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