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