Art by Vilhelmas Banys
Commander deckB
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
Capitalize on massive discard engines and high-tempo wheel effects to generate extreme value, wipe enemy boards through -1/-1 counters, and reanimate high-impact targets for victory.
Asked for“**Commander:** Doctor Doom, Unrivaled (Grixis) Build a **Power Level 7–8** EDH deck focused on **discard synergy**, not cEDH or generic Grixis goodstuff. Core strategy: * Discard for value (Bone Miser, Archfiend of Ifnir, Waste Not) * Wheel effects (Windfall, Dark Deal, Wheel of Misfortune) * Graveyard recursion (Oskar, Reanimate, Victimize, Underworld Breach) * Land discard (Seismic Assault, Land's Edge, Dakmor Salvage, Crucible of Worlds) * Free casting (Cascade, Discover, impulse draw, Nico Minoru, Lady Loki) * Clone effects (Vizier of Many Faces) Keep Marvel Villains when they support the strategy. Include ~6–8 counters, 8–10 removal, 3–5 board wipes, and 3–5 reanimation spells. Prioritize synergy and overlooked cards. Explain every cut and replacement.”
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 · 58 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
1Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
2BBLegendary Creature — Human Sorcerer Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
8
Jet Medallion
2Artifact
Reduces the cost of all black spells to accelerate your strategy.
Mind Stone
2Artifact
Provides early mana acceleration and can be cycled for card draw later.
Liquimetal Torque
2Artifact
Provides mana acceleration and offers subtle artifact synergy.
Card Draw
8
Dark Deal
2BSorcery
forces opponents to discard hands and triggers mass discard synergy
Read the Bones
2BSorcery
Provides deep card selection with scry 2 before drawing.
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
Versatile enchantment providing card draw, treasure ramp, and token creation.
Removal
9
Deadly Rollick
3BInstant
Free exile removal spell when your commander is in play.
Sudden Spoiling
1BBInstant
Split-second blowout spell that neutralizes attacking or utility creatures.
Threats/Wincons
23
Waste Not
1BEnchantment
premier discard payoff generating mana, zombies, and cards
Bone Miser
4BCreature — Zombie Wizard
triggers massive value on your own discards
Archfiend of Ifnir
3BBCreature — Demon
turns every discard into a persistent enemy board wipe
Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
3BBLegendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
steals enemy permanents discarded by wheels
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
1BLegendary Creature — Skeleton Rogue
draws extra cards and serves as a late-game wincon
Sangromancer
2BBCreature — Vampire Shaman
gains substantial life whenever opponents discard
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
punishes opponents for wheel draws while maintaining life total
Oppression
1BBEnchantment
Forces all players to discard a card whenever they cast a spell, heavily triggering discard payoffs.
Bottomless Pit
1BBEnchantment
Forces random discard each turn to disrupt opponents and trigger synergies.
Painful Quandary
3BBEnchantment
Punishes opponents severely with life loss or forced discard whenever they cast spells.
Mindslicer
2BBCreature — Horror
Empties every player's hand upon death, breaking parity with your graveyard payoffs.
Tourach, Dread Cantor
1BLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
Grows rapidly from opponent discards and can force discards when kicked.
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Deals massive damage to opponents as creatures enter or leave graveyards through discard.
Rankle, Master of Pranks
2BBLegendary Creature — Faerie Rogue
Hasty creature that forces symmetrical discard and draw on combat damage.
Living Death
3BBSorcery
Acts as both a board wipe and a game-ending mass reanimation spell.
Dread Return
2BBSorcery
Reanimates key targets and can be flashed back from the graveyard.
Utility
10
Containment Construct
2Artifact Creature — Construct
allows playing discarded nonland cards from exile
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
provides haste and protection for key threats
Entomb
BInstant
Puts any key creature or discard synergy piece directly into the graveyard.
Demonic Tutor
1BSorcery
Premier tutor to retrieve any needed discard payoff or removal spell.
