Art by Vilhelmas Banys
Saved commander deck
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
Weaponize massive discard, wheels, and land dumps into high-value triggers, free spells, and graveyard recursion to dominate the table in true Grixis fashion.
Prompt: **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.
Commander
1 cards
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Sorcerer Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
8 cards
Thought Vessel
{2}Artifact
colorless ramp that offers no hand size limit when hoarding card draw
Mind Stone
{2}Artifact
Colorless mana acceleration that can be cashed in for a card later.
Liquimetal Torque
{2}Artifact
Two-mana artifact ramp with fringe artifact interaction.
Jet Medallion
{2}Artifact
Reduces the cost of all black spells to speed up discard engines.
Card Draw
11 cards
Geth's Grimoire
{4}Artifact — Book
draws massive cards whenever opponents discard
Currency Converter
{1}Artifact
sifts discarded cards into treasures and rogue tokens
Deadly Dispute
{1}{B}Instant
card draw and treasure generation using fodder tokens
Read the Bones
{2}{B}Sorcery
Digs four cards deep to find crucial discard synergy pieces.
Necropotence
{B}{B}{B}Enchantment
Premier card advantage engine to keep your hand full of threats.
Bolas's Citadel
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Artifact
Enables massive explosive turns from the top of the deck.
Removal
11 cards
Hero's Downfall
{1}{B}{B}Instant
Instant-speed creature or planeswalker destruction.
Plaguecrafter
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
Forces each opponent to sacrifice a creature or planeswalker or discard.
Threats/Wincons
19 cards
Waste Not
{1}{B}Enchantment
core pay-off engine producing mana, zombies, and cards from opponent discard
Bone Miser
{4}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
generates mana, tokens, and draw off your own discards
Archfiend of Ifnir
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
wipes enemy boards whenever you discard cards
Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
steals enemy permanents whenever they discard
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
{1}{B}Legendary Creature — Skeleton Rogue
draws extra cards from enemy discards and serves as a late-game win condition
Tourach, Dread Cantor
{1}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
grows rapidly with opponent discard and offers forced discard on cast
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
punishes opponent draw off wheels while sustaining your life total
Raiders' Wake
{3}{B}Enchantment
deals damage on discard and encourages aggressive attacks
Dauthi Voidwalker
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Rogue
exiles opponent discarded cards and casts them for free
Psychosis Crawler
{5}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
drains opponents whenever wheel effects fill your hand
Oppression
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
Triggers discard whenever any player casts a spell.
Bottomless Pit
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
Forces random discard on each player's upkeep.
Necrogen Mists
{2}{B}Enchantment
Symmetrical upkeep discard engine to fuel payoff effects.
Painful Quandary
{3}{B}{B}Enchantment
Punishes spellcasting with severe life loss or discard.
Sangromancer
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Shaman
Gains huge amounts of life whenever opponents discard or creatures die.
Mindslicer
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Horror
Symmetrical mass hand wipe on death to lock out opponents.
Awaken the Erstwhile
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Empties all hands and converts discarded cards into Zombie tokens.
Utility
9 cards
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
low-cost enchantment reanimation for pitch-discarded creatures
Containment Construct
{2}Artifact Creature — Construct
allows playing discarded lands and spells directly from exile
Crucible of Worlds
{3}Artifact
recycles land discarded to Seismic Assault or wheels
Venser's Journal
{5}Artifact — Book
Removes hand size limits while triggering life gain each turn.
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Swaps graveyards and battlefields for a game-ending play.
Dread Return
{2}{B}{B}Sorcery
Reanimates key threats from the graveyard with flashback.
Anvil of Bogardan
{2}Artifact
Forces continuous draw and discard every turn across the board.
