Art by Jodie Muir
Saved commander deck
Hapatra, the Desert Fang
Fill the graveyard with high-cost cards through self-mill and discard to supercharge Hapatra's enter-the-battlefield ability, wiping opposing boards with -1/-1 counters while triggering powerful counter synergies and reanimating devastating threats.
Prompt: Hapatra, the Desert Fang commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Hapatra, the Desert Fang
{2}{B}{B}{G}Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
{1}{G}Creature — Snake Shaman
Ramp creature that puts itself into the graveyard
Kodama's Reach
{2}{G}Sorcery — Arcane
Consistent land ramp to ensure high mana requirements
Card Draw
10 cards
Morbid Curiosity
{1}{B}{B}Sorcery
Can sacrifice a high-cost card or token to draw massive cards
Greater Good
{2}{G}{G}Enchantment
Draws cards and discards huge mana value targets into the yard
Life's Legacy
{1}{G}Sorcery
Sacrifices a tall reanimated creature for explosive draw
Disciple of Bolas
{3}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Draws cards based on power and gains life
Stitcher's Supplier
{B}Creature — Zombie
Efficient self-mill to stock high-CMC cards into the graveyard
Grisly Salvage
{B}{G}Instant
Digs for lands/creatures while filling the graveyard
Satyr Wayfinder
{1}{G}Creature — Satyr
Ensures land drops and fills the graveyard with big costs
Removal
10 cards
Abrupt Decay
{B}{G}Instant
Uncounterable removal for early problematic permanents
Black Sun's Zenith
{X}{B}{B}Sorcery
Mass -1/-1 counter sweeper that triggers our counter payoffs
Casualties of War
{2}{B}{B}{G}{G}Sorcery
High-impact multi-target removal with high mana value
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
{B}{G}Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
Generates deathtouch snakes whenever Hapatra places -1/-1 counters
Nest of Scarabs
{2}{B}Enchantment
Spits out armies of 1/1 insects whenever counters are placed
Obelisk Spider
{1}{B}{G}Creature — Spider
Drains opponents each time -1/-1 counters are distributed
Blowfly Infestation
{2}{B}Enchantment
Spreads -1/-1 counters repeatedly as opposing creatures die
Flourishing Defenses
{4}{G}Enchantment
Produces elf tokens whenever -1/-1 counters are distributed
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
Sacrifice engine that places -1/-1 counters and draws cards
Carnifex Demon
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Demon
Spreads -1/-1 counters across all other creatures on command
Vhati il-Dal
{2}{B}{G}Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Turns any creature's toughness to 1 so a single counter kills it
Golgari Germination
{1}{B}{G}Enchantment
Rewards our creatures dying with additional saprolings
Gravebreaker Lamia
{4}{B}Enchantment Creature — Snake Lamia
Entombs a high-cost card on entry and reduces graveyard cast costs
Shadowborn Demon
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
High-CMC removal threat that synergizes with graveyard fill
Massacre Wurm
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Devastating one-sided board wipe that punishes opposing creature deaths
Avenger of Zendikar
{5}{G}{G}Creature — Elemental
High-mana bomb that creates a wide board of plants to close out games
Sepulchral Primordial
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Avatar
High-CMC reanimation engine that steals opponents' best dead creatures
Sheoldred, Whispering One
{5}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Costly threat that forces opponent sacrifices while recurring our creatures
Archon of Cruelty
{6}{B}{B}Creature — Archon
High-CMC haymaker that drains, draws, and forces sacrifices upon ETB
Kokusho, the Evening Star
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Massive life drain threat that loves to be sacrificed and recurred
Craterhoof Behemoth
{5}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Beast
Eight-mana win condition that pumps token swarms into lethal attacks
Woodfall Primus
{5}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Treefolk Shaman
Eight-mana threat with Persist that interacts with -1/-1 counters
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
{10}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Twelve-mana card that fuels Hapatra for twelve -1/-1 counters
The Great Henge
{7}{G}{G}Legendary Artifact
Nine-mana card for graveyard CMC that provides ramp, life, and draw
Apex Altisaur
{7}{G}{G}Creature — Dinosaur
Nine-mana dinosaur that wipes opposing creatures and provides huge graveyard CMC
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
{10}Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
Ten-mana behemoth that ensures Hapatra's counters annihilate any target
Utility
8 cards
Reanimate
{B}Sorcery
Cheap recursion for the massive creatures dumped into the graveyard
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
Brings back high-mana threats milled into the graveyard
Victimize
{2}{B}Sorcery
Sacrifices a token or utility creature to return two threats
Entomb
{B}Instant
Tutors our highest mana value card directly into the graveyard for Hapatra
Buried Alive
{2}{B}Sorcery
Puts our highest-cost bombs straight into the graveyard
Jarad's Orders
{2}{B}{G}Sorcery
Puts a giant threat in the graveyard and a synergy piece in hand
Conjurer's Closet
{5}Artifact
Blazes Hapatra's ETB trigger every turn to spread -1/-1 counters
