate
Equipped creature gets +3/+3 and has protection from each color that's not in your commander's color identity.
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Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Commander's Plate (cmr) 305
Heavy Mattock
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
As long as equipped creature is a Human, it gets an additional +1/+1.
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Heavy Mattock (dka) 150
Leyline Axe
If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has double strike and trample.
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Leyline Axe (fdn) 129
Murderer's Axe
Equipped creature gets +2/+2.
Equip—Discard a card.
Artifact - Equipment
Murderer's Axe (soi) 259
Thirsting Axe
Equipped creature gets +4/+0.
At the beginning of your end step, if equipped creature didn't deal combat damage to a creature this turn, sacrifice it.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Thirsting Axe (emn) 202
Vow of Malice
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2, has intimidate, and can't attack you or planeswalkers you control. (A creature with intimidate can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
Enchantment - Aura
Vow of Malice (cm2) 82
Vow of Torment
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2, has menace, and can't attack you or planeswalkers you control. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Enchantment - Aura
Vow of Torment (cmr) 159
Warlord's Axe
Equipped creature gets +3/+1.
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Warlord's Axe (m11) 220

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (ecc) 56
Basalt Monolith
This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step.
: Add
.
: Untap this artifact.
Artifact
Basalt Monolith (ltc) 274
Bontu's Monument
Black creature spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Legendary Artifact
Bontu's Monument (akh) 225
Charcoal Diamond
This artifact enters tapped.
: Add
.
Artifact
Charcoal Diamond (fdc) 248
Coveted Jewel
When this artifact enters, draw three cards.
: Add three mana of any one color.
Whenever one or more creatures an opponent controls attack you and aren't blocked, that player draws three cards and gains control of this artifact. Untap it.
Artifact
Coveted Jewel (blc) 268
Fellwar Stone
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Artifact
Fellwar Stone (frc) 57
Mind Stone
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Mind Stone (blc) 280
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (mkc) 237
Solemn Simulacrum
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
When this creature dies, you may draw a card.
Creature Artifact - Golem
Solemn Simulacrum (mkc) 238
Thought Vessel
You have no maximum hand size.
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Artifact
Thought Vessel (fdc) 292

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Ashes to Ashes
Exile two target nonartifact creatures. Ashes to Ashes deals 5 damage to you.
Sorcery
Ashes to Ashes (drk) 39
Bite of the Black Rose
Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for sickness or psychosis. If sickness gets more votes, creatures your opponents control get -2/-2 until end of turn. If psychosis gets more votes or the vote is tied, each opponent discards two cards.
Sorcery
Bite of the Black Rose (cns) 26
Blasphemous Edict
You may pay
rather than pay this spell's mana cost if there are thirteen or more creatures on the battlefield.
Each player sacrifices thirteen creatures of their choice.
Sorcery
Blasphemous Edict (fdn) 57
Capital Punishment
Council's dilemma — Starting with you, each player votes for death or taxes. Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice for each death vote and discards a card for each taxes vote.
Sorcery
Capital Punishment (cn2) 40
Desecration Demon
Flying
At the beginning of each combat, any opponent may sacrifice a creature of their choice. If a player does, tap this creature and put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Creature - Demon
Desecration Demon (fdn) 603
Feast of Succession
All creatures get -4/-4 until end of turn. You become the monarch.
Sorcery
Feast of Succession (cmm) 158
In Garruk's Wake
Destroy all creatures you don't control and all planeswalkers you don't control.
Sorcery
In Garruk's Wake (clb) 759
Infernal Denizen
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice two Swamps. If you can't, tap this creature, and an opponent may gain control of a creature you control of their choice for as long as this creature remains on the battlefield.
: Gain control of target creature for as long as this creature remains on the battlefield.
Creature - Demon
Infernal Denizen (ice) 136
Innocent Blood
Each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Sorcery
Innocent Blood (plst) EMA-94
Murder
Destroy target creature.
Instant
Murder (dsk) 110
Rankle's Prank
Choose one or more —
• Each player discards two cards.
• Each player loses 4 life.
• Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.
Sorcery
Rankle's Prank (woe) 102
Season of the Witch
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you pay 2 life.
At the beginning of the end step, destroy all untapped creatures that didn't attack this turn, except for creatures that couldn't attack.
Enchantment
Season of the Witch (drk) 52
The Meathook Massacre
When The Meathook Massacre enters, 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.
Legendary Enchantment
The Meathook Massacre (inr) 122
Tyrant's Choice
Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for death or torture. If death gets more votes, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. If torture gets more votes or the vote is tied, each opponent loses 4 life.
Sorcery
Tyrant's Choice (cns) 30
Victim of Night
Destroy target non-Vampire, non-Werewolf, non-Zombie creature.
Instant
Victim of Night (ddq) 67

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Run!

