Art by Daarken
Commander deckBRU
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
Cast cost-reducing artifacts and creatures to deploy massive Demon threats ahead of curve, controlling the board with interaction before burning opponents down with Be'lakor's Warstorm Surge triggers.
Asked for“Create a Be'lakor, the Dark Master bracket 2 with high ramp, so I can cast it easily, demon tribal, make it be a very controlling deck with cards for protection, removal, and do damage, don't make it too expensive, each card can't cost more than 15 dollars each - Instead of putting a lot of mana rocks, put cards that makes my creature spells cost less to be casted”
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 · 60 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
1Be'lakor, the Dark Master
3UBRLegendary Creature — Demon Noble
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Heartless Summoning
1BEnchantment
Reduces creature casting costs by two generic mana
Herald's Horn
3Artifact
Reduces Demon spells by one generic mana and provides card selection
Semblance Anvil
3Artifact
Exiling a creature discounts all subsequent creature spells by two
Bontu's Monument
3Legendary Artifact
Reduces black creature spells by one and drains opponents on cast
Hazoret's Monument
3Legendary Artifact
Reduces red creature spells by one and loots on cast
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
BBRRLegendary Creature — Demon
Massively reduces creature costs whenever opponents lose life
Cryptic Gateway
5Artifact
Taps two Demons to cheat high-cost Demons directly into play
Card Draw
9
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
Huge Demon that draws cards whenever you lose life from Be'lakor or effects
Harvester of Souls
4BBCreature — Demon
Draws a card whenever any nontoken creature dies
Pact Weapon
3BArtifact — Equipment
Draws extra cards and prevents losing the game to Be'lakor life loss
Removal
12
Feed the Swarm
1BSorcery
Flexible black removal capable of hitting enchantments or creatures
Bedevil
BBRInstant
Versatile removal targeting artifacts, creatures, or planeswalkers
Blasphemous Act
8RSorcery
High-efficiency board wipe that usually costs one red mana
Counterspell
UUInstant
Classic reliable protection against opponent win conditions and board wipes
Negate
1UInstant
Hard counter against opposing noncreature wipes and spot removal
Threats/Wincons
21
Lord of the Void
4BBBCreature — Demon
Steals high-impact creatures from opponents upon combat damage
Archfiend of Depravity
3BBCreature — Demon
Constricts wide opponent boards to two creatures each turn
Burning-Rune Demon
4BBCreature — Demon Berserker
Tutors two key cards to hand and graveyard on entry
Master of Cruelties
3BRCreature — Demon
Demonic threat that drops opponents to one life when unblocked
Reaper from the Abyss
3BBBCreature — Demon
Triggers morbid destruction on every end step
Spawn of Mayhem
2BBCreature — Demon
Inexpensive Demon with spectacle that constantly pings opponents
Doom Whisperer
3BBCreature — Nightmare Demon
High stats and repeatable surveil to set up future draws
Rakdos, the Showstopper
4BRLegendary Creature — Demon
Board wipe on a Demon stick that spares your Demon board
Dread Cacodemon
7BBBCreature — Demon
Massive cast-trigger one-sided board wipe for opposing creatures
Overseer of the Damned
5BBCreature — Demon
Destroys a creature on entry and generates zombie tokens
Archfiend of Despair
6BBCreature — Demon
Prevents enemy lifegain and doubles damage dealt at end of turn
Sower of Discord
4BBCreature — Demon
Binds two players so damage dealt to one hits both
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
4BBLegendary Creature — Demon
Large flying body that draws cards from opponent permanent destruction
Demon of Dark Schemes
3BBBCreature — Demon
Sweeps small creatures and reanimates creatures with energy
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
4UBUBLegendary Creature — Demon Kraken
Demon Kraken that mills and cheats an even-cost creature into play
Krav, the Unredeemed
4BLegendary Creature — Demon
Demon that draws cards and gains back life lost from Be'lakor
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
3BRLegendary Creature — Devil Noble
Anthem that grants lifelink to Demons to offset Be'lakor life loss
Tormod, the Desecrator
3BLegendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
Provides extra blockers and triggers whenever cards leave your graveyard
Taborax, Hope's Demise
2BLegendary Creature — Demon Cleric
Grows larger and draws cards whenever other Demons die
Balor
3RRCreature — Demon
Applies hand disruption, artifact removal, and damage on attack
Lord Xander, the Collector
4UBRLegendary Creature — Vampire Demon Noble
Devastating control creature that strips resources on enter, attack, and death
Utility
6
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants haste and shroud to protect Be'lakor or key Demons
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Targeted hexproof protection and haste enabler
An Offer You Can't Refuse
UInstant
One-mana protection against board wipes and removal
Molten Echoes
2RREnchantment
Creates token copies of entering Demons for double Be'lakor damage triggers
Panharmonicon
4Artifact
Doubles Be'lakor card draw and damage triggers from entering Demons
Whip of Erebos
2BBLegendary Enchantment Artifact
Provides global lifelink to offset self-damage and provides reanimation
