Art by Daarken
Saved commander deck
Araumi of the Dead Tide
Fill the graveyard rapidly with high-impact creatures, then activate Araumi to encore them, creating three copies whose enters-the-battlefield and dies triggers scale lethally across all opponents.
Prompt: Araumi of the Dead Tide commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Araumi of the Dead Tide
{1}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9 cards
Talisman of Dominance
{2}Artifact
Untapped two-mana rock providing blue and black
Thought Vessel
{2}Artifact
Unconditional two-mana rock that removes hand size limit
Deranged Assistant
{1}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Creature ramp that fuels the graveyard for encore activations
Millikin
{2}Artifact Creature — Construct
Mana dork that mills a card on activation to stock the yard
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Encoring ramps three lands into play and draws three cards upon dying
Card Draw
10 cards
Mulldrifter
{4}{U}Creature — Elemental
Evokes into the yard early, then encores to draw six cards
Watcher for Tomorrow
{1}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Digs deep for cards and leaves behind card advantage when encored
Gorging Vulture
{2}{B}Creature — Bird
Mills four cards on entry and gains life for each creature milled
Fact or Fiction
{3}{U}Instant
Digs five cards deep while loading the graveyard with encore fuel
Otherworldly Gaze
{U}Instant
Surveils three cards twice to stack the graveyard fast
Windfall
{2}{U}Sorcery
Refills hand while dumping high-cost threats directly into the yard
Secrets of the Dead
{2}{U}Enchantment
Draws a card whenever an encored creature is cast from the graveyard
Champion of Wits
{2}{U}Creature — Snake Wizard
Loot engine that self-discards and provides huge draw when encored
Corpse Augur
{3}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Encored copies die at end of turn to draw massive bursts of cards
Removal
11 cards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Versatile black removal that answers both creatures and enchantments
Ravenous Chupacabra
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Beast Horror
Encores to destroy up to three target opposing creatures
Fleshbag Marauder
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
Forces all opponents to sacrifice three creatures when encored
Plaguecrafter
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
Forces opponents to sacrifice creatures, planeswalkers, or discard
Demon's Disciple
{2}{B}Creature — Human Cleric
Redundant edict creature that strips three boards when encored
Noxious Gearhulk
{4}{B}{B}Artifact Creature — Construct
Destroys three opposing threats and gains massive life on encore
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
Flexible, low-cost board wipe that bypasses indestructible
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Sweeps the board while resurrecting our entire stocked graveyard
Drown in the Loch
{U}{B}Instant
Versatile counter or kill spell powered by full graveyards
Threats/Wincons
17 cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Tripled devotion triggers on encore regularly drains the entire table to zero
Kokusho, the Evening Star
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Legend rule causes encored copies to die immediately, draining 15 life per opponent
Massacre Wurm
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Shrinks enemy boards by -6/-6 and burns opponents for each death
Abhorrent Overlord
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Encores to flood the board with massive swarms of flying Harpy tokens
Archon of Cruelty
{6}{B}{B}Creature — Archon
Deals massive damage, forces sacrifices and discards, and draws cards on attack
Grave Titan
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Giant
Produces a terrifying army of 2/2 Zombies upon entering and attacking
Sepulchral Primordial
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Avatar
Encore steals nine creatures total out of opponents' graveyards
Diluvian Primordial
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Avatar
Casts up to nine instant or sorcery spells from opponents' graveyards
Vindictive Lich
{3}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Triggers three punishing death choices per opponent when the tokens die
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Pings opponents whenever cards are milled or leave the graveyard
Dire Fleet Ravager
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Orc Pirate Wizard
Encore triggers cut every player's life total down to single digits
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
{4}{U/B}{U/B}Legendary Creature — Demon Kraken
Mills the entire table heavily and reanimates several big creatures
Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken Horror
Uncounterable flash threat that bounces spells and nonland permanents
Shriekmaw
{4}{B}Creature — Elemental
Cheap terror effect via evoke that can encore for triple removal and damage
Scuttling Doom Engine
{6}Artifact Creature — Construct
Deals 18 direct damage to opponents upon dying at the end step
Wurmcoil Engine
{6}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Leaves behind six 3/3 tokens with lifelink and deathtouch when sacrificed
Dauthi Voidwalker
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Rogue
Provides unblockable attacks, graveyard hate, and free spell casts
Utility
12 cards
Stitcher's Supplier
{B}Creature — Zombie
Mills three cards on ETB and three on death, ideal early fuel
Mire Triton
{1}{B}Creature — Zombie Merfolk
Deathtouch blocker that mills cards and buffers life total
Perpetual Timepiece
{2}Artifact
Repeated mill every turn and shuffles key pieces back against exile hate
Mesmeric Orb
{2}Artifact
Passively fills all graveyards at blistering speed on untap steps
Altar of Dementia
{2}Artifact
Sacrifice outlet for encore tokens that fuels future graveyard activations
Corridor Monitor
{1}{U}Artifact Creature — Construct
Untaps Araumi to enable multiple encore activations in a single turn
Kelpie Guide
{2}{U}Creature — Beast
Tap or untap utility creature to grant Araumi additional encore activations
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Gives Araumi haste and shroud so she can activate immediately and safely
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Provides hexproof and haste protection for Araumi
Thousand-Year Elixir
{3}Artifact
Allows Araumi to activate the turn she enters and untaps her for a second activation
Buried Alive
{2}{B}Sorcery
Tutors three specific game-ending creatures directly into the graveyard
Entomb
{B}Instant
Instant-speed tutor that places any creature directly into the graveyard
