{"ops":[{"insert":{"card-link":"Sedris, the Traitor King"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(Shards of Alara, 2008)"},{"insert":" is a very old commander and is somewhat falling behind the times, but with new tech this old king can still perform. Shards of Alara was a fantastic set in it's time and in this build we honor the theme of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grixis"}},{"insert":" itself. There is one \"infinite\" combo with two different ways to achieve it present in the list, but it doesn't really outright win the game. \"Hidden commanders\" include "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rielle, the Everwise"}},{"insert":" and also "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vilis, Broker of Blood"}},{"insert":". \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Killer Keywords:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Connive, Cycling, Emerge, Encore, Delirium, Madness, Myriad, Surveil, Threshold"},{"insert":".\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Meet the King:"},{"insert":" Sedris is a somewhat high drop commander who notably cares about "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"creature cards"},{"insert":" that are "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"in the graveyard"},{"insert":", and more specifically he gives creatures a once-more opportunity to "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"enter the battlefield"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"attack"},{"insert":", deal "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"combat damage"},{"insert":" and then "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"leave the battlefield"},{"insert":" via "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"exile"},{"insert":". This invites trigger city: ETB, attack, combat damage and LTB triggers are all very welcome in Sedraxis. We pay only 3 mana to unearth a dork from the 'yard, so it might as well be the biggest and baddest dork that we can whip out so that we get the most value for our investment before it's gone for good - "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grave Titan"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Malfegor"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shadowgrange Archfiend"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Archon of Cruelty"}},{"insert":" can totally be worth the slot for that purpose. There are, of course, even uglier and nastier things that you could bring back... to each their own. I really like my theme and my threats in this build. Keep in mind that you can't stack the deck with TOO many high drop creatures or you won't be playing much of a game. Sedris himself is already a 6 drop and I would argue that he doesn't usually want to be cast on curve. When you invest 6 mana into your commander so that it hits the field and does - "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"nothing"},{"insert":" - for a whole turn cycle and then each of your opponents has an opportunity to send him back to the command zone that will effectively mean that you skipped your turn which is pretty bad news for a deck that is trying to act as a menace at the table if not the archenemy. Sedris is best played out when you have mana to immediately throw at unearth-able dorks and/or if you can protect the lich king until your next turn. Rituals can help greatly BUT I would chose carefully and limit yourself on rituals as they can be do-nothing cards in hand when you have nothing actionable to really do with the mana and/or they can instigate decision paralysis when you should play them but feel like you might be wasting them. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cheating the Contract:"},{"insert":" Unearth states clearly in it's agreement that the creature which was raised must be exiled come the beginning of the next end step and/or if it would leave the battlefield "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"instead"},{"insert":". There are a few legal loopholes which can be exploited in this language which must be correctly understood in order to tap into them properly. "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"First of all"},{"insert":", Unearth is creating a "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"delayed trigger"},{"insert":" which will happen at the beginning of the "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"next end step"},{"insert":" that comes, whether that is your end step or your opponents'. Cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sundial of the Infinite"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Obeka, Brute Chronologist"}},{"insert":" have the capability to straight up "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"end the turn\""},{"insert":" which will forgo the end step and more or less just force you through cleanup. Importantly these cards can be used to cheat the downside of unearth BUT in order to actually keep the creature they must be used correctly: when the delayed trigger goes onto the stack at the beginning of the end step THEN, "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"before"},{"insert":" that delayed trigger resolves, you "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(with priority on your own turn)"},{"insert":" can activate a Sundial or Obeka or the like which are activated abilities that go on the stack "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"on top of the delayed trigger"},{"insert":". When the turn ending ability then resolves on the stack it will clear all other spells and/or abilities from the stack, "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"giving them no chance to resolve"},{"insert":", hence cheating Unearth and allowing the creature to stay on the battlefield. Remember though that a creature which remains in play this way will still be exiled if it were to otherwise leave the battlefield; like if it were going to be destroyed, sacrificed, or reached zero toughness "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(this is a replacement effect)"},{"insert":". If an \"end the turn\" effect is used otherwise "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(early/incorrectly)"},{"insert":" then the end step will still be skipped and the creature can still stay put for the time being, that is until the next end step occurs - "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"your opponents'"},{"insert":". Then your big ugly menace or whatever you chose to bring back will still disappear forever. "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Another trick"},{"insert":" you can use is to simply exile your unearthed creature "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"on your own terms"},{"insert":". If an unearthed creature leaves the battlefield before the next end step "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"but"},{"insert":" via exile anyway then the rules of unearth will be completely satisfied. After all, the creature "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"was"},{"insert":" exiled, right? This means that flicker/blink effects will more than just successfully resolve - they will also allow the creature to return to the field, and as a whole new instance of that creature which is free from the strings attached by Unearth as well. You have your pick of these effects in blue: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Essence Flux"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ghostly Flicker"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Displace"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Release to the