Art by Takeuchi Moto
Commander deckB
Taborax, Hope's Demise
Fill the graveyard with massive Demon threats and reanimate them early, while using recursive sacrifice fodder to satisfy upkeep costs and fuel Taborax's draw engine.
Asked for“Demon deck in black: reanimate and cheat out huge demons early instead of paying their costs, with sacrifice fodder for their upkeep triggers.”
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
1Taborax, Hope's Demise
2BLegendary Creature — Demon Cleric
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Crypt Ghast
3BCreature — Spirit
Doubles swamp mana and provides extort life gain
Card Draw
9
Corrupted Conviction
BInstant
Additional copy of Village Rites for card advantage
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
3BLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
Sacrifice outlet that draws cards and cuts off enemy lifegain
Midnight Reaper
2BCreature — Zombie Knight
Draws cards whenever nontoken creatures die
Removal
9
Fleshbag Marauder
2BCreature — Zombie Warrior
Edict effect that triggers commander growth and draw
Plaguecrafter
2BCreature — Human Shaman
Upgraded edict that hits planeswalkers or forces discards
Demon's Disciple
2BCreature — Human Cleric
Demon-typed edict creature for extra synergy
Threats/Wincons
24
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
Massive Demon that turns life loss into card draw
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
Huge flying Demon and repeatable sacrifice-based tutor
Archfiend of Depravity
3BBCreature — Demon
Prevents opponents from going wide with creatures
Doom Whisperer
3BBCreature — Nightmare Demon
Surveils high-cost Demons directly into the graveyard
Lord of the Void
4BBBCreature — Demon
Exiles opponent library cards and steals their creatures
Burning-Rune Demon
4BBCreature — Demon Berserker
Tutors two cards to split between hand and graveyard
Shadowgrange Archfiend
6BCreature — Demon
Madness reanimate threat that forces opponent sacrifices
Harvester of Souls
4BBCreature — Demon
Large Demon that draws cards whenever non-token creatures die
Demon of Dark Schemes
3BBBCreature — Demon
Board shrinker that generates energy to reanimate creatures
Indulgent Tormentor
3BBCreature — Demon
Forces opponents to sacrifice creatures, pay life, or draw you cards
Reaper from the Abyss
3BBBCreature — Demon
Morbid trigger destroys non-Demon creatures every turn
Nightmare Shepherd
2BBEnchantment Creature — Demon
Exiles dying creatures to make 1/1 token copies for extra value
Abhorrent Overlord
5BBCreature — Demon
Creates a horde of Harpy tokens for sacrifice fodder
Sower of Discord
4BBCreature — Demon
Binds two players so damage to one hits the other
Archfiend of Spite
5BBCreature — Demon
Punishes opponents for dealing damage to it
Desecration Demon
2BBCreature — Demon
Undercosted huge Demon that forces enemy creature sacrifices
Overseer of the Damned
5BBCreature — Demon
Destroys a creature on entry and makes Zombie tokens
Spawn of Mayhem
2BBCreature — Demon
Early aggressive Demon that enables spectacle abilities
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
4BLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Spawns massive amounts of Thrull sacrifice fodder
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
1BLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Generates a decaying Zombie token every end step
Pitiless Plunderer
3BCreature — Human Pirate
Creates treasure tokens whenever your creatures die
Liliana's Contract
3BBEnchantment
Draws four cards and serves as an alternate win condition
Utility
11
Dread Return
2BBSorcery
Reanimate spell with a flashback cost using sacrifice fodder
Ophiomancer
2BCreature — Human Shaman
Generates a Snake token every turn for sacrifice upkeep triggers
Reassembling Skeleton
1BCreature — Skeleton Warrior
Recurs endless sacrifice fodder from the graveyard
