Art by Wero Gallo
Saved commander deck
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.
Prompt: Baron Helmut Zemo commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Baron Helmut Zemo
{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Noble Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Crypt Ghast
{3}{B}Creature — Spirit
doubles black mana production via swamp amplification
Nirkana Revenant
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Shade
mana doubling threat with high black pips
Black Market Connections
{2}{B}Enchantment
consistent treasure ramp and card flow
Card Draw
10 cards
Necropotence
{B}{B}{B}Enchantment
massive card advantage and packs three black pips
Sign in Blood
{B}{B}Sorcery
efficient early card advantage with double black pips
Phyrexian Arena
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
steady extra card draw each upkeep with two black pips
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
frequent card draw off creature deaths
Ayara, First of Locthwain
{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
three black pips, card draw, and drain
Vilis, Broker of Blood
{5}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Demon
huge triple-black threat that converts life loss into cards
Peer into the Abyss
{4}{B}{B}{B}Sorcery
massive three-pip sorcery that draws half the library
Bolas's Citadel
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Artifact
casts cards directly off the top and packs three black pips
Removal
11 cards
Hero's Downfall
{1}{B}{B}Instant
flexible removal for creatures and planeswalkers
Massacre Wurm
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
wipes small boards, burns opponents, and has three pips
Invoke Despair
{1}{B}{B}{B}{B}Sorcery
four black pips that severely punishes opponents across permanents
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Phyrexian Obliterator
{B}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Horror
four black pips and an enormous combat deterrent
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
lethal devotion drain with multiple black pips
Archon of Cruelty
{6}{B}{B}Creature — Archon
devastating target to discard and cheat into play
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
{5}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Demon
huge triple-pip demon that tutors any card
Sheoldred, Whispering One
{5}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
oppressive threat that reanimates and forces sacrifices
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
punishes opponents for drawing while buffering your life
Grave Titan
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Giant
rapid token producer with double black pips
Army of the Damned
{5}{B}{B}{B}Sorcery
three-pip win condition creating thirteen zombies
Dread Presence
{3}{B}Creature — Nightmare
versatile utility threat synergizing with Swamps
Abhorrent Overlord
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
spawns a swarm of flying Harpies based on heavy devotion
Demon of Dark Schemes
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
triple-pip flyer that steals creatures from graveyards
Lord of the Void
{4}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
three-pip bomb that exiles and steals opponent creatures
Breach the Multiverse
{5}{B}{B}Sorcery
mills all players and resurrects multiple threats
In Garruk's Wake
{7}{B}{B}Sorcery
one-sided board wipe that swings the game completely
Necrotic Ooze
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Ooze
steals activated abilities of discarded creatures
Kokusho, the Evening Star
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
flying threat that drains the table upon death
Massacre Girl
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
cascading creature sweeper on a body with two pips
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
{6}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Avatar
resets an opponent to half life immediately
Noxious Gearhulk
{4}{B}{B}Artifact Creature — Construct
creature removal attached to a menace threat
Geth, Lord of the Vault
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie
mills opponents and steals their artifacts and creatures
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Shaman
repeatable removal and lethal evasive commander damage
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
triple black pip lord that protects the board with undying
Twilight Prophet
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Cleric
drains the table based on the high mana value of your deck
Utility
8 cards
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
low-cost aura to reanimate discarded threats
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
gives Zemo haste and protection to safely attack for boast
Whispersilk Cloak
{3}Artifact — Equipment
ensures Zemo can attack unblocked to activate boast
Dauthi Voidwalker
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Rogue
graveyard hate with two black pips and spell theft
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
mass graveyard swap turning a full graveyard into a board
Entomb
{B}Instant
instantly deposits a heavy-pip bomb directly into the graveyard
