Art by Cynthia Sheppard
Commander deckBR
Anje Falkenrath
Cycle aggressively through the deck by discarding madness cards to repeatedly untap Anje Falkenrath. Win through discard burn triggers, overwhelming madness board states, or a game-ending Worldgorger Dragon and reanimation loop.
Asked for“Anje Falkenrath Madness, mayhem untap goodness”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 61 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Anje Falkenrath
1BRLegendary Creature — Vampire
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
8
Currency Converter
1Artifact
Stores discarded cards as treasures or rogue creature tokens
Card Draw
8
Asylum Visitor
1BCreature — Vampire Wizard
Madness creature that rewards empty or low hands with extra draw
Anje's Ravager
2RCreature — Vampire Berserker
Madness threat that reloads your entire hand upon attacking
Stromkirk Occultist
2RCreature — Vampire Horror
Madness vampire that provides impulse card advantage on hit
Conspiracy Theorist
1RCreature — Human Shaman
Lets you exile and cast discarded nonland cards on your turn
Bag of Holding
1Artifact
Exiles discarded cards and allows you to return them all to hand
Morbid Curiosity
1BBSorcery
Sacrifice a high-cost reanimated or madness creature for huge burst draw
Removal
11
Big Game Hunter
1BBCreature — Human Rebel Assassin
Madness-fueled spot removal for large opposing creatures
Dark Withering
4BBInstant
One-mana instant nonblack creature removal when discarded to Anje
Fiery Temper
1RRInstant
Lightning Bolt for a single red mana when discarded with madness
Murderous Compulsion
1BSorcery
Cheap madness removal for tapped opposing creatures
Avacyn's Judgment
1RSorcery
Flexible X-cost madness burn that can split damage among targets
Violent Eruption
1RRRInstant
Madness burn spell that can distribute four damage as needed
Bedevil
BBRInstant
Versatile Rakdos removal for creatures, artifacts, or planeswalkers
Chaos Warp
2RInstant
Unconditional catch-all removal that reshuffles any problem permanent
Blasphemous Act
8RSorcery
Premier board wipe that commonly casts for a single red mana
Threats/Wincons
24
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
1RRCreature — Minotaur Pirate
Deals direct damage to each opponent whenever you discard
Brallin, Skyshark Rider
3RLegendary Creature — Human Shaman
Grows larger and damages all opponents on every discard
Surly Badgersaur
3RCreature — Badger Dinosaur
Generates mana, counters, and fight removal off discarded card types
Bone Miser
4BCreature — Zombie Wizard
Creates tokens, mana, and card draw from your discards
Archfiend of Ifnir
3BBCreature — Demon
Places -1/-1 counters on all opposing creatures with each discard
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Pings each opponent whenever creature cards hit or leave graveyards
Feast of Sanity
3BEnchantment
Deals damage and gains life whenever you discard a card
Faith of the Devoted
2BEnchantment
Drains opponents for two life per discard trigger
Worldgorger Dragon
3RRRCreature — Nightmare Dragon
Combos with Animate Dead effects to generate infinite mana and draw triggers
Living Death
3BBSorcery
Swaps empty graveyard-dumped board for an overwhelming army
Blazing Rootwalla
RCreature — Lizard
Zero-mana madness attacker that immediately untaps Anje
Bloodhall Priest
2BRCreature — Vampire Cleric
Shocks any target on entry and upkeep when hellbent
From Under the Floorboards
3BBSorcery
Generates an army of zombie tokens and life gain via madness
Incorrigible Youths
3RRCreature — Vampire
Hasty madness attacker that untaps Anje immediately
Kitchen Imp
3BCreature — Imp
Cheap flying haste madness creature for one black mana
Reckless Wurm
3RRCreature — Wurm
Trampling madness beater deployed at a heavy discount
Skophos Reaver
2RCreature — Minotaur Warrior
Cheap red madness creature providing an immediate untap trigger
Twins of Maurer Estate
4BCreature — Vampire
Efficient madness body that cycles free with Anje
Gorgon Recluse
3BBCreature — Gorgon
Deathtouch madness blocker that untaps your commander
Weirded Vampire
3BCreature — Vampire Horror
Madness body that triggers Anje and feeds graveyard strategies
Voldaren Pariah // Abolisher of Bloodlines
3BBCreature — Vampire Horror // Creature — Eldrazi Vampire
Madness flyer that transforms into a board-clearing creature
Falkenrath Gorger
RCreature — Vampire Berserker
Gives every vampire in your hand madness equal to its mana cost
Psychotic Haze
2BBInstant
Madness sweep effect that clears small tokens and untaps Anje
Utility
10
Containment Construct
2Artifact Creature — Construct
Allows you to play non-madness cards exiled from discard
Library of Leng
1Artifact
Lets you discard cards to the top of your library instead of the graveyard
Shadow of the Grave
1BInstant
Returns all cards discarded this turn back to hand for another chain
Call to the Netherworld
BSorcery
Zero-mana madness recursion spell for black creature cards
Grave Scrabbler
3BCreature — Zombie
Recurs a creature from your graveyard upon madness casting
Muck Drubb
3BBCreature — Beast
Flash madness creature that redirects targeted removal to itself
Animate Dead
1BEnchantment — Aura
Low-cost reanimation staple that also enables the Worldgorger combo
Necromancy
2BEnchantment
Instant-speed reanimation aura enabling surprise loops and threats
Dance of the Dead
1BEnchantment — Aura
Cheap reanimation aura to recur bombs and complete combos
Malevolent Whispers
3RSorcery
Madness threat of treason effect to steal an opponent's best creature
