Drop to import an external card...

Automatic
Maybeboard
Sideboard
Chosen category
Choose category
New category
0 viewsNaN secs ago
Custom
Size: 100Est cost: $135.88
No deck tags
 avatar
0 viewsNaN secs ago
Custom
Size: 100Est cost: $135.88
No deck tags
You have full use of the deck editor! However, as long as you remain in sandbox mode, you will be unable to save your changes.

Choose your preferred layout. You can mix and match options using the View as & Group by drop-downs above.

Commander

Qty: 1 Price: $1.49
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Lifelink
For each
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.
Legendary Creature - Horror Minion Phyrexian
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth (mh3) 274

Commander

(CTRL to add secondary)

Discard

Qty: 1 Price: $0.99
Ill-Gotten Gains
Exile Ill-Gotten Gains. Each player discards their hand, then returns up to three cards from their graveyard to their hand.
Sorcery
Ill-Gotten Gains (cns) 114

Discard

(CTRL to add secondary)

Drain

Qty: 2 Price: $9.78
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Creature - Zombie
Gray Merchant of Asphodel (ths) 89
Sanguine Bond
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
Enchantment
Sanguine Bond (m14) 112

Drain

(CTRL to add secondary)

Draw

Qty: 12 Price: $31.88
Ambition's Cost
You draw three cards and you lose 3 life.
Sorcery
Ambition's Cost (plst) C15-113
Ancient Craving
You draw three cards and you lose 3 life.
Sorcery
Ancient Craving (s99) 64
Bolas's Citadel
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
Legendary Artifact
Bolas's Citadel (mb2) 39
Dread Presence
Whenever a Swamp you control enters, choose one —
• You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
• This creature deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.
Creature - Nightmare
Dread Presence (j22) 403
Fatal Lore
An opponent chooses one —
• You draw three cards.
• You destroy up to two target creatures that player controls. They can't be regenerated. That player draws up to three cards.
Sorcery
Fatal Lore (all) 48
Necrologia
Cast this spell only during your end step.
As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life.
Draw X cards.
Instant
Necrologia (7ed) 149
Night's Whisper
You draw two cards and lose 2 life.
Sorcery
Night's Whisper (moc) 259
Peer into the Abyss
Target player draws cards equal to half the number of cards in their library and loses half their life. Round up each time.
Sorcery
Peer into the Abyss (m21) 117
Promise of Power
Choose one —
• You draw five cards and you lose 5 life.
• Create an X/X black Demon creature token with flying, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
Entwine
(Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
Sorcery
Promise of Power (mrd) 74
Read the Bones
Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Sorcery
Read the Bones (ori) 114
Sign in Blood
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Sorcery
Sign in Blood (m10) 112
Syphon Mind
Each other player discards a card. You draw a card for each card discarded this way.
Sorcery
Syphon Mind (ons) 175

Draw

(CTRL to add secondary)

Finisher

Qty: 1 Price: $6.49
Repay in Kind
Each player's life total becomes the lowest life total among all players.
Sorcery
Repay in Kind (roe) 125

Finisher

(CTRL to add secondary)

Land

Qty: 35 Price: $16.91
Barren Moor
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land
Barren Moor (mh1) 236
Radiant Fountain
When this land enters, you gain 2 life.
: Add
.
Land
Radiant Fountain (m21) 248
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (war) 258

Land

(CTRL to add secondary)

Lifegain

Qty: 13 Price: $10.73
Basilica Screecher
Flying
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Creature - Bat
Basilica Screecher (clu) 105
Blood Tithe
Each opponent loses 3 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Sorcery
Blood Tithe (m11) 84
Essence Harvest
Target player loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
Sorcery
Essence Harvest (avr) 100
Exsanguinate
Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Sorcery
Exsanguinate (som) 61
Gonti's Machinations
Whenever you lose life for the first time each turn, you get
. (You get an energy counter. Damage causes loss of life.)
Pay
, Sacrifice this enchantment: Each opponent loses 3 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Enchantment
Gonti's Machinations (aer) 63
Magus of the Mirror
, Sacrifice this creature: Exchange life totals with target opponent. Activate only during your upkeep.
Creature - Human Wizard
Magus of the Mirror (cns) 117
Pontiff of Blight
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Other creatures you control have extort. (If a creature has multiple instances of extort, each triggers separately.)
Creature - Cleric Zombie
Pontiff of Blight (clb) 768
Sangromancer
Flying
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may gain 3 life.
Whenever an opponent discards a card, you may gain 3 life.
Creature - Vampire Shaman
Sangromancer (c17) 123
Soul Conduit
,
: Two target players exchange life totals.
Artifact
Soul Conduit (nph) 158
Staff of the Death Magus
Whenever you cast a black spell or a Swamp you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Artifact
Staff of the Death Magus (m15) 232
Syndicate Enforcer
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Creature - Human Rogue
Syndicate Enforcer (clu) 123
Tendrils of Agony
Target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Sorcery
Tendrils of Agony (mb2) 50
Thrull Parasite
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
, Pay 2 life: Remove a counter from target nonland permanent.
Creature - Thrull
Thrull Parasite (plst) GTC-81

