General Chang, Cold Warrior

Art by Cliff Nielsen

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General Chang, Cold Warrior

Sacrifice recursive creatures and tokens to pump General Chang and changeling warriors with +1/+1 counters, utilizing Maskwood Nexus and Conspiracy to turn your entire army into Klingons while draining opponents via aristocrat triggers.

$304.63for all 100 cards at today’s prices
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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

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RampCard drawInteractionThreats & synergy

The working parts

Ramp11
Card draw12
Interaction11
↳ board wipes2
Tutors0

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

B 57
37lands · rule of thumb 35–38
2.35average mana value (nonland)
$304.63whole deck, today

The list

Commander

1
General Chang, Cold Warrior

General Chang, Cold Warrior

B

Legendary Creature — Klingon Warrior Officer

Chosen commander for the requested strategy.

Ramp

10
Sol Ring

Sol Ring

1

Artifact

essential fast mana staple

Arcane Signet

Arcane Signet

2

Artifact

efficient two-mana rock

Jet Medallion

Jet Medallion

2

Artifact

reduces cost of all black spells

Thought Vessel

Thought Vessel

2

Artifact

untapped mana rock with no maximum hand size

Mind Stone

Mind Stone

2

Artifact

early ramp that replaces itself later

Charcoal Diamond

Charcoal Diamond

2

Artifact

consistent mono-black mana acceleration

Dark Ritual

Dark Ritual

B

Instant

explosive early mana burst

Culling the Weak

Culling the Weak

B

Instant

sacrifices cheap fodder to generate four black mana

Ashnod's Altar

Ashnod's Altar

3

Artifact

sacrifices creatures to feed General Chang activations

Phyrexian Altar

Phyrexian Altar

3

Artifact

turns sacrificial bodies into colored mana

Card Draw

10
Skullclamp

Skullclamp

1

Artifact — Equipment

draws two cards off disposable recursive fodder

Morbid Opportunist

Morbid Opportunist

2B

Creature — Human Rogue

draws cards steadily when creatures die each turn

Grim Haruspex

Grim Haruspex

2B

Creature — Human Wizard

rewards sacrificing nontoken creatures with card draw

Midnight Reaper

Midnight Reaper

2B

Creature — Zombie Knight

draws a card whenever a nontoken creature dies

Village Rites

Village Rites

B

Instant

efficient one-mana sacrifice card draw

Corrupted Conviction

Corrupted Conviction

B

Instant

additional copy of Village Rites to turn fodder into cards

Deadly Dispute

Deadly Dispute

1B

Instant

sacrifices a creature for cards and a treasure token

Sign in Blood

Sign in Blood

BB

Sorcery

reliable cheap card advantage

Night's Whisper

Night's Whisper

1B

Sorcery

unconditional two-mana card draw

Read the Bones

Read the Bones

2B

Sorcery

scrys deep and draws two cards

Removal

10
Infernal Grasp

Infernal Grasp

1B

Instant

unconditional creature removal at instant speed

Deadly Rollick

Deadly Rollick

3B

Instant

free creature exile while General Chang is on the battlefield

Toxic Deluge

Toxic Deluge

2B

Sorcery

flexible board wipe that bypasses indestructible

Feed the Swarm

Feed the Swarm

1B

Sorcery

rare mono-black enchantment and creature removal

Defile

Defile

B

Instant

cheap scaling spot removal powered by Swamps

Go for the Throat

Go for the Throat

1B

Instant

reliable instant-speed creature doom blade

Dismember

Dismember

1BPBP

Instant

cheap high-impact removal payable with Phyrexian mana

Damnation

Damnation

2BB

Sorcery

classic black board reset

Tragic Slip

Tragic Slip

B

Instant

trivial -13/-13 elimination in a sacrifice deck

Snuff Out

Snuff Out

3B

Instant

free instant-speed creature removal

Threats/Wincons

24
Gravecrawler

Gravecrawler

B

Creature — Zombie

endlessly repeatable sacrifice fodder for General Chang

Bloodsoaked Champion

Bloodsoaked Champion

B

Creature — Human Warrior

recurs cheaply from the graveyard after attacking

Reassembling Skeleton

Reassembling Skeleton

1B

Creature — Skeleton Warrior

instant-speed repeatable sacrifice target

