Art by InHyuk Lee
Saved commander deck
Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord
Utilize changelings and Maskwood Nexus to maximize Villain cost reductions and connive triggers, discarding large threats to reanimate them while grinding out card advantage.
Prompt: Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Black Market Connections
{2}{B}Enchantment
provides mana, card draw, and changeling-synergistic bodies
Defiler of Flesh
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Horror
allows paying life to cast black permanent spells
Card Draw
10 cards
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
draws cards reliably from creature deaths
Ayara, First of Locthwain
{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
drains life and sacrifices creatures for cards
Species Specialist
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Human Warrior
draws off villain or changeling deaths
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
converts dying nontoken creatures into fresh cards
Removal
10 cards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
vital mono-black answer to enchantments and creatures
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
premier low-cost board wipe that bypasses indestructible
Hero's Downfall
{1}{B}{B}Instant
flexible removal hitting creatures and planeswalkers
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
wipes the board while mass reanimating your discarded creatures
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Changeling Outcast
{B}Creature — Shapeshifter
unblockable Villain that costs one mana and connives
Universal Automaton
{1}Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
cheap Villain to trigger connive and trigger counters
Bloodline Pretender
{3}Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
Villain changeling that grows whenever other Villains enter
Metallic Mimic
{2}Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
names Villain to enter as one and pump all future Villains
Roaming Throne
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
doubles Baron Strucker's triggered abilities as a Villain
Graveshifter
{3}{B}Creature — Shapeshifter
Villain changeling that returns a creature from the graveyard
Ghostly Changeling
{2}{B}Creature — Shapeshifter
Villain changeling with evasive pump ability
Cairn Wanderer
{4}{B}Creature — Shapeshifter
Villain changeling gaining abilities from the graveyard
Archfiend of Ifnir
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
puts -1/-1 counters on opposing boards whenever you connive
Bone Miser
{4}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
generates immense value whenever you discard to connive
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
burns opponents whenever creatures hit or leave graveyards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
heals from connive draws while punishing opponents
Massacre Wurm
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
punishes wide boards and drains opponents
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
massive life drain finisher in heavy mono-black
Grave Titan
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Giant
creates a formidable zombie army upon entering and attacking
Archon of Cruelty
{6}{B}{B}Creature — Archon
game-ending reanimation target discarded via connive
Vilis, Broker of Blood
{5}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Demon
massive body that turns life loss into card draw
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
{5}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Demon
sacrifices creatures to tutor any answer or win condition
Junji, the Midnight Sky
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
evasive dragon that reanimates or forces mass discard on death
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
encourages combat and provides massive card advantage
Chainer, Dementia Master
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Minion
instant-speed reanimator for all graveyards
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
{1}{B}Legendary Creature — Skeleton Rogue
casts opponents' discarded cards and provides cheap board presence
Utility
9 cards
Maskwood Nexus
{4}Artifact
makes every creature in the deck a Villain for discounts and connive
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
efficient aura that recurs threats pitched via connive
Victimize
{2}{B}Sorcery
sacrifices a cheap creature to return two reanimation targets
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
protects commander and gives haste to reanimated threats
Tortured Existence
{B}Enchantment
recycles discarded creatures and enables repeated discard triggers