Wind"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Conjurer's Closet"}},{"insert":" and so on. These effects "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(other than closet)"},{"insert":" work as great counters to opponents' targeted removal too. These effects in noncreature form, however, don't particularly jive well with a deck that is trying to reanimate creature cards. This deck isn't really spellslinger oriented. Instead consider "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wormfang Drake"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Faceless Butcher"}},{"insert":" or even better "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phantom Steed"}},{"insert":" since these are creatures that can also be reanimated/unearthed. There is still good old "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Deadeye Navigator"}},{"insert":" as well which is still almost as powerful as he ever was. "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"A third option"},{"insert":" after ending the turn and blinking is giving up on keeping the creature and trying to squeeze out some additional value by sacrificing it. I really like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sacrifice"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Burnt Offering"}},{"insert":" in this case: sac your domed creature to generate significant mana that you can use to cast a new threat. A good sac outlet with any decent output like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Warren Soultrader"}},{"insert":" is also certainly better than nothing. Other nice options that I play include "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bone Splinters"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Victimize"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flare of Malice"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Disciple of Bolas"}},{"insert":" and probably the best of all - "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Razaketh, the Foulblooded"}},{"insert":". You could also "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Saw in Half"}},{"insert":" an unearthed creature even though the original will be exiled instead of destroyed.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Tossing and Turning:"},{"insert":" One of the best ways to stick cool fodder in the grave to unearth is via discard. This allows us as the pilot to hold a card until the timing is right and then quickly dump it and reanimate it right away, protecting the creature "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(from grave hate)"},{"insert":" in the hand until we're ready to make our move. You could also go the self-mill route and I do play some surveil cards in my build but self mill takes power and control away from you and exposes your powerful resources when you can't follow up right away with recursion. You also don't really have any guarantee that there will be a good hit off of the tippy top of your library without playing with your cards which I don't want to be bothered with any more than I already am in this deck "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"("},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Brainstorm"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Sensei's Divining Top"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Scroll Rack"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":")"},{"insert":". There is a glaring issue in self-discard that must be remedied - card advantage. Discard is great when you have a bunch of cards in your hand anyway but when your hand is looking pretty small then it can be rather painful. Draw/discard effects like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Frantic Search"}},{"insert":" can be great but are still generally a -1 in card advantage. This issue is well remedied by a reasonable group of draw engines - repeatable triggered effects that will help to refill your hand so you are stocked with options for cards to throw away. Cards that have a chance to stay card positive like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thirst for Identity"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(or the other thirst spells)"},{"insert":" are also really nice as they still enable the strategy without necessarily costing you too many cards. Remember, each of your opponents have their own draw step and that is already ~3 cards drawn by your opponents each turn cycle "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"before"},{"insert":" taking their own draw power into account. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Secret Commander #1 - "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Rielle, the Everwise"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":" Your best friend in self-discard. With numerous effects that cause or require discard in the list she has plenty of opportunity to trigger and refill your hand. Cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Putrid Imp"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tortured Existence"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jaxis, the Troublemaker"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chainer, Nightmare Adept"}},{"insert":" which are discard "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"outlets"},{"insert":" that can be used at "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"instant speed"},{"insert":" allow you to take further advantage of Rielle as she says "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"for the first time "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"each"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" turn\""},{"insert":". It is for this reason that I also prefer instant speed draw-discard spells like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Occult Epiphany"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Frantic Search"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ancient Excavation"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Malfegor"}},{"insert":" will also play very nicely with Rielle. There are even enough instant and sorcery cards in the deck that she can kind of creep up in power.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"No Pain, No Gain:"},{"insert":" Black can do almost anything for a price and that price is often paying with a bit of blood "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(life, or maybe on Grixis - vis)"},{"insert":". There are some natural choices in a deck like this one; "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reanimate"}},{"insert":" obviously being a very efficient recursion spell, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Toxic Deluge"}},{"insert":" being a powerful wipe that works great in a build that plays big creatures, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stinging Study"}},{"insert":" sounds pretty good with a commander that is at mana value 6. Problem is that you're already dealing with the damage being flung at you from your opponents, what's a great black mage to do? You need life gain to more than compensate. I am still searching for greater options but thus far I am stocked with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Disciple of Bolas"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Whip of Erebos"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Metamorphosis Fanatic"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Archon of Cruelty"}},{"insert":" to name a few solid options. There are a couple, more unreliable, options that help out too. