Art by Kevin Glint
Commander deckB
Gabriel Lorca, Mirror Menace
Leverage modal spells and abilities with choices to repeatedly trigger dilemma, recurring Gabriel Lorca from the graveyard to fuel aristocrat sacrifice loops, discard outlets, and resilient mono-black attrition.
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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
1Gabriel Lorca, Mirror Menace
4BLegendary Creature — Human Rogue Officer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
Faces a dilemma every turn by choosing one or more modes
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
Consistent card draw from creature deaths
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
1BBLegendary Creature — Nightmare
Sacrifice outlet that draws cards or drains opponents
Erebos, God of the Dead
3BLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
Repeatable draw engine and lifegain hate
Removal
11
Profane Command
XBBSorcery
Modal spell choosing two modes to trigger dilemma while removing a threat
Erebos's Intervention
XBInstant
Modal removal and graveyard hate choosing one or both
Collective Brutality
1BSorcery
Modal escalate spell choosing one or more modes and discarding Lorca
Bloodline Culling
1BBInstant
Modal removal spell choosing one mode to face a dilemma
Bitter Triumph
1BInstant
Cheap creature and planeswalker removal that discards Lorca
The Meathook Massacre
XBBLegendary Enchantment
Board sweeper that persists as drain engine
Threats/Wincons
23
Rankle, Master of Pranks
2BBLegendary Creature — Faerie Rogue
Faces a dilemma on combat damage by choosing one or more modes
Dread Presence
3BCreature — Nightmare
Modal land drop trigger that faces a dilemma and drains or draws
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
Massive lifedrain finisher based on black devotion
Ayara, First of Locthwain
BBBLegendary Creature — Elf Noble
Drains on creature entry and acts as sacrifice engine
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Punishes opponent draws while sustaining your life total
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
2BBLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
Sacrifice outlet, card draw, and removal engine
Bloodghast
BBCreature — Vampire Spirit
Recurring creature for sacrifice synergies
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains table whenever creatures die
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Drains opponents whenever cards leave or enter graveyards
Massacre Wurm
3BBBCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
One-sided board wipe that heavily punishes token decks
Kokusho, the Evening Star
4BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Devastating death trigger that drains the table
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
Huge flier that turns life loss into immense card draw
Archon of Cruelty
6BBCreature — Archon
Massive value and disruption upon entry and attack
Sepulchral Primordial
5BBCreature — Avatar
Steals best creatures from all opponents graveyards
Noxious Gearhulk
4BBArtifact Creature — Construct
Removal threat that stabilizes life total
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
Topdeck casting engine that closes out games
Utility
7
Tortured Existence
BEnchantment
Discards Lorca to recover creatures and enables endless recursion
Ashnod's Altar
3Artifact
Sacrifice outlet that generates abundant colorless mana
Phyrexian Altar
3Artifact
Sacrifice outlet that generates colored mana to recast Lorca
Altar of Dementia
2Artifact
Sacrifice outlet providing mill win condition and graveyard stocking
