Art by Wero Gallo
Commander deckB
Baron Helmut Zemo
Cast black spells to trigger Zemo's connive, filling the graveyard with high-mana-symbol black bombs, then safely attack and activate boast to cast up to three devastating spells for free.
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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 · 62 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
1Baron Helmut Zemo
BBBLegendary Creature — Human Noble Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Crypt Ghast
3BCreature — Spirit
doubles black mana production via swamp amplification
Nirkana Revenant
4BBCreature — Vampire Shade
mana doubling threat with high black pips
Card Draw
10
Phyrexian Arena
1BBEnchantment
steady extra card draw each upkeep with two black pips
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
frequent card draw off creature deaths
Ayara, First of Locthwain
BBBLegendary Creature — Elf Noble
three black pips, card draw, and drain
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
huge triple-black threat that converts life loss into cards
Peer into the Abyss
4BBBSorcery
massive three-pip sorcery that draws half the library
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
casts cards directly off the top and packs three black pips
Removal
11
Massacre Wurm
3BBBCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
wipes small boards, burns opponents, and has three pips
Invoke Despair
1BBBBSorcery
four black pips that severely punishes opponents across permanents
Threats/Wincons
23
Phyrexian Obliterator
BBBBCreature — Phyrexian Horror
four black pips and an enormous combat deterrent
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
lethal devotion drain with multiple black pips
Archon of Cruelty
6BBCreature — Archon
devastating target to discard and cheat into play
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
huge triple-pip demon that tutors any card
Sheoldred, Whispering One
5BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
oppressive threat that reanimates and forces sacrifices
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
punishes opponents for drawing while buffering your life
Dread Presence
3BCreature — Nightmare
versatile utility threat synergizing with Swamps
Abhorrent Overlord
5BBCreature — Demon
spawns a swarm of flying Harpies based on heavy devotion
Demon of Dark Schemes
3BBBCreature — Demon
triple-pip flyer that steals creatures from graveyards
Lord of the Void
4BBBCreature — Demon
three-pip bomb that exiles and steals opponent creatures
Breach the Multiverse
5BBSorcery
mills all players and resurrects multiple threats
Necrotic Ooze
2BBCreature — Ooze
steals activated abilities of discarded creatures
Kokusho, the Evening Star
4BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
flying threat that drains the table upon death
Massacre Girl
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Assassin
cascading creature sweeper on a body with two pips
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
6BBLegendary Creature — Avatar
resets an opponent to half life immediately
Noxious Gearhulk
4BBArtifact Creature — Construct
creature removal attached to a menace threat
Geth, Lord of the Vault
4BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie
mills opponents and steals their artifacts and creatures
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
3BBLegendary Creature — Vampire Shaman
repeatable removal and lethal evasive commander damage
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
3BBBLegendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
triple black pip lord that protects the board with undying
Twilight Prophet
2BBCreature — Vampire Cleric
drains the table based on the high mana value of your deck
Utility
8
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
gives Zemo haste and protection to safely attack for boast
Whispersilk Cloak
3Artifact — Equipment
ensures Zemo can attack unblocked to activate boast
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
graveyard hate with two black pips and spell theft
Living Death
3BBSorcery
mass graveyard swap turning a full graveyard into a board