Cult Conscript

Cult Conscript

B

Creature — Skeleton Warrior

cheap recurring body when non-skeletons die

Nether Traitor

Nether Traitor

BB

Creature — Spirit

shadow threat that recurs whenever creatures hit the yard

Bloodghast

Bloodghast

BB

Creature — Vampire Spirit

free landfall recursion engine for continuous sacrifices

Universal Automaton

Universal Automaton

1

Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter

one-mana changeling that counts as a Klingon

Changeling Outcast

Changeling Outcast

B

Creature — Shapeshifter

unblockable Klingon changeling that grows rapidly

Bloodline Pretender

Bloodline Pretender

3

Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter

changeling Klingon that grows double counters on creature casts

Cairn Wanderer

Cairn Wanderer

4B

Creature — Shapeshifter

changeling Klingon gaining keywords from graveyards

Graveshifter

Graveshifter

3B

Creature — Shapeshifter

changeling Klingon that recurs key creatures from the yard

Zulaport Cutthroat

Zulaport Cutthroat

1B

Creature — Human Rogue Ally

drains the table whenever any of your creatures die

Blood Artist

Blood Artist

1B

Creature — Vampire

punishes any creature death across the table with drain

Bastion of Remembrance

Bastion of Remembrance

2B

Enchantment

enchantment drain payoff that creates a starting body

Ayara, First of Locthwain

Ayara, First of Locthwain

BBB

Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

drains opponents on black entries and provides card draw

Marionette Apprentice

Marionette Apprentice

1B

Creature — Human Artificer

provides an extra body and drains whenever artifacts or creatures die

Bitterblossom

Bitterblossom

1B

Kindred Enchantment — Faerie

reliable stream of flying tokens to feed Chang

Dreadhorde Invasion

Dreadhorde Invasion

1B

Enchantment

steady token production for sacrifice fodder

Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia

Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia

1B

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

generates decayed zombie tokens at end step to sacrifice

Sengir Autocrat

Sengir Autocrat

3B

Creature — Human

enters with three serf tokens ready to be sacrificed

Weaponcraft Enthusiast

Weaponcraft Enthusiast

2B

Creature — Aetherborn Artificer

fabricates two servo tokens for efficient fodder

Chittering Witch

Chittering Witch

3B

Creature — Human Warlock

creates rat tokens based on players and doubles as removal

Ogre Slumlord

Ogre Slumlord

3BB

Creature — Ogre Rogue

chains nontoken deaths into deathtouch rat tokens

Warren Soultrader

Warren Soultrader

2B

Creature — Zombie Goblin Wizard

turns life and bodies into treasure tokens

Utility

8
Maskwood Nexus

Maskwood Nexus

4

Artifact

makes every creature in the deck a Klingon for Chang

Conspiracy

Conspiracy

3BB

Enchantment

sets all creature types to Klingon to maximize counter distribution

The Ozolith

The Ozolith

1

Legendary Artifact

retains all +1/+1 counters when your Klingons leave the field

Dauthi Voidwalker

Dauthi Voidwalker

BB

Creature — Dauthi Rogue

graveyard hate that steals opposing win conditions

Phyrexian Reclamation

Phyrexian Reclamation

B

Enchantment

cheap repeatable creature recovery directly to hand

Victimize

Victimize

2B

Sorcery

sacrifices one creature to return two key threats

Swiftfoot Boots

Swiftfoot Boots

2

Artifact — Equipment

gives General Chang hexproof and haste

Lightning Greaves

Lightning Greaves

2

Artifact — Equipment

zero-cost protection and haste for your commander

Lands

37
Reliquary Tower

Reliquary Tower

Land

No maximum hand size.

War Room

War Room

Land

Card draw from the mana base.

Rogue's Passage

Rogue's Passage

Land

Makes a creature unblockable.

Temple of the False God

Temple of the False God

Land

Extra mana in the late game.

Bojuka Bog

Bojuka Bog

Land

Free graveyard hate on ETB.

Castle Locthwain

Castle Locthwain

Land

Mono-color utility land.

Swamp

Swamp 31x

Basic Land — Swamp

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.