Art by Mark Zug
Commander deckB
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
Use artifacts like Netherborn Altar and Campfire to put Haakon into your hand so you can discard him into the graveyard. Once active, repeatedly cast Knights and Nameless Inversion directly from your graveyard to overwhelm opponents with recursive value.
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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
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
1Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
1BBLegendary Creature — Zombie Knight
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
provides mana, card draw, and treasure tokens
Bog Witch
2BCreature — Human Spellshaper
mana acceleration that acts as a discard outlet for Haakon
Card Draw
10
Midnight Reaper
2BCreature — Zombie Knight
Knight that draws cards whenever your nontoken creatures die
Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight
B // 2BCreature — Zombie Knight // Instant — Adventure
cheap Knight card draw on adventure
Mask of Memory
2Artifact — Equipment
repeatable card draw and discard outlet on combat hit
Smuggler's Copter
2Artifact — Vehicle
looting engine on attack or block that discards Haakon
Removal
10
Nameless Inversion
1BKindred Instant — Shapeshifter
Changeling spell castable repeatedly from graveyard with Haakon
Murderous Rider // Swift End
1BB // 1BBCreature — Zombie Knight // Instant — Adventure
Knight with removal adventure castable from graveyard
Cavalier of Night
2BBBCreature — Elemental Knight
Knight that sacrifices a creature to destroy an opponent's creature
Eastern Paladin
2BBCreature — Phyrexian Zombie Knight
Knight with repeatable green creature destruction
Threats/Wincons
22
Knight of the Ebon Legion
BCreature — Vampire Knight
aggressive low-cmc Knight that grows rapidly
Order of Midnight // Alter Fate
1B // 1BCreature — Human Knight // Sorcery — Adventure
evasive Knight that can recur creatures from graveyard
Blacklance Paragon
1BCreature — Human Knight
flash Knight providing deathtouch and lifelink
Ayara's Oathsworn
1BCreature — Human Knight
Knight that grows and tutors cards on combat damage
Oathsworn Knight
1BBCreature — Human Knight
resilient Knight threat with counter synergy
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
2BBLegendary Creature — Zombie Knight
Knight finisher that creates a army of Zombie Knights
Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor
1B // BCreature — Human Knight // Sorcery — Adventure
Knight with life drain adventure scaling with Knight count
Changeling Outcast
BCreature — Shapeshifter
unblockable Knight for quick aggressive pressure
Graveshifter
3BCreature — Shapeshifter
Changeling Knight that recurs creatures upon entry
Moonglove Changeling
2BCreature — Shapeshifter
Changeling Knight with deathtouch defense
Cairn Wanderer
4BCreature — Shapeshifter
Changeling Knight inheriting abilities from all graveyards
Ebonblade Reaper
2BCreature — Human Cleric
high-risk Knight that halves opponent life totals
Order of the Ebon Hand
BBCreature — Cleric Knight
classic combat-focused black Knight
Stromgald Crusader
BBCreature — Zombie Knight
flying Knight with shade pumping ability
Marauding Knight
2BBCreature — Phyrexian Zombie Knight
Knight scaling with opponents' white and green lands
Mercenary Knight
2BCreature — Human Mercenary Knight
undercoated Knight threat that acts as a discard outlet
Bloodcrazed Paladin
1BCreature — Vampire Knight
flash Knight that enters massive after a board wipe
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
pings opponents whenever creatures move in and out of graveyards
Archfiend of Depravity
3BBCreature — Demon
limits opponent creature counts every turn
Western Paladin
2BBCreature — Phyrexian Zombie Knight
Knight with repeatable blue creature destruction
Utility
10
Tortured Existence
BEnchantment
repeatable creature swap and discard outlet for Haakon
Zombie Infestation
1BEnchantment
instant-speed discard outlet to get Haakon into graveyard
Vile Entomber
2BBCreature — Zombie Warlock
deathtouch creature that tutors a card to the graveyard on entry