Lifegain

(CTRL to add secondary)

Protection

Qty: 3 Price: $4.73
Blessing of Leeches
Flash
Enchant creature
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life.
: Regenerate enchanted creature.
Enchantment - Aura
Blessing of Leeches (bok) 62
Soul Channeling
Enchant creature
Pay 2 life: Regenerate enchanted creature.
Enchantment - Aura
Soul Channeling (mmq) 163
Swiftfoot Boots
Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and
no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Swiftfoot Boots (brr) 58

Protection

(CTRL to add secondary)

Ramp

Qty: 16 Price: $30.50
Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (40k) 229
Blood Celebrant
, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color.
Creature - Human Cleric
Blood Celebrant (lgn) 61
Dark Ritual
Add
.
Instant
Dark Ritual (usg) 127
Everflowing Chalice
Multikicker
(You may pay an additional
any number of times as you cast this spell.)
This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each time it was kicked.
: Add
for each charge counter on this artifact.
Artifact
Everflowing Chalice (40k) 238
Fellwar Stone
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Artifact
Fellwar Stone (ecc) 141
Hedron Archive
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards.
Artifact
Hedron Archive (bfz) 223
Mind Stone
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Mind Stone (40k) 244
Paradise Plume
As this artifact enters, choose a color.
Whenever a player casts a spell of the chosen color, you may gain 1 life.
: Add one mana of the chosen color.
Artifact
Paradise Plume (tsr) 271
Prismatic Lens
: Add
.
,
: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Prismatic Lens (otc) 264
Sisay's Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sisay's Ring (vis) 154
Skirge Familiar
Flying
Discard a card: Add
.
Creature - Imp Phyrexian
Skirge Familiar (mh2) 276
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (tdc) 106
Thought Vessel
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Artifact
Thought Vessel (c15) 55
Thran Dynamo
: Add
.
Artifact
Thran Dynamo (brc) 168
Ur-Golem's Eye
: Add
.
Artifact
Ur-Golem's Eye (c14) 280
Worn Powerstone
This artifact enters tapped.
: Add
.
Artifact
Worn Powerstone (c15) 275

Ramp

(CTRL to add secondary)

Recursion

Qty: 1 Price: $0.99
Chainer, Dementia Master
All Nightmares get +1/+1.
, Pay 3 life: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. That creature is black and is a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
When Chainer leaves the battlefield, exile all Nightmares.
Legendary Creature - Human Minion
Chainer, Dementia Master (tor) 56

Recursion

(CTRL to add secondary)

Removal

Qty: 6 Price: $9.10
Consuming Corruption
Consuming Corruption deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
Instant
Consuming Corruption (mh3) 84
Font of Agonies
Whenever you pay life, put that many blood counters on this enchantment.
, Remove four blood counters from this enchantment: Destroy target creature.
Enchantment
Font of Agonies (rna) 74
In Garruk's Wake
Destroy all creatures you don't control and all planeswalkers you don't control.
Sorcery
In Garruk's Wake (m15) 100
Mutilate
All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.
Sorcery
Mutilate (mb2) 45
Pestilence
At the beginning of the end step, if no creatures are on the battlefield, sacrifice this enchantment.
: This enchantment deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
Enchantment
Pestilence (usg) 147
Tendrils of Corruption
Tendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
Instant
Tendrils of Corruption (tsr) 145

Removal

(CTRL to add secondary)

Tutor

Qty: 9 Price: $12.29
Behold the Beyond
Discard your hand. Search your library for three cards, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Behold the Beyond (soi) 101
Brainspoil
Destroy target creature that isn't enchanted. It can't be regenerated.
Transmute
(
, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)
Sorcery
Brainspoil (rav) 78
Dimir House Guard
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate this creature.
Transmute
(
, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)
Creature - Skeleton
Dimir House Guard (rvr) 324
Grim Servant
Menace
When this creature enters, search your library for a card with mana value less than or equal to your devotion to black, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life. (Each
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Creature - Zombie Warlock
Grim Servant (mh3) 409
Mastermind's Acquisition
Choose one —
• Search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
• Put a card you own from outside the game into your hand.
Sorcery
Mastermind's Acquisition (rix) 77
Netherborn Phalanx
When this creature enters, each opponent loses 1 life for each creature they control.
Transmute
(
, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)
Creature - Horror
Netherborn Phalanx (rav) 99
Razaketh's Rite
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Sorcery
Razaketh's Rite (hou) 74
The Cruelty of Gix
Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don't trigger. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a creature or planeswalker card from it. That player discards that card.
II — Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life.
III — Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
Enchantment - Saga
The Cruelty of Gix (dmu) 87
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

