Art by Raluca Marinescu
Commander deckBW
Drana and Linvala
Lock down opponents' activated abilities and restrict their game actions using Orzhov hatebears and stax pieces, while beating down in the air and stealing valuable abilities.
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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 · 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
1Drana and Linvala
1WWBLegendary Creature — Vampire Angel
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
Punishes opponents' card draw with abundant Treasure tokens
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
Catches up on Plains on a relevant creature body
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Taxes opponents' noncreature spells for consistent card advantage
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
Draws cards as opposing creatures or tokens die
Dark Confidant
1BCreature — Human Wizard
Low-cost creature providing an extra card each turn
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
Draws cards whenever low-power hatebears enter the battlefield
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Converts small utility creatures into heavy card draw
Trouble in Pairs
2WWEnchantment
Severely punishes extra turns, extra draws, and wide attacks
Removal
11
Anguished Unmaking
1WBInstant
Flexible instant-speed exile for any nonland permanent
Generous Gift
2WInstant
Universal permanent destruction that answers problem lands or planeswalkers
Vanquish the Horde
6WWSorcery
Extremely cheap board wipe against wide creature boards
Threats/Wincons
23
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
Graveyard hate that steals opposing exiled spells
Archon of Emeria
2WCreature — Archon
Slows nonbasic mana and limits players to one spell per turn
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
2WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Forces opposing creatures and nonbasic lands to enter tapped
Grand Abolisher
WWCreature — Human Cleric
Shuts off opponent interactions and abilities on your turn
Hushbringer
1WCreature — Faerie
Shuts down enter-the-battlefield and death triggers
Aven Mindcensor
2WCreature — Bird Wizard
Restricts opposing tutors and library searches
Opposition Agent
2BCreature — Human Rogue
Completely hijacks opponents' search effects
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
1WBLegendary Creature — Human Advisor
Drains opponents for casting noncreature spells
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
WBLegendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
Generates Treasures whenever players cast second spells
Sun Titan
4WWCreature — Giant
Recurring engine that reanimates fallen hatebears and rocks
Serra Paragon
2WWCreature — Angel
Allows replay of small permanents directly from the graveyard
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
5WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Shrinks enemy boards while supercharging your own attackers
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
4WLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Doubles own enter triggers and completely stifles opponent enter triggers
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Heavy life swing punisher for opponent card draw
Gisela, the Broken Blade
2WWLegendary Creature — Angel Horror
Evasive lifelink threat that pairs with Bruna
Bruna, the Fading Light
5WWLegendary Creature — Angel Horror
Reanimates Angels or Humans and melds into Brisela
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
3WBLegendary Creature — Vampire Soldier
Grows when permanents are sacrificed and recurs permanents on attack
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
1WWLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Applies huge combat pressure with scaling token generation
Charismatic Conqueror
1WCreature — Vampire Soldier
Taps incoming enemy creatures or produces Vampire tokens
Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage
2BBCreature — Vampire // Creature — Vampire
Vampire generator with strong activated abilities for Drana and Linvala
Archivist of Oghma
1WCreature — Halfling Cleric
Gains life and draws cards off opposing search effects
Containment Priest
1WCreature — Human Cleric
Punishes cheat-into-play and flicker strategies with exile
Spirit of the Labyrinth
1WEnchantment Creature — Spirit
Hard caps all players to drawing one card per turn
Utility
8
Mother of Runes
WCreature — Human Cleric
Provides color protection to keep key stax creatures alive
Giver of Runes
WCreature — Kor Cleric
Protects commander and key threats from targeted removal
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants haste and shroud to protect the commander
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste while allowing targeted abilities
Blind Obedience
1WEnchantment
Slows artifact and creature strategies and provides extort sink
Authority of the Consuls
WEnchantment
Causes opposing creatures to enter tapped and pads life total
Deafening Silence
WEnchantment
Stops storm and limits opponents to one noncreature spell per turn
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Ultimate defensive phase-out against board wipes and lethal damage