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Secret Commander #2 - "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Vilis, Broker of Blood"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":" Casting a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reanimate"}},{"insert":" targeting Vilis, as Vilis players would probably know, puts Vilis on the battlefield and draws 8 cards "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(creature comes back first and then life is lost while the creature is on the battlefield)"},{"insert":". Pain lands, talismans, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Feed the Swarm"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Toxic Deluge"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Starving Revenant"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stinging Study"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shadowgrange Archfiend"}},{"insert":" all join in to draw some serious cards with the broker left unchecked on the battlefield. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cards I Don't Really Like:"},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Buried Alive"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(60% inclusion)"},{"insert":" is a powerful effect that does exactly what you want to do but it does it "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"too well"},{"insert":"; this card leaves powerful assets vulnerable to exile/grave hate in your graveyard and the 3 MV cost to this spell also takes away from your available mana for the turn. Will you be able to reanimate all of these cards in 1-2 turns? Do you just make yourself too much of a target and draw an overwhelming amount of heat from the table? Can you time this spell correctly? How often is this a dead card when you can't make good use of it right away? This is also a noncreature spell so it cannot be unearthed, sometimes that lack of synergy is just worth choosing a different option. BA is great at bracket 4. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sundial of the Infinite"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(51% inclusion)"},{"insert":", annoyingly, does only 1 thing very well: end the turn. We don't make use of spare artifacts in this deck. Sundial also cannot be unearthed, unlike Obeka which has much better synergy for this exact reason. Sundial is also redundant if we control Obeka. Sundial cannot chump block if needed."},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blasphemous Act"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(38% inclusion)"},{"insert":" can be convenient and potent in the right circumstance but this boardwipe is not one sided and it is also a noncreature spell. I "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"am"},{"insert":" playing toxic deluge "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"but"},{"insert":" Deluge is similarly efficient, triggers Vilis to help refill my hand and it scales to whatever I need instead of being kill everything or kill nothing. Deluge will leave my big beaters alive while clearing weaker chump blockers out of the way even if my attacks are softened for that turn. Deluge also gets around indestructible. Malfegor is also just awesome and is easy discard fodder that I can part with. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Conjurer's Closet"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(36% inclusion)"},{"insert":" is a 5 drop artifact that does nothing if you don't control a creature that can synergize well with it. I want the effect but I don't like the place that it falls on the curve and I don't like the floor of it when I'm behind. I would actually really rather play Essence Flux even if it only blinks a single creature just once, it's just much more efficient and flexible as protection. Thassa, Deep-Dewlling is more considerable. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thrill of Possibility"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(35% inclusion)"},{"insert":" and the like are nice to churn through the deck a little but also offer no board presence and in this build that I have here it is more advantageous to discard many cards than to discard one or two. I am playing Frantic Search because it's FS - it untaps 3 lands so it's free and this very effect means that you can loot with it - placing a creature in the 'yard to unearth at instant speed - and immediately use the "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"same mana"},{"insert":" to then unearth that creature. FS also lets me loot with discard payoffs on board like Rielle and then do it again on another turn with something like Occult Epiphany. It just works too well. Playing too many of these looter/smoother effects will dilute the deck. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Windfall"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(35% inclusion)"},{"insert":" can be a tough card. If you are low on cards then this can advantage you somewhat well, but this just advantages each of your opponents too much. One opponent might lose the most if you time this right, maybe you throw some opponents off of their game plan, but in the worst case scenario you potentially throw away playable cards of your own risking the chance that you get a better hand just to get worse options "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"and"},{"insert":" put your opponents up on card advantage while improving their lines of play. This card can lose you the game. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fact or Fiction"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(34% inclusion)"},{"insert":" was good about 7-10 years ago, for the mana value of this card you just don't get what you need out of it and you give some control over to your opponent with tis card as well. It's just not worth it. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Maybe"},{"insert":" get this on a stick and it could work out better, and I would prefer it on a lower mana value dork rather than play Sphinx of Uthuun - this is a much worse threat than other bombs that can slot in a this mana value. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Likeness Looter"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(30% inclusion)"},{"insert":" is possibly one of the best looter options available now but I just don't really like looter dorks that have to tap so much anymore. They're slow and only draw a single card per turn cycle. What else I don't like in this creature is it shapeshifts at sorcery speed, you have to pay the whole cost of the creature that you copy and it loses it's own looting ability if you shapeshift it as well. Go with Ledger Shredder if you want to. Ghostly Pilferer can also be similar. \n\nAdditional Notes:\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Drownyard Temple"}},{"insert":" is effectively ramp as you can discard it and then return it to the battlefield at instant speed.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Burnt Offering"}},{"insert":" gives the opportunity to unearth a creature, get a payoff from it's ETB/attack triggers, then sacrifice it and cast another big dork from the hand. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sacrifice"}},{"insert":" is similar but only outputs black.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Occult Epiphany"}},{"insert":" works excellently, allowing you to draw first and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"then"},{"insert":" discard, supporting discard payoff pieces as well as generating "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"instant speed flying tokens"},{"insert":" which can also be later sacrificed.