Art by Chris Rallis
Commander deckBW
Chancellor Gorkon
Repeatedly sacrifice and recur Chancellor Gorkon to keep the board clear of opposing threats with exile triggers, grinding out opponents via aristocrat drain and reanimation loops.
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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 · 61 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
1Chancellor Gorkon
3WBLegendary Creature — Klingon Noble
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
fetches plains while developing a creature body
Card Draw
10
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
turns dying creatures into massive card advantage
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
draws cards whenever creatures die each turn
Grim Haruspex
2BCreature — Human Wizard
card draw triggered by nontoken creature deaths
Midnight Reaper
2BCreature — Zombie Knight
consistent draw whenever nontoken creatures perish
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
taxes opponents' noncreature spells for card draw
Removal
10
Cleansing Nova
3WWSorcery
modal board wipe for creatures or artifacts and enchantments
Threats/Wincons
23
Viscera Seer
BCreature — Vampire Wizard
free sacrifice outlet that provides scry filtering
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
teamwide life drain on creature deaths
Cruel Celebrant
WBCreature — Vampire
drains opponents when our creatures or planeswalkers die
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
WBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Kor Cleric
gains life on entry and drains on creature death
Teysa Karlov
2WBLegendary Creature — Human Advisor
doubles Gorkon's death trigger to exile four creatures
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
3BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
doubles creature death triggers and stays resilient
Ratadrabik of Urborg
2WBLegendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
creates zombie token copies of Gorkon upon death
Luminous Broodmoth
2WWCreature — Insect
returns dying creatures with flying for extra triggers
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
3BBBLegendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
gives undying to Gorkon and other non-Humans
Sun Titan
4WWCreature — Giant
recurs key utility permanents upon entering and attacking
Karmic Guide
3WWCreature — Angel Spirit
reanimates Gorkon directly from the graveyard
Reveillark
4WCreature — Elemental
returns small aristocrat creatures and loops with Karmic Guide
Dread Return
2BBSorcery
reanimates a creature with flashback via creature sacrifice
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
1WBWBLegendary Creature — Cat Nightmare
replays low-cost sacrifice targets and protection every turn
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
huge life drain win condition scaling with devotion
Kokusho, the Evening Star
4BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
massive death trigger drain synergistic with sacrifice loops
Utility
8
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
protects key pieces with shroud and provides haste
Kaya's Ghostform
BEnchantment — Aura
returns Gorkon immediately when sacrificed or exiled
Supernatural Stamina
BInstant
brings Gorkon straight back to battlefield after death trigger
Sevinne's Reclamation
2WSorcery
recovers low-cost permanents with flashback value