Tutor

(CTRL to add secondary)

Maybeboard

Qty: 23 Price: $40.87
Beseech the Queen
(
can be paid with any two mana or with
. This card's mana value is 6.)
Search your library for a card with mana value less than or equal to the number of lands you control, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Beseech the Queen (hop) 19
Dark Petition
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, add
.
Sorcery
Dark Petition (ori) 90
Decree of Pain
Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated. Draw a card for each creature destroyed this way.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, all creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.
Sorcery
Decree of Pain (dsc) 136
Demon's Horn
Whenever a player casts a black spell, you may gain 1 life.
Artifact
Demon's Horn (dvd) 57
Elixir of Immortality
,
: You gain 5 life. Shuffle this artifact and your graveyard into their owner's library.
Artifact
Elixir of Immortality (c21) 243
Final Parting
Search your library for two cards. Put one into your hand and the other into your graveyard. Then shuffle.
Sorcery
Final Parting (cmm) 160
Greed
, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.
Enchantment
Greed (mh2) 274
Gruesome Realization
Choose one —
• You draw two cards and you lose 2 life.
• Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn.
Sorcery
Gruesome Realization (bro) 103
Guardian Idol
This artifact enters tapped.
: Add
.
: This artifact becomes a 2/2 Golem artifact creature until end of turn.
Artifact
Guardian Idol (j25) 753
Illicit Shipment
Casualty 3 (As you cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power 3 or greater. When you do, copy this spell.)
Search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Illicit Shipment (snc) 83
Killing Wave
For each creature, its controller sacrifices it unless they pay X life.
Sorcery
Killing Wave (inr) 121
Moonlight Bargain
Look at the top five cards of your library. For each card, put that card into your graveyard unless you pay 2 life. Then put the rest into your hand.
Instant
Moonlight Bargain (c18) 114
Necromantic Selection
Destroy all creatures, then return a creature card put into a graveyard this way to the battlefield under your control. It's a black Zombie in addition to its other colors and types. Exile Necromantic Selection.
Sorcery
Necromantic Selection (tdc) 189
Noxious Gearhulk
Menace
When this creature enters, you may destroy another target creature. If a creature is destroyed this way, you gain life equal to its toughness.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Noxious Gearhulk (tdc) 191
Offer Immortality
Target creature gains deathtouch and indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Instant
Offer Immortality (fdn) 525
Pact Weapon
As long as this Equipment is attached to a creature, you don't lose the game for having 0 or less life.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, draw a card and reveal it. The creature gets +X/+X until end of turn and you lose X life, where X is that card's mana value.
Equip—Discard a card.
Artifact - Equipment
Pact Weapon (clb) 139
Palace Siege
As this enchantment enters, choose Khans or Dragons.
• Khans — At the beginning of your upkeep, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Dragons — At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Enchantment
Palace Siege (c17) 119
Phyrexian Arena
At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Enchantment
Phyrexian Arena (fdn) 180
Prism Ring
As this artifact enters, choose a color.
Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen color, you gain 1 life.
Artifact
Prism Ring (ori) 235
Profane Transfusion
Two target players exchange life totals. You create an X/X colorless Horror artifact creature token, where X is the difference between those players' life totals.
Sorcery
Profane Transfusion (cmr) 145
Spectrum Sentinel
Protection from multicolored (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything multicolored.)
Whenever a nonbasic land an opponent controls enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature Artifact - Soldier
Spectrum Sentinel (bro) 244
Triskaidekaphobia
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one —
• Each player with exactly 13 life loses the game, then each player gains 1 life.
• Each player with exactly 13 life loses the game, then each player loses 1 life.
Enchantment
Triskaidekaphobia (inr) 391
Unstable Obelisk
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy target permanent.
Artifact
Unstable Obelisk (cmm) 416

Maybeboard

(CTRL to add secondary)

Upgrades

Qty: 2 Price: $22.98
Bubbling Muck
Until end of turn, whenever a player taps a Swamp for mana, that player adds an additional
.
Sorcery
Bubbling Muck (plst) UDS-54
Crypt Ghast
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional
.
Creature - Spirit
Crypt Ghast (rvr) 70

Upgrades

(CTRL to add secondary)

Deck Info

Deck stats

0 pips - 0 cards
5 mana - 5 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
5 mana - 5 cards
79 pips - 49 cards
43 mana - 41 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
5 mana - 5 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
5 mana - 5 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
18 mana - 11 cards
Card NameQtyOdds
Click charts to focus on cards
Deck extras (0)
AutoNew CategoryMaybeboardSideboardPinned Cards