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Brink of Madness
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have no cards in hand, sacrifice this enchantment and target opponent discards their hand.
Enchantment
Brink of Madness (ulg) 50
Uncle Istvan
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to this creature by creatures.
Creature - Human
Uncle Istvan (4ed) 165

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treats

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Akroan Horse
Defender
When this creature enters, an opponent gains control of it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent creates a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
Creature Artifact - Horse
Akroan Horse (c16) 241
Clackbridge Troll
Trample, haste
When this creature enters, target opponent creates three 0/1 white Goat creature tokens.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, any opponent may sacrifice a creature of their choice. If a player does, tap this creature, you gain 3 life, and you draw a card.
Creature - Troll
Clackbridge Troll (eld) 84
Crown of Doom
Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
: Target player other than this artifact's owner gains control of it. Activate only during your turn.
Artifact
Crown of Doom (c14) 55
Hunted Bonebrute
Menace
When this creature enters, target opponent creates two 1/1 white Dog creature tokens.
When this creature dies, each opponent loses 3 life.
Disguise
Creature - Beast Skeleton
Hunted Bonebrute (mkm) 87
Hunted Horror
Trample
When this creature enters, target opponent creates two 3/3 green Centaur creature tokens with protection from black.
Creature - Horror
Hunted Horror (clb) 758
Jinxed Choker
At the beginning of your end step, target opponent gains control of this artifact and puts a charge counter on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, this artifact deals damage to you equal to the number of charge counters on it.
: Put a charge counter on this artifact or remove one from it.
Artifact
Jinxed Choker (mrd) 189
Jinxed Idol
At the beginning of your upkeep, this artifact deals 2 damage to you.
Sacrifice a creature: Target opponent gains control of this artifact.
Artifact
Jinxed Idol (m11) 208
Jinxed Ring
Whenever a nontoken permanent is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, this artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Sacrifice a creature: Target opponent gains control of this artifact. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Artifact
Jinxed Ring (sth) 137
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
Jump — During your turn, Kain has flying.
Whenever Kain deals combat damage to a player, that player gains control of Kain. If they do, you draw that many cards, create that many tapped Treasure tokens, then lose that much life.
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon (fin) 105
Miss Highwater
Menace
Whenever Miss Highwater deals combat damage to a player who doesn't have a contract counter, they may discard their hand. If they do, they draw seven cards and get a contract counter. For as long as they have a contract counter, when they lose the game, for each artifact and creature they controlled, create a token that's a copy of it.
Legendary Creature - Demon Advisor
Miss Highwater (mbc) 16
Tribute to Horobi
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I, II — Each opponent creates a 1/1 black Rat Rogue creature token.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
Enchantment - Saga
Tribute to Horobi // Echo of Death's Wail (neo) 124Tribute to Horobi // Echo of Death's Wail (neo) 124
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
Deathtouch
Boast —
: Target player searches their library for a card, then shuffles and puts that card on top. (Activate only if this creature attacked this turn and only once each turn.)
Legendary Creature - Demon Rogue
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire (khm) 115
Wishclaw Talisman
This artifact enters with three wish counters on it.
,
, Remove a wish counter from this artifact: Search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle. An opponent gains control of this artifact. Activate only during your turn.
Artifact
Wishclaw Talisman (eld) 110

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{"ops":[{"insert":"Uncle Istvan is a mono black human from the dark age of Dominaria. He lived secluded in the woods and eventually became insane, deciding to hunt and kill any who neared him as the closest thing he could get to company. \nGoing trick or treating to his home would go something like this: Firstly, he would of course hand out treats such as a Jinxed Chocker or Trojan Horse. Once the feeling of receiving a gift wore off, you might decide to take a closer inspection, slowly realizing the gifts are not treats at all (more like tricks). Looking up from your candy basket you see the same tree you swear you've walked by three times already. Deciding to turn back for a little while brings you to the realization that its getting awfully dark and you may just be lost. You then hear a loud shriek from the thicket, not thinking you sprint in the other direction finally coming to a clearing. Standing in the center is the same man who gave you the terrible candy wielding a massive ax. Before you can even think of running you have already taken 21 commander damage.\n\nTricks and treats: The deck gives many tiny creature to your opponents. Hopefully to be forcibly sacrificed in order to trigger our commander.\n\nKing Sized candy bar: The decks focus is to make Istvan extremely large and then give him away to our opponents with cards like Fateful Handoff or Assault Suit. We can then use cards like Vow of Malice and Torment to force Itsvan against our other opponents. This synergies well with Itsvans ability forcing him to attack. Making sure points of damage are never missed. \n\nStatic Treats: Cards like Gonti and Gix help the whole table by using their static abilities to give card draw, these abilities help point damage away from us and to our opponents with incentive. We also have a few cards that add the Monarch mechanic to the game for more universal card draw.\n\nHorror theme: The deck includes many slasher-movie like axes and cards from The Dark set. Adding to the spooky feel of playing Istvan.\n\nMy Favorite card, Season of the Witch: Another card from The Dark Season of the Witch forces opponents to aways swing out. This combined with our static effects to point damage a away from us can put us in a healthy position. Also causing lots of death triggers for our commander.\n"}]}
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