Art by Andrea Piparo
Saved commander deck
Gollum the Abandoned
Loop Gollum between the battlefield and graveyard using cheap sacrifice fodder and outlets to repeatedly trigger his ETB drain effect while controlling opposing graveyards and burning out the table with Aristocrats payoffs.
Prompt: Gollum the Abandoned commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Gollum the Abandoned
{1}{B}Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Crypt Ghast
{3}{B}Creature — Spirit
Doubles swamp mana and provides extort drain
Phyrexian Altar
{3}Artifact
Produces colored mana from sacrificed bodies to chain casts
Card Draw
10 cards
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Turns recurring creatures and tokens into card advantage
Village Rites
{B}Instant
Instant-speed draw for one mana and a creature sacrifice
Deadly Dispute
{1}{B}Instant
Draws cards and creates a Treasure artifact to sacrifice
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Consistent draw on creature death triggers
Grim Haruspex
{2}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Draws off non-token creatures like Gollum dying
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Additional draw engine off nontoken deaths
Removal
10 cards
Attrition
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
Repeated targeted removal using sacrificed creatures
Dictate of Erebos
{3}{B}{B}Enchantment
Forces opponents to sacrifice creatures whenever ours die
Grave Pact
{1}{B}{B}{B}Enchantment
Controls opponent boards through our sacrifice loops
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains each opponent whenever your creatures die
Falkenrath Noble
{3}{B}Creature — Vampire Noble
Additional Aristocrats drain engine
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Triggers on creatures entering/leaving graveyards and dying
Marionette Apprentice
{1}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
Drains opponents on creature or artifact death
Nadier's Nightblade
{2}{B}Creature — Elf Warrior
Triggers off sacrificing tokens, artifacts, and Treasures
Ayara, First of Locthwain
{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Drains when Gollum enters and acts as a sac outlet
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Devotion-based mass life drain finisher
Marionette Master
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
Massive drain trigger when sacrificing artifacts or Treasures
Reassembling Skeleton
{1}{B}Creature — Skeleton Warrior
Endless recurring sacrifice fodder
Bloodsoaked Champion
{B}Creature — Human Warrior
Cheap repeatable sacrifice fodder from graveyard
Cult Conscript
{B}Creature — Skeleton Warrior
Easily recurred creature to sacrifice to Gollum's ability
Nether Traitor
{B}{B}Creature — Spirit
Hasty recursive creature for sacrifice combos
Ophiomancer
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
Generates a disposable deathtouch creature every turn
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
{1}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Generates free decayed tokens to sacrifice each turn
Bitterblossom
{1}{B}Kindred Enchantment — Faerie
Creates flying tokens each upkeep for fodder
Warren Soultrader
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Goblin Wizard
Free sacrifice outlet that produces Treasure tokens
Carrion Feeder
{B}Creature — Zombie
One-mana sacrifice outlet that grows into a threat
Viscera Seer
{B}Creature — Vampire Wizard
One-mana sacrifice outlet that filters draws
Woe Strider
{2}{B}Creature — Horror
Free sacrifice outlet with escape and extra fodder
Pitiless Plunderer
{3}{B}Creature — Human Pirate
Generates Treasures whenever creatures die to fuel loops
Pawn of Ulamog
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Shaman
Generates Eldrazi Spawn to provide mana and fodder
Sifter of Skulls
{3}{B}Creature — Eldrazi
Generates Eldrazi Scion tokens on nontoken deaths
Utility
8 cards
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects key engines with shroud and haste
Bolas's Citadel
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Artifact
Cast spells from top of library and massive burn outlet
Altar of Dementia
{2}Artifact
Free sacrifice outlet and self-mill or win condition
Bontu's Monument
{3}Legendary Artifact
Cost reduction and life drain for every creature cast
