Art by Pauline Voss
Saved commander deck
Avacyn, Angel of Horror
Ramp aggressively to cast Avacyn, then sacrifice high-value creatures to free sac outlets to drain opponents and continuously reanimate them every end step.
Prompt: Avacyn, Angel of Horror commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Avacyn, Angel of Horror
{5}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Angel
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11 cards
Crypt Ghast
{3}{B}Creature — Spirit
doubles swamp mana production and drains opponents with extort
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
lands on ETB and draws on death, replaying repeatedly with Avacyn
Black Market
{3}{B}{B}Enchantment
generates massive mana from frequent sacrifice loops
Card Draw
10 cards
Grim Haruspex
{2}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
draws cards whenever nontoken creatures die
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
consistent card draw engine off death triggers
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
steady card advantage across each player's turn
Harvester of Souls
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
large body that draws cards on any nontoken death
Ayara, First of Locthwain
{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
repeatable sac outlet, card draw engine, and life drain on ETB
Removal
11 cards
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
efficient board wipe that scales around indestructible
Damnation
{2}{B}{B}Sorcery
unconditional board wipe that triggers end step reanimation with Avacyn
Fleshbag Marauder
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
sacrifices itself to remove opponent creatures and returns with Avacyn
Plaguecrafter
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
repeatable sacrifice removal hitting creatures and planeswalkers
Demon's Disciple
{2}{B}Creature — Human Cleric
additional edict creature that synergizes with recurring end step triggers
Ravenous Chupacabra
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Beast Horror
target removal on a body that can be looped every turn
Shriekmaw
{4}{B}Creature — Elemental
evoke creature that immediately triggers Avacyn for free reanimation
Noxious Gearhulk
{4}{B}{B}Artifact Creature — Construct
gains life and destroys a creature on every recurring ETB
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
drains the table for massive life each time it returns
Kokusho, the Evening Star
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
devastating death trigger that drains 5 life from all opponents
Junji, the Midnight Sky
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
reanimates or forces discards whenever it dies
Blood Artist
{1}{B}Creature — Vampire
drains opponents whenever any creature dies
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
drains the entire table whenever your creatures die
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
triggers when creatures die, leave graveyards, or enter graveyards
Vindictive Vampire
{3}{B}Creature — Vampire
additional aristocrats drain effect to close out games
Falkenrath Noble
{3}{B}Creature — Vampire Noble
flying drain engine for creature death loops
Massacre Wurm
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
punishes wide boards with board wipe and massive life loss
Archon of Cruelty
{6}{B}{B}Creature — Archon
game-ending attack and ETB value trigger to loop each end step
Sepulchral Primordial
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Avatar
steals the best creature from each opponent's graveyard on ETB
Grave Titan
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Giant
builds an army of zombie tokens on ETB and attack
Wurmcoil Engine
{6}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
leaves tokens behind upon dying while the main body returns via Avacyn
Marionette Apprentice
{1}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
creates a token and drains opponents on creature and artifact deaths
Pitiless Plunderer
{3}{B}Creature — Human Pirate
creates Treasure tokens whenever nontoken creatures die
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
steals opponents' best cards on recurring ETB triggers
Massacre Girl
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
clears opposing boards while triggering Avacyn recursion for your own team
Overseer of the Damned
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
destroys creatures on ETB and generates zombie tokens on opponent deaths
Vilis, Broker of Blood
{5}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Demon
enormous threat that converts life loss into massive card draw
Chainer, Dementia Master
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Minion
instant-speed reanimation that pairs with sacrifice outlets
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
gives undying for double death triggers on nontoken creatures
Bolas's Citadel
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Artifact
casts cards directly from the top of the library and provides a lethal drain activation
Utility
8 cards
Viscera Seer
{B}Creature — Vampire Wizard
zero-mana sacrifice outlet that provides scry filtering
Carrion Feeder
{B}Creature — Zombie
zero-mana sacrifice outlet that grows into a substantial threat
Ashnod's Altar
{3}Artifact
free sacrifice outlet that generates colorless mana for loops
Altar of Dementia
{2}Artifact
free sacrifice outlet that fuels graveyards or mills opponents
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
hexproof protection for an expensive commander
