Art by David Palumbo
Saved commander deck
Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
Leverage Hammerhead as a free, instant-speed sacrifice outlet in the command zone for recursive creatures and artifact tokens, draining opponents with aristocrat triggers while building a massive lethal commander.
Prompt: Hammerhead, Maggia Boss commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
{1}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Pitiless Plunderer
{3}{B}Creature — Human Pirate
turns every dying creature into treasure for double sacrifice value
Black Market
{3}{B}{B}Enchantment
generates massive black mana from constant creature deaths
Card Draw
10 cards
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
unmatched card advantage in token sacrifice decks
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
reliable card draw every turn a creature dies
Grim Haruspex
{2}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
draws cards whenever nontoken creatures are sacrificed
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
efficient card draw engine on nontoken creature deaths
Deadly Dispute
{1}{B}Instant
synergistic sacrifice draw that creates an artifact token
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
{3}{B}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
indestructible engine that converts dying creatures into cards
Removal
10 cards
Bitter Triumph
{1}{B}Instant
flexible removal that can discard recurring creatures
Hero's Downfall
{1}{B}{B}Instant
solid flexible creature and planeswalker removal
Dictate of Erebos
{3}{B}{B}Enchantment
flash edict engine that clears opponents' boards as you sacrifice
Grave Pact
{1}{B}{B}{B}Enchantment
forces opponents to sacrifice creatures whenever yours die
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
burns the table whenever your creatures die
Marionette Apprentice
{1}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
fabricates a token and drains on creature or artifact death
Disciple of the Vault
{B}Creature — Human Cleric
drains life whenever artifacts are sacrificed to Hammerhead
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
inflicts massive table-wide damage on creature deaths and graveyard movement
Ayara, First of Locthwain
{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
drains on black creature entry and provides card draw
Marionette Master
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
massive drain finisher whenever artifacts leave the battlefield
Gravecrawler
{B}Creature — Zombie
infinitely recastable sacrifice fodder for Hammerhead
Bloodsoaked Champion
{B}Creature — Human Warrior
readily returns from the graveyard after attacks
Reassembling Skeleton
{1}{B}Creature — Skeleton Warrior
repeatable sacrifice fodder at instant speed
Nether Traitor
{B}{B}Creature — Spirit
recurring hasty creature that triggers off other creature deaths
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
{1}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
produces a decayed zombie token every end step
Ophiomancer
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
generates a deathtouch snake on every player's upkeep
Dreadhorde Invasion
{1}{B}Enchantment
continuous stream of sacrificial zombie tokens
Sengir Autocrat
{3}{B}Creature — Human
provides four sacrifice bodies on a single cast
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
{2}{B}Creature — Aetherborn Artificer
creates two artifact servo tokens on entry
Nadier's Nightblade
{2}{B}Creature — Elf Warrior
drains each opponent whenever you sacrifice tokens
Bastion of Remembrance
{2}{B}Enchantment
resilient enchantment-based drain effect
Revel in Riches
{4}{B}Enchantment
generates treasures from opposing deaths and serves as an alternate win con
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
{1}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
heavily buffs the equipped creature whenever artifacts or creatures die
Blade of the Bloodchief
{1}Artifact — Equipment
pumps Hammerhead rapidly with double counters per creature death
The Ozolith
{1}Legendary Artifact
preserves Hammerhead's accumulated counters across zone changes
Mirkwood Bats
{3}{B}Creature — Bat
burns opponents whenever tokens enter or get sacrificed
Warren Soultrader
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Goblin Wizard
converts creatures into treasure tokens to feed Hammerhead twice
Utility
8 cards
Ichor Wellspring
{2}Artifact
draws cards upon entering and when sacrificed to Hammerhead
Prized Statue
{2}Artifact
ramps and produces two treasure tokens across its lifecycle
Servo Schematic
{2}Artifact
creates multiple artifact bodies for sacrifice triggers
Phyrexian Reclamation
{B}Enchantment
repeatable creature recovery from the graveyard
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
protects Hammerhead and gives haste for lethal swings
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
provides essential hexproof protection for the commander
Whispersilk Cloak
{3}Artifact — Equipment
makes an overgrown Hammerhead unblockable and untargetable
Dauthi Embrace
{2}{B}Enchantment
grants shadow to push through lethal commander damage