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Otherworldly Gaze"}},{"insert":" is underrated particularly as a small instant speed mana sink. This provides good card filtering and helps create better early to mid game draws in a deck with high mana values. \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Emperor of Bones"}},{"insert":" doesn't have to adapt at sorcery speed so it can pseudo-flash a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Disciple of Bolas"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kardur, Doomscourge"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Volcano Hellion"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Malfegor"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shadowgrange Archfiend"}},{"insert":". \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chaos Warp"}},{"insert":" can alternatively exchange an unearthed creature for a surprise permanent from the top of the library before the creature would still go to exile. It could be anything... even a boat! "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(Right Lois?)"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cursed Mirror"}},{"insert":" enters the battlefield as a copy of any creature so it can duplicate any ETB trigger but then it also gets haste so it can also repeat an attack trigger.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Necromancy"}},{"insert":" can be flashed to retrieve "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Disciple of Bolas"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kardur, Doomscourge"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phantom Steed"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Volcano Hellion"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Metamorphosis Fanatic"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Malfegor"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shadowgrange Archfiend"}},{"insert":" and more. \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rielle, the Everwise"}},{"insert":" and other discard payoffs have over a dozen pieces of discard support in this build "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(use multiple categories filter)"},{"insert":". \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Perplex"}},{"insert":" is a gnarly counter but this can be used on your own spell to discard your hand or instead transmute for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chaos Warp"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rielle, the Everwise"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Saw in Half"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Toxic Deluge"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Victimize"}},{"insert":" and more.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grim Hireling"}},{"insert":" notably can generate 6 mana in any combination of colors if you connect with each opponent in a standard size pod, which is equal to Sedris' casting cost or 2 unearths. \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grim Servant"}},{"insert":" can tutor for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Saw in Half"}},{"insert":", then you can Saw the Servant in half and tutor two more times with +1 devotion! Also has several 1-drop cards that can be searched for "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(easy/worst case)"},{"insert":".\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kardur, Doomscourge"}},{"insert":" does not actually goad even though his effect does the same exact thing. He does not synergize with other effects that look for goad "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(like "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Bothersome Quasit"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":")"},{"insert":".\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phantom Steed"}},{"insert":" can pressure your opponents - you get a token copy of the exiled creature anyway and if your opponent gets rid of the steed then your original just comes back. Decent boardwipe insurance. \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Volcano Hellion"}},{"insert":" can gain any amount of life when given lifelink as it is dealing the effect damage twice "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(to you and the target)"},{"insert":", enabled via "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Whip of Erebos"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Metamorphosis Fanatic"}},{"insert":". "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"This cannot kill you."},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Whip of Erebos"}},{"insert":" is like another copy of Sedris "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(except it has to tap so it will only unearth one creature at a time)"},{"insert":".\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Balor"}},{"insert":" does some nice work with an attack trigger that makes an opponent "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(not necessarily the opponent it attacks)"},{"insert":" sacrifice a "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"nontoken"},{"insert":" artifact, so they can't just give up a treasure or a clue.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Uncivil Unrest"}},{"insert":" works very well, giving haste to creatures with activated abilities or attack triggers but also a +1/+1 counter for unearthed creatures which then swing for double damage.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Demonlord Belzenlok"}},{"insert":" might seem worse than a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Doom Whisperer"}},{"insert":" here but I have no problem discarding Belzenlock, he actually draws me card(s), is a better unearth target and a less slippery slope. \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flayer of the Hatebound"}},{"insert":" will trigger even if a creature enters an opponents' battlefield originating from your graveyard. You still control the trigger and decide the target. \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Malfegor"}},{"insert":" may seem costly but it's trigger will still leave cards in hand if "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rielle, the Everwise"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bone Miser"}},{"insert":" are also in play along side him, or he can just clear the path for victory.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vilis, Broker of Blood"}},{"insert":" has many other pieces of life loss support and several cards that will help gain some life back, including at least a few life gain engines. \n\nMaybeboard can be found "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/11791955/sedris_maybeboardsandbox"},"insert":"here"},{"insert":".\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Sedris was once the good and righteous king of Vithia during the early years following the sundering. It is unknown when exactly he fell from grace, but when demons tempted him with dreams of power, he submitted. Sedris handed thousands of innocents over to the demons, killed his own family and advisors, and performed a "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Dark Ritual"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" that allowed his consciousness to continue into unlife. Vithia's paladins, unable to stop the fallen monarch, fled the kingdom, the ancient Vithian word for traitor - "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Grixis"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" - on their lips. Vithia was overrun by demons and the undead shortly afterwards, and the capital was transformed into Sedraxis, the now greatest necropolis on the plane. Sedris still rules this dark city of the dead, as the most powerful lich warlord on the plane."},{"insert":"\n"}]}