Art by Wayne Wu
Saved commander deck
Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair
Ramp quickly into Jhoira to repeatedly steal opponents' best historic permanents upon entering and attacking. Offset the resultant life loss with potent drain and lifegain effects while doubling triggers and protecting your commander.
Prompt: Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Pirate
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Sol Ring
{1}Artifact
Essential mana acceleration to cast a six-mana commander early.
Jet Medallion
{2}Artifact
Cost reduction for the vast majority of spells in the deck.
Crypt Ghast
{3}{B}Creature — Spirit
Doubles mana from Swamps and offers extort for lifegain.
Dark Ritual
{B}Instant
Explosive burst of mana to deploy Jhoira well ahead of curve.
Worn Powerstone
{3}Artifact
Taps for two colorless to help cast expensive commander and artifacts.
Thran Dynamo
{4}Artifact
Heavy ramp that powers out expensive spells and activations.
Card Draw
10 cards
Read the Bones
{2}{B}Sorcery
Digs four cards deep to find crucial protection and mana.
Phyrexian Arena
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
Provides a consistent extra card every turn.
Black Market Connections
{2}{B}Enchantment
Provides card advantage, treasure ramp, and blockers.
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Draws cards steadily as creatures inevitably die.
Village Rites
{B}Instant
Inexpensive sacrifice draw to turn stolen or dying creatures into cards.
Deadly Dispute
{1}{B}Instant
Sacrifice outlet for artifacts and creatures that ramps and draws.
Bolas's Citadel
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Artifact
Allows churning through the library while providing a drain win condition.
Removal
10 cards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Essential mono-black enchantment and creature removal.
Hero's Downfall
{1}{B}{B}Instant
Versatile removal hitting creatures and planeswalkers.
Deadly Rollick
{3}{B}Instant
Free exile removal while controlling your commander.
Dismember
{1}{B/P}{B/P}Instant
Flexible cheap removal that ignores indestructible.
The Meathook Massacre
{X}{B}{B}Legendary Enchantment
Board wipe that doubles as a persistent lifegain engine.
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Massive life drain that recuperates life lost from Jhoira's trigger.
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Punishes opponents for drawing while continuously restoring life.
Sheoldred, Whispering One
{5}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Recurs key threats and forces opponents to sacrifice creatures each upkeep.
Archon of Cruelty
{6}{B}{B}Creature — Archon
Huge attack and ETB trigger that drains life and generates card advantage.
Massacre Wurm
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Clears token boards and inflicts heavy life loss on enemies.
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
Steals opponents' cards, synergizing with the theft theme.
Marionette Master
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
Drains opponents whenever artifacts stolen or cast are sacrificed.
Kokusho, the Evening Star
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Substantial life swing upon death that stabilizes your life total.
Vilis, Broker of Blood
{5}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Demon
Turns the life loss from Jhoira's steal trigger into massive card draw.
Grave Titan
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Giant
Generates a formidable board presence immediately and on attack.
Noxious Gearhulk
{4}{B}{B}Artifact Creature — Construct
Historic artifact creature that destroys a threat and gains life.
Junji, the Midnight Sky
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Flexible death trigger that reanimates or forces mass discards.
Ravenous Chupacabra
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Beast Horror
Targeted removal attached to a body for board presence.
Ayara, First of Locthwain
{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Drains opponents when black creatures enter and provides card draw.
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Nightmare
Generates card advantage or forces opponents to sacrifice permanents.
Roaming Throne
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Naming Human or Pirate doubles all of Jhoira's triggers.
Wurmcoil Engine
{6}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Lifelink threat that leaves behind resilient tokens when destroyed.
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Historic ramp creature that replaces itself on death.
Meteor Golem
{7}Artifact Creature — Golem
Historic creature providing universal permanent removal.
Massacre Girl
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
Cascading board clear that resets congested battlefields.
Portal to Phyrexia
{9}Artifact
Devastating historic artifact that edicts opponents and recurs creatures.
Sepulchral Primordial
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Avatar
Steals the best creatures out of every opponent's graveyard.
Utility
10 cards
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Provides haste and shroud to attack with Jhoira the turn she lands.
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste to keep Jhoira safe and attacking.
Strionic Resonator
{2}Artifact
Copies Jhoira's ETB or attack trigger to steal an extra historic permanent.
Blade of Selves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Creates myriad tokens of Jhoira to trigger multiple ETB thefts.
Conjurer's Closet
{5}Artifact
Blinks Jhoira at each of your end steps to steal another historic permanent.
Whip of Erebos
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Gives all creatures lifelink to easily offset Jhoira's life loss.
Reanimate
{B}Sorcery
Cheap recursion for your commander or powerful milled cards.
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
Low-cost reanimation aura to bring back premier threats.
Exsanguinate
{X}{B}{B}Sorcery
Massive life drain finisher that replenishes lost life.
Aetherflux Reservoir
{4}Artifact
Historic artifact that generates massive life and functions as a win condition.
