Art by Mark Zug
Saved commander deck
Ascendant Evincar
Capitalize on Ascendant Evincar's passive ability by swarming the board with black creatures and tokens that get buffed while suppressing nonblack enemy creatures. Use mono-black ramp, efficient removal, and graveyard recursion to maintain a dominant asymmetric board state.
Prompt: Ascendant Evincar commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Ascendant Evincar
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Vampire Noble
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
fetches a swamp and draws a card on death
Card Draw
10 cards
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
steady card draw as creatures die each turn
Removal
10 cards
Hero's Downfall
{1}{B}{B}Instant
flexible removal targeting creatures or planeswalkers
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
massive life drain finisher based on devotion
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
{4}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
generates swarms of black Thrull tokens
Ogre Slumlord
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Ogre Rogue
spawns black Rat tokens whenever nontoken creatures die
Abhorrent Overlord
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
makes a swarm of flying black Harpies based on devotion
Grave Titan
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Giant
produces black Zombie tokens on entry and attack
Massacre Wurm
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
punishes small opposing creatures and burns opponents
Noxious Gearhulk
{4}{B}{B}Artifact Creature — Construct
destroys a creature on entry and gains life
Butcher of Malakir
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Warrior
forces opponents to sacrifice creatures continuously
Geth, Lord of the Vault
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie
reanimates opponents' creatures and artifacts
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Shaman
repeatable creature removal and stat buff
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Shaman
forces non-Vampire creature sacrifices each turn
Champion of Dusk
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Knight
draws cards based on your Vampire count
Vampire Nighthawk
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Shaman
efficient black threat with flying, lifelink, deathtouch
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
resilient sacrifice outlet that grows quickly
Pontiff of Blight
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie Cleric
gives your creature swarm extort to drain the table
Sengir, the Dark Baron
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble
flying threat that grows massive as creatures die
Harvester of Souls
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
large attacker that draws cards on non-token deaths
Desecration Demon
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
undercosted flying threat that forces sacrifices
Ravenous Chupacabra
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Beast Horror
creature removal on a body that gets commander buffs
Overseer of the Damned
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
destroys a creature and makes black Zombie tokens
Shriekmaw
{4}{B}Creature — Elemental
flexible removal spell that double-functions as a creature
Kokusho, the Evening Star
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
flying beatstick with a game-ending death trigger
Bad Moon
{1}{B}Enchantment
anthematic enchantments that stacks with commander lord effect
Black Market
{3}{B}{B}Enchantment
accumulates massive mana as creatures die across the table
Utility
8 cards
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
cheap graveyard recursion for big creatures
Phyrexian Reclamation
{B}Enchantment
repeatable creature retrieval from graveyard to hand
Whip of Erebos
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
grants team lifelink and temporary creature reanimation
Bolas's Citadel
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Artifact
allows playing top cards of library using life
