Art by Irvin Rodriguez
Commander deckB
Gollum, Riddle Master
Punish opponents for casting spells with Gollum's modal triggers, draining life and drawing cards while controlling the board with mono-black removal and blink or bounce resets to refresh Gollum's 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 · 59 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
1Gollum, Riddle Master
1BLegendary Creature — Halfling Horror
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
Versatile source of ramp, draw, and board presence
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Ramp on enter and replaces itself when it dies
Card Draw
10
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
Draws cards off frequent creature deaths
Ayara, First of Locthwain
BBBLegendary Creature — Elf Noble
Sacrifice outlet for card draw that also drains opponents
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
Massive card advantage engine played directly from the library
Removal
11
Threats/Wincons
18
Bloodchief Ascension
BEnchantment
Drains opponents relentlessly whenever cards hit their graveyards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Punishes opposing draws and offsets life loss from black staples
Painful Quandary
3BBEnchantment
Heavily taxes every spell opponents attempt to cast
Geth's Grimoire
4Artifact — Book
Draws copious cards from opponent discard effects
Underworld Dreams
BBBEnchantment
Constant incidental damage on opposing card draw
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
2BLegendary Creature — Vampire Cleric
Weaponizes the lifegain from Gollum and other drain effects
Exquisite Blood
4BEnchantment
Gains life whenever opponents take damage and combos with drain
Kokusho, the Evening Star
4BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
High-impact flying threat with massive death drain
Torment of Hailfire
XBBSorcery
Devastating endgame mana sink to finish the table
Orcish Bowmasters
1BCreature — Orc Archer
Punishes extra card draw with pinging and army growth
Grave Titan
4BBCreature — Giant
Dominant board threat that rapidly generates zombie tokens
Massacre Wurm
3BBBCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
Punishes small creature boards with widespread drain
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Constant incidental drain across all graveyard movement
Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
3BBLegendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
Steals permanents that opponents sacrifice or discard
Marionette Apprentice
1BCreature — Human Artificer
Creates an artifact token and drains when creatures or artifacts die
Utility
9
Ashnod's Altar
3Artifact
Free sacrifice outlet to reset Gollum and generate mana
Viscera Seer
BCreature — Vampire Wizard
One-mana sacrifice outlet to recur or recast Gollum
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Protects Gollum with shroud and grants haste
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof protection and haste to Gollum
Conjurer's Closet
5Artifact
Flickers Gollum at end of turn to reset odd or even choices
Sword of Hearth and Home
3Artifact — Equipment
Provides blink for Gollum on combat damage along with ramp
Golden Argosy
4Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
Vehicular blink engine to flicker Gollum and reset his modes
